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Common Ownership

The academic debate about the effects of common ownership by major asset managers on competition and executive pay.

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Feb 7, 2026

Most of the money at BlackRock is managed, but not owned by them.

Yes — the vast majority of the trillions associated with are assets the firm manages on behalf of clients, rather than assets the company itself owns; BlackRock reports (AUM) as client-owned and earns...

Feb 2, 2026

Who owns black rock

is a publicly traded, widely held company with no single majority owner: control is distributed among institutional investors (notably and among others), company insiders, and a large base of retail a...