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2024-02-16 05:52:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FF77F864EC7DA1D065D394341637343EBA460181704A2803721EAD8A8EF34283
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This claim is false. BlackRock does not own General Dynamics, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin directly. Rather, BlackRock, like many investment firms, hold shares of companies as part of its investment portfolio on behalf of clients (individuals and retirement funds) https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/111715/how-vanguard-index-funds-work.asp https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/23/vanguard-blackrock-state-street-dont-own-major-us-corporations.html
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