C000050780 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath Smart Beta 2045 Fund, Class R

Data updated: 2020-06-24

The net expense ratio is 0.82% (2.57% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $6K in broker commissions, 0.0492% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 104%.

C000050780 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000050780. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.00%
12b-1 fee0.50%
Other expenses1.84%
Gross expense ratio2.57%
Fee waiver−1.75%
Net expense ratio0.82%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
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

C000050780 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000050780, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $545 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.91% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.82%)$86$269$467
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$16$28
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$14$50
Total costs$91$299$545
Value after costs$10,409$11,277$12,218
Impact on return, per year0.91%0.91%0.91%

C000050780 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): 0.0492%
  • Total broker commissions: $6K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $7.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 104%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $257K
  • Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.014% of average net assets)

C000050780 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$2K26.35%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$1K16.83%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$69011.47%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$67311.18%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$5098.46%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$4838.03%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$4537.53%
UBS Securities LLC$2914.84%
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP$1813.01%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1392.31%

C000050780 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund$6.0M83.64%
BlackRock Funds BlackRock Total Factor Fund$935K12.98%
Quantitative Master Series LLC Master Small Cap Index Series$243K3.37%

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.