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Virtus Investment Advisers’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Virtus Investment Advisers’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 		$2.1M Sell
16,352
-1,233
-7% -$144K 0.49% 34
2026
Q1 		$2.12M Buy
+17,585
New +$2.03M 0.58% 15
2025
Q1 		– Sell
-13
Closed -$1.29K – 606
2024
Q4 		$1.29K Sell
13
-3,077
-100% -$317K ﹤0.01% 360
2024
Q3 		$351K Sell
3,090
-739
-19% -$87.8K 0.28% 114
2024
Q2 		$474K Sell
3,829
-2,270
-37% -$292K 0.4% 79
2024
Q1 		$805K Buy
6,099
+1,618
+36% +$199K 0.58% 45
2023
Q4 		$489K Buy
4,481
+1,660
+59% +$172K 0.37% 85
2023
Q3 		$290K Sell
2,821
-4,444
-61% -$479K 0.2% 128
2023
Q2 		$838K Hold
7,265
– – 0.57% 41
2023
Q1 		$773K Sell
7,265
-1,231
-14% -$133K 0.54% 51
2022
Q4 		$943K Buy
8,496
+3,604
+74% +$368K 0.63% 39
2022
Q3 		$421K Buy
+4,892
New +$437K 0.19% 104
2018
Q1 		– Sell
-11,975
Closed -$643K – 294
2017
Q4 		$643K Sell
11,975
-681
-5% -$37.8K 0.07% 266
2017
Q3 		$773K Sell
12,656
-1,389
-10% -$84.2K 0.08% 251
2017
Q2 		$859K Sell
14,045
-2,745
-16% -$167K 0.08% 243
2017
Q1 		$1.02M Buy
+16,790
New +$1.02M 0.09% 238
2016
Q4 		– Sell
-96,944
Closed -$5.77M – 513
2016
Q3 		$5.77M Buy
+96,944
New +$5.67M 0.37% 85

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
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
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
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Virtus Investment Advisers's MRK Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Virtus Investment Advisers reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 7% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $144K and leaving 16,352 shares worth $2.1M. The position accounts for 0.49% of the portfolio, ranked #34.

Virtus Investment Advisers first reported a position in MRK in Q3 2016 and has held it in 17 quarters since. The position peaked at $5.77M in Q3 2016. 3,833 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2026.

  • Virtus Investment Advisers held 16,352 shares of Merck worth $2.1M as of Q2 2026.
  • Virtus Investment Advisers sold 1,233 Merck shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $144K.
  • Merck made up 0.49% of Virtus Investment Advisers's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #34 holding.
  • Virtus Investment Advisers first reported a position in Merck in Q3 2016 and has held it in 17 quarters since.
  • Virtus Investment Advisers's Merck position peaked at $5.77M in Q3 2016.
  • 3,833 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2026.

Based on Virtus Investment Advisers's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.