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NS Partners’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

NS Partners’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
Q3 		$9.7M Buy
+66,841
New +$9.24M 0.41% 58
2019
Q3 		– Sell
-2,830
Closed -$226K – 87
2019
Q2 		$226K Hold
2,830
– – 0.02% 89
2019
Q1 		$225K Hold
2,830
– – 0.02% 106
2018
Q4 		$206K Buy
+2,830
New +$200K 0.02% 90
2016
Q4 		– Sell
-9,353
Closed -$557K – 112
2016
Q3 		$557K Hold
9,353
– – 0.09% 105
2016
Q2 		$514K Hold
9,353
– – 0.09% 105
2016
Q1 		$472K Buy
+9,353
New +$458K 0.09% 105
2015
Q4 		– Sell
-6,760
Closed -$319K – 115
2015
Q3 		$319K Sell
6,760
-2,730
-29% -$145K 0.06% 102
2015
Q2 		$516K Buy
+9,490
New +$532K 0.08% 90

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NS Partners's MRK Position: Q3 2026 in Review

NS Partners opened a new position in Merck (MRK) in Q3 2026: 66,841 shares worth $9.7M. The stake represents 0.41% of the portfolio and ranks #58 among its holdings. This is a return to the name: NS Partners previously reported a position in MRK as recently as Q2 2019.

NS Partners first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2015 and has held it in 9 quarters since. 3,520 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q3 2026.

  • NS Partners held 66,841 shares of Merck worth $9.7M as of Q3 2026.
  • Merck was a new NS Partners position in Q3 2026.
  • Merck made up 0.41% of NS Partners's portfolio in Q3 2026, its #58 holding.
  • NS Partners first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2015 and has held it in 9 quarters since.
  • 3,520 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q3 2026.

Based on NS Partners's 13F filing for Q3 2026, filed 10 Nov 2026.