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BlackRock, Inc.
Index to Form 10-Q
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BlackRock, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
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Total liabilities |
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Temporary equity |
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BlackRock, Inc. stockholders’ equity |
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Total permanent equity |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BlackRock, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
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Expense |
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General and administration expense |
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Total expense |
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Operating income |
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Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc. |
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Earnings per share attributable to BlackRock, Inc. |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BlackRock, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
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Net income |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Comprehensive income attributable to |
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BlackRock, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
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December 31, 2023 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
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September 30, 2023 |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
BlackRock, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
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Acquisition, net of cash acquired |
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( |
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( |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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( |
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Financing activities |
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Net proceeds from (repayments of) borrowings by CIPs |
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) |
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Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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( |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
BlackRock, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
1. Business Overview
BlackRock, Inc. (together, with its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates, “BlackRock” or the “Company”) is a leading publicly traded investment management firm providing a broad range of investment management and technology services to institutional and retail clients worldwide.
BlackRock’s diverse platform of alpha-seeking active, index and cash management investment strategies across asset classes enables the Company to offer choice and tailor investment and asset allocation solutions for clients. Product offerings include single- and multi-asset portfolios investing in equities, fixed income, alternatives and money market instruments. Products are offered directly and through intermediaries in a variety of vehicles, including open-end and closed-end mutual funds, iShares® exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), separate accounts, collective trust funds and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers technology services, including the investment and risk management technology platform, Aladdin®, Aladdin WealthTM, eFront® and Cachematrix®, as well as advisory services and solutions to a broad base of institutional and wealth management clients.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company and its controlled subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests (“NCI”) on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition represent the portion of consolidated sponsored investment products (“CIPs”) and a consolidated affiliate in which the Company does not have direct equity ownership. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Certain financial information that normally is included in annual financial statements, including certain financial statement footnotes, is not required for interim reporting purposes and has been condensed or omitted herein. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and footnotes related thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 2024 (“2023 Form 10-K”).
The interim financial information at September 30, 2024 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, the interim information includes all normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s results for the periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.
Certain prior period presentations were reclassified to ensure comparability with current period classifications.
Accounting Developments
Segment Reporting. In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which requires incremental disclosures about reportable segments but does not change the definition of a segment or the guidance for determining reportable segments. The new guidance requires disclosure of significant segment expenses that are (1) regularly provided to (or easily computed from information regularly provided to) the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") and (2) included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. The new standard also requires companies to disclose the title and position of the individual (or the name of the committee) identified as the CODM, allows companies to disclose multiple measures of segment profit or loss if those measures are used to assess performance and allocate resources, and is applicable to companies with a single reportable segment. The requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2024, and are required to be applied retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the additional disclosure requirements under ASU 2023-07 to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
7
Income Tax Disclosure Requirements. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), which enhances interim and annual income tax disclosures. The two primary enhancements disaggregate existing income tax disclosures related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The additional disclosure requirements under ASU 2023-09 are required to be applied prospectively and are effective for the Company on January 1, 2025. The Company does not expect the additional disclosure requirements under ASU 2023-09 to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Fair Value Measurements
Hierarchy of Fair Value Inputs. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation approaches used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. Assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
Level 1 Inputs:
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the reporting date.
Level 2 Inputs:
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities that are not active; quotes from pricing services or brokers for which the Company can determine that orderly transactions took place at the quoted price or that the inputs used to arrive at the price are observable; and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, such as models or other valuation methodologies.
Level 3 Inputs:
Unobservable inputs for the valuation of the asset or liability, which may include nonbinding broker quotes. Level 3 assets include investments for which there is little, if any, market activity. These inputs require significant management judgment or estimation.
Significance of Inputs. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the financial instrument.
Valuation Approaches. The fair values of certain Level 3 assets and liabilities were determined using various valuation approaches as appropriate, including third-party pricing vendors, broker quotes and market and income approaches.
A significant number of inputs used to value equity, debt securities, and loans held within CLOs and CIPs are sourced from third-party pricing vendors. Generally, prices obtained from pricing vendors are categorized as Level 1 inputs for identical securities traded in active markets and as Level 2 for other similar securities if the vendor uses observable inputs in determining the price.
In addition, quotes obtained from brokers generally are nonbinding and categorized as Level 3 inputs. However, if the Company is able to determine that market participants have transacted for the asset in an orderly manner near the quoted price or if the Company can determine that the inputs used by the broker are observable, the quote is classified as a Level 2 input.
8
Investments Measured at Net Asset Value. As a practical expedient, the Company uses net asset value (“NAV”) as the fair value for certain investments. The inputs to value these investments may include the Company’s capital accounts for its partnership interests in various alternative investments, including hedge funds, real assets and private equity funds, which may be adjusted by using the returns of certain market indices. The various partnerships are investment companies, which record their underlying investments at fair value based on fair value policies established by management of the underlying fund. Fair value policies at the underlying fund generally require the fund to utilize pricing/valuation information from third-party sources, including independent appraisals. However, in some instances, current valuation information for illiquid securities or securities in markets that are not active may not be available from any third-party source or fund management may conclude that the valuations that are available from third-party sources are not reliable. In these instances, fund management may perform model-based analytical valuations that could be used as an input to value these investments.
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated CLO. The Company applies the fair value option provisions for eligible assets, including loans, held by a consolidated CLO. As the fair value of the financial assets of the consolidated CLO is more observable than the fair value of the borrowings of the consolidated CLO, the Company measures the fair value of the borrowings of the consolidated CLO equal to the fair value of the assets of the consolidated CLO less the fair value of the Company’s economic interest in the CLO.
Derivatives and Hedging Activities. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company uses derivative financial instruments primarily for purposes of hedging exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates of certain assets and liabilities, and market price and interest rate exposures with respect to its total portfolio of seed investments in sponsored investment products. Certain CIPs also utilize derivatives as a part of their investment strategies.
In addition, the Company uses derivatives and makes investments to economically hedge market valuation changes on certain deferred cash compensation plans, for which the final value of the deferred amount distributed to employees in cash upon vesting is determined based on the returns of 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 gain (loss) to economically hedge these plans is immediately recognized in nonoperating income (expense). See Note 4, Investments, and Note 8, Derivatives and Hedging, for further information on the Company’s investments and derivatives, respectively, used to economically hedge these deferred cash compensation plans.
The Company records all derivative financial instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value on a gross basis in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. Credit risks are managed through master netting and collateral support agreements. The amounts related to the right to reclaim or the obligation to return cash collateral may not be used to offset amounts due under the derivative instruments in the normal course of settlement. Therefore, such amounts are not offset against fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments with the same counterparty and are included in other assets and other liabilities. Changes in the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments are recognized in earnings and, where applicable, are offset by the corresponding gain or loss on the related foreign-denominated or hedged assets or liabilities, on the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Separate Account Assets and Liabilities. Separate account assets are maintained by BlackRock Life Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which is a registered life insurance company in the United Kingdom (“UK”), and represent segregated assets held for purposes of funding individual and group pension contracts. The life insurance company does not underwrite any insurance contracts that involve any insurance risk transfer from the insured to the life insurance company. The separate account assets primarily include equity securities, debt securities, money market funds and derivatives. The separate account assets are not subject to general claims of the creditors of BlackRock. These separate account assets and the related equal and offsetting liabilities are recorded as separate account assets and separate account liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.
9
Separate Account Collateral Assets Held and Liabilities Under Securities Lending Agreements. The Company facilitates securities lending arrangements whereby securities held by separate accounts maintained by BlackRock Life Limited are lent to third parties under global master securities lending agreements. In exchange, the Company obtains either (1) the legal title, or (2) a first ranking priority security interest, in the collateral. The minimum collateral values generally range from approximately
In situations where the Company obtains the legal title to collateral under these securities lending arrangements, the Company records an asset on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition in addition to an equal collateral liability for the obligation to return the collateral. Additionally, in situations where the Company obtains a first ranking priority security interest in the collateral, the Company does not have the ability to pledge or resell the collateral and therefore does not record the collateral on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of loaned securities held by separate accounts was approximately $
Goodwill and Intangible Assets. Goodwill represents the cost of a business acquisition in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired. The Company has determined that it has one reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes, the consolidated BlackRock single operating segment, which is consistent with internal management reporting and management's oversight of operations. The Company performs an impairment assessment of its goodwill at least annually, as of July 31. In its assessment of goodwill for impairment, the Company considers such factors as the book value and market capitalization of the Company. See Note 9, Goodwill, for further information on the Company's goodwill.
Intangible assets are comprised of indefinite-lived intangible assets and finite-lived intangible assets acquired in a business acquisition. The value of contracts to manage assets in proprietary open-end funds and collective trust funds and certain other commingled products without a specified termination date is generally classified as indefinite-lived intangible assets. In addition, trade names/trademarks are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets when they are expected to generate cash flows indefinitely.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are not amortized. Finite-lived investor/customer relationships, technology-related assets, and management contracts, which relate to acquired separate accounts and funds, that are expected to contribute to the future cash flows of the Company for a specified period of time, are amortized over their estimated useful lives. On a quarterly basis, the Company considers whether the indefinite-lived and finite-lived classifications are still appropriate.
The Company performs assessments to determine if any intangible assets are potentially impaired at least annually, as of July 31. The carrying value of finite-lived assets and their remaining useful lives are reviewed to determine if circumstances exist which may indicate a potential impairment or revisions to the amortization period.
In evaluating whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of indefinite-lived intangibles is less than its carrying value, BlackRock assesses various significant quantitative factors, including assets under management (“AUM”), revenue basis points, projected AUM growth rates, operating margins, tax rates and discount rates. If an indefinite-lived intangible is determined to be more likely than not impaired, then the fair value of the asset is compared with its carrying value and any excess of the carrying value over the fair value would be recognized as an expense in the period in which the impairment occurs. See Note 10, Intangible Assets, for further information on the Company’s intangible assets.
10
For finite-lived intangible assets, if potential impairment circumstances are considered to exist, the Company will perform a recoverability test using an undiscounted cash flow analysis. If the carrying value of the asset is determined not to be recoverable based on the undiscounted cash flow test, the difference between the carrying value of the asset and its current fair value would be recognized as an expense in the period in which the impairment occurs.
3. Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents reported within the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition to the cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
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2023 |
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$ |
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$ |
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4. Investments
A summary of the carrying value of total investments is as follows:
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2023 |
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$ |
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Held-to-Maturity Investments
Held-to-maturity investments included certain investments in BlackRock sponsored CLOs. The amortized cost (carrying value) of these investments approximated fair value (primarily a Level 2 input). At September 30, 2024, $
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Trading Debt Securities and Equity Securities at FVTNI
A summary of the cost and carrying value of trading debt securities and equity securities at FVTNI is as follows:
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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5. Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products
In the normal course of business, the Company is the manager of various types of sponsored investment products, which may be considered VIEs or voting rights entities ("VREs"). The Company consolidates certain sponsored investment funds accounted for as VREs because it is deemed to control such funds. In addition, the Company may from time to time own equity or debt securities or enter into derivatives or loan arrangements with the vehicles, each of which are considered variable interests. The Company’s involvement in financing the operations of the VIEs is generally limited to its economic interest in the entity. The Company’s consolidated VIEs include certain sponsored investment products in which BlackRock has an economic interest and as the investment manager, is deemed to have both the power to direct the most significant activities of the products and the right to receive benefits (or the obligation to absorb losses) that could potentially be significant to these sponsored investment products. The assets of these VIEs are not available to creditors of the Company. In addition, the investors in these VIEs have no recourse to the credit of the Company.
The following table presents the balances related to these CIPs accounted for as VIEs and VREs that were recorded on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition, including BlackRock’s net interest in these products:
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Other liabilities(2) |
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Noncontrolling interest - CIPs |
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( |
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BlackRock's net interest in CIPs |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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BlackRock’s total exposure to CIPs represents the value of its economic interest in these CIPs. Valuation changes associated with financial instruments held at fair value by these CIPs are reflected in nonoperating income (expense) and partially offset in net income (loss) attributable to NCI for the portion not attributable to BlackRock.
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Net gain (loss) related to consolidated VIEs is presented in the following table:
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$ |
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$ |
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Nonconsolidated VIEs.
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September 30, 2024 |
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Sponsored investment |
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December 31, 2023 |
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The net assets of sponsored investment products that are nonconsolidated VIEs approximated $
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7. Fair Value Disclosures
Fair Value Hierarchy
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
September 30, 2024 |
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Investments |
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Investments related to deferred |
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Loans held by CIPs |
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Carried interest |
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Other investments |
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Total investments |
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Other assets(3) |
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Separate account assets |
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Equity securities |
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Debt securities |
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Total separate account collateral held |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Liabilities: |
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Separate account collateral |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Other liabilities(4) |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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December 31, 2023 |
Quoted Prices |
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Significant |
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Significant |
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Investments |
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Other(2) |
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December 31, |
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Assets: |
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Investments |
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Debt securities: |
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Trading securities |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Held-to-maturity investments |
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Total debt securities |
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Equity securities at FVTNI: |
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Equity securities/mutual funds |
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Equity method: |
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Equity, fixed income, and multi-asset |
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Hedge funds/funds of hedge |
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Private equity funds |
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Real assets funds |
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Investments related to deferred cash |
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Total equity method |
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Loans held by CIPs |
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Federal Reserve Bank Stock |
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Carried interest |
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Other investments |
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Total investments |
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Other assets(3) |
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Separate account assets |
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Separate account collateral held under |
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Equity securities |
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Debt securities |
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Total separate account collateral held |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Liabilities: |
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Separate account collateral |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Other liabilities(4) |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
|
Level 3 Assets. Level 3 assets predominantly include investments in nonconsolidated CLOs, loans of consolidated CIPs, and corporate minority private debt investments. Investments in CLOs and loans were valued based on single-broker nonbinding quotes or quotes from pricing services which use significant unobservable inputs. BlackRock's corporate minority private debt investments were primarily valued using the income approach by discounting the expected cash flows to a single present value. For investments utilizing a discounted cashflow valuation technique, an increase (decrease) in the discount rate or risk premium in isolation could have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Level 3 Liabilities. Level 3 liabilities primarily include borrowings of a consolidated CLO, which were valued based on the fair value of the assets of the consolidated CLO less the fair value of the Company’s economic interest in the CLO, as well as contingent liabilities related to certain acquisitions, which were valued based upon discounted cash flow analyses using unobservable market data inputs or other valuation techniques.
15
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements. The Company assessed its intangible assets for impairment during the annual impairment assessment as of July 31, 2024 and concluded that an impairment charge was required for indefinite-lived intangible assets related to certain open-end management contracts, which reduced the carrying value of these management contracts to a fair value of $
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in millions) |
|
June 30, |
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Realized |
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Purchases |
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Sales and |
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Issuances and |
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Transfers |
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Transfers |
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September 30, |
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Total Net |
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Assets: |
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Investments: |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
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Loans |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Total investments |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Other assets |
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Total assets |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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Liabilities: |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
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|
$ |
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|
$ |
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$ |
|
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in millions) |
|
December 31, |
|
|
Realized |
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Purchases |
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Sales and |
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Issuances and |
|
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Transfers |
|
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Transfers |
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|
September 30, |
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Total Net |
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Assets: |
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Investments: |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Loans |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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Total investments |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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Total assets |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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Liabilities: |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
|
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
(in millions) |
|
June 30, |
|
|
Realized |
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|
Purchases |
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|
Sales and |
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|
Issuances and |
|
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Transfers |
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Transfers |
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|
September 30, |
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Total Net |
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Assets: |
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Investments: |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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( |
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( |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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16
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(in millions) |
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December 31, |
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Sales and |
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Issuances and |
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September 30, |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) for Level 3 Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) recorded for Level 3 assets and liabilities are reported in nonoperating income (expense) or AOCI for corporate minority private debt investments. A portion of net income (loss) related to securities held by CIPs is allocated to NCI to reflect net income (loss) not attributable to the Company.
Transfers in and/or out of Levels. Transfers in and/or out of levels are reflected when significant inputs, including market inputs or performance attributes, used for the fair value measurement become observable/unobservable.
Disclosures of Fair Value for Financial Instruments Not Held at Fair Value. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments not held at fair value are categorized in the table below:
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September 30, 2024 |
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December 31, 2023 |
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Estimated |
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Carrying |
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Fair Value |
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Financial Assets(1): |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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(2)(3) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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(2)(4) |
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Long-term borrowings |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Level 2 |
(5) |
17
Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate NAV Per Share
As a practical expedient to value certain investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value and have attributes of an investment company, the Company uses NAV as the fair value.
September 30, 2024 |
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Fair Value |
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Total |
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Redemption |
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Redemption |
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Equity method(1): |
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$ |
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(d) |
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Monthly |
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Consolidated sponsored |
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Real assets funds |
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(c) |
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N/R |
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N/R |
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Private equity funds |
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(e) |
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N/R |
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N/R |
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Hedge funds/other |
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Total |
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$ |
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$ |
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December 31, 2023 |
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Fair Value |
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Total |
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Redemption |
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Redemption |
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Equity method(1): |
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Hedge funds/funds of hedge |
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$ |
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$ |
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Private equity funds |
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(b) |
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N/R |
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(c) |
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Consolidated sponsored |
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Real assets funds |
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(c) |
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N/R |
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N/R |
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Private equity funds |
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(e) |
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N/R |
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N/R |
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Hedge funds/other |
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(a) |
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Total |
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$ |
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$ |
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N/R – Not Redeemable
18
Fair Value Option
At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company elected the fair value option for certain investments in CLOs of approximately $
In addition, the Company elected the fair value option for bank loans and borrowings of a consolidated CLO, recorded within investments and other liabilities, respectively. The following table summarizes the information related to these bank loans and borrowings at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
|
|
September 30, |
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December 31, |
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(in millions) |
|
2024 |
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2023 |
|
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CLO loans: |
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Aggregate principal amounts outstanding |
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
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Fair value |
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Aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of (less than) fair value |
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$ |
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$ |
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CLO Borrowings: |
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Aggregate principal amounts outstanding |
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$ |
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$ |
|
||
Fair value |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
At September 30, 2024, the principal amounts outstanding of the borrowings issued by the consolidated CLO mature in
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the net gains (losses) from the change in fair value of the bank loans and borrowings held by the consolidated CLO were not material and were recorded in net gain (loss) on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The change in fair value of the assets and liabilities included interest income and expense, respectively.
8. Derivatives and Hedging
The Company maintains a program to enter into exchange traded futures as a macro hedging strategy to hedge market price and interest rate exposures with respect to its total portfolio of seed investments in sponsored investment products. The Company had outstanding exchange traded futures related to this macro hedging strategy with aggregate notional values of approximately $
In addition, the Company enters into futures to economically hedge the exposure to market movements on certain deferred cash compensation plans. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding exchange traded futures with aggregate notional values related to its deferred cash compensation hedging program of approximately $
Changes in the value of the futures contracts are recognized as gains or losses within nonoperating income (expense). Variation margin payments, which represent settlements of profit/loss, are generally received or made daily, and are reflected in other assets and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. These amounts were not material as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
19
The Company executes forward foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate the risk of certain foreign exchange movements. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts with aggregate notional values of approximately $
At both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had a derivative providing credit protection with a notional amount of approximately $
The following table presents the fair values of derivative instruments recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
|
Assets |
|
|
Liabilities |
|
||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
Statement of |
|
September 30, 2024 |
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
Statement of |
|
September 30, 2024 |
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
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Derivative Instruments |
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|
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Forward foreign currency |
Other assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
|
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The following table presents realized and unrealized gains (losses) recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income on derivative instruments:
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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|
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Statement of Income |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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|
2023 |
|
||||
(in millions) |
|
Classification |
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|
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Gains (Losses) |
|
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Derivative Instruments |
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|
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Exchange traded futures(1) |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|||
Forward foreign currency |
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|
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( |
) |
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|
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Total gain (loss) from derivative |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
The Company's CIPs may utilize derivative instruments as a part of the funds' investment strategies. The change in fair value of such derivatives, which is recorded in nonoperating income (expense), was not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
See Note 14, Borrowings, in the 2023 Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s net investment hedge.
9. Goodwill
Goodwill activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:
(in millions) |
|
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
$ |
|
|
Acquisition(1) |
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
September 30, 2024 |
$ |
|
BlackRock assessed its goodwill for impairment as of July 31, 2024 and considered such factors as the book value and the market capitalization of the Company. The impairment assessment indicated
20
10. Intangible Assets
The carrying amounts of identifiable intangible assets are summarized as follows:
(in millions) |
Indefinite-lived |
|
|
Finite-lived |
|
|
Total |
|
|||
December 31, 2023 |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Acquisition(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Amortization and impairment expense |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
September 30, 2024 |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
The Company assessed its intangible assets for impairment as of July 31, 2024 and concluded that an impairment charge was required for indefinite-lived intangible assets related to certain acquired open-end management contracts, primarily driven by quantitative factors, such as reduced growth expectations, a decrease in revenue basis points and net client outflows. As a result, the Company recorded a noncash impairment charge of $
11. Leases
The following table presents components of lease cost included in general and administration expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
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(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Lease cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating lease cost(1) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Variable lease cost(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total lease cost |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Supplemental information related to operating leases is summarized below:
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
September 30, |
|
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(in millions) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Supplemental cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Operating cash flows from operating leases included in the measurement |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Supplemental noncash information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
ROU assets in exchange for operating lease liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
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|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||||
Lease term and discount rate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Weighted-average remaining lease term |
|
|
years |
|
|
|
years |
||
Weighted-average discount rate |
|
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% |
|
|
|
% |
21
12. Other Assets
The Company records certain corporate minority investments, which exclude seed and co-investments in the Company's sponsored investment products, within other assets on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.
At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $
At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $
13. Borrowings
Short-Term Borrowings
2024 Revolving Credit Facility. The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility, which is available for working capital and general corporate purposes (the “2024 Credit Facility”). In March 2024, the 2024 Credit Facility was amended to, among other things, (1) permit the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (“GIP” or the "GIP Transaction") and the transactions contemplated in connection with the GIP Transaction, (2) add BlackRock Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock (“BlackRock Funding”), as a borrower under the existing credit agreement, (3) add BlackRock Funding as a guarantor of the payment and performance of the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of BlackRock and certain of its other subsidiaries and (4) update the sustainability-linked pricing mechanics to allow metrics to be set following the consummation of the GIP Transaction. In May 2024, the 2024 Credit Facility was further amended to, among other things, (1) increase the aggregate commitment amount by $
Commercial Paper Program. The Company can issue unsecured commercial paper notes (the “CP Notes”) on a private-placement basis up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of $
Subsidiary Credit Facility. In January 2024, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited ("BIM UK"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a revolving credit facility (the “Subsidiary Credit Facility”) in the amount of £
22
Long-Term Borrowings
March 2024 Notes. In March 2024, BlackRock Funding issued $
July 2024 Notes. In July 2024, BlackRock Funding issued $
The carrying value and fair value of long-term borrowings determined using market prices and EUR/USD foreign exchange rate at September 30, 2024 included the following:
(in millions) |
Maturity |
|
|
Unamortized |
|
|
Carrying Value |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
||||
1.25% Notes due 2025 |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
3.20% Notes due 2027 |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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4.60% Notes due 2027(2) |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
3.25% Notes due 2029 |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
4.70% Notes due 2029(2) |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2.40% Notes due 2030 |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
1.90% Notes due 2031 |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
2.10% Notes due 2032 |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
4.75% Notes due 2033 |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
5.00% Notes due 2034(2) |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
4.90% Notes due 2035(2) |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
5.25% Notes due 2054(2) |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
5.35% Notes due 2055(2) |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total long-term borrowings |
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Long-term borrowings at December 31, 2023 had a carrying value of $
23
In March 2024, the Company fully repaid $
See Note 14, Borrowings, in the 2023 Form 10-K for more information regarding the Company’s borrowings.
14. Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitments. At September 30, 2024, the Company had $
Contingencies
Legal Proceedings. From time to time, BlackRock receives subpoenas or other requests for information from various US federal and state governmental and regulatory authorities and international governmental and regulatory authorities in connection with industry-wide or other investigations or proceedings. It is BlackRock’s policy to cooperate fully with such matters. BlackRock has been responding to requests from the SEC in connection with a publicly reported, industry-wide investigation of investment advisers’ compliance with record retention requirements relating to certain types of electronic communications. BlackRock is cooperating with the SEC’s investigation.
The Company, certain of its subsidiaries and employees have been named as defendants in various legal actions, including arbitrations and other litigation arising in connection with BlackRock’s activities. Additionally, BlackRock-advised investment portfolios may be subject to lawsuits, any of which potentially could harm the investment returns of the applicable portfolio or result in the Company being liable to the portfolios for any resulting damages.
Management, after consultation with legal counsel, currently does not anticipate that the aggregate liability arising out of regulatory matters or lawsuits will have a material effect on BlackRock’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. However, there is no assurance as to whether any such pending or threatened matters will have a material effect on BlackRock’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows in any future reporting period. Due to uncertainties surrounding the outcome of these matters, management cannot reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may arise from these matters.
Indemnifications. In the ordinary course of business or in connection with certain acquisition agreements, BlackRock enters into contracts pursuant to which it may agree to indemnify third parties in certain circumstances. The terms of these indemnities vary from contract to contract and the amount of indemnification liability, if any, cannot be determined or the likelihood of any liability is considered remote. Consequently, no liability has been recorded on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.
In connection with securities lending transactions, BlackRock has agreed to indemnify certain securities lending clients against potential loss resulting from a borrower’s failure to fulfill its obligations under the securities lending agreement should the value of the collateral pledged by the borrower at the time of default be insufficient to cover the borrower’s obligation under the securities lending agreement. The amount of securities on loan as of September 30, 2024 and subject to this type of indemnification was approximately $
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15. Revenue
The table below presents detail of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and includes the product mix of investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue, and performance fees.
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(in millions) |
2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Revenue |
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Equity: |
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$ |
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$ |
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ETFs |
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Fixed income: |
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Total investment advisory, administration fees |
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Investment advisory performance fees: |
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Equity |
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Alternatives: |
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Illiquid alternatives |
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Liquid alternatives |
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Total investment advisory performance fees |
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Technology services revenue |
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Distribution fees |
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Advisory and other revenue: |
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Advisory |
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Other |
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Total advisory and other revenue |
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Total revenue |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The tables below present the investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue by client type and investment style:
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Three Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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(in millions) |
2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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By client type: |
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Retail |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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ETFs |
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Institutional: |
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Active |
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Index |
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Total institutional |
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Long-term |
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Cash management |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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By investment style: |
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Active |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Index and ETFs |
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Long-term |
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Cash management |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Investment Advisory and Administration Fees – Remaining Performance Obligation
The tables below present estimated investment advisory and administration fees expected to be recognized in the future related to the unsatisfied portion of the performance obligations at September 30, 2024 and 2023:
September 30, 2024
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Remainder of |
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(in millions) |
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Total |
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Investment advisory and |
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Alternatives(1)(2) |
$ |
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$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
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September 30, 2023
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Remainder of |
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(in millions) |
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Total |
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Investment advisory and |
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Alternatives(1)(2) |
$ |
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
26
Change in Deferred Carried Interest Liability
The table below presents changes in the deferred carried interest liability, which is included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
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|
September 30, |
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September 30, |
|
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(in millions) |
2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
|
||||
Beginning balance |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
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$ |
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$ |
|
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Net increase (decrease) in unrealized allocations |
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Performance fee revenue recognized |
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( |
) |
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|
( |
) |
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( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Ending balance |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Technology Services Revenue – Remaining Performance Obligation
The tables below present estimated technology services revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to the unsatisfied portion of the performance obligations at September 30, 2024 and 2023:
September 30, 2024
|
Remainder of |
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|
||||||
(in millions) |
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Total |
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|||||||||||
Technology services revenue(1)(2) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
September 30, 2023
|
Remainder of |
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||||||
(in millions) |
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Total |
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|||||||||||
Technology services revenue(1)(2) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
In addition to amounts disclosed in the tables above, certain technology services contracts require fixed minimum fees, which are billed on a monthly or quarterly basis in arrears. The Company recognizes such revenue as services are performed. As of September 30, 2024, the estimated fixed minimum fees for the remainder of the year approximated $
The table below presents changes in the technology services deferred revenue liability for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, which is included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
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2023 |
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|
2024 |
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2023 |
|
||||
Beginning balance |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Additions(1) |
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|
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Revenue recognized that was included |
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( |
) |
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|
( |
) |
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|
( |
) |
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|
( |
) |
Ending balance |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
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16. Stock-Based Compensation
Prior to May 15, 2024, the Company maintained the BlackRock, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. On May 15, 2024, the Company adopted, pursuant to shareholder approval, the BlackRock, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Any awards granted on or after May 15, 2024 are granted pursuant to such plan.
Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs")
RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is summarized below.
Outstanding at |
RSUs |
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|
Weighted- |
|
||
December 31, 2023 |
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|
$ |
|
||
Granted |
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|
$ |
|
||
Converted |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
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Forfeited |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
September 30, 2024 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
In January 2024, the Company granted as part of the 2023 annual incentive compensation approximately
At September 30, 2024, the intrinsic value of outstanding RSUs was $
At September 30, 2024, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was $
In October 2024, in connection with the GIP Transaction, the Company granted incentive retention awards of approximately
Performance-Based RSUs
Performance-based RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is summarized below.
Outstanding at |
Performance- |
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|
Weighted- |
|
||
December 31, 2023 |
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|
$ |
|
||
Granted |
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|
$ |
|
||
Reduction of shares due to performance measures |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
Converted |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
Forfeited |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
September 30, 2024 |
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|
$ |
|
28
In January 2024, the Company granted
The Company values performance-based RSUs at their grant-date fair value as measured by BlackRock’s common stock price. The total grant-date fair market value of performance-based RSUs granted (including impact due to performance measures) to employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $
At September 30, 2024, the intrinsic value of outstanding performance-based RSUs was $
At September 30, 2024, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested performance-based awards was $
In October 2024, in connection with the GIP Transaction, the Company awarded a target amount of approximately
Stock Options
Stock option activity and ending balance for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is summarized below.
|
2017 Performance-based |
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2023 Performance-based |
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2023 Time-based |
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Shares |
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Weighted |
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Shares |
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Weighted |
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|
Shares |
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Weighted |
|
||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 |
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|
|
$ |
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$ |
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|
$ |
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||||||
Exercised |
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( |
) |
|
$ |
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|
$ |
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|
$ |
|
|||||
Forfeited |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
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( |
) |
|
$ |
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( |
) |
|
$ |
|
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Outstanding at September 30, 2024 |
|
|
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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|
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Options Outstanding |
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Options Exercisable |
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Option Type |
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Exercise Prices |
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Options Outstanding |
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Weighted Average Remaining Life (years) |
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Aggregate |
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Exercise Prices |
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Options |
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|
Weighted Average Remaining Life (years) |
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Aggregate |
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2017 Performance-based |
|
$ |
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|
$ |
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|
$ |
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$ |
|
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2023 Performance-based |
|
$ |
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|
$ |
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2023 Time-based |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
|
At September 30, 2024, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested performance-based and time-based stock options was $
Performance-Based Stock Options
In 2017, the Company awarded performance-based stock option grants to certain employees ("2017 Performance-based Options"). Vesting of 2017 Performance-based Options was contingent upon the achievement of obtaining
29
On May 30, 2023, the Company awarded performance-based options to purchase
Time-Based Stock Options
On May 30, 2023, the Company awarded time-based stock options to purchase
See Note 17, Stock-Based Compensation, in the 2023 Form 10-K for more information on RSUs, performance-based RSUs and stock options.
17. Net Capital Requirements
The Company is required to maintain net capital in certain regulated subsidiaries within a number of jurisdictions, which is partially maintained by retaining cash and cash equivalent investments in those subsidiaries or jurisdictions. As a result, such subsidiaries of the Company may be restricted in their ability to transfer cash between different jurisdictions and to their parents. Additionally, transfers of cash between international jurisdictions may have adverse tax consequences that could discourage such transfers.
At September 30, 2024, the Company was required to maintain approximately $
18. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
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|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
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(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Beginning balance |
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments(1) |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Ending balance |
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
30
19. Capital Stock
Share Repurchases. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased
20. Restructuring Charge
In the fourth quarter of 2023, a restructuring charge of $
In the fourth quarter of 2022, a restructuring charge of $
The table below presents a rollforward of the Company's restructuring liability for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 which is included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Beginning liability |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Cash payments |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Ending liability |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
21. Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 included a discrete tax benefit of $
Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 included approximately $
31
22. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 under the treasury stock method:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions, except shares and per share data) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc. |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding |
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|
||||
Dilutive effect of: |
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|
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Nonparticipating RSUs |
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|
||||
Stock options |
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|
||||
Total diluted weighted-average shares outstanding |
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Basic earnings per share |
$ |
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
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Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
There were
23. Segment Information
The Company’s management directs BlackRock’s operations as one business, the asset management business. The Company utilizes a consolidated approach to assess performance and allocate resources. As such, the Company operates in
The following table illustrates total revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 by geographic region. These amounts are aggregated on a legal entity basis and do not necessarily reflect where the customer resides, or affiliated services are provided.
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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(in millions) |
|
2024 |
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2023 |
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|
2024 |
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|
2023 |
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Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Americas |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
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$ |
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Europe |
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Asia-Pacific |
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Total revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
See Note 15, Revenue, for further information on the Company’s sources of revenue.
The following table illustrates long-lived assets that consist of goodwill and property and equipment at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 by geographic region. These amounts are aggregated on a legal entity basis and do not necessarily reflect where the asset is physically located.
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|
September 30, |
|
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December 31, |
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(in millions) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Long-lived Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Americas |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Europe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Asia-Pacific |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total long-lived assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Americas is primarily comprised of the US, Latin America and Canada. Europe is primarily comprised of the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Ireland and Luxembourg. Asia-Pacific is primarily comprised of Hong Kong, Australia, Japan and Singapore.
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24. Subsequent Events
In June 2024, BlackRock announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Preqin, a leading independent provider of private markets data, for £
In October 2024, BlackRock completed the acquisition of
As a result of the closing of the GIP Transaction, on October 1, 2024, (1) BlackRock, Inc. (formerly known as BlackRock Funding, Inc.) (“New BlackRock”) became the ultimate parent company of BlackRock Finance, Inc. (formerly known as BlackRock, Inc.) (“Old BlackRock”), GIP and their respective subsidiaries and (2) each share of common stock, $
The Company conducted a review for additional subsequent events and determined that no subsequent events had occurred that would require accrual or additional disclosures.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report, 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. Such information may include, among other things, projections and forecasts. There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass. 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. 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 reports. These risk factors and those identified elsewhere in this report, 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 assets under management ("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 recent or future acquisitions or divestitures, including the acquisitions of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC ("GIP" or the "GIP Transaction") and Preqin Holding Limited (“Preqin” or the "Preqin Transaction" and together with the GIP Transaction, 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 Preqin Transaction does not close, the possibility that closing conditions related to the Preqin Transaction are not satisfied, 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 BlackRock; (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 BlackRock; (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 exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") 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.
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OVERVIEW
BlackRock, Inc. (together, with its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates, “BlackRock” or the “Company”) is a leading publicly traded investment management firm with $11.5 trillion of AUM at September 30, 2024. With approximately 20,400 employees in more than 30 countries, BlackRock provides a broad range of investment management and technology services to institutional and retail clients in more than 100 countries across the globe.
BlackRock’s diverse platform of alpha-seeking active, index and cash management investment strategies across asset classes enables the Company to offer choice and tailor investment and asset allocation solutions for clients. Product offerings include single- and multi-asset portfolios investing in equities, fixed income, alternatives and money market instruments. Products are offered directly and through intermediaries in a variety of vehicles, including open-end and closed-end mutual funds, iShares® ETFs, separate accounts, collective trust funds and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers technology services, including the investment and risk management technology platform, Aladdin®, Aladdin WealthTM, eFront®, and Cachematrix®, as well as advisory services and solutions to a broad base of institutional and wealth management clients. The Company is highly regulated and manages its clients’ assets as a fiduciary. The Company does not engage in proprietary trading activities that could conflict with the interests of its clients.
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.
Certain prior period presentations were reclassified to ensure comparability with current period classifications.
Acquisitions
In May 2024, BlackRock completed the acquisition of the remaining equity interest in SpiderRock Advisors (“SRA”), a leading provider of customized option overlay strategies in the United States (“US”) wealth market (the "SpiderRock Transaction"). This transaction expands on BlackRock’s minority investment in SRA made in 2021 and reinforces BlackRock’s commitment to personalized separately managed accounts.
In June 2024, BlackRock announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Preqin, a leading independent provider of private markets data, for £2.55 billion (or approximately $3.4 billion based on the GBP/USD foreign exchange rate at September 30, 2024) in cash. The Company believes bringing together Preqin's data and research tools with the complementary workflows of Aladdin and eFront in a unified platform will create a preeminent private markets technology and data provider. The Preqin Transaction is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
In October 2024, BlackRock completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of GIP for a total consideration of approximately $3 billion in cash and approximately 12 million shares of BlackRock common stock. At close, 6.9 million shares were issued, and the remaining deferred consideration, all in stock, will be issued subject to the satisfaction of certain post-closing events. The Company believes the combination of GIP with BlackRock’s complementary infrastructure offerings creates a broad global infrastructure franchise with differentiated origination and asset management capabilities. The initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete as a result of the timing of the acquisition. Therefore, it is impractical for the Company to provide the full disclosure of required financial information at the filing date.
As a result of the closing of the GIP Transaction, on October 1, 2024, (1) BlackRock, Inc. (formerly known as BlackRock Funding, Inc. ("BlackRock Funding")) (“New BlackRock”) became the ultimate parent company of BlackRock Finance, Inc. (formerly known as BlackRock, Inc.) (“Old BlackRock”), GIP and their respective subsidiaries and (2) each share of common stock, $0.01 par value, of Old BlackRock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the GIP Transaction was converted automatically into one share of common stock, $0.01 par value, of New BlackRock. New BlackRock also changed its name from “BlackRock Funding, Inc.” to “BlackRock, Inc.” and Old BlackRock changed its name from “BlackRock, Inc.” to “BlackRock Finance, Inc.” In addition, New BlackRock became the publicly listed company and retained the ticker symbol “BLK”. References herein to BlackRock or the Company for any period (1) prior to the closing of the GIP Transaction on October 1, 2024 refer to Old BlackRock and (2) thereafter refer to New BlackRock.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
GAAP basis(1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total revenue |
$ |
5,197 |
|
|
$ |
4,522 |
|
|
$ |
14,730 |
|
|
$ |
13,228 |
|
Total expense |
|
3,191 |
|
|
|
2,885 |
|
|
|
9,231 |
|
|
|
8,538 |
|
Operating income |
$ |
2,006 |
|
|
$ |
1,637 |
|
|
$ |
5,499 |
|
|
$ |
4,690 |
|
Operating margin |
|
38.6 |
% |
|
|
36.2 |
% |
|
|
37.3 |
% |
|
|
35.5 |
% |
Nonoperating income (expense), less net income |
|
199 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
574 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
1,341 |
|
|
|
1,041 |
|
Net income attributable to BlackRock |
$ |
1,631 |
|
|
$ |
1,604 |
|
|
$ |
4,699 |
|
|
$ |
4,127 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share |
$ |
10.90 |
|
|
$ |
10.66 |
|
|
$ |
31.37 |
|
|
$ |
27.36 |
|
Effective tax rate |
|
26.0 |
% |
|
|
11.7 |
% |
|
|
22.2 |
% |
|
|
20.1 |
% |
As adjusted(2): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating income |
$ |
2,128 |
|
|
$ |
1,691 |
|
|
$ |
5,784 |
|
|
$ |
4,877 |
|
Operating margin |
|
45.8 |
% |
|
|
42.3 |
% |
|
|
44.1 |
% |
|
|
41.8 |
% |
Nonoperating income (expense), less net income |
$ |
190 |
|
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
494 |
|
|
$ |
449 |
|
Net income attributable to BlackRock |
$ |
1,715 |
|
|
$ |
1,642 |
|
|
$ |
4,738 |
|
|
$ |
4,241 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share |
$ |
11.46 |
|
|
$ |
10.91 |
|
|
$ |
31.63 |
|
|
$ |
28.11 |
|
Effective tax rate |
|
26.0 |
% |
|
|
12.4 |
% |
|
|
24.5 |
% |
|
|
20.4 |
% |
Other: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Assets under management (end of period) |
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
9,100,825 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
9,100,825 |
|
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding |
|
149.6 |
|
|
|
150.5 |
|
|
|
149.8 |
|
|
|
150.9 |
|
Shares outstanding (end of period) |
|
148.0 |
|
|
|
148.9 |
|
|
|
148.0 |
|
|
|
148.9 |
|
Book value per share(3) |
$ |
278.32 |
|
|
$ |
259.34 |
|
|
$ |
278.32 |
|
|
$ |
259.34 |
|
Cash dividends declared and paid per share |
$ |
5.10 |
|
|
$ |
5.00 |
|
|
$ |
15.30 |
|
|
$ |
15.00 |
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
GAAP. Operating income of $2.0 billion increased $369 million and operating margin of 38.6% increased 240 bps from the three months ended September 30, 2023. Increases in operating income and operating margin reflected higher investment advisory and administration fees (collectively "base fees"), driven by the positive impact of markets on average AUM and organic base fee growth, and higher performance fees, partially offset by higher expenses, reflecting higher employee compensation and benefits expense, sales, asset and account expense and general and administration expense. Operating income and operating margin also included the impact of a $50 million noncash impairment charge related to certain indefinite-lived open-end management contracts recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2024. This noncash impairment charge has been excluded from the Company's as adjusted results due to its infrequent nature and to increase comparability with other companies.
Nonoperating income (expense) less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (“NCI”) increased $19 million from the three months ended September 30, 2023, driven primarily by a pre-tax gain of approximately $66 million in connection with a transaction related to a minority investment in EquiLend Holdings, LLC (the "EquiLend Transaction") and higher interest and dividend income, partially offset by lower mark-to-market gains on the revaluation of private equity co-investments and un-hedged seed capital investments and higher interest expense.
Earnings per diluted common share increased $0.24, or 2%, from the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by higher operating income, partially offset by the impact of a higher effective tax rate in the current quarter. The prior year quarter included approximately $223 million of discrete tax benefits related to the resolution of certain outstanding tax matters.
As Adjusted. Operating income of $2.1 billion increased $437 million and operating margin of 45.8% increased 350 bps from the three months ended September 30, 2023. The noncash impairment charge of $50 million described above has been excluded from as adjusted results for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Earnings per diluted common share increased $0.55, or 5%, from the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily reflecting higher operating income, partially offset by a higher effective tax rate in the current quarter.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
GAAP. Operating income of $5.5 billion increased $809 million and operating margin of 37.3% increased 180 bps from the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Increases in operating income and operating margin reflected higher base fees, driven by the positive impact of markets on average AUM and organic base fee growth, higher performance fees and technology services revenue, partially offset by higher expenses, reflecting higher employee compensation and benefits expense, sales, asset and account expense, and general and administration expense. Operating income and operating margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 also included the impact of a $50 million noncash impairment charge previously described.
Nonoperating income (expense) less net income (loss) attributable to NCI increased $63 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2023, driven primarily by higher interest and dividend income, pre-tax gains of approximately $66 million and $19 million in connection with the EquiLend Transaction and SpiderRock Transaction, respectively, higher mark-to-market revaluation gains of the Company's un-hedged seed capital investments, and higher mark-to-market gains on certain minority investments, partially offset by lower mark-to-market gains on the revaluation of private equity co-investments and higher interest expense.
Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 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 the Company's as adjusted results due to the nonrecurring nature of the intellectual property reorganization. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 included $226 million discrete tax net benefits primarily related to the resolution of certain outstanding tax matters.
Earnings per diluted common share increased $4.01 or 15%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily reflecting higher operating and nonoperating income, partially offset by a higher effective tax rate.
As Adjusted. Operating income of $5.8 billion increased $907 million and operating margin of 44.1% increased 230 bps from the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Earnings per diluted common share increased $3.52, or 13%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting higher operating and nonoperating income, partially offset by a higher effective tax rate. The noncash impairment charge of $50 million previously described has been excluded from as adjusted results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Income tax expense, as adjusted, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 excluded the $137 million of benefit described above.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measures for further information on as adjusted items and the reconciliation to GAAP.
For further discussion of BlackRock’s revenue, expense, nonoperating results and income tax expense, see Discussion of Financial Results herein.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
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:
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(1) Operating income, as adjusted, and operating margin, as adjusted:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Operating income, GAAP basis |
$ |
2,006 |
|
|
$ |
1,637 |
|
|
$ |
5,499 |
|
|
$ |
4,690 |
|
Non-GAAP expense adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Compensation expense related to appreciation |
|
7 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets (b) |
|
89 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
Acquisition-related compensation costs (b) |
|
11 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
Acquisition-related transaction costs (b)(1) |
|
17 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (b) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Lease costs - New York (c) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Reduction of indemnification asset (d)(1) |
|
— |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Operating income, as adjusted |
$ |
2,128 |
|
|
$ |
1,691 |
|
|
$ |
5,784 |
|
|
$ |
4,877 |
|
Revenue, GAAP basis |
$ |
5,197 |
|
|
$ |
4,522 |
|
|
$ |
14,730 |
|
|
$ |
13,228 |
|
Non-GAAP adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Distribution fees |
|
(323 |
) |
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
(951 |
) |
|
|
(959 |
) |
Investment advisory fees |
|
(226 |
) |
|
|
(205 |
) |
|
|
(655 |
) |
|
|
(590 |
) |
Revenue used for operating margin measurement |
$ |
4,648 |
|
|
$ |
3,996 |
|
|
$ |
13,124 |
|
|
$ |
11,679 |
|
Operating margin, GAAP basis |
|
38.6 |
% |
|
|
36.2 |
% |
|
|
37.3 |
% |
|
|
35.5 |
% |
Operating margin, as adjusted |
|
45.8 |
% |
|
|
42.3 |
% |
|
|
44.1 |
% |
|
|
41.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2) Nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss) attributable to NCI, as adjusted:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Nonoperating income (expense), GAAP basis |
$ |
259 |
|
|
$ |
171 |
|
|
$ |
693 |
|
|
$ |
538 |
|
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to NCI |
|
60 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI |
|
199 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
Less: Hedge gain (loss) on deferred cash compensation |
|
9 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss) |
$ |
190 |
|
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
494 |
|
|
$ |
449 |
|
(3) Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., as adjusted:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., GAAP basis |
$ |
1,631 |
|
|
$ |
1,604 |
|
|
$ |
4,699 |
|
|
$ |
4,127 |
|
Non-GAAP adjustments(1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net impact of hedged deferred cash compensation plans (a) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets (b) |
|
67 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
Acquisition-related compensation costs (b) |
|
8 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Acquisition-related transaction costs (b) |
|
13 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (b) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Lease costs - New York (c) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Income tax matters |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(137 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc., as adjusted |
$ |
1,715 |
|
|
$ |
1,642 |
|
|
$ |
4,738 |
|
|
$ |
4,241 |
|
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding |
|
149.6 |
|
|
|
150.5 |
|
|
|
149.8 |
|
|
|
150.9 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share, GAAP basis |
$ |
10.90 |
|
|
$ |
10.66 |
|
|
$ |
31.37 |
|
|
$ |
27.36 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share, as adjusted |
$ |
11.46 |
|
|
$ |
10.91 |
|
|
$ |
31.63 |
|
|
$ |
28.11 |
|
38
(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.
39
(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 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.
40
ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
AUM for reporting purposes generally is based upon how investment advisory and administration fees are calculated for each portfolio. Net asset values, total assets, committed assets or other measures may be used to determine portfolio AUM.
AUM and Net Inflows (Outflows) by Client Type and Product Type |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AUM |
|
|
Net inflows (outflows) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Twelve Months |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|||||||
Retail |
$ |
1,041,201 |
|
|
$ |
992,152 |
|
|
$ |
929,697 |
|
|
$ |
868,440 |
|
|
$ |
6,863 |
|
|
$ |
19,718 |
|
|
$ |
10,758 |
|
ETFs |
|
4,188,335 |
|
|
|
3,855,774 |
|
|
|
3,499,299 |
|
|
|
3,118,409 |
|
|
|
97,409 |
|
|
|
247,791 |
|
|
|
335,511 |
|
Institutional: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Active |
|
2,110,944 |
|
|
|
1,968,232 |
|
|
|
1,912,673 |
|
|
|
1,753,262 |
|
|
|
26,695 |
|
|
|
39,322 |
|
|
|
46,832 |
|
Index |
|
3,285,495 |
|
|
|
3,051,521 |
|
|
|
2,902,489 |
|
|
|
2,637,033 |
|
|
|
29,206 |
|
|
|
(18,878 |
) |
|
|
(42,452 |
) |
Institutional subtotal |
|
5,396,439 |
|
|
|
5,019,753 |
|
|
|
4,815,162 |
|
|
|
4,390,295 |
|
|
|
55,901 |
|
|
|
20,444 |
|
|
|
4,380 |
|
Long-term |
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,867,679 |
|
|
|
9,244,158 |
|
|
|
8,377,144 |
|
|
|
160,173 |
|
|
|
287,953 |
|
|
|
350,649 |
|
Cash management |
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
778,042 |
|
|
|
764,837 |
|
|
|
723,681 |
|
|
|
61,007 |
|
|
|
71,982 |
|
|
|
104,933 |
|
Total |
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,645,721 |
|
|
$ |
10,008,995 |
|
|
$ |
9,100,825 |
|
|
$ |
221,180 |
|
|
$ |
359,935 |
|
|
$ |
455,582 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
AUM and Net Inflows (Outflows) by Investment Style and Product Type |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AUM |
|
|
Net inflows (outflows) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Twelve Months |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|||||||
Active |
$ |
2,871,791 |
|
|
$ |
2,703,506 |
|
|
$ |
2,621,178 |
|
|
$ |
2,426,322 |
|
|
$ |
28,045 |
|
|
$ |
39,334 |
|
|
$ |
33,573 |
|
Index and ETFs |
|
7,754,184 |
|
|
|
7,164,173 |
|
|
|
6,622,980 |
|
|
|
5,950,822 |
|
|
|
132,128 |
|
|
|
248,619 |
|
|
|
317,076 |
|
Long-term |
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,867,679 |
|
|
|
9,244,158 |
|
|
|
8,377,144 |
|
|
|
160,173 |
|
|
|
287,953 |
|
|
|
350,649 |
|
Cash management |
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
778,042 |
|
|
|
764,837 |
|
|
|
723,681 |
|
|
|
61,007 |
|
|
|
71,982 |
|
|
|
104,933 |
|
Total |
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,645,721 |
|
|
$ |
10,008,995 |
|
|
$ |
9,100,825 |
|
|
$ |
221,180 |
|
|
$ |
359,935 |
|
|
$ |
455,582 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
AUM and Net Inflows (Outflows) by Product Type |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AUM |
|
|
Net inflows (outflows) |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Twelve Months |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|||||||
Equity |
$ |
6,280,999 |
|
|
$ |
5,827,135 |
|
|
$ |
5,293,344 |
|
|
$ |
4,741,291 |
|
|
$ |
74,144 |
|
|
$ |
99,002 |
|
|
$ |
133,087 |
|
Fixed income |
|
3,023,694 |
|
|
|
2,815,884 |
|
|
|
2,804,026 |
|
|
|
2,576,205 |
|
|
|
62,740 |
|
|
|
139,885 |
|
|
|
172,066 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
1,001,515 |
|
|
|
921,412 |
|
|
|
870,804 |
|
|
|
788,872 |
|
|
|
17,814 |
|
|
|
27,371 |
|
|
|
26,320 |
|
Alternatives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Illiquid alternatives |
|
141,409 |
|
|
|
137,868 |
|
|
|
136,909 |
|
|
|
131,937 |
|
|
|
1,527 |
|
|
|
4,727 |
|
|
|
8,289 |
|
Liquid alternatives |
|
75,990 |
|
|
|
75,483 |
|
|
|
74,233 |
|
|
|
75,139 |
|
|
|
(851 |
) |
|
|
(3,774 |
) |
|
|
(7,063 |
) |
Currency and |
|
102,368 |
|
|
|
89,897 |
|
|
|
64,842 |
|
|
|
63,700 |
|
|
|
4,799 |
|
|
|
20,742 |
|
|
|
17,950 |
|
Alternatives subtotal |
|
319,767 |
|
|
|
303,248 |
|
|
|
275,984 |
|
|
|
270,776 |
|
|
|
5,475 |
|
|
|
21,695 |
|
|
|
19,176 |
|
Long-term |
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,867,679 |
|
|
|
9,244,158 |
|
|
|
8,377,144 |
|
|
|
160,173 |
|
|
|
287,953 |
|
|
|
350,649 |
|
Cash management |
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
778,042 |
|
|
|
764,837 |
|
|
|
723,681 |
|
|
|
61,007 |
|
|
|
71,982 |
|
|
|
104,933 |
|
Total |
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,645,721 |
|
|
$ |
10,008,995 |
|
|
$ |
9,100,825 |
|
|
$ |
221,180 |
|
|
$ |
359,935 |
|
|
$ |
455,582 |
|
41
Component Changes in AUM for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by client type and product type for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
|
June 30, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(1) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(2) |
|
||||||
Retail: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity |
$ |
490,427 |
|
|
$ |
5,234 |
|
|
$ |
19,005 |
|
|
$ |
6,604 |
|
|
$ |
521,270 |
|
|
$ |
506,725 |
|
Fixed income |
|
313,632 |
|
|
|
2,718 |
|
|
|
7,127 |
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
324,245 |
|
|
|
318,285 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
147,719 |
|
|
|
(1,304 |
) |
|
|
7,209 |
|
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
154,078 |
|
|
|
150,787 |
|
Alternatives |
|
40,374 |
|
|
|
215 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
41,608 |
|
|
|
40,911 |
|
Retail subtotal |
|
992,152 |
|
|
|
6,863 |
|
|
|
33,979 |
|
|
|
8,207 |
|
|
|
1,041,201 |
|
|
|
1,016,708 |
|
ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity |
|
2,830,268 |
|
|
|
44,548 |
|
|
|
174,748 |
|
|
|
12,276 |
|
|
|
3,061,840 |
|
|
|
2,951,255 |
|
Fixed income |
|
931,217 |
|
|
|
47,810 |
|
|
|
34,440 |
|
|
|
5,709 |
|
|
|
1,019,176 |
|
|
|
979,055 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
9,204 |
|
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
472 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
10,036 |
|
|
|
9,605 |
|
Alternatives |
|
85,085 |
|
|
|
4,737 |
|
|
|
7,394 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
97,283 |
|
|
|
91,437 |
|
ETFs subtotal |
|
3,855,774 |
|
|
|
97,409 |
|
|
|
217,054 |
|
|
|
18,098 |
|
|
|
4,188,335 |
|
|
|
4,031,352 |
|
Institutional: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Active: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity |
|
208,177 |
|
|
|
3,743 |
|
|
|
8,173 |
|
|
|
5,268 |
|
|
|
225,361 |
|
|
|
216,753 |
|
Fixed income |
|
823,716 |
|
|
|
3,504 |
|
|
|
36,659 |
|
|
|
9,506 |
|
|
|
873,385 |
|
|
|
852,571 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
761,194 |
|
|
|
18,866 |
|
|
|
42,870 |
|
|
|
11,045 |
|
|
|
833,975 |
|
|
|
793,568 |
|
Alternatives |
|
175,145 |
|
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
2,065 |
|
|
|
178,223 |
|
|
|
176,059 |
|
Active subtotal |
|
1,968,232 |
|
|
|
26,695 |
|
|
|
88,133 |
|
|
|
27,884 |
|
|
|
2,110,944 |
|
|
|
2,038,951 |
|
Index: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity |
|
2,298,263 |
|
|
|
20,619 |
|
|
|
109,142 |
|
|
|
44,504 |
|
|
|
2,472,528 |
|
|
|
2,387,641 |
|
Fixed income |
|
747,319 |
|
|
|
8,708 |
|
|
|
12,778 |
|
|
|
38,083 |
|
|
|
806,888 |
|
|
|
778,392 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
3,295 |
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
3,426 |
|
|
|
3,348 |
|
Alternatives |
|
2,644 |
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
2,653 |
|
|
|
2,603 |
|
Index subtotal |
|
3,051,521 |
|
|
|
29,206 |
|
|
|
122,061 |
|
|
|
82,707 |
|
|
|
3,285,495 |
|
|
|
3,171,984 |
|
Institutional subtotal |
|
5,019,753 |
|
|
|
55,901 |
|
|
|
210,194 |
|
|
|
110,591 |
|
|
|
5,396,439 |
|
|
|
5,210,935 |
|
Long-term |
|
9,867,679 |
|
|
|
160,173 |
|
|
|
461,227 |
|
|
|
136,896 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
10,258,995 |
|
Cash management |
|
778,042 |
|
|
|
61,007 |
|
|
|
3,092 |
|
|
|
7,246 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
811,969 |
|
Total |
$ |
10,645,721 |
|
|
$ |
221,180 |
|
|
$ |
464,319 |
|
|
$ |
144,142 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
11,070,964 |
|
42
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by investment style and product type for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
|
June 30, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(1) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(2) |
|
||||||
Active: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity |
$ |
466,518 |
|
|
$ |
2,733 |
|
|
$ |
14,916 |
|
|
$ |
8,026 |
|
|
$ |
492,193 |
|
|
$ |
479,372 |
|
Fixed income |
|
1,112,578 |
|
|
|
6,954 |
|
|
|
43,054 |
|
|
|
9,153 |
|
|
|
1,171,739 |
|
|
|
1,145,337 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
908,897 |
|
|
|
17,561 |
|
|
|
50,079 |
|
|
|
11,498 |
|
|
|
988,035 |
|
|
|
944,338 |
|
Alternatives |
|
215,513 |
|
|
|
797 |
|
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
|
2,446 |
|
|
|
219,824 |
|
|
|
216,968 |
|
Active subtotal |
|
2,703,506 |
|
|
|
28,045 |
|
|
|
109,117 |
|
|
|
31,123 |
|
|
|
2,871,791 |
|
|
|
2,786,015 |
|
Index and ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity |
|
2,830,268 |
|
|
|
44,548 |
|
|
|
174,748 |
|
|
|
12,276 |
|
|
|
3,061,840 |
|
|
|
2,951,255 |
|
Fixed income |
|
931,217 |
|
|
|
47,810 |
|
|
|
34,440 |
|
|
|
5,709 |
|
|
|
1,019,176 |
|
|
|
979,055 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
9,204 |
|
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
472 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
10,036 |
|
|
|
9,605 |
|
Alternatives |
|
85,085 |
|
|
|
4,737 |
|
|
|
7,394 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
97,283 |
|
|
|
91,437 |
|
ETFs subtotal |
|
3,855,774 |
|
|
|
97,409 |
|
|
|
217,054 |
|
|
|
18,098 |
|
|
|
4,188,335 |
|
|
|
4,031,352 |
|
Non-ETF index: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Equity |
|
2,530,349 |
|
|
|
26,863 |
|
|
|
121,404 |
|
|
|
48,350 |
|
|
|
2,726,966 |
|
|
|
2,631,747 |
|
Fixed income |
|
772,089 |
|
|
|
7,976 |
|
|
|
13,510 |
|
|
|
39,204 |
|
|
|
832,779 |
|
|
|
803,911 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
3,311 |
|
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
3,444 |
|
|
|
3,365 |
|
Alternatives |
|
2,650 |
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
2,660 |
|
|
|
2,605 |
|
Non-ETF index subtotal |
|
3,308,399 |
|
|
|
34,719 |
|
|
|
135,056 |
|
|
|
87,675 |
|
|
|
3,565,849 |
|
|
|
3,441,628 |
|
Index & ETFs subtotal |
|
7,164,173 |
|
|
|
132,128 |
|
|
|
352,110 |
|
|
|
105,773 |
|
|
|
7,754,184 |
|
|
|
7,472,980 |
|
Long-term |
|
9,867,679 |
|
|
|
160,173 |
|
|
|
461,227 |
|
|
|
136,896 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
10,258,995 |
|
Cash management |
|
778,042 |
|
|
|
61,007 |
|
|
|
3,092 |
|
|
|
7,246 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
811,969 |
|
Total |
$ |
10,645,721 |
|
|
$ |
221,180 |
|
|
$ |
464,319 |
|
|
$ |
144,142 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
11,070,964 |
|
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by product type for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
|
June 30, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(1) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(2) |
|
||||||
Equity |
$ |
5,827,135 |
|
|
$ |
74,144 |
|
|
$ |
311,068 |
|
|
$ |
68,652 |
|
|
$ |
6,280,999 |
|
|
$ |
6,062,374 |
|
Fixed income |
|
2,815,884 |
|
|
|
62,740 |
|
|
|
91,004 |
|
|
|
54,066 |
|
|
|
3,023,694 |
|
|
|
2,928,303 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
921,412 |
|
|
|
17,814 |
|
|
|
50,681 |
|
|
|
11,608 |
|
|
|
1,001,515 |
|
|
|
957,308 |
|
Alternatives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Illiquid alternatives |
|
137,868 |
|
|
|
1,527 |
|
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
1,788 |
|
|
|
141,409 |
|
|
|
139,173 |
|
Liquid alternatives |
|
75,483 |
|
|
|
(851 |
) |
|
|
821 |
|
|
|
537 |
|
|
|
75,990 |
|
|
|
75,532 |
|
Currency and |
|
89,897 |
|
|
|
4,799 |
|
|
|
7,427 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
102,368 |
|
|
|
96,305 |
|
Alternatives subtotal |
|
303,248 |
|
|
|
5,475 |
|
|
|
8,474 |
|
|
|
2,570 |
|
|
|
319,767 |
|
|
|
311,010 |
|
Long-term |
|
9,867,679 |
|
|
|
160,173 |
|
|
|
461,227 |
|
|
|
136,896 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
10,258,995 |
|
Cash management |
|
778,042 |
|
|
|
61,007 |
|
|
|
3,092 |
|
|
|
7,246 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
811,969 |
|
Total |
$ |
10,645,721 |
|
|
$ |
221,180 |
|
|
$ |
464,319 |
|
|
$ |
144,142 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
11,070,964 |
|
43
AUM increased $830 billion to $11.5 trillion at September 30, 2024 from $10.6 trillion at June 30, 2024, driven by net market appreciation, net inflows and the positive impact of foreign exchange movements.
Long-term net inflows of $160 billion were comprised of net inflows of $97 billion, $56 billion, and $7 billion from ETFs, institutional and retail clients, respectively. Net flows in long-term products are described below.
Cash management AUM increased to $849 billion, driven by net inflows into US government and international prime funds.
Net market appreciation of $464 billion was primarily driven by global equity and fixed income market appreciation.
AUM increased $144 billion due to the impact of foreign exchange movements, primarily due to the weakening of the US dollar, largely against the Japanese yen, the British pound and the euro.
44
Component Changes in AUM for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by client type and product type for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
|
December 31, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2023 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
Acquisition(1) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(2) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(3) |
|
|||||||
Retail: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
$ |
435,734 |
|
|
$ |
15,411 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
61,467 |
|
|
$ |
4,584 |
|
|
$ |
521,270 |
|
|
$ |
476,890 |
|
Fixed income |
|
312,799 |
|
|
|
7,517 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,306 |
|
|
|
(2,377 |
) |
|
|
324,245 |
|
|
|
315,181 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
139,537 |
|
|
|
(1,904 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,329 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
154,078 |
|
|
|
145,865 |
|
Alternatives |
|
41,627 |
|
|
|
(1,306 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,078 |
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
41,608 |
|
|
|
41,077 |
|
Retail subtotal |
|
929,697 |
|
|
|
19,718 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
85,180 |
|
|
|
2,532 |
|
|
|
1,041,201 |
|
|
|
979,013 |
|
ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
2,532,631 |
|
|
|
125,756 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
402,936 |
|
|
|
517 |
|
|
|
3,061,840 |
|
|
|
2,769,010 |
|
Fixed income |
|
898,403 |
|
|
|
100,506 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
18,665 |
|
|
|
1,602 |
|
|
|
1,019,176 |
|
|
|
932,580 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
9,140 |
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
10,036 |
|
|
|
9,178 |
|
Alternatives |
|
59,125 |
|
|
|
21,574 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,587 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
97,283 |
|
|
|
79,853 |
|
ETFs subtotal |
|
3,499,299 |
|
|
|
247,791 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
439,182 |
|
|
|
2,063 |
|
|
|
4,188,335 |
|
|
|
3,790,621 |
|
Institutional: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Active: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
186,688 |
|
|
|
7,431 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28,443 |
|
|
|
2,799 |
|
|
|
225,361 |
|
|
|
204,027 |
|
Fixed income |
|
836,823 |
|
|
|
(1,334 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
35,143 |
|
|
|
2,753 |
|
|
|
873,385 |
|
|
|
840,954 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
717,182 |
|
|
|
31,043 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
80,939 |
|
|
|
4,811 |
|
|
|
833,975 |
|
|
|
755,639 |
|
Alternatives |
|
171,980 |
|
|
|
2,182 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,169 |
|
|
|
892 |
|
|
|
178,223 |
|
|
|
174,049 |
|
Active subtotal |
|
1,912,673 |
|
|
|
39,322 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
147,694 |
|
|
|
11,255 |
|
|
|
2,110,944 |
|
|
|
1,974,669 |
|
Index: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
2,138,291 |
|
|
|
(49,596 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
373,927 |
|
|
|
9,906 |
|
|
|
2,472,528 |
|
|
|
2,283,907 |
|
Fixed income |
|
756,001 |
|
|
|
33,196 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,321 |
|
|
|
8,370 |
|
|
|
806,888 |
|
|
|
756,389 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
4,945 |
|
|
|
(1,723 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
3,426 |
|
|
|
3,813 |
|
Alternatives |
|
3,252 |
|
|
|
(755 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
2,653 |
|
|
|
2,791 |
|
Index subtotal |
|
2,902,489 |
|
|
|
(18,878 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
383,600 |
|
|
|
18,284 |
|
|
|
3,285,495 |
|
|
|
3,046,900 |
|
Institutional subtotal |
|
4,815,162 |
|
|
|
20,444 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
531,294 |
|
|
|
29,539 |
|
|
|
5,396,439 |
|
|
|
5,021,569 |
|
Long-term |
|
9,244,158 |
|
|
|
287,953 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
1,055,656 |
|
|
|
34,134 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,791,203 |
|
Cash management |
|
764,837 |
|
|
|
71,982 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,084 |
|
|
|
4,484 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
779,369 |
|
Total |
$ |
10,008,995 |
|
|
$ |
359,935 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,063,740 |
|
|
$ |
38,618 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,570,572 |
|
45
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by investment style and product type for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
|
December 31, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2023 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
Acquisition(1) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(2) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(3) |
|
|||||||
Active: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
$ |
427,448 |
|
|
$ |
1,724 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
54,677 |
|
|
$ |
4,270 |
|
|
$ |
492,193 |
|
|
$ |
457,176 |
|
Fixed income |
|
1,123,422 |
|
|
|
7,604 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
41,139 |
|
|
|
(426 |
) |
|
|
1,171,739 |
|
|
|
1,130,958 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
856,705 |
|
|
|
29,133 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
97,271 |
|
|
|
4,926 |
|
|
|
988,035 |
|
|
|
901,490 |
|
Alternatives |
|
213,603 |
|
|
|
873 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,247 |
|
|
|
1,101 |
|
|
|
219,824 |
|
|
|
215,123 |
|
Active subtotal |
|
2,621,178 |
|
|
|
39,334 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
197,334 |
|
|
|
9,871 |
|
|
|
2,871,791 |
|
|
|
2,704,747 |
|
Index and ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
2,532,631 |
|
|
|
125,756 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
402,936 |
|
|
|
517 |
|
|
|
3,061,840 |
|
|
|
2,769,010 |
|
Fixed income |
|
898,403 |
|
|
|
100,506 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
18,665 |
|
|
|
1,602 |
|
|
|
1,019,176 |
|
|
|
932,580 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
9,140 |
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
10,036 |
|
|
|
9,178 |
|
Alternatives |
|
59,125 |
|
|
|
21,574 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,587 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
97,283 |
|
|
|
79,853 |
|
ETFs subtotal |
|
3,499,299 |
|
|
|
247,791 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
439,182 |
|
|
|
2,063 |
|
|
|
4,188,335 |
|
|
|
3,790,621 |
|
Non-ETF index: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
2,333,265 |
|
|
|
(28,478 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
409,160 |
|
|
|
13,019 |
|
|
|
2,726,966 |
|
|
|
2,507,648 |
|
Fixed income |
|
782,201 |
|
|
|
31,775 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,631 |
|
|
|
9,172 |
|
|
|
832,779 |
|
|
|
781,566 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
4,959 |
|
|
|
(1,717 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,444 |
|
|
|
3,827 |
|
Alternatives |
|
3,256 |
|
|
|
(752 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
2,660 |
|
|
|
2,794 |
|
Non-ETF index subtotal |
|
3,123,681 |
|
|
|
828 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
419,140 |
|
|
|
22,200 |
|
|
|
3,565,849 |
|
|
|
3,295,835 |
|
Index & ETFs subtotal |
|
6,622,980 |
|
|
|
248,619 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
858,322 |
|
|
|
24,263 |
|
|
|
7,754,184 |
|
|
|
7,086,456 |
|
Long-term |
|
9,244,158 |
|
|
|
287,953 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
1,055,656 |
|
|
|
34,134 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,791,203 |
|
Cash management |
|
764,837 |
|
|
|
71,982 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,084 |
|
|
|
4,484 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
779,369 |
|
Total |
$ |
10,008,995 |
|
|
$ |
359,935 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,063,740 |
|
|
$ |
38,618 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,570,572 |
|
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by product type for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
|
December 31, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2023 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
Acquisition(1) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(2) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(3) |
|
|||||||
Equity |
$ |
5,293,344 |
|
|
$ |
99,002 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
866,773 |
|
|
$ |
17,806 |
|
|
$ |
6,280,999 |
|
|
$ |
5,733,834 |
|
Fixed income |
|
2,804,026 |
|
|
|
139,885 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
69,435 |
|
|
|
10,348 |
|
|
|
3,023,694 |
|
|
|
2,845,104 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
870,804 |
|
|
|
27,371 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
98,467 |
|
|
|
4,873 |
|
|
|
1,001,515 |
|
|
|
914,495 |
|
Alternatives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Illiquid alternatives |
|
136,909 |
|
|
|
4,727 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,056 |
) |
|
|
829 |
|
|
|
141,409 |
|
|
|
137,718 |
|
Liquid alternatives |
|
74,233 |
|
|
|
(3,774 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,241 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
75,990 |
|
|
|
75,139 |
|
Currency and |
|
64,842 |
|
|
|
20,742 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,796 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
102,368 |
|
|
|
84,913 |
|
Alternatives subtotal |
|
275,984 |
|
|
|
21,695 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
20,981 |
|
|
|
1,107 |
|
|
|
319,767 |
|
|
|
297,770 |
|
Long-term |
|
9,244,158 |
|
|
|
287,953 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
1,055,656 |
|
|
|
34,134 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,791,203 |
|
Cash management |
|
764,837 |
|
|
|
71,982 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,084 |
|
|
|
4,484 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
779,369 |
|
Total |
$ |
10,008,995 |
|
|
$ |
359,935 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,063,740 |
|
|
$ |
38,618 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,570,572 |
|
46
AUM increased $1.5 trillion to $11.5 trillion at September 30, 2024 from $10.0 trillion at December 31, 2023, driven by net market appreciation, net inflows and the positive impact of foreign exchange movements.
Long-term net inflows of $288 billion were comprised of net inflows of $248 billion from ETFs, and $20 billion each from institutional and retail clients, respectively. Net flows in long-term products are described below.
Cash management AUM increased to $849 billion, driven by net inflows into US government and international money market funds.
Net market appreciation of $1.1 trillion was primarily driven by global equity market appreciation.
AUM increased $39 billion due to the impact of foreign exchange movements, primarily due to the weakening of the US dollar, largely against the British pound and the euro.
47
Component Changes in AUM for the Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2024
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by client type and product type for the twelve months ended September 30, 2024.
|
September 30, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2023 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
Acquisition(1) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(2) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(3) |
|
|||||||
Retail: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
$ |
396,030 |
|
|
$ |
15,041 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
97,548 |
|
|
$ |
8,577 |
|
|
$ |
521,270 |
|
|
$ |
458,663 |
|
Fixed income |
|
300,232 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
22,742 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
324,245 |
|
|
|
311,669 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
129,177 |
|
|
|
(1,937 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,233 |
|
|
|
605 |
|
|
|
154,078 |
|
|
|
141,981 |
|
Alternatives |
|
43,001 |
|
|
|
(3,311 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,383 |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
41,608 |
|
|
|
41,333 |
|
Retail subtotal |
|
868,440 |
|
|
|
10,758 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
147,906 |
|
|
|
10,023 |
|
|
|
1,041,201 |
|
|
|
953,646 |
|
ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
2,234,275 |
|
|
|
183,966 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
632,970 |
|
|
|
10,629 |
|
|
|
3,061,840 |
|
|
|
2,651,816 |
|
Fixed income |
|
818,744 |
|
|
|
131,732 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
62,024 |
|
|
|
6,676 |
|
|
|
1,019,176 |
|
|
|
909,731 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
7,716 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,608 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
10,036 |
|
|
|
8,896 |
|
Alternatives |
|
57,674 |
|
|
|
19,112 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
20,417 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
97,283 |
|
|
|
75,049 |
|
ETFs subtotal |
|
3,118,409 |
|
|
|
335,511 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
717,019 |
|
|
|
17,396 |
|
|
|
4,188,335 |
|
|
|
3,645,492 |
|
Institutional: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Active: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
167,917 |
|
|
|
8,135 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
43,409 |
|
|
|
5,900 |
|
|
|
225,361 |
|
|
|
196,163 |
|
Fixed income |
|
771,581 |
|
|
|
4,677 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
87,883 |
|
|
|
9,244 |
|
|
|
873,385 |
|
|
|
826,510 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
646,993 |
|
|
|
29,799 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
143,402 |
|
|
|
13,781 |
|
|
|
833,975 |
|
|
|
731,583 |
|
Alternatives |
|
166,771 |
|
|
|
4,221 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,408 |
|
|
|
2,823 |
|
|
|
178,223 |
|
|
|
172,534 |
|
Active subtotal |
|
1,753,262 |
|
|
|
46,832 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
279,102 |
|
|
|
31,748 |
|
|
|
2,110,944 |
|
|
|
1,926,790 |
|
Index: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
1,943,069 |
|
|
|
(74,055 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
564,686 |
|
|
|
38,828 |
|
|
|
2,472,528 |
|
|
|
2,207,409 |
|
Fixed income |
|
685,648 |
|
|
|
34,692 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
55,369 |
|
|
|
31,179 |
|
|
|
806,888 |
|
|
|
741,895 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
4,986 |
|
|
|
(2,243 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
3,426 |
|
|
|
4,013 |
|
Alternatives |
|
3,330 |
|
|
|
(846 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
2,653 |
|
|
|
2,914 |
|
Index subtotal |
|
2,637,033 |
|
|
|
(42,452 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
620,827 |
|
|
|
70,087 |
|
|
|
3,285,495 |
|
|
|
2,956,231 |
|
Institutional subtotal |
|
4,390,295 |
|
|
|
4,380 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
899,929 |
|
|
|
101,835 |
|
|
|
5,396,439 |
|
|
|
4,883,021 |
|
Long-term |
|
8,377,144 |
|
|
|
350,649 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
1,764,854 |
|
|
|
129,254 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,482,159 |
|
Cash management |
|
723,681 |
|
|
|
104,933 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
10,853 |
|
|
|
9,920 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
766,798 |
|
Total |
$ |
9,100,825 |
|
|
$ |
455,582 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,775,707 |
|
|
$ |
139,174 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,248,957 |
|
48
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by investment style and product type for the twelve months ended September 30, 2024.
|
September 30, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2023 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
Acquisition(1) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(2) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(3) |
|
|||||||
Active: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
$ |
393,690 |
|
|
$ |
(3,764 |
) |
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
88,915 |
|
|
$ |
9,278 |
|
|
$ |
492,193 |
|
|
$ |
442,736 |
|
Fixed income |
|
1,046,705 |
|
|
|
8,574 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
108,618 |
|
|
|
7,842 |
|
|
|
1,171,739 |
|
|
|
1,112,973 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
776,158 |
|
|
|
27,855 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
169,637 |
|
|
|
14,385 |
|
|
|
988,035 |
|
|
|
873,550 |
|
Alternatives |
|
209,769 |
|
|
|
908 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,789 |
|
|
|
3,358 |
|
|
|
219,824 |
|
|
|
213,864 |
|
Active subtotal |
|
2,426,322 |
|
|
|
33,573 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
372,959 |
|
|
|
34,863 |
|
|
|
2,871,791 |
|
|
|
2,643,123 |
|
Index and ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
ETFs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
2,234,275 |
|
|
|
183,966 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
632,970 |
|
|
|
10,629 |
|
|
|
3,061,840 |
|
|
|
2,651,816 |
|
Fixed income |
|
818,744 |
|
|
|
131,732 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
62,024 |
|
|
|
6,676 |
|
|
|
1,019,176 |
|
|
|
909,731 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
7,716 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,608 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
10,036 |
|
|
|
8,896 |
|
Alternatives |
|
57,674 |
|
|
|
19,112 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
20,417 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
97,283 |
|
|
|
75,049 |
|
ETFs subtotal |
|
3,118,409 |
|
|
|
335,511 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
717,019 |
|
|
|
17,396 |
|
|
|
4,188,335 |
|
|
|
3,645,492 |
|
Non-ETF index: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Equity |
|
2,113,326 |
|
|
|
(47,115 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
616,728 |
|
|
|
44,027 |
|
|
|
2,726,966 |
|
|
|
2,419,499 |
|
Fixed income |
|
710,756 |
|
|
|
31,760 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
57,376 |
|
|
|
32,887 |
|
|
|
832,779 |
|
|
|
767,101 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
4,998 |
|
|
|
(2,236 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
3,444 |
|
|
|
4,027 |
|
Alternatives |
|
3,333 |
|
|
|
(844 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
2,660 |
|
|
|
2,917 |
|
Non-ETF index subtotal |
|
2,832,413 |
|
|
|
(18,435 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
674,876 |
|
|
|
76,995 |
|
|
|
3,565,849 |
|
|
|
3,193,544 |
|
Index & ETFs subtotal |
|
5,950,822 |
|
|
|
317,076 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,391,895 |
|
|
|
94,391 |
|
|
|
7,754,184 |
|
|
|
6,839,036 |
|
Long-term |
|
8,377,144 |
|
|
|
350,649 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
1,764,854 |
|
|
|
129,254 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,482,159 |
|
Cash management |
|
723,681 |
|
|
|
104,933 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
10,853 |
|
|
|
9,920 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
766,798 |
|
Total |
$ |
9,100,825 |
|
|
$ |
455,582 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,775,707 |
|
|
$ |
139,174 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,248,957 |
|
The following table presents the component changes in AUM by product type for the twelve months ended September 30, 2024.
|
September 30, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
Market |
|
|
FX |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
Average |
|
|||||||
(in millions) |
2023 |
|
|
(outflows) |
|
|
Acquisition(1) |
|
|
change |
|
|
impact(2) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
AUM(3) |
|
|||||||
Equity |
$ |
4,741,291 |
|
|
$ |
133,087 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,338,613 |
|
|
$ |
63,934 |
|
|
$ |
6,280,999 |
|
|
$ |
5,514,051 |
|
Fixed income |
|
2,576,205 |
|
|
|
172,066 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
228,018 |
|
|
|
47,405 |
|
|
|
3,023,694 |
|
|
|
2,789,805 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
788,872 |
|
|
|
26,320 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171,884 |
|
|
|
14,439 |
|
|
|
1,001,515 |
|
|
|
886,473 |
|
Alternatives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Illiquid alternatives |
|
131,937 |
|
|
|
8,289 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,261 |
) |
|
|
2,444 |
|
|
|
141,409 |
|
|
|
136,603 |
|
Liquid alternatives |
|
75,139 |
|
|
|
(7,063 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7,046 |
|
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
75,990 |
|
|
|
74,916 |
|
Currency and |
|
63,700 |
|
|
|
17,950 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
20,554 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
102,368 |
|
|
|
80,311 |
|
Alternatives subtotal |
|
270,776 |
|
|
|
19,176 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,339 |
|
|
|
3,476 |
|
|
|
319,767 |
|
|
|
291,830 |
|
Long-term |
|
8,377,144 |
|
|
|
350,649 |
|
|
|
4,074 |
|
|
|
1,764,854 |
|
|
|
129,254 |
|
|
|
10,625,975 |
|
|
|
9,482,159 |
|
Cash management |
|
723,681 |
|
|
|
104,933 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
10,853 |
|
|
|
9,920 |
|
|
|
849,387 |
|
|
|
766,798 |
|
Total |
$ |
9,100,825 |
|
|
$ |
455,582 |
|
|
$ |
4,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,775,707 |
|
|
$ |
139,174 |
|
|
$ |
11,475,362 |
|
|
$ |
10,248,957 |
|
49
AUM increased $2.4 trillion to $11.5 trillion at September 30, 2024 from $9.1 trillion at September 30, 2023, driven by net market appreciation, net inflows and the positive impact of foreign exchange movements.
Long-term net inflows of $351 billion were comprised primarily of net inflows of $336 billion, $11 billion and $4 billion from ETFs, retail and institutional clients, respectively. Net flows in long-term products are described below.
Cash management AUM increased to $849 billion, primarily due to net inflows into US government and international money market funds.
Net market appreciation of $1.8 trillion was driven by global equity market appreciation.
AUM increased $139 billion due to the impact of foreign exchange movements, primarily resulting from the weakening of the US dollar, largely against the British pound, the euro and the Japanese yen.
50
DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are discussed below. For a further description of the Company’s revenue and expense, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024 ("2023 Form 10-K").
Revenue
The table below presents detail of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and includes the product type mix of base fees and securities lending revenue and performance fees.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Investment advisory, administration fees and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Active |
$ |
553 |
|
|
$ |
510 |
|
|
$ |
1,608 |
|
|
$ |
1,516 |
|
ETFs |
|
1,309 |
|
|
|
1,136 |
|
|
|
3,749 |
|
|
|
3,316 |
|
Non-ETF index |
|
198 |
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
560 |
|
Equity subtotal |
|
2,060 |
|
|
|
1,832 |
|
|
|
5,932 |
|
|
|
5,392 |
|
Fixed income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Active |
|
493 |
|
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
1,458 |
|
|
|
1,429 |
|
ETFs |
|
354 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
1,007 |
|
|
|
919 |
|
Non-ETF index |
|
93 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
Fixed income subtotal |
|
940 |
|
|
|
887 |
|
|
|
2,738 |
|
|
|
2,616 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
325 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
952 |
|
|
|
904 |
|
Alternatives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Illiquid alternatives |
|
235 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
716 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
Liquid alternatives |
|
143 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
|
434 |
|
Currency and commodities(1) |
|
63 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
141 |
|
Alternatives subtotal |
|
441 |
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
1,305 |
|
|
|
1,213 |
|
Long-term |
|
3,766 |
|
|
|
3,447 |
|
|
|
10,927 |
|
|
|
10,125 |
|
Cash management |
|
264 |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
756 |
|
|
|
669 |
|
Total investment advisory, administration fees |
|
4,030 |
|
|
|
3,681 |
|
|
|
11,683 |
|
|
|
10,794 |
|
Investment advisory performance fees: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Equity |
|
13 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
Fixed income |
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Multi-asset |
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Alternatives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Illiquid alternatives |
|
7 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
Liquid alternatives |
|
364 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
481 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
Alternatives subtotal |
|
371 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
681 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
Total investment advisory performance fees |
|
388 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
756 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
Technology services revenue |
|
403 |
|
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
1,175 |
|
|
|
1,106 |
|
Distribution fees |
|
323 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
951 |
|
|
|
959 |
|
Advisory and other revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Advisory |
|
11 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
Other |
|
42 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Total advisory and other revenue |
|
53 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
126 |
|
Total revenue |
$ |
5,197 |
|
|
$ |
4,522 |
|
|
$ |
14,730 |
|
|
$ |
13,228 |
|
51
The table below lists a percentage breakdown of base fees and securities lending revenue and average AUM by product type:
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Percentage of Base |
|
|
|
Percentage of |
|
|
Percentage of Base |
|
|
|
Percentage of |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||||||
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Active |
|
14 |
% |
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
ETFs |
|
32 |
% |
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
|
26 |
% |
|
|
25 |
% |
Non-ETF index |
|
5 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
23 |
% |
Equity subtotal |
|
51 |
% |
|
|
51 |
% |
|
|
|
55 |
% |
|
|
52 |
% |
|
|
51 |
% |
|
|
50 |
% |
|
|
|
54 |
% |
|
|
52 |
% |
Fixed income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Active |
|
12 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
13 |
% |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
ETFs |
|
9 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
Non-ETF index |
|
2 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
8 |
% |
Fixed income |
|
23 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
|
26 |
% |
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
|
|
29 |
% |
Multi-asset |
|
8 |
% |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
Alternatives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Illiquid alternatives |
|
6 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Liquid alternatives |
|
3 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Currency and |
|
2 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Alternatives subtotal |
|
11 |
% |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Long-term |
|
93 |
% |
|
|
94 |
% |
|
|
|
93 |
% |
|
|
92 |
% |
|
|
93 |
% |
|
|
94 |
% |
|
|
|
93 |
% |
|
|
93 |
% |
Cash management |
|
7 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
Total AUM |
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
100 |
% |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Revenue increased $675 million, or 15%, from the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by the positive impact of market beta on average AUM and organic base fee growth, and higher performance fees.
Investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue of $4.0 billion increased $349 million from $3.7 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by positive organic base fee growth and the impact of market beta on average AUM, partially offset by lower securities lending revenue. Securities lending revenue of $149 million decreased from $167 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily reflecting lower spreads, partially offset by higher average balances of securities on loan.
Investment advisory performance fees of $388 million increased $318 million from $70 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by strong performance in the third quarter of 2024 from a single hedge fund with an annual performance measurement period that ends in the third quarter, partially offset by lower revenue from illiquid alternatives.
Technology services revenue of $403 million decreased $4 million from $407 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to the revenue impact linked to several large client renewals of their eFront “on-premises” licenses during the third quarter of 2023.
52
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Revenue increased $1.5 billion, or 11%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by the positive impact of market beta on average AUM and organic base fee growth, and higher performance fees and technology services revenue.
Investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue of $11.7 billion increased $889 million from $10.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by the impact of market beta on average AUM and organic base fee growth, partially offset by lower securities lending revenue. Securities lending revenue of $454 million decreased from $518 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily reflecting lower spreads, partially offset by higher average balances of securities on loan.
Investment advisory performance fees of $756 million increased $513 million from $243 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by higher revenue from liquid alternative products, including strong performance from a single hedge fund in 2024, and higher revenue from illiquid alternative products.
Technology services revenue of $1.2 billion increased $69 million from $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting sustained demand for Aladdin technology offerings.
Advisory and other revenue of $165 million increased $39 million from $126 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting higher transition management assignments and the impact of presenting earnings (losses) from certain equity method minority investments within nonoperating income (expense) beginning in the first quarter of 2024, partially offset by lower revenue from advisory assignments.
Expense
The following table presents expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Employee compensation and benefits |
$ |
1,578 |
|
|
$ |
1,420 |
|
|
$ |
4,661 |
|
|
$ |
4,276 |
|
Sales, asset and account expense(1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Distribution and servicing costs |
|
549 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
1,606 |
|
|
|
1,549 |
|
Direct fund expense |
|
379 |
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
1,075 |
|
|
|
1,013 |
|
Sub-advisory and other |
|
34 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
Total sales, asset and account expense |
|
962 |
|
|
|
908 |
|
|
|
2,779 |
|
|
|
2,643 |
|
General and administration expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Marketing and promotional |
|
64 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
Occupancy and office related |
|
105 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
Portfolio services |
|
65 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
Technology |
|
175 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
492 |
|
|
|
421 |
|
Professional services |
|
67 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
Communications |
|
10 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
Foreign exchange remeasurement |
|
3 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Other general and administration |
|
75 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
Total general and administration expense |
|
562 |
|
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
1,625 |
|
|
|
1,506 |
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
|
89 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
Total expense |
$ |
3,191 |
|
|
$ |
2,885 |
|
|
$ |
9,231 |
|
|
$ |
8,538 |
|
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Expense increased $306 million, or 11%, from the three months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting higher employee compensation and benefits expense, sales, asset and account expense, and general and administration expense. Expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 also included the previously described noncash impairment charge of $50 million.
Employee compensation and benefits expense of $1.6 billion increased $158 million from $1.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting higher incentive compensation, primarily as a result of higher performance fees and operating income.
Sales, asset and account expense of $962 million increased $54 million from $908 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, driven by higher distribution and servicing costs and direct fund expense, primarily reflecting higher average AUM.
General and administration expense of $562 million increased $44 million from $518 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to higher technology expense and higher professional services expense, including higher acquisition-related transaction costs, partially offset by lower marketing and promotional expense.
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets of $89 million increased $50 million from $39 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a $50 million previously described noncash impairment charge. Amortization and noncash impairment of intangible assets has been excluded from the Company’s “as adjusted” financial results.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Expense increased $693 million, or 8%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting higher employee compensation and benefits expense, sales, asset and account expense and general and administration expense. Expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 also included the noncash impairment charge of $50 million mentioned above.
Employee compensation and benefits expense of $4.7 billion increased $385 million from $4.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting higher incentive compensation, primarily as a result of higher operating income and performance fees.
Sales, asset and account expense of $2.8 billion increased $136 million from $2.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, driven by higher distribution and servicing costs and direct fund expense, primarily reflecting higher average AUM.
General and administration expense of $1.6 billion increased $119 million from $1.5 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to higher technology and professional services expense, including higher acquisition-related transaction costs in the current year.
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets of $166 million increased $53 million from $113 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to the previously described $50 million noncash impairment charge. Amortization and noncash impairment of intangible assets has been excluded from the Company’s “as adjusted” financial results.
See Non-GAAP Financial Measures for further information on as adjusted items. See Note 10, Intangible Assets, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements and Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates for further information on the impairment charge.
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Nonoperating Results
The summary of nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss) attributable to NCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Nonoperating income (expense), GAAP basis |
$ |
259 |
|
|
$ |
171 |
|
|
$ |
693 |
|
|
$ |
538 |
|
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to NCI |
|
60 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI |
|
199 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
Less: Hedge gain (loss) on deferred cash |
|
9 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI, as |
$ |
190 |
|
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
494 |
|
|
$ |
449 |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
Net gain (loss) on investments, net of NCI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Private equity |
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
91 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
281 |
|
Real assets |
|
13 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Other alternatives(3) |
|
9 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
Other investments(4) |
|
20 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
Hedge gain (loss) on deferred cash compensation |
|
9 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Subtotal |
|
60 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
404 |
|
Other income/gain (expense/loss)(5) |
|
57 |
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
Total net gain (loss) on investments, net of NCI |
|
117 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
358 |
|
|
|
374 |
|
Interest and dividend income |
|
236 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
314 |
|
Interest expense |
|
(154 |
) |
|
|
(82 |
) |
|
|
(372 |
) |
|
|
(210 |
) |
Net interest income (expense) |
|
82 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI |
|
199 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
Less: Hedge gain (loss) on deferred cash |
|
9 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI, as |
$ |
190 |
|
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
494 |
|
|
$ |
449 |
|
55
Income Tax Expense
|
GAAP |
|
|
As Adjusted |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||||||
Operating income(1) |
$ |
2,006 |
|
|
$ |
1,637 |
|
|
$ |
5,499 |
|
|
$ |
4,690 |
|
|
$ |
2,128 |
|
|
$ |
1,691 |
|
|
$ |
5,784 |
|
|
$ |
4,877 |
|
Total nonoperating |
$ |
199 |
|
|
$ |
180 |
|
|
$ |
541 |
|
|
$ |
478 |
|
|
$ |
190 |
|
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
494 |
|
|
$ |
449 |
|
Income before income |
$ |
2,205 |
|
|
$ |
1,817 |
|
|
$ |
6,040 |
|
|
$ |
5,168 |
|
|
$ |
2,318 |
|
|
$ |
1,875 |
|
|
$ |
6,278 |
|
|
$ |
5,326 |
|
Income tax expense |
$ |
574 |
|
|
$ |
213 |
|
|
$ |
1,341 |
|
|
$ |
1,041 |
|
|
$ |
603 |
|
|
$ |
233 |
|
|
$ |
1,540 |
|
|
$ |
1,085 |
|
Effective tax rate |
|
26.0 |
% |
|
|
11.7 |
% |
|
|
22.2 |
% |
|
|
20.1 |
% |
|
|
26.0 |
% |
|
|
12.4 |
% |
|
|
24.5 |
% |
|
|
20.4 |
% |
2024. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 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 reorganization. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 income tax expense included $13 million of net discrete tax benefits, including a benefit related to stock-based compensation awards that vested in 2024.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) has proposed certain international tax reforms, which, among other things, would (1) shift taxing rights to the jurisdiction of the consumer and (2) establish a global minimum tax for multinational companies of 15% (namely the “Pillar One” and “Pillar Two” Framework). European Union member states adopted, or plan to adopt, laws implementing the OECD’s minimum tax rules under the Pillar Two Framework effective starting in 2024. Several other countries, including the United Kingdom ("UK"), have changed or are considering changes to their tax law to implement the OECD’s minimum tax proposal. As a result of these developments, the tax laws of certain countries in which BlackRock does business have and may continue to change, and any such changes could increase its tax liabilities. The Pillar Two Framework did not have a material impact on BlackRock’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the Company is continuing to monitor legislative developments and evaluate the potential impact of the Pillar Two Framework on future periods.
2023. Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 included approximately $223 million of discrete tax benefits related to the resolution of certain outstanding tax matters.
Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 included approximately $185 million of discrete tax net benefits primarily related to the resolution of certain outstanding tax matters and $41 million of discrete tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards that vested in 2023.
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OVERVIEW
As Adjusted Statement of Financial Condition
The following table presents a reconciliation of the condensed consolidated statement of financial condition presented on a GAAP basis to the condensed consolidated statement of financial condition, excluding the impact of separate account assets and separate account collateral held under securities lending agreements (directly related to lending separate account securities) and separate account liabilities and separate account collateral liabilities under securities lending agreements and consolidated sponsored investment products ("CIPs").
The Company presents the as adjusted statement of financial condition as additional information to enable investors to exclude certain assets that have equal and offsetting liabilities or NCI that ultimately do not have an impact on stockholders’ equity or cash flows. Management views the as adjusted statement of financial condition, which contains non-GAAP financial measures, as an economic presentation of the Company’s total assets and liabilities; however, it 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.
Separate Account Assets and Liabilities and Separate Account Collateral Held under Securities Lending Agreements
Separate account assets are maintained by BlackRock Life Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that is a registered life insurance company in the UK, and represent segregated assets held for purposes of funding individual and group pension contracts. The Company records equal and offsetting separate account liabilities. The separate account assets are not available to creditors of the Company and the holders of the pension contracts have no recourse to the Company’s assets. The net investment income attributable to separate account assets accrues directly to the contract owners and is not reported on the condensed consolidated statements of income. While BlackRock has no economic interest in these assets or liabilities, BlackRock earns an investment advisory fee for the service of managing these assets on behalf of its clients.
In addition, the Company records on its condensed consolidated statements of financial condition the separate account collateral obtained under BlackRock Life Limited securities lending arrangements for which it has legal title as its own asset in addition to an equal and offsetting separate account collateral liability for the obligation to return the collateral. The collateral is not available to creditors of the Company, and the borrowers under the securities lending arrangements have no recourse to the Company’s assets.
Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products
The Company consolidates certain sponsored investment products accounted for as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and voting rights entities (“VREs”). See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the 2023 Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s consolidation policy.
57
The Company cannot readily access cash and cash equivalents, or other assets held by CIPs to use in its operating activities. In addition, the Company cannot readily sell investments held by CIPs in order to obtain cash for use in the Company’s operations.
|
|
September 30, 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
(in millions) |
|
GAAP |
|
|
Separate |
|
|
CIPs(2) |
|
|
As |
|
||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
14,037 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
180 |
|
|
$ |
13,857 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
4,385 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,385 |
|
Investments |
|
|
10,539 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,451 |
|
|
|
8,088 |
|
Separate account assets and collateral held |
|
|
63,044 |
|
|
|
63,044 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
|
1,434 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,434 |
|
Other assets(3) |
|
|
5,578 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
5,481 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
99,017 |
|
|
|
63,044 |
|
|
|
2,728 |
|
|
|
33,245 |
|
Goodwill and intangible assets, net |
|
|
33,799 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
33,799 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
132,816 |
|
|
$ |
63,044 |
|
|
$ |
2,728 |
|
|
$ |
67,044 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
|
$ |
2,074 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,074 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
1,449 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,449 |
|
Borrowings |
|
|
12,370 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12,370 |
|
Separate account liabilities and collateral |
|
|
63,044 |
|
|
|
63,044 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Deferred income tax liabilities(4) |
|
|
3,385 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,385 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
1,809 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,809 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
5,061 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
4,716 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
89,192 |
|
|
|
63,044 |
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
25,803 |
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total BlackRock, Inc. stockholders’ equity |
|
|
41,178 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
41,178 |
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
|
2,446 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,383 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
Total equity |
|
|
43,624 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,383 |
|
|
|
41,241 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
|
$ |
132,816 |
|
|
$ |
63,044 |
|
|
$ |
2,728 |
|
|
$ |
67,044 |
|
The following discussion summarizes the significant changes in assets and liabilities on a GAAP basis. Please see the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 contained in Part I, Item 1 of this filing. The discussion does not include changes related to assets and liabilities that are equal and offsetting and have no impact on BlackRock’s stockholders’ equity.
Assets. Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2024 included $180 million of cash held by CIPs (see Liquidity and Capital Resources for details on the change in cash and cash equivalents during the nine months ended September 30, 2024). Accounts receivable at September 30, 2024 increased $469 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to higher base fee receivables. Investments at September 30, 2024 increased $799 million from December 31, 2023 (for more information see Investments herein). Goodwill and intangible assets at September 30, 2024 increased $17 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to the SpiderRock Transaction, partially offset by amortization of intangible assets and a $50 million noncash impairment charge related to certain indefinite-lived intangible assets. Other assets at September 30, 2024 increased $618 million from December 31, 2023, primarily related to an increase in unit trust receivables (substantially offset by an increase in unit trust payables recorded within other liabilities) and an increase in certain minority investments.
58
Liabilities. Accrued compensation and benefits at September 30, 2024 decreased $319 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to 2023 incentive compensation cash payments in the first quarter of 2024, partially offset by 2024 incentive compensation accruals. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 30, 2024 increased $209 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to higher interest on borrowings and increased accruals. Other liabilities at September 30, 2024 increased $587 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to higher unit trust payables (substantially offset by an increase in unit trust receivables recorded within other assets). Net deferred income tax liabilities at September 30, 2024 decreased $121 million from December 31, 2023, primarily due to the effects of temporary differences associated with the intellectual property reorganization and capitalized costs, partially offset by stock-based compensation.
Investments
The Company’s investments were $10.5 billion and $9.7 billion at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Investments include CIPs accounted for as VIEs and VREs. Management reviews BlackRock’s investments on an “economic” basis, which eliminates the NCI portion of investments that does not impact BlackRock’s book value or net income attributable to BlackRock. 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.
The Company presents investments, as adjusted, to enable investors to understand the economic portion of investments that is owned by the Company as a gauge to measure the impact of changes in net nonoperating income (expense) on investments to net income (loss) attributable to BlackRock.
The Company further presents net “economic” investment exposure, net of deferred cash compensation investments and hedged exposures, to reflect another helpful measure for investors. The economic impact of investments held pursuant to deferred cash compensation plans is substantially offset by a change in associated compensation expense, and the impact of the portfolio of seed investments is mitigated by futures entered into as part of the Company's macro hedging strategy. Carried interest capital allocations are excluded as there is no impact to BlackRock’s stockholders’ equity until such amounts are realized as performance fees. Finally, the Company’s regulatory investment in Federal Reserve Bank stock, which is not subject to market or interest rate risk, is excluded from the Company’s net economic investment exposure.
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
(in millions) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Investments, GAAP |
|
$ |
10,539 |
|
|
$ |
9,740 |
|
Investments held by CIPs |
|
|
(6,642 |
) |
|
|
(5,977 |
) |
Net interest in CIPs(1) |
|
|
4,191 |
|
|
|
4,111 |
|
Investments, as adjusted |
|
|
8,088 |
|
|
|
7,874 |
|
Investments related to deferred cash compensation plans |
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
(264 |
) |
Hedged exposures |
|
|
(1,799 |
) |
|
|
(1,771 |
) |
Federal Reserve Bank stock |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
(92 |
) |
Carried interest |
|
|
(1,991 |
) |
|
|
(1,975 |
) |
Total “economic” investment exposure(2) |
|
$ |
4,022 |
|
|
$ |
3,772 |
|
59
The following table represents the carrying value of the Company’s economic investment exposure, by asset type, at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
(in millions) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Equity/Fixed income/Multi-asset(1) |
|
$ |
3,148 |
|
|
$ |
2,786 |
|
Alternatives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Private equity |
|
|
1,233 |
|
|
|
1,491 |
|
Real assets |
|
|
566 |
|
|
|
509 |
|
Other alternatives(2) |
|
|
874 |
|
|
|
757 |
|
Alternatives subtotal |
|
|
2,673 |
|
|
|
2,757 |
|
Hedged exposures |
|
|
(1,799 |
) |
|
|
(1,771 |
) |
Total “economic” investment exposure |
|
$ |
4,022 |
|
|
$ |
3,772 |
|
As adjusted investment activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was as follows:
(in millions) |
Nine Months |
|
|
Investments, as adjusted, beginning balance |
$ |
7,874 |
|
Purchases/capital contributions |
|
1,656 |
|
Sales/maturities |
|
(1,366 |
) |
Distributions(1) |
|
(403 |
) |
Market appreciation(depreciation)/earnings from equity method investments |
|
295 |
|
Carried interest capital allocations/(distributions) |
|
16 |
|
Other(2) |
|
16 |
|
Investments, as adjusted, ending balance |
$ |
8,088 |
|
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
BlackRock Cash Flows Excluding the Impact of CIPs
The condensed consolidated statements of cash flows include the cash flows of the CIPs. The Company uses an adjusted cash flow statement, which excludes the impact of CIPs, as a supplemental non-GAAP measure to assess liquidity and capital requirements. The Company believes that its cash flows, excluding the impact of the CIPs, provide investors with useful information on the cash flows of BlackRock relating to its ability to fund additional operating, investing and financing activities. BlackRock’s management does not advocate that investors consider such non-GAAP measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, its cash flows presented in accordance with GAAP.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows presented on a GAAP basis to the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, excluding the impact of the cash flows of CIPs:
(in millions) |
GAAP |
|
|
Impact on |
|
|
Cash Flows |
|
|||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, December 31, 2023 |
$ |
8,753 |
|
|
$ |
288 |
|
|
$ |
8,465 |
|
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities |
|
2,338 |
|
|
|
(1,948 |
) |
|
|
4,286 |
|
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities |
|
67 |
|
|
|
(98 |
) |
|
|
165 |
|
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities |
|
2,814 |
|
|
|
1,938 |
|
|
|
876 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents |
|
82 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
82 |
|
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
5,301 |
|
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
|
5,409 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, September 30, 2024 |
$ |
14,054 |
|
|
$ |
180 |
|
|
$ |
13,874 |
|
Sources of BlackRock’s operating cash primarily include base fees and securities lending revenue, performance fees, technology services revenue, advisory and other revenue and distribution fees. BlackRock uses its cash to pay all operating expenses, interest and principal on borrowings, income taxes, dividends and repurchases of the Company’s stock, acquisitions, capital expenditures and purchases of co-investments and seed investments.
For details of the Company’s GAAP cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, see the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows contained in Part I, Item 1 of this filing.
Cash flows provided by/(used in) operating activities, excluding the impact of CIPs, primarily include the receipt of base fees, securities lending revenue, performance fees and technology services revenue, offset by the payment of operating expenses incurred in the normal course of business, including year-end incentive and deferred cash compensation accrued during prior years, and income tax payments.
Cash flows provided by investing activities, excluding the impact of CIPs, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $165 million, primarily reflecting $344 million of distributions of capital from equity method investees and $60 million of net proceeds from sales and maturities of investments, partially offset by $165 million of purchases of property and equipment and $74 million related to the SpiderRock Transaction.
Cash flows provided by financing activities, excluding the impact of CIPs, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $876 million, primarily resulting from $5.5 billion of proceeds from long-term borrowings related to the issuance of senior notes to fund a portion of the cash consideration for the GIP Transaction and the Preqin Transaction, partially offset by $2.3 billion of cash dividend payments, $1.5 billion of share repurchases, including $1.2 billion in open market transactions and $0.3 billion of employee tax withholdings related to employee stock transactions, and $1.0 billion of repayment of borrowings.
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The Company manages its financial condition and funding to maintain appropriate liquidity for the business. Management believes that the Company’s liquid assets, continuing cash flows from operations, borrowing capacity under the Company’s existing revolving credit facility and uncommitted commercial paper private placement program, provide sufficient resources to meet the Company’s short-term and long-term cash needs, including operating, debt and other obligations as they come due and anticipated future capital requirements. Liquidity resources at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
(in millions) |
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents(1) |
$ |
14,037 |
|
|
$ |
8,736 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents held by CIPs(2) |
|
(180 |
) |
|
|
(288 |
) |
Subtotal(3) |
|
13,857 |
|
|
|
8,448 |
|
Credit facility – undrawn |
|
5,400 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
Total liquidity resources |
$ |
19,257 |
|
|
$ |
13,448 |
|
Total liquidity resources increased $5.8 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily reflecting $4.5 billion of net proceeds from long-term borrowings and cash flows from operating activities, partially offset by cash dividend payments of $2.3 billion, share repurchases of $1.5 billion and $74 million related to the SpiderRock Transaction.
A significant portion of the Company’s $8.1 billion of investments, as adjusted, is illiquid in nature and, as such, cannot be readily convertible to cash.
Share Repurchases. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 1.6 million common shares under the Company’s existing share repurchase program for approximately $1.2 billion. At September 30, 2024, there were approximately 4.2 million shares still authorized to be repurchased under the program. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including legal limitations, price and market conditions.
Net Capital Requirements. The Company is required to maintain net capital in certain regulated subsidiaries within a number of jurisdictions, which is partially maintained by retaining cash and cash equivalent investments in those subsidiaries or jurisdictions. As a result, such subsidiaries of the Company may be restricted in their ability to transfer cash between different jurisdictions and to their parents. Additionally, transfers of cash between international jurisdictions may have adverse tax consequences that could discourage such transfers.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”) is chartered as a national bank that does not accept deposits or make commercial loans and whose powers are limited to trust and other fiduciary activities. BTC provides investment management and other fiduciary services, including investment advisory and securities lending agency services, to institutional clients. BTC is subject to regulatory capital and liquid asset requirements administered by the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company was required to maintain approximately $2.0 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, in net capital in certain regulated subsidiaries, including BTC, entities regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority in the UK, and the Company’s broker-dealers. The Company was in compliance with all applicable regulatory net capital requirements.
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Short-Term Borrowings
2024 Revolving Credit Facility. The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility, which is available for working capital and general corporate purposes (the “2024 Credit Facility”). In March 2024, the 2024 Credit Facility was amended to, among other things, (1) permit the GIP Transaction and the transactions contemplated in connection with the GIP Transaction, (2) add BlackRock Funding as a borrower under the existing credit agreement, (3) add BlackRock Funding as a guarantor of the payment and performance of the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of BlackRock and certain of its other subsidiaries and (4) update the sustainability-linked pricing mechanics to allow metrics to be set following the consummation of the GIP Transaction. In May 2024, the 2024 Credit Facility was further amended to, among other things, (1) increase the aggregate commitment amount by $400 million to $5.4 billion and (2) extend the maturity date to March 2029 for lenders (other than one non-extending lender) pursuant to the Company’s option to request extensions of the maturity date available under the 2024 Credit Facility (with the commitment of the non-extending lender maturing in March 2028). The 2024 Credit Facility permits the Company to request up to an additional $1.0 billion of borrowing capacity, subject to lender credit approval, which could increase the overall size of the 2024 Credit Facility to an aggregate principal amount of up to $6.4 billion. Interest on outstanding borrowings accrues at an applicable benchmark rate for the denominated currency of the loan, plus a spread. The 2024 Credit Facility requires the Company not to exceed a maximum leverage ratio (ratio of net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, where net debt equals total debt less unrestricted cash) of 3 to 1, which was satisfied with a ratio of less than 1 to 1 at September 30, 2024. At September 30, 2024, the Company had no amount outstanding under the 2024 Credit Facility.
Commercial Paper Program. The Company can issue unsecured commercial paper notes (the “CP Notes”) on a private-placement basis up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of $4 billion. The commercial paper program is currently supported by the 2024 Credit Facility. At September 30, 2024, BlackRock had no CP Notes outstanding.
Subsidiary Credit Facility. In January 2024, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited ("BIM UK"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a revolving credit facility (the “Subsidiary Credit Facility”) in the amount of £25 million (or approximately $34 million based on the GBP/USD foreign exchange rate at September 30, 2024) with a rolling 364-day term structure. The Subsidiary Credit Facility is available for BIM UK's general corporate and working capital purposes. At September 30, 2024, there was no amount outstanding under the Subsidiary Credit Facility.
Long-Term Borrowings
March 2024 Notes. In March 2024, BlackRock Funding issued $3.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured and unsubordinated notes. These notes were issued as three separate series of senior debt securities including $500 million of 4.70% notes maturing on March 14, 2029 (the "2029 Notes"), $1.0 billion of 5.00% notes maturing on March 14, 2034 (the "2034 Notes") and $1.5 billion of 5.25% notes maturing on March 14, 2054 (the "2054 Notes") (collectively, the "March 2024 Notes"). Net proceeds were used to fund a portion of the cash consideration for the GIP Transaction, which closed in October 2024. Interest on the March 2024 Notes of approximately $152 million per year is payable semi-annually on March 14 and September 14 of each year, which commenced on September 14, 2024. The March 2024 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the “March 2024 Notes Guarantee”) on a senior unsecured basis by BlackRock. The March 2024 Notes and the March 2024 Notes Guarantee rank equally in right of payment with all of BlackRock Funding and BlackRock’s other unsubordinated indebtedness, respectively. The March 2024 Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity at any time in whole or in part at the option of BlackRock Funding at the redemption prices set forth in the applicable series of March 2024 Notes.
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July 2024 Notes. In July 2024, BlackRock Funding issued $2.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured and unsubordinated notes. These notes were issued as three separate series of senior debt securities including $800 million of 4.60% notes maturing on July 26, 2027 (the "2027 Notes"), $500 million of 4.90% notes maturing on January 8, 2035 (the "2035 Notes") and $1.2 billion of 5.35% notes maturing on January 8, 2055 (the "2055 Notes") (collectively, the "July 2024 Notes"). Net proceeds are intended to be used to fund a portion of the cash consideration for the Preqin Transaction, which is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The July 2024 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the “July 2024 Notes Guarantee”, and together with the March 2024 Notes Guarantee, the "Notes Guarantees") on a senior unsecured basis by BlackRock. The July 2024 Notes and the July 2024 Notes Guarantee rank equally in right of payment with all of BlackRock Funding and BlackRock’s other unsubordinated indebtedness, respectively. Interest on the 2027 Notes of approximately $37 million per year is payable semi-annually on January 26 and July 26 of each year, beginning January 26, 2025. Interest on the 2035 Notes and 2055 Notes of approximately $25 million and $64 million per year, respectively, is payable semi-annually on January 8 and July 8 of each year, beginning January 8, 2025. The July 2024 Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity at any time in whole or in part at the option of BlackRock Funding at the redemption prices set forth in the applicable series of July 2024 Notes. In addition, if the Preqin Transaction is not consummated, BlackRock Funding will be required to redeem all outstanding 2027 Notes (the “Special Mandatory Redemption”) at a Special Mandatory Redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable series of 2027 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption date.
References in this section to BlackRock or the Company for any period (1) prior to the closing of the GIP Transaction on October 1, 2024 refer to BlackRock Finance, Inc. (formerly BlackRock, Inc. or Old BlackRock) and (2) thereafter refer to BlackRock, Inc. (formerly BlackRock Funding, Inc. or New BlackRock).
At September 30, 2024, the principal amount of long-term notes outstanding was $12.5 billion. See Note 14, Borrowings, in the 2023 Form 10-K for more information on overall borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2023.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company paid approximately $228 million of interest on long-term notes. Future principal repayments and interest requirements at September 30, 2024 were as follows:
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Year |
|
Principal |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
Total |
|
|||
Remainder of 2024 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
58 |
|
|
$ |
58 |
|
2025(1) |
|
|
781 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
1,252 |
|
2026 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
461 |
|
2027 |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
1,950 |
|
2028 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
402 |
|
2029 |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
374 |
|
|
|
1,874 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
8,700 |
|
|
|
4,235 |
|
|
|
12,935 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
12,481 |
|
|
$ |
6,451 |
|
|
$ |
18,932 |
|
In March 2024, the Company fully repaid $1.0 billion of 3.50% Notes at maturity.
Supplemental Guarantor Information
BlackRock Funding was a wholly owned direct subsidiary of BlackRock formed in connection with the GIP Transaction. BlackRock Funding is the issuer of the previously described March 2024 Notes and July 2024 Notes (collectively the "2024 Notes"), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by BlackRock. The 2024 Notes and the Notes Guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of BlackRock Funding and BlackRock’s other unsubordinated indebtedness, respectively. No other subsidiary of BlackRock or BlackRock Funding guarantees the 2024 Notes. The Notes Guarantees will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and BlackRock will be released from all obligations in its capacity as guarantor, in certain circumstances as described in the indentures governing the 2024 Notes. See Note 13, Borrowings, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the 2024 Notes.
As permitted under Rule 13-01(a)(4)(vi) of Regulation S-X, BlackRock has excluded summarized financial information for BlackRock Funding in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q because the combined assets, liabilities, and results of operations of BlackRock Funding for the period were not materially different than the corresponding amounts in BlackRock’s condensed consolidated financial statements for such quarter and management believes such summarized financial information would be repetitive and would not provide incremental value to investors.
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On October 1, 2024, in connection with the closing of the GIP Transaction, BlackRock, Inc. (formerly known as BlackRock Funding, Inc.) ("New BlackRock") became the ultimate parent company of BlackRock Finance, Inc. (formerly known as BlackRock, Inc.) ("Old BlackRock"), GIP and their respective subsidiaries. See Overview — Acquisitions for additional information. As a result of this reorganization, the Company will present summarized financial information of New BlackRock and Old BlackRock (together with the New BlackRock, the "Obligor Group") on a combined basis as of December 31, 2024 and for the period from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, beginning with Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitments. At September 30, 2024, the Company had $757 million of various capital commitments to fund sponsored investment products, including CIPs. These products include various illiquid alternative products, including private equity funds and real assets funds and opportunistic funds. This amount excludes additional commitments made by consolidated funds of funds to underlying third-party funds as third-party noncontrolling interest holders have the legal obligation to fund the respective commitments of such funds of funds. Generally, the timing of the funding of these commitments is unknown and the commitments are callable on demand at any time prior to the expiration of the commitment. These unfunded commitments are not recorded on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. These commitments do not include potential future commitments approved by the Company that are not yet legally binding. The Company intends to make additional capital commitments from time to time to fund additional investment products for, and with, its clients.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are affected by the Company’s application of accounting policies. Management considers the following accounting policies and estimates critical to understanding the condensed consolidated financial statements. These policies and estimates are considered critical because they had a material impact, or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and because they require management to make significant judgments, assumptions or estimates. For a summary of these and additional accounting policies as well as recent accounting developments, see Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition, see Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, in the 2023 Form 10-K for further information.
Consolidation. The Company consolidates entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. The company has a controlling financial interest when it owns a majority of the VRE or is a primary beneficiary (“PB”) of a VIE. Assessing whether an entity is a VIE or a VRE involves judgment and analysis on a structure-by-structure basis. Factors considered in this assessment include the entity’s legal organization, the entity’s capital structure, the rights of equity investment holders, the Company’s contractual involvement with and economic interest in the entity and any related party or de facto agent implications of the Company’s involvement with the entity. Entities that are determined to be VREs are consolidated if the Company can exert absolute control over the financial and operating policies of the investee, which generally exists if there is greater than 50% voting interest. Entities that are determined to be VIEs are consolidated if the Company is the PB of the entity. BlackRock is deemed to be the PB of a VIE if it (1) has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ economic performance and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that potentially could be significant to the VIE. There is judgment involved in assessing whether the Company is the PB of a VIE. In addition, the Company’s ownership interest in VIEs is subject to variability and is impacted by actions of other investors such as on-going redemptions and contributions. The Company generally consolidates VIEs in which it holds an economic interest of 10% or greater and deconsolidates such VIEs once its economic interest falls below 10%. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was deemed to be the PB of approximately 110 VIEs, which are BlackRock sponsored investment products. See Note 5, Consolidated Sponsored Investment Products, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.
Fair Value Measurements. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement according to the fair value hierarchy (i.e., Level 1, 2 and 3 inputs, as defined) in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the financial instrument. See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, and Note 7, Fair Value Disclosures, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information on fair value measurements.
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Intangible Assets
Indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangibles. Indefinite-lived intangible assets represent the value of advisory contracts acquired in business acquisitions to manage AUM in proprietary open-end investment funds, collective trust funds and certain other commingled products without a specified termination date. The Company performs assessments to determine if any intangible assets are impaired at least annually, as of July 31, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the intangible assets might be impaired.
In evaluating whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of indefinite-lived intangibles is less than its carrying value, BlackRock performs certain quantitative assessments and assessed various significant quantitative factors including AUM, revenue basis points, projected AUM growth rates, operating margins, tax rates and discount rates. In addition, the Company considered other qualitative factors including: (1) macroeconomic conditions such as a deterioration in general economic conditions, limitations on accessing capital, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, or other developments in equity and credit markets; (2) industry and market considerations such as a deterioration in the environment in which the Company operates, an increased competitive environment, a decline in market-dependent multiples or metrics, a change in the market for an entity’s services, or regulatory, legal or political developments; and (3) Company-specific events, such as a change in management or key personnel, overall financial performance and litigation that could affect significant inputs used to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset. If an indefinite-lived intangible is determined to be more likely than not impaired, then the fair value of the asset, which is generally determined using an income approach, is compared with its carrying value and any excess of the carrying value over the fair value would be recognized as an expense in the period in which the impairment occurs.
The Company performed its annual impairment assessment, including evaluating various qualitative factors and performing certain quantitative assessments, as of July 31, 2024. Based on this assessment, the Company determined that the indefinite-lived intangible assets related to certain acquired open-end management contracts were impaired, and as a result, recorded a noncash impairment charge of $50 million, included within amortization and impairment of intangible assets expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The impairment was primarily the result of a decrease in certain quantitative factors, including reduced growth expectation, lower revenue basis points and net client outflows, which caused the fair value to decline below its carrying value. While the Company believes all assumptions utilized in the analysis are reasonable and appropriate, changes in these estimates could produce different fair value amounts, which could drive additional impairment in future periods. In addition, the Company determined, that no impairment charges were required for any other intangible assets, and that the classification of indefinite-lived versus finite-lived intangibles was still appropriate and no changes were required to the expected lives of the finite-lived intangibles. The Company continuously monitors various factors, including AUM, for potential indicators of impairment.
Investment Advisory Performance Fees / Carried Interest. The Company receives investment advisory performance fees, including incentive allocations (carried interest) from certain actively managed investment funds and certain separately managed accounts ("SMAs"). These performance fees are dependent upon exceeding specified relative or absolute investment return thresholds, which vary by product or account, and include monthly, quarterly, annual or longer measurement periods.
Performance fees, including carried interest, are generated on certain management contracts when performance hurdles are achieved. Such performance fees are recognized when the contractual performance criteria have been met and when it is determined that they are no longer probable of significant reversal. Given the unique nature of each fee arrangement, contracts with customers are evaluated on an individual basis to determine the timing of revenue recognition. Significant judgment is involved in making such determination. Performance fees typically arise from investment management services that began in prior reporting periods. Consequently, a portion of the fees the Company recognizes may be partially related to the services performed in prior periods that meet the recognition criteria in the current period. At each reporting date, the Company considers various factors in estimating performance fees to be recognized, including carried interest. These factors include but are not limited to whether: (1) the amounts are dependent on the financial markets and, thus, are highly susceptible to factors outside the Company’s influence; (2) the ultimate payments have a large number and a broad range of possible amounts; and (3) the funds or SMAs have the ability to (a) invest or reinvest their sales proceeds or (b) distribute their sales proceeds and determine the timing of such distributions.
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The Company is allocated/distributed carried interest from certain alternative investment products upon exceeding performance thresholds. The Company may be required to reverse/return all, or part, of such carried interest allocations/distributions depending upon future performance of these products. Carried interest subject to such clawback provisions is recorded in investments or cash and cash equivalents to the extent that it is distributed, on its condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. The Company records a liability for deferred carried interest to the extent it receives cash or capital allocations related to carried interest prior to meeting the revenue recognition criteria. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $2.0 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, of deferred carried interest recorded in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. A portion of the deferred carried interest may also be paid to certain employees and other third parties. The ultimate timing of the recognition of performance fee revenue and related compensation expense, if any, is unknown. See Note 15, Revenue, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for detailed changes in the deferred carried interest liability balance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
AUM Market Price Risk. BlackRock’s investment advisory and administration fees are primarily comprised of fees based on a percentage of the value of AUM and, in some cases, performance fees expressed as a percentage of the returns realized on AUM. At September 30, 2024, the majority of the Company’s investment advisory and administration fees were based on average or period end AUM of the applicable investment funds or separate accounts. Movements in equity market prices, interest rates/credit spreads, foreign exchange rates or all three could cause the value of AUM to decline, which would result in lower investment advisory and administration fees.
Corporate Investments Portfolio Risks. As a leading investment management firm, BlackRock devotes significant resources across all of its operations to identifying, measuring, monitoring, managing and analyzing market and operating risks, including the management and oversight of its own investment portfolio. The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted guidelines for the review of investments (or commitments to invest) to be made by the Company, requiring, among other things, that certain investments be referred to the Board of Directors, depending on the circumstances, for notification or approval.
In the normal course of its business, BlackRock is exposed to equity market price risk, interest rate/credit spread risk and foreign exchange rate risk associated with its corporate investments.
BlackRock has investments primarily in sponsored investment products that invest in a variety of asset classes, including real assets, private equity and hedge funds. Investments generally are made for co-investment purposes, to establish a performance track record, to hedge exposure to certain deferred cash compensation plans or for regulatory purposes. The Company has a seed capital hedging program in which it enters into futures to hedge market and interest rate exposure with respect to its total portfolio of seed investments in sponsored investment products. The Company had outstanding futures related to its seed capital hedging program with an aggregate notional value of approximately $1.8 billion at both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
At September 30, 2024, approximately $6.6 billion of BlackRock’s investments were held in consolidated sponsored investment products accounted for as variable interest entities or voting rights entities. Excluding the impact of the Federal Reserve Bank stock, carried interest, investments made to hedge exposure to certain deferred cash compensation plans and certain investments that are hedged via the seed capital hedging program, the Company’s economic exposure to its investment portfolio is $4.0 billion. See Statement of Financial Condition Overview-Investments in Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further information on the Company’s investments.
Equity Market Price Risk. At September 30, 2024, the Company’s net exposure to equity market price risk in its investment portfolio was approximately $1.9 billion of the Company’s total economic investment exposure. Investments subject to market price risk include public and private equity and real assets investments, hedge funds and funds of funds as well as mutual funds. The Company estimates that a hypothetical exposure to a 10% adverse change in market prices would result in a decrease of approximately $194 million in the carrying value of such investments.
Interest Rate/Credit Spread Risk. At September 30, 2024, the Company was exposed to interest rate risk and credit spread risk as a result of approximately $2.1 billion of investments in debt securities and sponsored investment products that invest primarily in debt securities. Management considered a hypothetical exposure to an adverse 100 basis point fluctuation in interest rates or credit spreads and estimates that the impact of such a fluctuation on these investments, in the aggregate, would result in a decrease, or increase, of approximately $53 million in the carrying value of such investments.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. As discussed above, the Company invests in sponsored investment products that invest in a variety of asset classes. The carrying value of the total economic investment exposure denominated in foreign currencies, primarily based in the British pound and euro, was approximately $1.2 billion at September 30, 2024. A hypothetical exposure to a 10% adverse change in the applicable foreign exchange rates would result in approximately a $115 million decline in the carrying value of such investments.
Other Market Risks. The Company executes forward foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate the risk of certain foreign exchange risk movements. At September 30, 2024, the Company had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts with an aggregate notional value of approximately $3.2 billion, with expiration dates primarily in October 2024. In addition, the Company entered into futures to hedge economically the exposure to market movements on certain deferred cash compensation plans. At September 30, 2024, the Company had outstanding exchange traded futures with aggregate notional values related to its deferred cash compensation hedging program of approximately $210 million, with expiration dates during the fourth quarter of 2024.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Under the direction of BlackRock’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, BlackRock evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, BlackRock’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that BlackRock’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For a discussion of the Company’s legal proceedings, see Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, the risks discussed in BlackRock's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 could materially affect our business, financial condition, operating results and nonoperating results.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company made the following purchases of its common stock, which is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
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Total Number |
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Average |
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Total Number |
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Maximum |
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July 1, 2024 July 31, 2024 |
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154,024 |
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$ |
845.08 |
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147,472 |
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4,469,433 |
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August 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024 |
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271,074 |
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$ |
864.97 |
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264,884 |
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4,204,549 |
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September 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024 |
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28,203 |
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$ |
889.21 |
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23,610 |
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4,180,939 |
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Total |
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453,301 |
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$ |
859.72 |
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435,966 |
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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4.1(1) |
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4.2(1) |
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4.3(1) |
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4.4(1) |
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31.1 |
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31.2 |
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32.1 |
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Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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101.INS |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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101.SCH |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbases Document |
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104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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(1) Incorporated by reference to BlackRock's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2024.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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BLACKROCK, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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By: |
/s/ Martin S. Small |
Date: November 6, 2024 |
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Martin S. Small |
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Senior Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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