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abrdn Investment Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

abrdn Investment 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
2017
Q2 		$242M Buy
3,962,701
+2,033,609
+105% +$124M 0.82% 42
2017
Q1 		$117M Sell
1,929,092
-104,801
-5% -$6.36M 0.39% 88
2016
Q4 		$114M Buy
2,033,893
+236,637
+13% +$13.8M 0.4% 91
2016
Q3 		$107M Buy
1,797,256
+1,582,939
+739% +$92.6M 0.44% 80
2016
Q2 		$11.8M Buy
214,317
+14,402
+7% +$766K 0.05% 141
2016
Q1 		$10.1M Sell
199,915
-154,121
-44% -$7.55M 0.05% 144
2015
Q4 		$17.8M Sell
354,036
-4,886,508
-93% -$246M 0.08% 126
2015
Q3 		$247M Sell
5,240,544
-795,657
-13% -$42.3M 1.06% 33
2015
Q2 		$328M Sell
6,036,201
-403,624
-6% -$22.6M 1.39% 27
2015
Q1 		$353M Buy
6,439,825
+197,888
+3% +$11.2M 1.44% 26
2014
Q4 		$338M Sell
6,241,937
-672,452
-10% -$37.5M 1.33% 30
2014
Q3 		$391M Buy
6,914,389
+1,309,464
+23% +$73.5M 1.49% 20
2014
Q2 		$309M Buy
5,604,925
+1,167,862
+26% +$63.7M 1.38% 22
2014
Q1 		$240M Buy
4,437,063
+1,958,286
+79% +$101M 1.15% 31
2013
Q4 		$118M Buy
2,478,777
+17,029
+0.7% +$778K 0.63% 59
2013
Q3 		$112M Buy
2,461,748
+1,044,434
+74% +$47.7M 0.65% 60
2013
Q2 		$62.8M Buy
+1,417,314
New +$63.3M 0.4% 83

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Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
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
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $733B AUM 35.63% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $544B AUM 28.31% 1-Year Est. Return
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $757B AUM 28.64% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return

abrdn Investment Management's MRK Position: Q2 2017 in Review

abrdn Investment Management increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 105% in Q2 2017, buying an estimated $124M and bringing the position to 3,962,701 shares worth $242M. The position accounts for 0.82% of the portfolio, ranked #42.

abrdn Investment Management first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 17 quarters since. The position peaked at $391M in Q3 2014. 1,925 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2017.

  • abrdn Investment Management held 3,962,701 shares of Merck worth $242M as of Q2 2017.
  • abrdn Investment Management bought 2,033,609 Merck shares in Q2 2017, an estimated $124M.
  • Merck made up 0.82% of abrdn Investment Management's portfolio in Q2 2017, its #42 holding.
  • abrdn Investment Management first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 17 quarters since.
  • abrdn Investment Management's Merck position peaked at $391M in Q3 2014.
  • 1,925 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2017.

Based on abrdn Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 10 Aug 2017.