BlackRock Portfolio holdings
BlackRock is an asset manager that runs the iShares family of exchange-traded funds. It was founded in 1988 by Larry Fink, a mortgage-bond pioneer at First Boston, and several colleagues, to manage money for institutions with a focus on risk. Blackstone backed the start-up in exchange for a stake in its bond business, and the two parted ways in 1994. BlackRock went public in 1999 and merged with the investment managers division of Merrill in 2006. BlackRock bought the iShares business from Barclays in 2010 and the private credit manager HPS Investment Partners in 2025. It also sells technology: its Aladdin platform gives institutional investors tools for portfolio management, risk analysis, trading and accounting, and its BlackRock Solutions unit, launched in 2000, advises on risk management.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$158M |
| 2 |
iShares Core International Aggregate Bond Fund
IAGG
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
|
+$89.2M |
| 4 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$86.7M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$84.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$104M |
| 2 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$71.1M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$58.6M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$55.2M |
| 5 |
3M
MMM
|
+$43.6M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 25.39% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.61% |
| 3 | Technology | 10.72% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.19% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$880B
| $4.13B | 5.93% |
18,996,873
+186,726
| +1% | +$40.6M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$77.6B
| $1.62B | 2.33% |
27,474,740
-517,490
| -2% | -$30M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
3
Apple
AAPL
$5.14T
| $1.35B | 1.94% |
47,881,616
-2,084,512
| -4% | -$55.2M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.86T
| $1.07B | 1.54% |
18,607,834
+340,848
| +2% | +$19.2M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
5
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.9B
| $882M | 1.27% |
23,555,650
+4,330,431
| +23% | +$158M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
6
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$668B
| $851M | 1.22% |
7,202,133
+99,511
| +1% | +$12.1M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
7
ExxonMobil
XOM
$678B
| $846M | 1.21% |
9,688,710
+88,394
| +0.9% | +$7.84M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
8
Amazon
AMZN
$2.89T
| $763M | 1.1% |
18,221,960
-461,220
| -2% | -$17.7M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
9
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
| $714M | 1.02% |
5,564,741
+311,599
| +6% | +$38.7M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
10
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
| $697M | 1% |
6,198,079
+636,000
| +11% | +$71.5M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
11
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$78.5B
| $674M | 0.97% |
5,426,668
+202,048
| +4% | +$24.6M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
12
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$32.5B
| $640M | 0.92% |
5,196,506
+63,595
| +1% | +$7.83M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
13
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$59.3B
| $599M | 0.86% |
23,587,549
+3,465,061
| +17% | +$89.2M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
14
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.59T
| $570M | 0.82% |
14,173,820
-141,460
| -1% | -$5.53M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
15
GE Aerospace
GE
$354B
| $548M | 0.79% |
3,862,765
-173,726
| -4% | -$25.9M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
16
AT&T
T
$148B
| $540M | 0.78% |
17,616,192
+317,042
| +2% | +$10M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
17
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.56T
| $540M | 0.78% |
13,891,180
+472,700
| +4% | +$17.9M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
18
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$913B
| $526M | 0.76% |
7,905,015
-493,414
| -6% | -$32.2M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
19
Procter & Gamble
PG
$387B
| $518M | 0.74% |
5,775,779
-109,039
| -2% | -$9.47M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
20
Pfizer
PFE
$166B
| $512M | 0.74% |
15,943,042
+155,189
| +1% | +$5.19M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
21
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23.6B
| $497M | 0.71% |
9,394,408
-3,850
| -0% | -$204K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
22
Cisco
CSCO
$402B
| $468M | 0.67% |
14,741,853
+44,813
| +0.3% | +$1.38M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
23
iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
GSG
$988M
| $465M | 0.67% |
31,376,240
+3,645,528
| +13% | +$52.9M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
24
Chevron
CVX
$415B
| $464M | 0.67% |
4,508,848
+123,366
| +3% | +$12.6M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
25
Verizon
VZ
$191B
| $457M | 0.66% |
8,785,164
-100,180
| -1% | -$5.38M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
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BlackRock's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, BlackRock held 3,870 positions worth $69.7B, up 4.8% from $66.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
BlackRock's Q3 2016 filing shows 104 new, 1,987 increased, 1,067 reduced and 132 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF: 1,451,265 shares worth $47.6M. The largest sale was EMC CORPORATION, an estimated $104M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
- BlackRock's largest Q3 2016 buy was State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF: 1,451,265 shares worth $47.6M.
- BlackRock added most to iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q3 2016, an estimated $158M increase.
- BlackRock's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $71.1M.
- BlackRock fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $104M.
- BlackRock's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $69.7B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- BlackRock opened 104 new positions and closed 132 in Q3 2016.
- BlackRock's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $69.7B.
Based on BlackRock's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 8 Nov 2016.