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Boston Advisors’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Boston Advisors’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
2019
Q3 		$6.25M Sell
77,787
-11,747
-13% -$941K 0.33% 83
2019
Q2 		$7.16M Sell
89,534
-34,095
-28% -$2.61M 0.38% 60
2019
Q1 		$9.81M Sell
123,629
-19,597
-14% -$1.47M 0.5% 46
2018
Q4 		$10.4M Sell
143,226
-3,405
-2% -$240K 0.6% 34
2018
Q3 		$9.93M Sell
146,631
-303,742
-67% -$19.4M 0.43% 48
2018
Q2 		$26.1M Buy
450,373
+394,674
+709% +$22.3M 0.65% 32
2018
Q1 		$2.9M Sell
55,699
-256,849
-82% -$13.9M 0.07% 243
2017
Q4 		$16.8M Sell
312,548
-49,735
-14% -$2.76M 0.36% 79
2017
Q3 		$22.1M Sell
362,283
-25,440
-7% -$1.54M 0.5% 54
2017
Q2 		$23.7M Sell
387,723
-12,660
-3% -$771K 0.55% 37
2017
Q1 		$24.3M Sell
400,383
-71,078
-15% -$4.31M 0.57% 30
2016
Q4 		$26.5M Buy
471,461
+156,345
+50% +$9.15M 0.63% 31
2016
Q3 		$18.8M Sell
315,116
-77,045
-20% -$4.51M 0.46% 62
2016
Q2 		$21.6M Buy
392,161
+328,096
+512% +$17.5M 0.54% 47
2016
Q1 		$3.23M Sell
64,065
-22,136
-26% -$1.08M 0.08% 232
2015
Q4 		$4.34M Sell
86,201
-1,081
-1% -$54.5K 0.1% 218
2015
Q3 		$4.11M Buy
87,282
+8,995
+11% +$478K 0.15% 192
2015
Q2 		$4.25M Buy
78,287
+27,354
+54% +$1.53M 0.18% 149
2015
Q1 		$2.79M Sell
50,933
-2,566
-5% -$145K 0.11% 195
2014
Q4 		$2.9M Sell
53,499
-499
-0.9% -$27.8K 0.12% 176
2014
Q3 		$3.05M Buy
53,998
+2,105
+4% +$118K 0.13% 175
2014
Q2 		$2.86M Buy
51,893
+15,480
+43% +$844K 0.12% 189
2014
Q1 		$1.97M Sell
36,413
-114,719
-76% -$5.94M 0.09% 212
2013
Q4 		$7.22M Buy
151,132
+320
+0.2% +$14.6K 0.34% 92
2013
Q3 		$6.85M Sell
150,812
-43,340
-22% -$1.98M 0.36% 88
2013
Q2 		$8.61M Buy
+194,152
New +$8.67M 0.41% 78

Other funds holding MRK

Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $733B AUM 35.63% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors Los Angeles, California $427B AUM 29.17% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon New York $544B AUM 28.31% 1-Year Est. Return

Boston Advisors's MRK Position: Q3 2019 in Review

Boston Advisors reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 13% in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $941K and leaving 77,787 shares worth $6.25M. The position accounts for 0.33% of the portfolio, ranked #83.

Boston Advisors first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 26 quarters since. The position peaked at $26.5M in Q4 2016. 2,305 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q3 2019.

  • Boston Advisors held 77,787 shares of Merck worth $6.25M as of Q3 2019.
  • Boston Advisors sold 11,747 Merck shares in Q3 2019, an estimated $941K.
  • Merck made up 0.33% of Boston Advisors's portfolio in Q3 2019, its #83 holding.
  • Boston Advisors first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 26 quarters since.
  • Boston Advisors's Merck position peaked at $26.5M in Q4 2016.
  • 2,305 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q3 2019.

Based on Boston Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 5 Nov 2019.