# LifePath 2025 Portfolio — new fund registration

BlackRock Funds III registered 4 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2010-04-07. Featured series: LifePath 2025 Portfolio.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: BlackRock Funds III
- CIK: 0000893818
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2010-04-07
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0001193125-10-078436
- Reported net assets: $135.6M

## Series & classes (20)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifePath 2025 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029259) | Investor A Shares | — | Yes |
| [LifePath 2025 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029259) | Investor C Shares | — | Yes |
| [LifePath 2025 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029259) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes |
| [LifePath 2025 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029259) | Class K Shares | — | Yes |
| [LifePath 2025 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029259) | Class R Shares | — | Yes |
| [LifePath 2035 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029260) | Class R Shares | LPJRX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2035 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029260) | Investor A Shares | LPJAX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2035 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029260) | Investor C Shares | LPJCX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2035 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029260) | Institutional Shares | LPJIX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2035 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029260) | Class K Shares | LPJKX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2045 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029261) | Investor A Shares | LPHAX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2045 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029261) | Investor C Shares | LPHCX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2045 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029261) | Institutional Shares | LPHIX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2045 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029261) | Class K Shares | LPHKX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2045 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029261) | Class R Shares | LPHRX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2055 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029262) | Investor A Shares | LPVAX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2055 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029262) | Investor C Shares | LPVCX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2055 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029262) | Institutional Shares | LPVIX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2055 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029262) | Class K Shares | LPVKX | Yes |
| [LifePath 2055 Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000029262) | Class R Shares | LPVRX | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.08%
- Management fee: 0.30%
- Net expense ratio: 0.84%
- Other expenses: 0.32%

## Investment objective

The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath Dynamic 2025 Fund (LifePath Dynamic 2025 Fund or the Fund), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the Trust), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, the Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.

## Advisers

- [BlackRock Fund Advisors (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105247)
- [BlackRock International Limited (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106843)
- [BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/164594)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-02-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-26-063944)
- [485APOS — 2024-05-22 (5 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-144839)
- [485APOS — 2024-05-22 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-144836)
- [485APOS — 2024-05-22 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-144834)
- [485APOS — 2023-06-08](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-23-163343)
- [485APOS — 2023-06-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-23-162447)
- [485APOS — 2022-09-30 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-22-255751)
- [485APOS — 2020-05-15 (30 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-144137)
- [485APOS — 2019-05-29 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-19-159789)
- [485APOS — 2019-05-29 (5 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-19-159795)
- [485APOS — 2019-03-11](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-19-070994)
- [485APOS — 2018-04-19](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-18-122679)

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