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BlackRock (BLK)

Earnings summaries and quarterly performance for BlackRock.

Recent press releases and 8-K filings for BLK.

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.
9 hours ago
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.
1 day ago
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.
2 days ago
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.
3 days ago
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.
3 days ago
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.
3 days ago
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
BlackRock ups US equity exposure to 3% in model portfolios
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  • BlackRock has increased its overweight exposure to U.S. equities to 3% across its $185 billion model-portfolio platform, citing confidence despite market volatility and AI rally skepticism.
  • The move reflects optimism driven by strong corporate earnings, easing inflation, and anticipated Federal Reserve rate cuts.
  • Factor exposures have shifted in favor of value and momentum stocks while reducing growth-oriented allocations, prompting significant ETF flows.
  • Model portfolio assets have grown from $150 billion to $185 billion this year, amplifying the market impact of allocation changes.
Nov 19, 2025, 5:16 PM
BlackRock: Bitcoin Death Cross Signals Potential Market Bottom
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  • Bitcoin has formed a death cross—its 50-day moving average falling below the 200-day—after a ~25% drop from its October all-time high to around $94,000.
  • Each previous death cross in the current cycle corresponded with a local bottom at $25,000 (Sept 2023), $49,000 (Aug 2024) and $75,000 (Apr 2025).
  • Analysts outline two scenarios: a quick rebound within days or a deeper decline into a bear market lasting until late 2026 with prices potentially falling to $37,000–$57,000.
  • Nearly 10,000 BTC have recently moved onto exchanges, adding downward pressure as traders reassess the rally.
  • The scheduled end of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s quantitative tightening on December 1 could catalyze a near-term bounce in digital assets.
Nov 16, 2025, 10:41 AM
BlackRock launches $2.5B tokenized Treasury fund on Binance BNB Chain
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Product Launch
New Projects/Investments
  • BlackRock’s $2.5B BUIDL fund launched on Binance BNB Chain and is now accepted as collateral on Binance.
  • BUIDL offers a 4% yield with daily payouts, backed by U.S. Treasury bills.
  • Managed by Securitize, BUIDL has expanded to eight blockchains since its March 2024 debut, including BNB Chain with $7.4B in TVL.
  • Integration with Binance’s custody service Ceffu enables off-exchange collateral posting, boosting compliance and DeFi interoperability.
Nov 14, 2025, 1:40 PM