Articles from BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock has expanded its Megatrends platform with the launch of the BlackRock Future Financial and Technology ETF (NYSE Arca: BPAY). The Fund is actively managed by BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity (FE) franchise and seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies delivering innovative and emerging technologies that are driving disruption within the financial services industry.

Effective August 3, 2022, the iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ERUS) has suspended the right of redemption of fund shares pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2022, in order to permit the fund to liquidate its portfolio. On August 17, 2022, BlackRock will begin liquidating ERUS by distributing its current liquid assets to shareholders, less the amount of a reserve estimated to meet the fund’s expected transaction costs associated with the liquidation.

Most long-term investment products don’t consider three factors unique to women — life expectancy, income gaps, and employment gaps — missing important inputs that could impact women’s long-term investing success. To address this, BlackRock created its first Model Portfolios for Women, leveraging BlackRock’s proprietary LifePath® lifecycle investing framework and adjusting standard investment considerations to include those three additional inputs:

BlackRock and QLS Advisors LLC, a life sciences technology and advisory firm, have announced a partnership through BlackRock Systematic to develop data-driven investment solutions to help accelerate biomedical innovation. The partnership will leverage the firms’ combined Research and Development and investment experience, directing funding toward public and private companies that have the potential to create transformative therapies while seeking to earn attractive investment returns for clients.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today released its financial results for the second quarter of 2022. The company’s earnings release and supplemental materials are available via ir.blackrock.com/QuarterlyResults.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $4.88 per share of common stock, payable September 23, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 7, 2022.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that it will report second quarter 2022 earnings prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, July 15, 2022. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink, President, Robert S. Kapito, and Chief Financial Officer, Gary S. Shedlin, will host a teleconference call for investors and analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET. BlackRock’s earnings release and supplemental materials will be available via the investor relations section of www.blackrock.com, before the teleconference call begins.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $4.88 per share of common stock, payable June 23, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 6, 2022.

From an industrial renaissance to medical breakthroughs and the new consumer, BlackRock’s new paper highlights how permanent changes have created underestimated investment opportunities.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today released its financial results for the first quarter of 2022. The company’s earnings release and supplemental materials are available via ir.blackrock.com/QuarterlyResults.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that it will report first quarter 2022 earnings prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink, President, Robert S. Kapito, and Chief Financial Officer, Gary S. Shedlin, will host a teleconference call for investors and analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET. BlackRock’s earnings release and supplemental materials will be available via the investor relations section of www.blackrock.com, before the teleconference call begins.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021. The company’s earnings release and supplemental materials are available via ir.blackrock.com/QuarterlyResults.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that it will report fourth quarter 2021 earnings prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, January 14, 2022. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink, President, Robert S. Kapito, and Chief Financial Officer, Gary S. Shedlin, will host a teleconference call for investors and analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET. BlackRock’s earnings release and supplemental materials will be available via the investor relations section of www.blackrock.com, before the teleconference call begins.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that Gary S. Shedlin, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to speak at the 2021 Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference in New York on December 7th, 2021, beginning at approximately 3:00 p.m. ET. A live video webcast will be accessible via the “Investor Relations” section of BlackRock’s website, www.blackrock.com. A replay of the webcast will be available within 24 hours of the presentation and will remain accessible through the Company’s website for three months.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $4.13 per share of common stock, payable December 23, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 7, 2021.

BlackRock today announced that the iShares USD Bond Factor ETF (NASDAQUSBF) began trading. The ETF offers investors a chance to outperform the broader U.S. fixed income market by selecting bonds based on macro and quality and value style factor insights. USBF, which seeks to track the BlackRock USD Bond Factor Index, has an expense ratio of 0.18%, or $1.80 for every $1,000 invested –lower than 86% of mutual funds and ETFs in the Morningstar Core Bond category.1

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today released its financial results for the third quarter of 2021. The company’s earnings release and supplemental materials are available via ir.blackrock.com/QuarterlyResults.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that it will report third quarter 2021 earnings prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink, President, Robert S. Kapito, and Chief Financial Officer, Gary S. Shedlin, will host a teleconference call for investors and analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET. BlackRock’s earnings release and supplemental materials will be available via the investor relations section of www.blackrock.com, before the teleconference call begins.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) has elected Beth Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Land O’Lakes, Inc., and Kristin Peck, Chief Executive Officer of Zoetis Inc. – to the Company’s Board as independent directors.

BlackRock announced it will partner with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (“TMCF”) to support students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (“HBCUs”) and Predominantly Black Institutions (“PBIs”) in their journey to college and into upwardly-mobile careers. TMCF, the largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community, will receive an annual contribution from BlackRock, which will represent a portion of net revenue from BlackRock’s management fee for the BlackRock Liquid Federal Trust Fund (“BLFT”). BLFT is a government money market fund designed for investors seeking to further positive social outcomes through their cash management. Several notable firms have committed as investors or distributors of BLFT, including Bank of America, BNY Mellon, Capital One, The Coca-Cola Company, Google, Jefferies, Lyft, and Verizon.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $4.13 per share of common stock, payable September 22, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 7, 2021.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today released its financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The company’s earnings release and supplemental materials are available via ir.blackrock.com/QuarterlyResults.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that it will report second quarter 2021 earnings prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink, President, Robert S. Kapito, and Chief Financial Officer, Gary S. Shedlin, will host a teleconference call for investors and analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET. BlackRock’s earnings release and supplemental materials will be available via the investor relations section of www.blackrock.com, before the teleconference call begins.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced its plans to update nine iShares ETFs as part of an ongoing process to periodically review its product lineup.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) and Baringa Partners today announced their entry into a definitive agreement for BlackRock to acquire and integrate Baringa’s industry-leading Climate Change Scenario Model into BlackRock’s Aladdin Climate technology. The new long-term partnership is a significant milestone for both firms, as they collaborate to set the standard for modelling the impacts of climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy on financial assets for investors, banks and other clients.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $4.13 per share of common stock, payable June 23, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 4, 2021.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to speak at the 2021 Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Conference on June 2nd, 2021, beginning at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast will be accessible via the “Investor Relations” section of BlackRock’s website, www.blackrock.com. A replay of the webcast will be available within 24 hours of the presentation and will remain accessible through the Company’s website for three months.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced product enhancements to two iShares ETFs as part of an ongoing process to periodically review its product lineup.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today released its financial results for the first quarter of 2021. The company’s earnings release and supplemental materials are available via ir.blackrock.com/QuarterlyResults.

Temasek and BlackRock, Inc. (NYSEBLK) today announced that they have agreed to establish a partnership called Decarbonization Partners. The partnership will launch a series of late stage venture capital and early growth private equity investment funds that will focus on advancing decarbonization solutions to accelerate global efforts to achieve a net zero economy by 2050.