C000201968 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath Index Retirement Fund, Investor P
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 0.39% (0.41% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $199K in broker commissions, 0.0015% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 17%.
C000201968 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000201968. 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 | 0.41% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.39% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.25% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000201968 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000201968, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $905 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.53% 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 | $525 | $525 | $525 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.39%) | $39 | $122 | $213 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $26 | $89 | $166 |
| Total costs | $590 | $736 | $905 |
| Value after costs | $9,910 | $10,840 | $11,858 |
| Impact on return, per year | 5.90% | 2.27% | 1.53% |
C000201968 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): 0.0015%
- Total broker commissions: $199K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 17%
- Securities on loan, average value: $42.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $98K (0.001% of average net assets)
C000201968 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $140K | 70.39% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $27K | 13.51% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $15K | 7.74% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $5K | 2.43% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $4K | 1.89% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $3K | 1.70% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3K | 1.68% |
| Jefferies LLC | $1K | 0.66% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $2 | 0.00% |
C000201968 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $2.2B | 100.00% |
BlackRock LifePath Index Retirement Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000101136 | Class K | 0.09% | — |
| C000101135 | Institutional Class | 0.14% | — |
| C000101134 | Investor A | 0.39% | — |
| C000201968 | 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.