BlackrockBLK
About: BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world, with $11.584 trillion in assets under management at the end of March 2025. Its product mix is diverse, with 53% of managed assets in equity strategies, 26% in fixed income, 9% in multi-asset classes, 8% in money market funds, and 4% in alternatives. Passive strategies account for two thirds of long-term AUM, with the company's ETF platform maintaining a leading market share domestically and on a global basis. Product distribution is weighted more toward institutional clients, which by our calculations account for around 80% of AUM. BlackRock is geographically diverse, with clients in more than 100 countries and more than one third of managed assets coming from investors domiciled outside the US and Canada.
Employees: 22,600
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
121% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 294 | Existing positions closed: 133
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,032 [Q4 2024] → 2,140 (+108) [Q1 2025]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 805 | Existing positions reduced: 767
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 40 [Q4 2024] → 39 (-1) [Q1 2025]
3.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.05% [Q4 2024] → 73.92% (-3.13%) [Q1 2025]
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $121B [Q4 2024] → $108B (-$12.4B) [Q1 2025]
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $984M | Put options by funds: $1.62B
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Michael Brown | 14%upside $1,105 | Overweight Maintained | 4 Jun 2025 |
UBS Brennan Hawken | 1%upside $980 | Neutral Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup William Katz | 13%upside $1,100 | Buy Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Kenneth Worthington | 2%upside $988 | Neutral Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Benjamin Budish | 2%upside $990 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 42 articles about BLK published over the past 30 days









