BlackRock ( BLK) shares rose 4% Wednesday morning as the asset manager posted better-than-expected quarterly results on record assets under management (AUM).

BlackRock posted a 21% fourth quarter jump in profit after buoyant equity markets increased income from fees and drove its assets to a record high of $11.6 trillion, the world's largest money manager said on Wednesday.

BlackRock said in its fourth-quarter earnings report Wednesday that assets under management jumped to a record $11.55 trillion, up from $10 trillion a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected BlackRock to report a record $11.

BlackRock reported a record high of $11.55 trillion in assets under management at the end of the fourth quarter, up 15% from $10 trillion in the period a year ago and an increase from $11.48 trillion in the third quarter, according to a Jan. 15 earnings release.

BlackRock's assets reached a record in the fourth quarter of over $11 trillion, driven by a more than 20% profit increase. The world's largest money manager saw assets rise from nearly $10 trillion a year ago.

BlackRock’s shares rose 3.3% in premarket trade on Wednesday after the company’s assets hit a record $11.6 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter. The world’s largest asset manager said it garnered a record net inflow of $641 billion in 2024,