RS Investment Management’s Merck MRK Stock Holding History

RS 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
2015 Q3	–	Sell	-783,448	Closed	-$42.6M	–	372
2015 Q2	$42.6M	Sell	783,448 -157,997	-17%	-$8.86M	0.36%	99
2015 Q1	$51.6M	Buy	941,445 +234,386	+33%	+$13.3M	0.46%	74
2014 Q4	$38.3M	Sell	707,059 -195,348	-22%	-$10.9M	0.34%	106
2014 Q3	$51M	Hold	902,407	–	–	0.47%	72
2014 Q2	$49.8M	Sell	902,407 -846,493	-48%	-$46.2M	0.42%	95
2014 Q1	$94.7M	Buy	1,748,900 +36,762	+2%	+$1.9M	0.56%	40
2013 Q4	$81.8M	Buy	1,712,138 +33,375	+2%	+$1.53M	0.5%	46
2013 Q3	$76.3M	Sell	1,678,763 -9,722	-0.6%	-$444K	0.5%	47
2013 Q2	$74.8M	Buy	+1,688,485	New	+$75.4M	0.54%	46

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

LTI

Laffer Tengler Investments Nashville, Tennessee $782M AUM 33.6% 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

BFA

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

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

RS Investment Management's MRK Position: Q3 2015 in Review

RS Investment Management sold out of Merck (MRK) in Q3 2015, closing a stake of 783,448 shares — an estimated $42.6M sold.

RS Investment Management first reported a position in MRK in Q2 2013 and held it in 9 quarters. The position peaked at $94.7M in Q1 2014. 1,672 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MRK as of Q3 2015.

RS Investment Management reported no remaining Merck position as of Q3 2015 after selling out during the quarter.
RS Investment Management sold 783,448 Merck shares in Q3 2015, an estimated $42.6M.
RS Investment Management first reported a position in Merck in Q2 2013 and held it in 9 quarters.
RS Investment Management's Merck position peaked at $94.7M in Q1 2014.
1,672 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Merck as of Q3 2015.

Based on RS Investment Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 4 Nov 2015.