Here's something wild to put into perspective: if BlackRock were ranked as a country, its asset holdings would make it the world's third-largest economy.

Think about that for a second. The firm is sitting on nearly $14 trillion in Assets Under Management — an amount that exceeds the GDP of most nations combined. To break it down: only the US and China come close to managing such an enormous amount of economic power.

This scale of capital concentration reshapes how global markets move. When you're handling nearly $14 trillion, your investment decisions aren't just portfolio moves—they're market-moving events. It's a reminder of how centralized capital management has become in the modern financial system.