Kokusai Asset Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Kokusai Asset Management’s Portfolio MRK Stock Details MRK Fund Activity

Bought

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2015 Q2	$3.24M	Sell	59,685 -3,877	-6%	-$217K	2.99%	6
2015 Q1	$3.49M	Sell	63,562 -4,821	-7%	-$273K	3.64%	4
2014 Q4	$3.71M	Sell	68,383 -3,773	-5%	-$210K	5.64%	4
2014 Q3	$4.08M	Sell	72,156 -4,611	-6%	-$259K	6.05%	2
2014 Q2	$4.24M	Sell	76,767 -3,982	-5%	-$217K	5.88%	2
2014 Q1	$4.37M	Sell	80,749 -3,040	-4%	-$157K	6.06%	2
2013 Q4	$3.98M	Sell	83,789 -11,108	-12%	-$508K	5.27%	2
2013 Q3	$4.31M	Sell	94,897 -5,240	-5%	-$239K	5.41%	3
2013 Q2	$4.44M	Buy	+100,137	New	+$4.47M	5.46%	3

Other funds holding MRK

Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return

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

Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $733B AUM 35.63% 1-Year Est. Return

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return

BIT

BlackRock Institutional Trust San Francisco, California $675B AUM 16.07% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of New York Mellon New York $544B AUM 28.31% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources San Mateo, California $408B AUM 30.18% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

Northern Trust Chicago, Illinois $757B AUM 28.64% 1-Year Est. Return

BFA

BlackRock Fund Advisors San Francisco, California $542B AUM 18.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Kokusai Asset Management's MRK Position: Q2 2015 in Review

Kokusai Asset Management reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 6.1% in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $217K and leaving 59,685 shares worth $3.24M. The position accounts for 2.99% of the portfolio, ranked #6.

Kokusai Asset Management first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 9 quarters since. The position peaked at $4.44M in Q2 2013. 1,725 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q2 2015.

Kokusai Asset Management held 59,685 shares of Merck worth $3.24M as of Q2 2015.
Kokusai Asset Management sold 3,877 Merck shares in Q2 2015, an estimated $217K.
Merck made up 2.99% of Kokusai Asset Management's portfolio in Q2 2015, its #6 holding.
Kokusai Asset Management first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 9 quarters since.
Kokusai Asset Management's Merck position peaked at $4.44M in Q2 2013.
1,725 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q2 2015.

Based on Kokusai Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 24 Jul 2015.