TBLAX Performance — T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2005 Fund, I Class

Data updated: 2026-08-12

TBLAX returned +5.51% year to date and +14.15% over one year to May 2026. The annualised 3-year return is +11.51%. The fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $139, against $155 for the category, and to $114 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 6.67% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $38.8M, and assets reached $123.97M.

TBLAX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2005 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodTBLAXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$114$121
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$139$155
Since data start (Jul 2021 – May 2026)$128$143

TBLAX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+5.51%
1 year+14.15%
3 years (annualised)+11.51%

TBLAX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2005 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+5.51%
2025+12.08%
2024+8.70%
2023+12.40%
2022−13.15%
2021 (Jul–Dec)+1.68%

TBLAX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.6%+1.4%−3.3%+4.0%+1.8%———————
2025+1.9%+0.7%−1.3%+0.3%+1.9%+2.2%+0.5%+1.8%+1.7%+0.9%+0.4%+0.4%
20240.0%+1.6%+1.9%−2.2%+2.6%+0.9%+2.0%+1.5%+1.4%−1.5%+2.3%−2.1%
2023+4.5%−1.9%+1.9%+0.8%−1.0%+2.5%+1.8%−1.4%−2.7%−1.5%+5.4%+3.8%
2022−3.0%−1.5%−0.1%−4.6%0.0%−4.6%+4.2%−2.7%−5.9%+2.4%+4.7%−2.2%
2021——————0.0%+1.1%−2.0%+2.2%−1.3%+1.7%

TBLAX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 6.67%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.05 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.36% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −3.32% (Mar 2026)

TBLAX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2005 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $38.8M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $59.4M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 2.87×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$2.1M$2.6M−$528K
Apr 2026$1.7M$1.1M$663K
Mar 2026$1.3M$519K$771K
Feb 2026$4.6M$1.8M$2.8M
Jan 2026$11.1M$1.0M$10.0M
Dec 2025$10.8M$4.6M$6.2M
Nov 2025$3.7M$1.7M$1.9M
Oct 2025$7.7M$2.6M$5.1M
Sep 2025$9.3M$805K$8.5M
Aug 2025$4.0M$1.5M$2.5M
Jul 2025$1.2M$769K$419K
Jun 2025$2.0M$1.5M$467K

TBLAX Assets Under Management

Net assets of T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2005 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$123.97M
2026-02-28$120.18M
2025-11-30$101.01M
2025-08-31$82.73M
2025-05-31$75.82M
2025-02-28$75.39M
2024-11-30$65.59M
2024-08-31$28.74M
2024-05-31$21.58M
2024-02-29$17.72M
2023-11-30$12.54M
2023-08-31$10.05M

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.