Virginia Retirement Systems’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
Q4 | $143M | Sell |
1,356,338
-151,000
| -10% | -$14.2M | 0.85% | 13 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $127M | Buy |
1,507,338
+52,100
| +4% | +$4.29M | 0.82% | 16 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $115M | Buy |
1,455,238
+301,600
| +26% | +$24M | 0.79% | 18 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $104M | Buy |
+1,153,638
| New | +$108M | 0.77% | 18 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $125M | Sell |
1,209,393
-104,000
| -8% | -$11.2M | 1.23% | 10 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $152M | Buy |
1,313,393
+35,000
| +3% | +$3.97M | 1.45% | 7 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $136M | Buy |
1,278,393
+87,699
| +7% | +$9.47M | 1.41% | 5 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $132M | Buy |
1,190,694
+3,500
| +0.3% | +$358K | 1.38% | 5 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $102M | Buy |
+1,187,194
| New | +$106M | 1.16% | 12 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $93.6M | Buy |
1,141,294
+33,900
| +3% | +$2.67M | 0.88% | 19 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $84.9K | Buy |
1,107,394
+150,000
| +16% | +$11.9M | 0.58% | 25 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $71.9M | Buy |
957,394
+300,900
| +46% | +$22.9M | 0.74% | 22 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $51.1M | Sell |
656,494
-318,978
| -33% | -$23.7M | 0.5% | 47 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $71.8M | Buy |
975,472
+56,382
| +6% | +$4.16M | 0.7% | 24 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $71.7M | Sell |
919,090
-105
| -0% | -$8.03K | 0.75% | 23 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $72.8M | Sell |
919,195
-42,548
| -4% | -$3.33M | 0.83% | 20 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $71M | Sell |
961,743
-187,592
| -16% | -$14.1M | 0.84% | 19 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $84.4M | Buy |
1,149,335
+509,956
| +80% | +$40.1M | 1.16% | 13 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $55.5M | Sell |
639,379
-72,102
| -10% | -$5.92M | 0.6% | 30 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $57.1M | Buy |
711,481
+31,440
| +5% | +$2.52M | 0.65% | 27 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $54.4M | Buy |
680,041
+93,901
| +16% | +$7.19M | 0.63% | 28 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $46.5M | Buy |
586,140
+7,231
| +1% | +$541K | 0.55% | 36 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $42.2M | Sell |
578,909
-1,886
| -0.3% | -$133K | 0.57% | 32 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $39.3M | Sell |
580,795
-197,129
| -25% | -$12.6M | 0.46% | 44 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $45.1M | Sell |
777,924
-50,723
| -6% | -$2.86M | 0.55% | 35 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $43.1M | Hold |
828,647
| – | – | 0.52% | 32 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $44.5M | Sell |
828,647
-1,048
| -0.1% | -$58.1K | 0.53% | 37 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $50.7M | Sell |
829,695
-86,880
| -9% | -$5.27M | 0.62% | 27 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $56.1M | Buy |
916,575
+27,458
| +3% | +$1.67M | 0.7% | 22 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $53.9M | Buy |
889,117
+112,660
| +15% | +$6.83M | 0.69% | 22 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $43.6M | Buy |
776,457
+168,414
| +28% | +$9.86M | 0.61% | 31 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $36.2M | Buy |
608,043
+178,998
| +42% | +$10.5M | 0.52% | 42 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $23.6M | Buy |
+429,045
| New | +$22.8M | 0.35% | 79 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $24.8M | Sell |
491,805
-8,505
| -2% | -$429K | 0.37% | 74 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $23.6M | Buy |
500,310
+5,059
| +1% | +$269K | 0.36% | 77 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $26.9M | Sell |
495,251
-226
| -0% | -$12.7K | 0.41% | 61 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $27.2M | Sell |
495,477
-2,490
| -0.5% | -$141K | 0.41% | 59 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $27M | Buy |
497,967
+2,674
| +0.5% | +$149K | 0.42% | 57 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $28M | Sell |
495,293
-12,716
| -3% | -$714K | 0.46% | 53 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $28M | Sell |
508,009
-67,390
| -12% | -$3.68M | 0.49% | 47 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $31.2M | Buy |
575,399
+156,748
| +37% | +$8.12M | 0.59% | 35 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $20M | Sell |
418,651
-130,721
| -24% | -$5.98M | 0.4% | 64 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $25M | Sell |
549,372
-596,312
| -52% | -$27.2M | 0.53% | 53 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $50.8M | Buy |
+1,145,684
| New | +$51.2M | 0.96% | 19 |
|
Other funds holding MRK
Virginia Retirement Systems's MRK Position: Q4 2025 in Review
Virginia Retirement Systems reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 10% in Q4 2025, selling an estimated $14.2M and leaving 1,356,338 shares worth $143M. The position accounts for 0.85% of the portfolio, ranked #13.
Virginia Retirement Systems first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 44 quarters since. The position peaked at $152M in Q2 2023. 3,660 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q4 2025.
- Virginia Retirement Systems held 1,356,338 shares of Merck worth $143M as of Q4 2025.
- Virginia Retirement Systems sold 151,000 Merck shares in Q4 2025, an estimated $14.2M.
- Merck made up 0.85% of Virginia Retirement Systems's portfolio in Q4 2025, its #13 holding.
- Virginia Retirement Systems first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 44 quarters since.
- Virginia Retirement Systems's Merck position peaked at $152M in Q2 2023.
- 3,660 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q4 2025.
Based on Virginia Retirement Systems's 13F filing for Q4 2025, filed 4 Feb 2026.