BlackRock Sees Outcome ETFs Rising to $650 Billion

The world's largest asset manager is betting big on a growing breed of derivatives-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that's shaking up the art of active portfolio management.

- Bloomberg

BlackRock Inc. projects that so-called outcome-orientated ETFs will triple to $650 billion in assets by 2030, fueled by increasing financial-adviser adoption and changing market demographics. The eye-catching figure, laid out in a whitepaper, underscores the faith BlackRock is placing in a corner of the ETF market offering products that help investors hedge and diversify portfolios, while providing competition for traditional active managers across Wall Street.