$152.55
+3.56 (+2.39%)
USD · as of 2026-08-21 · marketstack
Returns use ADJUSTED closes (splits + dividends).
Volume as VALUE TRADED — close × volume, in USD.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | MRK | SPY | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · ytd | +4.8% | +12.3% | −2.1% | −9.2% | +8.7% | +8.2% | +1.3% | +17.2% | — | — | — | — | +46.0% | +12.9% | +33.1pp |
| 2025 | −0.7% | −6.6% | −1.9% | −5.1% | −9.8% | +4.1% | −1.3% | +7.7% | +0.8% | +2.4% | +21.9% | +1.3% | +9.8% | +17.7% | −7.9pp |
| 2024 | +10.8% | +5.3% | +4.4% | −2.1% | −2.8% | −0.8% | −8.6% | +4.7% | −3.5% | −9.9% | −0.7% | −1.3% | −6.3% | +24.9% | −31.1pp |
| 2023 | −3.2% | −1.1% | +0.8% | +8.5% | −4.4% | +5.2% | −7.6% | +2.2% | −4.9% | −0.2% | −0.2% | +7.2% | +1.0% | +26.2% | −25.2pp |
| 2022 | +6.3% | −6.0% | +8.1% | +8.1% | +3.8% | −0.1% | −2.0% | −4.5% | +1.7% | +17.5% | +8.8% | +1.4% | +49.4% | −18.2% | +67.6pp |
| 2021 | −5.8% | −5.8% | +7.1% | −3.4% | +1.9% | +8.3% | −1.2% | −0.8% | −0.7% | +17.2% | −14.9% | +3.3% | +1.8% | +28.7% | −27.0pp |
| 2020 | −6.1% | −10.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% | +1.7% | −3.4% | +3.8% | +6.3% | −2.0% | −9.3% | +6.9% | +2.6% | −7.2% | +18.3% | −25.5pp |
| 2019 | −2.6% | +9.2% | +3.0% | −5.4% | +0.6% | +6.6% | −1.0% | +4.2% | −2.0% | +2.9% | +0.6% | +5.0% | +22.3% | +31.2% | −9.0pp |
| 2018 | +5.3% | −8.5% | +1.3% | +8.1% | +1.1% | +2.8% | +8.5% | +4.1% | +4.1% | +3.8% | +7.8% | −3.0% | +40.0% | −4.6% | +44.5pp |
| 2017 | +5.3% | +6.3% | −2.8% | −1.9% | +4.5% | −0.8% | −0.3% | −0.0% | +1.0% | −14.0% | +0.3% | +2.7% | −1.5% | +21.7% | −23.2pp |
Month-end over prior month-end; a blank cell is no return.
Basis. Both columns share one basis, so Δ is like-for-like.
End-of-day closes; a “ytd” or “part” year is not a full year.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years ⓘ | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Positive ⓘ | 54% | 33% | 70% | 63% | 59% | 59% | 41% | 56% | 50% | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| Median | +1.1% | −1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% | +1.1% | +1.2% | −1.0% | +1.6% | +0.1% | +0.5% | +2.5% | +1.4% |
| Best | +10.8% | +13.0% | +12.4% | +16.5% | +13.8% | +12.3% | +10.5% | +17.2% | +6.5% | +20.8% | +21.9% | +16.3% |
| Worst | −20.7% | −21.7% | −13.6% | −9.4% | −9.8% | −12.4% | −12.7% | −8.7% | −26.0% | −14.0% | −14.9% | −12.8% |
| vs SPY ⓘ | +0.7pp | −1.3pp | +0.6pp | +2.0pp | +0.9pp | −0.4pp | −1.8pp | +1.2pp | +0.0pp | +0.4pp | −2.2pp | +1.3pp |
319 monthly observations · 2000–2026 · benchmark SPY