BlackRock Large Cap Core ETF

BLCR

Market cap $3.88B

Actively managed ETFs in the U.S. gathered $73 billion of new money in February and, thanks to model allocation changes made by BlackRock last week, are poised for another strong month. BlackRock's strategy of increasingly leaning into active ETFs via its model portfolios has become a powerful catalyst.

iShares Large Cap Core Active ETF has an active strategy at the intersection of the fundamental and quantitative methods. BLCR has delivered a 30.93% total return in 2025, beating QQQ, IVV, and IWB easily. Nevertheless, its risk-adjusted returns since inception in October 2023 do not look convincing, as volatility was high. The downside capture was rather elevated to boot.