Vanguard Asset Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Vanguard Asset Management’s Portfolio MRK Stock Details MRK Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$719M	Buy	5,593,255 +589,632	+12%	+$69M	0.49%	35
2026 Q1	$602M	Buy	+5,003,623	New	+$578M	0.51%	28

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return

Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $751B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Fisher Asset Management Camas, Washington $336B AUM 34.66% 1-Year Est. Return

Norges Bank Oslo, Norway $1T AUM

Vanguard Asset Management's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Vanguard Asset Management increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 12% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $69M and bringing the position to 5,593,255 shares worth $719M. The position accounts for 0.49% of the portfolio, ranked #35.

Vanguard Asset Management first reported a position in MRK in Q1 2026 and has held it in 2 quarters since. 3,688 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

Vanguard Asset Management held 5,593,255 shares of Merck worth $719M as of Q2 2026.
Vanguard Asset Management bought 589,632 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $69M.
Merck made up 0.49% of Vanguard Asset Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #35 holding.
Vanguard Asset Management first reported a position in Merck in Q1 2026 and has held it in 2 quarters since.
3,688 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Vanguard Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.