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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

20. Related Party Transactions

Determination of Related Parties

PNC. The Company considered PNC, along with its affiliates, to be a related party based on its level of capital stock ownership prior to the secondary offering in May 2020 by PNC of shares of the Company’s stock. See Note 23, Capital Stock, for more information on PNC secondary offering. At December 31, 2021, PNC did not own any of the Company’s capital stock and is no longer considered a related party.

Registered Investment Companies and Equity Method Investments. The Company considers the registered investment companies that it manages, which include mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, to be related parties as a result of the Company’s advisory relationship. In addition, equity method investments are considered related parties, due to the Company’s influence over the financial and operating policies of the investee.

 

Revenue from Related Parties

Revenue for services provided by the Company to these and other related parties are as follows:

 

(in millions)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue(1)

 

$

11,474

 

 

$

9,079

 

 

$

8,323

 

Investment advisory performance fees(1)

 

 

555

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

131

 

Technology services revenue(2)

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

9

 

Advisory and other revenue(3)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

19

 

 

 

59

 

Total revenue from related parties

 

$

12,013

 

 

$

9,403

 

 

$

8,522

 

 

(1)

Amounts primarily include revenue from registered investment companies/and equity method investees.

(2)

Amounts primarily include revenue from PNC and affiliates.

(3)

Amounts primarily include the Company’s share of the investee’s underlying net income or (loss) from equity method investees.

 

The Company provides investment advisory and administration services to its open- and closed-end funds and other commingled or pooled funds and separate accounts in which related parties invest.

Receivables and Payables with Related Parties. Due from related parties, which is included within other assets on the consolidated statements of financial condition was $162 million and $109 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and primarily represented receivables from certain investment products managed by BlackRock. Accounts receivable at December 31, 2021 and 2020 included $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, related to receivables from BlackRock mutual funds and ETFs, for investment advisory and administration services.

Due to related parties, which is included within other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition, was $17 million at both December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and primarily represented payables to certain investment products managed by BlackRock.