Could you give me some smaller notes? purchase stendra Since BlackRock bought Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in 2006, it has focused on getting more of its retail funds sold through the platforms of third-party broker-dealers other than Merrill Lynch, Porcelli said. The firm's mutual fund penetration at broker-dealers other than Merrill has jumped to 5 percent from less than 1 percent in 2006. "We are in the top three or four (fund groups) at every firm we do business with," Porcelli said.