Bank of Montreal’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Bank of Montreal’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	$581M	Sell	4,831,161 -541,040	-10%	-$62.5M	0.22%	84
2025 Q4	$565M	Sell	5,372,201 -26,068	-0.5%	-$2.45M	0.2%	88
2025 Q3	$453M	Buy	5,398,269 +722,407	+15%	+$59.5M	0.17%	93
2025 Q2	$370M	Sell	4,675,862 -716,721	-13%	-$57M	0.17%	101
2025 Q1	$484M	Sell	5,392,583 -775,842	-13%	-$72.4M	0.24%	78
2024 Q4	$614M	Sell	6,168,425 -341,659	-5%	-$35.2M	0.29%	73
2024 Q3	$740M	Buy	6,510,084 +126,051	+2%	+$15M	0.33%	65
2024 Q2	$849M	Sell	6,384,033 -192,973	-3%	-$24.9M	0.25%	52
2024 Q1	$867M	Sell	6,577,006 -981,300	-13%	-$121M	0.26%	48
2023 Q4	$825M	Buy	7,558,306 +2,035,872	+37%	+$211M	0.25%	56
2023 Q3	$598M	Sell	5,522,434 -827,295	-13%	-$89.2M	0.21%	64
2023 Q2	$740M	Sell	6,349,729 -622,588	-9%	-$70.7M	0.26%	49
2023 Q1	$767M	Buy	6,972,317 +803,808	+13%	+$86.8M	0.31%	45
2022 Q4	$689M	Buy	6,168,509 +710,978	+13%	+$72.7M	0.3%	49
2022 Q3	$546K	Sell	5,457,531 -88,179	-2%	-$7.87M	0.24%	56
2022 Q2	$555K	Sell	5,545,710 -2,061,069	-27%	-$183M	0.26%	68
2022 Q1	$761M	Buy	7,606,779 +699,319	+10%	+$55.1M	0.37%	57
2021 Q4	$691M	Sell	6,907,460 -2,103,124	-23%	-$168M	0.37%	58
2021 Q3	$739M	Buy	9,010,584 +697,071	+8%	+$53M	0.34%	62
2021 Q2	$642M	Buy	8,313,513 +1,173,009	+16%	+$87.2M	0.32%	62
2021 Q1	$514M	Buy	7,140,504 +20,952	+0.3%	+$1.55M	0.33%	61
2020 Q4	$577M	Buy	7,119,552 +667,102	+10%	+$51M	0.38%	55
2020 Q3	$490M	Sell	6,452,450 -462,909	-7%	-$36.3M	0.41%	49
2020 Q2	$506M	Sell	6,915,359 -992,420	-13%	-$74.7M	0.46%	42
2020 Q1	$580M	Sell	7,907,779 -906,273	-10%	-$71.2M	0.66%	30
2019 Q4	$765M	Buy	8,814,052 +1,647,161	+23%	+$135M	0.57%	32
2019 Q3	$576M	Sell	7,166,891 -619,230	-8%	-$49.6M	0.5%	41
2019 Q2	$623M	Buy	7,786,121 +1,898,335	+32%	+$145M	0.52%	37
2019 Q1	$467M	Buy	5,887,786 +1,687,211	+40%	+$126M	0.4%	49
2018 Q4	$306M	Sell	4,200,575 -374,400	-8%	-$26.4M	0.29%	73
2018 Q3	$310M	Buy	4,574,975 +558,627	+14%	+$35.6M	0.24%	84
2018 Q2	$233M	Sell	4,016,348 -311,171	-7%	-$17.6M	0.19%	101
2018 Q1	$225M	Sell	4,327,519 -87,909	-2%	-$4.75M	0.2%	102
2017 Q4	$237M	Sell	4,415,428 -5,116,773	-54%	-$284M	0.21%	106
2017 Q3	$582M	Sell	9,532,201 -658,355	-6%	-$39.9M	0.53%	33
2017 Q2	$623M	Buy	10,190,556 +767,891	+8%	+$46.7M	0.6%	27
2017 Q1	$571M	Buy	9,422,665 +3,126,518	+50%	+$190M	0.54%	32
2016 Q4	$368M	Buy	6,296,147 +947,154	+18%	+$55.4M	0.39%	46
2016 Q3	$319M	Buy	5,348,993 +791,330	+17%	+$46.3M	0.35%	51
2016 Q2	$251M	Buy	4,557,663 +2,074,545	+84%	+$110M	0.29%	72
2016 Q1	$125M	Sell	2,483,118 -576,609	-19%	-$28.2M	0.13%	118
2015 Q4	$154M	Buy	3,059,727 +772,529	+34%	+$38.9M	0.18%	105
2015 Q3	$108M	Buy	2,287,198 +74,074	+3%	+$3.93M	0.15%	122
2015 Q2	$120M	Sell	2,213,124 -1,012,157	-31%	-$56.8M	0.14%	140
2015 Q1	$177M	Sell	3,225,281 -4,067,864	-56%	-$230M	0.2%	109
2014 Q4	$395M	Buy	7,293,145 +2,531,803	+53%	+$141M	0.45%	39
2014 Q3	$269M	Sell	4,761,342 -200,013	-4%	-$11.2M	0.31%	67
2014 Q2	$274M	Buy	4,961,355 +2,691,506	+119%	+$147M	0.31%	64
2014 Q1	$123M	Sell	2,269,849 -507,576	-18%	-$26.3M	0.16%	121
2013 Q4	$133M	Buy	2,777,425 +1,309,903	+89%	+$59.9M	0.18%	114
2013 Q3	$66.7M	Sell	1,467,522 -1,183,494	-45%	-$54M	0.1%	167
2013 Q2	$118M	Buy	+2,651,016	New	+$118M	0.21%	102

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return

VCM

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return

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 Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $654B AUM 26.35% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return

Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return

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

Bank of Montreal reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 10% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $62.5M and leaving 4,831,161 shares worth $581M. The position accounts for 0.22% of the portfolio, ranked #84.

Bank of Montreal first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $867M in Q1 2024. 3,780 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

Bank of Montreal held 4,831,161 shares of Merck worth $581M as of Q1 2026.
Bank of Montreal sold 541,040 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $62.5M.
Merck made up 0.22% of Bank of Montreal's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #84 holding.
Bank of Montreal first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
Bank of Montreal's Merck position peaked at $867M in Q1 2024.
3,780 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

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