Stephen Cohen, Chief Product Officer and Global Head of iShares at BlackRock said: “Crossing US$5 trillion in iShares AUM is a defining moment for investors and for the industry. ETFs have become the technology of choice to access markets, build better portfolios, and manage risk with transparency and scale. 

We believe that indexing will continue to be the predominant growth driver for ETFs, but innovation is opening new frontiers— from more granular indices, to fixed income, active, and digital strategies—and we believe this is just the beginning. Today, ETFs represent just 6% of the global capital markets. We believe the ETF industry will nearly double, from US$15 trillion to US$27 trillion, in the next five years.

iShares is leading the next wave of growth, broadening access and helping more investors harness the power of capital markets worldwide.”

This achievement follows a record-breaking first half in iShares ETF inflows of US$192 billion^[1] and is powered by global growth across multiple areas, including: 

• Fixed Income ETFs: The iShares bond franchise has more than US$1 trillion in AUM globally, representing approximately 40% market share^[2], driven by investors increasingly turning to iShares ETFs to navigate today’s complex fixed income markets. 
• Digital Asset ETPs: More than US$100 billion in combined AUM, led by flagship iShares products that rank among the top five fastest-growing ETPs in industry history^[3].  
• Active ETFs: iShares manages more than US$78 billion across more than 100 active ETFs globally, reflecting strong investor demand for alpha and targeted outcomes^[4]. 
• Rapid adoption in Asia Pacific: iShares has introduced 27 new APAC-domiciled ETFs in the past two years alone, bringing the total to 112 across markets including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and soon in Taiwan. Among these include:
  • The first iShares Active ETF introduced in Australia
  • The first iShares Active ETF set to list in Japan (listing September 10, 2025)
  • Last month’s launch of the iShares platform in Taiwan, with the first iShares ETF set to IPO this month
  • 16 APAC-domiciled iShares ETFs now above US$1bn in AUM, with two above US$10bn.^[5]

Aarti Angara, APAC Head of Global Product Solutions, said: “Across Asia Pacific, ETFs are providing investors with better choice, more convenient access and increased affordability—a powerful proposition that is driving a wave of ETF adoption throughout the region. From institutional investors using bond ETFs to access ever-more precise areas of global bond markets, to wealth and retail users using ETFs as core building blocks to build diversified portfolios, these powerful tools are empowering investors of all types to realize their goals.”

Nicholas Peach, APAC Head of iShares, said: “What we have seen in markets in Asia Pacific is that when we make investing easier, more effective and more affordable, more people choose to invest—and they are increasingly choosing to do so with iShares ETFs. We look forward to the journey ahead, in particular bringing more of our global experience and local expertise to new markets such as Taiwan, and to new generations of investors across the region.”

Today, iShares serves clients in over 25 markets, offering more than 1,600 ETFs, the broadest range in the industry.

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Based in Hong Kong, Nicholas will be responsible for leading the APAC iShares Markets and Index Investments team in its mission of delivering superior market quality ETFs for our clients across the region, the investment management of portfolios, and supporting the positive evolution of the indexing industry and ETF markets.

Samara Cohen, Global CIO for iShares and Index Investments, BlackRock said: “I am delighted to welcome Nicholas to lead the APAC iShares Markets and Index Investments team in its next stage of growth. Nicholas’s deep understanding of client needs and market structure in Asia Pacific will be a powerful addition to accelerating the team’s core mission of continuing to deliver superior market quality ETFs to investors of all types in the region and beyond.”

Peter Loehnert, APAC Head of iShares and Index Investments, BlackRock said: “Nicholas’s experience as a highly collaborative leader of teams across Asia Pacific will serve us well in our work of driving initiatives that support the evolution of our platform and the regional ETF ecosystem. In turn, our clients will benefit from increased convenience, affordability, transparency and resilience of our iShares and index investments.”

Nicholas joins BlackRock from Goldman Sachs where he was most recently Head of APAC Equities Electronic Services. He led client coverage, product development, engineering, execution consultation and execution risks teams across seven markets in Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Nicholas was head of the algo development micro franchise strategy group at Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for the design and implementation of multiple projects across the region.

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