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BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG

Private funds

Zurich, SwitzerlandCRD 161987Updated

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG is an investment adviser based in Zurich, Switzerland, registered with the SEC since 2013. It provides investment management. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and insurance companies. Its regulatory assets under management total $2.43 billion, as filed on 15 May 2026.

4
Clients
Not reported
AUM per individual client
13
Advisory staff
2
Offices

From Form ADV filed 15 May 2026SEC record

Services and clients

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG reports 4 clients. They include 4 pooled investment vehicles. Of its assets, 100.0% ($2.43B across 39 accounts) are managed with discretion. Of its clients, 86% are outside the U.S. It advised 2 clients without assets under management last fiscal year.

Clients and assets by client type
Clients4 clients reported
Assets$2.43B
Share of clients and assets by client type
Client typeClientsAssets
Pooled investment vehicles100%89%
Pension and profit-sharing plansFewer than 57%
Insurance companiesFewer than 54%

Client shares use reported counts. Client types without a reported count are excluded from that total.

Client breakdown and activity details
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
4
Regulatory AUM
$2.16B
AUM share
88.9%
Avg. per client
$541M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
Fewer than 5
Regulatory AUM
$171M
AUM share
7.0%
Avg. per client
—
Insurance companies
Clients
Fewer than 5
Regulatory AUM
$99.2M
AUM share
4.1%
Avg. per client
—

Total

Clients
4
Regulatory AUM
$2.43B
AUM share
100%
Avg. per client
—
Clients outside the U.S.
86%
Clients advised without assets under management last fiscal year
2
Private funds advised
0

Fees and minimums

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees (other than subscription fees) and performance-based fees; its fees and minimums are set out in its brochures on the SEC website.

Ownership and people

BlackRock Uk Holdco Limited owns 75% or more of BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG and is in turn owned by BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.a.r.l. (75% or more). The leadership team of BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG includes Chief Compliance Officer Kuensang Gangshontsang. It has 129 employees, 13 of them in advisory roles.

Leadership

  • Kuensang Gangshontsang
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Ellen Bakke Mawdsley
    Director
  • Soren Mose
    Director
  • Barry O'Dwyer
    Director
  • Mirjam Staub-Bisang
    Director

Staff

  • 129 employees
  • 13 in advisory functions
Who owns the firm
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz Ag· the adviser
  • BlackRock Uk Holdco Limited

    Control person · since September 2012

    Owns 75% or more of BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz Ag

Growth and acquisitions

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG’s regulatory assets went from $2.38B (July 2021) to $2.43B (May 2026); clients fell from 11 to 4 and employees rose from 104 to 129.

By annual filing
Measure
Figures from each annual filing
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG figures from each annual Form ADV filing
FiledRegulatory AUMClientsEmployeesOffices
May 2026$2.43B41292
July 2025$1.62B41521
May 2024$1.27B41131
May 2023$769M41141
April 2022$632M41173
July 2021$2.38B111043

Offices and registration details

Besides its headquarters, BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG has 1 office, with 2 listed addresses outside the U.S..

International offices

  • PASSAGE DES LIONS 6 - RUE DU RHONE 8, GENEVA, 1204, Switzerland

Contact and registration details

Legal name
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz Ag
Headquarters
Bahnhofstrasse 39, Floors 2-4, Zurich, Switzerland 8001
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-78476
Structure
corporation organized in Switzerland
Fiscal year end
December

Custodians

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG uses J.P. Morgan ($171M, 63%) and UBS Group Ag ($99.2M, 37%) as custodians for its separately managed accounts. BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG has custody of $58M in client assets for 1 client.

Reported separately managed account assets by custodian
$270M
named custodians
  • UBS Group AgUBS Group Ag · Zurich · $99.2M37%
  • J.P. MorganJP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. · New York, NY · $171M63%

Investments and reported holdings

At year end, BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG’s separately managed accounts were mostly in funds (63%) and bonds (35%).

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Funds63%
  • Bonds35%
  • Cash1%

Filed values cover 99%. The neutral 1% gap has no reported category.

Common questions

How many clients does BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG have?

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG has 4 clients and manages $2.43 billion for them, as of May 2026. They include 4 pooled investment vehicles.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 15 May 2026

What services does BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG offer?

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG use?

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG’s separately managed account assets are held at JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. (New York, NY), with $171M and UBS Group Ag (Zurich), with $99.2M. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 15 May 2026

How many financial advisors does BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG have?

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 129 employees, and 13 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG’s separately managed accounts held 63% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 35% investment grade corporate bonds and 1% cash and equivalents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG?

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG is owned through a chain of holding companies by BlackRock, Inc. Its direct owner is BlackRock Uk Holdco Limited (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 15 May 2026

How does BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG get paid?

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

How do I contact BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG?

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG’s main office is at Bahnhofstrasse 39, Floors 2-4, Zurich, Switzerland 8001. Its phone number is 41442977373.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 15 May 2026

Sources and methodology

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 15 May 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 161987.
  3. SEC registered adviser data, annual Form ADV amendments filed 13 July 2021 to 15 May 2026. Items 1.F and 5.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since. Disciplinary history is not yet shown here. The SEC publishes the complete record, including any disciplinary events, and it is the authoritative place to check one.

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