Viking Fund Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Viking Fund 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	$12.8M	Hold	100,000	–	–	1.15%	35
2026 Q1	$12M	Hold	100,000	–	–	1.23%	25
2025 Q4	$10.5M	Hold	100,000	–	–	1.22%	26
2025 Q3	$8.39M	Buy	100,000 +19,000	+23%	+$1.56M	1.01%	35
2025 Q2	$6.41M	Sell	81,000 -19,000	-19%	-$1.51M	0.88%	44
2025 Q1	$8.98M	Hold	100,000	–	–	1.29%	27
2024 Q4	$9.95M	Buy	100,000 +39,000	+64%	+$4.02M	1.55%	18
2024 Q3	$6.93M	Sell	61,000 -4,000	-6%	-$475K	1.13%	38
2024 Q2	$8.05M	Sell	65,000 -8,000	-11%	-$1.03M	1.44%	24
2024 Q1	$9.63M	Sell	73,000 -8,000	-10%	-$986K	1.74%	16
2023 Q4	$8.83M	Hold	81,000	–	–	1.72%	17
2023 Q3	$8.34M	Hold	81,000	–	–	1.68%	15
2023 Q2	$9.35M	Buy	81,000 +4,000	+5%	+$454K	1.77%	13
2023 Q1	$8.19M	Buy	77,000 +5,000	+7%	+$540K	1.58%	14
2022 Q4	$7.99M	Sell	72,000 -4,000	-5%	-$409K	1.59%	15
2022 Q3	$6.54M	Buy	76,000 +4,000	+6%	+$357K	1.54%	16
2022 Q2	$6.56M	Hold	72,000	–	–	1.52%	16
2022 Q1	$5.91M	Buy	72,000 +4,000	+6%	+$315K	1.34%	23
2021 Q4	$5.21M	Hold	68,000	–	–	1.37%	20
2021 Q3	$5.11M	Buy	68,000 +2,000	+3%	+$152K	1.48%	19
2021 Q2	$5.13M	Buy	66,000 +24,080	+57%	+$1.79M	1.46%	24
2021 Q1	$3.08M	Buy	41,920 +8,384	+25%	+$618K	0.92%	38
2020 Q4	$2.62M	Sell	33,536 -8,384	-20%	-$641K	0.84%	41
2020 Q3	$3.32M	Sell	41,920 -5,240	-11%	-$410K	1.23%	28
2020 Q2	$3.48M	Hold	47,160	–	–	1.29%	28
2020 Q1	$3.46M	Buy	47,160 +26,200	+125%	+$2.06M	1.52%	25
2019 Q4	$1.82M	Hold	20,960	–	–	0.51%	61
2019 Q3	$1.68M	Hold	20,960	–	–	0.48%	62
2019 Q2	$1.68M	Buy	20,960 +4,192	+25%	+$321K	0.45%	64
2019 Q1	$1.33M	Hold	16,768	–	–	0.33%	78
2018 Q4	$1.22M	Sell	16,768 -15,720	-48%	-$1.11M	0.34%	76
2018 Q3	$2.2M	Sell	32,488 -26,200	-45%	-$1.67M	0.45%	64
2018 Q2	$3.4M	Hold	58,688	–	–	0.65%	49
2018 Q1	$3.05M	Buy	58,688 +4,192	+8%	+$226K	0.58%	51
2017 Q4	$2.93M	Buy	54,496 +3,144	+6%	+$174K	0.48%	57
2017 Q3	$3.14M	Hold	51,352	–	–	0.5%	55
2017 Q2	$3.14M	Buy	51,352 +3,144	+7%	+$191K	0.48%	60
2017 Q1	$2.92M	Buy	48,208 +8,384	+21%	+$509K	0.39%	67
2016 Q4	$2.24M	Buy	+39,824	New	+$2.33M	0.28%	74

Other funds holding MRK

LMFP

Larry Mathis Financial Planning Phoenix, Arizona $124B AUM

Swedbank Stockholm, Sweden $116B AUM 46.87% 1-Year Est. Return

Assenagon Asset Management Senningerberg, Luxembourg $80.2B AUM 50.57% 1-Year Est. Return

Handelsbanken Fonder Stockholm, Sweden $35.1B AUM 47.76% 1-Year Est. Return

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services Plymouth, Minnesota $59.8B AUM 29.42% 1-Year Est. Return

AAMU

AEGON Asset Management (UK) Edinburgh, United Kingdom $9.38B AUM 48.94% 1-Year Est. Return

CRM

Cardano Risk Management Rotterdam, Netherlands $13B AUM 49.44% 1-Year Est. Return

Sarasin & Partners London, United Kingdom $8.54B AUM 9.6% 1-Year Est. Return

ORIO

Old Republic International (ORI) Chicago, Illinois $2.67B AUM 26.94% 1-Year Est. Return

CNB

Czech National Bank Prague, Czech Republic $18.3B AUM 43.04% 1-Year Est. Return

Viking Fund Management's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Viking Fund Management held its Merck (MRK) position steady in Q2 2026 at 100,000 shares worth $12.8M. The position accounts for 1.15% of the portfolio, ranked #35.

Viking Fund Management first reported a position in MRK in Q4 2016 and has held it in 39 quarters since. 810 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

Viking Fund Management held 100,000 shares of Merck worth $12.8M as of Q2 2026.
Viking Fund Management left its Merck share count unchanged in Q2 2026.
Merck made up 1.15% of Viking Fund Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #35 holding.
Viking Fund Management first reported a position in Merck in Q4 2016 and has held it in 39 quarters since.
810 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Viking Fund Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Jul 2026.