BlackRock AUM exceeds $10trn as ETFs and active strategies attract record flows

$540bn of net inflows in 2021

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BlackRock has surpassed $10trn in assets under management, following record flows into ETFs and active strategies in 2021.

The asset manager reported on 14 January that it generated $540bn of net inflows in 2021, including "an industry leading" $267bn of active net inflows, according to chairman and CEO Laurence Fink. In a statement, Fink said: "BlackRock delivered the strongest organic growth in our history, even as our assets under management reached new highs." AUM in the fourth quarter of 2021 grew 15% to reach $10.01trn, up from $8.68trn at the end of 2020. BlackRock launches two active 'Climate Action' funds Fink added: "Our business is more diversified than ever before - active strategies, in...

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