Capital International Investors’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $105M | Buy |
870,261
+9,526
| +1% | +$1.1M | 0.02% | 280 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $90.6M | Sell |
860,735
-2,532,633
| -75% | -$238M | 0.01% | 307 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $285M | Sell |
3,393,368
-671,607
| -17% | -$55.3M | 0.05% | 210 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $322M | Sell |
4,064,975
-748,830
| -16% | -$59.5M | 0.06% | 193 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $432M | Sell |
4,813,805
-1,466,945
| -23% | -$137M | 0.09% | 172 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $625M | Sell |
6,280,750
-24,396
| -0.4% | -$2.52M | 0.12% | 146 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $716M | Buy |
6,305,146
+73,176
| +1% | +$8.69M | 0.14% | 141 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $772M | Buy |
6,231,970
+208,117
| +3% | +$26.8M | 0.16% | 122 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $795M | Buy |
6,023,853
+5,865,948
| +3,715% | +$723M | 0.16% | 124 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $17.2M | Buy |
157,905
+4,069
| +3% | +$422K | ﹤0.01% | 384 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $16M | Sell |
153,836
-204,968
| -57% | -$22.1M | ﹤0.01% | 387 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $41.1M | Buy |
358,804
+3,743
| +1% | +$425K | 0.01% | 345 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $37.7M | Sell |
355,061
-609,954
| -63% | -$65.9M | 0.01% | 355 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $107M | Buy |
965,015
+3,725
| +0.4% | +$381K | 0.03% | 276 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $82.9M | Buy |
961,290
+2,324
| +0.2% | +$207K | 0.02% | 308 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $87.6M | Sell |
958,966
-911,533
| -49% | -$80.8M | 0.02% | 307 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $154M | Sell |
1,870,499
-15,017,143
| -89% | -$1.18B | 0.04% | 270 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $1.29B | Sell |
16,887,642
-6,037,697
| -26% | -$481M | 0.27% | 102 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $1.72B | Sell |
22,925,339
-5,990,137
| -21% | -$456M | 0.39% | 70 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $2.25B | Sell |
28,915,476
-5,856,571
| -17% | -$436M | 0.51% | 49 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $2.56B | Sell |
34,772,047
-1,541,832
| -4% | -$114M | 0.65% | 36 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $2.83B | Sell |
36,313,879
-3,734,237
| -9% | -$286M | 0.77% | 27 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $3.17B | Buy |
40,048,116
+2,271,388
| +6% | +$178M | 0.98% | 17 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $2.79B | Buy |
37,776,728
+8,569,354
| +29% | +$645M | 0.91% | 24 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $2.14B | Sell |
29,207,374
-12,322,892
| -30% | -$968M | 0.88% | 25 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $3.6B | Buy |
41,530,266
+1,084,452
| +3% | +$89.1M | 1.22% | 17 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $3.25B | Buy |
40,445,814
+1,739,119
| +4% | +$139M | 1.24% | 17 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $3.1B | Buy |
38,706,695
+1,300,446
| +3% | +$99.6M | 1.24% | 17 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $2.97B | Buy |
37,406,249
+2,594,396
| +7% | +$194M | 1.28% | 17 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $2.54B | Buy |
34,811,853
+243,986
| +0.7% | +$17.2M | 1.27% | 16 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $2.34B | Buy |
34,567,867
+22,142,025
| +178% | +$1.41B | 1.07% | 22 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $720M | Buy |
12,425,842
+353
| +0% | +$19.9K | 0.81% | 41 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $646M | Buy |
12,425,489
+658,354
| +6% | +$35.6M | 0.75% | 48 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $632M | Buy |
11,767,135
+1,681,831
| +17% | +$93.2M | 0.71% | 47 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $616M | Buy |
10,085,304
+3,592,963
| +55% | +$218M | 0.74% | 42 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $397M | Buy |
6,492,341
+2
| +0% | +$122 | 0.53% | 65 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $394M | Buy |
6,492,339
+1,614,549
| +33% | +$98M | 0.53% | 60 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $274M | Hold |
4,877,790
| – | – | 0.4% | 77 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $290M | Hold |
4,877,790
| – | – | 0.42% | 76 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $268M | Sell |
4,877,790
-2,558,168
| -34% | -$136M | 0.39% | 77 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $375M | Hold |
7,435,958
| – | – | 0.58% | 51 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $375M | Sell |
7,435,958
-135
| -0% | -$6.81K | 0.58% | 50 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $350M | Sell |
7,436,093
-4,594,297
| -38% | -$244M | 0.64% | 51 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $654M | Sell |
12,030,390
-7,192,943
| -37% | -$403M | 1.11% | 21 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $1.05B | Buy |
19,223,333
+1,608,680
| +9% | +$91.1M | 1.92% | 5 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $955M | Buy |
17,614,653
+3,392,916
| +24% | +$189M | 1.95% | 5 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $804M | Buy |
14,221,737
+2,691,295
| +23% | +$151M | 1.96% | 6 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $636M | Buy |
11,530,442
+200,535
| +2% | +$10.9M | 1.64% | 12 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $614M | Buy |
11,329,907
+419
| +0% | +$21.7K | 1.65% | 10 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $541M | Buy |
11,329,488
+3,277,295
| +41% | +$150M | 1.68% | 9 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $366M | Buy |
8,052,193
+2,091,075
| +35% | +$95.5M | 1.56% | 8 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $264M | Buy |
+5,961,118
| New | +$266M | 1.2% | 14 |
|
Other funds holding MRK
VCM
VPM
Capital International Investors's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Capital International Investors increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 1.1% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $1.1M and bringing the position to 870,261 shares worth $105M. The position accounts for 0.02% of the portfolio, ranked #280.
Capital International Investors first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $3.6B in Q4 2019. 3,782 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.
- Capital International Investors held 870,261 shares of Merck worth $105M as of Q1 2026.
- Capital International Investors bought 9,526 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.1M.
- Merck made up 0.02% of Capital International Investors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #280 holding.
- Capital International Investors first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Capital International Investors's Merck position peaked at $3.6B in Q4 2019.
- 3,782 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.
Based on Capital International Investors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.