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Kensington Investment Counsel’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Kensington 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
2026
Q1 		$4.72M Buy
39,225
+879
+2% +$101K 2.27% 17
2025
Q4 		$4.04M Buy
38,346
+2,547
+7% +$239K 1.64% 22
2025
Q3 		$3M Sell
35,799
-7,691
-18% -$633K 1.22% 26
2025
Q2 		$3.44M Buy
43,490
+1,256
+3% +$99.8K 1.48% 23
2025
Q1 		$3.79M Buy
42,234
+2,680
+7% +$250K 1.68% 19
2024
Q4 		$3.93M Buy
39,554
+1,324
+3% +$136K 1.64% 18
2024
Q3 		$4.34M Buy
38,230
+550
+1% +$65.3K 1.81% 16
2024
Q2 		$4.66M Buy
37,680
+1,334
+4% +$172K 2.06% 10
2024
Q1 		$4.8M Buy
36,346
+1,286
+4% +$159K 2.19% 11
2023
Q4 		$3.82M Buy
35,060
+5,393
+18% +$560K 2% 12
2023
Q3 		$3.05M Buy
29,667
+2,226
+8% +$240K 1.9% 13
2023
Q2 		$3.17M Buy
27,441
+3,369
+14% +$383K 2.01% 9
2023
Q1 		$2.56M Sell
24,072
-1,309
-5% -$141K 1.93% 15
2022
Q4 		$2.82M Buy
25,381
+252
+1% +$25.8K 2.21% 8
2022
Q3 		$2.16M Buy
25,129
+1,291
+5% +$115K 1.82% 13
2022
Q2 		$2.17M Sell
23,838
-368
-2% -$32.6K 1.85% 11
2022
Q1 		$1.99M Buy
24,206
+1,251
+5% +$98.6K 1.31% 27
2021
Q4 		$1.76M Buy
+22,955
New +$1.83M 1.03% 49
2021
Q2 		$1.9M Sell
24,395
-747
-3% -$55.6K 1.3% 29
2021
Q1 		$1.85M Buy
25,142
+2,474
+11% +$182K 1.39% 24
2020
Q4 		$1.77M Buy
+22,668
New +$1.73M 1.46% 18

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $654B AUM 26.35% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return

Kensington Investment Counsel's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Kensington Investment Counsel increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 2.3% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $101K and bringing the position to 39,225 shares worth $4.72M. The position accounts for 2.27% of the portfolio, ranked #17.

Kensington Investment Counsel first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2020 and has held it in 21 quarters since. The position peaked at $4.8M in Q1 2024. 3,783 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

  • Kensington Investment Counsel held 39,225 shares of Merck worth $4.72M as of Q1 2026.
  • Kensington Investment Counsel bought 879 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $101K.
  • Merck made up 2.27% of Kensington Investment Counsel's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #17 holding.
  • Kensington Investment Counsel first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2020 and has held it in 21 quarters since.
  • Kensington Investment Counsel's Merck position peaked at $4.8M in Q1 2024.
  • 3,783 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Kensington Investment Counsel's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 19 May 2026.