BlackRock

Also known as BlackRock, Inc., BLK

BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment company. Founded in 1988, initially as an enterprise risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, with $12.5 trillion in assets under management as of 2025. Headquartered in New York City, BlackRock has 70 offices in 30 countries and clients in 100 countries.

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BlackRock is an American investment company founded in 1988 that manages money for clients around the world—currently overseeing $12.5 trillion in assets, making it the largest asset manager globally. It matters because of its enormous size and reach: with offices in 30 countries and clients in 100 countries, BlackRock's investment decisions influence which companies receive funding and how trillions of dollars are deployed across the global economy.

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Key facts

Company.name: BlackRock, Inc.
Company.logo: frameless|class=skin-invert
Company.logo_alt: Logo of BlackRock
Company.image: 50 Hudson Yards.png
Company.image_caption: Headquarters at 50 Hudson Yards
Company.type: Public
Company.industry: Investment management
Company.hq_location: 50 Hudson Yards
Company.hq_location_country: U.S.
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.num_employees: 24,900 (2025)

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History
1988–1999
1999–2009
2010–2019
2020–present
Finances
Mergers and acquisitions
Ownership
Controversies
Influence and power
Common ownership
Environmental, social and corporate governance investing
Investments in contributors to climate change
Investments in gun manufacturers
BlackRock study on integrating ESG into banking rules
U.S. states refusing to do business with BlackRock due to ESG policies
Criticism of investments in China
Ties with Federal Reserve
Key people
See also
References
Further reading
External links

BlackRock is the manager of the iShares group of exchange-traded funds, and along with Fidelity, Vanguard, and State Street, it is considered one of the Big Four index fund managers. Its Aladdin software keeps track of investment portfolios for many major financial institutions and its BlackRock Solutions division provides financial risk management services. As of 2025, BlackRock was ranked 210th on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations by revenue.