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BlackRock

BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, headquartered in New York City, with more than 11 trillion US dollars in assets under management as of 2025.

BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment company headquartered in New York City, and the world's largest asset manager, with more than 11 trillion US dollars in assets under management as of 2025.[1]

History

BlackRock was founded in 1988 by Larry Fink and seven partners as a risk-management and fixed-income asset manager. It became independent from the Blackstone Group in 1994 and went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1999.[2]

Operations

The firm is best known for its iShares family of exchange-traded funds, the largest ETF franchise globally, and for Aladdin, its risk-analytics platform used by institutional investors worldwide.[1]

Regulation

As a US-registered investment adviser, BlackRock is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.[3]

Sources

  1. [1] BlackRock — official site — BlackRock Primary source

    Cited for: World's largest asset manager, over USD 11 trillion AUM as of 2025; iShares largest ETF franchise

  2. [2] BlackRock — Wikipedia

    Cited for: Founded 1988 by Larry Fink and partners; NYSE listing in 1999

  3. [3] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — SEC Primary source

    Cited for: Regulated by the SEC as a registered investment adviser