Asset manager institutional active net inflows measure net client money entering actively managed institutional strategies.
BlackRock reported $44B of institutional active net inflows in the second quarter of 2026.
Active institutional flows can come from very different mandates
The company cited private markets, fixed income, systematic equity, outsourcing, and target-date strategies.
Those mandates can carry different durations, fee rates, and capital-deployment schedules.
Active and index institutional flows should stay separate
Institutional active strategies had inflows while institutional index products had outflows in the same quarter.
Read it with institutional index net inflows and private-markets AUM.
Primary source: BlackRock Q2 2026 Form 10-Q.
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