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Investment Counsel’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Investment Counsel’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
2021
Q1 		$2.41M Sell
32,704
-7,209
-18% -$532K 1.69% 19
2020
Q4 		$3.12M Sell
39,913
-576
-1% -$44.1K 2.15% 18
2020
Q3 		$3.21M Buy
40,489
+360
+0.9% +$28.2K 2.34% 14
2020
Q2 		$2.96M Sell
40,129
-314
-0.8% -$23.6K 2.21% 14
2020
Q1 		$2.97M Buy
40,443
+157
+0.4% +$12.3K 2.57% 9
2019
Q4 		$3.5M Hold
40,286
– – 2.5% 13
2019
Q3 		$3.24M Sell
40,286
-336
-0.8% -$26.9K 2.35% 12
2019
Q2 		$3.16M Sell
40,622
-555
-1% -$42.5K 2.31% 13
2019
Q1 		$3.27M Sell
41,177
-786
-2% -$58.8K 2.49% 12
2018
Q4 		$3.06M Sell
41,963
-202
-0.5% -$14.3K 2.55% 12
2018
Q3 		$2.87M Sell
42,165
-42
-0.1% -$2.68K 2.33% 16
2018
Q2 		$2.44M Hold
42,207
– – 1.96% 21
2018
Q1 		$2.19M Buy
42,207
+954
+2% +$51.5K 1.8% 23
2017
Q4 		$2.21M Hold
41,253
– – 1.75% 23
2017
Q3 		$2.52M Sell
41,253
-184
-0.4% -$11.2K 2.08% 20
2017
Q2 		$2.53M Sell
41,437
-1,572
-4% -$95.7K 2.12% 19
2017
Q1 		$2.61M Sell
43,009
-6,366
-13% -$386K 2.16% 18
2016
Q4 		$2.77M Buy
49,375
+1,275
+3% +$74.6K 2.41% 15
2016
Q3 		$2.86M Sell
48,100
-7,976
-14% -$466K 2.51% 10
2016
Q2 		$3.08M Buy
56,076
+11,242
+25% +$598K 2.49% 10
2016
Q1 		$2.26M Sell
44,834
-1,075
-2% -$52.6K 2.11% 17
2015
Q4 		$2.31M Buy
+45,909
New +$2.31M 2.06% 17

Other funds holding MRK

Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources San Mateo, California $408B AUM 30.18% 1-Year Est. Return
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors Los Angeles, California $427B AUM 29.17% 1-Year Est. Return
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $757B AUM 28.64% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $544B AUM 28.31% 1-Year Est. Return

Investment Counsel's MRK Position: Q1 2021 in Review

Investment Counsel reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 18% in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $532K and leaving 32,704 shares worth $2.41M. The position accounts for 1.69% of the portfolio, ranked #19.

Investment Counsel first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2015 and has held it in 22 quarters since. The position peaked at $3.5M in Q4 2019. 2,686 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2021.

  • Investment Counsel held 32,704 shares of Merck worth $2.41M as of Q1 2021.
  • Investment Counsel sold 7,209 Merck shares in Q1 2021, an estimated $532K.
  • Merck made up 1.69% of Investment Counsel's portfolio in Q1 2021, its #19 holding.
  • Investment Counsel first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2015 and has held it in 22 quarters since.
  • Investment Counsel's Merck position peaked at $3.5M in Q4 2019.
  • 2,686 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2021.

Based on Investment Counsel's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 12 Apr 2021.