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BlackRock's Equity Upgrade Signals AI Earnings Now Outweigh Federal Reserve Policy

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Blake Radcliffe

BlackRock · Apr 14, 2026

BlackRock's Equity Upgrade Signals AI Earnings Now Outweigh Federal Reserve Policy

Source: DojiDoji Data Terminal

Institutional pension and sovereign wealth funds are realigning their portfolios toward U.S. and Emerging Market equities. This shift follows BlackRock's April 14, 2026, upgrade of its tactical stance on these assets to 'overweight.'

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BlackRock's Emerging Market Upgrade Shifts Focus to South Korean AI Supply Chain

The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) rose 2% on Thursday, extending a 50.87% rally year-to-date and a 170.08% increase over the past 12 months. The movement follows BlackRock's upgrade of emerging market stocks, where the firm cited South Korean stocks as a major factor. The upgrade is based on South Korea's role in the AI boom, as the country produces the chips and components used in AI data centers. EWY is designed to track the investment results of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index measuring large and mid-cap sectors in South Korea. The ETF typically invests about 80% of assets in the index's major securities. EWY has increased 170.08% over the past 12 months.

The upgrade is driven by the evaporation of the geopolitical risk premium as diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East reopen shipping flows in the Strait of Hormuz. Simultaneously, BlackRock projects that aggregate tech sector earnings will grow by 43% year-over-year for the full year 2026, an acceleration from 26% growth in 2025.

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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF removes 9,631 BTC from open market as lawmakers buy in

The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) removed 9,631 BTC from the open market over five days, including a single-day purchase of 2,870 BTC. The fund has reached $57.67 billion in assets under management, commanding approximately 70% of the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market share. These inflows followed a reduction in inflation concerns as crude oil prices held beneath $100 per barrel. The price retreat in oil was driven by President Trump's revelation that communication channels between Washington and Tehran have been established and an announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened under a 10-day truce. This shift in geopolitical risk increased institutional appetite for riskier assets, leading BlackRock's crypto exchange-traded products to pull in $935 million in net inflows in the first quarter of 2026. The activity generated $42 million in quarterly base fees for BlackRock. On March 4, 2026, Representative Sheri Biggs of South Carolina purchased between $100,001 and $250,000 of IBIT through the W.S.B. Trust at UBS Financial Services. Biggs joins Senator David McCormick and Representative Brandon Gill, who have reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in the same vehicles. These purchases occur as the Senate Banking Committee considers S.954, the BITCOIN Act of 2025, which would direct the U.S. Treasury to acquire one million BTC over five years, and the Mined in America Act, which would allow certified U.S. miners to sell newly mined BTC directly to the Treasury. IBIT bought 2,870 BTC in a single day.

Capital is now flowing into mega-cap technology leaders and semiconductor manufacturers. BlackRock highlights a projected 80% jump in semiconductor earnings for 2026. This focus on corporate earnings power suggests that sector-specific growth is now a more potent market driver than Federal Reserve interest rate policy.

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Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Undercuts All Spot Bitcoin Funds

Investors now have a spot bitcoin ETF with a 0.14% expense ratio, the lowest in its category. This pricing edge allows the fund to attract assets from existing funds, particularly among clients within Morgan Stanley's 길이 a wealth management network. The fund, 길이 a the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark 4 PM New York Settlement Rate, and began trading on April 8. The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) is the first spot Bitcoin ETF issued directly by a traditional Wall Street banking institution. Its 0.14% fee structure undercuts the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust by a single basis point. In six trading sessions, MSBT attracted $103 million in net inflows, surpassing WisdomTree's BTCW cumulative total of $86 million.

As growth assets attract capital, traditional safe haven assets like long-term U.S. Treasuries face downward pressure.

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Market declines erased $18.7 billion from BlackRock's digital asset holdings

BlackRock's digital asset AUM closed the quarter at $60.7 billion after market declines erased $18.7 billion from the holdings. The firm recorded $935 million in net inflows into digital asset products during the first quarter of 2026. Market losses and a $5 million foreign exchange impact loss reduced the total value. Digital assets represented less than 0.5% of the firm's total $13.9 trillion in AUM. This category generated $42 million in base fees, representing 0.77% of $5.4 billion in total base fees. Digital assets contributed 0.63% of BlackRock's total $6.7 billion in total revenue intake.

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