Norges Bank’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Norges Bank’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	–	Sell	-37,981,502	Closed	-$4B	–	869
2025 Q4	$4B	Buy	+37,981,502	New	+$3.57B	0.43%	35
2025 Q3	–	Sell	-36,111,289	Closed	-$2.86B	–	970
2025 Q2	$2.86B	Sell	36,111,289 -2,116,401	-6%	-$168M	0.36%	40
2025 Q1	$3.43B	Buy	38,227,690 +3,247,805	+9%	+$303M	0.48%	31
2024 Q4	$3.48B	Buy	34,979,885 +1,198,861	+4%	+$124M	0.46%	31
2024 Q3	$3.84B	Sell	33,781,024 -25,952	-0.1%	-$3.08M	0.54%	27
2024 Q2	$4.19B	Buy	33,806,976 +3,873,023	+13%	+$499M	0.63%	23
2024 Q1	$3.95B	Buy	29,933,953 +1,422,065	+5%	+$175M	0.62%	25
2023 Q4	$3.11B	Buy	28,511,888 +1,317,346	+5%	+$137M	0.54%	28
2023 Q3	$2.8B	Sell	27,194,542 -46,994	-0.2%	-$5.07M	0.57%	27
2023 Q2	$3.14B	Buy	27,241,536 +1,381,099	+5%	+$157M	0.62%	23
2023 Q1	$2.75B	Buy	25,860,437 +1,198,042	+5%	+$129M	0.6%	26
2022 Q4	$2.74B	Buy	24,662,395 +765,411	+3%	+$78.2M	0.66%	27
2022 Q3	$2.06B	Buy	23,896,984 +507,383	+2%	+$45.3M	0.55%	32
2022 Q2	$2.13B	Buy	23,389,601 +224,789	+1%	+$19.9M	0.55%	33
2022 Q1	$1.9B	Sell	23,164,812 -622,089	-3%	-$49M	0.41%	46
2021 Q4	$1.82B	Sell	23,786,901 -2,349,731	-9%	-$187M	0.37%	51
2021 Q3	$1.96B	Buy	26,136,632 +344,097	+1%	+$26.2M	0.43%	38
2021 Q2	$2.01B	Sell	25,792,535 -2,789,242	-10%	-$207M	0.43%	42
2021 Q1	$2.1B	Sell	28,581,777 -254,453	-0.9%	-$18.8M	0.48%	35
2020 Q4	$2.25B	Sell	28,836,230 -361,283	-1%	-$27.6M	0.53%	30
2020 Q3	$2.31B	Sell	29,197,513 -281,227	-1%	-$22M	0.61%	23
2020 Q2	$2.18B	Buy	29,478,740 +957,291	+3%	+$72.1M	0.63%	21
2020 Q1	$2.09B	Sell	28,521,449 -331,168	-1%	-$26M	0.75%	17
2019 Q4	$2.5B	Buy	28,852,617 +3,147	+0%	+$258K	0.7%	22
2019 Q3	$2.32B	Sell	28,849,470 -129,828	-0.4%	-$10.4M	0.71%	22
2019 Q2	$2.32B	Hold	28,979,298	–	–	0.72%	25
2019 Q1	$2.3B	Sell	28,979,298 -737,880	-2%	-$55.2M	0.74%	22
2018 Q4	$2.17B	Sell	29,717,178 -434,190	-1%	-$30.7M	0.81%	17
2018 Q3	$2.04B	Sell	30,151,368 -175,494	-0.6%	-$11.2M	0.66%	22
2018 Q2	$1.76B	Buy	30,326,862 +534,406	+2%	+$30.1M	0.6%	26
2018 Q1	$1.55B	Buy	29,792,456 +46,582	+0.2%	+$2.52M	0.56%	27
2017 Q4	$1.6B	Buy	29,745,874 +117,668	+0.4%	+$6.52M	0.57%	28
2017 Q3	$1.81B	Sell	29,628,206 -95,042	-0.3%	-$5.76M	0.69%	21
2017 Q2	$1.82B	Sell	29,723,248 -251,438	-0.8%	-$15.3M	0.72%	21
2017 Q1	$1.82B	Buy	29,974,686 +978,451	+3%	+$59.4M	0.75%	20
2016 Q4	$1.63B	Buy	28,996,235 +671,170	+2%	+$39.3M	0.71%	23
2016 Q3	$1.61B	Buy	28,325,065 +430,448	+2%	+$25.2M	0.76%	21
2016 Q2	$1.53B	Sell	27,894,617 -1,127,261	-4%	-$60M	0.73%	21
2016 Q1	$1.47B	Buy	29,021,878 +387,765	+1%	+$19M	0.72%	24
2015 Q4	$1.44B	Buy	28,634,113 +655,204	+2%	+$33M	0.72%	27
2015 Q3	$1.32B	Buy	27,978,909 +1,246,572	+5%	+$66.2M	0.69%	24
2015 Q2	$1.45B	Buy	26,732,337 +547,011	+2%	+$30.7M	0.73%	20
2015 Q1	$1.44B	Buy	26,185,326 +2,718,397	+12%	+$154M	0.7%	21
2014 Q4	$1.27B	Buy	23,466,929 +231,391	+1%	+$12.9M	0.65%	23
2014 Q3	$1.31B	Sell	23,235,538 -23,235,538	-50%	-$1.3B	0.71%	22
2014 Q2	$2.57B	Buy	46,471,076 +23,235,538	+100%	+$1.27B	0.69%	21
2014 Q1	$1.26B	Sell	23,235,538 -90,692	-0.4%	-$4.7M	0.71%	22
2013 Q4	$1.11B	Sell	23,326,230 -2,023,033	-8%	-$92.5M	0.64%	23
2013 Q3	$1.15B	Sell	25,349,263 -949,114	-4%	-$43.3M	0.67%	22
2013 Q2	$1.17B	Buy	+26,298,377	New	+$1.17B	0.72%	21

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return

VCM

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return

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 Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $654B AUM 26.35% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return

Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return

Norges Bank's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Norges Bank sold out of Merck (MRK) in Q1 2026, closing a stake of 37,981,502 shares — an estimated $4B sold.

Norges Bank first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and held it in 50 quarters. The position peaked at $4.19B in Q2 2024. 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

Norges Bank reported no remaining Merck position as of Q1 2026 after selling out during the quarter.
Norges Bank sold 37,981,502 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $4B.
Norges Bank first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and held it in 50 quarters.
Norges Bank's Merck position peaked at $4.19B in Q2 2024.
3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Norges Bank's 13F filing for Q1 2026.