Artisan Partners
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Artisan Partners’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Artisan Partners’s Portfolio MRK Stock Details MRK Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$11.2M Sell
87,246
-974,613
-92% -$114M 0.02% 300
2026
Q1 		$128M Sell
1,061,859
-321,438
-23% -$37.1M 0.2% 112
2025
Q4 		$146M Buy
1,383,297
+48,700
+4% +$4.57M 0.22% 104
2025
Q3 		$112M Buy
1,334,597
+33,849
+3% +$2.79M 0.16% 139
2025
Q2 		$103M Sell
1,300,748
-26,500
-2% -$2.11M 0.15% 140
2025
Q1 		$119M Buy
1,327,248
+273,372
+26% +$25.5M 0.19% 123
2024
Q4 		$105M Buy
1,053,876
+344,457
+49% +$35.5M 0.16% 144
2024
Q3 		$80.6M Buy
709,419
+10,501
+2% +$1.25M 0.12% 167
2024
Q2 		$86.5M Buy
698,918
+7,979
+1% +$1.03M 0.13% 157
2024
Q1 		$91.2M Sell
690,939
-2,004
-0.3% -$247K 0.13% 162
2023
Q4 		$75.5M Buy
692,943
+15,684
+2% +$1.63M 0.12% 177
2023
Q3 		$69.7M Buy
677,259
+1,530
+0.2% +$165K 0.12% 165
2023
Q2 		$78M Buy
675,729
+19,001
+3% +$2.16M 0.13% 160
2023
Q1 		$69.9M Sell
656,728
-118,205
-15% -$12.8M 0.11% 177
2022
Q4 		$86M Sell
774,933
-371,962
-32% -$38M 0.15% 144
2022
Q3 		$98.8M Sell
1,146,895
-72,648
-6% -$6.49M 0.17% 133
2022
Q2 		$111M Buy
1,219,543
+27,407
+2% +$2.43M 0.19% 128
2022
Q1 		$97.8M Buy
1,192,136
+32,870
+3% +$2.59M 0.13% 165
2021
Q4 		$88.8M Sell
1,159,266
-6,708
-0.6% -$534K 0.11% 197
2021
Q3 		$87.6M Sell
1,165,974
-11,826
-1% -$899K 0.11% 189
2021
Q2 		$91.6M Buy
1,177,800
+161,381
+16% +$12M 0.11% 188
2021
Q1 		$74.8M Buy
+1,016,419
New +$75M 0.09% 218

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Geode Capital Management
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Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $751B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Artisan Partners's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Artisan Partners reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 92% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $114M and leaving 87,246 shares worth $11.2M. The position accounts for 0.02% of the portfolio, ranked #300.

Artisan Partners first reported a position in MRK in Q1 2021 and has held it in 22 quarters since. The position peaked at $146M in Q4 2025. 3,829 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Artisan Partners held 87,246 shares of Merck worth $11.2M as of Q2 2026.
  • Artisan Partners sold 974,613 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $114M.
  • Merck made up 0.02% of Artisan Partners's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #300 holding.
  • Artisan Partners first reported a position in Merck in Q1 2021 and has held it in 22 quarters since.
  • Artisan Partners's Merck position peaked at $146M in Q4 2025.
  • 3,829 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Artisan Partners's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.