Vanguard Portfolio Management
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Vanguard Portfolio Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Vanguard Portfolio Management’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 		$8.7B Buy
67,738,969
+434,664
+0.6% +$50.9M 0.39% 34
2026
Q1 		$8.1B Buy
+67,304,305
New +$7.77B 0.42% 27

Other funds holding MRK

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $751B AUM 38.74% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management Camas, Washington $336B AUM 34.66% 1-Year Est. Return
Norges Bank
Norges Bank Oslo, Norway $1T AUM
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $860B AUM 41.15% 1-Year Est. Return

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

Vanguard Portfolio Management increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 0.65% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $50.9M and bringing the position to 67,738,969 shares worth $8.7B. The position accounts for 0.39% of the portfolio, ranked #34.

Vanguard Portfolio 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 Portfolio Management held 67,738,969 shares of Merck worth $8.7B as of Q2 2026.
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management bought 434,664 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $50.9M.
  • Merck made up 0.39% of Vanguard Portfolio Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #34 holding.
  • Vanguard Portfolio 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 Portfolio Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.