Legal & General Group’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $2.35B | Sell |
19,538,545
-238,297
| -1% | -$27.5M | 0.54% | 25 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $2.08B | Sell |
19,776,842
-882,315
| -4% | -$82.8M | 0.46% | 29 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $1.73B | Buy |
20,659,157
+1,156,112
| +6% | +$95.2M | 0.39% | 33 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $1.54B | Sell |
19,503,045
-252,263
| -1% | -$20.1M | 0.38% | 34 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $1.77B | Buy |
19,755,308
+270,797
| +1% | +$25.3M | 0.48% | 27 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $1.94B | Buy |
19,484,511
+241,709
| +1% | +$24.9M | 0.51% | 26 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $2.19B | Buy |
19,242,802
+555,695
| +3% | +$66M | 0.57% | 22 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $2.31B | Sell |
18,687,107
-555,928
| -3% | -$71.6M | 0.65% | 20 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $2.54B | Sell |
19,243,035
-144,648
| -0.7% | -$17.8M | 0.73% | 18 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $2.11B | Sell |
19,387,683
-752,004
| -4% | -$78.1M | 0.66% | 20 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $2.07B | Sell |
20,139,687
-545,917
| -3% | -$58.8M | 0.72% | 19 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $2.39B | Buy |
20,685,604
+1,097,735
| +6% | +$125M | 0.78% | 18 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $2.08B | Buy |
19,587,869
+398,252
| +2% | +$43M | 0.75% | 17 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $2.13B | Sell |
19,189,617
-514,995
| -3% | -$52.6M | 0.82% | 16 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $1.7B | Sell |
19,704,612
-575,045
| -3% | -$51.3M | 0.66% | 22 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $1.85B | Sell |
20,279,657
-17,399
| -0.1% | -$1.54M | 0.65% | 23 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $1.67B | Buy |
20,297,056
+1,192,643
| +6% | +$94M | 0.51% | 28 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $1.46B | Sell |
19,104,413
-12,213
| -0.1% | -$973K | 0.44% | 35 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $1.44B | Buy |
19,116,626
+832,409
| +5% | +$63.3M | 0.47% | 34 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $1.42B | Buy |
18,284,217
+452,722
| +3% | +$33.7M | 0.48% | 30 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $1.31B | Sell |
17,831,495
-272,792
| -2% | -$20.1M | 0.49% | 30 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $1.41B | Buy |
18,104,287
+261,726
| +1% | +$20M | 0.55% | 26 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $1.41B | Sell |
17,842,561
-232,464
| -1% | -$18.2M | 0.63% | 21 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $1.33B | Buy |
18,075,025
+331,901
| +2% | +$25M | 0.64% | 22 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $1.3B | Buy |
17,743,124
+528,802
| +3% | +$41.6M | 0.76% | 18 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $1.49B | Buy |
17,214,322
+690,630
| +4% | +$56.7M | 0.71% | 21 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $1.33B | Buy |
16,523,692
+28,091
| +0.2% | +$2.25M | 0.7% | 23 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $1.32B | Sell |
16,495,601
-181,977
| -1% | -$13.9M | 0.71% | 25 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $1.32B | Buy |
16,677,578
+2,601,382
| +18% | +$195M | 0.76% | 22 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $1.03B | Buy |
14,076,196
+684,478
| +5% | +$48.3M | 0.8% | 22 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $906M | Sell |
13,391,718
-4,177
| -0% | -$266K | 0.65% | 25 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $776M | Sell |
13,395,895
-731,744
| -5% | -$41.3M | 0.6% | 26 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $734M | Sell |
14,127,639
-891,612
| -6% | -$48.2M | 0.56% | 29 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $806M | Sell |
15,019,251
-344,566
| -2% | -$19.1M | 0.58% | 30 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $939M | Buy |
15,363,817
+100,338
| +0.7% | +$6.08M | 0.71% | 24 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $933M | Buy |
15,263,479
+201,581
| +1% | +$12.3M | 0.75% | 21 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $913M | Buy |
15,061,898
+523,334
| +4% | +$31.8M | 0.77% | 19 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $817M | Buy |
14,538,564
+74,971
| +0.5% | +$4.39M | 0.76% | 22 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $861M | Buy |
14,463,593
+58,838
| +0.4% | +$3.44M | 0.87% | 18 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $792M | Buy |
14,404,755
+124,168
| +0.9% | +$6.61M | 0.83% | 18 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $721M | Buy |
14,280,587
+159,348
| +1% | +$7.8M | 0.8% | 21 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $712M | Buy |
14,121,239
+68,000
| +0.5% | +$3.43M | 0.8% | 23 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $662M | Buy |
14,053,239
+414,590
| +3% | +$22M | 0.81% | 20 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $741M | Buy |
13,638,649
+260,373
| +2% | +$14.6M | 0.87% | 17 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $734M | Buy |
13,378,276
+71,676
| +0.5% | +$4.06M | 0.88% | 14 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $721M | Sell |
13,306,600
-358,792
| -3% | -$20M | 0.85% | 16 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $773M | Sell |
13,665,392
-885,057
| -6% | -$49.7M | 0.93% | 16 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $803M | Buy |
14,550,449
+210,563
| +1% | +$11.5M | 0.94% | 14 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $777M | Sell |
14,339,886
-290,813
| -2% | -$15.1M | 0.94% | 16 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $699M | Sell |
14,630,699
-44,934
| -0.3% | -$2.05M | 0.85% | 17 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $667M | Sell |
14,675,633
-524,732
| -3% | -$24M | 0.88% | 17 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $674M | Buy |
+15,200,365
| New | +$679M | 0.93% | 18 |
|
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Legal & General Group's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Legal & General Group reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 1.2% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $27.5M and leaving 19,538,545 shares worth $2.35B. The position accounts for 0.54% of the portfolio, ranked #25.
Legal & General Group first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.54B in Q1 2024. 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.
- Legal & General Group held 19,538,545 shares of Merck worth $2.35B as of Q1 2026.
- Legal & General Group sold 238,297 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $27.5M.
- Merck made up 0.54% of Legal & General Group's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #25 holding.
- Legal & General Group first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Legal & General Group's Merck position peaked at $2.54B in Q1 2024.
- 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.
Based on Legal & General Group's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 8 May 2026.