BlackRock hits record $14 trillion in assets, shares rise 5%
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BlackRock reports $14 trillion in assets under management (AUM) for 2025, with record-breaking $698 billion in net income. BlackRock's CEO said the firm is at the forefront of high-growth areas including private markets, wealth management, active ETFs and digital assets.
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According to BlackRock's fourth quarter earnings release on Thursday, total assets under management increased in 2018. It will rise to $14 trillion by the end of 2025, with an annual net income of $698 billion.
Shares of BlackRock ( BLK ) rose 5 percent on Yahoo Finance following the report.
Digital assets AUM stood at around $78 billion at year-end, with $35 billion of full-year ETF inflows to the category, while private markets AUM rose to $323 billion following the HPS acquisition.
“BlackRock enters 2026 at an accelerated pace across our entire platform, coming off the strongest year and quarter of net inflows in our history,” CEO Larry Fink said in a statement.
Fink said the unified BlackRock platform is expanding the pipeline and positioning for strong fundraising by expanding client activity across public and private markets, technology and data, private market initiatives and channels such as digital assets and tokenization.
“BlackRock is at the forefront of some of the biggest new growth channels in the industry – from private markets to wealth and 401(k), to active ETFs, to private markets data, to digital assets and tokens,” he said.
BlackRock also reported organic base fees grew 12% year-over-year in Q4, reflecting strength in iShares ETFs, strategically active equities, private markets, outsourcing and money management.
The firm posted full-year revenue of 19%, driven by strong markets, 9% organic base fee growth, transaction-related fees and higher technology services and subscription revenues.
