C000120985 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath Smart Beta 2040 Fund, Institutional Shares

Data updated: 2020-06-24

The net expense ratio is 0.32% (1.48% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $8K in broker commissions, 0.0461% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 100%.

C000120985 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000120985. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.00%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.26%
Gross expense ratio1.48%
Fee waiver−1.16%
Net expense ratio0.32%
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

C000120985 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000120985, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $232 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.38% 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 0.32%)$34$106$184
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$15$27
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$6$21
Total costs$38$127$232
Value after costs$10,462$11,450$12,531
Impact on return, per year0.38%0.38%0.38%

C000120985 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): 0.0461%
  • Total broker commissions: $8K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $8.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 100%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $467K
  • Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.020% of average net assets)

C000120985 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$2K27.76%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$1K16.93%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$79210.79%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$7339.98%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$7059.60%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$5587.60%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$4936.71%
UBS Securities LLC$3354.56%
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP$2653.61%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1802.45%

C000120985 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund$6.8M83.65%
BlackRock Funds BlackRock Total Factor Fund$963K11.88%
Quantitative Master Series LLC Master Small Cap Index Series$362K4.47%

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.