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Focus on Broadening Series’ Spectrum by Adding Smart Beta and More Flexible Active Options
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has made changes to its LifePath series of target date mutual funds to better reflect today’s retirement investing needs – in particular, by offering a broader choice among varying degrees of active asset management within the fund series. In addition to offering a more flexible active fund, LifePath will now feature an innovative fund designed to capture “smart beta” factors for enhanced performance.
BlackRock’s LifePath® Funds were the asset management industry’s first target date funds (TDF) and today represents $144 billion in assets under management (at 9/30/16). About one in four Fortune 100 companies use LifePath as part of their defined contribution plan investment menus.
The changes announced by BlackRock, effective today, are:
There will be no changes in the investment process or strategy of BlackRock LifePath Index funds, one of only two target date fund series in the industry awarded a Gold rating by Morningstar1. LifePath Index funds will continue to be managed by Amy Whitelaw and Alan Mason, and has added Matthew O’Hara.
“BlackRock pioneered the target date fund more than 20 years ago and we remain committed to offering easy-to-use solutions that bring sophisticated investment and risk management to the challenge of building retirement savings,” said Matthew O’Hara, Co-Head of LifePath and Global Head of the Lifetime Asset Allocation Group at BlackRock. “These changes illustrate our commitment to ensuring that LifePath continues to help plan sponsors and participants tackle today’s retirement investing needs.”
About BlackRock
BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients. At September 30, 2016, BlackRock’s AUM was $5.1 trillion. BlackRock helps clients around the world meet their goals and overcome challenges with a range of products that include separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions®. As of September 30, 2016, the firm had approximately 13,000 employees in 30 countries and a major presence in global markets, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and Africa. For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at www.blackrock.com | Twitter: @blackrock_news | Blog: www.blackrockblog.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
1 Latest rating as of 2/3/16. The Morningstar Analyst Rating is not a credit or risk rating. It is a subjective evaluation performed by the manager research analysts of Morningstar. Morningstar evaluates funds based on five key pillars, which are process, performance, people, parent, and price. Analysts use this five pillar evaluation to determine how they believe funds are likely to perform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. They consider quantitative and qualitative factors in their research, and the weighting of each pillar may vary. The Analyst Rating scale is Gold, Silver, Bronze, Neutral, Negative. A Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflect an Analyst’s conviction in a fund’s prospects for outperformance. Analyst Ratings are continuously monitored and reevaluated at least every 14 months. For more detailed information about Morningstar’s Analyst Rating, including its methodology, please go to http://corporate.morningstar.com/us/documents/MethodologyDocuments/AnalystRatingforFundsMethodology.pdf. The Morningstar Analyst Rating should not be used as the sole basis in evaluating a mutual fund. Morningstar Analyst Ratings involve unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause Morningstar’s expectations not to occur or to differ significantly from what we expected.
Investing involves risks, including possible loss of principal. As funds-of-funds, the Portfolios are subject to the risks associated with the underlying BlackRock and iShares funds in which each Portfolio invests. The target date in the name of the fund is the approximate date when an investor plans to start withdrawing money. The principal value of the fund is not guaranteed at any time, including at the target date.
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the BlackRock LifePath Portfolios carefully before investing. Each fund’s prospectus and, if available, summary prospectus contains this and other information about the portfolios and is available, along with information on other BlackRock funds, by calling 800-882-0052 or from your financial professional. The prospectus and, if available, summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing
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