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Some simple business facts to turn away from the "look, a squirrel" comments. With hotlinks for ease.

Vanguard Group Inc 115.89M Jun 30, 2024 8.71% 14,293,738,475
State Street Corporation 115.24M Jun 30, 2024 8.66% 14,213,572,411
Blackrock Inc. 95.79M Jun 30, 2024 7.20% 11,815,035,991
Almost 25 percent owned outright by three -- Vanguard, State Street and Blackrock.
A lasting peace would devastate these investors. Top Institutional Holders - Raytheon
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State Street Corporation 36.01M Jun 30, 2024 15.11% 20,454,598,120
Vanguard Group Inc 21.43M Jun 30, 2024 8.99% 12,172,715,671
Blackrock Inc. 17M Jun 30, 2024 7.13% 9,659,477,737
About 31 percent percent owned outright by three -- State Street, Vanguard and Blackrock.
Top Institutional Holders - Lockheed Martin
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Longview Asset Management, LLC 28.1M Jun 30, 2024 10.23% 8,411,336,639
Vanguard Group Inc 22.13M Jun 30, 2024 8.06% 6,626,015,355
Newport Trust Company, LLC 15.46M Jun 30, 2024 5.63% 4,628,960,645
Blackrock Inc. 14.88M Jun 30, 2024 5.42% 4,455,894,051
About 30 percent owned by four: Longview, Vanguard, Newport and Blackrock.
Top Institutional Holders - General Dynamics Corporation
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Vanguard Group Inc 50.93M Jun 30, 2024 8.27% 8,849,211,762
Blackrock Inc. 36.29M Jun 30, 2024 5.89% 6,305,021,845
Newport Trust Company, LLC 31.64M Jun 30, 2024 5.14% 5,497,165,741
State Street Corporation 27.14M Jun 30, 2024 4.40% 4,715,581,906
About a quarter owned by four: Vanguard, Blackrock, Newport and State Street.
Top Institutional Holders - Boeing

Investing in war has been "good business" as long as it isn't you aren't on the receiving end of war. And as Butler observed so long ago, "War is a racket."

A lasting peace would devastate these "funds."