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BlackRock (BLK)

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Earnings summaries and quarterly performance for BlackRock.

Recent press releases and 8-K filings for BLK.

Enry’s Island SpA reports explosive revenue growth and gaming-led VC strategy
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Revenue Acceleration/Inflection
Product Launch
New Projects/Investments
  • Enry’s Island SpA achieved 250% year-over-year revenue growth and generated $3.6 million from a portfolio IPO, with two additional exits planned for 2026.
  • The EIOS share price surged 132% in H1 2025 and 116% year-to-date, daily trading volumes spiked by 1,000%, and market capitalization rose 220% over 18 months.
  • The company launched Enry’s Island AdVentures, the first business MMORPG teaching startup founding and scaling with real KPI integration and a decentralized NFT marketplace.
  • Its three-layer model spans the venture builder (Enry’s Island SpA), a SaaS platform HUI (revenue +250%, user base +350%), and R5 Holding (secured a $1 billion term sheet; IPO slated for H2 2026).
6 days ago
BlackRock signs MoU with ADI Foundation for institutional blockchain adoption
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Product Launch
New Projects/Investments
  • BlackRock signed an MoU with the ADI Foundation to explore accelerating blockchain adoption across financial markets, focusing on institution-grade tokenized assets, improved distribution, and clear regulatory frameworks.
  • Mastercard partnered with the ADI Foundation to enable blockchain-based payments and asset tokenization in the Middle East, including stablecoin settlement and cross-border payment rails.
  • Franklin Templeton entered an MoU to build regulated digital asset infrastructure within ADGM, developing compliant pathways for tokenized products and settlement rails aligned with regulations.
  • The ADI Chain mainnet launched with its utility token listed on Kraken, Crypto.com, and KuCoin, and extends to partnerships in 20 countries with over 50 institutional projects in the pipeline.
7 days ago
BlackRock publishes 2025 Private Markets Trends Report
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  • Preqin’s Global Reports deliver exclusive data and forward-looking analysis across Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Venture Capital for 2025 and beyond.
  • Global Private Equity fundraising reached $507 bn in Q1–Q3 2025 (73% of 2024’s total), with secondaries funds accounting for 15% of capital raised—nearly double the five-year average.
  • Private Credit funds targeting Europe captured 46% of Q1–Q3 2025 fundraising (up from 23% in 2024), led by direct lending at 61.5% of capital raised.
  • Infrastructure fundraising surged 70% YoY in Q1–Q3 2025, surpassing full-year 2024 totals, with annualized returns of 9–11% through June 2025.
  • Venture Capital saw AI deals represent over 50% of deal value, exits of $171 bn by Q3 2025 (the highest since 2021) and fundraising of $64.4 bn (48% of 2024’s total).
7 days ago
BlackRock launches BeToken to tokenise Beself Brands business
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Product Launch
New Projects/Investments
  • BeToken tokenises Beself Brands, an 18-year European retail and e-commerce group with >€20 million in annual revenue, leveraging brands such as FITFIU Fitness, Greencut, Mc Haus, Beeloom, and Playkin.
  • The token offering is priced at €2.75, with a €2,000 minimum investment and 5–15% tiered bonuses, providing investors proportional profit-sharing in the group’s performance.
  • Beself Brands aims to surpass €95 million in sales within six years, using tokenisation to secure growth capital across ten European markets including France, Italy, and Germany.
  • Structured under MiCA regulations, BeToken emphasises transparency and compliance, positioning itself as a scalable real-world asset tokenisation model in Europe.
Dec 12, 2025, 3:14 PM
BlackRock launches full US bond market ETF
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Product Launch
  • BlackRock launched the first index ETF providing single-fund access to the full taxable US bond market: iShares Total USD Fixed Income Market ETF (BTOT).
  • BTOT tracks the Bloomberg US Total Fixed Income Market Index, expanding coverage by 28% beyond the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index and 9% beyond the Bloomberg US Universal Index.
  • The ETF carries a net expense ratio of 0.09% (gross 0.10%) and adds bank loans, floating-rate notes and TIPS for greater diversification and potential income.
Dec 11, 2025, 1:30 PM
BlackRock launches multi-strategy liquid alternatives ETF
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Product Launch
  • BlackRock launched the iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF (Nasdaq: IALT), a multi-strategy liquid alternatives fund designed to deliver absolute returns across market cycles via an ETF structure.
  • IALT seeks lower correlation to traditional markets by blending equity market neutral, diversified bonds, and managed futures strategies with dynamic, data-driven portfolio adjustments.
  • The fund leverages BlackRock Systematic’s 40 years of systematic investing expertise and its $378 billion systematic investment platform combining advanced analytics and AI-driven alpha streams.
  • BlackRock is the largest U.S. liquid alternatives provider, capturing over 50% of year-to-date inflows in the category.
Dec 10, 2025, 1:30 PM
BlackRock’s Caledonia Mining stake adjusts to 5.37%
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  • On 8 December 2025, BlackRock, Inc. crossed a notification threshold, resulting in a 5.37% holding in Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, equivalent to 1,037,639 voting rights.
  • The new position comprises 5.02% direct voting rights and 0.34% via financial instruments.
  • This follows a reduction from a prior combined stake of 5.54%.
  • Caledonia Mining was notified of the change on 9 December 2025.
Dec 10, 2025, 7:00 AM
BlackRock details growth targets, margin expansion, private credit integration and digital asset roadmap
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Guidance Update
M&A
New Projects/Investments
  • BlackRock delivered 8% organic base fee growth over the last 12 months, with $100 billion of iShares ETF flows in Q4 to date and $450 billion year-to-date (a record), targeting 5%+ (6–7%) organic base fee growth for 2026.
  • Targets 45%+ adjusted operating margin, achieving 46.3% fee-related earnings margin in Q3, up 110 bps YoY, driven by scalable franchises and recent acquisitions (HPS, GIP, Preqin) alongside a systematic expense-control framework.
  • Completed HPS integration five months post-July closing, enhancing private credit origination, insurance-focused SMAs and private markets-for-wealth offerings; credit conditions remain benign with non-accruals and PIK at historical norms.
  • Highlights shift from Strategic Asset Allocation to Total Portfolio Approach, noting ~$6 trillion of institutions adopting TPA and planning to launch LifePath target date funds with private allocations for DC plans in 2026 following regulatory advancements.
  • Expanding digital asset capabilities, managing $65 billion in Circle stablecoin reserves, operating the tokenized money market fund BUIDL and IBIT ETF, with plans to tokenize iShares for digital wallet-native asset management within 3–5 years.
Dec 9, 2025, 7:20 PM
BlackRock outlines growth strategy at Goldman Sachs financial services conference
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Guidance Update
M&A
Product Launch
  • BlackRock achieved 8% organic base fee growth over the past year, saw $100 billion of iShares inflows in Q4 (year-to-date $450 billion), and targets 6–7% organic base fee growth in 2026.
  • Q3 fee-related earnings margin (ex-performance fees) was 46.3%, and BlackRock is targeting 45%+ adjusted operating margins, aided by accretive acquisitions (HPS, GIP, Preqin).
  • Integration of HPS private credit is on track: origination funnel has doubled, focus on larger‐EBITDA borrowers (avg. ~$250 million), and default rates remain in line with historical norms.
  • Plans to launch a family of 5–7 retail alternatives funds (H-series) and a LifePath target-date fund with private allocations in 2026, leveraging a $500 billion DCIO platform.
  • In digital assets, BlackRock manages $65 billion of Circle stablecoin reserves, offers crypto ETFs and a tokenized money-market fund (BUIDL), and is developing workflows to tokenize iShares for digital-wallet-native portfolios in the next 3–5 years.
Dec 9, 2025, 7:20 PM
BlackRock to triple Saudi investments in AI and infrastructure
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New Projects/Investments
  • BlackRock holds over $35 billion in Saudi equities, fixed income, and infrastructure, and plans to double or triple these investments, targeting AI, transportation, and digital infrastructure such as new airports and data centers.
  • The strategy aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, focusing on economic diversification through major projects like Riyadh’s metro expansion and data center development.
  • Its Global Infrastructure Partners division led an $11 billion deal with Saudi Aramco and co-invested in a $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, highlighting active regional involvement.
  • Foreign direct investment to Saudi Arabia rose 24% to nearly $33 billion last year, underscoring growing international confidence in the kingdom’s transformation.
  • As of September 2025, BlackRock manages $13.464 trillion in assets globally, with 55% in equities and 24% in fixed income, supporting its capacity to expand in emerging markets.
Nov 25, 2025, 12:09 PM