Holocene Advisors
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Holocene Advisors’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Holocene Advisors’s Portfolio MRK Stock Details MRK Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2022
Q3 		– Sell
-748,500
Closed -$68.2M – 903
2022
Q2 		$68.2M Buy
+748,500
New +$66.4M 0.41% 78

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BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $751B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Holocene Advisors's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Holocene Advisors increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 9.7% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $6.5M and bringing the position to 628,000 shares worth $80.7M. The position accounts for 0.18% of the portfolio, ranked #150.

Holocene Advisors first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2017 and has held it in 14 quarters since. The position peaked at $308M in Q2 2024. 3,849 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Holocene Advisors held 628,000 shares of Merck worth $80.7M as of Q2 2026.
  • Holocene Advisors bought 55,533 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $6.5M.
  • Merck made up 0.18% of Holocene Advisors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #150 holding.
  • Holocene Advisors first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2017 and has held it in 14 quarters since.
  • Holocene Advisors's Merck position peaked at $308M in Q2 2024.
  • 3,849 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Holocene Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.