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BlackRock Institutional Trust’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

BlackRock Institutional Trust’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
2016
Q4 		$4.45B Buy
79,254,627
+1,243,715
+2% +$72.8M 0.66% 23
2016
Q3 		$4.65B Buy
78,010,912
+77,665
+0.1% +$4.54M 0.72% 19
2016
Q2 		$4.28B Buy
77,933,247
+561,107
+0.7% +$29.9M 0.7% 19
2016
Q1 		$3.91B Sell
77,372,140
-154,039
-0.2% -$7.54M 0.64% 26
2015
Q4 		$3.91B Buy
77,526,179
+127,137
+0.2% +$6.41M 0.65% 25
2015
Q3 		$3.65B Sell
77,399,042
-844,589
-1% -$44.9M 0.64% 25
2015
Q2 		$4.25B Sell
78,243,631
-3,129,403
-4% -$176M 0.68% 20
2015
Q1 		$4.46B Buy
81,373,034
+679,641
+0.8% +$38.5M 0.69% 16
2014
Q4 		$4.37B Buy
80,693,393
+536,256
+0.7% +$29.9M 0.7% 17
2014
Q3 		$4.53B Sell
80,157,137
-719,486
-0.9% -$40.4M 0.76% 18
2014
Q2 		$4.46B Sell
80,876,623
-2,392,043
-3% -$130M 0.74% 15
2014
Q1 		$4.51B Buy
83,268,666
+2,454,752
+3% +$127M 0.78% 17
2013
Q4 		$3.86B Sell
80,813,914
-553,332
-0.7% -$25.3M 0.68% 18
2013
Q3 		$3.7B Sell
81,367,246
-4,694,420
-5% -$214M 0.71% 18
2013
Q2 		$3.81B Buy
+86,061,666
New +$3.84B 0.77% 18

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 $846B AUM 46.74% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 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 $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $999B AUM 46.22% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.55T AUM 33.47% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $860B AUM 41.15% 1-Year Est. Return

BlackRock Institutional Trust's MRK Position: Q4 2016 in Review

BlackRock Institutional Trust increased its Merck (MRK) stake by 1.6% in Q4 2016, buying an estimated $72.8M and bringing the position to 79,254,627 shares worth $4.45B. The position accounts for 0.66% of the portfolio, ranked #23.

BlackRock Institutional Trust first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since. The position peaked at $4.65B in Q3 2016. 1,912 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q4 2016.

  • BlackRock Institutional Trust held 79,254,627 shares of Merck worth $4.45B as of Q4 2016.
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust bought 1,243,715 Merck shares in Q4 2016, an estimated $72.8M.
  • Merck made up 0.66% of BlackRock Institutional Trust's portfolio in Q4 2016, its #23 holding.
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since.
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust's Merck position peaked at $4.65B in Q3 2016.
  • 1,912 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q4 2016.

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