founded date:
1988-04-01
hq country:
USA
entity type:
public
status:
active
bitcoin only:
No
ticker:
BLK
exchange:
NYSE
employee count:
1000plus
market valuation:
~US$175.42B (As of 25/09/2026)
web url:
ceo:
founders:
Larry Fink, Rob Kapito, Susan Wagner, Barbara Novick, Ben Golub, Hugh Frater, Keith Anderson, Ralph Schlosstein
key leadership:
Rob Kapito (President & co-founder), Martin Small (CFO)
subsidiaries:
Over 400 subsidiaries including iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Fund Advisors, and BlackRock Investments, LLC.
founder pedigree:
Pioneer asset management executives
btc holdings:
799,878.BTC managed via iBIT (as of 25 Sep 2026)
btc holdings source:
btc holdings usd:
~$67.1B net assets (25 Sep 2026)
sec filings url:
corporate timeline:
-1988–1995: Originally founded as Blackstone Financial Management, the firm was renamed BlackRock after PNC Bank Corp. acquired Blackstone's roughly 50% equity stake for approximately $240 million in 1995.
-1999: BlackRock went public on the NYSE, raising approximately $114.9 million in net proceeds while PNC retained its position as the controlling shareholder.
-2006: The firm completed a strategic merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, issuing roughly 65 million shares to lift its assets under management toward $1 trillion.
2009: BlackRock acquired Barclays Global Investors for approximately $13.5 billion, making it the world's largest asset manager and adding the iShares ETF platform to its ecosystem.
- 2021: The company initiated its first bitcoin investment capability by amending fund documentations to allow select funds to trade cash-settled bitcoin futures.
- 2022: BlackRock formed an institutional partnership with Coinbase to integrate its Aladdin platform with Coinbase Prime, providing institutional clients with direct bitcoin trading and custody access.
- 2023–2024: BlackRock filed for, launched, and began public trading of the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which later received SEC approval for listed options trading.
- 2025–2026: The firm scaled its crypto franchise globally by launching bitcoin ETP structures in Europe, introducing the BITA option-income ETF, and growing IBIT net assets to a world-leading $67.07 billion.
-1999: BlackRock went public on the NYSE, raising approximately $114.9 million in net proceeds while PNC retained its position as the controlling shareholder.
-2006: The firm completed a strategic merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, issuing roughly 65 million shares to lift its assets under management toward $1 trillion.
2009: BlackRock acquired Barclays Global Investors for approximately $13.5 billion, making it the world's largest asset manager and adding the iShares ETF platform to its ecosystem.
- 2021: The company initiated its first bitcoin investment capability by amending fund documentations to allow select funds to trade cash-settled bitcoin futures.
- 2022: BlackRock formed an institutional partnership with Coinbase to integrate its Aladdin platform with Coinbase Prime, providing institutional clients with direct bitcoin trading and custody access.
- 2023–2024: BlackRock filed for, launched, and began public trading of the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which later received SEC approval for listed options trading.
- 2025–2026: The firm scaled its crypto franchise globally by launching bitcoin ETP structures in Europe, introducing the BITA option-income ETF, and growing IBIT net assets to a world-leading $67.07 billion.
infra overview:
World's largest asset manager operating IBIT, the fastest-growing spot Bitcoin ETF in financial history.
vertical assets:
iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), Digital Asset Management.
tech stack:
Proprietary Aladdin Risk Management System.
primary business revenue:
FY2025 total revenue $24.216B (vs $20.407B FY2024). The 0.25% IBIT sponsor fee is correct but covers one product, not firm revenue.
revenue activities:
ETF sponsor fees & asset servicing
official email:
invrel@blackrock.com
contact phone:
+1-212-810-5800
contact address:
50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, USA
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data confidence:
verified