Essex Financial Services’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 | $5.31M | Buy |
44,173
+466
| +1% | +$53.8K | 0.3% | 73 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $4.6M | Buy |
43,707
+1,424
| +3% | +$134K | 0.26% | 80 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $3.55M | Buy |
42,283
+3,587
| +9% | +$295K | 0.21% | 106 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $3.06M | Buy |
38,696
+190
| +0.5% | +$15.1K | 0.2% | 112 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $3.46M | Sell |
38,506
-1,971
| -5% | -$184K | 0.25% | 90 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $4.03M | Buy |
40,477
+1,660
| +4% | +$171K | 0.28% | 80 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $4.14M | Sell |
38,817
-7,924
| -17% | -$941K | 0.3% | 76 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $5.32M | Buy |
46,741
+8,664
| +23% | +$1.12M | 0.4% | 59 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $5.02M | Buy |
38,077
+1,260
| +3% | +$155K | 0.46% | 51 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $4.01M | Buy |
36,817
+218
| +0.6% | +$22.6K | 0.42% | 57 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $3.77M | Sell |
36,599
-680
| -2% | -$73.3K | 0.44% | 55 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $4.3M | Sell |
37,279
-1,204
| -3% | -$137K | 0.49% | 47 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $4.09M | Sell |
38,483
-505
| -1% | -$54.5K | 0.43% | 61 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $4.33M | Buy |
38,988
+897
| +2% | +$91.7K | 0.46% | 52 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $3.28M | Buy |
38,091
+1,356
| +4% | +$121K | 0.39% | 63 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $3.35M | Buy |
36,735
+808
| +2% | +$71.6K | 0.37% | 66 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $2.95M | Sell |
35,927
-3,530
| -9% | -$278K | 0.28% | 89 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $3.02M | Buy |
39,457
+304
| +0.8% | +$24.2K | 0.3% | 82 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $2.94M | Buy |
39,153
+9,669
| +33% | +$735K | 0.34% | 72 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $2.27M | Sell |
29,484
-1,415
| -5% | -$105K | 0.33% | 68 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $2.27M | Sell |
30,899
-1,042
| -3% | -$76.9K | 0.41% | 60 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $2.49M | Sell |
31,941
-1,564
| -5% | -$120K | 0.49% | 50 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $2.65M | Buy |
33,505
+4,672
| +16% | +$366K | 0.65% | 41 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $2.13M | Sell |
28,833
-2,803
| -9% | -$211K | 0.66% | 42 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $2.32M | Sell |
31,636
-1,689
| -5% | -$133K | 0.83% | 32 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $2.89M | Buy |
33,325
+4,743
| +17% | +$390K | 0.8% | 34 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $2.3M | Sell |
28,582
-1,338
| -4% | -$107K | 0.74% | 37 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $2.39M | Sell |
29,920
-1,910
| -6% | -$146K | 0.71% | 39 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $2.53M | Buy |
31,830
+479
| +2% | +$35.8K | 0.76% | 36 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $2.29M | Sell |
31,351
-4,791
| -13% | -$338K | 0.7% | 41 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $2.45M | Sell |
36,142
-333
| -0.9% | -$21.2K | 0.54% | 51 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $2.11M | Buy |
36,475
+3,162
| +9% | +$178K | 0.51% | 52 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $1.73M | Sell |
33,313
-9,037
| -21% | -$488K | 0.34% | 88 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $2.27M | Sell |
42,350
-3,260
| -7% | -$181K | 0.54% | 47 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $2.79M | Sell |
45,610
-831
| -2% | -$50.4K | 0.68% | 43 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $2.84M | Sell |
46,441
-7,043
| -13% | -$429K | 0.6% | 43 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $3.24M | Sell |
53,484
-2,391
| -4% | -$145K | 0.75% | 34 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $3.14M | Buy |
55,875
+3,514
| +7% | +$206K | 0.67% | 40 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $3.12M | Buy |
52,361
+502
| +1% | +$29.4K | 0.74% | 35 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $2.85M | Sell |
51,859
-4,293
| -8% | -$228K | 0.69% | 38 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $2.83M | Sell |
56,152
-1,425
| -2% | -$69.8K | 0.7% | 40 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $2.9M | Buy |
57,577
+2,761
| +5% | +$139K | 0.7% | 39 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $2.58M | Buy |
54,816
+1,782
| +3% | +$94.7K | 0.67% | 41 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $2.88M | Sell |
53,034
-3,478
| -6% | -$195K | 0.74% | 38 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $3.1M | Sell |
56,512
-3,089
| -5% | -$175K | 0.8% | 31 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $3.23M | Buy |
59,601
+1,905
| +3% | +$106K | 0.84% | 32 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $3.26M | Buy |
57,696
+386
| +0.7% | +$21.7K | 0.98% | 22 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $3.16M | Buy |
57,310
+804
| +1% | +$43.9K | 0.95% | 21 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $3.06M | Sell |
56,506
-2,228
| -4% | -$115K | 1% | 20 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $2.81M | Sell |
58,734
-3,649
| -6% | -$167K | 0.95% | 21 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $2.83K | Buy |
62,383
+1,499
| +2% | +$68.4K | 0.89% | 20 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $2.7M | Buy |
+60,884
| New | +$2.72M | 0.94% | 26 |
|
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Essex Financial Services's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Essex Financial Services increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 1.1% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $53.8K and bringing the position to 44,173 shares worth $5.31M. The position accounts for 0.3% of the portfolio, ranked #73.
Essex Financial Services first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $5.32M in Q2 2024. 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.
- Essex Financial Services held 44,173 shares of Merck worth $5.31M as of Q1 2026.
- Essex Financial Services bought 466 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $53.8K.
- Merck made up 0.3% of Essex Financial Services's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #73 holding.
- Essex Financial Services first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Essex Financial Services's Merck position peaked at $5.32M in Q2 2024.
- 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.
Based on Essex Financial Services's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 24 Apr 2026.