First Trust Advisors’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 | $537M | Sell |
4,465,569
-162,791
| -4% | -$18.8M | 0.38% | 48 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $487M | Sell |
4,628,360
-383,251
| -8% | -$36M | 0.35% | 60 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $421M | Sell |
5,011,611
-38,130
| -0.8% | -$3.14M | 0.31% | 70 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $400M | Buy |
5,049,741
+2,211,568
| +78% | +$176M | 0.32% | 64 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $255M | Buy |
2,838,173
+1,930,936
| +213% | +$180M | 0.23% | 102 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $90.3M | Buy |
907,237
+254,691
| +39% | +$26.3M | 0.08% | 299 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $74.1M | Buy |
652,546
+62,892
| +11% | +$7.47M | 0.07% | 330 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $73M | Buy |
589,654
+7,239
| +1% | +$932K | 0.07% | 288 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $76.8M | Sell |
582,415
-208,922
| -26% | -$25.8M | 0.08% | 294 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $86.3M | Sell |
791,337
-1,736,922
| -69% | -$180M | 0.09% | 264 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $260M | Sell |
2,528,259
-93,504
| -4% | -$10.1M | 0.31% | 64 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $303M | Sell |
2,621,763
-259,125
| -9% | -$29.4M | 0.34% | 48 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $306M | Sell |
2,880,888
-36,903
| -1% | -$3.98M | 0.35% | 43 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $324M | Sell |
2,917,791
-111,114
| -4% | -$11.4M | 0.39% | 38 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $261M | Sell |
3,028,905
-274,280
| -8% | -$24.5M | 0.34% | 46 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $301M | Buy |
3,303,185
+1,007,703
| +44% | +$89.3M | 0.37% | 40 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $188M | Sell |
2,295,482
-1,952,926
| -46% | -$154M | 0.19% | 153 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $326M | Sell |
4,248,408
-157,298
| -4% | -$12.5M | 0.32% | 57 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $331M | Sell |
4,405,706
-37,664
| -0.8% | -$2.86M | 0.36% | 43 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $346M | Buy |
4,443,370
+1,484,598
| +50% | +$110M | 0.37% | 39 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $218M | Buy |
2,958,772
+155,101
| +6% | +$11.4M | 0.26% | 83 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $219M | Buy |
2,803,671
+362,463
| +15% | +$27.7M | 0.29% | 66 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $193M | Buy |
2,441,208
+183,988
| +8% | +$14.4M | 0.31% | 67 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $167M | Buy |
2,257,220
+419,330
| +23% | +$31.6M | 0.29% | 68 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $135M | Buy |
1,837,890
+215,498
| +13% | +$16.9M | 0.31% | 52 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $141M | Buy |
1,622,392
+132,340
| +9% | +$10.9M | 0.24% | 78 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $120M | Buy |
1,490,052
+34,757
| +2% | +$2.79M | 0.23% | 79 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $116M | Sell |
1,455,295
-243,435
| -14% | -$18.6M | 0.22% | 94 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $135M | Buy |
1,698,730
+471,356
| +38% | +$35.3M | 0.27% | 66 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $89.5M | Buy |
1,227,374
+95,983
| +8% | +$6.78M | 0.21% | 90 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $76.6M | Sell |
1,131,391
-100,341
| -8% | -$6.39M | 0.14% | 159 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $71.3M | Buy |
1,231,732
+742,456
| +152% | +$41.9M | 0.15% | 135 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $25.4M | Sell |
489,276
-76,292
| -13% | -$4.12M | 0.06% | 433 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $30.4M | Buy |
565,568
+152,299
| +37% | +$8.44M | 0.07% | 358 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $25.3M | Buy |
413,269
+58,991
| +17% | +$3.58M | 0.07% | 383 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $21.7M | Sell |
354,278
-1,561,702
| -82% | -$95.1M | 0.06% | 454 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $116M | Buy |
1,915,980
+22,459
| +1% | +$1.36M | 0.32% | 35 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $106M | Buy |
1,893,521
+112,139
| +6% | +$6.56M | 0.32% | 34 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $106M | Sell |
1,781,382
-130,284
| -7% | -$7.62M | 0.32% | 43 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $105M | Buy |
1,911,666
+770,879
| +68% | +$41M | 0.33% | 44 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $57.6M | Sell |
1,140,787
-754,285
| -40% | -$36.9M | 0.19% | 110 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $95.5M | Sell |
1,895,072
-137,067
| -7% | -$6.91M | 0.25% | 82 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $95.8M | Buy |
2,032,139
+137,659
| +7% | +$7.31M | 0.28% | 75 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $103M | Buy |
1,894,480
+1,769,824
| +1,420% | +$99.3M | 0.27% | 82 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $6.84M | Sell |
124,656
-214,115
| -63% | -$12.1M | 0.02% | 915 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $18.4M | Buy |
338,771
+244,110
| +258% | +$13.6M | 0.06% | 431 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $5.35M | Sell |
94,661
-22,057
| -19% | -$1.24M | 0.02% | 991 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $6.44M | Sell |
116,718
-1,282,255
| -92% | -$70M | 0.03% | 861 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $75.8M | Sell |
1,398,973
-70,570
| -5% | -$3.65M | 0.33% | 36 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $70.2M | Sell |
1,469,543
-77,441
| -5% | -$3.54M | 0.34% | 30 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $70.3M | Buy |
1,546,984
+84,635
| +6% | +$3.86M | 0.38% | 28 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $64.8M | Buy |
+1,462,349
| New | +$65.3M | 0.42% | 16 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 3.5% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $18.8M and leaving 4,465,569 shares worth $537M. The position accounts for 0.38% of the portfolio, ranked #48.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 4,465,569 shares of Merck worth $537M as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors sold 162,791 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $18.8M.
- Merck made up 0.38% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #48 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.