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Empirical Wealth Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Empirical Wealth 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
Q2 		$6.27M Buy
48,777
+3,608
+8% +$422K 0.09% 135
2026
Q1 		$5.43M Buy
45,169
+7,239
+19% +$836K 0.09% 140
2025
Q4 		$3.99M Buy
37,930
+9,826
+35% +$922K 0.07% 165
2025
Q3 		$2.36M Sell
28,104
-1,390
-5% -$114K 0.05% 223
2025
Q2 		$2.33M Sell
29,494
-4,811
-14% -$382K 0.05% 215
2025
Q1 		$3.08M Sell
34,305
-2,908
-8% -$272K 0.08% 169
2024
Q4 		$3.7M Buy
37,213
+2,660
+8% +$274K 0.1% 136
2024
Q3 		$3.92M Buy
34,553
+3,250
+10% +$386K 0.11% 135
2024
Q2 		$3.88M Buy
31,303
+9,853
+46% +$1.27M 0.11% 128
2024
Q1 		$2.83M Sell
21,450
-570
-3% -$70.3K 0.09% 143
2023
Q4 		$2.4M Sell
22,020
-258
-1% -$26.8K 0.08% 151
2023
Q3 		$2.29M Buy
22,278
+4,523
+25% +$488K 0.09% 147
2023
Q2 		$2.05M Buy
17,755
+1,008
+6% +$114K 0.08% 154
2023
Q1 		$1.78M Buy
16,747
+483
+3% +$52.1K 0.08% 154
2022
Q4 		$1.8M Buy
16,264
+646
+4% +$66K 0.09% 146
2022
Q3 		$1.34M Buy
15,618
+528
+3% +$47.1K 0.07% 167
2022
Q2 		$1.38M Buy
15,090
+2,952
+24% +$262K 0.07% 171
2022
Q1 		$996K Sell
12,138
-2,499
-17% -$197K 0.05% 214
2021
Q4 		$1.12M Buy
14,637
+1,419
+11% +$113K 0.06% 191
2021
Q3 		$993K Sell
13,218
-1,639
-11% -$125K 0.06% 193
2021
Q2 		$1.16M Buy
14,857
+522
+4% +$38.8K 0.07% 170
2021
Q1 		$1.05M Buy
14,335
+3,625
+34% +$267K 0.08% 151
2020
Q4 		$836K Sell
10,710
-20,631
-66% -$1.58M 0.06% 173
2020
Q3 		$2.48M Sell
31,341
-5,168
-14% -$405K 0.21% 67
2020
Q2 		$2.69M Buy
36,509
+1,016
+3% +$76.5K 0.25% 61
2020
Q1 		$2.61M Buy
35,493
+4,375
+14% +$344K 0.28% 54
2019
Q4 		$2.7M Buy
31,118
+3,819
+14% +$314K 0.3% 52
2019
Q3 		$2.19M Sell
27,299
-1,689
-6% -$135K 0.27% 61
2019
Q2 		$2.32M Buy
28,988
+887
+3% +$67.9K 0.3% 51
2019
Q1 		$2.23M Buy
28,101
+17,754
+172% +$1.33M 0.32% 46
2018
Q4 		$754K Sell
10,347
-62
-0.6% -$4.38K 0.13% 94
2018
Q3 		$705K Buy
10,409
+3,543
+52% +$226K 0.13% 94
2018
Q2 		$398K Buy
6,866
+1,233
+22% +$69.6K 0.07% 124
2018
Q1 		$293K Buy
5,633
+818
+17% +$44.2K 0.06% 137
2017
Q4 		$258K Buy
4,815
+288
+6% +$16K 0.06% 126
2017
Q3 		$277K Buy
4,527
+102
+2% +$6.18K 0.06% 112
2017
Q2 		$271K Buy
4,425
+416
+10% +$25.3K 0.07% 113
2017
Q1 		$243K Buy
+4,009
New +$243K 0.06% 114
2016
Q1 		– Sell
-4,519
Closed -$228K – 108
2015
Q4 		$228K Sell
4,519
-1,963
-30% -$99K 0.06% 97
2015
Q3 		$305K Sell
6,482
-20
-0.3% -$1.06K 0.07% 92
2015
Q2 		$353K Buy
6,502
+2,319
+55% +$130K 0.08% 91
2015
Q1 		$229K Buy
+4,183
New +$237K 0.05% 94
2014
Q4 		– Sell
-3,737
Closed -$211K – 102
2014
Q3 		$211K Buy
+3,737
New +$210K 0.05% 100
2014
Q2 		– Sell
-4,017
Closed -$218K – 103
2014
Q1 		$218K Buy
+4,017
New +$208K 0.06% 93

Other funds holding MRK

Swedbank
Swedbank Stockholm, Sweden $116B AUM 46.87% 1-Year Est. Return
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund Albany, New York $79.3B AUM 43.63% 1-Year Est. Return
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management Senningerberg, Luxembourg $80.2B AUM 50.57% 1-Year Est. Return
ECSS
Eurizon Capital SGR SpA Milan $37.3B AUM
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management Rotterdam, Netherlands $81.4B AUM 40.71% 1-Year Est. Return
Truist Financial
Truist Financial Charlotte, North Carolina $83.7B AUM 27.22% 1-Year Est. Return
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments Seoul, South Korea $67.7B AUM 51.91% 1-Year Est. Return
Handelsbanken Fonder
Handelsbanken Fonder Stockholm, Sweden $35.1B AUM 47.76% 1-Year Est. Return
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) Albany, New York $54.2B AUM 43.77% 1-Year Est. Return
ATO
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt Stockholm, Sweden $23.8B AUM 34.25% 1-Year Est. Return

Empirical Wealth Management's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Empirical Wealth Management increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 8% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $422K and bringing the position to 48,777 shares worth $6.27M. The position accounts for 0.09% of the portfolio, ranked #135.

Empirical Wealth Management first reported a position in MRK in Q1 2014 and has held it in 44 quarters since. 1,660 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Empirical Wealth Management held 48,777 shares of Merck worth $6.27M as of Q2 2026.
  • Empirical Wealth Management bought 3,608 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $422K.
  • Merck made up 0.09% of Empirical Wealth Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #135 holding.
  • Empirical Wealth Management first reported a position in Merck in Q1 2014 and has held it in 44 quarters since.
  • 1,660 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Empirical Wealth Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 15 Jul 2026.