BlackRock Smaller: the frustrating "disconnect" between company earnings and share price performance continues
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A modest allocation to overseas stocks, including three US tech companies, failed to boost half-year returns at BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) as the trust continues to suffer from poor investor sentiment to its asset class. Although boosted by its merger in April with
Directly affected
- BLK BlackRock+4.9%
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Indirectly affected
- No related companies are mapped for this report yet.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLK | -0.23% | -0.67% | base | -1.61% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLK | that day | -1.61% | final price |
| BLK | three days earlier | -0.67% | final price |
| BLK | five days earlier | -0.23% | final price |
| GLD | that day | -0.70% | final price |
| GLD | three days earlier | +2.33% | final price |
| GLD | five days earlier | +3.51% | final price |
| QQQ | that day | -0.02% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | +1.80% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +0.75% | final price |
| SPY | that day | -0.48% | final price |
| SPY | three days earlier | +0.66% | final price |
| SPY | five days earlier | -0.09% | final price |
| TLT | that day | -0.53% | final price |
| TLT | three days earlier | -1.97% | final price |
| TLT | five days earlier | -2.07% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought BlackRock (BLK), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 31 Jul 2026. That is 84 days before publication. Filed 22 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Richard Dean McCormick sold BlackRock (BLK), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Jul 2026. That is 85 days before publication. Filed 14 Aug 2026. View the filing.
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