
Hancock Prospecting Shifts $133M Into Defence Giants, Boosts Gold Holdings
Hancock Prospecting added CrowdStrike, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and RTX in a $133 million shift toward defence and gold.
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Hancock Prospecting added CrowdStrike, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and RTX in a $133 million shift toward defence and gold.
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