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Brandes Investment Partners’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Brandes Investment Partners’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 		$277M Sell
2,302,562
-164,963
-7% -$19M 1.96% 6
2025
Q4 		$260M Buy
2,467,525
+44,858
+2% +$4.21M 1.98% 9
2025
Q3 		$203M Buy
2,422,667
+510,439
+27% +$42M 1.63% 17
2025
Q2 		$151M Buy
1,912,228
+95,978
+5% +$7.63M 1.37% 21
2025
Q1 		$163M Buy
1,816,250
+283,535
+18% +$26.5M 1.66% 19
2024
Q4 		$152M Buy
1,532,715
+154,510
+11% +$15.9M 1.7% 16
2024
Q3 		$157M Buy
1,378,205
+18,439
+1% +$2.19M 1.76% 17
2024
Q2 		$169M Buy
1,359,766
+127,240
+10% +$16.4M 2.08% 11
2024
Q1 		$163M Buy
1,232,526
+103,377
+9% +$12.7M 2.09% 8
2023
Q4 		$123M Buy
1,129,149
+140,301
+14% +$14.6M 1.87% 15
2023
Q3 		$102M Buy
988,848
+48,574
+5% +$5.24M 1.99% 14
2023
Q2 		$108M Sell
940,274
-5,787
-0.6% -$657K 2.19% 11
2023
Q1 		$101M Buy
946,061
+68,383
+8% +$7.38M 2.14% 13
2022
Q4 		$97.4M Sell
877,678
-317,550
-27% -$32.5M 2.73% 8
2022
Q3 		$103M Sell
1,195,228
-309,095
-21% -$27.6M 2.69% 5
2022
Q2 		$137M Sell
1,504,323
-20,183
-1% -$1.79M 3.35% 2
2022
Q1 		$125M Buy
1,524,506
+66,575
+5% +$5.25M 2.68% 5
2021
Q4 		$112M Buy
1,457,931
+9,377
+0.6% +$747K 2.44% 8
2021
Q3 		$109M Buy
1,448,554
+45,015
+3% +$3.42M 2.36% 7
2021
Q2 		$109M Buy
1,403,539
+354,996
+34% +$26.4M 2.43% 7
2021
Q1 		$77M Buy
1,048,543
+192,093
+22% +$14.2M 1.82% 10
2020
Q4 		$65.9M Sell
856,450
-7,430
-0.9% -$568K 1.7% 12
2020
Q3 		$68.4M Sell
863,880
-139,880
-14% -$11M 2.36% 5
2020
Q2 		$74.1M Sell
1,003,760
-147,456
-13% -$11.1M 2.25% 8
2020
Q1 		$84.5M Sell
1,151,216
-54,590
-5% -$4.29M 2.96% 3
2019
Q4 		$105M Sell
1,205,806
-49,770
-4% -$4.09M 2.49% 5
2019
Q3 		$101M Sell
1,255,576
-125,188
-9% -$10M 2.61% 5
2019
Q2 		$110M Sell
1,380,764
-78,301
-5% -$6M 2.46% 7
2019
Q1 		$116M Sell
1,459,065
-61,406
-4% -$4.59M 2.69% 6
2018
Q4 		$111M Sell
1,520,471
-266,636
-15% -$18.8M 2.82% 5
2018
Q3 		$121M Sell
1,787,107
-35,175
-2% -$2.24M 2.73% 6
2018
Q2 		$106M Sell
1,822,282
-30,741
-2% -$1.73M 2.38% 9
2018
Q1 		$96.3M Buy
1,853,023
+132,295
+8% +$7.14M 2.06% 13
2017
Q4 		$92.4M Buy
1,720,728
+45,200
+3% +$2.51M 1.87% 14
2017
Q3 		$102M Sell
1,675,528
-619,642
-27% -$37.6M 2.08% 14
2017
Q2 		$140M Sell
2,295,170
-436,039
-16% -$26.5M 2.22% 14
2017
Q1 		$166M Sell
2,731,209
-88,373
-3% -$5.36M 2.46% 11
2016
Q4 		$158M Sell
2,819,582
-127,727
-4% -$7.48M 2.38% 12
2016
Q3 		$176M Sell
2,947,309
-83,417
-3% -$4.88M 2.63% 7
2016
Q2 		$167M Sell
3,030,726
-113,335
-4% -$6.03M 2.55% 9
2016
Q1 		$159M Sell
3,144,061
-13,114
-0.4% -$642K 2.27% 11
2015
Q4 		$159M Buy
3,157,175
+231,176
+8% +$11.7M 2.33% 10
2015
Q3 		$138M Sell
2,925,999
-26,713
-0.9% -$1.42M 2.02% 14
2015
Q2 		$160M Buy
2,952,712
+624,275
+27% +$35M 2.05% 13
2015
Q1 		$128M Sell
2,328,437
-89,131
-4% -$5.05M 1.76% 21
2014
Q4 		$131M Sell
2,417,568
-14,094
-0.6% -$785K 1.85% 21
2014
Q3 		$138M Sell
2,431,662
-119,726
-5% -$6.72M 1.82% 23
2014
Q2 		$141M Sell
2,551,388
-17,391
-0.7% -$949K 1.7% 25
2014
Q1 		$139M Sell
2,568,779
-26,280
-1% -$1.36M 1.76% 24
2013
Q4 		$124M Sell
2,595,059
-237,656
-8% -$10.9M 1.53% 27
2013
Q3 		$129M Sell
2,832,715
-595
-0% -$27.2K 1.66% 21
2013
Q2 		$126M Buy
+2,833,310
New +$127M 1.57% 23

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

Brandes Investment Partners's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Brandes Investment Partners reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 6.7% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $19M and leaving 2,302,562 shares worth $277M. The position accounts for 1.96% of the portfolio, ranked #6.

Brandes Investment Partners first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

  • Brandes Investment Partners held 2,302,562 shares of Merck worth $277M as of Q1 2026.
  • Brandes Investment Partners sold 164,963 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $19M.
  • Merck made up 1.96% of Brandes Investment Partners's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #6 holding.
  • Brandes Investment Partners first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Brandes Investment Partners's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.