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ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?" }, { "item": "11.D(4)", "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?" }, { "item": "11.E(2)", "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?" }, { "item": "11.G", "question": "Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a regulatory proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.C, 11.D, or 11.E?" }, { "item": "11.H(1)(c)", "question": "Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?" }, { "item": "11.H(2)", "question": "Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?" } ], "city_as_filed": "ZURICH", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/blackrock-asset-management-schweiz-ag-zurich-161987", "display_name": "Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG", "summary": "Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Zurich, Switzerland, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 15, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG (CRD 161987): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG located?", "a": "Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG's principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161987." }, { "q": "How much does Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG manage?", "a": "Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG reports $2,434,261,115 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 15, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG: Regulatory assets under management: $2,380,664,626 in the October 2021 data and $2,434,261,115 in the October 2026 data, up 2%. Total employees: 104 in October 2021 and 129 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (4)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG use?", "a": "Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. and UBS Group AG as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports 9 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 7 questions about regulatory matters and 2 questions about civil court matters (11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.E(2), 11.G, 11.H(1)(c), 11.H(2)). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161987" }, { "q": "What changed in Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz AG's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 13. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,617,145,645 to $2,434,261,115 (+51%). Added an office in Geneva." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2380664626.0, "total_employees": 104, "filing_date": "2021-08-12" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 631651510.0, "total_employees": 117, "filing_date": "2022-09-01" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 768904671.0, "total_employees": 114, "filing_date": "2023-05-22" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1267893232.0, "total_employees": 113, "filing_date": "2024-09-20" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1617145645.0, "total_employees": 152, "filing_date": "2025-07-30" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2434261115.0, "total_employees": 129, "filing_date": "2026-05-15" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 13.", "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,617,145,645 to $2,434,261,115 (+51%).", "Added an office in Geneva." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.", "name_as_filed": "JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "UBS Group AG", "name_as_filed": "UBS GROUP AG", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/blackrock-asset-management-schweiz-ag-zurich-161987.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 4, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 2163953808.0 }, { "type": "pension_profit_sharing", "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)", "count": null, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 171097656.0 }, { "type": "insurance_companies", "label": "Insurance companies", "count": null, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 99209651.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports 9 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161987", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }