Prudential plc’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Prudential plc’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	$40M	Sell	332,437 -48,039	-13%	-$5.55M	0.23%	44
2025 Q4	$40M	Sell	380,476 -29,087	-7%	-$2.73M	0.32%	38
2025 Q3	$34.4M	Buy	409,563 +11,393	+3%	+$938K	0.25%	45
2025 Q2	$31.5M	Buy	398,170 +56,360	+16%	+$4.48M	0.19%	46
2025 Q1	$30.7M	Buy	341,810 +31,758	+10%	+$2.97M	0.15%	47
2024 Q4	$30.8M	Sell	310,052 -73,375	-19%	-$7.56M	0.16%	43
2024 Q3	$43.5M	Buy	383,427 +1,327	+0.3%	+$158K	0.22%	33
2024 Q2	$47.3M	Buy	382,100 +90,634	+31%	+$11.7M	0.32%	34
2024 Q1	$38.5M	Buy	291,466 +47,672	+20%	+$5.88M	0.29%	43
2023 Q4	$26.6M	Sell	243,794 -24,444	-9%	-$2.54M	0.27%	49
2023 Q3	$27.6M	Sell	268,238 -79,301	-23%	-$8.55M	0.31%	43
2023 Q2	$40.1M	Sell	347,539 -20,129	-5%	-$2.29M	0.47%	31
2023 Q1	$39.1M	Sell	367,668 -19,267	-5%	-$2.08M	0.46%	28
2022 Q4	$42.9M	Buy	386,935 +62,895	+19%	+$6.43M	0.54%	20
2022 Q3	$27.9M	Buy	324,040 +104,515	+48%	+$9.33M	0.44%	24
2022 Q2	$20M	Buy	219,525 +12,357	+6%	+$1.1M	0.36%	38
2022 Q1	$17M	Sell	207,168 -14,948	-7%	-$1.18M	0.25%	48
2021 Q4	$17M	Buy	222,116 +93,890	+73%	+$7.48M	0.23%	46
2021 Q3	$9.63M	Sell	128,226 -227,225	-64%	-$17.3M	0.13%	67
2021 Q2	$27.6M	Sell	355,451 -618,313	-63%	-$46M	0.26%	61
2021 Q1	$71.6M	Buy	973,764 +78,297	+9%	+$5.78M	0.5%	50
2020 Q4	$69.9M	Sell	895,467 -434,776	-33%	-$33.3M	0.37%	70
2020 Q3	$105M	Sell	1,330,243 -68,841	-5%	-$5.39M	0.52%	42
2020 Q2	$103M	Sell	1,399,084 -444,697	-24%	-$33.5M	0.5%	49
2020 Q1	$135M	Sell	1,843,781 -647,998	-26%	-$50.9M	0.72%	29
2019 Q4	$216M	Sell	2,491,779 -428,527	-15%	-$35.2M	0.91%	29
2019 Q3	$234M	Buy	2,920,306 +77,871	+3%	+$6.24M	0.69%	36
2019 Q2	$227M	Buy	2,842,435 +378,107	+15%	+$29M	0.7%	34
2019 Q1	$196M	Sell	2,464,328 -109,922	-4%	-$8.22M	0.7%	31
2018 Q4	$188M	Sell	2,574,250 -944,081	-27%	-$66.6M	0.76%	33
2018 Q3	$238M	Sell	3,518,331 -828,307	-19%	-$52.8M	0.77%	27
2018 Q2	$252M	Sell	4,346,638 -53,584	-1%	-$3.02M	0.79%	26
2018 Q1	$229M	Buy	4,400,222 +318,793	+8%	+$17.2M	0.71%	34
2017 Q4	$219M	Buy	4,081,429 +428,543	+12%	+$23.8M	0.67%	38
2017 Q3	$223M	Buy	3,652,886 +78,242	+2%	+$4.74M	0.7%	35
2017 Q2	$219M	Sell	3,574,644 -93,186	-3%	-$5.67M	0.72%	30
2017 Q1	$222M	Sell	3,667,830 -299,013	-8%	-$18.1M	0.75%	28
2016 Q4	$223M	Buy	3,966,843 +550,031	+16%	+$32.2M	0.78%	26
2016 Q3	$203M	Buy	3,416,812 +146,596	+4%	+$8.57M	0.77%	28
2016 Q2	$180M	Buy	3,270,216 +35,180	+1%	+$1.87M	0.71%	30
2016 Q1	$163M	Sell	3,235,036 -103,897	-3%	-$5.09M	0.66%	38
2015 Q4	$168M	Buy	3,338,933 +67,281	+2%	+$3.39M	0.68%	36
2015 Q3	$154M	Buy	3,271,652 +255,897	+8%	+$13.6M	0.66%	42
2015 Q2	$164M	Buy	3,015,755 +857,893	+40%	+$48.1M	0.63%	42
2015 Q1	$118M	Sell	2,157,862 -214,229	-9%	-$12.1M	0.52%	51
2014 Q4	$129M	Sell	2,372,091 -32,630	-1%	-$1.82M	0.54%	44
2014 Q3	$136M	Buy	2,404,721 +56,439	+2%	+$3.17M	0.56%	45
2014 Q2	$130M	Buy	2,348,282 +59,724	+3%	+$3.26M	0.54%	47
2014 Q1	$124M	Sell	2,288,558 -73,105	-3%	-$3.79M	0.55%	44
2013 Q4	$113M	Buy	2,361,663 +214,903	+10%	+$9.82M	0.48%	53
2013 Q3	$97.5M	Sell	2,146,760 -356,627	-14%	-$16.3M	0.5%	51
2013 Q2	$111M	Buy	+2,503,387	New	+$112M	0.6%	48

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

Prudential plc's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Prudential plc reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 13% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $5.55M and leaving 332,437 shares worth $40M. The position accounts for 0.23% of the portfolio, ranked #44.

Prudential plc first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $252M in Q2 2018. 3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

Prudential plc held 332,437 shares of Merck worth $40M as of Q1 2026.
Prudential plc sold 48,039 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $5.55M.
Merck made up 0.23% of Prudential plc's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #44 holding.
Prudential plc first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
Prudential plc's Merck position peaked at $252M in Q2 2018.
3,777 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Prudential plc's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 14 May 2026.