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About BlackRock
From its filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
BlackRock is based in New York, New York and is incorporated in Delaware. Its shares trade on NYSE under the ticker BLK. It is a member of the S&P 500. The SEC classifies its business as security brokers, dealers & flotation companies. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2024, it reported revenue of $12.79bn.
BlackRock serves a diverse mix of institutional and retail clients across the globe. Clients include tax-exempt institutions, such as defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, charities, foundations and endowments; official institutions, such as central banks, sovereign wealth funds, supranationals and other government entities; taxable institutions, including insurance companies, financial institutions, corporations and third-party fund sponsors, and retail intermediaries.
BlackRock maintains a significant global sales and marketing presence that is focused on establishing and maintaining retail and institutional investment management and technology service relationships by marketing its services to investors directly and through third-party distribution relationships, including financial professionals and pension consultants.
BlackRock is an independent, publicly traded company, with no single majority shareholder and over 80% of its Board of Directors consisting of independent directors.
BlackRock operates in a global marketplace impacted by changing market dynamics and economic uncertainty, factors that can significantly affect earnings and stockholder returns in any given period.
Quoted from its 10-K, filed 25 Feb 2026. Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗
Company facts
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Capital Markets
- Listed since
- 1 Oct 1999
- Employees
- 24,900
- Website
- blackrock.com/us/individual ↗
- Head office
- 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK, NY, 10001
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Classification
- Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
- Filer status
- Large accelerated filer
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. Laurence FinkChairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, since 1999$32.7m
- Mr. Robert KapitoPresident, Director, since 1998$24.9m
- Mr. Martin SmallChief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Director
- Mr. Robert GoldsteinChief Operating Officer, Senior Managing Director, Head of BlackRock Solutions$12.2m
- Mr. Christopher MeadeChief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Senior Managing Director
- Mr. Stephen CohenSenior Managing Director, Head of EMEA
- Ms. Caroline HellerSenior Managing Director, Global Head of Human Resources
- Mr. J. Richard KushelSenior Managing Director, Head of the Portfolio Management Group$9.8m
- Ms. Rachel LordSenior Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific
- Mr. Mark WiedmanSenior Managing Director, Head of International and of Corporate Strategy$8.7m
- Mr. Murry GerberLead Independent Director$452,136
- Mr. Amin Hassan Ali NasserIndependent Director
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 77
- Environment
- 92
- Social
- 76
- Governance
- 64
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 6,983 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 23,500 t
- Value chain emissions (scope 3)
- 856,793 t
- Women in the workforce
- 44%
- Carbon reduction policy
- Yes
- Human rights policy
- Yes
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- BlackRock's Aladdin investment system provides advanced risk management for institutional clients globally.
- iShares ETFs are a leading product in the global exchange-traded fund market.
- BlackRock manages over $10 trillion in assets under management as of 2023.
Weaknesses
- BlackRock's headquarters in New York City faces high operational costs for a financial services firm.
- The company's reliance on institutional clients limits retail market expansion opportunities.
- BlackRock's employee count of 16,300 is lower than some competitors in the financial sector.
Opportunities
- Expanding iShares ETFs into emerging markets like India and Brazil presents growth potential.
- Increasing demand for ESG investment products in the European Union market.
- Growing adoption of BlackRock Solutions for risk management in the Asia-Pacific region.
Threats
- Regulatory changes in the United States could impact BlackRock's investment management services.
- Competition from Vanguard in the index fund market threatens BlackRock's ETF dominance.
- Economic downturns in the United States may reduce client investment activity.
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