If You Invested $1000 in BlackRock a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now

For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. This factor can impact your investment portfolio as well as help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.The fear of missing out, or FOMO, also plays a factor in investing, especially with particular tech giants, as well as popular consumer-facing stocks.What if you'd invested in BlackRock (BLK) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to BLK for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?BlackRock's Business In-DepthWith that in mind, let's take a look at BlackRock's main business drivers.BlackRock Inc., headquartered in New York, offers products that span the risk spectrum, including active, enhanced and index strategies through a variety of structures that include separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other pooled investment vehicles.BlackRock also offers technology services as well as advisory services and solutions to institutional and wealth management clients. The company manages its clients’ assets as a fiduciary. As of June 30, 2025, total AUM was a record $12.52 trillion.BlackRock manages its AUM through the following categories:Equity: BlackRock’s equity AUM reflects the diversity of its business model and includes a wide range of both active and passive strategies. AUM for this class was $6.9 trillion as of June 30, 2025.Fixed Income: BlackRock’s fixed income asset class is evenly divided between passive and active mandates. AUM under this class was $3.1 trillion as of June 30, 2025.Multi-Asset Class: BlackRock’s multi-asset class team manages a range of personalized mandates that leverage its broad investment expertise in global equities, currencies, bonds and commodities and its extensive risk management capabilities. As of June 30, 2025, AUM under this class was $1.1 trillion.Alternatives: AUM under this class was $301.9 billion as of June 30, 2025.Digital Assets: AUM under this class was $79.6 billion as of June 30, 2025.Currency and Commodities: AUM under this class was $107 billion as of June 30, 2025.Cash Management: Cash management products include taxable and tax-exempted money market funds and customized separate accounts. AUM under this class was $969.7 billion as of June 30, 2025.In 2017, BlackRock acquired the First Reserve Energy Infrastructure Funds and Cachematrix. In 2018, it acquired Tennenbaum Capital Partners and the asset management business of Citibanamex. In 2019, the company acquired Paris-based eFront. In 2021, it acquired Aperio Group LLC and the Climate Change Scenario Model of Baringa Partners. In 2023, the company acquired London-based Kreos Capital. In 2024, it acquired SpiderRock Advisors and Global Infrastructure Partners.In March 2025, it acquired Preqin. In July 2025, it acquired HPS Investment Partners and in September it acquired ElmTree Funds. Bottom LineWhile anyone can invest, building a lucrative investment portfolio takes research, patience, and a little bit of risk. If you had invested in BlackRock ten years ago, you're probably feeling pretty good about your investment today.A $1000 investment made in October 2015 would be worth $3,826.11, or a gain of 282.61%, as of October 6, 2025, according to our calculations. This return excludes dividends but includes price appreciation.The S&P 500 rose 244.16% and the price of gold increased 225.54% over the same time frame in comparison.Going forward, analysts are expecting more upside for BLK.BlackRock's shares have outperformed the industry in the past six months. Strategic acquisitions, like that of ElmTree Funds, aimed at boosting presence in lucrative alternatives and private equity assets, alongside product diversification, will support top-line and assets under management (AUM) growth. We project revenues and AUM to witness a CAGR of 12.5% and 13.8%, respectively, by 2027. Its continued focus on the active equity business is impressive. A solid balance sheet and liquidity position alongside earnings strength will keep capital distributions sustainable. However, elevated expenses driven by rising compensation costs remain a concern. We project total expenses to rise 15.3% this year. The company's significant reliance on overseas revenues exposes it to geopolitical tensions and diverse regulatory and economic environments.Over the past four weeks, shares have rallied 5.60%, and there have been 5 higher earnings estimate revisions in the past two months for fiscal 2025 compared to none lower. The consensus estimate has moved up as well.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"Our team of experts has just released the 5 stocks with the greatest probability of gaining +100% or more in the coming months. Of those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian highlights the one stock set to climb highest.This top pick is a little-known satellite-based communications firm. Space is projected to become a trillion dollar industry, and this company's customer base is growing fast. Analysts have forecasted a major revenue breakout in 2025. Of course, all our elite picks aren't winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks' Stocks Set to Double like Hims & Hers Health, which shot up +209%.Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners UpWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report BlackRock (BLK): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks