C000220898 Fees and Costs — BlackRock Retirement Income 2040 Fund, Investor A

Data updated: 2025-08-28

The net expense ratio is 1.01% (5.27% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25%. Portfolio turnover was 0%.

C000220898 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000220898. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.10%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses4.41%
Gross expense ratio5.27%
Fee waiver−4.26%
Net expense ratio1.01%
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

C000220898 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000220898, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,269 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.18% 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 1.01%)$100$313$544
Lost growth on money paid in costs$26$98$200
Total costs$652$937$1,269
Value after costs$9,848$10,639$11,494
Impact on return, per year6.52%2.91%2.18%

C000220898 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $967K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 0%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000220898 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$604K62.47%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund$363K37.53%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.