C000220931 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath ESG Index Retirement Fund, Investor A

Data updated: 2026-09-25

The net expense ratio is 0.50% (0.94% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0173% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.

C000220931 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000220931. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.05%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.49%
Gross expense ratio0.94%
Fee waiver−0.44%
Net expense ratio0.50%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000220931 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000220931, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $327 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.54% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.50%)$52$165$287
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$10
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$8$30
Total costs$54$179$327
Value after costs$10,446$11,398$12,436
Impact on return, per year0.54%0.54%0.54%

C000220931 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0173%
  • Total broker commissions: $2K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.3M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.4M
  • Net income from securities lending: $6K (0.058% of average net assets)

C000220931 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$1K62.09%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$22213.43%
UBS Securities LLC$1066.44%
Jefferies LLC$835.01%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$764.57%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$623.78%
TD Securities (USA) LLC$372.22%
Barclays Capital Inc.$211.29%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$191.17%

C000220931 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury$13.3M100.00%

BlackRock LifePath ESG Index Retirement Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000220929Class K0.20%—
C000220930Institutional Class0.25%—
C000220931Investor A0.50%—

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.