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Blackrock has thousands of funds, hedge funds, ETNs, subsidiaries resulting from acquisitions which have their own funds. It still matters that they are all und
by cm2187 5y ago
Blackrock has thousands of funds, hedge funds, ETNs, subsidiaries resulting from acquisitions which have their own funds. It still matters that they are all under the control of Blackrock and this single entity may drive decisions at the board level through their different vehicles.
They basically own 10% of the DAX. Which is a massive concentration of power over german companies (and it must be similar in other countries).
To the point that if I was a regulator I would question whether it is ok to have a single entity (and the likes of Blackrock) have that much control over the country's corporate landscape.