BlackRock Acquires $5.96B GM Stake After Buying 77.3M Shares
BlackRock disclosed it acquired 77,309,218 GM shares valued at about $5.96B, establishing a new position. The auto maker reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, above the $3.19 consensus, and said a dividend will be paid Sept. 17. Other hedge funds also traded GM, while insiders sold 1.25M shares in the past 90 days.