BlackRock slides as risk-off tone hits financials and crypto-ETF flow headlines resurface

BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) is down 3.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: BLK appears to be moving lower in sympathy with a broader risk-off tape as U.S. equities weaken on persistent inflation concerns and higher-yield sensitivity. In addition, fresh headlines around large redemptions from U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs (including BlackRock’s IBIT) may be weighing on sentiment toward asset managers tied to ETF flows and market levels.

Details:

U.S. stock indexes opened lower as investors focused on inflation worries and rising Treasury yields, with selling pressure concentrated in large-cap growth areas that can spill over into financials and asset managers.

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs posted one of the largest daily net outflows of 2026 for May 18, with total withdrawals around $648.6 million.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accounted for the biggest portion of those outflows, with roughly $448 million redeemed in that session.

This could be exacerbated by positioning and profit-taking: when markets dip, asset managers can trade down on expectations for lower average AUM, fee revenues, and performance-fee potential.

Sources:

Yahoo Finance, AOL, TokenPost

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$BLK Insider Trading Activity

$BLK insiders have traded $BLK stock on the open market 30 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 30 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BLK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ROBERT L. GOLDSTEIN (Chief Operating Officer) has made 0 purchases and 13 sales selling 59,483 shares for an estimated $64,658,976.
LAURENCE FINK (Chairman and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 33,900 shares for an estimated $35,613,716.
MARTIN SMALL (CFO & Senior Managing Director) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 28,305 shares for an estimated $32,988,384.
J. RICHARD KUSHEL (Senior Managing Director) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 22,385 shares for an estimated $25,083,790.
ROBERT KAPITO (President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 8,739 shares for an estimated $9,233,595.
STEPHEN COHEN (Senior Managing Director) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,404 shares for an estimated $2,580,613.

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

$BLK Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,012 institutional investors add shares of $BLK stock to their portfolio, and 1,214 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC removed 5,387,539 shares (-98.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $5,181,250,131
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 2,193,546 shares (+151.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $2,109,555,123
ROCKEFELLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. removed 2,093,477 shares (-90.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $2,013,317,765
OAK HARVEST INVESTMENT SERVICES removed 1,582,798 shares (-99.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,522,192,664
AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO removed 1,283,208 shares (-99.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,234,073,965
BLUE OWL CAPITAL HOLDINGS LP removed 945,949 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $909,728,612
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 771,481 shares (+20.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $741,940,992

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$BLK Government Contracts

We have seen $1,387,500 of award payments to $BLK over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

INVESTMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: $1,387,500

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.

$BLK Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $BLK stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BLK stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK purchased up to $15,000 on 03/19.
SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 02/10.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

$BLK Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $BLK in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/17/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $BLK, check out Quiver Quantitative's $BLK forecast page.

$BLK Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $BLK recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $BLK in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1255.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Alex Bond from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $1240.0 on 04/15/2026
Glenn Schorr from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $1220.0 on 04/15/2026
Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $1310.0 on 04/15/2026
Mike Cyprys from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $1393.0 on 04/15/2026
Alexander Blostein from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $1313.0 on 04/15/2026
Michael Brown from UBS set a target price of $1270.0 on 04/15/2026
Kenneth Worthington from JP Morgan set a target price of $1128.0 on 04/13/2026

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