C000187077 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath Smart Beta 2060 Fund, Investor A

Data updated: 2020-06-24

The net expense ratio is 0.59% (14.11% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $863 in broker commissions, 0.0630% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 126%.

C000187077 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000187077. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.00%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses13.62%
Gross expense ratio14.11%
Fee waiver−13.52%
Net expense ratio0.59%
Sales charges
Max front load5.25%
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

C000187077 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000187077, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,060 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.80% 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
Sales charges$525$525$525
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.59%)$59$184$320
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$20$34
Lost growth on money paid in costs$26$93$181
Total costs$616$821$1,060
Value after costs$9,884$10,755$11,703
Impact on return, per year6.16%2.54%1.80%

C000187077 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): 0.0630%
  • Total broker commissions: $863
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 126%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $10K
  • Net income from securities lending: $632 (0.046% of average net assets)

C000187077 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$24629.04%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$17921.13%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$13215.58%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$10011.81%
UBS Securities LLC$576.73%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$354.13%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$293.42%
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP$273.19%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$222.60%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$202.36%

C000187077 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund$1.4M91.92%
BlackRock Funds BlackRock Total Factor Fund$93K5.95%
Quantitative Master Series LLC Master Small Cap Index Series$33K2.12%

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.