Central Securities’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Central Securities’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	$19.3M	Hold	150,000	–	–	1.44%	24
2026 Q1	$18M	Hold	150,000	–	–	1.49%	24
2025 Q4	$15.8M	Hold	150,000	–	–	1.27%	26
2025 Q3	$12.6M	Hold	150,000	–	–	1.04%	27
2025 Q2	$11.9M	Sell	150,000 -10,000	-6%	-$795K	1.05%	26
2025 Q1	$14.4M	Hold	160,000	–	–	1.37%	24
2024 Q4	$15.9M	Hold	160,000	–	–	1.52%	22
2024 Q3	$18.2M	Hold	160,000	–	–	1.76%	21
2024 Q2	$19.8M	Sell	160,000 -40,000	-20%	-$5.15M	1.95%	22
2024 Q1	$26.4M	Hold	200,000	–	–	2.66%	18
2023 Q4	$21.8M	Hold	200,000	–	–	2.37%	18
2023 Q3	$20.6M	Hold	200,000	–	–	2.51%	17
2023 Q2	$23.1M	Hold	200,000	–	–	2.74%	17
2023 Q1	$21.3M	Hold	200,000	–	–	2.65%	17
2022 Q4	$22.2M	Hold	200,000	–	–	2.87%	15
2022 Q3	$17.2M	Hold	200,000	–	–	2.43%	17
2022 Q2	$18.2M	Hold	200,000	–	–	2.43%	17
2022 Q1	$16.4M	Hold	200,000	–	–	1.74%	25
2021 Q4	$15.3M	Hold	200,000	–	–	1.52%	27
2021 Q3	$15M	Hold	200,000	–	–	1.59%	25
2021 Q2	$15.6M	Sell	200,000 -9,600	-5%	-$714K	1.6%	26
2021 Q1	$15.4M	Hold	209,600	–	–	1.76%	24
2020 Q4	$16.4M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.12%	22
2020 Q3	$16.6M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.57%	19
2020 Q2	$15.5M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.45%	18
2020 Q1	$15.4M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.88%	16
2019 Q4	$18.2M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.6%	19
2019 Q3	$16.8M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.53%	18
2019 Q2	$16.8M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.56%	19
2019 Q1	$16.6M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.64%	18
2018 Q4	$15.3M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.81%	16
2018 Q3	$14.2M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.15%	21
2018 Q2	$12.1M	Hold	209,600	–	–	1.89%	21
2018 Q1	$10.9M	Hold	209,600	–	–	1.8%	23
2017 Q4	$11.3M	Hold	209,600	–	–	1.8%	23
2017 Q3	$12.8M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.19%	18
2017 Q2	$12.8M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.29%	13
2017 Q1	$12.7M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.35%	14
2016 Q4	$11.8M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.35%	14
2016 Q3	$12.5M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.71%	13
2016 Q2	$11.5M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.68%	14
2016 Q1	$10.6M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.59%	13
2015 Q4	$10.6M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.56%	14
2015 Q3	$9.88M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.59%	15
2015 Q2	$11.4M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.56%	16
2015 Q1	$11.5M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.75%	14
2014 Q4	$11.4M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.46%	17
2014 Q3	$11.9M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.58%	17
2014 Q2	$11.6M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.4%	15
2014 Q1	$11.4M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.46%	15
2013 Q4	$10M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.16%	17
2013 Q3	$9.52M	Hold	209,600	–	–	2.29%	16
2013 Q2	$9.29M	Buy	+209,600	New	+$9.36M	2.43%	14

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

VCM

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

VPM

Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return

Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $751B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Fisher Asset Management Camas, Washington $336B AUM 34.66% 1-Year Est. Return

Norges Bank Oslo, Norway $1T AUM

Central Securities's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Central Securities held its Merck (MRK) position steady in Q2 2026 at 150,000 shares worth $19.3M. The position accounts for 1.44% of the portfolio, ranked #24.

Central Securities first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $26.4M in Q1 2024. 3,688 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

Central Securities held 150,000 shares of Merck worth $19.3M as of Q2 2026.
Central Securities left its Merck share count unchanged in Q2 2026.
Merck made up 1.44% of Central Securities's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #24 holding.
Central Securities first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
Central Securities's Merck position peaked at $26.4M in Q1 2024.
3,688 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Central Securities's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 10 Aug 2026.