5 stats that show where BlackRock is — and where the world's largest asset manager is going

5 stats that show where BlackRock is — and where the world's largest asset manager is going

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has saidMichael M. Santiago/Getty Images$12.5 trillion BlackRock had a record first half for fundraising in its iShares ETF line.The firm wants to lean more heavily into higher-fee private market offerings.CEO Larry Fink and CFO Martin Small laid out the firm's goals on BlackRock's earnings call Tuesday.There are lots of big numbers that come up on BlackRock earnings calls. It's what happens when you're the largest asset…

iShares Approach $5tr AUM After Record First Half - Markets Media

iShares, BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund franchise, is approaching $5 trillion in assets under management after record inflows in the first half of this year. On 17 July 2025 Blackrock reported $152bn of year-to-date total net inflows led by a record first half for iShares ETFs, alongside private markets and cash net inflow in its second quarter results. The second quarter had $68bn of quarterly total net inflows which BlackRock said reflected …