Owners of Big Pharma and Big Tobacco

We reported earlier that the same few asset managers - Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street - appear in the top shareholder lists of major companies comprising the mainstream media and of major COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers. Concerning other major pharmaceutical companies, these 3 asset managers are also the top 3 shareholders of Merck. Source. They are the top 3 shareholders of AbbVie. Source. They are among the top 4 shareholders of Eli Lilly. Source.

They are also among the top 4 shareholders of major tobacco company Philip Morris. Source. They are also among the top 4 shareholders of Altria. Source.

Okay then.