Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.

Text: the company further presents total net 201ceconomic 201d investment exposure , net of deferred compensation investments and hedged investments , to reflect another gauge for investors as the economic impact of investments held pursuant to deferred compensation arrangements is substantially offset by a change in compensation expense and the impact of hedged investments is substantially mitigated by total return swap hedges . carried interest capital allocations are excluded as there is no impact to blackrock 2019s stockholders 2019 equity until such amounts are realized as performance fees . finally , the company 2019s regulatory investment in federal reserve bank stock , which is not subject to market or interest rate risk , is excluded from the company 2019s net economic investment exposure . ( dollar amounts in millions ) december 31 , december 31 . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>( dollar amounts in millions )</td><td>december 31 2012</td><td>december 31 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>total investments gaap</td><td>$ 1750</td><td>$ 1631</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>investments held by consolidated sponsored investmentfunds ( 1 )</td><td>-524 ( 524 )</td><td>-587 ( 587 )</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>net exposure to consolidated investment funds</td><td>430</td><td>475</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>total investments as adjusted</td><td>1656</td><td>1519</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>federal reserve bank stock ( 2 )</td><td>-89 ( 89 )</td><td>-328 ( 328 )</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>carried interest</td><td>-85 ( 85 )</td><td>-21 ( 21 )</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>deferred compensation investments</td><td>-62 ( 62 )</td><td>-65 ( 65 )</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>hedged investments</td><td>-209 ( 209 )</td><td>-43 ( 43 )</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>total 201ceconomic 201d investment exposure</td><td>$ 1211</td><td>$ 1062</td></tr></table> total 201ceconomic 201d investment exposure . . . $ 1211 $ 1062 ( 1 ) at december 31 , 2012 and december 31 , 2011 , approximately $ 524 million and $ 587 million , respectively , of blackrock 2019s total gaap investments were maintained in sponsored investment funds that were deemed to be controlled by blackrock in accordance with gaap , and , therefore , are consolidated even though blackrock may not economically own a majority of such funds . ( 2 ) the decrease of $ 239 million related to a lower holding requirement of federal reserve bank stock held by blackrock institutional trust company , n.a . ( 201cbtc 201d ) . total investments , as adjusted , at december 31 , 2012 increased $ 137 million from december 31 , 2011 , resulting from $ 765 million of purchases/capital contributions , $ 185 million from positive market valuations and earnings from equity method investments , and $ 64 million from net additional carried interest capital allocations , partially offset by $ 742 million of sales/maturities and $ 135 million of distributions representing return of capital and return on investments. .
Question: what was the balance of total investments gaap in 2012?
Answer: 1750.0
Question: what was the value in 2011?

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1631.0
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