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Exhibit 99.1

 

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INVESTOR RELATIONS:

Caroline Rodda 212.810.3442

       MEDIA RELATIONS:

       Ed Sweeney 646.231.0268

 

 

BlackRock Reports Second Quarter 2024 Diluted EPS of $9.99, or $10.36 as adjusted

 

New York, July 15, 2024 – BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Previously announced agreement to acquire Preqin represents next step in the transformation of BlackRock private markets capabilities by delivering integrated investments, technology, and data for the whole portfolio

$139 billion of first half total net inflows reflect continued strength of broad-based platform, including record start to year for BlackRock ETFs

$82 billion of quarterly total net inflows positive across product types

$10.6 trillion in AUM, up $1.2 trillion year-over-year, driven by consistent organic growth and positive market movements

 

8% increase in revenue year-over-year, primarily driven by the positive impact of markets on average AUM, organic base fee growth, and higher performance fees and technology services revenue

11% increase in operating income year-over-year (12% as adjusted)

10% increase in diluted EPS year-over-year (12% as adjusted)

$500 million of share repurchases in the current quarter

 

Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and CEO:

“BlackRock is executing on the broadest opportunity set we’ve seen in years, including in private markets, Aladdin, and whole portfolio solutions across both ETFs and active. At the same time, we are opening up meaningful new growth markets for our clients and shareholders with our planned acquisitions of Global Infrastructure Partners and Preqin.

“BlackRock generated nearly $140 billion of total net inflows in the first half of 2024, including $82 billion in the second quarter resulting in 3% organic base fee growth. Organic growth was driven by private markets, retail active fixed income, and surging flows into our ETFs, which had their best start to a year on record. We are delivering growth with scale, reflected in a 12% increase to operating income and 160 basis points of margin expansion.

“BlackRock has longstanding relationships with corporates and governments around the world as a long-term investor in public equity and debt. These relationships differentiate BlackRock as a capital partner in private markets, driving unique deal flow for clients. We have strong sourcing capabilities, and we are transforming our private markets platform to bring even more benefits of scale and technology to our clients. We are on pace to close our planned acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners in the third quarter of 2024, which is expected to double private markets base fees and add approximately $100 billion of infrastructure AUM. And just a few weeks ago, we announced our agreement to acquire Preqin, a leading private markets data provider.

“BlackRock is defining a unique, integrated approach to private markets - spanning investment, technology workflows and data. We believe this will deepen our relationships with clients, and deliver value for our shareholders through premium, diversified organic revenue growth.

“Clients have always been at the center of our strategy. We will continue to innovate and evolve to deliver the outcomes and performance they need. We believe our momentum with clients will only accelerate from here, driving differentiated growth for our shareholders.”

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

NET FLOW HIGHLIGHTS(1)

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q2

 

 

 

 

 

Q2

 

 

YTD

 

 (in millions, except per share data)

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 (in billions)

2024

 

 

2024

 

AUM

$

10,645,721

 

 

$

9,425,212

 

 

Long-term net flows:

$

51

 

 

$

128

 

% change

 

13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average AUM

$

10,457,851

 

 

$

9,187,240

 

 

By region:

 

 

 

 

 

% change

 

14

%

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

$

31

 

 

$

89

 

Total net flows

$

81,565

 

 

$

80,162

 

 

 

EMEA

 

36

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APAC

 

(16

)

 

 

(17

)

GAAP basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

4,805

 

 

$

4,463

 

 

By client type:

 

 

 

 

 

% change

 

8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

$

1,800

 

 

$

1,615

 

 

 

Retail:

$

6

 

 

$

13

 

% change

 

11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

US

 

2

 

 

 

9

 

Operating margin

 

37.5

%

 

 

36.2

%

 

 

 

International

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Net income(1)

$

1,495

 

 

$

1,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% change

 

9

%

 

 

 

 

 

ETFs:

$

83

 

 

$

150

 

Diluted EPS

$

9.99

 

 

$

9.06

 

 

 

 

Core equity

 

32

 

 

 

69

 

% change

 

10

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic

 

37

 

 

 

51

 

Weighted-average diluted shares

 

149.7

 

 

 

150.7

 

 

 

 

Precision

 

14

 

 

 

30

 

% change

 

(1

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional:

$

(37

)

 

$

(35

)

As Adjusted(2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active

 

(2

)

 

 

13

 

Operating income

$

1,881

 

 

$

1,675

 

 

 

 

Index

 

(35

)

 

 

(48

)

% change

 

12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

44.1

%

 

 

42.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income(1)

$

1,550

 

 

$

1,399

 

 

Cash management net flows

$

30

 

 

$

11

 

% change

 

11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

$

10.36

 

 

$

9.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% change

 

12

%

 

 

 

 

Total net flows

$

82

 

 

$

139

 

_________________________

 

 

_________________________

 

(1)   Net income represents net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc.
(2)
   See pages 11 through 13 for the reconciliation to GAAP and notes (1) through (3) to the
      condensed consolidated statements of income and supplemental information for more
      information on as adjusted items.

 

 

(1)   Totals may not add due to rounding.

 

 

1

 


 

BUSINESS RESULTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q2 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q2 2024

 

 

 

Base fees(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base fees(1)

 

June 30, 2024

 

and securities

 

 

Q2 2024

 

June 30, 2024

 

and securities

 

AUM

 

lending revenue

 

 (in millions), (unaudited)

Net flows

 

AUM

 

lending revenue

 

% of Total

 

% of Total

 

RESULTS BY CLIENT TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

$

5,695

 

$

992,152

 

$

1,053

 

 

9

%

 

27

%

ETFs

 

83,141

 

 

3,855,774

 

 

1,635

 

 

37

%

 

43

%

Institutional:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active

 

(2,059

)

 

1,968,232

 

 

710

 

 

18

%

 

18

%

Index

 

(35,411

)

 

3,051,521

 

 

230

 

 

29

%

 

6

%

Total institutional

 

(37,470

)

 

5,019,753

 

 

940

 

 

47

%

 

24

%

Long-term

 

51,366

 

 

9,867,679

 

 

3,628

 

 

93

%

 

94

%

Cash management

 

30,199

 

 

778,042

 

 

247

 

 

7

%

 

6

%

Total

$

81,565

 

$

10,645,721

 

$

3,875

 

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESULTS BY INVESTMENT STYLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active

$

(3,606

)

$

2,703,506

 

$

1,706

 

 

25

%

 

44

%

Index and ETFs

 

54,972

 

 

7,164,173

 

 

1,922

 

 

68

%

 

50

%

Long-term

 

51,366

 

 

9,867,679

 

 

3,628

 

 

93

%

 

94

%

Cash management

 

30,199

 

 

778,042

 

 

247

 

 

7

%

 

6

%

Total

$

81,565

 

$

10,645,721

 

$

3,875

 

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESULTS BY PRODUCT TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

$

6,438

 

$

5,827,135

 

$

1,979

 

 

55

%

 

51

%

Fixed income

 

35,409

 

 

2,815,884

 

 

895

 

 

26

%

 

23

%

Multi-asset

 

4,460

 

 

921,412

 

 

313

 

 

9

%

 

8

%

Alternatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illiquid alternatives

 

1,987

 

 

137,868

 

 

241

 

 

1

%

 

6

%

Liquid alternatives

 

(1,009

)

 

75,483

 

 

141

 

 

1

%

 

4

%

Currency and commodities

 

4,081

 

 

89,897

 

 

59

 

 

1

%

 

2

%

Total alternatives

 

5,059

 

 

303,248

 

 

441

 

 

3

%

 

12

%

Long-term

 

51,366

 

 

9,867,679

 

 

3,628

 

 

93

%

 

94

%

Cash management

 

30,199

 

 

778,042

 

 

247

 

 

7

%

 

6

%

Total

$

81,565

 

$

10,645,721

 

$

3,875

 

 

100

%

 

100

%

 

(1)
Base fees include investment advisory and administration fees.

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE AT June 30, 2024(1)

 

One-year period

Three-year period

Five-year period

Fixed income:

 

 

 

Actively managed AUM above benchmark or peer median

 

 

 

Taxable

76%

79%

85%

Tax-exempt

62%

65%

54%

Index AUM within or above applicable tolerance

95%

100%

99%

Equity:

 

 

 

Actively managed AUM above benchmark or peer median

 

 

 

Fundamental

56%

44%

78%

Systematic

96%

89%

93%

Index AUM within or above applicable tolerance

98%

100%

100%

 

(1)
Past performance is not indicative of future results. The performance information shown is based on preliminary available data. Please refer to page 15 for performance disclosure detail.

TELECONFERENCE, WEBCAST AND PRESENTATION INFORMATION

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink, President, Robert S. Kapito, and Chief Financial Officer, Martin S. Small, will host a teleconference call for investors and analysts on Monday, July 15, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). Members of the public who are interested in participating in the teleconference should dial, from the United States, (313) 209-4906, or from outside the United States, (866) 400-0049, shortly before 7:30 a.m. and reference the BlackRock Conference Call (ID Number 8861191). A live, listen-only webcast will also be available via the investor relations section of www.blackrock.com.

The webcast will be available for replay by 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Monday, July 15, 2024. To access the replay of the webcast, please visit the investor relations section of www.blackrock.com.

ABOUT BLACKROCK

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(in millions, except per share data), (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory, administration fees and
   securities lending revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory and administration fees

$

3,721

 

 

$

3,427

 

 

$

294

 

 

 

$

3,627

 

 

$

94

 

 

Securities lending revenue

 

154

 

 

 

184

 

 

 

(30

)

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

3

 

 

Total investment advisory, administration fees
   and securities lending revenue

 

3,875

 

 

 

3,611

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

 

3,778

 

 

 

97

 

 

Investment advisory performance fees

 

164

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

(40

)

 

Technology services revenue

 

395

 

 

 

359

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

377

 

 

 

18

 

 

Distribution fees

 

318

 

 

 

319

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

310

 

 

 

8

 

 

Advisory and other revenue

 

53

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

(6

)

 

Total revenue

 

4,805

 

 

 

4,463

 

 

 

342

 

 

 

 

4,728

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

1,503

 

 

 

1,429

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

 

1,580

 

 

 

(77

)

 

Sales, asset and account expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution and servicing costs

 

539

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

21

 

 

Direct fund expense

 

358

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

338

 

 

 

20

 

 

Sub-advisory and other

 

32

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

-

 

 

Total sales, asset and account expense

 

929

 

 

 

889

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

888

 

 

 

41

 

 

General and administration expense

 

534

 

 

 

493

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

529

 

 

 

5

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

39

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

1

 

 

Total expense

 

3,005

 

 

 

2,848

 

 

 

157

 

 

 

 

3,035

 

 

 

(30

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

1,800

 

 

 

1,615

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

 

1,693

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonoperating income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

 

162

 

 

 

231

 

 

 

(69

)

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

(9

)

 

Interest and dividend income

 

178

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

37

 

 

Interest expense

 

(126

)

 

 

(69

)

 

 

(57

)

 

 

 

(92

)

 

 

(34

)

 

Total nonoperating income (expense)

 

214

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

 

220

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

2,014

 

 

 

1,866

 

 

 

148

 

 

 

 

1,913

 

 

 

101

 

 

Income tax expense

 

477

 

 

 

443

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

187

 

 

Net income

 

1,537

 

 

 

1,423

 

 

 

114

 

 

 

 

1,623

 

 

 

(86

)

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
   interests

 

42

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

(8

)

 

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc.

$

1,495

 

 

$

1,366

 

 

$

129

 

 

 

$

1,573

 

 

$

(78

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

148.4

 

 

 

149.6

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

 

148.7

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

Diluted

 

149.7

 

 

 

150.7

 

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

 

150.1

 

 

 

(0.5

)

 

Earnings per share attributable to BlackRock,
   Inc. common stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

10.07

 

 

$

9.13

 

 

$

0.94

 

 

 

$

10.58

 

 

$

(0.51

)

 

Diluted

$

9.99

 

 

$

9.06

 

 

$

0.93

 

 

 

$

10.48

 

 

$

(0.49

)

 

Cash dividends declared and paid per share

$

5.10

 

 

$

5.00

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

 

$

5.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUM (end of period)

$

10,645,721

 

 

$

9,425,212

 

 

$

1,220,509

 

 

 

$

10,472,500

 

 

$

173,221

 

 

Shares outstanding (end of period)

 

148.2

 

 

 

149.4

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

 

148.8

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

GAAP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

37.5

%

 

 

36.2

%

 

 

130

 

bps

 

 

35.8

%

 

 

170

 

bps

Effective tax rate

 

24.2

%

 

 

24.5

%

 

 

(30

)

bps

 

 

15.6

%

 

 

860

 

bps

As adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (1)

$

1,881

 

 

$

1,675

 

 

$

206

 

 

 

$

1,775

 

 

$

106

 

 

Operating margin (1)

 

44.1

%

 

 

42.5

%

 

 

160

 

bps

 

 

42.2

%

 

 

190

 

bps

Nonoperating income (expense), less net income
   (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
   interests (2)

$

165

 

 

$

178

 

 

$

(13

)

 

 

$

139

 

 

$

26

 

 

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc. (3)

$

1,550

 

 

$

1,399

 

 

$

151

 

 

 

$

1,473

 

 

$

77

 

 

Diluted earnings attributable to BlackRock, Inc.
   common stockholders per share (3)

$

10.36

 

 

$

9.28

 

 

$

1.08

 

 

 

$

9.81

 

 

$

0.55

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

24.2

%

 

 

24.5

%

 

 

(30

)

bps

 

 

23.0

%

 

 

120

 

bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See pages 11 through 13 for the reconciliation to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and notes (1) through (3) to the condensed consolidated statements of income and supplemental information for more information on as adjusted items. Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, BlackRock, Inc. updated the presentation of the Company’s expense line items within the condensed consolidated statements of income by including a new “sales, asset, and account expense” income statement caption. Such expense line items have been recast for 2023 to conform to this new presentation. For a recast of 2023 expense line items, see page 12 of Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K furnished on April 12, 2024.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(in millions, except per share data), (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory, administration fees and
   securities lending revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory and administration fees

$

7,348

 

 

$

6,762

 

 

$

586

 

 

Securities lending revenue

 

305

 

 

 

351

 

 

 

(46

)

 

Total investment advisory, administration fees
   and securities lending revenue

 

7,653

 

 

 

7,113

 

 

 

540

 

 

Investment advisory performance fees

 

368

 

 

 

173

 

 

 

195

 

 

Technology services revenue

 

772

 

 

 

699

 

 

 

73

 

 

Distribution fees

 

628

 

 

 

638

 

 

 

(10

)

 

Advisory and other revenue

 

112

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

29

 

 

Total revenue

 

9,533

 

 

 

8,706

 

 

 

827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

3,083

 

 

 

2,856

 

 

 

227

 

 

Sales, asset and account expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution and servicing costs

 

1,057

 

 

 

1,023

 

 

 

34

 

 

Direct fund expense

 

696

 

 

 

659

 

 

 

37

 

 

Sub-advisory and other

 

64

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

11

 

 

Total sales, asset and account expense

 

1,817

 

 

 

1,735

 

 

 

82

 

 

General and administration expense

 

1,063

 

 

 

988

 

 

 

75

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

77

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

3

 

 

Total expense

 

6,040

 

 

 

5,653

 

 

 

387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

3,493

 

 

 

3,053

 

 

 

440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonoperating income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

 

333

 

 

 

320

 

 

 

13

 

 

Interest and dividend income

 

319

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

144

 

 

Interest expense

 

(218

)

 

 

(128

)

 

 

(90

)

 

Total nonoperating income (expense)

 

434

 

 

 

367

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

3,927

 

 

 

3,420

 

 

 

507

 

 

Income tax expense

 

767

 

 

 

828

 

 

 

(61

)

 

Net income

 

3,160

 

 

 

2,592

 

 

 

568

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
   interests

 

92

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

23

 

 

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc.

$

3,068

 

 

$

2,523

 

 

$

545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

148.6

 

 

 

149.8

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

Diluted

 

149.9

 

 

 

151.0

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

Earnings per share attributable to BlackRock, Inc.
   common stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

20.65

 

 

$

16.85

 

 

$

3.80

 

 

Diluted

$

20.47

 

 

$

16.70

 

 

$

3.77

 

 

Cash dividends declared and paid per share

$

10.20

 

 

$

10.00

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUM (end of period)

$

10,645,721

 

 

$

9,425,212

 

 

$

1,220,509

 

 

Shares outstanding (end of period)

 

148.2

 

 

 

149.4

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

GAAP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

36.6

%

 

 

35.1

%

 

 

150

 

bps

Effective tax rate

 

20.0

%

 

 

24.7

%

 

 

(470

)

bps

As adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (1)

$

3,656

 

 

$

3,186

 

 

$

470

 

 

Operating margin (1)

 

43.1

%

 

 

41.5

%

 

 

160

 

bps

Nonoperating income (expense), less net income
   (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
   interests (2)

$

304

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

39

 

 

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc. (3)

$

3,023

 

 

$

2,599

 

 

$

424

 

 

Diluted earnings attributable to BlackRock, Inc.
   common stockholders per share (3)

$

20.17

 

 

$

17.21

 

 

$

2.96

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

23.7

%

 

 

24.7

%

 

 

(100

)

bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See pages 11 through 13 for the reconciliation to GAAP and notes (1) through (3) to the condensed consolidated statements of income and supplemental information for more information on as adjusted items. Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, BlackRock, Inc. updated the presentation of the Company’s expense line items within the condensed consolidated statements of income by including a new “sales, asset, and account expense” income statement caption. Such expense line items have been recast for 2023 to conform to this new presentation. For a recast of 2023 expense line items, see page 12 of Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K furnished on April 12, 2024.

 

 

4

 


 

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

(in millions), (unaudited)

Current Quarter Component Changes by Client Type and Product Type

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Retail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

$

471,438

 

 

$

6,089

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

9,206

 

 

$

(380

)

 

$

490,427

 

 

$

475,607

 

Fixed income

 

315,004

 

 

 

1,932

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(669

)

 

 

(2,635

)

 

 

313,632

 

 

 

313,550

 

Multi-asset

 

146,182

 

 

 

(1,443

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,123

 

 

 

(143

)

 

 

147,719

 

 

 

145,525

 

Alternatives

 

41,361

 

 

 

(883

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(68

)

 

 

(36

)

 

 

40,374

 

 

 

40,847

 

Retail subtotal

 

973,985

 

 

 

5,695

 

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

11,592

 

 

 

(3,194

)

 

 

992,152

 

 

 

975,529

 

ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,752,776

 

 

 

44,453

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

37,009

 

 

 

(3,970

)

 

 

2,830,268

 

 

 

2,749,800

 

Fixed income

 

904,755

 

 

 

34,488

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7,060

)

 

 

(966

)

 

 

931,217

 

 

 

910,137

 

Multi-asset

 

9,043

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

(32

)

 

 

9,204

 

 

 

9,006

 

Alternatives

 

79,068

 

 

 

4,114

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,913

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

85,085

 

 

 

82,768

 

ETFs subtotal

 

3,745,642

 

 

 

83,141

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

31,969

 

 

 

(4,978

)

 

 

3,855,774

 

 

 

3,751,711

 

Institutional:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

203,042

 

 

 

382

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,349

 

 

 

(596

)

 

 

208,177

 

 

 

203,525

 

Fixed income

 

836,798

 

 

 

(10,133

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(437

)

 

 

(2,512

)

 

 

823,716

 

 

 

831,926

 

Multi-asset

 

748,017

 

 

 

5,889

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,389

 

 

 

(1,101

)

 

 

761,194

 

 

 

746,394

 

Alternatives

 

173,519

 

 

 

1,803

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(164

)

 

 

175,145

 

 

 

173,709

 

Active subtotal

 

1,961,376

 

 

 

(2,059

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

13,288

 

 

 

(4,373

)

 

 

1,968,232

 

 

 

1,955,554

 

Index:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,290,596

 

 

 

(44,486

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

63,173

 

 

 

(11,020

)

 

 

2,298,263

 

 

 

2,265,395

 

Fixed income

 

749,188

 

 

 

9,122

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

(11,386

)

 

 

747,319

 

 

 

740,968

 

Multi-asset

 

3,355

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

3,295

 

 

 

3,647

 

Alternatives

 

2,576

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

2,644

 

 

 

2,677

 

Index subtotal

 

3,045,715

 

 

 

(35,411

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

63,665

 

 

 

(22,448

)

 

 

3,051,521

 

 

 

3,012,687

 

Institutional subtotal

 

5,007,091

 

 

 

(37,470

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

76,953

 

 

 

(26,821

)

 

 

5,019,753

 

 

 

4,968,241

 

Long-term

 

9,726,718

 

 

 

51,366

 

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

120,514

 

 

 

(34,993

)

 

 

9,867,679

 

 

 

9,695,481

 

Cash management

 

745,782

 

 

 

30,199

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,513

 

 

 

(452

)

 

 

778,042

 

 

 

762,370

 

Total

$

10,472,500

 

 

$

81,565

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

123,027

 

 

$

(35,445

)

 

$

10,645,721

 

 

$

10,457,851

 

Current Quarter Component Changes by Investment Style and Product Type (Long-Term)

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Active:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

$

455,665

 

 

$

(421

)

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

8,160

 

 

$

(960

)

 

$

466,518

 

 

$

456,842

 

Fixed income

 

1,127,206

 

 

 

(8,543

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(948

)

 

 

(5,137

)

 

 

1,112,578

 

 

 

1,120,880

 

Multi-asset

 

894,186

 

 

 

4,440

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,515

 

 

 

(1,244

)

 

 

908,897

 

 

 

891,905

 

Alternatives

 

214,876

 

 

 

918

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(81

)

 

 

(200

)

 

 

215,513

 

 

 

214,554

 

Active subtotal

 

2,691,933

 

 

 

(3,606

)

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

18,646

 

 

 

(7,541

)

 

 

2,703,506

 

 

 

2,684,181

 

Index and ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,752,776

 

 

 

44,453

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

37,009

 

 

 

(3,970

)

 

 

2,830,268

 

 

 

2,749,800

 

Fixed income

 

904,755

 

 

 

34,488

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7,060

)

 

 

(966

)

 

 

931,217

 

 

 

910,137

 

Multi-asset

 

9,043

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

(32

)

 

 

9,204

 

 

 

9,006

 

Alternatives

 

79,068

 

 

 

4,114

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,913

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

85,085

 

 

 

82,768

 

ETFs subtotal

 

3,745,642

 

 

 

83,141

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

31,969

 

 

 

(4,978

)

 

 

3,855,774

 

 

 

3,751,711

 

Non-ETF index:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,509,411

 

 

 

(37,594

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,568

 

 

 

(11,036

)

 

 

2,530,349

 

 

 

2,487,685

 

Fixed income

 

773,784

 

 

 

9,464

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

237

 

 

 

(11,396

)

 

 

772,089

 

 

 

765,564

 

Multi-asset

 

3,368

 

 

 

(66

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

3,311

 

 

 

3,661

 

Alternatives

 

2,580

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

2,650

 

 

 

2,679

 

Non-ETF index subtotal

 

3,289,143

 

 

 

(28,169

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,899

 

 

 

(22,474

)

 

 

3,308,399

 

 

 

3,259,589

 

Index and ETFs subtotal

 

7,034,785

 

 

 

54,972

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

101,868

 

 

 

(27,452

)

 

 

7,164,173

 

 

 

7,011,300

 

Long-term

$

9,726,718

 

 

$

51,366

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

120,514

 

 

$

(34,993

)

 

$

9,867,679

 

 

$

9,695,481

 

Current Quarter Component Changes by Product Type (Long-Term)

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Equity

$

5,717,852

 

 

$

6,438

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

114,737

 

 

$

(15,966

)

 

$

5,827,135

 

 

$

5,694,327

 

Fixed income

 

2,805,745

 

 

 

35,409

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7,771

)

 

 

(17,499

)

 

 

2,815,884

 

 

 

2,796,581

 

Multi-asset

 

906,597

 

 

 

4,460

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,651

 

 

 

(1,296

)

 

 

921,412

 

 

 

904,572

 

Alternatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illiquid alternatives

 

137,254

 

 

 

1,987

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,151

)

 

 

(222

)

 

 

137,868

 

 

 

137,285

 

Liquid alternatives

 

75,365

 

 

 

(1,009

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

75,483

 

 

 

75,105

 

Currency and commodities(4)

 

83,905

 

 

 

4,081

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,002

 

 

 

(91

)

 

 

89,897

 

 

 

87,611

 

Alternatives subtotal

 

296,524

 

 

 

5,059

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,897

 

 

 

(232

)

 

 

303,248

 

 

 

300,001

 

Long-term

$

9,726,718

 

 

$

51,366

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

120,514

 

 

$

(34,993

)

 

$

9,867,679

 

 

$

9,695,481

 

 

(1)
Amounts include AUM attributable to the acquisition of SpiderRock Advisors, LLC in May 2024 (the "SpiderRock Transaction").
(2)
Foreign exchange reflects the impact of translating non-US dollar denominated AUM into US dollars for reporting purposes.
(3)
Average AUM is calculated as the average of the month-end spot AUM amounts for the trailing four months.
(4)
Amounts include commodity ETFs.

 

5

 


 

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

(in millions), (unaudited)

Year-to-Date Component Changes by Client Type and Product Type

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Retail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

$

435,734

 

 

$

10,177

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

42,461

 

 

$

(2,019

)

 

$

490,427

 

 

$

461,772

 

Fixed income

 

312,799

 

 

 

4,799

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(821

)

 

 

(3,145

)

 

 

313,632

 

 

 

313,187

 

Multi-asset

 

139,537

 

 

 

(599

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,119

 

 

 

(338

)

 

 

147,719

 

 

 

143,318

 

Alternatives

 

41,627

 

 

 

(1,522

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

440

 

 

 

(171

)

 

 

40,374

 

 

 

41,070

 

Retail subtotal

 

929,697

 

 

 

12,855

 

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

51,199

 

 

 

(5,673

)

 

 

992,152

 

 

 

959,347

 

ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,532,631

 

 

 

81,208

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

228,188

 

 

 

(11,759

)

 

 

2,830,268

 

 

 

2,673,622

 

Fixed income

 

898,403

 

 

 

52,696

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(15,775

)

 

 

(4,107

)

 

 

931,217

 

 

 

905,827

 

Multi-asset

 

9,140

 

 

 

(359

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

522

 

 

 

(99

)

 

 

9,204

 

 

 

8,938

 

Alternatives

 

59,125

 

 

 

16,837

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,194

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

85,085

 

 

 

73,982

 

ETFs subtotal

 

3,499,299

 

 

 

150,382

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

222,129

 

 

 

(16,036

)

 

 

3,855,774

 

 

 

3,662,369

 

Institutional:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

186,688

 

 

 

3,688

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20,270

 

 

 

(2,469

)

 

 

208,177

 

 

 

197,348

 

Fixed income

 

836,823

 

 

 

(4,839

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,515

)

 

 

(6,753

)

 

 

823,716

 

 

 

831,852

 

Multi-asset

 

717,182

 

 

 

12,177

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

38,069

 

 

 

(6,234

)

 

 

761,194

 

 

 

734,758

 

Alternatives

 

171,980

 

 

 

1,600

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,739

 

 

 

(1,174

)

 

 

175,145

 

 

 

173,057

 

Active subtotal

 

1,912,673

 

 

 

12,626

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

59,563

 

 

 

(16,630

)

 

 

1,968,232

 

 

 

1,937,015

 

Index:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,138,291

 

 

 

(70,214

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

264,784

 

 

 

(34,598

)

 

 

2,298,263

 

 

 

2,226,681

 

Fixed income

 

756,001

 

 

 

24,488

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,457

)

 

 

(29,713

)

 

 

747,319

 

 

 

742,521

 

Multi-asset

 

4,945

 

 

 

(1,662

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

(64

)

 

 

3,295

 

 

 

4,005

 

Alternatives

 

3,252

 

 

 

(696

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

(48

)

 

 

2,644

 

 

 

2,880

 

Index subtotal

 

2,902,489

 

 

 

(48,084

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

261,539

 

 

 

(64,423

)

 

 

3,051,521

 

 

 

2,976,087

 

Institutional subtotal

 

4,815,162

 

 

 

(35,458

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

321,102

 

 

 

(81,053

)

 

 

5,019,753

 

 

 

4,913,102

 

Long-term

 

9,244,158

 

 

 

127,779

 

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

594,430

 

 

 

(102,762

)

 

 

9,867,679

 

 

 

9,534,818

 

Cash management

 

764,837

 

 

 

10,975

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,992

 

 

 

(2,762

)

 

 

778,042

 

 

 

760,551

 

Total

$

10,008,995

 

 

$

138,754

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

599,422

 

 

$

(105,524

)

 

$

10,645,721

 

 

$

10,295,369

 

Year-to-Date Component Changes by Investment Style and Product Type (Long-Term)

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Active:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

$

427,448

 

 

$

(1,009

)

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

39,760

 

 

$

(3,755

)

 

$

466,518

 

 

$

445,825

 

Fixed income

 

1,123,422

 

 

 

649

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,914

)

 

 

(9,579

)

 

 

1,112,578

 

 

 

1,120,116

 

Multi-asset

 

856,705

 

 

 

11,572

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

47,192

 

 

 

(6,572

)

 

 

908,897

 

 

 

878,063

 

Alternatives

 

213,603

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,179

 

 

 

(1,345

)

 

 

215,513

 

 

 

214,125

 

Active subtotal

 

2,621,178

 

 

 

11,288

 

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

88,217

 

 

 

(21,251

)

 

 

2,703,506

 

 

 

2,658,129

 

Index and ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,532,631

 

 

 

81,208

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

228,188

 

 

 

(11,759

)

 

 

2,830,268

 

 

 

2,673,622

 

Fixed income

 

898,403

 

 

 

52,696

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(15,775

)

 

 

(4,107

)

 

 

931,217

 

 

 

905,827

 

Multi-asset

 

9,140

 

 

 

(359

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

522

 

 

 

(99

)

 

 

9,204

 

 

 

8,938

 

Alternatives

 

59,125

 

 

 

16,837

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,194

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

85,085

 

 

 

73,982

 

ETFs subtotal

 

3,499,299

 

 

 

150,382

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

222,129

 

 

 

(16,036

)

 

 

3,855,774

 

 

 

3,662,369

 

Non-ETF index:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,333,265

 

 

 

(55,340

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

287,755

 

 

 

(35,331

)

 

 

2,530,349

 

 

 

2,439,976

 

Fixed income

 

782,201

 

 

 

23,799

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,879

)

 

 

(30,032

)

 

 

772,089

 

 

 

767,444

 

Multi-asset

 

4,959

 

 

 

(1,656

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

(64

)

 

 

3,311

 

 

 

4,018

 

Alternatives

 

3,256

 

 

 

(694

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

(48

)

 

 

2,650

 

 

 

2,882

 

Non-ETF index subtotal

 

3,123,681

 

 

 

(33,891

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

284,084

 

 

 

(65,475

)

 

 

3,308,399

 

 

 

3,214,320

 

Index and ETFs subtotal

 

6,622,980

 

 

 

116,491

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

506,213

 

 

 

(81,511

)

 

 

7,164,173

 

 

 

6,876,689

 

Long-term

$

9,244,158

 

 

$

127,779

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

594,430

 

 

$

(102,762

)

 

$

9,867,679

 

 

$

9,534,818

 

Year-to-Date Component Changes by Product Type (Long-Term)

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Equity

$

5,293,344

 

 

$

24,859

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

555,703

 

 

$

(50,845

)

 

$

5,827,135

 

 

$

5,559,423

 

Fixed income

 

2,804,026

 

 

 

77,144

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(21,568

)

 

 

(43,718

)

 

 

2,815,884

 

 

 

2,793,387

 

Multi-asset

 

870,804

 

 

 

9,557

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

47,786

 

 

 

(6,735

)

 

 

921,412

 

 

 

891,019

 

Alternatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illiquid alternatives

 

136,909

 

 

 

3,200

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,281

)

 

 

(960

)

 

 

137,868

 

 

 

136,909

 

Liquid alternatives

 

74,233

 

 

 

(2,923

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,420

 

 

 

(247

)

 

 

75,483

 

 

 

74,964

 

Currency and commodities(4)

 

64,842

 

 

 

15,942

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,370

 

 

 

(257

)

 

 

89,897

 

 

 

79,116

 

Alternatives subtotal

 

275,984

 

 

 

16,219

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,509

 

 

 

(1,464

)

 

 

303,248

 

 

 

290,989

 

Long-term

$

9,244,158

 

 

$

127,779

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

594,430

 

 

$

(102,762

)

 

$

9,867,679

 

 

$

9,534,818

 

 

(1)
Amounts include AUM attributable to the SpiderRock Transaction.
(2)
Foreign exchange reflects the impact of translating non-US dollar denominated AUM into US dollars for reporting purposes.
(3)
Average AUM is calculated as the average of the month-end spot AUM amounts for the trailing seven months.
(4)
Amounts include commodity ETFs.

 

6

 


 

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

(in millions), (unaudited)

Year-over-Year Component Changes by Client Type and Product Type

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Retail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

$

415,475

 

 

$

8,992

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

63,294

 

 

$

(1,408

)

 

$

490,427

 

 

$

437,381

 

Fixed income

 

309,449

 

 

 

(2,454

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,947

 

 

 

(2,310

)

 

 

313,632

 

 

 

309,375

 

Multi-asset

 

133,546

 

 

 

(237

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,671

 

 

 

(261

)

 

 

147,719

 

 

 

138,005

 

Alternatives

 

45,160

 

 

 

(5,990

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,311

 

 

 

(107

)

 

 

40,374

 

 

 

42,135

 

Retail subtotal

 

903,630

 

 

 

311

 

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

88,223

 

 

 

(4,086

)

 

 

992,152

 

 

 

926,896

 

ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,309,054

 

 

 

158,646

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

371,082

 

 

 

(8,514

)

 

 

2,830,268

 

 

 

2,504,113

 

Fixed income

 

837,759

 

 

 

96,399

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(378

)

 

 

(2,563

)

 

 

931,217

 

 

 

875,036

 

Multi-asset

 

7,892

 

 

 

546

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

851

 

 

 

(85

)

 

 

9,204

 

 

 

8,485

 

Alternatives

 

61,227

 

 

 

11,033

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,856

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

85,085

 

 

 

67,769

 

ETFs subtotal

 

3,215,932

 

 

 

266,624

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

384,411

 

 

 

(11,193

)

 

 

3,855,774

 

 

 

3,455,403

 

Institutional:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

178,057

 

 

 

509

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

31,362

 

 

 

(1,751

)

 

 

208,177

 

 

 

186,986

 

Fixed income

 

807,167

 

 

 

(11,177

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

32,711

 

 

 

(4,985

)

 

 

823,716

 

 

 

812,784

 

Multi-asset

 

664,069

 

 

 

24,325

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

77,035

 

 

 

(4,235

)

 

 

761,194

 

 

 

700,837

 

Alternatives

 

163,426

 

 

 

5,149

 

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

4,967

 

 

 

(574

)

 

 

175,145

 

 

 

170,064

 

Active subtotal

 

1,812,719

 

 

 

18,806

 

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

146,075

 

 

 

(11,545

)

 

 

1,968,232

 

 

 

1,870,671

 

Index:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,058,758

 

 

 

(143,670

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

407,810

 

 

 

(24,635

)

 

 

2,298,263

 

 

 

2,126,429

 

Fixed income

 

714,476

 

 

 

39,767

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

16,379

 

 

 

(23,303

)

 

 

747,319

 

 

 

725,884

 

Multi-asset

 

6,420

 

 

 

(3,331

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

272

 

 

 

(66

)

 

 

3,295

 

 

 

4,689

 

Alternatives

 

3,136

 

 

 

(668

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

214

 

 

 

(38

)

 

 

2,644

 

 

 

3,078

 

Index subtotal

 

2,782,790

 

 

 

(107,902

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

424,675

 

 

 

(48,042

)

 

 

3,051,521

 

 

 

2,860,080

 

Institutional subtotal

 

4,595,509

 

 

 

(89,096

)

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

570,750

 

 

 

(59,587

)

 

 

5,019,753

 

 

 

4,730,751

 

Long-term

 

8,715,071

 

 

 

177,839

 

 

 

6,251

 

 

 

1,043,384

 

 

 

(74,866

)

 

 

9,867,679

 

 

 

9,113,050

 

Cash management

 

710,141

 

 

 

59,130

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,020

 

 

 

(1,249

)

 

 

778,042

 

 

 

739,555

 

Total

$

9,425,212

 

 

$

236,969

 

 

$

6,251

 

 

$

1,053,404

 

 

$

(76,115

)

 

$

10,645,721

 

 

$

9,852,605

 

Year-over-Year Component Changes by Investment Style and Product Type (Long-Term)

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Active:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

$

418,663

 

 

$

(12,958

)

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

59,442

 

 

$

(2,703

)

 

$

466,518

 

 

$

428,415

 

Fixed income

 

1,091,544

 

 

 

(12,492

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

40,658

 

 

 

(7,132

)

 

 

1,112,578

 

 

 

1,096,979

 

Multi-asset

 

797,605

 

 

 

24,079

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

91,709

 

 

 

(4,496

)

 

 

908,897

 

 

 

838,830

 

Alternatives

 

208,584

 

 

 

(843

)

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

6,276

 

 

 

(681

)

 

 

215,513

 

 

 

212,197

 

Active subtotal

 

2,516,396

 

 

 

(2,214

)

 

 

6,251

 

 

 

198,085

 

 

 

(15,012

)

 

 

2,703,506

 

 

 

2,576,421

 

Index and ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETFs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,309,054

 

 

 

158,646

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

371,082

 

 

 

(8,514

)

 

 

2,830,268

 

 

 

2,504,113

 

Fixed income

 

837,759

 

 

 

96,399

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(378

)

 

 

(2,563

)

 

 

931,217

 

 

 

875,036

 

Multi-asset

 

7,892

 

 

 

546

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

851

 

 

 

(85

)

 

 

9,204

 

 

 

8,485

 

Alternatives

 

61,227

 

 

 

11,033

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,856

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

85,085

 

 

 

67,769

 

ETFs subtotal

 

3,215,932

 

 

 

266,624

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

384,411

 

 

 

(11,193

)

 

 

3,855,774

 

 

 

3,455,403

 

Non-ETF index:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

2,233,627

 

 

 

(121,211

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

443,024

 

 

 

(25,091

)

 

 

2,530,349

 

 

 

2,322,381

 

Fixed income

 

739,548

 

 

 

38,628

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,379

 

 

 

(23,466

)

 

 

772,089

 

 

 

751,064

 

Multi-asset

 

6,430

 

 

 

(3,322

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

269

 

 

 

(66

)

 

 

3,311

 

 

 

4,701

 

Alternatives

 

3,138

 

 

 

(666

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

216

 

 

 

(38

)

 

 

2,650

 

 

 

3,080

 

Non-ETF index subtotal

 

2,982,743

 

 

 

(86,571

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

460,888

 

 

 

(48,661

)

 

 

3,308,399

 

 

 

3,081,226

 

Index and ETFs subtotal

 

6,198,675

 

 

 

180,053

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

845,299

 

 

 

(59,854

)

 

 

7,164,173

 

 

 

6,536,629

 

Long-term

$

8,715,071

 

 

$

177,839

 

 

$

6,251

 

 

$

1,043,384

 

 

$

(74,866

)

 

$

9,867,679

 

 

$

9,113,050

 

Year-over-Year Component Changes by Product Type (Long-Term)

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

(outflows)

 

 

Acquisition(1)

 

 

change

 

 

FX impact(2)

 

 

2024

 

 

Average AUM(3)

 

Equity

$

4,961,344

 

 

$

24,477

 

 

$

4,074

 

 

$

873,548

 

 

$

(36,308

)

 

$

5,827,135

 

 

$

5,254,909

 

Fixed income

 

2,668,851

 

 

 

122,535

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

57,659

 

 

 

(33,161

)

 

 

2,815,884

 

 

 

2,723,079

 

Multi-asset

 

811,927

 

 

 

21,303

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

92,829

 

 

 

(4,647

)

 

 

921,412

 

 

 

852,016

 

Alternatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illiquid alternatives

 

127,678

 

 

 

9,384

 

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

(881

)

 

 

(490

)

 

 

137,868

 

 

 

134,398

 

Liquid alternatives

 

78,056

 

 

 

(9,684

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,191

 

 

 

(80

)

 

 

75,483

 

 

 

75,331

 

Currency and commodities(4)

 

67,215

 

 

 

9,824

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

13,038

 

 

 

(180

)

 

 

89,897

 

 

 

73,317

 

Alternatives subtotal

 

272,949

 

 

 

9,524

 

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

19,348

 

 

 

(750

)

 

 

303,248

 

 

 

283,046

 

Long-term

$

8,715,071

 

 

$

177,839

 

 

$

6,251

 

 

$

1,043,384

 

 

$

(74,866

)

 

$

9,867,679

 

 

$

9,113,050

 

 

(1)
Amounts include AUM attributable to the SpiderRock Transaction and the acquisition of Kreos Capital in August 2023.
(2)
Foreign exchange reflects the impact of translating non-US dollar denominated AUM into US dollars for reporting purposes.
(3)
Average AUM is calculated as the average of the month-end spot AUM amounts for the trailing thirteen months.
(4)
Amounts include commodity ETFs.

 

7

 


 

SUMMARY OF REVENUE

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 (in millions), (unaudited)

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory, administration fees and
  securities lending revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active

$

539

 

 

$

506

 

 

$

33

 

 

$

516

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

1,055

 

 

$

1,006

 

 

$

49

 

ETFs

 

1,250

 

 

 

1,102

 

 

 

148

 

 

 

1,190

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

2,440

 

 

 

2,180

 

 

 

260

 

Non-ETF index

 

190

 

 

 

197

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

187

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

377

 

 

 

374

 

 

 

3

 

Equity subtotal

 

1,979

 

 

 

1,805

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

1,893

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

3,872

 

 

 

3,560

 

 

 

312

 

Fixed income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active

 

481

 

 

 

482

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

484

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

965

 

 

 

950

 

 

 

15

 

ETFs

 

326

 

 

 

309

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

327

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

653

 

 

 

604

 

 

 

49

 

Non-ETF index

 

88

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

180

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

5

 

Fixed income subtotal

 

895

 

 

 

879

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

903

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

1,798

 

 

 

1,729

 

 

 

69

 

Multi-asset

 

313

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

627

 

 

 

596

 

 

 

31

 

Alternatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illiquid alternatives

 

241

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

481

 

 

 

407

 

 

 

74

 

Liquid alternatives

 

141

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

138

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

279

 

 

 

291

 

 

 

(12

)

Currency and commodities

 

59

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

9

 

Alternatives subtotal

 

441

 

 

 

401

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

864

 

 

 

793

 

 

 

71

 

Long-term

 

3,628

 

 

 

3,385

 

 

 

243

 

 

 

3,533

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

7,161

 

 

 

6,678

 

 

 

483

 

Cash management

 

247

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

245

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

492

 

 

 

435

 

 

 

57

 

Total investment advisory, administration
  fees and securities lending revenue

 

3,875

 

 

 

3,611

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

3,778

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

7,653

 

 

 

7,113

 

 

 

540

 

Investment advisory performance fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

28

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

15

 

Fixed income

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

8

 

Multi-asset

 

11

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

(5

)

Alternatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illiquid alternatives

 

68

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

125

 

 

 

(57

)

 

 

193

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

93

 

Liquid alternatives

 

52

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

117

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

84

 

Alternatives subtotal

 

120

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

190

 

 

 

(70

)

 

 

310

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

177

 

Total investment advisory performance fees

 

164

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

(40

)

 

 

368

 

 

 

173

 

 

 

195

 

Technology services revenue

 

395

 

 

 

359

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

377

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

772

 

 

 

699

 

 

 

73

 

Distribution fees

 

318

 

 

 

319

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

310

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

628

 

 

 

638

 

 

 

(10

)

Advisory and other revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory

 

11

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

13

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

24

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

(21

)

Other

 

42

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

88

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

50

 

Total advisory and other revenue

 

53

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

59

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

112

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

29

 

Total revenue

$

4,805

 

 

$

4,463

 

 

$

342

 

 

$

4,728

 

 

$

77

 

 

$

9,533

 

 

$

8,706

 

 

$

827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights

Investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue increased $264 million from the second quarter of 2023 and $97 million from the first quarter of 2024, primarily driven by positive organic base fee growth and the impact of market beta on average AUM.

Securities lending revenue of $154 million decreased from $184 million in the second quarter of 2023, primarily reflecting lower spreads.

Performance fees increased $46 million from the second quarter of 2023, primarily reflecting higher revenue from liquid alternatives and long-only products, partially offset by lower revenue from illiquid alternatives.

Performance fees decreased $40 million from the first quarter of 2024, reflecting lower revenue from illiquid and liquid alternative products, partially offset by higher revenue from long-only products.

Technology services revenue increased $36 million from the second quarter of 2023 and $18 million from the first quarter of 2024, reflecting sustained demand for Aladdin technology offerings. Technology services annual contract value (“ACV”)(1) increased 10% from the second quarter of 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
See note (4) to the condensed consolidated statements of income and supplemental information on page 13 for more information on ACV.

 

8

 


 

SUMMARY OF OPERATING EXPENSE

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 (in millions), (unaudited)

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

Operating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee compensation and benefits

$

1,503

 

 

$

1,429

 

 

$

74

 

 

$

1,580

 

 

$

(77

)

 

$

3,083

 

 

$

2,856

 

 

$

227

 

Sales, asset and account expense(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution and servicing costs

 

539

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

1,023

 

 

 

34

 

Direct fund expense

 

358

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

338

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

696

 

 

 

659

 

 

 

37

 

Sub-advisory and other

 

32

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

11

 

Total sales, asset and account expense

 

929

 

 

 

889

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

888

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

1,817

 

 

 

1,735

 

 

 

82

 

General and administration expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing and promotional

 

76

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

158

 

 

 

148

 

 

 

10

 

Occupancy and office related

 

102

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

203

 

 

 

210

 

 

 

(7

)

Portfolio services

 

63

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

66

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

129

 

 

 

137

 

 

 

(8

)

Technology

 

157

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

317

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

41

 

Professional services

 

64

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

45

 

Communications

 

9

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

10

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

19

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

(5

)

Foreign exchange remeasurement

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

Contingent consideration fair value adjustments

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(7

)

Other general and administration

 

60

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

114

 

 

 

3

 

Total general and administration expense

 

534

 

 

 

493

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

529

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

1,063

 

 

 

988

 

 

 

75

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

39

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

3

 

Total operating expense

$

3,005

 

 

$

2,848

 

 

$

157

 

 

$

3,035

 

 

$

(30

)

 

$

6,040

 

 

$

5,653

 

 

$

387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, BlackRock, Inc. updated the presentation of the Company’s expense line items within the consolidated statements of income by including a new “sales, asset, and account expense” income statement caption. Such expense line items have been recast for 2023 to conform to this new presentation. For a recast of 2023 expense line items, see page 12 of Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K furnished on April 12, 2024.

 

Highlights

Employee compensation and benefits expense increased $74 million from the second quarter of 2023, reflecting higher incentive compensation, primarily as a result of higher operating income and performance fees.

Employee compensation and benefits expense decreased $77 million from the first quarter of 2024, reflecting lower incentive compensation driven by lower performance fees and higher seasonal payroll taxes in the prior quarter, partially offset by the impact of higher operating income.

Sales, asset and account expense increased $40 million from the second quarter of 2023 and $41 million from the first quarter of 2024, driven by higher distribution and servicing costs and direct fund expense, primarily reflecting higher average AUM.
General and administration expense increased $41 million from the second quarter of 2023, primarily due to higher professional services expense, including higher acquisition-related transaction costs, and higher technology expense in the current quarter.

 

9

 


 

SUMMARY OF NONOPERATING INCOME (expense), less net income (loss) attributable TO noncontrolling interests

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 (in millions), (unaudited)

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

Nonoperating income (expense), GAAP basis

$

214

 

 

$

251

 

 

$

(37

)

 

$

220

 

 

$

(6

)

 

$

434

 

 

$

367

 

 

$

67

 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to
  noncontrolling interests ("NCI")

 

42

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

50

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

92

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

23

 

Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI

 

172

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

170

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

342

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

44

 

Less: Hedge gain (loss) on deferred cash
  compensation plans
(1)

 

7

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

31

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

38

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

5

 

Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI, as
  adjusted
(2)

$

165

 

 

$

178

 

 

$

(13

)

 

$

139

 

 

$

26

 

 

$

304

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 (in millions), (unaudited)

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

Net gain (loss) on investments, net of NCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private equity

$

15

 

 

$

151

 

 

$

(136

)

 

$

8

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

190

 

 

$

(167

)

Real assets

 

9

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

12

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

(2

)

Other alternatives(3)

 

10

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

24

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

14

 

Other investments(4)

 

34

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

41

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

60

 

Hedge gain (loss) on deferred cash
  compensation plans
(1)

 

7

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

31

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

38

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

5

 

Subtotal

 

75

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

(91

)

 

 

81

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

156

 

 

 

246

 

 

 

(90

)

Other income/gain (expense/loss)(5)

 

45

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

80

 

Total net gain (loss) on investments, net of NCI

 

120

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

(54

)

 

 

121

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

241

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

(10

)

Interest and dividend income

 

178

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

319

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

144

 

Interest expense

 

(126

)

 

 

(69

)

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(92

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

(218

)

 

 

(128

)

 

 

(90

)

Net interest income (expense)

 

52

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

54

 

Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI

 

172

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

170

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

342

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

44

 

Less: Hedge gain (loss) on deferred cash
  compensation plans
(1)

 

7

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

31

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

38

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

5

 

Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI, as
  adjusted
(2)

$

165

 

 

$

178

 

 

$

(13

)

 

$

139

 

 

$

26

 

 

$

304

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Amounts relate to the gains (losses) from economically hedging certain BlackRock deferred cash compensation plans.
(2)
Management believes nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI, as adjusted, is an effective measure for reviewing BlackRock’s nonoperating results, which ultimately impacts BlackRock’s book value. For more information on as adjusted items and the reconciliation to GAAP, see notes to the condensed consolidated statements of income and supplemental information on pages 11 through 13.
(3)
Amounts primarily include net gains (losses) related to credit funds, direct hedge fund strategies and hedge fund solutions.
(4)
Amounts primarily include net gains (losses) related to BlackRock's seed investment portfolio, net of impact of certain hedges.
(5)
Amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, include earnings (losses) from certain equity method minority investments, which the Company recorded within nonoperating income (expense) beginning in the first quarter of 2024 and noncash pre-tax gains (losses) related to the revaluation of certain minority investments. In addition, amount for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 includes a noncash pre-tax gain in connection with the SpiderRock Transaction of approximately $19 million.

 

summary of INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 (in millions), (unaudited)

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

2024

 

 

Change

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Change

 

 Income tax expense

$

477

 

 

$

443

 

 

$

34

 

 

$

290

 

 

$

187

 

 

$

767

 

 

$

828

 

 

$

(61

)

 Effective tax rate

 

24.2

%

 

 

24.5

%

 

(30) bps

 

 

 

15.6

%

 

860 bps

 

 

 

20.0

%

 

 

24.7

%

 

(470) bps

 

Highlights

First quarter 2024 income tax expense included a discrete tax benefit of $137 million recognized in connection with the reorganization and establishment of a more efficient global intellectual property and technology platform and corporate structure. This discrete tax benefit has been excluded from as adjusted results due to the nonrecurring nature of the intellectual property reorganization. In addition, first quarter 2024 income tax expense included $28 million of discrete tax benefits, including a benefit related to stock-based compensation awards that vested in the first quarter.

 

 

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OPERATING INCOME AND OPERATING MARGIN TO OPERATING INCOME AND OPERATING MARGIN, AS ADJUSTED

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 (in millions), (unaudited)

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Operating income, GAAP basis

 

$

1,800

 

 

$

1,615

 

 

$

1,693

 

 

$

3,493

 

 

$

3,053

 

 

Non-GAAP expense adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation expense related to appreciation (depreciation)
  on deferred cash compensation plans (a)

 

 

9

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

32

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets (b)

 

 

39

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

74

 

 

Acquisition-related compensation costs (b)

 

 

19

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

9

 

 

Acquisition-related transaction costs (b)(1)

 

 

13

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

3

 

 

Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (b)

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

1

 

 

Lease costs - New York (c)

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

14

 

 

Operating income, as adjusted (1)

 

$

1,881

 

 

$

1,675

 

 

$

1,775

 

 

$

3,656

 

 

$

3,186

 

 

Revenue, GAAP basis

 

$

4,805

 

 

$

4,463

 

 

$

4,728

 

 

$

9,533

 

 

$

8,706

 

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution fees

 

 

(318

)

 

 

(319

)

 

 

(310

)

 

 

(628

)

 

 

(638

)

 

Investment advisory fees

 

 

(221

)

 

 

(199

)

 

 

(208

)

 

 

(429

)

 

 

(385

)

 

Revenue used for operating margin measurement

 

$

4,266

 

 

$

3,945

 

 

$

4,210

 

 

$

8,476

 

 

$

7,683

 

 

Operating margin, GAAP basis

 

 

37.5

%

 

 

36.2

%

 

 

35.8

%

 

 

36.6

%

 

 

35.1

%

 

Operating margin, as adjusted (1)

 

 

44.1

%

 

 

42.5

%

 

 

42.2

%

 

 

43.1

%

 

 

41.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Amounts included within general and administration expense.

See note (1) to the condensed consolidated statements of income and supplemental information on pages 12 and 13 for more information on as adjusted items.

 

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NONOPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE) TO NONOPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE), LESS NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NCI, AS ADJUSTED

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 (in millions), (unaudited)

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Nonoperating income (expense), GAAP basis

 

$

214

 

 

$

251

 

 

$

220

 

 

$

434

 

 

$

367

 

 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to NCI

 

 

42

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

69

 

 

Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI

 

 

172

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

170

 

 

 

342

 

 

 

298

 

 

Less: Hedge gain (loss) on deferred cash compensation
  plans (a)

 

 

7

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

33

 

 

Nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss)
  attributable to NCI, as adjusted (2)

 

$

165

 

 

$

178

 

 

$

139

 

 

$

304

 

 

$

265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes (1) and (2) to the condensed consolidated statements of income and supplemental information on pages 12 and 13 for more information on as adjusted items.

 

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO BLACKROCK TO NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO BLACKROCK, AS ADJUSTED

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 (in millions, except per share data), (unaudited)

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., GAAP basis

 

$

1,495

 

 

$

1,366

 

 

$

1,573

 

 

$

3,068

 

 

$

2,523

 

 

Non-GAAP adjustments(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net impact of hedged deferred cash compensation plans (a)

 

 

2

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

 

Amortization of intangible assets (b)

 

 

29

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

56

 

 

Acquisition-related compensation costs (b)

 

 

13

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

7

 

 

Acquisition-related transaction costs (b)

 

 

10

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

2

 

 

Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (b)

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

1

 

 

Lease costs - New York (c)

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11

 

 

Income tax matters

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(137

)

 

 

(137

)

 

 

-

 

 

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., as adjusted (3)

 

$

1,550

 

 

$

1,399

 

 

$

1,473

 

 

$

3,023

 

 

$

2,599

 

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

 

149.7

 

 

 

150.7

 

 

 

150.1

 

 

 

149.9

 

 

 

151.0

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share, GAAP basis

 

$

9.99

 

 

$

9.06

 

 

$

10.48

 

 

$

20.47

 

 

$

16.70

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share, as adjusted (3)

 

$

10.36

 

 

$

9.28

 

 

$

9.81

 

 

$

20.17

 

 

$

17.21

 

 

 

(1)
Non-GAAP adjustments, excluding income tax matters, are net of tax.

See note (3) to the condensed consolidated statements of income and supplemental information on page 13 for more information on as adjusted items.

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (unaudited)

BlackRock reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP; however, management believes evaluating the Company’s ongoing operating results may be enhanced if investors have additional non-GAAP financial measures. Adjustments to GAAP financial measures (“non-GAAP adjustments”) include certain items management deems nonrecurring or that occur infrequently, transactions that ultimately will not impact BlackRock’s book value or certain tax items that do not impact cash flow. Management reviews non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, to assess ongoing operations and considers them to be helpful, for both management and investors, in evaluating BlackRock’s financial performance over time. Management also uses non-GAAP financial measures as a benchmark to compare its performance with other companies and to enhance comparability for the reporting periods presented. Non-GAAP financial measures may pose limitations because they do not include all of BlackRock’s revenue and expense. BlackRock’s management does not advocate that investors consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Computations and reconciliations for all periods are derived from the condensed consolidated statements of income as follows:

(1) Operating income, as adjusted, and operating margin, as adjusted: Management believes operating income, as adjusted, and operating margin, as adjusted, are effective indicators of BlackRock’s financial performance over time, and, therefore, provide useful disclosure to investors. Management believes that operating margin, as adjusted, reflects the Company’s long-term ability to manage ongoing costs in relation to its revenues. The Company uses operating margin, as adjusted, to assess the Company’s financial performance, to determine the long-term and annual compensation of the Company’s senior-level employees and to evaluate the Company’s relative performance against industry peers. Furthermore, this metric eliminates margin variability arising from the accounting of revenues and expenses related to distributing different product structures in multiple distribution channels utilized by asset managers.

Operating income, as adjusted, includes the following non-GAAP expense adjustments:
(a)
Compensation expense related to appreciation (depreciation) on deferred cash compensation plans. The Company excludes compensation expense related to the market valuation changes on certain deferred cash compensation plans, which the Company hedges economically. For these deferred cash compensation plans, the final value of the deferred amount to be distributed to employees in cash upon vesting is determined based on the returns on specified investment funds. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the appreciation (depreciation) of the deferred cash compensation liability in proportion to the vested amount of the award during a respective period, while the net gain (loss) to economically hedge these plans is immediately recognized in nonoperating income (expense), which creates a timing difference impacting net income. This timing difference will reverse and offset to zero over the life of the award at the end of the multi-year vesting period. Management believes excluding market valuation changes related to the deferred cash compensation plans in the calculation of operating income, as adjusted, provides useful disclosure to both management and investors of the Company’s financial performance over time as these amounts are economically hedged, while also increasing comparability with other companies.
(b)
Acquisition related costs. Acquisition related costs include adjustments related to amortization of intangible assets, other acquisition-related costs, including professional services expense and compensation costs for nonrecurring retention-related deferred compensation, and contingent consideration fair value adjustments incurred in connection with certain acquisitions. Management believes excluding the impact of these expenses when calculating operating income, as adjusted, provides a helpful indication of the Company’s financial performance over time, thereby providing helpful information for both management and investors while also increasing comparability with other companies.
(c)
Lease costs – New York. In 2023, the Company continued to recognize lease expense within general and administration expense for both its current headquarters located at 50 Hudson Yards in New York and prior headquarters until the Company's lease on its prior headquarters expired in April 2023. The Company began lease payments related to its current headquarters in May 2023, but began recording lease expense in August 2021 when it obtained access to the building to begin its tenant improvements. Prior to the Company’s move to its current headquarters in February 2023, the impact of lease costs related to 50 Hudson Yards was excluded from operating income, as adjusted. In February 2023, the Company completed the majority of its move to 50 Hudson Yards and no longer excluded the impact of these lease costs. Subsequently, from February 2023 through April 2023, the Company excluded the impact of lease costs related to the Company's prior headquarters. Management believes excluding the impact of these respective New York lease costs (“Lease costs – New York”) when calculating operating income, as adjusted, is useful to assess the Company’s financial performance and ongoing operations, and enhances comparability among periods presented.

 

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Revenue used for calculating operating margin, as adjusted, is reduced to exclude all of the Company’s distribution fees, which are recorded as a separate line item on the condensed consolidated statements of income, as well as a portion of investment advisory fees received that is used to pay distribution and servicing costs. For certain products, based on distinct arrangements, distribution fees are collected by the Company and then passed-through to third-party client intermediaries. For other products, investment advisory fees are collected by the Company and a portion is passed-through to third-party client intermediaries. However, in both structures, the third-party client intermediary similarly owns the relationship with the retail client and is responsible for distributing the product and servicing the client. The amount of distribution and investment advisory fees fluctuates each period primarily based on a predetermined percentage of the value of AUM during the period. These fees also vary based on the type of investment product sold and the geographic location where it is sold. In addition, the Company may waive fees on certain products that could result in the reduction of payments to the third-party intermediaries.

(2) Nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss) attributable to NCI, as adjusted: Management believes nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss) attributable to NCI, as adjusted, is an effective measure for reviewing BlackRock’s nonoperating contribution to its results and provides comparability of this information among reporting periods. Nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss) attributable to NCI, as adjusted, excludes the gain (loss) on the economic hedge of certain deferred cash compensation plans. As the gain (loss) on investments and derivatives used to hedge these compensation plans over time substantially offsets the compensation expense related to the market valuation changes on these deferred cash compensation plans, which is included in operating income, GAAP basis, management believes excluding the gain (loss) on the economic hedge of the deferred cash compensation plans when calculating nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss) attributable to NCI, as adjusted, provides a useful measure for both management and investors of BlackRock’s nonoperating results that impact book value.

(3) Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., as adjusted: Management believes net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., as adjusted, and diluted earnings per common share, as adjusted, are useful measures of BlackRock’s profitability and financial performance. Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., as adjusted, equals net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., GAAP basis, adjusted for certain items management deems nonrecurring or that occur infrequently, transactions that ultimately will not impact BlackRock’s book value or certain tax items that do not impact cash flow.

For each period presented, the non-GAAP adjustments were tax effected at the respective blended rates applicable to the adjustments. Amount for income tax matters in the first quarter of 2024 includes a discrete tax benefit of $137 million recognized in connection with the reorganization and establishment of a more efficient global intellectual property and technology platform and corporate structure. This discrete tax benefit has been excluded from as adjusted results due to the nonrecurring nature of the intellectual property reorganization.

Per share amounts reflect net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., as adjusted, divided by diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding.

(4) ACV: Management believes ACV is an effective metric for reviewing BlackRock’s technology services’ ongoing contribution to its operating results and provides comparability of this information among reporting periods while also providing a useful supplemental metric for both management and investors of BlackRock’s growth in technology services revenue over time, as it is linked to the net new business in technology services. ACV represents forward-looking, annualized estimated value of the recurring subscription fees under client contracts, assuming all client contracts that come up for renewal are renewed, unless we have received a notice of termination, even though such notice may not be effective until a later date. ACV also includes the annualized estimated value of new sales, for existing and new clients, when we execute client contracts, even though the recurring fees may not be effective until a later date and excludes nonrecurring fees such as implementation and consulting fees.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This earnings release, and other statements that BlackRock may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to BlackRock’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” and similar expressions.

BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time and may contain information that is not purely historical in nature. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Such information may include, among other things, projections and forecasts. There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

BlackRock has previously disclosed risk factors in its Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports. These risk factors and those identified elsewhere in this earnings release, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance and include: (1) the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies; (2) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for products or services or in the value of AUM; (3) the relative and absolute investment performance of BlackRock’s investment products; (4) BlackRock’s ability to develop new products and services that address client preferences; (5) the impact of increased competition; (6) the impact of future acquisitions or divestitures, including the acquisitions of Preqin and Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (together, the “Transactions”); (7) BlackRock’s ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully, including the Transactions; (8) risks related to the Transactions, including the possibility that the Transactions do not close, the failure to satisfy the closing conditions, the possibility that expected synergies and value creation from either of the Transactions will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period, and impacts to business and operational relationships related to disruptions from the Transactions; (9) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; (10) the extent and timing of any share repurchases; (11) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes and the adequacy of intellectual property, data, information and cybersecurity protection; (12) the failure to effectively manage the development and use of artificial intelligence; (13) attempts to circumvent BlackRock’s operational control environment or the potential for human error in connection with BlackRock’s operational systems; (14) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies and governmental scrutiny relating to BlackRock; (15) changes in law and policy and uncertainty pending any such changes; (16) any failure to effectively manage conflicts of interest; (17) damage to BlackRock’s reputation; (18) increasing focus from stakeholders regarding environmental, social and governance matters; (19) geopolitical unrest, terrorist activities, civil or international hostilities, and other events outside BlackRock’s control, including wars, natural disasters and health crises, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (20) climate-related risks to BlackRock's business, products, operations and clients; (21) the ability to attract, train and retain highly qualified and diverse professionals; (22) fluctuations in the carrying value of BlackRock’s economic investments; (23) the impact of changes to tax legislation, including income, payroll and transaction taxes, and taxation on products, which could affect the value proposition to clients and, generally, the tax position of the Company; (24) BlackRock’s success in negotiating distribution arrangements and maintaining distribution channels for its products; (25) the failure by key third-party providers of BlackRock to fulfill their obligations to the Company; (26) operational, technological and regulatory risks associated with BlackRock’s major technology partnerships; (27) any disruption to the operations of third parties whose functions are integral to BlackRock’s ETF platform; (28) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time and any potential liabilities related to securities lending or other indemnification obligations; and (29) the impact of problems, instability or failure of other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products offered by other financial institutions.

BlackRock’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and BlackRock’s subsequent filings with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com, discuss these factors in more detail and identify additional factors that can affect forward-looking statements. The information contained on the Company’s website is not a part of this earnings release.

 

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PERFORMANCE NOTES

Past performance is not indicative of future results. Except as specified, the performance information shown is as of June 30, 2024 and is based on preliminary data available at that time. The performance data shown reflects information for all actively and passively managed equity and fixed income accounts, including US registered investment companies, European-domiciled retail funds and separate accounts for which performance data is available, including performance data for high net worth accounts available as of May 31, 2024. The performance data does not include accounts terminated prior to June 30, 2024 and accounts for which data has not yet been verified. If such accounts had been included, the performance data provided may have substantially differed from that shown.

Performance comparisons shown are gross-of-fees for institutional and high net worth separate accounts, and net-of-fees for retail funds. The performance tracking shown for index accounts is based on gross-of-fees performance and includes all institutional accounts and all iShares® funds globally using an index strategy. AUM information is based on AUM available as of June 30, 2024 for each account or fund in the asset class shown without adjustment for overlapping management of the same account or fund. Fund performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

Performance shown is derived from applicable benchmarks or peer median information, as selected by BlackRock, Inc. Peer medians are based in part on data either from Lipper, Inc. or Morningstar, Inc. for each included product.

 

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