What is Blackrock's sponsor fees?

Blackrock (BLK) reported sponsor fees of $676.00M in Q4 2025.

How has Blackrock's sponsor fees changed year-over-year?

Blackrock's sponsor fees increased by 19.6% year-over-year, from $565.00M to $676.00M.

What is the long-term trend for Blackrock's sponsor fees?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Blackrock's sponsor fees has grown at a 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.18B to $2.46B.

What does sponsor fees mean?

Costs associated with sponsoring and marketing investment products like ETFs.

Operating Expenses

Sponsor fees

Blackrock Sponsor fees increased by 6.0% to $676.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.6%, from $565.00M to $676.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Sponsor fees shows an upward trend with a 6.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement

SectionOperating Expenses

CategoryEfficiency

SignalLower is better

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2022

Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

Rising fees may indicate increased marketing investment to capture market share, whereas declining fees could suggest reduced product support or scale efficiencies.

Detailed definition

Sponsor fees represent the costs incurred by the firm to support and market its investment products, such as ETFs and cl...

Peer comparison

Similar to marketing and distribution expenses found in other large-scale asset managers and ETF providers.

Metric ID: is_blk_sponsor_fees

Historical Data

13 periods

	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22	Q4 '22	Q3 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q4 '25
Value	$544.75M	$544.75M	$544.75M	$544.75M	$526.00M	$518.00M	$539.00M	$549.00M	$565.00M	$570.00M	$576.00M	$638.00M	$676.00M
QoQ Change	—	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	-3.4%	-1.5%	+4.1%	+1.9%	+2.9%	+0.9%	+1.1%	+10.8%	+6.0%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-3.4%	—	—	+4.4%	—	+10.0%	+6.9%	+16.2%	+19.6%

Range$518.00M – $676.00M

CAGR+7.5%

Avg YoY Growth+8.9%

Median YoY Growth+8.5%

Current Streak7 quarters growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Blackrock's sponsor fees?: Blackrock (BLK) reported sponsor fees of $676.00M in Q4 2025.
How has Blackrock's sponsor fees changed year-over-year?: Blackrock's sponsor fees increased by 19.6% year-over-year, from $565.00M to $676.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Blackrock's sponsor fees?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Blackrock's sponsor fees has grown at a 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.18B to $2.46B.
What does sponsor fees mean?: Costs associated with sponsoring and marketing investment products like ETFs.