LIFEPATH INDEX RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO — new fund registration

BlackRock Funds III registered 9 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-03-11. Featured series: LIFEPATH INDEX RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO.

Registration

Registrant / trust: BlackRock Funds III
CIK: 0000893818
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2011-03-11
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0001193125-11-064100
Reported net assets: $12.5B

Series & classes (27)

Showing 25 of 27 series/class rows.

Series	Class	Ticker	New
LIFEPATH INDEX RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO	Class K Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2020 PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2020 PORTFOLIO	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2020 PORTFOLIO	Class K Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2025 PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2025 PORTFOLIO	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2025 PORTFOLIO	Class K Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2030 PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2030 PORTFOLIO	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2030 PORTFOLIO	Class K Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2035 PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2035 PORTFOLIO	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2035 PORTFOLIO	Class K Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2040 PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2040 PORTFOLIO	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2040 PORTFOLIO	Class K Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2045 PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2045 PORTFOLIO	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2045 PORTFOLIO	Class K Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2050 PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2050 PORTFOLIO	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2050 PORTFOLIO	Class K Shares	—	Yes
LIFEPATH INDEX 2055 PORTFOLIO	Investor A	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.25%
Gross expense ratio: 0.41%
Management fee: 0.05%
Net expense ratio: 0.39%
Other expenses: 0.09%

Investment objective

The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath Index Retirement Fund (LifePath Index Retirement 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, LifePath Index Retirement Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes.

Advisers

BlackRock Fund Advisors (Advisor)