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BlackRock Investment Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

BlackRock 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
2016
Q4 		$528M Sell
9,398,950
-1,182,982
-11% -$69.2M 0.61% 24
2016
Q3 		$630M Sell
10,581,932
-1,141,097
-10% -$66.7M 0.77% 20
2016
Q2 		$644M Sell
11,723,029
-520,921
-4% -$27.7M 0.82% 18
2016
Q1 		$618M Buy
12,243,950
+326,659
+3% +$16M 0.8% 18
2015
Q4 		$601M Buy
11,917,291
+734,026
+7% +$37M 0.77% 21
2015
Q3 		$527M Buy
11,183,265
+1,505,442
+16% +$80M 0.71% 20
2015
Q2 		$526M Sell
9,677,823
-844,839
-8% -$47.4M 0.65% 20
2015
Q1 		$577M Sell
10,522,662
-909,372
-8% -$51.5M 0.76% 15
2014
Q4 		$619M Buy
11,432,034
+422,448
+4% +$23.5M 0.82% 16
2014
Q3 		$623M Sell
11,009,586
-797,223
-7% -$44.8M 0.87% 13
2014
Q2 		$652M Buy
11,806,809
+24,793
+0.2% +$1.35M 0.88% 13
2014
Q1 		$638M Buy
11,782,016
+364,216
+3% +$18.9M 0.93% 11
2013
Q4 		$545M Sell
11,417,800
-500,956
-4% -$22.9M 0.81% 13
2013
Q3 		$541M Buy
11,918,756
+206,088
+2% +$9.41M 0.89% 13
2013
Q2 		$519M Buy
+11,712,668
New +$523M 0.93% 15

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 Investment Management's MRK Position: Q4 2016 in Review

BlackRock Investment Management reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 11% in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $69.2M and leaving 9,398,950 shares worth $528M. The position accounts for 0.61% of the portfolio, ranked #24.

BlackRock Investment Management first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since. The position peaked at $652M in Q2 2014. 1,912 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q4 2016.

  • BlackRock Investment Management held 9,398,950 shares of Merck worth $528M as of Q4 2016.
  • BlackRock Investment Management sold 1,182,982 Merck shares in Q4 2016, an estimated $69.2M.
  • Merck made up 0.61% of BlackRock Investment Management's portfolio in Q4 2016, its #24 holding.
  • BlackRock Investment Management first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since.
  • BlackRock Investment Management's Merck position peaked at $652M in Q2 2014.
  • 1,912 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q4 2016.

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