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BlackRock, Inc. reports developments from a global asset management and financial technology business built around investment products, institutional client services and technology platforms. Recurring updates include operating results, net flows across ETFs, active strategies and private markets, and product launches under the iShares brand, including fixed income ETFs tied to leveraged loans and other credit markets.
Company news also covers Aladdin and Preqin data, analytics and benchmark capabilities for private credit, infrastructure-focused activity through Global Infrastructure Partners, and philanthropic workforce initiatives funded by The BlackRock Foundation. These releases connect BlackRock's asset management platform with technology services, private markets data, infrastructure investment themes and skilled-trades workforce programs.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) launched the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (Nasdaq:BITA), offering bitcoin exposure plus monthly option premium income. BITA holds spot bitcoin and IBIT, writing call options on about 25%–35% of the portfolio. The partnership structure targets tax‑efficient growth and income treatment.
BITA leverages IBIT’s options market, averaging $3.7 billion in daily trading volume. BlackRock oversees over $130 billion in digital asset strategies, and iShares captured about 90% of 2025 U.S.-listed digital asset ETP flows.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) announced plans to liquidate 19 U.S.-domiciled mutual funds and ETFs as part of an evolution of its investment platform. The impacted products include LifePath ESG Index funds, sustainable and allocation strategies, and several iShares ETFs, with liquidation dates from August to October 2026.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) launched a $25 million national Request for Proposals as part of its $100 million Future Builders initiative to expand America’s skilled trades workforce. The program targets reaching 50,000 workers over five years through grants to nonprofits providing high-quality training and career pathways.
The BlackRock Foundation will award two-year grants of $500,000–$1 million over two funding cycles. Jobs for the Future will administer the RFP. The first six-week application window runs from June 1 to July 10, 2026, with awards expected in the fall. The initiative builds on a recent $30 million Texas commitment to train over 12,000 people for electrical careers.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $5.73 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on June 23, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 5, 2026.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) announced a $30 million Future Builders commitment in Texas to fund skilled-trades training over three years. Grants aim to train more than 12,000 Texans for electrical careers via partners including etA, IEC of Dallas, Texas State Technical College, and Dallas College.
Programs include a statewide pre-apprenticeship bootcamp, a new AAS in Electrical Technology, journeyman prep, and embedded financial education for apprentices.
BlackRock Aladdin (NYSE:BLK) expanded private credit capabilities on Preqin on May 6, 2026, adding data, benchmarks, asset‑level analytics and AI research to cover closed‑end funds, BDCs and semi‑liquid vehicles.
The launch aims to unify fund‑ and asset‑level views to improve transparency, benchmarking and risk insight across private credit.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) released first quarter 2026 financial results and announced a teleconference and webcast for investors and analysts on April 14, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. ET.
The earnings release and supplemental materials are available via ir.blackrock.com/quarterlyresults. A live, listen-only webcast will be available and a replay will be posted by 10:30 a.m. ET on April 14, 2026.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) will report first quarter 2026 earnings before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on April 14, 2026. Management will host a teleconference at 7:30 a.m. ET with CEO Laurence D. Fink, President Robert S. Kapito, and CFO Martin S. Small.
Earnings release and supplemental materials will be posted on BlackRock's investor relations website prior to the call. A live listen-only webcast will be available, with a replay posted by 10:30 a.m. ET on April 14, 2026. U.S. and international dial-in numbers and a conference ID are provided for participants.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) announced a $100 million philanthropic Future Builders initiative to train and support skilled trades workers across the U.S.
The five-year program aims to reach 50,000 workers with pre-apprenticeship access, training completion, licensure support, and embedded financial education and digital savings tools.
Global Infrastructure Partners (part of BlackRock, NYSE:BLK) agreed to acquire TCR, the largest independent lessor of airport ground support equipment, from 3i Infrastructure plc on March 5, 2026. Members of TCR management will invest alongside GIP, and TCR operates across more than 200 airports worldwide.
The deal is intended to strengthen GIP’s transport platform and accelerate TCR’s international expansion. The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.