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Salem Investment Counselors’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Salem Investment Counselors’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
Q2 		$22.8M Sell
176,330
-42
-0% -$4.92K 0.57% 36
2026
Q1 		$21.3M Sell
176,372
-12,111
-6% -$1.4M 0.63% 31
2025
Q4 		$20M Sell
188,483
-1,165
-0.6% -$109K 0.56% 37
2025
Q3 		$16.1M Sell
189,648
-3,052
-2% -$251K 0.46% 41
2025
Q2 		$15.4M Sell
192,700
-63,710
-25% -$5.06M 0.49% 42
2025
Q1 		$23.2M Buy
256,410
+761
+0.3% +$71.1K 0.81% 27
2024
Q4 		$25.6M Buy
255,649
+2,278
+0.9% +$235K 0.84% 24
2024
Q3 		$28.9M Buy
253,371
+777
+0.3% +$92.3K 0.87% 22
2024
Q2 		$31.4M Buy
252,594
+2,702
+1% +$348K 1.01% 18
2024
Q1 		$33.1M Buy
249,892
+5,302
+2% +$654K 1.09% 18
2023
Q4 		$26.8M Buy
244,590
+5,348
+2% +$555K 0.92% 20
2023
Q3 		$24.8M Buy
239,242
+1,790
+0.8% +$193K 0.94% 20
2023
Q2 		$27.6M Buy
237,452
+1,012
+0.4% +$115K 1% 16
2023
Q1 		$25.3M Sell
236,440
-4,095
-2% -$442K 1.01% 17
2022
Q4 		$26.8M Buy
240,535
+3,140
+1% +$321K 1.15% 12
2022
Q3 		$20.6M Sell
237,395
-2,657
-1% -$237K 0.94% 18
2022
Q2 		$22M Buy
240,052
+3,749
+2% +$332K 1% 15
2022
Q1 		$19.4M Sell
236,303
-72
-0% -$5.68K 0.76% 24
2021
Q4 		$18.1M Sell
236,375
-14,467
-6% -$1.15M 0.63% 26
2021
Q3 		$18.8M Buy
250,842
+5,212
+2% +$396K 1.03% 22
2021
Q2 		$19.1M Sell
245,630
-2,345
-0.9% -$174K 1.05% 20
2021
Q1 		$18.2M Buy
247,975
+15,084
+6% +$1.11M 1.12% 23
2020
Q4 		$18.2M Buy
232,891
+6,610
+3% +$506K 1.2% 19
2020
Q3 		$17.9M Buy
226,281
+479
+0.2% +$37.5K 1.37% 15
2020
Q2 		$16.7M Sell
225,802
-414
-0.2% -$31.2K 1.41% 16
2020
Q1 		$16.6M Buy
226,216
+304
+0.1% +$23.9K 1.72% 12
2019
Q4 		$19.6M Buy
225,912
+2,243
+1% +$184K 1.62% 15
2019
Q3 		$18M Buy
223,669
+649
+0.3% +$52K 1.65% 15
2019
Q2 		$17.8M Sell
223,020
-1,552
-0.7% -$119K 1.65% 14
2019
Q1 		$15.2M Buy
224,572
+809
+0.4% +$60.5K 1.55% 19
2018
Q4 		$16.3M Sell
223,763
-809
-0.4% -$57.1K 2.06% 12
2018
Q3 		$15.2M Sell
224,572
-2,298
-1% -$146K 1.55% 19
2018
Q2 		$13.1M Sell
226,870
-5,882
-3% -$332K 1.2% 21
2018
Q1 		$12M Sell
232,752
-2,453
-1% -$132K 1.35% 22
2017
Q4 		$12.6M Buy
235,205
+63,230
+37% +$3.51M 1.37% 22
2017
Q3 		$10.6M Sell
171,975
-3,281
-2% -$199K 1.24% 23
2017
Q2 		$10.7M Buy
175,256
+8,132
+5% +$495K 1.24% 23
2017
Q1 		$10.1M Buy
167,124
+5,848
+4% +$355K 1.08% 30
2016
Q4 		$9.06M Buy
161,276
+11,217
+7% +$656K 1.04% 31
2016
Q3 		$89.4K Sell
150,059
-8,296
-5% -$485K 1.17% 28
2016
Q2 		$8.71M Buy
158,355
+1,247
+0.8% +$66.4K 1.04% 30
2016
Q1 		$7.93M Sell
157,108
-9,586
-6% -$469K 0.98% 32
2015
Q4 		$8.4M Sell
166,694
-29,439
-15% -$1.48M 1.06% 31
2015
Q3 		$9.16M Sell
196,133
-19,685
-9% -$1.05M 1.2% 22
2015
Q2 		$11.7M Buy
215,818
+1,881
+0.9% +$105K 1.43% 16
2015
Q1 		$11.7M Sell
213,937
-1,004
-0.5% -$56.8K 1.4% 16
2014
Q4 		$11.6M Buy
214,941
+149
+0.1% +$8.3K 1.39% 17
2014
Q3 		$12.2M Buy
214,792
+68
+0% +$3.82K 1.46% 15
2014
Q2 		$11.9M Sell
214,724
-1,396
-0.6% -$76.2K 1.44% 16
2014
Q1 		$11.7M Sell
216,120
-1,955
-0.9% -$101K 1.45% 17
2013
Q4 		$10.4M Sell
218,075
-884
-0.4% -$40.4K 1.36% 19
2013
Q3 		$9.95M Buy
218,959
+1,221
+0.6% +$55.7K 1.38% 21
2013
Q2 		$9.65M Buy
+217,738
New +$9.73M 1.4% 18

Other funds holding MRK

Swedbank
Swedbank Stockholm, Sweden $116B AUM 46.87% 1-Year Est. Return
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan $175B AUM 40.63% 1-Year Est. Return
Aberdeen Group
Aberdeen Group Edinburgh, United Kingdom $71.2B AUM 41.74% 1-Year Est. Return
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $424B AUM 22.94% 1-Year Est. Return
Citigroup
Citigroup New York $303B AUM 53.02% 1-Year Est. Return
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund Albany, New York $79.3B AUM 43.63% 1-Year Est. Return
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates New York $167B AUM 44.17% 1-Year Est. Return
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management Senningerberg, Luxembourg $80.2B AUM 50.57% 1-Year Est. Return
ECSS
Eurizon Capital SGR SpA Milan $37.3B AUM
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management Rotterdam, Netherlands $81.4B AUM 40.71% 1-Year Est. Return

Salem Investment Counselors's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Salem Investment Counselors reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 0.02% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $4.92K and leaving 176,330 shares worth $22.8M. The position accounts for 0.57% of the portfolio, ranked #36.

Salem Investment Counselors first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $33.1M in Q1 2024. 1,976 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Salem Investment Counselors held 176,330 shares of Merck worth $22.8M as of Q2 2026.
  • Salem Investment Counselors sold 42 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $4.92K.
  • Merck made up 0.57% of Salem Investment Counselors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #36 holding.
  • Salem Investment Counselors first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
  • Salem Investment Counselors's Merck position peaked at $33.1M in Q1 2024.
  • 1,976 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Salem Investment Counselors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Jul 2026.