There are more than 60 branches around the world, earning at least several billion dollars every year.
BlackRock, also known as BlackRock, is the world's largest group headquartered in New York.
In 2017, the current operating income was US$12.491 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.98%, the net profit was US$4.970 billion, a significant year-on-year increase of 53.02%, and the net profit rate was as high as 40.08%, an increase of 11.66 percentage points compared with 2016.
However, as a company, BlackRock's gearing ratio is common across the industry and has been operating in the high 85% to 88% range for several years, ending 2017 at 85.34%.
This also shows that BlackRock's main businesses are divided into two categories: individuals and institutions.
The former mainly provides customers with various securities, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products.
The latter also includes risk management, investment systems outsourcing and finance.
Consulting services and other businesses; therefore, BlackRock's operating income is mainly asset management fee income, which was US$12.467 billion in fiscal year 2017, accounting for 99.81% of total operating income.
As of the end of 2017, BlackRock*** had 13,900 employees.
The largest shareholder is PNC Financial Services Group Co., Ltd., with a shareholding ratio of 21.48%.
In addition, the shareholder holding more than 5% of the shares is Vanguard Group, with a shareholding ratio of 5.35%.
However, data shows that in addition to the largest shareholder, BlackRock's important shareholders holding more than 5% of the shares also change frequently.
For example, as of the end of 2015, Wellington Management Group was BlackRock's second-largest shareholder with a 5.77% stake, and by the end of 2016, it had disappeared from the list of shareholders holding more than 5% of the stock.
As of the end of 2016, Nogus Bank was the second largest shareholder of BlackRock, holding 5.28% of the shares (the third largest shareholder held 5.70% of the shares at the end of 2015), and also went from holding 5% to the end of 2017.
Shares disappeared from the list of significant shareholders and were replaced by Vanguard Group.