| Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis |
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
|
December 31, 2021
(in millions) |
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1) |
|
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2) |
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3) |
|
|
Investments Measured at NAV(1) |
|
|
Other(2) |
|
|
December 31,
2021 |
|
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held-to-maturity investments |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
430 |
|
|
$ |
430 |
|
|
Trading securities |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,169 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,186 |
|
|
Total debt securities |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,169 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
1,616 |
|
|
Equity securities at FVTNI: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities/mutual funds |
|
1,738 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,738 |
|
|
Equity method: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity and fixed income mutual funds |
|
245 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
Hedge funds/funds of hedge funds |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
369 |
|
|
Private equity funds |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
Real assets funds |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
Total equity method |
|
245 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,449 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,694 |
|
|
Bank loans |
|
— |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
Federal Reserve Bank Stock |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
Carried interest |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,555 |
|
|
|
1,555 |
|
|
Other investments(3) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
Total investments |
|
1,983 |
|
|
|
1,183 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
1,545 |
|
|
|
2,259 |
|
|
|
7,262 |
|
|
Other assets(4) |
|
195 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
Separate account assets |
|
54,675 |
|
|
|
30,786 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
765 |
|
|
|
86,226 |
|
|
Separate account collateral held under securities lending
agreements: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities |
|
3,717 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,717 |
|
|
Debt securities |
|
— |
|
|
|
3,364 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,364 |
|
|
Total separate account collateral held under
securities lending agreements |
|
3,717 |
|
|
|
3,364 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7,081 |
|
|
Total |
$ |
60,570 |
|
|
$ |
35,372 |
|
|
$ |
292 |
|
|
$ |
1,545 |
|
|
$ |
3,024 |
|
|
$ |
100,803 |
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Separate account collateral liabilities under
securities lending agreements |
$ |
3,717 |
|
|
$ |
3,364 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
7,081 |
|
|
Other liabilities(5) |
|
— |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
Total |
$ |
3,717 |
|
|
$ |
3,390 |
|
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
7,449 |
|
|
(1) |
Amounts are comprised of certain investments measured at fair value using NAV (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. |
|
(2) |
Amounts are comprised of investments held at amortized cost and cost, adjusted for observable price changes, carried interest and certain equity method investments, which include sponsored investment funds and other assets, which are not accounted for under a fair value measure. In accordance with GAAP, certain equity method investees do not account for both their financial assets and liabilities under fair value measures; therefore, the Company’s investment in such equity method investees may not represent fair value. |
|
(3) |
Level 3 amounts primarily include direct investments in private equity companies held by consolidated private equity funds. |
|
(4) |
Level 1 amount includes a minority investment in a publicly traded company. |
|
(5) |
Level 2 amount primarily includes fair value of derivatives (See Note 9, Derivatives and Hedging, for more information). Level 3 amounts primarily include borrowings of a consolidated CLO classified based on the significance of unobservable inputs used for calculating the fair value of consolidated CLO assets, and contingent liabilities related to certain acquisitions (see Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies, for more information). |
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
|
December 31, 2020
(in millions) |
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1) |
|
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2) |
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3) |
|
|
Investments Measured at NAV(1) |
|
|
Other(2) |
|
|
December 31,
2020 |
|
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held-to-maturity investments |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
310 |
|
|
$ |
310 |
|
|
Trading securities |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,953 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,964 |
|
|
Total debt securities |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,953 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
2,274 |
|
|
Equity securities at FVTNI: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities/mutual funds |
|
2,317 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,317 |
|
|
Equity method: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity and fixed income mutual funds |
|
235 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
Hedge funds/funds of hedge funds |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
Private equity funds |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
Real assets funds |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
Total equity method |
|
235 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
|
Bank loans |
|
— |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
248 |
|
|
Federal Reserve Bank Stock |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
Carried interest |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
Other investments(3) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
278 |
|
|
Total investments |
|
2,552 |
|
|
|
1,969 |
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
940 |
|
|
|
1,206 |
|
|
|
6,919 |
|
|
Other assets(4) |
|
205 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
Separate account assets |
|
71,392 |
|
|
|
32,404 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
867 |
|
|
|
104,663 |
|
|
Separate account collateral held under securities lending
agreements: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities |
|
13,126 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
13,126 |
|
|
Debt securities |
|
— |
|
|
|
3,381 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,381 |
|
|
Total separate account collateral held under
securities lending agreements |
|
13,126 |
|
|
|
3,381 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,507 |
|
|
Total |
$ |
87,275 |
|
|
$ |
37,767 |
|
|
$ |
252 |
|
|
$ |
940 |
|
|
$ |
2,073 |
|
|
$ |
128,307 |
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Separate account collateral liabilities under
securities lending agreements |
$ |
13,126 |
|
|
$ |
3,381 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
16,507 |
|
|
Other liabilities(5) |
|
— |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
340 |
|
|
Total |
$ |
13,126 |
|
|
$ |
3,449 |
|
|
$ |
272 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
16,847 |
|
|
(1) |
Amounts are comprised of certain investments measured at fair value using NAV (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. |
|
(2) |
Amounts are comprised of investments held at amortized cost and cost, adjusted for observable price changes, carried interest and certain equity method investments, which include sponsored investment funds and other assets, which are not accounted for under a fair value measure. In accordance with GAAP, certain equity method investees do not account for both their financial assets and liabilities under fair value measures; therefore, the Company’s investment in such equity method investees may not represent fair value. |
|
(3) |
Level 3 amounts include direct investments in private equity companies held by consolidated private equity funds. |
|
(4) |
Level 1 amount includes a minority investment in a publicly traded company. |
|
(5) |
Level 3 amount primarily includes contingent liabilities related to certain acquisitions (see Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies, for more information) and borrowings of a consolidated CLO classified based on the significance of unobservable inputs used for calculating the fair value of consolidated CLO assets. |
|
| Fair Value of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities |
Disclosures of Fair Value for Financial Instruments Not Held at Fair Value. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments not held at fair value are categorized in the table below.
|
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions) |
|
Carrying
Amount |
|
|
Estimated
Fair Value |
|
|
Carrying
Amount |
|
|
Estimated
Fair Value |
|
|
Fair Value
Hierarchy |
|
|
Financial Assets(1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
9,323 |
|
|
$ |
9,323 |
|
|
$ |
8,664 |
|
|
$ |
8,664 |
|
|
Level 1 |
(2) (3) |
|
Other assets |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
Level 1 |
(2) (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term borrowings |
|
|
7,446 |
|
|
|
7,735 |
|
|
|
7,264 |
|
|
|
7,883 |
|
|
Level 2 |
(5) |
|
(1) |
See Note 5, Investments, for further information on investments not held at fair value. |
|
(2) |
Cash and cash equivalents are carried at either cost or amortized cost, which approximates fair value due to their short-term maturities. |
|
(3) |
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, approximately $2,409 million and $1,249 million, respectively, of money market funds were recorded within cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated statements of financial condition. Money market funds are valued based on quoted market prices, or $1.00 per share, which generally is the NAV of the fund. |
|
(4) |
Other assets include restricted cash and cash collateral deposited with certain derivative counterparties. |
|
(5) |
Long-term borrowings are recorded at amortized cost, net of debt issuance costs. The fair value of the long-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term borrowings, is determined using market prices at the end of December 2021 and 2020, respectively. See Note 15, Borrowings, for the fair value of each of the Company’s long-term borrowings. |
|
| Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share |
The following tables list information regarding all investments that use a fair value measurement to account for both their financial assets and financial liabilities in their calculation of a NAV per share (or equivalent).
December 31, 2021
|
(in millions) |
Ref |
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Total
Unfunded
Commitments |
|
|
Redemption
Frequency |
|
Redemption
Notice Period |
|
Equity method:(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedge funds/funds of hedge funds |
(a) |
|
$ |
369 |
|
|
$ |
141 |
|
|
Daily/Monthly (20%)
Quarterly (20%)
N/R (60%) |
|
1 – 90 days |
|
Private equity funds |
(b) |
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
|
Real assets funds |
(c) |
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
Quarterly (20%)
N/R (80%) |
|
60 days |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated sponsored investment products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real assets funds |
(c) |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
|
Other funds |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
|
Total |
|
|
$ |
1,545 |
|
|
$ |
665 |
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
(in millions) |
|
Ref |
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Total
Unfunded
Commitments |
|
|
Redemption
Frequency |
|
Redemption
Notice Period |
|
Equity method:(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedge funds/funds of hedge funds |
|
(a) |
|
$ |
313 |
|
|
$ |
101 |
|
|
Daily/Monthly (21%)
Quarterly (21%)
N/R (58%) |
|
1 – 90 days |
|
Private equity funds |
|
(b) |
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
372 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
|
Real assets funds |
|
(c) |
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
Quarterly (31%)
N/R (69%) |
|
60 days |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated sponsored investment products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private equity funds of funds |
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(d) |
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19 |
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|
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7 |
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N/R |
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N/R |
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Real assets funds |
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(c) |
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|
75 |
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|
|
94 |
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|
N/R |
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N/R |
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Total |
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$ |
940 |
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$ |
779 |
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N/R – not redeemable
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(1) |
Comprised of equity method investments, which include investment companies that account for their financial assets and most financial liabilities under fair value measures; therefore, the Company’s investment in such equity method investees approximates fair value. |
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(a) |
This category includes hedge funds and funds of hedge funds that invest primarily in equities, fixed income securities, distressed credit, opportunistic and mortgage instruments and other third-party hedge funds. The fair values of the investments have been estimated using the NAV of the Company’s ownership interest in partners’ capital. The liquidation period for the investments in the funds that are not subject to redemption is unknown at both December 31, 2021 and 2020. |
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(b) |
This category includes private equity funds that initially invest in nonmarketable securities of private companies, which ultimately may become public in the future. The fair values of these investments have been estimated using capital accounts representing the Company’s ownership interest in the funds as well as other performance inputs. The Company’s investment in each fund is not subject to redemption and is normally returned through distributions as a result of the liquidation of the underlying assets of the private equity funds. The liquidation period for the investments in these funds is unknown at both December 31, 2021 and 2020. |
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(c) |
This category includes several real assets funds that invest directly and indirectly in real estate or infrastructure. The fair values of the investments have been estimated using capital accounts representing the Company’s ownership interest in the funds. The Company’s investments that are not subject to redemption or are not currently redeemable are normally returned through distributions and realizations of the underlying assets of the funds. The liquidation period for the investments in the funds that are not subject to redemptions is unknown at both December 31, 2021 and 2020. The total remaining unfunded commitments to real assets funds were $346 million and $299 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company’s portion of the total remaining unfunded commitments was $298 million and $267 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
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(d) |
This category includes the underlying third-party private equity funds within consolidated BlackRock sponsored private equity funds of funds. These investments are not subject to redemption or are not currently redeemable; however, for certain funds, the Company may sell or transfer its interest, which may need approval by the general partner of the underlying funds. Due to the nature of the investments in this category, the Company reduces its investment by distributions that are received through the realization of the underlying assets of the funds. The liquidation period for the underlying assets of these funds is unknown. |
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