Hedges Asset Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Hedges Asset Management’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	$1.34M	Buy	+10,450	New	+$1.22M	0.88%	34
2025 Q4	$1.46M	Hold	13,900	–	–	1.03%	35
2025 Q3	$1.17M	Buy	13,900 +100	+0.7%	+$8.24K	0.89%	42
2025 Q2	$1.09M	Sell	13,800 -4,900	-26%	-$389K	0.88%	44
2025 Q1	$1.68M	Buy	18,700 +1,450	+8%	+$135K	1.1%	30
2024 Q4	$1.72M	Buy	17,250 +250	+1%	+$25.8K	1.13%	30
2024 Q3	$1.93M	Hold	17,000	–	–	1.28%	23
2024 Q2	$2.1M	Sell	17,000 -1,050	-6%	-$135K	1.51%	18
2024 Q1	$2.38M	Hold	18,050	–	–	1.67%	14
2023 Q4	$1.97M	Sell	18,050 -400	-2%	-$41.5K	1.54%	17
2023 Q3	$1.9M	Buy	18,450 +400	+2%	+$43.1K	1.66%	17
2023 Q2	$2.08M	Buy	18,050 +750	+4%	+$85.2K	1.76%	15
2023 Q1	$1.84M	Buy	17,300 +1,000	+6%	+$108K	1.56%	17
2022 Q4	$1.81M	Hold	16,300	–	–	1.61%	15
2022 Q3	$1.4M	Sell	16,300 -100	-0.6%	-$8.93K	1.4%	17
2022 Q2	$1.49M	Sell	16,400 -1,700	-9%	-$151K	1.41%	17
2022 Q1	$1.49M	Hold	18,100	–	–	1.15%	25
2021 Q4	$1.39M	Buy	+18,100	New	+$1.44M	1.08%	28

Other funds holding MRK

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

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM

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

Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return

Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $751B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return

Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Hedges Asset Management's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Hedges Asset Management opened a new position in Merck (MRK) in Q2 2026: 10,450 shares worth $1.34M. The stake represents 0.88% of the portfolio and ranks #34 among its holdings. This is a return to the name: Hedges Asset Management previously reported a position in MRK as recently as Q4 2025.

Hedges Asset Management first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2021 and has held it in 18 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.38M in Q1 2024. 3,829 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

Hedges Asset Management held 10,450 shares of Merck worth $1.34M as of Q2 2026.
Merck was a new Hedges Asset Management position in Q2 2026.
Merck made up 0.88% of Hedges Asset Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #34 holding.
Hedges Asset Management first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2021 and has held it in 18 quarters since.
Hedges Asset Management's Merck position peaked at $2.38M in Q1 2024.
3,829 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Hedges Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 27 Jul 2026.