washington barack obama might seem unlikely investor firearms industry u.s. president fierce advocate gun regulation money pension fund hold stock gun ammunition company although obama stake minuscule worth 30 reflect much large surge investment president among millions americans buy gun company often unwittingly mutual fund increase hold record level accord reuters analysis institutional investment firearms company since obama elect 2009 mutual fund raise stake 510 million 30 million nation two large gun manufacturers publicly trade share smith wesson corp swhc.o sturm ruger co rgr.n mean stock common retirement college save plan influx help boost company share 750 percent obama presidency market value billion beyond mutual fund investments also hold portfolios hedge fund public pension plan hard track white house decline comment obama hold illinois general assembly pension plan earn serve state senate president disclose 50,000 100,000 plan indirect investors firearms company include advocate gun regulation u.s. congress several parent children attend sandy hook elementary school connecticut site 2012 massacre 20 students six staff members fund managers draw stock surge sales buyers arm analysts say response mass shoot call tough gun laws end 2015 150 mutual fund own smith wesson share 53 end 2008 nearly 130 hold stock ruger 52 accord data morningstar inc. would take investors minimal due diligence see massive profit potential ruger stock obama first elect say ruger chief executive mike fifer share hit low 4.50 friday tuesday election stock change hand today 61.61 order every level distribution channel explode week obama election fifer recall continue months afterward america lead ammunition maker vista outdoor inc vsto.n draw investments 319 fund first year public trade market value 2.9 billion bond own s-who u.s. investment insurance company graphic top mutual fund investors lead gun ammo stock see tmsnrt.rs/1tlcwbz investments hard identify within large fund even concert effort eric milgram corporate research analyst whose two children sandy hook elementary rampage try purge portfolio firearms hold give frustrate search mutual fund stock list hold company subsidiaries disgust industry want invest say milgram add many hours day vanguard group nation large fund company say unrealistic balance political sensibilities obligations meet performance benchmarks would exceedingly difficult impossible fulfill obligations manage portfolios reflect social concern clients say vanguard spokeswoman arianna stefanoni sherlock vanguard however offer social index fund billion assets vanguard total 3.4 trillion exclude firearms company along stock involve array ethically sensitive industries smith wesson decline comment story vista outdoor respond request comment obama tiny stake typical americans hold firearms investments invest fund buy share relatively small part firearms industry publicly trade collectively investments boon gun industry amount sizable stake major gun ammo makers gun safety advocate amount less important principle po murray put four children sandy hook elementary also struggle determine whether investments include firearms company real surprise find could invest indirectly smith wesson say murray chair newtown action alliance gun safety group want invest gun company 16 billion illinois pension fund include obama investment hold least 4.8 million share gun industry stock include smith wesson ruger vista ammunition maker olin corp oln.n 2014 pension fund own 1.5 million debt remington outdoors another gun manufacturer remington respond request comment illinois pension plan also invest least one mutual fund gun industry exposure 1.1 billion templeton global small company fund own 9.5 million smith wesson stock end december fund disclosures show obama plan participants say money invest control illinois state board investment say policy invest firearm ammo company graphic show firearms investments obama illinois pension fund see tmsnrt.rs/1tlcrv0 analysis reuters use mutual fund hold data morningstar lipper inc thomson reuters company examine firearms investments obama presidency list fund hold stock include big prominent vanguard second-largest fund group fidelity investments extend blackrock inc blk.n dimensional fund advisors analysis base disclosures make individual fund gun stockholders passively manage index fund many actively manage fidelity 40 billion low-priced stock fund flpsx.o become smith wesson second-largest mutual fund investor storied stock-picker joel tillinghast fund hold 1.1 million share worth 20 million oct. 31 accord fund disclosures fidelity dimensional decline comment blackrock world large asset manager 4.6 trillion management manage 200 billion total investment options screen certain stock include company involve firearms tobacco alcohol businesses spokesman peter mckillop say obama gun-regulation advocate gun-industry hold former congresswoman carolyn mccarthy elect husband kill 1993 long island rail road shoot push relentlessly gun safety legislation office hold share worth 3,003 45,000 least three exchange-traded fund stake gun ammo company accord last financial disclosure retire last year also invest 2,002 30,000 two grandchildren so-called 529 college-savings plan include vanguard fund hold firearms stock disclosures show new york democrat could reach comment federal retirement benefit members u.s. congress participate thrift save plan offer investment option fund hold stock firearms company financial disclosures show fund investors include senator dick durbin illinois second-ranking senate democrat lead advocate strict background check gun buyers durbin disclose fund investment 115,000 durbin office decline comment members congress welcome investment option grateful fund managers invest something make money say representative kevin cramer north dakota republican oppose gun restrictions small investment fund debate obama make progress pass tough gun laws measure universal background check wither congress number anti-gun control republicans grow call tight control meet burst gun sales accord u.s. background-check data gun purchasers gun store owners attribute extra sales consumers fear president make hard buy arm let say good business jack lesher manager chuck firearms atlanta say obama gun sales jump recently president blast congressional inaction gun control vow use executive power expand background check buyers bolster license requirements dealers announcement follow yet another mass shoot dec. san bernardino california couple pledge allegiance islamic state kill 14 people week end dec. 20 firearms background check proxy gun sales total 839,109 second-highest week since 1998. week sandy hook shoot high accord federal bureau investigation vista main factories churn bullets 24 hours seven days week least two years vista chief financial officer stephen nolan tell investors november industry ready election-year surge politics gun control could stay headline believe could lead record year write chris krueger senior research analyst lake street capital market note investors january ruger boost inventory prepare learn costly lesson go last presidential election demand peak year base number fbi background check seek new gun purchase surge follow obama re-election sandy hook shoot go late 2011 get clean inventory even though increase production dramatically company ceo fifer tell investors november conference call company say probably leave money table special report obama gun control advocate stock firearms makers