

iShares LifePath Target Date 2045 ETF
$40.37+0.04 (+0.10%)
- 0.11%
- $107M
- +16.2%
- 1.67%
- 0M sh
- $40.40
- low $34.81high $41.23
The ETF.net ITDE Grade
Score 63 out of 100
- 4 of 9
Score 63 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.B60 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.C46 out of 100Rank 5 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 8 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 3 of 9
Our read on ITDE
BA whole retirement portfolio in one ticker: a spread of iShares funds that steadily dials down risk as 2045 approaches. Target-date investing, long a 401(k) staple, packaged in an ETF wrapper.
The fund seeks retirement outcomes through a diversified portfolio of ETFs whose allocation changes as the target date approaches.
Why people hold it
- One ticker, one decision: a diversified basket of iShares funds that shifts from growth toward stability as the 2045 target date nears.ishares.com
- Runs 0.11% a year, right at the target-date median, and mid-ladder inside the LifePath range (0.10% for ITDC's 2035 vintage, 0.12% for ITDJ's 2070).
- The portfolio matches the mandate in its own documents, and it stands among the stronger builds in the small field of target-date ETFs.
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than on a mega index fund. Limit orders and avoiding the first and last minutes of the day matter here.
- The glide path is BlackRock's judgment, not yours. The 2045 label describes the schedule for dialing down risk, not an outcome.
- Launched in 2023, so the live record is short next to the target-date funds that have run for decades.
ITDE Holdings
- Other
- 29,112
- 18%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology29.6%
- Financials15.3%
- Industrials11.0%
- Health Care8.4%
- Consumer Discretionary7.9%
- Communication7.1%
- Real Estate6.1%
- Consumer Staples4.2%
- Energy4.1%
- Materials3.7%
- Utilities2.7%
Geography
- United States67.60%
- Japan4.91%
- Taiwan (Province of China)2.88%
- United Kingdom2.71%
- Canada2.60%
- Korea (the Republic of)1.98%
- Switzerland1.80%
- China1.63%
- 13.87%
Developed 68% · Emerging 32%
ITDE 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 12, 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 | ITDE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.4% |
| 1 month | −0.3% |
| 3 months | +0.5% |
| 1 year | +16.2% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | ITDE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.4% | |
| 2025 | +19.3% | |
| 2024 | +14.6% | |
| 2023 | +13.2% |
ITDE in the news
ITDE Dividends
- 1.67%
- $0.67
- $0.67 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
ITDE Risk
- 10.7%
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.
- 1.42
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.
- −14.7%
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.
- 0.83
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ITDE Cost
- The middle half of Target Date funds
- Median 0.11%
2 of the 9 Target Date funds charge less.
Other funds in Target Date
- AITDBiShares LifePath Target Date 2030 ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +8.8%
- BITDDiShares LifePath Target Date 2040 ETFExpense ratio 0.11%1 year return +13.8%
- BITDFiShares LifePath Target Date 2050 ETFExpense ratio 0.11%1 year return +18.3%
- BITDGiShares LifePath Target Date 2055 ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +19.5%
- BITDHiShares LifePath Target Date 2060 ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +19.7%




