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This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.

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Gargi Pal Chaudhuri of BlackRock recommends investors stay invested in the artificial-intelligence sector but broaden into themes like quality and healthcare.

Directly affected

  • BLK BlackRock

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

  • XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of health-care companies

  • XBI SPDR S&P Biotech

    A fund of biotechnology companies

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • GS Goldman Sachs

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of financial companies

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Gargi Pal Chaudhuri, of BlackRock, recommends investors stay invested in the artificial-intelligence sector but broaden into themes like quality and healthcare.

Source: MarketWatch

BlackRock (BLK) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.,” BlackRock (BLK) is +6.73%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a +6.21% difference versus the market.

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Who reported a BlackRock (BLK) trade near this story

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who gains and who loses around BlackRock (BLK)

Companies tied to this story

  • BLK BlackRock

    In “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.,” BlackRock (BLK) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names BLACKROCK INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to BLK

  • BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust

    For “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.,” BlackRock Science & Technology Trust (BST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BST as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, blackrock. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SUPX SuperX AI Technology

    For “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.,” SuperX AI Technology (SUPX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SUPX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ABAT American Battery Technology

    For “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.,” American Battery Technology (ABAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ACM Aecom

    For “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.,” Aecom (ACM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ACM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    For “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.,” Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BBAI BigBear.ai Holdings

    In “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.,” BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BBAI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

BlackRock (BLK)

The 16 Sep 2026 story “This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.” names BlackRock (BLK) because of this story.

BlackRock (BLK) is on the page because The reported development directly names BLACKROCK INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to BLK

A second company, BlackRock Science & Technology Trust (BST), is listed for a different reason: GA selected BST as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, blackrock. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for BlackRock (BLK), and the dates in the story

BLK traded between 1040.62 and 1149.38 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1124.68. BST traded between 47.39 and 52.10 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 47.59. SUPX traded between 6.15 and 7.09 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 6.72.

What the saved facts support for BlackRock (BLK)

46 out of 100

“This BlackRock strategist opposes a Fed hike. Here are the funds she recommends.” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.