Chesapeake Asset Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Chesapeake Asset Management’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	$1.81M	Sell	15,053 -1,113	-7%	-$128K	1.44%	14
2025 Q4	$1.7M	Sell	16,166 -984	-6%	-$92.4K	1.41%	13
2025 Q3	$1.44M	Sell	17,150 -8,044	-32%	-$663K	1.27%	18
2025 Q2	$1.99M	Sell	25,194 -316	-1%	-$25.1K	1.79%	12
2025 Q1	$2.29M	Sell	25,510 -3,432	-12%	-$320K	2.15%	10
2024 Q4	$2.88M	Buy	28,942 +40	+0.1%	+$4.12K	2.68%	9
2024 Q3	$3.28M	Sell	28,902 -2,960	-9%	-$352K	2.85%	7
2024 Q2	$3.94M	Sell	31,862 -210	-0.7%	-$27.1K	3.77%	4
2024 Q1	$4.23M	Sell	32,072 -6,919	-18%	-$853K	4.18%	4
2023 Q4	$4.25M	Buy	38,991 +259	+0.7%	+$26.9K	3.79%	4
2023 Q3	$3.99M	Sell	38,732 -3,148	-8%	-$339K	3.87%	4
2023 Q2	$4.83M	Sell	41,880 -2,794	-6%	-$317K	4.36%	3
2023 Q1	$4.75M	Buy	+44,674	New	+$4.82M	4.35%	3
2019 Q4	$3.15M	Hold	36,270	–	–	5.33%	5
2019 Q3	$2.91M	Sell	36,270 -2,781	-7%	-$223K	5.48%	5
2019 Q2	$3.12M	Sell	39,051 -157	-0.4%	-$12K	5.15%	5
2019 Q1	$3.11M	Sell	39,208 -12,649	-24%	-$946K	5.29%	5
2018 Q4	$3.78M	Sell	51,857 -1,347	-3%	-$95.1K	6.97%	3
2018 Q3	$3.6M	Sell	53,204 -7,687	-13%	-$490K	4.14%	5
2018 Q2	$3.53M	Sell	60,891 -10,972	-15%	-$619K	4.11%	5
2018 Q1	$3.73M	Sell	71,863 -1,648	-2%	-$89K	4%	5
2017 Q4	$3.95M	Sell	73,511 -3,825	-5%	-$212K	3.81%	5
2017 Q3	$4.72M	Sell	77,336 -367	-0.5%	-$22.3K	4.26%	6
2017 Q2	$4.75M	Sell	77,703 -792	-1%	-$48.2K	4.52%	4
2017 Q1	$4.76M	Sell	78,495 -446	-0.6%	-$27.1K	3.92%	6
2016 Q4	$4.43M	Sell	78,941 -104	-0.1%	-$6.09K	3.84%	6
2016 Q3	$4.71M	Hold	79,045	–	–	4.26%	5
2016 Q2	$4.34M	Sell	79,045 -8,384	-10%	-$446K	3.53%	7
2016 Q1	$4.41M	Hold	87,429	–	–	3.66%	8
2015 Q4	$4.41M	Sell	87,429 -406	-0.5%	-$20.5K	3.39%	8
2015 Q3	$4.14M	Hold	87,835	–	–	3.52%	8
2015 Q2	$4.77M	Hold	87,835	–	–	3.5%	8
2015 Q1	$4.82M	Hold	87,835	–	–	3.55%	8
2014 Q4	$4.76M	Sell	87,835 -576	-0.7%	-$32.1K	2.98%	5
2014 Q3	$5M	Hold	88,411	–	–	3.05%	3
2014 Q2	$4.88M	Hold	88,411	–	–	3.03%	4
2014 Q1	$4.79M	Buy	88,411 +14,934	+20%	+$773K	3.24%	3
2013 Q4	$3.51M	Hold	73,477	–	–	2.08%	20
2013 Q3	$3.34M	Sell	73,477 -1,625	-2%	-$74.2K	2.24%	15
2013 Q2	$3.33M	Buy	+75,102	New	+$3.35M	2.4%	13

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

Chesapeake Asset Management's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Chesapeake Asset Management reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 6.9% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $128K and leaving 15,053 shares worth $1.81M. The position accounts for 1.44% of the portfolio, ranked #14.

Chesapeake Asset Management first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 40 quarters since. The position peaked at $5M in Q3 2014. 3,780 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

Chesapeake Asset Management held 15,053 shares of Merck worth $1.81M as of Q1 2026.
Chesapeake Asset Management sold 1,113 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $128K.
Merck made up 1.44% of Chesapeake Asset Management's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #14 holding.
Chesapeake Asset Management first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 40 quarters since.
Chesapeake Asset Management's Merck position peaked at $5M in Q3 2014.
3,780 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Chesapeake Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 12 May 2026.