BlackRock Japan’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

BlackRock Japan’s Portfolio MRK Stock Details MRK Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2016 Q4	$226M	Sell	4,017,587 -11,354	-0.3%	-$664K	0.75%	26
2016 Q3	$240M	Buy	4,028,941 +10,523	+0.3%	+$615K	0.82%	20
2016 Q2	$221M	Buy	4,018,418 +83,281	+2%	+$4.43M	0.79%	23
2016 Q1	$199M	Buy	3,935,137 +1,238	+0%	+$60.6K	0.74%	25
2015 Q4	$198M	Buy	3,933,899 +133,892	+4%	+$6.75M	0.74%	28
2015 Q3	$179M	Buy	3,800,007 +216,843	+6%	+$11.5M	0.72%	27
2015 Q2	$195M	Buy	3,583,164 +122,981	+4%	+$6.9M	0.75%	21
2015 Q1	$190M	Sell	3,460,183 -308,883	-8%	-$17.5M	0.76%	17
2014 Q4	$204M	Buy	3,769,066 +330,178	+10%	+$18.4M	0.78%	20
2014 Q3	$195M	Buy	3,438,888 +160,146	+5%	+$8.99M	0.84%	20
2014 Q2	$181M	Sell	3,278,742 -360,950	-10%	-$19.7M	0.83%	17
2014 Q1	$197M	Buy	3,639,692 +109,881	+3%	+$5.69M	0.88%	16
2013 Q4	$169M	Sell	3,529,811 -500,386	-12%	-$22.9M	0.75%	20
2013 Q3	$183M	Sell	4,030,197 -551,838	-12%	-$25.2M	0.87%	17
2013 Q2	$203M	Buy	+4,582,035	New	+$205M	0.93%	16

Other funds holding MRK

Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $846B AUM 46.74% 1-Year Est. Return

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $580B AUM 38.23% 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 New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return

T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $999B AUM 46.22% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.55T AUM 33.47% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

BlackRock Japan's MRK Position: Q4 2016 in Review

BlackRock Japan reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 0.28% in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $664K and leaving 4,017,587 shares worth $226M. The position accounts for 0.75% of the portfolio, ranked #26.

BlackRock Japan first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since. The position peaked at $240M in Q3 2016. 1,912 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q4 2016.

BlackRock Japan held 4,017,587 shares of Merck worth $226M as of Q4 2016.
BlackRock Japan sold 11,354 Merck shares in Q4 2016, an estimated $664K.
Merck made up 0.75% of BlackRock Japan's portfolio in Q4 2016, its #26 holding.
BlackRock Japan first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since.
BlackRock Japan's Merck position peaked at $240M in Q3 2016.
1,912 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q4 2016.

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