BlackRock posts $205 billion in Q3 net inflows, two-thirds from iShares

BlackRock posted $205 billion in net inflows in the third quarter, about two-thirds of it from iShares ETFs.

Assets under management rose 15% to a record $15.49 trillion from $13.46 trillion in 2025.

The total beat the $171.5 billion analysts expected, ETF Trends reported from BlackRock's Oct. 14 earnings call.

BlackRock reported 11% annualized organic base fee growth for the quarter.

The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) added $4.92 billion in net new capital, the majority of the $7.9 billion BlackRock reported in digital-asset flows for the quarter, according to ETF Trends.

The iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB) took in more than $7 billion, and the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) drew more than $6 billion, according to VettaFi's ETF Database.

IBIT's quarter supports the argument this publication made in September: the tripling case for bitcoin ETFs rests on allocators, not wrappers. The coverage of the call says IBIT pulled in significant institutional allocations.

BlackRock framed the quarter around a divided macro regime, per the same coverage: steady capital deployment into broad-market beta on one side, and allocations pushed into fixed income, real assets and systematic strategies by rate volatility and geopolitical tension on the other.