C000050831 Fees and Costs — BlackRock 60/40 Target Allocation Fund, Investor C
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.41% (1.44% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $178K in broker commissions, 0.0115% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 49%.
C000050831 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000050831. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.00% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.17% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.44% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.41% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000050831 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000050831, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $882 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.49% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $104 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.41%) | $148 | $460 | $794 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $6 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $23 | $81 |
| Total costs | $253 | $487 | $882 |
| Value after costs | $10,247 | $11,090 | $11,881 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.53% | 1.49% | 1.49% |
C000050831 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0115%
- Total broker commissions: $178K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $269.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 49%
- Securities on loan, average value: $65.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $329K (0.021% of average net assets)
C000050831 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $63K | 36.46% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LLC | $31K | 17.89% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $22K | 12.72% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $18K | 10.17% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $17K | 9.89% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $10K | 5.61% |
| SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP | $4K | 2.28% |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | $4K | 2.25% |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $2K | 1.42% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $2K | 1.29% |
C000050831 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Master Bond LLC Master Total Return Portfolio | $485.6M | 30.55% |
| BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund | $360.0M | 22.65% |
| BlackRock Sustainable Advantage Large Cap Core Fund | $159.9M | 10.06% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $121.8M | 7.66% |
| BlackRock Funds V BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio | $100.6M | 6.32% |
| BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund | $91.1M | 5.73% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $83.6M | 5.26% |
| BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. | $80.6M | 5.07% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $63.7M | 4.01% |
| BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio | $42.9M | 2.70% |
BlackRock 60/40 Target Allocation Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000166013 | Class K | 0.32% | — |
| C000050829 | Institutional Class | 0.34% | none |
| C000050830 | Investor A | 0.68% | 5.25% |
| C000050832 | Class R | 0.87% | none |
| C000050831 | Investor C | 1.41% | none |
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.