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BlackRock operates as the world's largest asset management firm, managing trillions of dollars across diverse investment strategies and asset classes. The company serves institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as retail investors through various distribution channels. BlackRock's investment platform encompasses equity strategies, fixed income portfolios, alternative investments, and multi-asset solutions delivered through mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and separate account mandates.
The firm's iShares brand represents the world's largest exchange-traded fund platform, offering over 1,500 ETF products spanning equity indices, fixed income benchmarks, commodity exposures, and thematic investment strategies. BlackRock also operates the Aladdin technology platform, which provides integrated portfolio management, risk analytics, and operational capabilities to financial institutions globally. Through BlackRock Solutions, the firm delivers advisory services addressing risk management, regulatory compliance, and investment strategy to governments, central banks, and financial institutions.
Investment capabilities span traditional active management where portfolio managers make discretionary security selections, as well as index strategies designed to track market benchmarks. The alternatives platform provides access to private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, and other specialized investment opportunities. BlackRock's global presence includes operations across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets, supported by research teams, trading desks, and client service professionals operating from offices in 30 countries.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) will report fourth quarter 2025 earnings before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The earnings release and supplemental materials will be posted on the company investor relations website before the teleconference.
Chairman and CEO Laurence D. Fink, President Robert S. Kapito, and CFO Martin S. Small will host a teleconference for investors and analysts at 7:30 a.m. ET. A live listen-only webcast will be available on the investor relations site, with a replay posted by 10:30 a.m. ET on January 15, 2026. Dial-in and webcast access details will be provided on the investor relations website.
Preqin (NYSE:BLK) released its 2025 Global report series covering Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Venture Capital, combining year-to-date data, investor survey results and forward-looking predictions.
Key 2025 datapoints: Private equity fundraising reached $507bn (Q1–Q3), private credit saw Europe capture 46% of capital raised with direct lending at 61.5%, infrastructure fundraising surged 70% YoY, real estate fundraising hit $127bn, and VC AI deal value exceeded 50% with exits of $171bn through Q3.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) launched the iShares Total USD Fixed Income Market ETF (BTOT) on December 11, 2025, which seeks to track the Bloomberg US Total Fixed Income Market Index and provide single-fund access to the full taxable US bond market.
The index expands exposure 28% beyond the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index and 9% beyond the Bloomberg US Universal Index. BTOT carries a gross expense ratio of 0.10% and a net expense ratio of 0.09%. BTOT adds bank loans, floating-rate notes, and TIPS to BlackRock’s multi-sector lineup and complements AGG and IUSB.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) launched the iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF (IALT) on December 10, 2025, a multi-strategy liquid alternatives ETF targeting absolute returns with lower correlation to traditional markets.
IALT blends equity market neutral, diversified bonds and managed futures, uses near‑real‑time data and systematic rebalancing, and is managed by four named portfolio managers on BlackRock’s $378 billion Systematic platform. BlackRock cites >50% YTD inflows in U.S. liquid alternatives and highlights its $5 trillion ETF platform and >$100 billion in active ETFs.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) launched the iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF (Nasdaq:BALQ) on December 3, 2025 to deliver monthly income from Nasdaq 100 exposure and option premiums.
BALQ combines long equity positions in Nasdaq 100 names with call option writing to generate income while maintaining upside participation. The strategy builds on the momentum of BALI and expands BlackRock's lineup to nearly 20 outcome ETFs. BlackRock cites its $378B Systematic platform and $5T ETF scale to support the fund.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) announced that Martin S. Small, Chief Financial Officer, will speak at the 2025 Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference on December 9, 2025 at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET. A live webcast will be available via the company Investor Relations website and a replay will be posted within 24 hours and remain accessible for three months.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) and AccessFintech announced a strategic partnership on November 24, 2025 to integrate AccessFintech's Synergy Network with BlackRock's Aladdin platform for real-time, bilateral post-trade connectivity and workflow collaboration.
The integration targets API-first, cross-asset, multi-region visibility across securities, private markets, and derivatives, and aims to reduce fails, accelerate remediation, and provide AI-driven predictive analytics. BlackRock also made a strategic capital investment in AccessFintech; terms were not disclosed.
BlackRock (NYSE: BDJ) announced portfolio manager changes for BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust. Effective November 28, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio managers will be Tony DeSpirito, Cem Inal, David Zhao, and Kyle McClements. The release highlights a biography for Cem Inal, who is Head of the U.S. Income & Value team and previously served as Chief Investment Officer of US Large Cap Value Equities at AllianceBernstein from 2020 to 2025. Effective December 31, 2025, Tony DeSpirito will no longer serve as a portfolio manager of the Fund.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $5.21 per share of common stock.
The dividend is payable December 23, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 5, 2025.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) released its inaugural U.S. People & Money survey showing a surge in first-time ETF adoption and shifting investor preferences on November 13, 2025. The nationwide poll of 5,000+ adults estimates 24 million Americans (23%) own ETFs and about 19 million plan to invest in ETFs in the next 12 months.
Key findings: 44% of prospective ETF buyers are expected to be first-time ETF investors, 56% of current ETF holders plan to increase allocations, equity ETFs lead adoption, and crypto ETPs show strong interest among younger cohorts.
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