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BlackRock Group’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

BlackRock Group’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
2014
Q4 		– Sell
-550,619
Closed -$31.1M – 2899
2014
Q3 		$31.1M Buy
550,619
+34,165
+7% +$1.92M 0.02% 683
2014
Q2 		$28.5M Hold
516,454
– – 0.02% 704
2014
Q1 		$28M Buy
+516,454
New +$26.7M 0.02% 698

Other funds holding MRK

Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $733B AUM 35.63% 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
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust San Francisco, California $675B AUM 16.07% 1-Year Est. Return
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors San Francisco, California $542B AUM 18.13% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $544B AUM 28.31% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

BlackRock Group's MRK Position: Q4 2016 in Review

BlackRock Group increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 2.4% in Q4 2016, buying an estimated $38.5M and bringing the position to 28,063,015 shares worth $1.58B. The position accounts for 0.75% of the portfolio, ranked #23.

BlackRock Group first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.63B in Q3 2016. 1,912 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q4 2016.

  • BlackRock Group held 28,063,015 shares of Merck worth $1.58B as of Q4 2016.
  • BlackRock Group bought 657,551 Merck shares in Q4 2016, an estimated $38.5M.
  • Merck made up 0.75% of BlackRock Group's portfolio in Q4 2016, its #23 holding.
  • BlackRock Group first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since.
  • BlackRock Group's Merck position peaked at $1.63B in Q3 2016.
  • 1,912 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q4 2016.

Based on BlackRock Group's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 10 Feb 2017.