Alternative investments are becoming core

Alternative investments are essential

More and more investors are shifting to alternatives to boost returns, generate income, provide diversification from traditional investments and achieve their goals.

What are alternative investments?

There are two main types. First are private assets such as private equity, private credit, infrastructure and private real estate. They are more complex and less frequently traded than public stocks and bonds, and give investors access to additional sources of return. Hedge funds, the second type, operate mainly in public markets but use less traditional tools such as short-selling and leverage.
What are alternative investments?

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BlackRock is Tomorrow’s Alternatives Platform

BlackRock can look beyond public markets and traditional investments to find solutions in real estate, infrastructure, private equity, credit, hedge funds and multi-alternatives. We seek to deliver outperformance with true partnership. BlackRock is well-equipped to meet your needs on this journey. We provide you:

Access to quality opportunities
Access to quality opportunities
Our 330-plus alternative investment professionals supplement their networks and know-how with insights from BlackRock’s other 2,000-plus investors around the world.
Greater transparency
Greater transparency
We use advanced technology to help build stronger portfolios – we monitor 3,000 risk factors daily on Aladdin and 45,000 private companies on eFront.
An integrated view
An integrated view
We can fully model the whole portfolio to ensure you have a deeper understanding of how alternatives impact the rest of your portfolio.
A new standard of alignment
A new standard of alignment
Our 1,000+ member professional staff works to understand investor needs– and deliver BlackRock’s best use of skill, scale and technology to help you achieve your goals.