C000166148 Fees and Costs — iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund, Investor A
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 0.36%: a 0.01% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 12%.
C000166148 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000166148. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.01% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.39% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.36% |
| 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 | Yes |
C000166148 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000166148, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $228 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 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 0.36%) | $38 | $119 | $207 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $6 | $21 |
| Total costs | $38 | $125 | $228 |
| Value after costs | $10,462 | $11,452 | $12,535 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
C000166148 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): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 12%
- Securities on loan, average value: $0
- Net income from securities lending: $77 (0.000% of average net assets)
C000166148 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $511.8M | 37.64% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $197.4M | 14.52% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $160.7M | 11.82% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $144.9M | 10.65% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $88.4M | 6.50% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $78.0M | 5.73% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $67.9M | 4.99% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $47.7M | 3.51% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $33.3M | 2.45% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $29.7M | 2.19% |
iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000166150 | Class K | 0.06% | — |
| C000166149 | Institutional Class | 0.07% | — |
| C000166148 | Investor A | 0.36% | — |
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.