Blackrock (BLK) will raise its quarterly dividend by 13 percent from $1.93 to $2.18 per share in 2015. It's the 6th consecutive year of dividend increases for Blackrock. The indicated dividend yield is 2.6%.
BlackRock, Inc. provides investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients. Its products include iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The company also offers its Aladdin investment system, as well as risk management, outsourcing, advisory and technology services, to institutional investors and wealth management intermediaries under the BlackRock Solutions name. The company went public in 1999 and has paid a dividend every year since 2003.