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Bill Nygren’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Bill Nygren’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 		$1.55B Sell
12,073,109
-293,824
-2% -$34.4M 2.06% 14
2026
Q1 		$1.49B Sell
12,366,933
-1,721,772
-12% -$199M 1.98% 15
2025
Q4 		$1.48B Buy
14,088,705
+4,265,097
+43% +$400M 1.87% 18
2025
Q3 		$824M Buy
9,823,608
+692,290
+8% +$57M 1.32% 31
2025
Q2 		$723M Buy
9,131,318
+1,661,958
+22% +$132M 1.18% 32
2025
Q1 		$670M Buy
7,469,360
+1,224,910
+20% +$114M 1.13% 33
2024
Q4 		$621M Buy
6,244,450
+3,301,429
+112% +$340M 0.82% 41
2024
Q3 		$334M Buy
+2,943,021
New +$350M 0.44% 52
2015
Q2 		– Sell
-24,979
Closed -$1.37M – 155
2015
Q1 		$1.37M Buy
24,979
+3,853
+18% +$218K ﹤0.01% 135
2014
Q4 		$1.15M Buy
21,126
+711
+3% +$39.6K ﹤0.01% 146
2014
Q3 		$1.16M Hold
20,415
– – ﹤0.01% 144
2014
Q2 		$1.13M Sell
20,415
-28,849
-59% -$1.57M ﹤0.01% 144
2014
Q1 		$2.67M Sell
49,264
-1,838,131
-97% -$95.2M ﹤0.01% 127
2013
Q4 		$90.1M Buy
1,887,395
+120,185
+7% +$5.49M 0.16% 100
2013
Q3 		$80.3M Buy
1,767,210
+2,480
+0.1% +$113K 0.16% 104
2013
Q2 		$78.2M Buy
+1,764,730
New +$78.8M 0.16% 106

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

Bill Nygren's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Bill Nygren reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 2.4% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $34.4M and leaving 12,073,109 shares worth $1.55B. The position accounts for 2.06% of the portfolio, ranked #14.

Bill Nygren first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 16 quarters since. 3,820 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Bill Nygren held 12,073,109 shares of Merck worth $1.55B as of Q2 2026.
  • Bill Nygren sold 293,824 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $34.4M.
  • Merck made up 2.06% of Bill Nygren's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #14 holding.
  • Bill Nygren first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 16 quarters since.
  • 3,820 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Harris Associates's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.