AI Investment: Vanguard and BlackRock Disagree on Tech Stock Returns and Market Risks
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 11 Dec 2025
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- 11 Dec 2025, 01:35 am
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Vanguard and BlackRock manage some $54 billion but have diverging views about whether it will be the big tech companies or others who will see outsize returns.
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The article highlights the differing perspectives of Vanguard and BlackRock, two leading asset managers, on the impact of AI investments on market returns. While Vanguard cautions about the potential overextension of large Silicon Valley companies, BlackRock remains more optimistic about tech giants benefitting from AI developments. These contrasting views underscore the uncertainties associated with AI-driven market strategies. Although the article touches on investment risks, it does not deeply explore existential or catastrophic AI risks, nor does it emphasize global AI safety policies or governance frameworks.
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MarketsEquity MarketsWorld marketsPrint articleJonathan ShapiroSenior reporterDec 11, 2025 – 1.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginVanguard and BlackRock, the world’s two largest asset managers, have outlined diverging views of how billions of dollars being invested in artificial intelligence will drive the market and which companies stand to benefit.The two asset management giants oversee some $US36 trillion ($54 trillion) between them. Detailing its view about the year ahead to investors on Thursday, Vanguard said the enormous Silicon Valley businesses driving the AI spending boom were in danger of emerging “from this vast build-out phase overextended, triggering a less optimistic profit trajectory”.Loading...Jonathan Shapiro writes about banking and finance, specialising in hedge funds, corporate debt, private equity and investment banking. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Jonathan on Twitter. Email Jonathan at jonathan.shapiro@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreWorld marketsInvestingSharemarketSharesFixed incomeVanguardBlackRockFetching latest articlesThe untold story of the most lethal Sydney to Hobart race in 26 yearsTony Davis24 new watches to ring out the year (from $170 to $218k)‘YIMBY is a misnomer. They haven’t got backyards’Why BP Australia’s head tells execs to have their kids by 35Patrick DurkinAI talent war spreads to banking with $250k+ rolesWant to be better at public speaking? NIDA’s CEO shares her tipsAn arty Dior bag and a retro chronograph to freshen up your lookEugenie Kelly‘Your guests should talk with their bodies, not their mouths’The $80k Honda Civic that those in the know go nuts forBillionaire Rinehart loses bid for helipad at pink-themed HQJesinta BurtonImmutable late accounts reveal $72m loss despite big revenue growthAirwallex shrugs off controversy with huge funding round