Swiss National Bank’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q2 | $896M | Sell |
6,973,251
-310,900
| -4% | -$36.4M | 0.47% | 32 |
|
|
2026
Q1 | $876M | Buy |
7,284,151
+440,700
| +6% | +$50.9M | 0.5% | 30 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $720M | Sell |
6,843,451
-394,800
| -5% | -$37.1M | 0.43% | 32 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $608M | Sell |
7,238,251
-379,300
| -5% | -$31.2M | 0.35% | 37 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $603M | Buy |
7,617,551
+482,700
| +7% | +$38.4M | 0.36% | 39 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $640M | Sell |
7,134,851
-25,900
| -0.4% | -$2.42M | 0.45% | 30 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $712M | Sell |
7,160,751
-357,200
| -5% | -$36.8M | 0.47% | 26 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $854M | Buy |
7,517,951
+19,400
| +0.3% | +$2.3M | 0.55% | 24 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $928M | Sell |
7,498,551
-90,200
| -1% | -$11.6M | 0.64% | 20 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $1B | Sell |
7,588,751
-345,900
| -4% | -$42.6M | 0.7% | 19 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $865M | Sell |
7,934,651
-227,000
| -3% | -$23.6M | 0.63% | 20 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $840M | Sell |
8,161,651
-1,003,600
| -11% | -$108M | 0.66% | 21 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $1.06B | Sell |
9,165,251
-896,700
| -9% | -$102M | 0.72% | 19 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $1.07B | Sell |
10,061,951
-234,000
| -2% | -$25.3M | 0.73% | 19 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $1.14B | Sell |
10,295,951
-663,281
| -6% | -$67.8M | 0.82% | 19 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $944M | Sell |
10,959,232
-5,700
| -0.1% | -$509K | 0.68% | 22 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $1,000M | Buy |
10,964,932
+24,400
| +0.2% | +$2.16M | 0.68% | 22 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $898M | Buy |
10,940,532
+1,318,900
| +14% | +$104M | 0.51% | 34 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $737M | Sell |
9,621,632
-390,400
| -4% | -$31.1M | 0.44% | 41 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $752M | Sell |
10,012,032
-305,600
| -3% | -$23.2M | 0.48% | 38 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $802M | Sell |
10,317,632
-945,074
| -8% | -$70.3M | 0.49% | 34 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $828M | Buy |
11,262,706
+199,539
| +2% | +$14.7M | 0.55% | 31 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $864M | Sell |
11,063,167
-7,231
| -0.1% | -$553K | 0.61% | 25 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $876M | Sell |
11,070,398
-215,679
| -2% | -$16.9M | 0.69% | 20 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $833M | Buy |
11,286,077
+114,547
| +1% | +$8.62M | 0.7% | 20 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $820M | Buy |
11,171,530
+1,991,829
| +22% | +$157M | 0.87% | 15 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $797M | Sell |
9,179,701
-437,645
| -5% | -$35.9M | 0.82% | 19 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $773M | Buy |
9,617,346
+52,459
| +0.5% | +$4.2M | 0.82% | 18 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $765M | Sell |
9,564,887
-297,213
| -3% | -$22.8M | 0.83% | 21 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $783M | Buy |
9,862,100
+57,011
| +0.6% | +$4.26M | 0.86% | 18 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $715M | Buy |
9,805,089
+44,226
| +0.5% | +$3.12M | 0.92% | 15 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $661M | Sell |
9,760,863
-364,809
| -4% | -$23.2M | 0.74% | 21 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $586M | Buy |
10,125,672
+186,649
| +2% | +$10.5M | 0.67% | 23 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $517M | Sell |
9,939,023
-1,291,556
| -12% | -$69.8M | 0.63% | 26 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $603M | Sell |
11,230,579
-15,300
| -0.1% | -$848K | 0.65% | 28 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $687M | Buy |
11,245,879
+34,479
| +0.3% | +$2.09M | 0.78% | 20 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $686M | Buy |
11,211,400
+322,050
| +3% | +$19.6M | 0.81% | 22 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $660M | Buy |
10,889,350
+2,203,211
| +25% | +$134M | 0.82% | 17 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $488M | Sell |
8,686,139
-99,875
| -1% | -$5.85M | 0.77% | 17 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $523M | Sell |
8,786,014
-125,131
| -1% | -$7.32M | 0.84% | 16 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $490M | Buy |
8,911,145
+541,082
| +6% | +$28.8M | 0.79% | 17 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $405M | Buy |
8,370,063
+2,214,739
| +36% | +$108M | 0.74% | 18 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $310M | Sell |
6,155,324
-142,738
| -2% | -$7.2M | 0.75% | 17 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $297M | Buy |
6,298,062
+512,158
| +9% | +$27.2M | 0.76% | 15 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $314M | Buy |
5,785,904
+191,155
| +3% | +$10.7M | 0.81% | 12 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $307M | Buy |
5,594,749
+1,623,876
| +41% | +$91.9M | 0.82% | 12 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $215M | Sell |
3,970,873
-156,886
| -4% | -$8.74M | 0.81% | 12 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $233M | Sell |
4,127,759
-89,184
| -2% | -$5.01M | 0.9% | 11 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $233M | Buy |
4,216,943
+46,426
| +1% | +$2.53M | 0.86% | 11 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $226M | Sell |
4,170,517
-262,314
| -6% | -$13.6M | 0.89% | 13 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $212M | Buy |
4,432,831
+879,900
| +25% | +$40.2M | 0.83% | 15 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $161M | Buy |
3,552,931
+58,374
| +2% | +$2.67M | 0.67% | 18 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $155M | Buy |
+3,494,557
| New | +$156M | 0.68% | 17 |
|
Other funds holding MRK
Swiss National Bank's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review
Swiss National Bank reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 4.3% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $36.4M and leaving 6,973,251 shares worth $896M. The position accounts for 0.47% of the portfolio, ranked #32.
Swiss National Bank first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.14B in Q4 2022. 3,813 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.
- Swiss National Bank held 6,973,251 shares of Merck worth $896M as of Q2 2026.
- Swiss National Bank sold 310,900 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $36.4M.
- Merck made up 0.47% of Swiss National Bank's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #32 holding.
- Swiss National Bank first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
- Swiss National Bank's Merck position peaked at $1.14B in Q4 2022.
- 3,813 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.
Based on Swiss National Bank's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.