Premier Fund Managers Ltd MRK MERCK & CO INC NEW

Ownership history in Premier Fund Managers Ltd  ·  19 quarters on record

AI Ownership Summary

Premier Fund Managers Ltd reported MERCK & CO INC NEW (MRK) in 19 quarterly 13F filings from 2023 Q4 through 2025 Q4. Peak portfolio weight reached 0.66% in 2025 Q4. The latest visible filing shows MRK at 0.66% of the fund.

This page tracks quarterly shares, estimated market value, portfolio weight, filing dates, and disclosure-aligned stock prices directly from SEC EDGAR 13F filings. Older history is available after unlock; the visible window still shows the most recent pattern.

What this MRK ownership page tells you

This page is designed to answer the real investor question behind a 13F filing: how meaningful was Premier Fund Managers Ltd's position in MERCK & CO INC NEW, and how did that conviction change over time? You can read the holding window, peak weight, latest reported size, disclosure timing, and quarter-by-quarter changes without piecing the story together from raw SEC rows.

Freshest filing
Latest Reported Filing
2025 Q4

MRK was reported at 0.66% of portfolio in the most recent visible filing.

High-water mark
Peak Conviction
0.66% in 2025 Q4

Peak weight helps separate a token disclosure from a real conviction holding the fund genuinely cared about.

Time in book
Holding Window
2023 Q4 to 2025 Q4

Longer holding windows often tell a very different story from short-lived tactical trades or one-quarter experiments.

Decision context
Why It Matters
Position size beats headlines

Knowing that a fund owned a stock is useful. Knowing whether it was a 0.20% placeholder or a true high-conviction position is where the signal actually starts.

How Premier Fund Managers Ltd held MRK — position size vs. price
% of Fund (quarterly)    MRK price (quarter-end, indexed to 100)    SPY (indexed to 100)    QQQ (indexed to 100)
📋 Quarterly Holdings History 4 quarters  
Quarter Action Sold % After 3M Timing Shares Change Chg % % of Fund Mkt Value Filed Price (Filed)
2025 Q4 ADDED 107,500 +103,100 +2343.2% 0.66% $11.4M 2026-02-14 (Est.) $120.52
2024 Q2 UNCHANGED 4,400 0% 0.02% $571K 2024-08-13 $107.84
2024 Q1 REDUCED 17.0% -2.5% 4,400 -900 -17.0% 0.02% $580K 2024-05-13 $121.17
2023 Q4 REDUCED 29.3% +20.9% 5,300 -2,200 -29.3% 0.02% $577K 2024-02-13 $116.81
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FAQ About Premier Fund Managers Ltd and MRK

These are the practical questions this page is built to answer before you even open the full history table.

How long has Premier Fund Managers Ltd reported owning MRK?

Premier Fund Managers Ltd reported MRK across 4 quarterly 13F filings, from 2023 Q4 through 2025 Q4.

What was the largest reported MRK position in Premier Fund Managers Ltd's portfolio?

The largest reported portfolio weight for MRK was 0.66% in 2025 Q4.

What is the latest reported MRK position on this page?

The most recent filing on this page is 2025 Q4, when Premier Fund Managers Ltd reported 107,500 shares, equal to 0.66% of portfolio, with an estimated market value of $11.4M.

What does the chart on this MRK ownership page compare?

The chart compares Premier Fund Managers Ltd's quarterly MRK portfolio weight with the stock's indexed share price, so you can see whether the fund was building, trimming, or holding the position as price moved.

How well did Premier Fund Managers Ltd time their MRK position?

Based on 13F filing dates vs. subsequent MRK price moves, Premier Fund Managers Ltd correctly timed 7 out of 14 reported position changes (50%). The annualised alpha on MRK relative to SPY over the holding period was -8.8%.

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