Lau Associates’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

Lau Associates’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 Q4	$3.22M	Sell	37,054 -451	-1%	-$37K	1.6%	14
2019 Q3	$3.01M	Sell	37,505 -7,578	-17%	-$607K	1.59%	14
2019 Q2	$3.61M	Hold	45,083	–	–	1.72%	12
2019 Q1	$3.58M	Sell	45,083 -6,156	-12%	-$460K	1.84%	12
2018 Q4	$3.74M	Buy	51,239 +9,176	+22%	+$648K	2.07%	9
2018 Q3	$2.85M	Buy	42,063 +8,553	+26%	+$545K	1.61%	14
2018 Q2	$1.94M	Sell	33,510 -209	-0.6%	-$11.8K	1.33%	18
2018 Q1	$1.75M	Buy	33,719 +5,240	+18%	+$283K	1.36%	20
2017 Q4	$1.53M	Sell	28,479 -39,101	-58%	-$2.17M	1.19%	29
2017 Q3	$4.13M	Sell	67,580 -105	-0.2%	-$6.37K	3.21%	6
2017 Q2	$4.14M	Hold	67,685	–	–	3.31%	6
2017 Q1	$4.1M	Buy	67,685 +8,733	+15%	+$530K	3.67%	6
2016 Q4	$3.31M	Hold	58,952	–	–	3.35%	8
2016 Q3	$3.51M	Sell	58,952 -419	-0.7%	-$24.5K	3.57%	6
2016 Q2	$3.26M	Sell	59,371 -1,048	-2%	-$55.8K	3.43%	6
2016 Q1	$3.05M	Buy	60,419 +419	+0.7%	+$20.5K	3.15%	7
2015 Q4	$3.02M	Buy	60,000 +1,782	+3%	+$89.8K	3.26%	8
2015 Q3	$2.74M	Buy	58,218 +32,278	+124%	+$1.71M	3.23%	9
2015 Q2	$1.41M	Hold	25,940	–	–	1.38%	25
2015 Q1	$1.42M	Hold	25,940	–	–	1.36%	24
2014 Q4	$1.41M	Hold	25,940	–	–	1.28%	24
2014 Q3	$1.47M	Hold	25,940	–	–	1.35%	22
2014 Q2	$1.43M	Hold	25,940	–	–	1.29%	22
2014 Q1	$1.41M	Hold	25,940	–	–	1.25%	22
2013 Q4	$1.24M	Hold	25,940	–	–	1.1%	24
2013 Q3	$1.18M	Hold	25,940	–	–	0.98%	25
2013 Q2	$1.15M	Buy	+25,940	New	+$1.16M	0.98%	26

Other funds holding MRK

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

BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return

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

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

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

Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital International Investors Los Angeles, California $427B AUM 29.17% 1-Year Est. Return

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

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

Lau Associates's MRK Position: Q4 2019 in Review

Lau Associates reduced its Merck (MRK) stake by 1.2% in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $37K and leaving 37,054 shares worth $3.22M. The position accounts for 1.6% of the portfolio, ranked #14.

Lau Associates first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and has held it in 27 quarters since. The position peaked at $4.14M in Q2 2017. 2,536 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q4 2019.

Lau Associates held 37,054 shares of Merck worth $3.22M as of Q4 2019.
Lau Associates sold 451 Merck shares in Q4 2019, an estimated $37K.
Merck made up 1.6% of Lau Associates's portfolio in Q4 2019, its #14 holding.
Lau Associates first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and has held it in 27 quarters since.
Lau Associates's Merck position peaked at $4.14M in Q2 2017.
2,536 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q4 2019.

Based on Lau Associates's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 5 Feb 2020.