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Weiss Asset Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Weiss Asset Management’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 		– Sell
-28,117
Closed -$2.96M – 697
2025
Q4 		$2.96M Buy
+28,117
New +$2.64M 0.04% 251
2025
Q3 		– Sell
-447,390
Closed -$35.4M – 724
2025
Q2 		$35.4M Buy
+447,390
New +$35.6M 0.4% 39
2025
Q1 		– Sell
-249,608
Closed -$24.8M – 549
2024
Q4 		$24.8M Buy
249,608
+160,337
+180% +$16.5M 0.47% 46
2024
Q3 		$10.1M Buy
+89,271
New +$10.6M 0.22% 111
2024
Q1 		– Sell
-49,589
Closed -$5.41M – 428
2023
Q4 		$5.41M Buy
+49,589
New +$5.15M 0.26% 71
2021
Q3 		– Sell
-94,025
Closed -$7.31M – 582
2021
Q2 		$7.31M Buy
+94,025
New +$6.99M 0.18% 164
2020
Q1 		– Sell
-2,884
Closed -$250K – 283
2019
Q4 		$250K Sell
2,884
-144
-5% -$11.8K 0.02% 190
2019
Q3 		$243K Buy
3,028
+358
+13% +$28.7K 0.02% 245
2019
Q2 		$214K Buy
2,670
+72
+3% +$5.51K 0.01% 202
2019
Q1 		$206K Buy
+2,598
New +$194K 0.02% 198

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

Weiss Asset Management's MRK Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Weiss Asset Management sold out of Merck (MRK) in Q1 2026, closing a stake of 28,117 shares — an estimated $2.96M sold.

Weiss Asset Management first reported a position in MRK in Q1 2019 and held it in 10 quarters. The position peaked at $35.4M in Q2 2025. 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2026.

  • Weiss Asset Management reported no remaining Merck position as of Q1 2026 after selling out during the quarter.
  • Weiss Asset Management sold 28,117 Merck shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $2.96M.
  • Weiss Asset Management first reported a position in Merck in Q1 2019 and held it in 10 quarters.
  • Weiss Asset Management's Merck position peaked at $35.4M in Q2 2025.
  • 3,779 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2026.

Based on Weiss Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.