Blackstone wealth AUM hits $324B; redemptions slow

WealthManagement.com reported that publicly traded alternative asset managers, including Apollo, Blackstone, KKR and others, described continued wealth-channel growth and easing redemption requests during second-quarter earnings calls. The outlet said managers also teased additional product development for individual investors.

Blackstone said its global private wealth AUM rose 16% year over year to $324 billion, with $8.6 billion in second-quarter sales into the channel, according to WealthManagement.com. Across its evergreen strategies, the firm posted $2.4 billion of gross sales for private equity vehicle BXPE, $900 million for infrastructure fund BXINFRA, $1.2 billion for real estate fund BREIT and $1 billion for private credit fund BCRED. BCRED recorded $1.2 billion in net outflows after redemption requests exceeded the product's 5% quarterly cap; Blackstone said it fulfilled roughly half of requests and that the pace is diminishing.

Ares raised $3.9 billion in the quarter through wealth products, up 15% year over year, and ended the period with $76 billion in wealth AUM, per WealthManagement.com. Blue Owl and Carlyle each reported wealth inflows up 60% from a year earlier, while Stepstone said its $2.8 billion in subscriptions marked a record quarter. Blackstone also highlighted the launch of its first two interval funds developed with Wellington and Vanguard.

The wealth channel is becoming a more durable source of capital for alternative managers, broadening their investor base beyond traditional institutional mandates. For allocators, the rise of semi-liquid funds suggests a deeper pool of capital chasing private-market opportunities, which may influence pricing and terms across asset classes.

Easing redemption requests, particularly in private credit like BCRED, suggests the liquidity stress that followed recent distribution concerns may be receding. Allocators will likely keep watching whether managers can sustain performance while managing semi-liquid structures.

Blackstone's $324 billion wealth AUM shows how far the channel has moved from the margins. Its partnership with Wellington and Vanguard validates the interval fund structure, but it also raises the bar: allocators must now evaluate new products against a crowded field.

BCRED's outflows illustrate the limits of the model. Redemption caps preserve stability, but when requests exceed the cap, managers pay out a fraction and hope momentum turns. Ares' $76 billion wealth AUM and Stepstone's record subscriptions show the channel is broad, but product-level flow dynamics will separate winners from laggards.

Allocators will track whether redemption requests continue to fall and whether the Wellington-Vanguard template draws more traditional managers into interval funds. Stepstone's record quarter suggests the channel still has room to grow.