
iShares LifePath Target Date 2040 ETF
$38.13−0.04 (−0.09%)
- 0.11%
- $124M
- +9.5%
- 1.68%
- 18.5K sh
- low $34.08high $39.47
The ETF.net ITDD Grade
Score 69 out of 100
- 3 of 9
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 100Rank 3 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A75 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 7 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 1 of 9
Our read on ITDD
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
Worth knowing
ITDD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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.
| Period | ITDD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.4% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −0.3% |
| 1 year | +9.5% |
| 3 years | +18.0% |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ITDD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.4% | |
| 2025 | +17.7% | |
| 2024 | +13.1% | |
| 2023 | +12.9% |
ITDD in the news
ITDD Dividends
- 1.68%
- $0.64
- $0.64 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
$10,000 in ITDD 3 years ago paid $541 in dividends.
ITDD Risk
- 9.8%
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.
- 1.30
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.
- −12.5%
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.
- 0.75
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
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | ITDD | ITDB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $201 | $165 | $36 |
| 20 | $788 | $646 | $142 |
| 30 | $2,313 | $1,898 | $415 |
Other funds in Target Date
- AITDCiShares LifePath Target Date 2035 ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +8.0%
- AITDBiShares LifePath Target Date 2030 ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +6.6%
- BITDEiShares LifePath Target Date 2045 ETFExpense ratio 0.11%1 year return +10.7%
- BITDGiShares LifePath Target Date 2055 ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +12.3%
- BITDHiShares LifePath Target Date 2060 ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +12.4%




