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BlackRock's road to success and growth in asset management.

Assets Under Management ($ Billions)
1988 AUM 1 Billion1 1988: Founded Blackstone Financial Management
1989 AUM 2 Billion2
1990 AUM 4 Billion4
1991 AUM 8 Billion8
1992 AUM 17 Billion17 1992: Changed name to BlackRock
1993 AUM 23 Billion23
1994 AUM 53 Billion53
1995 AUM 69 Billion69 1995: Merged with PNC, offered common vision & platform
1996 AUM 83 Billion83
1997 AUM 105 Billion105
1998 AUM 131 Billion131
1999 AUM 165 Billion165 1999: IPO (NYSE: BLK) Broad employee ownership
2000 AUM 204 Billion204 2000: Launched BlackRock Solutions®
2001 AUM 239 Billion239
2002 AUM 273 Billion273
2003 AUM 309 Billion309
2004 AUM 342 Billion342
2005 AUM 452 Billion452 2005: State Street Research acquisition
2006 AUM 1,125 Billion1,125 Sept. 29: Combination of BlackRock and MLIM
2007 AUM 1,357 Billion1,357 Oct. 1: Acquired Fund of Funds Business from Quellos Group, LLC.
2008 AUM 1,310 Billion1,310
2009 AUM 3,190 Billion3,190 Dec. 1: Merged with Barclays Global Investors
2010 AUM 3,560 Billion3,560
2011 AUM 3,513 Billion3,513
2012 AUM 3,792 Billion3,792
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