Blackstone Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions About BX

What does BX invest in?

Blackstone Inc. operates as a prominent alternative asset manager, specializing in a broad spectrum of investment strategies. Its expertise encompasses real estate, private equity, credit solutions, comprehensive hedge fund offerings, public debt and equity, multi-asset class approaches, and secondary funds of funds. While often backing nascent businesses, the firm also extends its services to capital markets. Its real estate division targets diverse opportunities: high-potential opportunistic ventures, core-plus assets, and stable, income-generating commercial properties. Additionally, it engages in debt investments secured by commercial real estate. These activities span North America, Europe, and Asia. Blackstone's global private equity arm executes varied transactions, including substantial buyouts, mid-market acquisitions, special situations, and distressed mortgage loans. They also manage "buy and build" platforms, which involve consolidating multiple acquisitions under a single management team, alongside growth equity and development projects, often taking significant majority stakes or minority positions in operating companies. The scope of its investments covers sectors like shipping, real estate, corporate and consumer debt, and greenfield alternative energy projects in energy, power, and property development. The firm actively seeks opportunities in dislocated markets, shipping, financial institution breakups, reinsurance, and initiatives aimed at improving freight mobility. Key industry focuses further include financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise technology, and consumer goods, including consumer tech. Beyond these, it actively explores investment prospects across Asia and Latin America, typically maintaining a three-year investment period for its ventures. The hedge fund business provides a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions. Concurrently, its credit division concentrates on loans and securities issued by non-investment grade entities. These span the entire capital structure, encompassing senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock, and common equity. Established in 1985, Blackstone Inc. is headquartered in New York City, with a significant global presence through additional offices throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.

What is the expense ratio of BX?

An expense ratio for Blackstone Inc. (BX) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.

How big is BX?

Blackstone Inc. (BX) manages $154.97B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is BX actively managed or an index fund?

BX's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

When was BX launched?

Blackstone Inc. (BX) launched in June 2007 and is managed by the fund issuer.

How has BX performed?

BX's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.