Massachusetts Financial Services’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 | $35.6M | Sell |
271,829
-4,144,192
| -94% | -$478M | 0.01% | 540 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $465M | Sell |
4,416,021
-3,132,999
| -42% | -$294M | 0.15% | 147 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $634M | Sell |
7,549,020
-130,846
| -2% | -$10.8M | 0.2% | 128 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $608M | Sell |
7,679,866
-303,327
| -4% | -$24.1M | 0.19% | 133 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $717M | Sell |
7,983,193
-214,494
| -3% | -$20M | 0.24% | 119 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $816M | Sell |
8,197,687
-396,589
| -5% | -$40.9M | 0.26% | 108 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $976M | Sell |
8,594,276
-1,077,746
| -11% | -$128M | 0.29% | 100 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $1.2B | Sell |
9,672,022
-1,213,413
| -11% | -$156M | 0.37% | 81 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $1.44B | Sell |
10,885,435
-541,806
| -5% | -$66.8M | 0.43% | 69 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $1.25B | Sell |
11,427,241
-674,660
| -6% | -$70M | 0.4% | 79 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $1.25B | Sell |
12,101,901
-8,053,729
| -40% | -$868M | 0.44% | 66 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $2.33B | Sell |
20,155,630
-2,483,123
| -11% | -$282M | 0.76% | 25 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $2.41B | Sell |
22,638,753
-1,243,479
| -5% | -$134M | 0.82% | 22 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $2.65B | Sell |
23,882,232
-3,158,675
| -12% | -$323M | 0.93% | 20 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $2.33B | Sell |
27,040,907
-679,179
| -2% | -$60.6M | 0.87% | 25 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $2.53B | Sell |
27,720,086
-1,124,158
| -4% | -$99.7M | 0.87% | 24 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $2.37B | Sell |
28,844,244
-137,430
| -0.5% | -$10.8M | 0.7% | 37 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $2.22B | Buy |
28,981,674
+3,484,786
| +14% | +$278M | 0.61% | 45 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $1.92B | Buy |
25,496,888
+809,891
| +3% | +$61.6M | 0.56% | 47 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $1.92B | Sell |
24,686,997
-1,233,345
| -5% | -$91.7M | 0.56% | 46 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $1.91B | Buy |
25,920,342
+2,162,291
| +9% | +$159M | 0.59% | 44 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $1.85B | Sell |
23,758,051
-1,450,418
| -6% | -$111M | 0.6% | 41 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $2B | Buy |
25,208,469
+564,653
| +2% | +$44.2M | 0.72% | 33 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $1.82B | Buy |
24,643,816
+7,096,803
| +40% | +$534M | 0.72% | 36 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $1.29B | Buy |
17,547,013
+7,026,356
| +67% | +$552M | 0.61% | 40 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $913M | Sell |
10,520,657
-225,282
| -2% | -$18.5M | 0.34% | 82 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $863M | Buy |
10,745,939
+41,060
| +0.4% | +$3.29M | 0.35% | 84 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $856M | Sell |
10,704,879
-63,154
| -0.6% | -$4.84M | 0.35% | 85 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $855M | Buy |
10,768,033
+4,029
| +0% | +$301K | 0.36% | 81 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $785M | Sell |
10,764,004
-168,220
| -2% | -$11.9M | 0.38% | 73 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $740M | Sell |
10,932,224
-268,841
| -2% | -$17.1M | 0.3% | 92 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $649M | Sell |
11,201,065
-320,095
| -3% | -$18.1M | 0.28% | 99 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $599M | Sell |
11,521,160
-496,413
| -4% | -$26.8M | 0.26% | 105 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $645M | Sell |
12,017,573
-1,022,280
| -8% | -$56.7M | 0.27% | 99 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $797M | Sell |
13,039,853
-614,866
| -5% | -$37.3M | 0.35% | 83 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $835M | Sell |
13,654,719
-1,050,943
| -7% | -$64M | 0.37% | 74 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $892M | Sell |
14,705,662
-12,524,808
| -46% | -$760M | 0.42% | 67 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $1.53B | Sell |
27,230,470
-415,928
| -2% | -$24.3M | 0.75% | 39 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $1.65B | Buy |
27,646,398
+163,453
| +0.6% | +$9.56M | 0.8% | 32 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $1.51B | Buy |
27,482,945
+1,605,080
| +6% | +$85.4M | 0.76% | 37 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $1.31B | Buy |
25,877,865
+831,883
| +3% | +$40.7M | 0.68% | 38 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $1.26B | Buy |
25,045,982
+246,135
| +1% | +$12.4M | 0.67% | 39 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $1.17B | Buy |
24,799,847
+1,559,730
| +7% | +$82.9M | 0.65% | 41 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $1.26B | Sell |
23,240,117
-1,565,850
| -6% | -$87.8M | 0.64% | 42 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $1.36B | Buy |
24,805,967
+1,236,184
| +5% | +$70M | 0.69% | 39 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $1.28B | Buy |
23,569,783
+7,754,723
| +49% | +$432M | 0.65% | 45 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $895M | Buy |
15,815,060
+4,073,614
| +35% | +$229M | 0.47% | 57 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $648M | Buy |
11,741,446
+74,353
| +0.6% | +$4.06M | 0.34% | 74 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $632M | Buy |
11,667,093
+138,313
| +1% | +$7.16M | 0.35% | 72 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $551M | Buy |
11,528,780
+1,208,331
| +12% | +$55.2M | 0.31% | 81 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $469M | Sell |
10,320,449
-1,112,978
| -10% | -$50.8M | 0.29% | 84 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $507M | Buy |
+11,433,427
| New | +$511M | 0.34% | 79 |
|
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Massachusetts Financial Services's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Massachusetts Financial Services reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 94% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $478M and leaving 271,829 shares worth $35.6M. The position accounts for 0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #540.
Massachusetts Financial Services first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.65B in Q4 2022. 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.
- Massachusetts Financial Services held 271,829 shares of Merck worth $35.6M as of Q1 2026.
- Massachusetts Financial Services sold 4,144,192 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $478M.
- Merck made up 0.01% of Massachusetts Financial Services's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #540 holding.
- Massachusetts Financial Services first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Massachusetts Financial Services's Merck position peaked at $2.65B in Q4 2022.
- 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.
Based on Massachusetts Financial Services's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 14 May 2026.