# BlackRock

> BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager and a financial-technology provider, combining a broad investment shelf - from iShares ETFs and cash products to private credit and infrastructure - with Aladdin, the portfolio and risk platform used by BlackRock and other institutions. Its scale, distribution, data, and technology let it serve individual savers, financial advisers, pensions, insurers, sovereign institutions, and corporations across the same connected platform.

- **Founded:** 1988
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Laurence D. Fink (Co-founder, Chairman and CEO), Robert S. Kapito (Co-founder and President), Susan L. Wagner (Co-founder), Barbara G. Novick (Co-founder), Ralph L. Schlosstein (Co-founder), Keith Anderson (Co-founder), Hugh Frater (Co-founder), Ben Golub (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 24,900 employees as of December 31, 2025
- **Products:** Investment management, Aladdin, iShares, BlackRock Cash Management, Aladdin Wealth
- **Notable:** Grew from an eight-person fixed-income firm founded in 1988 to the world's largest asset manager., Reported a record $15.3 trillion in assets under management at June 30, 2026., Generated $868 billion of net inflows over the twelve months through June 2026 and a record $321 billion in first-half 2026 net inflows.

## Products & services

- **Investment management** — Active and index strategies across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, cash, alternatives, and customized mandates for retail and institutional clients.
- **Aladdin** — An investment operating platform spanning portfolio management, trading, compliance, operations, accounting, and risk analytics.
- **iShares** — BlackRock's global exchange-traded fund franchise, acquired with Barclays Global Investors and used by individuals, advisers, and institutions for portfolio building.
- **BlackRock Cash Management** — Money-market funds, liquidity strategies, and technology for institutions and other investors managing short-term cash.
- **Aladdin Wealth** — Portfolio analytics and risk tools designed for wealth managers and financial advisers.
- **eFront** — Private-market investment, data-management, performance, and risk workflows integrated with Aladdin.
- **Preqin** — Private-markets data, benchmarks, research, and analytics, available as a standalone service and integrated with eFront and Aladdin.
- **Global Infrastructure Partners** — Infrastructure equity, debt, and solutions capabilities across transport, energy, water, waste, and digital infrastructure.
- **HPS Investment Partners** — Private-credit investment capabilities that complement BlackRock's public fixed-income platform.
- **Financial Markets Advisory** — Portfolio, risk, analytics, and markets advice for financial institutions and official-sector clients.

## Achievements

- Grew from an eight-person fixed-income firm founded in 1988 to the world's largest asset manager.
- Reported a record $15.3 trillion in assets under management at June 30, 2026.
- Generated $868 billion of net inflows over the twelve months through June 2026 and a record $321 billion in first-half 2026 net inflows.
- Built iShares into a global ETF franchise spanning core index, active, factor, bond, commodity, and digital-asset exposures.
- Developed Aladdin from an internal risk system into a commercial platform used across the investment industry.
- Created a connected private-markets platform through the acquisitions of GIP, Preqin, and HPS.
- Reported $24.216 billion in 2025 revenue and approximately 24,900 employees at year-end 2025.
- Listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1999 under the ticker BLK.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Reported record assets under management of $15.3 trillion, $192 billion of second-quarter net inflows, and 13% year-over-year growth in technology services and subscription revenue.
- **2026-07** — The AI Infrastructure Partnership consortium completed its acquisition of Aligned Data Centers.
- **2026-05** — Aladdin expanded Preqin's private-credit data, benchmarks, analytics, and AI-assisted research capabilities.
- **2026-02** — Aladdin integrated Preqin data and technology into eFront, adding manager research, portfolio monitoring, cash-flow modeling, and liquidity-planning capabilities.
- **2025-07** — Completed the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners, expanding BlackRock's private-credit platform.
- **2025-03** — NVIDIA and xAI joined the AI Infrastructure Partnership formed by BlackRock, GIP, Microsoft, and MGX.

## Links

- Website: https://www.blackrock.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/blackrock
- GitHub: https://github.com/blackrock
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@blackrock
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackrock
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackRock

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