First Fiduciary Investment Counsel’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

First Fiduciary Investment Counsel’s Portfolio MRK Stock Details MRK Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$915K	Buy	7,118 +900	+14%	+$105K	0.17%	46
2026 Q1	$748K	Sell	6,218 -1,900	-23%	-$219K	0.15%	46
2025 Q4	$855K	Hold	8,118	–	–	0.17%	47
2025 Q3	$681K	Hold	8,118	–	–	0.13%	49
2025 Q2	$643K	Buy	8,118 +800	+11%	+$63.6K	0.13%	50
2025 Q1	$657K	Sell	7,318 -256	-3%	-$23.9K	0.14%	50
2024 Q4	$753K	Sell	7,574 -5	-0.1%	-$515	0.15%	47
2024 Q3	$861K	Hold	7,579	–	–	0.17%	48
2024 Q2	$938K	Hold	7,579	–	–	0.2%	47
2024 Q1	$1M	Sell	7,579 -1,800	-19%	-$222K	0.21%	45
2023 Q4	$1.02M	Buy	9,379 +568	+6%	+$59K	0.23%	43
2023 Q3	$907K	Buy	8,811 +41	+0.5%	+$4.42K	0.21%	43
2023 Q2	$1.01M	Sell	8,770 -600	-6%	-$68.1K	0.22%	44
2023 Q1	$997K	Buy	9,370 +650	+7%	+$70.2K	0.22%	47
2022 Q4	$967K	Hold	8,720	–	–	0.21%	46
2022 Q3	$751K	Hold	8,720	–	–	0.19%	47
2022 Q2	$795K	Hold	8,720	–	–	0.18%	48
2022 Q1	$715K	Hold	8,720	–	–	0.14%	51
2021 Q4	$668K	Sell	8,720 -540	-6%	-$43K	0.12%	49
2021 Q3	$696K	Hold	9,260	–	–	0.14%	47
2021 Q2	$720K	Sell	9,260 -912	-9%	-$67.8K	0.14%	46
2021 Q1	$748K	Hold	10,172	–	–	0.14%	45
2020 Q4	$794K	Buy	10,172 +468	+5%	+$35.8K	0.15%	41
2020 Q3	$768K	Buy	9,704 +796	+9%	+$62.3K	0.16%	43
2020 Q2	$657K	Hold	8,908	–	–	0.12%	49
2020 Q1	$654K	Hold	8,908	–	–	0.17%	43
2019 Q4	$773K	Buy	+8,908	New	+$732K	0.14%	44

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Fisher Asset Management Camas, Washington $336B AUM 34.66% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return

Deutsche Bank Frankfurt Am Main Ge, Germany $344B AUM 42.99% 1-Year Est. Return

PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $202B AUM 37.79% 1-Year Est. Return

Swedbank Stockholm, Sweden $116B AUM 46.87% 1-Year Est. Return

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Tokyo, Japan $180B AUM 37.51% 1-Year Est. Return

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan $175B AUM 40.63% 1-Year Est. Return

LSV Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $55.1B AUM 45.38% 1-Year Est. Return

First Fiduciary Investment Counsel's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

First Fiduciary Investment Counsel increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 14% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $105K and bringing the position to 7,118 shares worth $915K. The position accounts for 0.17% of the portfolio, ranked #46.

First Fiduciary Investment Counsel first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2019 and has held it in 27 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.02M in Q4 2023. 2,688 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

First Fiduciary Investment Counsel held 7,118 shares of Merck worth $915K as of Q2 2026.
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel bought 900 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $105K.
Merck made up 0.17% of First Fiduciary Investment Counsel's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #46 holding.
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2019 and has held it in 27 quarters since.
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel's Merck position peaked at $1.02M in Q4 2023.
2,688 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on First Fiduciary Investment Counsel's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 27 Jul 2026.