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iShares LifePath Target Date 2040 ETF

ITDDNYSE ArcaiSharesB

$38.13−0.04 (−0.09%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 38.16 to 38.13. Range 38.13 to 38.51. Use the arrow keys to read each point.38.3038.4038.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.11%
Fund size
$124M
1Y total return
+9.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.68%
Holdings
29140
Avg volume · 30D
18.5K sh
52W range
low $34.08high $39.47
Launched

The ETF.net ITDD Grade

B

Score 69 out of 100

Rank
3 of 9
Six-pillar profile for ITDD. Scores out of 100: Cost 46, Risk 62, Mission 100, Tradability 75, Holdings 64, Durability 75. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (46). Leans toward Mission.

Score 69 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 9
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 9
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 9
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 9
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 9
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 9

Our read on ITDD

ETF.net Research

In short

BA whole retirement portfolio in one ticker: a global mix of stock and bond ETFs that drifts toward bonds as 2040 gets closer. The 401(k) staple, unbundled into something any brokerage account can buy for 0.11% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to provide a diversified mix of stock and bond ETFs for investors expecting to retire or begin withdrawals around 2040. Its allocation becomes more conservative as the target date approaches.

Why people hold it

  • One trade buys a diversified global mix of stock and bond ETFs that grows more conservative as the 2040 target date nears. No rebalancing homework on your end.ishares.com
  • Costs 0.11% a year, in line with the typical target-date ETF and cheap for a fund that handles the whole asset mix.
  • Ordinary 1940 Act fund in an ETF wrapper, so the glide-path approach long locked inside employer plan menus trades like any other ticker.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  • The glide path is the manager's design. The stock-to-bond shift runs on their schedule and their assumptions, not on your own read of markets or retirement timing.ishares.com
  • Launched in 2023 and trades lightly next to core index ETFs, so spreads can be wider than headline funds. Limit orders are the standard workaround.
  • In our target-date group it sits in the bottom quartile, behind LifePath siblings a few rungs up and down the ladder such as ITDC and ITDE.

ITDD Performance

Launched Oct 17, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
ITDD$10,947
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ITDD $10,947. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for ITDD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodITDD
Year to date+8.4%
1 month−0.2%
3 months−0.3%
1 year+9.5%
3 yearsper year+18.0%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ITDD
YearReturn barITDD
2026 YTD+8.4%
2025+17.7%
2024+13.1%
2023+12.9%

History from Oct 19, 2023

ITDD in the news

ITDD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.68%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.64Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.64 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 22, 2023 $0.24; Dec 20, 2024 $0.48; Dec 23, 2025 $0.64. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.64
Dec 20, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.48
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.24

$10,000 in ITDD 3 years ago paid $541 in dividends.

ITDD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.30
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−12.5%
36 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.75
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ITDD Cost

Overpaying vs ITDB, cheapest in Target Date

$415

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ITDD 0.11%

    $2,313

  • ITDB 0.09% Cheapest

    $1,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ITDD 0.11%
  • ITDB 0.09%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530ITDD $2,313ITDB $1,898

Year by year

YearITDDITDBOverpaying
10$201$165$36
20$788$646$142
30$2,313$1,898$415

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