v3.25.2
Investments (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Summary of Carrying Value of Total Investments

A summary of the carrying value of total investments is as follows:

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in millions)

2025

 

 

2024

 

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Trading securities (including $2,095 and $1,743 held by CIPs at
   June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)

$

2,172

 

 

$

1,823

 

Held-to-maturity investments

 

551

 

 

 

547

 

Total debt securities

 

2,723

 

 

 

2,370

 

Equity securities at FVTNI (including $1,757 and $1,556 held by CIPs at
   June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
(1)

 

2,278

 

 

 

1,950

 

Equity method investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Equity method investments(2)

 

2,187

 

 

 

2,610

 

Investments related to deferred cash compensation plans(1)

 

284

 

 

 

173

 

Total equity method investments

 

2,471

 

 

 

2,783

 

Loans held by CIPs

 

107

 

 

 

145

 

Federal Reserve Bank stock(3)

 

94

 

 

 

93

 

Carried interest(4)

 

2,143

 

 

 

1,983

 

Other investments(5)

 

1,058

 

 

 

445

 

Total investments

$

10,874

 

 

$

9,769

 

 

(1)
Amounts include investments held to economically hedge the impact of market valuation changes on certain deferred cash compensation plans. Amounts related to deferred cash compensation plans included within equity securities held at fair value recorded through net income ("FVTNI") comprised $13 million and $12 million at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
(2)
Equity method investments include BlackRock’s direct investments in certain BlackRock sponsored investment funds.
(3)
Federal Reserve Bank stock is held for regulatory purposes and is restricted from sale.
(4)
Carried interest represents allocations to BlackRock’s general partner capital accounts from certain sponsored investment funds. These balances are subject to change upon cash distributions, additional allocations or reallocations back to limited partners within the respective funds.
(5)
Other investments include BlackRock’s investments in nonmarketable equity securities, which are measured at cost, adjusted for observable price changes, and private equity, private credit, real asset, commodity, and digital asset investments held by CIPs, which are measured at fair value.
Summary of Cost and Carrying Value of Equity and Trading Debt Securities

A summary of the cost and carrying value of trading debt securities and equity securities at FVTNI is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

(in millions)

Cost

 

 

Carrying
Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Carrying
Value

 

Trading debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt

$

1,422

 

 

$

1,450

 

 

$

1,047

 

 

$

1,061

 

Government debt

 

453

 

 

 

444

 

 

 

578

 

 

 

557

 

Asset/mortgage-backed debt

 

304

 

 

 

278

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

205

 

Total trading debt securities

$

2,179

 

 

$

2,172

 

 

$

1,847

 

 

$

1,823

 

Equity securities at FVTNI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities/mutual funds

$

2,105

 

 

$

2,278

 

 

$

1,843

 

 

$

1,950