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Warren Buffett’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Warren Buffett’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
2021
Q3 		– Sell
-9,157,192
Closed -$712M – 45
2021
Q2 		$712M Sell
9,157,192
-9,583,551
-51% -$713M 0.24% 28
2021
Q1 		$1.38B Sell
18,740,743
-11,334,169
-38% -$836M 0.51% 23
2020
Q4 		$2.35B Buy
30,074,912
+6,596,461
+28% +$505M 0.87% 16
2020
Q3 		$1.86B Buy
+23,478,451
New +$1.84B 0.79% 18

Other funds holding MRK

Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources San Mateo, California $408B AUM 30.18% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $757B AUM 28.64% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab San Francisco, California $654B AUM 26.35% 1-Year Est. Return

Warren Buffett's MRK Position: Q3 2021 in Review

Warren Buffett sold out of Merck (MRK) in Q3 2021, closing a stake of 9,157,192 shares — an estimated $712M sold.

Warren Buffett first reported a position in MRK in Q3 2020 and held it in 4 quarters. The position peaked at $2.35B in Q4 2020. 2,648 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q3 2021.

  • Warren Buffett reported no remaining Merck position as of Q3 2021 after selling out during the quarter.
  • Warren Buffett sold 9,157,192 Merck shares in Q3 2021, an estimated $712M.
  • Warren Buffett first reported a position in Merck in Q3 2020 and held it in 4 quarters.
  • Warren Buffett's Merck position peaked at $2.35B in Q4 2020.
  • 2,648 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q3 2021.

Based on Berkshire Hathaway's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.