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Sterling Investment Counsel’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Sterling Investment Counsel’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 		$1.71M Buy
13,344
+265
+2% +$31K 0.4% 42
2026
Q1 		$1.57M Buy
13,079
+181
+1% +$20.9K 0.44% 41
2025
Q4 		$1.34M Buy
12,898
+3,636
+39% +$341K 0.38% 51
2025
Q3 		$777K Buy
9,262
+3,276
+55% +$270K 0.25% 66
2025
Q2 		$474K Sell
5,986
-5,184
-46% -$412K 0.28% 59
2025
Q1 		$1M Buy
11,170
+5,572
+100% +$520K 0.34% 54
2024
Q4 		$557K Sell
5,598
-4,966
-47% -$512K 0.37% 47
2024
Q3 		$1.2M Buy
10,564
+4,495
+74% +$534K 0.43% 47
2024
Q2 		$751K Sell
6,069
-369
-6% -$47.5K 0.3% 57
2024
Q1 		$850K Buy
6,438
+32
+0.5% +$3.94K 0.39% 50
2023
Q4 		$698K Sell
6,406
-657
-9% -$68.2K 0.36% 51
2023
Q3 		$727K Hold
7,063
– – 0.42% 48
2023
Q2 		$815K Sell
7,063
-2,004
-22% -$228K 0.44% 42
2023
Q1 		$965K Sell
9,067
-1,023
-10% -$110K 0.57% 30
2022
Q4 		$1.12M Hold
10,090
– – 0.69% 27
2022
Q3 		$869K Sell
10,090
-276
-3% -$24.6K 0.63% 29
2022
Q2 		$944K Sell
10,366
-292
-3% -$25.9K 0.72% 23
2022
Q1 		$875K Buy
10,658
+2,357
+28% +$186K 0.59% 27
2021
Q4 		$636K Buy
+8,301
New +$661K 0.43% 45

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
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund Albany, New York $79.3B AUM 43.63% 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
Truist Financial
Truist Financial Charlotte, North Carolina $83.7B AUM 27.22% 1-Year Est. Return
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments Seoul, South Korea $67.7B AUM 51.91% 1-Year Est. Return
Handelsbanken Fonder
Handelsbanken Fonder Stockholm, Sweden $35.1B AUM 47.76% 1-Year Est. Return

Sterling Investment Counsel's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Sterling Investment Counsel increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 2% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $31K and bringing the position to 13,344 shares worth $1.71M. The position accounts for 0.4% of the portfolio, ranked #42.

Sterling Investment Counsel first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2021 and has held it in 19 quarters since. 1,867 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Sterling Investment Counsel held 13,344 shares of Merck worth $1.71M as of Q2 2026.
  • Sterling Investment Counsel bought 265 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $31K.
  • Merck made up 0.4% of Sterling Investment Counsel's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #42 holding.
  • Sterling Investment Counsel first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2021 and has held it in 19 quarters since.
  • 1,867 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Sterling Investment Counsel's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 20 Jul 2026.