Blackrock SEC Filings

BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) – Form 144 insider sale notice. A company insider plans to sell 17,142 shares of BLK common stock—about 0.01 % of the 154.9 million shares outstanding—through Merrill Lynch on or after 30 Jul 2025. At the filing-date market price, the stake is valued at roughly $19.2 million.

The shares were acquired the same day via the exercise of employee stock options; no prior sales have been reported in the past three months. The filer affirms no undisclosed material adverse information and acknowledges Rule 10b5-1 requirements.

While the dollar amount is sizable, the sale represents an immaterial fraction of the float and should not meaningfully affect BlackRock’s capital structure or trading liquidity. Investors typically monitor Form 144s as a gauge of insider sentiment; however, the scale here suggests a routine, compensation-related disposal rather than a directional signal on fundamentals.

On 25 Jul 2025, BlackRock (BLK) Senior Managing Director Rachel Lord filed a Form 4 disclosing a cashless exercise and sale of employee stock options. She exercised 18,036 options at a strike price of $513.50 (Code M) and immediately sold the same number of common shares in seven open-market transactions (Code S) at weighted-average prices ranging from $1,123.35 to $1,129.61. Gross sale value is roughly $20 million, while no derivative securities remain outstanding from the grant that fully vested between 2022-2024.

Following the transactions, Lord’s direct beneficial ownership fell from 37,241 to 19,205 shares, a reduction of 18,036 shares (≈0.01 % of BLK shares outstanding). The remaining holding includes restricted stock units that will vest over the next one to three years. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan or purchase activity was disclosed.

Form 4 highlights: Director Fabrizio Freda reported two open-market sales of BlackRock (BLK) common stock on 24-Jul-2025.

• 598 shares sold at a weighted-average $1,122.1621, leaving 7,342 shares.
• 3,836 shares sold at a weighted-average $1,122.9109, leaving 3,506 shares.

In total, 4,434 shares were disposed of; no derivative securities were involved. Following the transactions, Freda’s direct ownership fell from 7,940 to 3,506 shares—an approximate 56% reduction in her stake. The filing gives weighted-average prices and notes the trades were executed across multiple lots inside the disclosed ranges. No purchases, option exercises or other insider activity were reported, and there is no indication of additional reporting persons. Insider sales of this magnitude can signal profit-taking or personal liquidity needs, but the form provides no commentary on motive.

On 07/24/2025, BlackRock director Susan Wagner reported a bona-fide gift (transaction code “G”) of 90 BLK common shares at $0.00, according to a Form 4 filed on 07/25/2025. Her directly held stake decreased to 427,757 shares.

The transfer represents well under 0.1% of both her personal holdings and BlackRock’s total float. No derivative securities were involved, and the filing does not signal any change in corporate outlook or insider sentiment.