BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended beneficial ownership statement with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing a 6.2% stake in Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock reported beneficially owning 34,857,826 shares of Nasdaq, Inc. common stock, representing 6.2% of the class.
  • Sole voting power: BlackRock holds sole voting power over 31,456,855 shares, with zero shares subject to shared voting power.
  • Sole dispositive power: BlackRock holds sole dispositive power over all 34,857,826 shares, with no shared dispositive power reported.
  • Event date: The triggering event for the amended filing was September 30, 2026.
  • Filer classification: BlackRock is identified as a parent holding company (type "HC"), incorporated in Delaware, with its principal office at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.
  • No concentrated individual interest: According to the filing, no single person's interest in Nasdaq, Inc. common stock exceeds five percent of total outstanding shares among those with the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds.

BlackRock's Reported Position in Nasdaq, Inc. as of September 2026

BlackRock, Inc. filed Amendment No. 1 to its Schedule 13G beneficial ownership statement on October 27, 2026, reporting its holdings in the common stock of Nasdaq, Inc., the operator of the Nasdaq stock exchange and provider of market technology, data analytics, and financial infrastructure services. The filing covers shares with CUSIP number 631103108, and Nasdaq, Inc.'s principal executive offices are listed at 151 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036, according to the disclosure.

According to the filing, BlackRock's aggregate beneficial ownership of 34,857,826 shares reflects positions held across certain business units of BlackRock and its subsidiaries and affiliates, described in the filing as the "Reporting Business Units." The filing states that the disclosure "does not include securities, if any, beneficially owned by other business units whose beneficial ownership of securities are disaggregated from that of the Reporting Business Units" in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 dated January 12, 1998. The relevant subsidiaries through which the shares are held are identified in Exhibit 99 attached to the filing.

BlackRock certified in the filing that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control" of Nasdaq, Inc. The filing was signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc., on October 27, 2026. A Power of Attorney is included as Exhibit 24.

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. amended its beneficial ownership report for Nasdaq, Inc. common stock, disclosing 34,857,826 shares, or 6.2% of the class, as of September 30, 2026, with sole voting power over 31,456,855 of those shares and sole dispositive power over all reported shares.