BlackRock posts $2.21 billion Q1 2026 profit, stock rises 4%
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BlackRock just posted a $2.21 billion profit for the first quarter of 2026, outperforming what analysts expected.
Thanks to big investor interest in its ETFs and higher performance fees, the company's stock climbed 4% after the news dropped.
BlackRock iShares attract $130 billion
Investors poured $130 billion into BlackRock this quarter, mostly through its iShares ETF platform as more people leaned toward passive investing.
That pushed BlackRock's total assets under management to a massive $13.89 trillion, up from $11.58 trillion last year.
While performance fees jumped to $272 million, private market assets slipped slightly to $320.4 billion, but overall, BlackRock showed resilience even as the S&P 500 fell nearly 5%.