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2025-03-28 09:16:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F9054A810B959391F165A59FA8EA6EC27359416C65F06F2B07C0B486D7E1267F
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This claim seems to conflate BlackRock’s passive investments with actual ownership, which is not the case. BlackRock facilitates its clients' purchases via index funds and ETF's. - it's their clients (via retirement accounts), not BlackRock, who ultimately own the shares. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/23/vanguard-blackrock-state-street-dont-own-major-us-corporations.html https://www.ishares.com/us/investor-education/investment-strategies/what-is-index-investing
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