TBLLX Performance — T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2050 Fund, I Class

Data updated: 2026-08-12

TBLLX returned +11.57% year to date and +28.16% over one year to May 2026. The annualised 3-year return is +20.58%. The fund beat its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $175, against $155 for the category, and to $128 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 12.30% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $723.4M, and assets reached $1.37B.

TBLLX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2050 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodTBLLXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$128$121
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$175$155
Since data start (Jul 2021 – May 2026)$159$143

TBLLX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+11.57%
1 year+28.16%
3 years (annualised)+20.58%

TBLLX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2050 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+11.57%
2025+20.32%
2024+15.02%
2023+21.19%
2022−18.11%
2021 (Jul–Dec)+3.89%

TBLLX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+3.5%+2.2%−6.5%+8.6%+3.9%———————
2025+3.6%−0.4%−3.4%0.0%+5.0%+4.0%+0.7%+3.2%+3.2%+1.6%+0.6%+0.8%
20240.0%+4.4%+3.5%−3.8%+4.2%+1.2%+2.2%+2.3%+1.8%−2.1%+4.4%−3.7%
2023+7.2%−2.7%+2.4%+1.1%−1.1%+5.9%+3.7%−2.7%−4.2%−2.9%+8.6%+5.3%
2022−5.1%−2.5%+1.5%−7.9%+0.2%−7.8%+6.9%−3.8%−8.9%+6.3%+7.5%−4.4%
2021——————−0.3%+2.5%−3.8%+5.0%−2.7%+3.5%

TBLLX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.30%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.31 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +8.56% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −6.46% (Mar 2026)

TBLLX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2050 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $723.4M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $870.8M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 5.91×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$308.3M$13.2M$295.1M
Apr 2026$31.9M$13.1M$18.8M
Mar 2026$32.8M$11.2M$21.6M
Feb 2026$83.1M$9.9M$73.2M
Jan 2026$105.2M$25.0M$80.2M
Dec 2025$94.6M$9.7M$84.9M
Nov 2025$39.3M$7.7M$31.6M
Oct 2025$39.0M$15.3M$23.7M
Sep 2025$53.2M$7.2M$46.1M
Aug 2025$29.9M$16.3M$13.6M
Jul 2025$31.0M$10.5M$20.5M
Jun 2025$22.6M$8.4M$14.1M

TBLLX Assets Under Management

Net assets of T. Rowe Price Retirement Blend 2050 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$1.37B
2026-02-28$964.64M
2025-11-30$691.43M
2025-08-31$556.84M
2025-05-31$469.12M
2025-02-28$393.54M
2024-11-30$281.94M
2024-08-31$222.54M
2024-05-31$184.24M
2024-02-29$129.12M
2023-11-30$96.12M
2023-08-31$77.79M

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.