Asset manager; bought $546M of Israeli war bonds
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Vanguard is the second-largest asset manager in the world, with about $13.3T under management, owned by its own funds and run since July 2024 by former BlackRock executive Salim Ramji. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese's July 2025 report names Vanguard the largest institutional investor in Caterpillar (9.8%), whose bulldozers demolish Palestinian homes, Chevron (8.9%) and Palantir (9.1%), and the second-largest in Lockheed Martin (9.2%) and Elbit Systems (2.0%). The report also records Vanguard buying $546M of Israeli treasury bonds, eight times BlackRock's purchase, as Israel borrowed to fund a military budget that doubled to 8.3% of GDP. As of 31 March 2026 Vanguard held 7.47% of RTX, 7.45% of Boeing, 7.22% of Northrop Grumman, 6.99% of Lockheed Martin and 6.88% of General Dynamics. Every new index contribution buys more of the companies arming a war the UN Commission of Inquiry concluded in Sept 2025 was a genocide. Passive investing, active consequences.
The UN Special Rapporteur's 2025 report names Vanguard the largest institutional investor in Caterpillar (9.8%), Chevron (8.9%) and Palantir (9.1%), second-largest in Lockheed Martin (9.2%) and Elbit Systems (2.0%), and a buyer of $546M of Israeli treasury bonds, eight times BlackRock's purchase.
Sources: UN Human Rights Council (A/HRC/59/23)
At 31 March 2026 Vanguard reported 7.47% of RTX (about $19.4B), 7.45% of Boeing ($11.7B), 7.22% of Northrop Grumman, 6.99% of Lockheed Martin and 6.88% of General Dynamics in SEC 13G filings.
Sources: Schedule 13G - RTX Corp - Vanguard Capital Management, Schedule 13G - Boeing Co/The - Vanguard Capital Management, Schedule 13G - Northrop Grumman Corp - Vanguard Capital Management, ,
Tim Buckley was replaced as CEO in July 2024 by Salim Ramji, a former BlackRock executive. Vanguard is owned by its funds and manages about $13.3T.
Sources: Wikipedia
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Issuer: Boeing Co/The; Reporting Person: Vanguard Capital Management; Date of Event: 03/31/2026; Aggregate amount beneficially owned: 58,558,920.00; Percent of class: 7.45 %
Mar 31, 2026: Open 191.13 | High 199.33 | Low 190.35 | Close 199.03 | Adj Close 199.03 | Volume 9,668,300 (Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Adj Close, Volume)
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Reporting Person: Vanguard Capital Management; Date of Event: 03/31/2026; Aggregate amount beneficially owned: 16,111,934.00; Percent of class: 6.99 %
Mar 31, 2026 | 604.50 | 610.00 | 598.70 | 604.39 | 596.77 | 1,327,800 (Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Adj Close, Volume)
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Issuer: Northrop Grumman Corp; Reporting Person: Vanguard Capital Management; Date of Event: 03/31/2026; Aggregate amount beneficially owned: 10,248,540.00; Percent of class: 7.22 %
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Issuer: General Dynamics Corp; Reporting Person: Vanguard Capital Management; Date of Event: 03/31/2026; Aggregate amount beneficially owned: 18,635,779.00; Percent of class: 6.88 %
Mar 31, 2026 | 344.63 | 348.71 | 340.19 | 343.22 | 340.14 | 1,806,600 (Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Adj Close, Volume)
["GD","GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP","COM","369550108",6384566,0.1,18601964,null,null]
second largest in Lockheed Martin (9.2 per cent) and Elbit Systems (2.0 per cent)
Vanguard is the largest institutional investor in Caterpillar (9.8 per cent), Chevron (8.9 per cent) and Palantir (9.1 per cent)
Vanguard is the largest institutional investor in Caterpillar (9.8 per cent)
Issuer: RTX Corp; Reporting Person: Vanguard Capital Management; Date of Event: 03/31/2026; Aggregate amount beneficially owned: 100,563,387; Percent of class: 7.47 %
Mar 31, 2026: Open 189.14 | High 193.44 | Low 187.58 | Close 192.90 | Adj Close 191.46 | Volume 5,318,500 (Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Adj Close, Volume)
["RTX","RTX CORPORATION","COM","75513E101",21035890,0.4,109050751,null,null]
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.31% | 122,072,436 | Jun 01, 2026
Jun 1, 2026 | 2,012.00 | 2,020.00 | 1,911.50 | 1,921.00 | 1,921.00 | 4,980,862 (Date, Open, High, Low, Close, Adj Close, Volume; currency GBp)
1 GBP = 1.34559 USD
Jun 1, 2026 | 1.3450 | 1.3476 | 1.3409 | 1.3452 | 1.3452
BlackRock, Inc. | 7.15% | 3,335,501 shares | Feb 27, 2026; Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 3.84% | Aug 31, 2026; FMR LLC | 3.05% | Jan 29, 2026; Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management 1.15% Mar 31, 2026 [fetch-tool rendering; ADR listing]
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