Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company’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 | $32.5M | Buy |
270,465
+41,648
| +18% | +$4.81M | 0.93% | 18 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $24.1M | Sell |
228,817
-20,181
| -8% | -$1.89M | 0.62% | 34 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $20.9M | Buy |
248,998
+34,096
| +16% | +$2.81M | 0.52% | 48 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $17M | Sell |
214,902
-9,383
| -4% | -$746K | 0.48% | 52 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $20.1M | Sell |
224,285
-88,221
| -28% | -$8.24M | 0.59% | 44 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $31.1M | Buy |
312,506
+24,360
| +8% | +$2.51M | 0.86% | 23 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $32.7M | Buy |
288,146
+83
| +0% | +$9.86K | 0.83% | 19 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $35.7M | Buy |
288,063
+78,584
| +38% | +$10.1M | 0.87% | 17 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $27.6M | Sell |
209,479
-77,903
| -27% | -$9.6M | 0.62% | 32 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $31.3M | Sell |
287,382
-116,543
| -29% | -$12.1M | 0.65% | 32 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $41.6M | Sell |
403,925
-66,590
| -14% | -$7.18M | 0.92% | 17 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $54.3M | Buy |
470,515
+31,693
| +7% | +$3.6M | 1.13% | 11 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $46.7M | Buy |
438,822
+7,720
| +2% | +$833K | 1.03% | 12 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $47.8M | Buy |
431,102
+74,375
| +21% | +$7.6M | 1.11% | 10 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $30.7M | Sell |
356,727
-25,947
| -7% | -$2.32M | 0.76% | 20 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $34.9M | Sell |
382,674
-59,640
| -13% | -$5.29M | 0.78% | 15 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $36.3M | Sell |
442,314
-14,530
| -3% | -$1.15M | 0.58% | 31 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $35M | Sell |
456,844
-91,077
| -17% | -$7.25M | 0.45% | 42 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $41.2M | Sell |
547,921
-17,659
| -3% | -$1.34M | 0.53% | 25 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $44M | Buy |
565,580
+89,677
| +19% | +$6.67M | 0.55% | 24 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $35M | Sell |
475,903
-57,932
| -11% | -$4.27M | 0.48% | 31 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $41.7M | Buy |
533,835
+99,174
| +23% | +$7.58M | 0.6% | 26 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $34.4M | Buy |
434,661
+81,783
| +23% | +$6.41M | 0.62% | 23 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $26M | Buy |
352,878
+62,017
| +21% | +$4.67M | 0.6% | 25 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $21.4M | Sell |
290,861
-92,381
| -24% | -$7.26M | 0.82% | 22 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $33.3M | Sell |
383,242
-40,015
| -9% | -$3.29M | 0.75% | 26 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $34M | Sell |
423,257
-85,306
| -17% | -$6.84M | 0.81% | 24 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $40.7M | Buy |
508,563
+122,284
| +32% | +$9.36M | 0.99% | 17 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $30.7M | Buy |
386,279
+6,815
| +2% | +$510K | 0.76% | 27 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $27.7M | Buy |
379,464
+20,296
| +6% | +$1.43M | 0.75% | 25 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $24.3M | Sell |
359,168
-4,834
| -1% | -$308K | 0.53% | 32 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $21.1M | Sell |
364,002
-20,542
| -5% | -$1.16M | 0.51% | 42 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $20M | Buy |
384,544
+97
| +0% | +$5.24K | 0.41% | 51 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $20.6M | Sell |
384,447
-8,440
| -2% | -$468K | 0.4% | 47 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $24M | Sell |
392,887
-27,641
| -7% | -$1.68M | 0.51% | 36 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $25.7M | Buy |
420,528
+9,425
| +2% | +$574K | 0.57% | 35 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $24.9M | Sell |
411,103
-20,555
| -5% | -$1.25M | 0.68% | 30 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $24.2M | Buy |
+431,658
| New | +$25.3M | 0.72% | 29 |
|
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Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 18% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $4.81M and bringing the position to 270,465 shares worth $32.5M. The position accounts for 0.93% of the portfolio, ranked #18.
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2016 and has held it in 38 quarters since. The position peaked at $54.3M in Q2 2023. 3,781 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.
- Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company held 270,465 shares of Merck worth $32.5M as of Q1 2026.
- Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company bought 41,648 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $4.81M.
- Merck made up 0.93% of Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #18 holding.
- Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2016 and has held it in 38 quarters since.
- Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company's Merck position peaked at $54.3M in Q2 2023.
- 3,781 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.
Based on Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 14 May 2026.