Samara Cohen

Samara Cohen

Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer of ETF and Index Investments

Samara Cohen, Managing Director, is the Chief Investment Officer of ETF and Index investments (EII) at BlackRock. In this capacity, she leads the teams responsible for delivering the market quality and investment integrity of BlackRock’s index funds and iShares ETFs. Samara seeks to lead boldly in the modernization of the indexing industry and ETF markets, to help more and more people achieve financial well-being.

FEATURED ARTICLES

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Index Insights: Stories from the September 2023 S&P rebalance

Sep 12, 2023 | Samara Cohen

In this edition of Index Insights, we explore what we expect to happen during the September 2023 S&P rebalance .

Market Insights

Three things to know about individual investor ETF activity

Aug 23, 2023 | Samara Cohen

Fast facts from Q2 2023 on how individual investors are engaging with the U.S. ETF market.

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Authorized participants by the numbers

Aug 14, 2023 | Samara Cohen

An analysis of the breadth and depth of the authorized participant universe.

Market Insights

All about index investing

Jul 31, 2023 | Samara Cohen

This article examines the role of index providers, the rebalancing of equity and fixed income indexes, and offers insights into the BlackRock process for managing these index events.

Market Insights

Global ETF Market Facts: three things to know from Q2 2023

Jul 11, 2023 | Samara Cohen

Fast facts from the second quarter of 2023 about ETFs, Indexing and Market Quality.

Market Insights

Index Insights: Stories from the May MSCI QCIR

May 30, 2023 | Samara Cohen

In this edition of Index Insights, we explore what we expect to happen during the May 2023 MSCI Quarterly Comprehensive Index Review.

Market Insights

All about ETFs: Answers to twelve popular questions about ETFs

May 3, 2023 | Samara Cohen

Answers to twelve popular questions about ETFs and indexing.

Market Insights

What makes a good ETF? The play’s not the only thing.

Sep 19, 2022 | Samara Cohen

There’s more to investment performance than meets the eye. Excellent ETF and index performance has several distinct dimensions.
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