C000220948 Fees and Costs — BlackRock LifePath ESG Index 2045 Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2026-09-25

The net expense ratio is 0.25% (0.67% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0175% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 21%.

C000220948 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000220948. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.05%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.43%
Gross expense ratio0.67%
Fee waiver−0.42%
Net expense ratio0.25%
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

C000220948 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000220948, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $170 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.28% 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 0.25%)$26$83$144
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$10
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$4$15
Total costs$28$93$170
Value after costs$10,472$11,484$12,593
Impact on return, per year0.28%0.28%0.28%

C000220948 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): 0.0175%
  • Total broker commissions: $2K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $23.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 21%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $2.0M
  • Net income from securities lending: $8K (0.067% of average net assets)

C000220948 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$1K47.76%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$29313.66%
TD Securities (USA) LLC$28213.15%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$25611.90%
UBS Securities LLC$1175.45%
Jefferies LLC$793.68%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$442.04%
Barclays Capital Inc.$311.45%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$200.91%

C000220948 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury$23.1M100.00%

BlackRock LifePath ESG Index 2045 Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000220949Class K0.20%—
C000220948Institutional Class0.25%—
C000220947Investor 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.