C000050773 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath Smart Beta 2035 Fund, Investor A Shares

Data updated: 2020-06-24

The net expense ratio is 0.58% (1.60% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $8K in broker commissions, 0.0445% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 91%.

C000050773 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000050773. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.00%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.12%
Gross expense ratio1.60%
Fee waiver−1.02%
Net expense ratio0.58%
Sales charges
Max front load5.25%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000050773 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000050773, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,043 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.78% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$525$525$525
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.58%)$58$181$315
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$14$24
Lost growth on money paid in costs$26$92$179
Total costs$613$812$1,043
Value after costs$9,887$10,764$11,720
Impact on return, per year6.13%2.51%1.78%

C000050773 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0445%
  • Total broker commissions: $8K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $11.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 91%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $516K
  • Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.016% of average net assets)

C000050773 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$2K22.02%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$1K15.03%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$1K13.73%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$1K13.12%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$7749.62%
UBS Securities LLC$6267.78%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$5276.55%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$5236.50%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2392.97%
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP$2162.68%

C000050773 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund$9.7M87.55%
BlackRock Funds BlackRock Total Factor Fund$950K8.57%
Quantitative Master Series LLC Master Small Cap Index Series$431K3.89%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.