Larry Fink, Rob Kapito, Susan Wagner, and six other partners launched BlackRock as a division of The Blackstone Group in 1988.
BlackRock became an independent firm after splitting from The Blackstone Group in 1994.
blackrock.com registered 1997-11-26; registry handle 2496064_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN. Subsequently transferred to CSC Corporate Domains (IANA 299).
Oldest BlackRock-affiliated domain in the surfaced portfolio. Now very likely nearing decommissioning as the brand has been folded into iShares Canada.
BlackRock listed on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1999 under ticker BLK.
$15.2B deal made BlackRock the world's largest ETF provider via iShares (~$4T AUM today).
Alternative investment management software acquisition extending BlackRock's alts tooling.
BlackRock Advisors LLC settled charges for material misstatements about ESG screening in two ESG-marketed funds. Part of SEC ESG-disclosure enforcement wave.
IBIT became the largest spot Bitcoin ETF by AUM within weeks of its January 2024 launch.
Private-markets data and analytics provider; expected close early-mid 2025. Extends Aladdin's alternatives data coverage.
~$12.5B combined cash + stock for ~$100B AUM infrastructure platform. Portfolio includes Heathrow, Gatwick, Port of Melbourne.
~$148B private-credit AUM. All-stock deal; closes 2025 subject to regulatory approvals.
Three EV certificates issued by DigiCert EV RSA CA G2 on Nov 11/13/21 2025. Distinct CA from the standard DigiCert Global G2 used elsewhere — likely a hardened SSO endpoint for a BAML (Bank of America Merrill Lynch) client relationship.
Cert ID 15408680248 issued 2026-06-15, expires 2026-12-30. Covers alts-iq.com, all iShares TLDs, all chart domains, mybenefits.blackrock.com, and www.futureadvisor.net. Routine 6-month rotation.
Disambiguated target card produced and recon collection initiated.
If CSC auto-renewal fails (billing lapse, portal credential compromise, system outage), the domain becomes immediately available for hostile registration. Very likely a brand-impersonation target if it lapses.
Forms a concentrated 5-day expiry window (July 12-17) with iunits.com. An adversary could monitor both and register whichever lapses first.
All four registry locks engaged (client transfer prohibited + 3 server-side) make accidental lapse very unlikely; the locks must be deliberately removed before any registrar transfer.