Employees Provident Fund Board’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q2 | $68.8M | Sell |
535,502
-1,359,663
| -72% | -$159M | 0.39% | 42 |
|
|
2026
Q1 | $228M | Sell |
1,895,165
-519,869
| -22% | -$60M | 1.72% | 22 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $254M | Buy |
2,415,034
+61,000
| +3% | +$5.73M | 1.87% | 15 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $198M | Buy |
2,354,034
+665,000
| +39% | +$54.8M | 1.59% | 24 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $134M | Buy |
1,689,034
+179,000
| +12% | +$14.2M | 1.16% | 30 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $136M | Buy |
1,510,034
+458,969
| +44% | +$42.9M | 1.54% | 24 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $105M | Buy |
1,051,065
+25,000
| +2% | +$2.58M | 1.3% | 35 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $117M | Buy |
1,026,065
+28,056
| +3% | +$3.33M | 1.6% | 19 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $124M | Sell |
998,009
-172,178
| -15% | -$22.2M | 1.98% | 14 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $154M | Sell |
1,170,187
-14,326
| -1% | -$1.77M | 2.71% | 7 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $129M | Buy |
1,184,513
+216,111
| +22% | +$22.4M | 2.52% | 12 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $99.7M | Buy |
968,402
+270,503
| +39% | +$29.2M | 2.26% | 12 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $80.5M | Buy |
697,899
+234,450
| +51% | +$26.6M | 1.91% | 20 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $49.3M | Buy |
463,449
+88,449
| +24% | +$9.55M | 1.27% | 34 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $41.6M | Sell |
375,000
-739,273
| -66% | -$75.6M | 1.2% | 31 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $96M | Sell |
1,114,273
-1,000,339
| -47% | -$89.3M | 2.8% | 11 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $193M | Sell |
2,114,612
-566,789
| -21% | -$50.2M | 4.36% | 4 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $220M | Buy |
2,681,401
+245,053
| +10% | +$19.3M | 3.78% | 5 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $187M | Sell |
2,436,348
-186,980
| -7% | -$14.9M | 3.08% | 10 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $197M | Buy |
2,623,328
+112,884
| +4% | +$8.59M | 3.25% | 9 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $195M | Buy |
2,510,444
+69,164
| +3% | +$5.14M | 3.22% | 9 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $180M | Buy |
2,441,280
+573,468
| +31% | +$42.3M | 3.07% | 8 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $146M | Buy |
1,867,812
+620,337
| +50% | +$47.4M | 2.48% | 13 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $98.7M | Buy |
1,247,475
+1,244,017
| +35,975% | +$97.4M | 2.07% | 19 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $255K | Sell |
3,458
-1,885,639
| -100% | -$142M | 0.01% | 63 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $139M | Buy |
1,889,097
+869,849
| +85% | +$68.4M | 3.77% | 6 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $88.5M | Buy |
1,019,248
+355,654
| +54% | +$29.2M | 1.87% | 21 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $53.3M | Sell |
663,594
-58,823
| -8% | -$4.71M | 1.43% | 27 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $57.8M | Sell |
722,417
-287,801
| -28% | -$22M | 1.52% | 24 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $80.2M | Sell |
1,010,218
-229,518
| -19% | -$17.2M | 2.22% | 17 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $90.4M | Sell |
1,239,736
-229,581
| -16% | -$16.2M | 2.53% | 11 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $99.5M | Sell |
1,469,317
-1,187,962
| -45% | -$75.7M | 2.75% | 10 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $154M | Buy |
2,657,279
+298,009
| +13% | +$16.8M | 4.18% | 5 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $123M | Sell |
2,359,270
-65,335
| -3% | -$3.53M | 3.66% | 5 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $130M | Buy |
2,424,605
+741,034
| +44% | +$41.1M | 3.48% | 8 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $103M | Buy |
1,683,571
+274,656
| +19% | +$16.7M | 2.92% | 9 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $86.2M | Sell |
1,408,915
-359,577
| -20% | -$21.9M | 2.47% | 11 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $107M | Sell |
1,768,492
-171,365
| -9% | -$10.4M | 3.13% | 10 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $109M | Buy |
1,939,857
+288,122
| +17% | +$16.9M | 3.73% | 10 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $98.4M | Sell |
1,651,735
-117,784
| -7% | -$6.89M | 3.5% | 10 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $97.3M | Buy |
1,769,519
+105,811
| +6% | +$5.63M | 4.14% | 9 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $84M | Sell |
1,663,708
-55,479
| -3% | -$2.72M | 3.59% | 11 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $86.6M | Buy |
1,719,187
+65,685
| +4% | +$3.31M | 2.96% | 13 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $77.9M | Buy |
1,653,502
+1,572
| +0.1% | +$83.5K | 2.96% | 13 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $89.7M | Sell |
1,651,930
-47,186
| -3% | -$2.65M | 3.14% | 12 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $93.2M | Sell |
1,699,116
-25,328
| -1% | -$1.43M | 3.17% | 14 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $93.4M | Buy |
1,724,444
+160,110
| +10% | +$8.92M | 2.86% | 16 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $88.5M | Sell |
1,564,334
-34,585
| -2% | -$1.94M | 2.79% | 14 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $88.3M | Sell |
1,598,919
-265,127
| -14% | -$14.5M | 2.78% | 15 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $94.2M | Sell |
1,864,046
-33,536
| -2% | -$1.74M | 3.04% | 13 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $90.6M | Buy |
1,897,582
+201,708
| +12% | +$9.22M | 2.74% | 14 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $77M | Sell |
1,695,874
-49,171
| -3% | -$2.25M | 2.78% | 16 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $77.3M | Buy |
+1,745,045
| New | +$77.9M | 3.1% | 14 |
|
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Employees Provident Fund Board's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review
Employees Provident Fund Board reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 72% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $159M and leaving 535,502 shares worth $68.8M. The position accounts for 0.39% of the portfolio, ranked #42.
Employees Provident Fund Board first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $254M in Q4 2025. 3,813 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.
- Employees Provident Fund Board held 535,502 shares of Merck worth $68.8M as of Q2 2026.
- Employees Provident Fund Board sold 1,359,663 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $159M.
- Merck made up 0.39% of Employees Provident Fund Board's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #42 holding.
- Employees Provident Fund Board first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
- Employees Provident Fund Board's Merck position peaked at $254M in Q4 2025.
- 3,813 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.
Based on Employees Provident Fund Board's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 12 Aug 2026.