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ITDF

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares LifePath Target Date 2050 ETF

Multi-Asset & Alternatives · IShares · Inception 2023-10-16

$41.98−0.48 (−1.13%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:05 PM EDT

History starts Oct 19, 2023.
Intraday session: down, 27 prints from 42.47 to 41.98. Range 41.91 to 42.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$42.20$42.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.11%
Fund size
$97M
1Y return
+17.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.44%
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$42.39
52W range
low $35.54high $42.95

The ETF.net ITDF Grade

B

61/ 100

Rank 6 of 9 in Target Date

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for ITDF. Scores out of 100: Cost 46, Risk 43, Mission 100, Tradability 52, Holdings 53, Durability 65. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (43). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 61 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 46
    Category rank5/9 · mid-pack
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank5/9 · mid-pack
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 43
    Category rank5/9 · mid-pack
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 52
    Category rank4/9 · top 44%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 53
    Category rank9/9 · bottom quartile
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 65
    Category rank5/9 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on ITDF

ETF.net Research

BThe 401(k) staple in ETF form: one ticker holding a global basket of iShares funds, on a glide path that dials risk down as 2050 approaches. Charges 0.11% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks retirement outcomes through a diversified portfolio of ETFs whose allocation changes as the 2050 target date approaches.

Why people hold it

  1. 01One ticker, a diversified portfolio of ETFs spanning global markets, with the mix shifting on a schedule tied to 2050 rather than to your attention span.
  2. 020.11% a year, sitting right at the median for target-date funds, for a multi-asset portfolio that would take a half-dozen tickers to assemble by hand.
  3. 03Target-date structure without a retirement plan menu: it is a 1940 Act ETF that trades intraday in an ordinary brokerage account.
  4. 04Part of a full dated LifePath lineup, from the 2035 vintage (ITDC) out to 2070 (ITDJ), so the retirement horizon you want exists as a sibling ticker.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so bid/ask spreads can run wider than on household-name ETFs, especially around the open and close.
  2. 02The glide path is the manager's call. You cannot tune the stock/bond mix, and it de-risks on the 2050 calendar, not on your read of the market.
  3. 03Several LifePath siblings, including the 2035 (ITDC) and 2045 (ITDE) vintages, stand ahead of it in our target-date cohort.

ITDF Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 4:57 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
Top-10 weight
20%
Largest holding
NVDA4.0%

Sectors

  • Technology29.1%
  • Financials16.2%
  • Industrials10.9%
  • Health Care8.7%
  • Consumer Discr.8.6%
  • Communication7.0%
  • Real Estate4.9%
  • Cons. Staples4.4%
  • Materials4.1%
  • Energy4.0%
  • Utilities2.3%

Geography

  • United States63.84%
  • Japan5.38%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)3.28%
  • United Kingdom3.01%
  • Canada2.84%
  • Korea (the Republic of)2.35%
  • Switzerland1.99%
  • China1.91%
  • Other countries (47)15.40%

Developed 67% · Emerging 33% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1329.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA3.96%17,110$4M828
002AAPLAPPLE3.71%10,605$4M707
003MSFTMICROSOFT2.80%5,449$3M792
004AMZNAMAZON.COM INC1.88%7,115$2M720
0052330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING1.58%19,627$2M175
006GOOGLALPHABET CLASS A1.55%4,274$1M704
007AVGOBROADCOM INC1.27%3,412$1M732
008GOOGALPHABET CLASS C1.25%3,487$1M471
009METAMETA PLATFORMS CLASS A1.12%1,612$1M683
010MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY0.87%827$840K655
011TSLATESLA INC0.81%2,143$780K509
012005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD0.73%3,726$704K176
013BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B0.72%1,365$696K359
014JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.71%1,960$685K478
015LLYELI LILLY0.70%586$675K569

Showing 1–15 of 19934 holdings

ITDF Performance

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

ITDF$11,735
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ITDF $11,735. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,349$10,671$11,993Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 ITDF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodITDF
Year to date+14.2%
1 month+0.2%
3 months+2.3%
1 year+17.3%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, 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 ITDF
YearReturn barITDF
2026 YTD+14.2%
2025+20.8%
2024+16.1%
2023+12.9%

History from Oct 19, 2023

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ITDF 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 Sep 22, 2026.
1.44%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.61Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.61 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 $0.23; Dec 20, 2024 $0.49; Dec 23, 2025 $0.61. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.61
Dec 20, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.49
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.23

ITDF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.2%
Annualised · 34 months to Aug 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.
1.58
vs 3-month T-bills · 34 months to Aug 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.
−15.7%
35 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.
0.87
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.

ITDF Cost

Expense ratio0.11%
  • The middle half of Target Date funds
  • Median 0.11%

2 of the 9 Target Date funds charge less.

ITDF costs $11.00 a year on $10,000. The median Target Date fund costs $11.00.