JUST IN: BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, now manages a record $15.49 TRILLION. That is up +15% from $13.46T a year ago. Both earnings and revenue beat estimates, with adjusted EPS at $15.93 and revenue at $7.75B. Profit rose to $1.66B, or $10.57/share, from $1.32B, or $8.43/share, last year. iShares ETF took in $135B of net inflows. Private markets brought in $15.3B in Q3 inflows. The firm also said its AI Infrastructure Partnership made its first deployment in Q3. BLK shares are up +3.93% premarket after earnings.