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Bank of America’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Bank of America’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
Q1 		$3.7B Buy
30,774,221
+2,919,780
+10% +$337M 0.27% 78
2025
Q4 		$2.93B Buy
27,854,441
+1,405,005
+5% +$132M 0.21% 95
2025
Q3 		$2.22B Sell
26,449,436
-1,571,698
-6% -$129M 0.15% 135
2025
Q2 		$2.22B Sell
28,021,134
-3,063,111
-10% -$243M 0.16% 130
2025
Q1 		$2.79B Sell
31,084,245
-5,360,697
-15% -$501M 0.23% 87
2024
Q4 		$3.63B Sell
36,444,942
-2,423,082
-6% -$250M 0.3% 70
2024
Q3 		$4.41B Sell
38,868,024
-412,052
-1% -$49M 0.35% 49
2024
Q2 		$4.86B Buy
39,280,076
+3,268,122
+9% +$421M 0.43% 39
2024
Q1 		$4.75B Sell
36,011,954
-1,982,627
-5% -$244M 0.43% 41
2023
Q4 		$4.14B Buy
37,994,581
+2,244,455
+6% +$233M 0.42% 45
2023
Q3 		$3.68B Sell
35,750,126
-1,581,734
-4% -$170M 0.41% 50
2023
Q2 		$4.31B Sell
37,331,860
-2,670,425
-7% -$303M 0.45% 40
2023
Q1 		$4.26B Sell
40,002,285
-197,932
-0.5% -$21.4M 0.44% 41
2022
Q4 		$4.46B Buy
40,200,217
+192,688
+0.5% +$19.7M 0.51% 35
2022
Q3 		$3.45B Buy
40,007,529
+1,113,529
+3% +$99.4M 0.41% 42
2022
Q2 		$3.55B Buy
38,894,000
+2,459,666
+7% +$218M 0.4% 47
2022
Q1 		$2.99B Buy
36,434,334
+1,011,618
+3% +$79.8M 0.29% 73
2021
Q4 		$2.71B Sell
35,422,716
-159,769
-0.4% -$12.7M 0.26% 87
2021
Q3 		$2.67B Buy
35,582,485
+296,324
+0.8% +$22.5M 0.28% 77
2021
Q2 		$2.74B Sell
35,286,161
-3,085,476
-8% -$229M 0.29% 77
2021
Q1 		$2.82B Sell
38,371,637
-3,685,914
-9% -$272M 0.32% 68
2020
Q4 		$3.28B Sell
42,057,551
-4,095,086
-9% -$313M 0.42% 49
2020
Q3 		$3.65B Buy
46,152,637
+1,779,381
+4% +$139M 0.5% 37
2020
Q2 		$3.27B Sell
44,373,256
-3,902,312
-8% -$294M 0.5% 38
2020
Q1 		$3.54B Buy
48,275,568
+3,892,703
+9% +$306M 0.64% 25
2019
Q4 		$3.85B Sell
44,382,865
-3,246,506
-7% -$267M 0.55% 31
2019
Q3 		$3.83B Sell
47,629,371
-1,020,006
-2% -$81.7M 0.57% 29
2019
Q2 		$3.89B Buy
48,649,377
+4,177,580
+9% +$320M 0.59% 27
2019
Q1 		$3.53B Sell
44,471,797
-750,507
-2% -$56.1M 0.55% 27
2018
Q4 		$3.3B Sell
45,222,304
-1,204,352
-3% -$85M 0.58% 27
2018
Q3 		$3.14B Buy
46,426,656
+1,871,589
+4% +$119M 0.49% 34
2018
Q2 		$2.58B Sell
44,555,067
-2,695,905
-6% -$152M 0.43% 46
2018
Q1 		$2.46B Buy
47,250,972
+13,332,152
+39% +$720M 0.42% 49
2017
Q4 		$1.82B Sell
33,918,820
-10,208,260
-23% -$566M 0.3% 70
2017
Q3 		$2.7B Buy
44,127,080
+7,432,833
+20% +$451M 0.43% 50
2017
Q2 		$2.24B Sell
36,694,247
-811,564
-2% -$49.4M 0.45% 38
2017
Q1 		$2.27B Sell
37,505,811
-786,800
-2% -$47.7M 0.45% 45
2016
Q4 		$2.15B Buy
38,292,611
+508,912
+1% +$29.8M 0.47% 43
2016
Q3 		$2.25B Buy
37,783,699
+841,678
+2% +$49.2M 0.49% 35
2016
Q2 		$2.03B Buy
36,942,021
+40,842
+0.1% +$2.17M 0.47% 41
2016
Q1 		$1.86B Buy
36,901,179
+6,268,804
+20% +$307M 0.45% 45
2015
Q4 		$1.54B Sell
30,632,375
-778,124
-2% -$39.2M 0.37% 57
2015
Q3 		$1.48B Buy
31,410,499
+11,765,427
+60% +$625M 0.37% 53
2015
Q2 		$1.07B Buy
19,645,072
+240,575
+1% +$13.5M 0.35% 48
2015
Q1 		$1.06B Buy
19,404,497
+3,105,735
+19% +$176M 0.36% 48
2014
Q4 		$883M Sell
16,298,762
-2,703,487
-14% -$151M 0.32% 48
2014
Q3 		$1.07B Sell
19,002,249
-106,536
-0.6% -$5.98M 0.35% 54
2014
Q2 		$1.05B Buy
19,108,785
+344,186
+2% +$18.8M 0.34% 58
2014
Q1 		$1.02B Sell
18,764,599
-168,993
-0.9% -$8.75M 0.38% 48
2013
Q4 		$904M Sell
18,933,592
-6,444,993
-25% -$295M 0.33% 58
2013
Q3 		$1.15B Buy
25,378,585
+1,669,419
+7% +$76.2M 0.46% 36
2013
Q2 		$1.05B Buy
+23,709,166
New +$1.06B 0.44% 34

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $654B AUM 26.35% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of America's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Bank of America increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 10% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $337M and bringing the position to 30,774,221 shares worth $3.7B. The position accounts for 0.27% of the portfolio, ranked #78.

Bank of America first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $4.86B in Q2 2024. 3,780 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

  • Bank of America held 30,774,221 shares of Merck worth $3.7B as of Q1 2026.
  • Bank of America bought 2,919,780 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $337M.
  • Merck made up 0.27% of Bank of America's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #78 holding.
  • Bank of America first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • Bank of America's Merck position peaked at $4.86B in Q2 2024.
  • 3,780 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Bank of America's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 18 May 2026.