The 'Big Three' asset managers -- BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street -- collectively own an average of 20%+ of every S&P 500 company and control 74% of the equity ETF market. One of them is the single largest shareholder in 88% of S&P 500 firms. Their combined $20+ trillion in assets could buy every company on the London Stock Exchange three times over. Critics warn this represents the greatest concentration of corporate ownership since the Gilded Age, with enormous voting power over corporate governance.
BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street are the largest shareholders in 88% of S&P 500 companies, controlling $20+ trillion
“Three asset management firms effectively control corporate America through passive index fund ownership, wielding unprecedented power over the economy without democratic accountability.”
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