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Index Investing

At BlackRock, our approach to index investing is anything but passive. We understand that investors today demand more efficient returns and innovative ways to use index strategies.
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Why BlackRock for index investing?

BlackRock seeks to provide cost-effective access for institutional clients’ desired market exposures through both widely used and customized benchmarks, all through our proprietary, in-house Aladdin technology. In addition to core allocations, clients use our flexible platform of index strategies for a range of investment needs, including risk management, tactical adjustments and cash equitization.

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Flexibility

Our flexible range of strategies are designed to meet your needs today and in the future.
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Efficiency

We are focused on delivering optimal tracking, consistent returns and lowering the total cost of ownership.
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Precision

Our investment track record spans four decades led us to be entrusted with US$7.75 trillion of assets under management1.

Learn more about index investing at BlackRock

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BlackRock’s Index investing capabilities

With US$7.75 trillion in indexed assets, BlackRock is a global leader in index investing.

Over 2,500 funds

managed against 900+ benchmarks

Exposures available across vehicles

Including pooled, separately managed accounts and exchange traded

Breadth of platform

Strategies across market-cap weighted, index “plus,” ESG, smart beta and asset allocation

Distribution by asset class (%)

Chart of BlackRock’s index distribution by asset class.

Source: BlackRock, as of September 31, 2019.