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$2,439
Q4 2019
51%
$(41)
G&A
1%
19%
BlackRock.
$(2)
11%
Amortization
of intangible
assets
18%
Quarterly expense, as adjusted
($ in millions)
Q4 2020 compared to Q4 2019
$191
$38
■ Employee comp. & benefits
Distribution & servicing costs
Direct fund
expense
Direct fund expense
General & administration
Amortization of intangible assets
$67
Distribution
& servicing
costs
$129
Employee
comp.
& benefits
$2,630
Q4 2020
Percentage Change
Employee comp. & benefits
Distribution & servicing costs
Direct fund expense
General & administration
Amortization of intangible assets
Total
$2,612
Q3 2020
(1) Amounts exclude product launch costs and commissions incurred in Q3 2020, which are presented separately.
$(83)
Q4 2020 compared to Q3 2020
$18
Product
launch
costs and
commissions
$(67)
Year-over-Year Sequential
11%
(5)%
15%
11%
16%
10%
(8)%
3%
(7)%
-%
8%
Employee
comp.
& benefits (1)
$26
Direct fund
expense
$49
1%
Distribution
& servicing
costs
$93
G&A (1)
$2,630
Q4 2020
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