What is the problem with BlackRock?
BlackRock is the among largest financiers of climate destroying industries, including both fossil fuels and the industrial commodity crops, like palm oil, that drive widespread deforestation, as well as the banks and brands that drive demand for these commodities.
1. BlackRock oversees $10 trillion, making it the largest money manager in the world. As of December 2021, BlackRock manages a staggering $10 trillion of other people's money. That's more than the gross domestic product of every country in the world, except for the US and China.
BlackRock is an extremely well-known firm. It has many awards to its name, despite the some public controversy that exists surrounding the firm.
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Laurence D. Fink is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock. He and seven partners founded BlackRock in 1988, and under his leadership, the firm has grown into a global leader in investment and technology solutions.
BlackRock and Vanguard do not “own” all the biggest corporations in the world. They invest trillions of dollars into leading companies on behalf of their clients, who ultimately own the shares. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.
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Vanguard is owned by the funds managed by the company and is therefore owned by its customers. Vanguard offers two classes of most of its funds: investor shares and admiral shares.
BofA acquired a stake in BlackRock as part of the Merrill Lynch deal in 2008. BofA spokesman Jerry Dubrowski said the latest share sale is consistent with the bank's strategy to sell business units and investments that do not serve its main customers.
As of 31 December 2020, the Official Institutions Group has $579bn in assets under management (AUM) on behalf of 109 clients globally. This includes: 45 Central Banks.
What assets do BlackRock own?
The assets BlackRock manages on behalf of clients include cash, fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset class mandates. In addition, the AUM reflects approximately US $1.7 (€1.5) billion in advisory mandates, including long- term portfolio liquidation assignments.
BlackRock is one of the world's largest investment management companies by AUM. The company operates as a single business segment. The firm derives most of its revenue from investment advisory and administration fees. BlackRock said that it has halted purchases of Russian securities amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The two largest by far are Blackrock with $9.6 trillion in assets under management, followed by Vanguard with $8.1 trillion in assets under management.
In 2020, BlackRock reached carbon neutrality in its operations. BlackRock reached this milestone by employing energy efficiency strategies, achieving its 100% renewable electricity goal,2 and compensating for those emissions the firm could not otherwise eliminate through the purchase of carbon credits.
| Stockholder | Stake | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 8.21% | 12,441,926 |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 4.20% | 6,367,815 |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc. | 4.00% | 6,059,542 |
| Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. (Invest... | 3.36% | 5,092,825 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. is currently the largest shareholder, with 8.1% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 7.7% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 5.3% by the third-largest shareholder.
2022-02-01 - BlackRock Inc. has filed an SC 13G/A form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing ownership of 695,253 shares of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (US:co*kE). This represents 9.7 percent ownership of the company.
Their holdings are colossal. BlackRock manages nearly $10 trillion in investments. Vanguard has $8 trillion, and State Street has $4 trillion. Their combined $22 trillion in managed assets is the equivalent of more than half of the combined value of all shares for companies in the S&P 500 (about $38 trillion).
The billionaire tech mogul and philanthropist has quietly amassed nearly 270,000 acres of farmland across the country, but that's still a relatively small slice of the nation's nearly 900 million total farm acres. BlackRock also does not own the majority of the country's 80 million single-family homes.
In 1995, Blackstone sold its stake in BlackRock to PNC Financial Services for $250 million. Between 1995 and 2014, PNC reported $12 billion in pretax revenues and capital gains from BlackRock, Schwarzman later described the selling of BlackRock as his worst business decision ever.
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1. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) With $3,124.9 billion in assets, the state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Limited (ICBC) is the world's largest and most powerful bank.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Pfizer. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is currently the largest shareholder, with 8.1% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 7.3% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 5.0% by the third-largest shareholder.
2022-02-09 - Vanguard Group Inc has filed an SC 13G/A form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing ownership of 595,563 shares of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (US:co*kE). This represents 8.34 percent ownership of the company.
BlackRock has the largest clientele as compared to any other investment company in the world and has a stake in popular companies such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) as of Q1 2022.
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Rockefeller Financial Services Inc reports 14.34% decrease in ownership of BLK / BlackRock, Inc.
| Security | BLK / BlackRock, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Latest Disclosed Ownership | 2,850 shares |
| Latest Disclosed Value | $ 1,464,000 |
The two largest by far are Blackrock with $9.6 trillion in assets under management, followed by Vanguard with $8.1 trillion in assets under management.
BlackRock is one of the world's largest investment management companies by AUM. The company operates as a single business segment. The firm derives most of its revenue from investment advisory and administration fees. BlackRock said that it has halted purchases of Russian securities amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Who owns Vanguard and BlackRock?
Vanguard is owned by the funds managed by the company and is therefore owned by its customers. Vanguard offers two classes of most of its funds: investor shares and admiral shares.
The billionaire tech mogul and philanthropist has quietly amassed nearly 270,000 acres of farmland across the country, but that's still a relatively small slice of the nation's nearly 900 million total farm acres. BlackRock also does not own the majority of the country's 80 million single-family homes.
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Change in Shares |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1.2 | NEW |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1.2 | NEW |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del Cl B New (BRK.B) | 0.9 | NEW |
| NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) | 0.9 | NEW |
Their holdings are colossal. BlackRock manages nearly $10 trillion in investments. Vanguard has $8 trillion, and State Street has $4 trillion. Their combined $22 trillion in managed assets is the equivalent of more than half of the combined value of all shares for companies in the S&P 500 (about $38 trillion).
In 1995, Blackstone sold its stake in BlackRock to PNC Financial Services for $250 million. Between 1995 and 2014, PNC reported $12 billion in pretax revenues and capital gains from BlackRock, Schwarzman later described the selling of BlackRock as his worst business decision ever.
Long term, BlackRock is a great stock and is about as cheap as it has been in a while. It looks like a good buy at this valuation, particularly if the market is coming up from the bottom -- as analysts project.
There's a good chance you have never heard of Blackrock. In less than 30 years, this American financial firm has grown from nothing to becoming the world's largest and most trusted manager of other people's money.
- Name% Change.
- UNH UnitedHealth Group ... 0.23%
- JNJ Johnson & Johnson Co.
- MRK Merck & Co 0.18%
- XOM ExxonMobil Corp. ( S... 0.18%
- PFE Pfizer, Inc. 0.16%
How is BlackRock different from other firms?
BlackRock is an independently managed public company with no single majority stockholder. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. has a minority ownership stake in BlackRock with the remainder owned by institutional and individual investors, as well as BlackRock employees.
