C000201975 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath Index 2050 Fund, Investor P

Data updated: 2026-08-25

The net expense ratio is 0.39% (0.43% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $163K in broker commissions, 0.0016% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.

C000201975 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000201975. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.05%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.09%
Gross expense ratio0.43%
Fee waiver−0.04%
Net expense ratio0.39%
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 recoupmentNo

C000201975 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000201975, 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 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 0.39%)$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 year5.90%2.27%1.53%

C000201975 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)

C000201975 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$114K70.21%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$33K20.53%
TD Securities (USA) LLC$13K7.96%
UBS Securities LLC$7590.47%
Jefferies LLC$4170.26%
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.$3670.23%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$3540.22%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$1230.08%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1050.06%

C000201975 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury$1.4B100.00%

BlackRock LifePath Index 2050 Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000101157Class K0.09%—
C000101156Institutional Class0.14%—
C000101155Investor A0.39%—
C000201975Investor P0.39%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.