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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
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 $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $654B AUM 26.35% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return

Virtus Investment Advisers's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Virtus Investment Advisers opened a new position in Merck (MRK) in Q1 2026: 17,585 shares worth $2.12M. The stake represents 0.58% of the portfolio and ranks #15 among its holdings. This is a return to the name: Virtus Investment Advisers previously reported a position in MRK as recently as Q4 2024.

Virtus Investment Advisers first reported a position in MRK in Q3 2016 and has held it in 16 quarters since. The position peaked at $5.77M in Q3 2016. 3,775 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

  • Virtus Investment Advisers held 17,585 shares of Merck worth $2.12M as of Q1 2026.
  • Merck was a new Virtus Investment Advisers position in Q1 2026.
  • Merck made up 0.58% of Virtus Investment Advisers's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #15 holding.
  • Virtus Investment Advisers first reported a position in Merck in Q3 2016 and has held it in 16 quarters since.
  • Virtus Investment Advisers's Merck position peaked at $5.77M in Q3 2016.
  • 3,775 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Virtus Investment Advisers's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 14 May 2026.