BlackRock Holdings Top 5: One-Stop Shop for Big Tech Companies

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You may not have heard of BlackRock. You have certainly heard of the company in which they hold a large stake. It is one of the largest companies in the world, with an estimated $8.5 trillion, according to Statista. If they were a country, they would have the third largest GDP in the world after the USA and China. That said, here are the top five BlackRock names.

1) AAPL, Apple Inc.

Apple is the largest shareholder in BlackRock’s portfolio and is outside the Big Four technology companies. (They also have 4.5% shares in Meta, which is not among their top five holdings.) The company has 4 shares. 25%, or approximately 672.7 million shares, of the iPhone maker is worth $110 billion. Two companies are potentially larger than Apple: Berkshire Hathaway and Vanguard.

2) MSFT, Microsoft Corp.

BlockRock second asset is Microsoft. In addition to Alphabet, BlackRock also has a large stake in Amazon (note: Big Tech has more). BlackRock has once again become Amazon’s second largest shareholder. They hold 3.73% stake, or approximately 382 million shares, valued at more than $39.5 billion. Only one company has greater influence on one-off ebook sales. You guessed it: Pioneer Group.

3) AMZN, Amazon Com Inc. 

Alphabet, BlackRock also has a large stake in Amazon (spoiler alert: Big Tech has a larger stake). BlackRock has once again become Amazon’s second largest shareholder. They own 3.73% stake, or approximately 382 million shares, valued at more than $39. 5 billion. Only one company has greater influence on one-off ebook sales. You guessed it: Pioneer Group.

4) UNH, UnitedHealth Group Inc. 

BlackRock’s biggest assets are in big tech, it also has a lot in healthcare. they are 4.
UnitedHealth’s 9% stake, or approximately 45.7 million shares, is value at more than $21.6 billion. Only SSgA Financial Management and Vanguard Group own more UnitedHealth shares.

5) GOOGLE, Paper Inc.

BlackRock owns less than 4.5 percent of Google’s Silicon Valley-based parent company, Alphabet. They own more than 266 million shares of the company, valued at $27.6 billion, according to CNN Business. BlackRock is Alphabet’s second-largest holding after the Vanguard Group.