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In Q4, Blackrock significantly increased its shareholding in the "Seven Giants" and accelerated its strategy to layout Bitcoin.

Zhitong Finance ·  Feb 10 16:23

Source: Zhithon Finance

According to the disclosure by the USA Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Blackrock, the world's largest asset management company, submitted the fourth quarter Hold Positions report (Form 13F) for the period ending December 31, 2024.

According to the statistics, the total market value of Blackrock's fourth-quarter holdings was 4.94 trillion USD, compared to 4.76 trillion USD in the previous quarter, reflecting a nearly 2% increase. The Fund added 342 new stocks to its investment portfolio in the fourth quarter, increased shareholding in 3,336 stocks, reduced shareholding in 1,347 stocks, and completely sold off 176 stocks. Among them, the top ten holdings accounted for 28.17% of the total market value.

In Blackrock's top ten holdings for the fourth quarter, large technology giants still dominate. Among the top five holdings, $Apple (AAPL.US)$ it remains in first place, with Hold Positions of 1.123 billion shares and a market value of approximately 281.326 billion USD, accounting for 5.91% of the portfolio, an increase of 2.72% in the number of holdings compared to the last quarter.

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$It ranks second, with Hold Positions of 1.89 billion shares and a market value of approximately 253.763 billion USD, accounting for 5.33% of the portfolio, an increase of 2.05% in the number of holdings compared to the last quarter.

$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$Ranked third, Hold Positions of 0.576 billion shares, with a market value of approximately 242.88 billion USD, accounting for 5.10% of the investment portfolio, an increase of 2.63% in the number of shares held compared to the previous quarter.

$Amazon (AMZN.US)$Ranked fourth, the market value of Hold Positions is 151.07 billion USD, an increase of 3.20% in the number of shares held compared to the previous quarter.

$Meta Platforms (META.US)$ Ranked fifth, the market value of Hold Positions is 96.395 billion USD, an increase of 1.57% in the number of shares held compared to the previous quarter.

The top ten holdings also include$Broadcom (AVGO.US)$$Tesla (TSLA.US)$$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$$Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$$Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.US)$, the number of Hold Positions has increased compared to the previous quarter.

It is worth noting that Blackrock has increased its shareholding in$Strategy (MSTR.US)$(Formerly known as MicroStrategy) the shareholding ratio increased to approximately 5%, with an 18.83% growth in the number of Hold Positions compared to the previous quarter.

It is understood that strategy is the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin globally. This increase in holdings coincides with the rebranding of strategy, aiming to emphasize its 'focus and broad appeal', including its strategy of purchasing Bitcoin through debt issuance and fundraising, as well as adopting a new logo to capture the Bitcoin symbol.

Although Blackrock has a large amount of Bitcoin through$iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT.US)$, this increase in Shareholding may indicate that Blackrock intends to indirectly expand its exposure in Bitcoin through Strategy shares.

According to data, Blackrock's Bitcoin ETF-iShares is the largest Bitcoin-related product, valued at 56 billion USD, with a market share of 48%. Meanwhile, strategy temporarily stopped buying Bitcoin last week after purchasing Bitcoin for 12 consecutive weeks, during which it acquired 218,887 Bitcoins from October last year to January this year, valued at over 20 billion USD, solidifying its position as a corporate Bitcoin holder.

Strategy currently holds 471,107 Bitcoins, valued at over 46 billion USD. The company plans to resume Bitcoin purchases as part of its "21/21 Plan," aiming to raise 42 billion USD in three years to increase its Bitcoin holdings. Despite gains in Bitcoin, Strategy's revenue in the fourth quarter of 2024 declined by 3% year-on-year to 0.12 billion USD, with a net loss of 0.67 billion USD.

From the perspective of changes in holding proportions, the top five bought symbols are: $Tesla (TSLA.US)$$Amazon (AMZN.US)$$Broadcom (AVGO.US)$$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$$Apple (AAPL.US)$

The top five sold symbols include:$UnitedHealth (UNH.US)$$Coca-Cola (KO.US)$$Exxon Mobil (XOM.US)$$Elevance Health (ELV.US)$$Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO.US)$

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