# 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](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032775) | Investor A | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032775) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032775) | Class K Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2020 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032776) | Investor A | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2020 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032776) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2020 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032776) | Class K Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2025 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032777) | Investor A | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2025 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032777) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2025 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032777) | Class K Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2030 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032778) | Investor A | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2030 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032778) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2030 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032778) | Class K Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2035 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032779) | Investor A | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2035 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032779) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2035 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032779) | Class K Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2040 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032780) | Investor A | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2040 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032780) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2040 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032780) | Class K Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2045 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032781) | Investor A | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2045 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032781) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2045 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032781) | Class K Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2050 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032782) | Investor A | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2050 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032782) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2050 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032782) | Class K Shares | — | Yes | | [LIFEPATH INDEX 2055 PORTFOLIO](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032783) | 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)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105247) ## 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) ## More - [Registrant profile: BlackRock Funds III](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/893818) - [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-11-064100.md) - [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/) --- Source: public SEC filing data via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). 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