The BlackRock logo is pictured outside the company's headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City on May 25, 2021.CEO Larry Fink bought the iShares ETF business from Barclays for roughly $13 billion in 2009, the economy was still reeling from the great financial crisis.
Doing a sum-of-the-parts analysis of Blackrock's ETF business would be a difficult endeavor, but certainly revenue, assets under management , and growth potential are important factors. So the iShares ETF revenue was about a third of Blackrock's revenue, and Warren said that segment is still growing.Assets under management for Blackrock's ETF business was $3.85 billion, a number that has roughly doubled from the $1.79 trillion of ETF AUM announced five years earlier in November 2018. It appears this figure includes ETFs that listed and traded outside the United States, including London and Canada, but even excluding ETFs outside the U.S.
LifePath Paycheck uses Blackrock's existing target date fund framework, which automatically adjusts asset allocation as participants approach retirement . Here's the kicker: starting at age 55, a participant can allocate a portion of their assets to a lifetime-income asset class. Participants can begin redeeming their investment at 59½ and purchase annuities from insurers selected by BlackRock., a leading provider of alternative equity data, for approximately $3.2 billion in cash.