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Lazard Frères Gestion’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Lazard Frères Gestion’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 		$136M Sell
1,132,358
-61,557
-5% -$7.11M 2.69% 11
2025
Q4 		$126M Buy
1,193,915
+22,103
+2% +$2.07M 2.26% 13
2025
Q3 		$98.3M Buy
+1,171,812
New +$96.5M 1.87% 16
2025
Q2 		– Sell
-923,260
Closed -$73.4M – 14
2025
Q1 		$82.9M Sell
923,260
-659,042
-42% -$61.5M 2.02% 15
2024
Q4 		$157M Buy
1,582,302
+112,828
+8% +$11.6M 3.15% 11
2024
Q3 		$167M Sell
1,469,474
-134,690
-8% -$16M 3.54% 9
2024
Q2 		$195M Buy
1,604,164
+5,058
+0.3% +$652K 4.49% 5
2024
Q1 		$206M Buy
1,599,106
+14,712
+0.9% +$1.81M 5.11% 5
2023
Q4 		$168M Sell
1,584,394
-16,253
-1% -$1.69M 4.84% 5
2023
Q3 		$162M Buy
1,600,647
+10,032
+0.6% +$1.08M 5.15% 5
2023
Q2 		$179M Buy
1,590,615
+24,319
+2% +$2.76M 5.5% 4
2023
Q1 		$145M Sell
1,566,296
-90,391
-5% -$9.76M 5.34% 3
2022
Q4 		$181M Sell
1,656,687
-36,357
-2% -$3.72M 6.54% 2
2022
Q3 		$147M Buy
1,693,044
+548
+0% +$48.9K 5.55% 3
2022
Q2 		$152M Sell
1,692,496
-52,910
-3% -$4.69M 5.47% 3
2022
Q1 		$139M Buy
1,745,406
+32,622
+2% +$2.57M 4.18% 8
2021
Q4 		$126M Buy
1,712,784
+9,180
+0.5% +$731K 3.42% 10
2021
Q3 		$128M Buy
1,703,604
+260,656
+18% +$19.8M 3.6% 8
2021
Q2 		$94.6M Sell
1,442,948
-5,119
-0.4% -$381K 3.06% 10
2021
Q1 		$90.6M Buy
1,448,067
+101,875
+8% +$7.51M 3.16% 12
2020
Q4 		$105M Buy
+1,346,192
New +$103M 3.36% 10

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

Lazard Frères Gestion's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Lazard Frères Gestion reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 5.2% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $7.11M and leaving 1,132,358 shares worth $136M. The position accounts for 2.69% of the portfolio, ranked #11.

Lazard Frères Gestion first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2020 and has held it in 21 quarters since. The position peaked at $206M in Q1 2024. 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

  • Lazard Frères Gestion held 1,132,358 shares of Merck worth $136M as of Q1 2026.
  • Lazard Frères Gestion sold 61,557 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $7.11M.
  • Merck made up 2.69% of Lazard Frères Gestion's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #11 holding.
  • Lazard Frères Gestion first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2020 and has held it in 21 quarters since.
  • Lazard Frères Gestion's Merck position peaked at $206M in Q1 2024.
  • 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Lazard Frères Gestion's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 7 May 2026.