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BlackRock’s Stock Valuations at a Premium on iShares, Retail

BlackRock’s Stock Valuations at a Premium on iShares, Retail

BlackRock (BLK) stock has risen 12.5% over the past six months and 36.3% over the past year, helped by inflows in its iShares and Retail offerings. In comparison, the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has risen 13.0% over the past year. BlackRock’s performance in 2018 is expected to be impacted by high equity valuations, faster rate hikes, and global issues such a potential trade wars and relations with North Korea. In 2017, the company added record new flows of $367.0 billion, or ~6.0% of its total AUM (assets under management) of $6.3 trillion.