BlackRock's digital assets under management surged 63% during Q3 2026, rising from $48.8 billion at the end of June to roughly $80 billion.
Despite a 63% quarterly surge, BlackRock's digital asset holdings remain 23% below their peak level of nearly $104 billion reached in September 2025.
BlackRock's digital asset exchange-traded products recorded $7.9 billion in net inflows during the third quarter of 2026.
BlackRock reported total third-quarter 2026 net inflows of $205 billion, raising firm-wide assets under management to $15.5 trillion.
Market price gains accounted for $22.9 billion of the $30.8 billion Q3 2026 increase in BlackRock's digital asset assets under management.
BlackRock reported Q3 2026 revenue of $7.8 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $15.93, surpassing Wall Street expectations.
Bitcoin rose over 42% in Q3 2026 from approximately $58,564 to $84,000, significantly boosting BlackRock's crypto fund asset valuations.
The $7.9 billion in Q3 2026 digital asset inflows reversed approximately $2.2 billion in net outflows from the first half of 2026.
Over the 12 months preceding October 14, 2026, asset price declines erased $30.6 billion in BlackRock digital asset AUM despite $6.3 billion in net inflows.
BlackRock gathered $15.31 billion in quarterly net flows for private markets, bringing total alternative asset class AUM to $800 billion.
Arkham Intelligence tracked BlackRock-linked crypto holdings rising by 62% to $77.1 billion, driven primarily by the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT).
BlackRock's flagship iShares ETFs generated $134.5 billion of the firm's total quarterly client net inflows in Q3 2026.
BlackRock CFO Martin Small stated that the investment environment can no longer be evaluated as risk-on or risk-off.
BlackRock CFO Martin Small stated that the investment environment is characterized by capital scarcity, higher long-term yields, and a redesign of diversification.
