BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)
New York, NY 10055 (Map) Phone: 212-810-5300
Fax: 212-810-8760
http://www.blackrock.com
Overview
Now this is the kind of coal you want in your stocking. BlackRock, with more than $3.5 trillion under management, is the world's largest money manager. The firm specializes in equity and fixed-income products, as well as alternative and multi-class instruments, which it invests in on behalf of institutional and retail investors worldwide; it does not engage in proprietary trading. Clients include pension plans, governments, insurance companies, mutual funds, endowments, foundations, and charities. BlackRock also provides risk management services through BlackRock Solutions and is a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through iShares. BlackRock has offices in some 25 countries.
Sample OverviewKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)
| Company Type | Public (NYSE: BLK) |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2010 Sales (mil.) | £5,566.8 |
| 1-Year Sales Growth | 83.2% |
| 2010 Net Income (mil.) | £1,333.5 |
| 1-Year Net Income Growth | 135.8% |
| 2010 Employees | 9,127 |
| 1-Year Employee Growth | 5.8% |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)
| Chairman and CEO | Laurence D. (Larry) Fink (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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|---|---|
| President and Director | Robert S. (Rob) Kapito |
| Senior Managing Director and COO | Charles S. Hallac |
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See how BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) ranks in standard industry listings such as Fortune 500, S&P 500, and Dow Jones
- #282 in FORTUNE 500 (May 2011)
- S&P 500
- #282 in FORTUNE 1000 (May 2011)
- #214 in FT Global 500 (June 2011)

