Are Global Giants Vulnerable? Daimler Truck Holding AG and Siemens AG Experience Significant Changes in Voting Rights

Two of the world’s industrial powerhouses, Daimler Truck Holding AG and Siemens AG, have made headlines recently with significant changes in their respective ownership structures. A striking deviation from the norm, this development signifies potential future fluctuations in the heavyweight market and shows the extent of influence that key players like BlackRock and Amundi can exercise. Daimler Truck Holding AG disclosed a shift in voting rights holding pattern, indicating a new total voting rights of 3.55%, a slight uptick from its previous 3.54%. This was prompted due to the voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level. The prominent shareholder identified was BlackRock, Inc. whose registered office is in Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America. Similarly, Siemens AG shared details about some major holding changes. On April 30, 2025, they reached a threshold where Amundi S.A., based in Paris, France, held a total of 3.0241% of the voting rights. This figure includes both directly attached to shares and through instruments. These crucial revelations, put out in compliance with Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG - the German Securities Trading Act, underline the mercurial dynamics of corporate ownership, and highlight potential vulnerabilities of major corporations. Investors and market players will, no doubt, be keeping their eyes peeled for what these changes might foretell for the industrial sector at large.