Bank of America’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
Q4 | – | Sell |
-1,851,100
| Closed | -$155M | – | 8014 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $155M | Sell |
1,851,100
-743,200
| -29% | -$61.2M | 0.01% | 940 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $205M | Buy |
2,594,300
+945,100
| +57% | +$75.1M | 0.02% | 770 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $148M | Buy |
1,649,200
+382,600
| +30% | +$35.7M | 0.01% | 871 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $126M | Buy |
1,266,600
+6,500
| +0.5% | +$670K | 0.01% | 907 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $143M | Sell |
1,260,100
-159,100
| -11% | -$18.9M | 0.01% | 899 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $176M | Sell |
1,419,200
-59,100
| -4% | -$7.61M | 0.02% | 730 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $195M | Sell |
1,478,300
-30,300
| -2% | -$3.73M | 0.02% | 701 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $164M | Buy |
1,508,600
+171,500
| +13% | +$17.8M | 0.02% | 710 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $138M | Buy |
1,337,100
+90,400
| +7% | +$9.74M | 0.02% | 744 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $144M | Sell |
1,246,700
-10,300
| -0.8% | -$1.17M | 0.02% | 731 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $134M | Sell |
1,257,000
-260,200
| -17% | -$28.1M | 0.01% | 792 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $168M | Buy |
1,517,200
+48,700
| +3% | +$4.98M | 0.02% | 670 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $126M | Sell |
1,468,500
-213,300
| -13% | -$19M | 0.02% | 753 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $153M | Buy |
1,681,800
+1,356,100
| +416% | +$120M | 0.02% | 701 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $26.7M | Sell |
325,700
-201,100
| -38% | -$15.9M | ﹤0.01% | 1878 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $40.4M | Sell |
526,800
-475,800
| -47% | -$37.9M | ﹤0.01% | 1579 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $75.3M | Buy |
+1,002,600
| New | +$76.3M | 0.01% | 1107 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | – | Sell |
-813,458
| Closed | -$59.8M | – | 7947 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $59.8M | Buy |
813,458
+460,387
| +130% | +$34M | 0.01% | 1178 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $27.6M | Buy |
353,071
+157,619
| +81% | +$12.1M | ﹤0.01% | 1614 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $15.5M | Sell |
195,452
-21,170
| -10% | -$1.66M | ﹤0.01% | 1917 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $16M | Sell |
216,622
-411,968
| -66% | -$31M | ﹤0.01% | 1803 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $46.1M | Sell |
628,590
-464,474
| -42% | -$36.5M | 0.01% | 998 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $94.9M | Buy |
1,093,064
+92,119
| +9% | +$7.57M | 0.01% | 800 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $80.4M | Sell |
1,000,945
-74,722
| -7% | -$5.99M | 0.01% | 859 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $86.1M | Sell |
1,075,667
-335,884
| -24% | -$25.7M | 0.01% | 804 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $112M | Buy |
1,411,551
+451,478
| +47% | +$33.8M | 0.02% | 692 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $70M | Buy |
960,073
+126,284
| +15% | +$8.91M | 0.01% | 828 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $56.4M | Sell |
833,789
-47,579
| -5% | -$3.03M | 0.01% | 1031 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $51M | Sell |
881,368
-1,128,906
| -56% | -$63.7M | 0.01% | 1064 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $104M | Buy |
2,010,274
+30,916
| +2% | +$1.67M | 0.02% | 696 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $106M | Buy |
1,979,358
+85,622
| +5% | +$4.75M | 0.02% | 700 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $116M | Sell |
1,893,736
-620,311
| -25% | -$37.6M | 0.02% | 690 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $154M | Buy |
2,514,047
+604,486
| +32% | +$36.8M | 0.03% | 514 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $116M | Sell |
1,909,561
-1,653,849
| -46% | -$100M | 0.02% | 625 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $200M | Buy |
3,563,410
+214,631
| +6% | +$12.6M | 0.04% | 409 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $199M | Buy |
3,348,779
+724,168
| +28% | +$42.3M | 0.04% | 399 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $144M | Buy |
2,624,611
+505,031
| +24% | +$26.9M | 0.03% | 494 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $107M | Sell |
2,119,580
-1,616,330
| -43% | -$79.2M | 0.03% | 576 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $188M | Buy |
3,735,910
+185,181
| +5% | +$9.34M | 0.04% | 419 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $167M | Buy |
3,550,729
+246,071
| +7% | +$13.1M | 0.04% | 456 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $180M | Buy |
3,304,658
+632,048
| +24% | +$35.4M | 0.06% | 351 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $147M | Buy |
2,672,610
+21,170
| +0.8% | +$1.2M | 0.05% | 380 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $144M | Buy |
2,651,440
+419,200
| +19% | +$23.4M | 0.05% | 412 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $126M | Buy |
2,232,240
+258,018
| +13% | +$14.5M | 0.04% | 452 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $109M | Buy |
1,974,222
+1,047,161
| +113% | +$57.1M | 0.03% | 513 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $50.2M | Sell |
927,061
-950,955
| -51% | -$49.2M | 0.02% | 758 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $89.7M | Sell |
1,878,016
-409,978
| -18% | -$18.7M | 0.03% | 533 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $104M | Sell |
2,287,994
-651,332
| -22% | -$29.7M | 0.04% | 448 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $130M | Buy |
+2,939,326
| New | +$131M | 0.05% | 348 |
|
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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. 3,788 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.
- 3,788 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.