C000101155 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath Index 2050 Fund, Investor A
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 0.39% (0.43% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $163K in broker commissions, 0.0016% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.
C000101155 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000101155. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.05% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.43% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.39% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000101155 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000101155, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $248 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.41% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.39%) | $41 | $129 | $224 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $6 | $23 |
| Total costs | $41 | $135 | $248 |
| Value after costs | $10,459 | $11,441 | $12,515 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.41% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
C000101155 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0016%
- Total broker commissions: $163K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 13%
- Securities on loan, average value: $81.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $159K (0.002% of average net assets)
C000101155 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $114K | 70.21% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $33K | 20.53% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $13K | 7.96% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $759 | 0.47% |
| Jefferies LLC | $417 | 0.26% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $367 | 0.23% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $354 | 0.22% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $123 | 0.08% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $105 | 0.06% |
C000101155 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $1.4B | 100.00% |
BlackRock LifePath Index 2050 Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000101157 | Class K | 0.09% | — |
| C000101156 | Institutional Class | 0.14% | — |
| C000101155 | Investor A | 0.39% | — |
| C000201975 | Investor P | 0.39% | 5.25% |
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.