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Ballast Advisors’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Ballast Advisors’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 		$262K Buy
2,040
+410
+25% +$48K 0.06% 112
2026
Q1 		$196K Buy
+1,630
New +$188K 0.06% 116
2025
Q2 		– Sell
-2,351
Closed -$211K – 173
2025
Q1 		$211K Sell
2,351
-51
-2% -$4.76K 0.07% 106
2024
Q4 		$239K Buy
2,402
+51
+2% +$5.26K 0.07% 100
2024
Q3 		$267K Sell
2,351
-386
-14% -$45.9K 0.08% 98
2024
Q2 		$339K Buy
2,737
+400
+17% +$51.5K 0.11% 87
2024
Q1 		$308K Sell
2,337
-618
-21% -$76.2K 0.1% 94
2023
Q4 		$322K Sell
2,955
-154
-5% -$16K 0.12% 89
2023
Q3 		$320K Sell
3,109
-9
-0.3% -$970 0.13% 89
2023
Q2 		$360K Sell
3,118
-351
-10% -$39.9K 0.14% 83
2023
Q1 		$369K Buy
3,469
+206
+6% +$22.2K 0.15% 74
2022
Q4 		$362K Sell
3,263
-964
-23% -$98.5K 0.16% 72
2022
Q3 		$364K Sell
4,227
-29
-0.7% -$2.59K 0.17% 70
2022
Q2 		$388K Sell
4,256
-521
-11% -$46.2K 0.17% 67
2022
Q1 		$392K Hold
4,777
– – 0.15% 79
2021
Q4 		$366K Buy
4,777
+775
+19% +$61.7K 0.14% 80
2021
Q3 		$301K Hold
4,002
– – 0.13% 88
2021
Q2 		$311K Sell
4,002
-192
-5% -$14.3K 0.13% 81
2021
Q1 		$309K Hold
4,194
– – 0.14% 77
2020
Q4 		$327K Hold
4,194
– – 0.17% 69
2020
Q3 		$332K Sell
4,194
-25
-0.6% -$1.96K 0.21% 62
2020
Q2 		$311K Buy
4,219
+870
+26% +$65.5K 0.22% 62
2020
Q1 		$246K Sell
3,349
-165
-5% -$13K 0.23% 64
2019
Q4 		$305K Buy
+3,514
New +$289K 0.22% 66

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
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

Ballast Advisors's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Ballast Advisors increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 25% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $48K and bringing the position to 2,040 shares worth $262K. The position accounts for 0.06% of the portfolio, ranked #112.

Ballast Advisors first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2019 and has held it in 24 quarters since. The position peaked at $392K in Q1 2022. 3,819 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Ballast Advisors held 2,040 shares of Merck worth $262K as of Q2 2026.
  • Ballast Advisors bought 410 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $48K.
  • Merck made up 0.06% of Ballast Advisors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #112 holding.
  • Ballast Advisors first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2019 and has held it in 24 quarters since.
  • Ballast Advisors's Merck position peaked at $392K in Q1 2022.
  • 3,819 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Ballast Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 12 Aug 2026.