New York, 5 May 2026 – BlackRock is positioning exchange-traded funds as an important liquidity tool for investors who are increasing exposure to private assets, as the world’s largest asset manager argues that public-market instruments can help balance portfolios that are becoming more heavily allocated to less liquid investments.
The argument comes as more retail, wealth and retirement investors gain access to private markets through evergreen funds, semi-liquid structures and alternative investment vehicles. BlackRock’s latest private-markets outlook notes that private credit, secondaries and new fund structures are becoming central to how investors access growth and manage liquidity in a market where the number of public companies has declined and initial public offering activity has remained slower.
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