BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. is a global asset manager with $169.7B market cap, showing a strong structural political signal via $220K in 2024 lobbying and direct executive branch holdings by former President Trump.
Govt Dependence
10/100
Regulatory Density
95/100
Lobbying Intensity
65/100
Political Signal
BULLISH
BusinessWhat BLK does
BlackRock is a global investment management firm providing a range of investment and technology services to institutional and retail clients worldwide. Its revenue is derived from investment advisory, administration fees, and securities lending. The firm's business is heavily influenced by financial market regulation and federal monetary policy.
6 months past · 3 months futureBLK activity timeline
Congress
buy
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Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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closed
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Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
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109 trading days ·
3 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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0 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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4 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsBLK held by Trump-administration officials
2 cabinet/senior officials reported BLK positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 4 filings.
Lifetime Government AwardsBLK federal contracts
BLK doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Politicians Trading BLKMembers of Congress with recent BLK positions
15 politicians traded BLK across 84 disclosed transactions totaling $1.6M (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just BLK). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Jefferson Shreve
4 buys
6 sells
$750K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Ro Khanna
12 buys
11 sells
$356K
2026-01-29
LOW · 0
Sheri Biggs
2 sells
$65K
2025-03-18
LOW · 0
Tim Moore
2 buys
$65K
2025-03-04
LOW · 3
Josh Gottheimer
6 sells
$48K
2025-04-09
LOW · 1
Julie Johnson
6 sells
$48K
2025-08-11
LOW · 15
Greg Landsman
2 buys
4 sells
$48K
2025-03-27
LOW · 0
Shelley Moore Capito
5 sells
$40K
2026-02-10
LOW · 12
Dan Newhouse
4 sells
$32K
2025-08-18
LOW · 5
Lisa C. McClain
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-10-14
LOW · 0
Val T. Hoyle
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-09-23
LOW · 0
Richard McCormick
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2026-03-19
LOW · 0
Ritchie Torres
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-07-11
LOW · 0
James Comer
2 buys
$16K
2025-01-02
LOW · 0
John James
2 sells
$16K
2024-09-04
LOW · 0
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading BLK
2026-03-19
Richard McCormick
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-10
Shelley Moore Capito
Sale (Partial)
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-11-05
Richard McCormick
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-14
Lisa C. McClain
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-14
Lisa C. McClain
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Val T. Hoyle
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Val T. Hoyle
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-18
Richard McCormick
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-18
Richard McCormick
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-03-18
Sheri Biggs
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
201d late
2025-03-18
Sheri Biggs
sale
$15,001 - $50,000
201d late
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-04-07
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
56
stock awards · $117.9M market value
1
option exercises · $27.8M
2026-03-31
Murphy Kathleen
Director
AWARD
40 sh
$38K
2026-03-31
Daley Pamela
Director
AWARD
40 sh
$38K
2026-03-31
Nixon Gordon M.
Director
AWARD
38 sh
$37K
2026-03-31
FORD WILLIAM E
Director
AWARD
38 sh
$37K
2026-03-31
Johnson Margaret L
Director
AWARD
37 sh
$36K
2026-03-31
Vestberg Hans Erik
Director
AWARD
36 sh
$35K
2026-03-31
PECK KRISTIN C
Director
AWARD
34 sh
$33K
2026-03-31
Robbins Charles
Director
AWARD
30 sh
$29K
For BLK, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting BLKLive legislation impacting this stock
HR.1968 · 119th
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
S.870 · 118th
An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance
HR.1549 · 119th
China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2025
HR.1764 · 119th
Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act
HR.2079 · 119th
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
HR.1914 · 119th
HIRE CREDIT Act
HJRES.74 · 119th
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer
S.899 · 119th
Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025
S.885 · 119th
Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025
HR.1791 · 119th
Increasing Credit Union Lending for Business Growth Act
Political ProfileWhere BLK sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: High regulatory density (95) with $220K in 2024 lobbying (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income`) and donations to 6 politicians on key committees. Direct executive branch exposure via Trump's BLK holdings valued up to $250K (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings`). EVIDENTIARY: Strong congressional trading activity, led by Rep. McCaul's 38 trades and $1.05M in purchases. Net: Strong structural access and evidentiary trading support, offset by no recent corporate insider buys (`get_corporate_insider_signal.total_buys` = 0).
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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High exposure to financial services legislationMultiple Congressional Committees"8 recent finance-sector bills with revenue impacts listed in `bill_impacts` array."
Regulatory opportunities
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Alignment with key financial committee members via donationsHouse/Senate Finance Committees"Donation to Sen. Mark Warner, a member of the Senate Committee on Finance (`get_political_influence.donations[0].committees`)."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for BLK
PENN AVENUE PARTNERS · $60K financeDALY CONSULTING GROUP · $160K finance
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for BLK — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades BLK
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout BLK & political exposure
Does BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for BlackRock, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own BLK stock?
2 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in BLK on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded BLK stock?
428 congressional trades by 51 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-03-19. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is BLK political risk profile?
Government dependence: 10/100. Lobbying intensity: 65/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 17% / D 83%.
How does GovGreed track BLK political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. BLK data is updated daily from these official federal sources.