C000050783 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath Smart Beta 2050 Fund, Class R

Data updated: 2020-06-24

The net expense ratio is 0.82% (2.50% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $7K in broker commissions, 0.0545% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 121%.

C000050783 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000050783. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.00%
12b-1 fee0.50%
Other expenses1.77%
Gross expense ratio2.50%
Fee waiver−1.68%
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

C000050783 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000050783, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $548 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.92% 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)$6$18$31
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$14$50
Total costs$92$301$548
Value after costs$10,408$11,275$12,214
Impact on return, per year0.92%0.92%0.92%

C000050783 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): 0.0545%
  • Total broker commissions: $7K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $7.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 121%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $241K
  • Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.016% of average net assets)

C000050783 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$2K27.69%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$1K17.50%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$7039.96%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$6899.76%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$6739.53%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$5788.19%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$5557.86%
UBS Securities LLC$2954.18%
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP$2133.02%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1642.32%

C000050783 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund$6.6M83.93%
BlackRock Funds BlackRock Total Factor Fund$1.0M12.86%
Quantitative Master Series LLC Master Small Cap Index Series$251K3.21%

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.