State Street Corp

Fund flows in European equities (EFA) have expanded at a slower pace since 2011. Overall, they’ve grown at an average of 10% over the past three years.

In the first quarter, BlackRock managed ~$1.9 trillion in fixed income offerings, up from ~$1.6 trillion in the first quarter of 2017.

BlackRock’s (BLK) retail business had assets under management (or AUM) of $542 billion as of March 31, 2016.

On July 8, ten-year Treasury notes worth $21 billion were auctioned—the same as the previous week.

After Trump announced that Chinese investments in US tech stocks would be restricted, the Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked downward.

Asset managers (VFH) are seeking stability in order to attract funds toward either equity or debt offerings.

On a next 12-month basis, State Street Corporation (STT) has a PE (price-to-earnings) ratio of 13.9x. Its competitors’ average is 21.22x.

Overall, $13 billion worth of floating-rate notes were auctioned, the same as in February’s auction.

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Active asset management refers to those asset managers that essentially try to outperform the average market return, a benchmark, or a hurdle rate that may have been set internally.

In the U.S., Blackrock (BLK), State Street GA (STT), and Vanguard are the top three ETF providers. They have a 40.1%, 22.3%, and 20.7% market share, respectively.

The efficient market hypothesis maintains that the market prices everything correctly and so it isn’t possible to outperform the market in the long run.

Audited and verified annual figures at the end of 2013 indicate that total assets under management of US registered investment companies equalled nearly $17.1 trillion.

BlackRock is currently trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 17.6x, compared with the industry average of 18.6x.

Among the major asset managers, BlackRock (BLK) is expected to post sequential and year-over-year growth in earnings per share to $6.38 in 1Q18 and $6.83 in 2Q18.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury auctioned 13-week T-bills worth $28 billion on April 11. The offer amount of these bills was the same as the previous auction.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury conducted the weekly auction of 13-week Treasury bills on February 16, 2016. The total issuance was worth $37 billion.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury held the weekly 26-week Treasury bill auction on February 16, 2016. T-bills totaling $30 billion were on offer.

How does BlackRock compare to its peers? BlackRock faces major competition from State Street and Vanguard.

The company’s revenue model is based on charging management and performance fees for managing the portfolios in its investment advisor firms.

The US Department of the Treasury auctioned 13-week, or three-month, Treasury bills (BIL) (MINT), or T-bills, worth $24 billion on January 12.

Custodian banks like a warehouse and store other financial institutions’ and individuals’ assets—they help in keeping financial instruments safe.