HSBC Holdings’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q2 | $994M | Buy |
7,734,965
+100,853
| +1% | +$11.8M | 0.42% | 38 |
|
|
2026
Q1 | $918M | Sell |
7,634,112
-441,337
| -5% | -$51M | 0.48% | 31 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $851M | Sell |
8,075,449
-312,409
| -4% | -$29.3M | 0.43% | 32 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $702M | Buy |
8,387,858
+600,157
| +8% | +$49.4M | 0.39% | 34 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $616M | Sell |
7,787,701
-218,565
| -3% | -$17.4M | 0.37% | 40 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $717M | Sell |
8,006,266
-443,628
| -5% | -$41.4M | 0.44% | 31 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $840M | Buy |
8,449,894
+718,067
| +9% | +$74M | 0.49% | 30 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $878M | Sell |
7,731,827
-484,521
| -6% | -$57.6M | 0.51% | 31 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $1.03B | Buy |
8,216,348
+790,145
| +11% | +$102M | 0.63% | 21 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $980M | Buy |
7,426,203
+749,927
| +11% | +$92.4M | 0.66% | 23 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $728M | Buy |
6,676,276
+402,728
| +6% | +$41.8M | 0.63% | 22 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $646M | Sell |
6,273,548
-732,017
| -10% | -$78.9M | 0.67% | 21 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $808M | Buy |
7,005,565
+904,787
| +15% | +$103M | 0.82% | 15 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $649M | Sell |
6,100,778
-882,641
| -13% | -$95.3M | 0.78% | 18 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $774M | Buy |
6,983,419
+2,758,777
| +65% | +$282M | 0.89% | 13 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $366M | Sell |
4,224,642
-630,733
| -13% | -$56.3M | 0.6% | 23 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $446M | Buy |
4,855,375
+710,607
| +17% | +$63M | 0.62% | 21 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $341M | Buy |
4,144,768
+199,481
| +5% | +$15.7M | 0.41% | 34 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $304M | Buy |
3,945,287
+491,118
| +14% | +$39.1M | 0.28% | 54 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $260M | Sell |
3,454,169
-1,237,241
| -26% | -$94.1M | 0.26% | 62 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $364M | Sell |
4,691,410
-429,989
| -8% | -$32M | 0.39% | 40 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $377M | Buy |
5,121,399
+552,617
| +12% | +$40.8M | 0.44% | 35 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $354M | Buy |
4,568,782
+780,949
| +21% | +$59.7M | 0.47% | 33 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $299M | Sell |
3,787,833
-437,570
| -10% | -$34.3M | 0.48% | 32 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $312M | Buy |
4,225,403
+864,629
| +26% | +$65.1M | 0.59% | 22 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $246M | Sell |
3,360,774
-158,108
| -4% | -$12.4M | 0.57% | 25 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $305M | Buy |
3,518,882
+510,704
| +17% | +$41.9M | 0.53% | 24 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $242M | Buy |
3,008,178
+202,604
| +7% | +$16.2M | 0.45% | 29 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $224M | Buy |
2,805,574
+10,318
| +0.4% | +$790K | 0.43% | 37 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $222M | Sell |
2,795,256
-157,405
| -5% | -$11.8M | 0.4% | 40 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $215M | Sell |
2,952,661
-866,987
| -23% | -$61.2M | 0.4% | 43 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $259M | Sell |
3,819,648
-333,654
| -8% | -$21.3M | 0.42% | 38 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $241M | Sell |
4,153,302
-1,250,997
| -23% | -$70.6M | 0.43% | 33 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $281M | Sell |
5,404,299
-1,473,350
| -21% | -$79.6M | 0.42% | 41 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $369M | Buy |
6,877,649
+1,371,312
| +25% | +$76M | 0.53% | 43 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $336M | Buy |
5,506,337
+805,876
| +17% | +$48.9M | 0.54% | 30 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $287M | Buy |
4,700,461
+283,922
| +6% | +$17.3M | 0.53% | 29 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $268M | Buy |
4,416,539
+416,790
| +10% | +$25.3M | 0.56% | 25 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $225M | Buy |
3,999,749
+579,255
| +17% | +$33.9M | 0.52% | 29 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $204M | Buy |
3,420,494
+31,603
| +0.9% | +$1.85M | 0.51% | 33 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $186M | Sell |
3,388,891
-32,784
| -1% | -$1.74M | 0.51% | 31 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $173M | Sell |
3,421,675
-306,148
| -8% | -$15M | 0.49% | 37 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $188M | Sell |
3,727,823
-653,649
| -15% | -$33M | 0.45% | 38 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $206M | Sell |
4,381,472
-4,028,326
| -48% | -$214M | 0.52% | 33 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $457M | Sell |
8,409,798
-585,320
| -7% | -$32.8M | 0.93% | 11 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $496M | Buy |
8,995,118
+2,316,083
| +35% | +$131M | 0.95% | 10 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $362M | Sell |
6,679,035
-1,084,418
| -14% | -$60.4M | 0.75% | 21 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $439M | Buy |
7,763,453
+211,649
| +3% | +$11.9M | 0.92% | 15 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $417M | Buy |
7,551,804
+521,894
| +7% | +$28.5M | 0.9% | 16 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $381M | Buy |
7,029,910
+2,320,544
| +49% | +$120M | 0.91% | 17 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $225M | Sell |
4,709,366
-86,296
| -2% | -$3.94M | 0.59% | 25 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $218M | Buy |
4,795,662
+659,991
| +16% | +$30.1M | 0.6% | 27 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $184M | Buy |
+4,135,671
| New | +$185M | 0.55% | 33 |
|
Other funds holding MRK
HSBC Holdings's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review
HSBC Holdings increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 1.3% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $11.8M and bringing the position to 7,734,965 shares worth $994M. The position accounts for 0.42% of the portfolio, ranked #38.
HSBC Holdings first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.03B in Q2 2024. 3,813 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.
- HSBC Holdings held 7,734,965 shares of Merck worth $994M as of Q2 2026.
- HSBC Holdings bought 100,853 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $11.8M.
- Merck made up 0.42% of HSBC Holdings's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #38 holding.
- HSBC Holdings first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
- HSBC Holdings's Merck position peaked at $1.03B in Q2 2024.
- 3,813 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.
Based on HSBC Holdings's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.