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Baird’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Baird’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
2015
Q1 		$24M Sell
438,277
-72,332
-14% -$4.1M 0.25% 122
2014
Q4 		$27.7M Buy
510,609
+185,358
+57% +$10.3M 0.29% 111
2014
Q3 		$18.4M Sell
325,251
-16,817
-5% -$944K 0.26% 114
2014
Q2 		$18.9M Sell
342,068
-20,954
-6% -$1.14M 0.26% 107
2014
Q1 		$19.7M Sell
363,022
-85,841
-19% -$4.44M 0.29% 104
2013
Q4 		$21.4M Sell
448,863
-20,574
-4% -$940K 0.37% 60
2013
Q3 		$21.3M Buy
469,437
+4,104
+0.9% +$187K 0.4% 57
2013
Q2 		$20.6M Buy
+465,333
New +$20.8M 0.41% 54

Other funds holding MRK

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
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust San Francisco, California $675B AUM 16.07% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $544B AUM 28.31% 1-Year Est. Return
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources San Mateo, California $408B AUM 30.18% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $757B AUM 28.64% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return

Baird's MRK Position: Q1 2015 in Review

Baird reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 14% in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $4.1M and leaving 438,277 shares worth $24M. The position accounts for 0.25% of the portfolio, ranked #122.

Baird first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 8 quarters since. The position peaked at $27.7M in Q4 2014. 1,711 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q1 2015.

  • Baird held 438,277 shares of Merck worth $24M as of Q1 2015.
  • Baird sold 72,332 Merck shares in Q1 2015, an estimated $4.1M.
  • Merck made up 0.25% of Baird's portfolio in Q1 2015, its #122 holding.
  • Baird first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 8 quarters since.
  • Baird's Merck position peaked at $27.7M in Q4 2014.
  • 1,711 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q1 2015.

Based on Baird's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.