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quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index Retirement Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes. </div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index Retirement Fund. <span style="font-weight:bold">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span> </div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0002 0.0002 0.0041 0.0016 -0.0002 -0.0002 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: </div> 40 130 228 516 14 50 88 203 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are </div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"> held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio. </div> 0.17 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index Retirement Fund and to determine LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets now or in the near future. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align:top">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align:bottom">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">The Fund’s selection of Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The Fund’s selection of Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment. Because the Fund is in its most conservative phase, its allocation generally does not become more conservative over time, although its allocation may change to maintain the Fund’s risk profile. </div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below: </div> </td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields. </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Operational and Technology Risks </span></span>— The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.<span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic"> </span></span> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including: </div> </td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style:italic">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments. </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include: </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">High Yield Bonds Risk </span></span>— Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested. </div> </td> </tr> </table><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3%;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital. </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;"> substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;"> estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size:75%;vertical-align:top"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass‑through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span>— U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;"> by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;border-spacing:0px;width:100%"> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td style="width:2%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:times new roman">∎</span></td> <td style="width:1%;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price. </div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index Retirement Fund to that of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 1000® Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0‑5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:75%;vertical-align:top">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size:75%;vertical-align:top">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index Retirement Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:75%;vertical-align:top">®</sup> Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:75%;vertical-align:top">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size:75%;vertical-align:top">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size:75%;vertical-align:top">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size:75%;vertical-align:top">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index Retirement Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index Retirement Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index Retirement Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052. </div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index Retirement Fund to that of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 1000® Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0‑5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index Retirement Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Russell 1000® Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index Retirement Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index Retirement Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 9.65% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –9.27% (quarter ended June 30, 2022). </div> highest return 0.0965 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.0927 2022-06-30 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1210 0.0371 0.0569 0.1070 0.0272 0.0476 0.0732 0.0249 0.0415 0.1241 0.0397 0.0596 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.1255 0.0411 0.0608 <div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. </div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2030 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2030 Fund (“LifePath Index 2030 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2030 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2030 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0003 0.0003 0.0042 0.0017 -0.0003 -0.0003 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 132 232 527 14 52 93 214 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.21 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2030 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2030 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2030. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk —</span></span> Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks </span></span>— The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments,</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span>— U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk </span></span>— When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2030 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2030 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2030 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2030 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2030 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2030 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2030 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2030 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2030 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 13.55% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and thelowest return for a quarter was –14.33% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1355 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1433 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1391 0.0558 0.0764 0.1273 0.0471 0.0681 0.0839 0.0402 0.0584 0.1412 0.0583 0.0789 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1429 0.0595 0.0799 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2035 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2035 Fund (“LifePath Index 2035 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2035 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2035 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0003 0.0003 0.0042 0.0017 -0.0003 -0.0003 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 132 232 527 14 52 93 214 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.19 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2035 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2035 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2035. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; 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text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk </span>— When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk </span>— When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks </span></span>— The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments,</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2035 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2035 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2035 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2035 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2035 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2035 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2035 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2035 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2035 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 15.42% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –17.09% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1542 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1709 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1570 0.0691 0.0868 0.1469 0.0613 0.0791 0.0948 0.0513 0.0676 0.1602 0.0719 0.0895 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1608 0.0726 0.0903 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2040 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2040 Fund (“LifePath Index 2040 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2040 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2040 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0004 0.0043 0.0018 -0.0004 -0.0004 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 134 237 538 14 54 97 226 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.16 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2040 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2040 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2040. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; 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text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks </span></span>— The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments,</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk — </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk — </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2040 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2040 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2040 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2040 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2040 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2040 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2040 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2040 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2040 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 17.11% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –19.60% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1711 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1960 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1727 0.0814 0.0962 0.1621 0.0738 0.0887 0.1054 0.0616 0.0760 0.1760 0.0842 0.0989 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1768 0.0848 0.0996 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2045 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2045 Fund (“LifePath Index 2045 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2045 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2045 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0004 0.0043 0.0018 -0.0004 -0.0004 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 134 237 538 14 54 97 226 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.16 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2045 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2045 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2045. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks </span></span>— The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2045 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2045 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2045 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2045 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2045 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2045 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2045 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2045 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2045 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.41% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –21.27% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1841 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2127 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1876 0.0927 0.1042 0.1784 0.0860 0.0972 0.1138 0.0711 0.0832 0.1902 0.0954 0.1069 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1915 0.0958 0.1074 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2050 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2050 Fund (“LifePath Index 2050 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2050 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2050 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0004 0.0043 0.0018 -0.0004 -0.0004 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 134 237 538 14 54 97 226 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 13% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.13 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2050 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2050 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2050. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk </span></span>— When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2050 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2050 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark are</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2050 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2050 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2050 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2050 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2050 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark arerelevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2050 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2050 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.06% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.06% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1906 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2206 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.2038 0.1012 0.1094 0.1949 0.0946 0.1024 0.1239 0.0781 0.0877 0.2071 0.1040 0.1121 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.2074 0.1041 0.1125 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2055 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2055 Fund (“LifePath Index 2055 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2055 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2055 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0004 0.0043 0.0018 -0.0004 -0.0004 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 134 237 538 14 54 97 226 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.12 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2055 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2055 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2055. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk </span></span>— When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2055 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2055 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark are</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2055 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2055 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2055 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2055 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2055 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark arerelevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2055 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2055 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.03% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.09% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1903 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2209 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.2125 0.1046 0.1112 0.2047 0.0984 0.1045 0.1288 0.0811 0.0894 0.2158 0.1074 0.1140 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.2159 0.1076 0.1144 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2060 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2060 Fund (“LifePath Index 2060 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2060 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2060 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0004 0.0043 0.0018 -0.0004 -0.0004 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 134 237 538 14 54 97 226 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example,</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.10 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2060 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2060 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2060. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks </span></span>— The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span>— U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2060 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2060 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2060 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2060 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2060 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2060 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2060 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recentquarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2060 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2060 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.10% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.13% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1910 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2213 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 0.2137 0.1049 0.1205 0.2069 0.0994 0.1146 0.1291 0.0815 0.0979 0.2166 0.1076 0.1234 0.1737 0.1359 0.1550 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0183 0.2174 0.1080 0.1236 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After‑tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after‑tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After‑tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after‑tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2065 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2065 Fund (“LifePath Index 2065 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2065 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2065 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0004 0.0043 0.0018 -0.0004 -0.0004 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 134 237 538 14 54 97 226 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.09 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2065 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2065 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2065. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks </span></span>— The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2065 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2065 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1,</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">2024, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2065 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2065 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2065 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2065 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2065 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2065 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2065 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.19% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –21.19% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1819 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2119 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2019-10-30 2019-10-30 2019-10-30 2019-10-30 0.2136 0.1050 0.1193 0.2078 0.0998 0.1139 0.1285 0.0817 0.0944 0.2168 0.1077 0.1220 0.1737 0.1359 0.1552 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0095 0.2174 0.1079 0.1219 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2070 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2070 Fund (“LifePath Index 2070 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2070 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of LifePath Index 2070 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0005 0.0025 0 0.0052 0.0058 0.0009 0.0009 0.0043 0.0049 0.0004 0.0004 0.0086 0.0067 -0.0047 -0.0053 0.0039 0.0014 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 40 134 237 538 14 54 97 226 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.11 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2070 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2070 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2070. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">1</sup>/<sub style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g42g42.jpg" style="width: 5.4433in; height: 3.24329in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span> — Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span> — Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large- capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid‑Capitalization Company Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> — The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk</span></span> — Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk — </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2070 Fund to that of the Russell 1000®Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000®Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2070 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">of the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2070 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2070 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2070 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2070 Fund to that of the Russell 1000®Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000®Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2070 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2070 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor A Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2070 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 10.95% (quarter ended June 30, 2025) and the lowest return for a quarter was ‑0.61% (quarter ended March 31, 2025).</div> highest return 0.1095 2025-06-30 lowest return -0.0061 2025-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2024-09-24 2024-09-24 2024-09-24 2024-09-24 0.2204 0.1619 0.2170 0.1572 0.1316 0.1228 0.2243 0.1654 0.1737 0.1636 0.0730 0.0289 0.2174 0.1639 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After‑tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after‑tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After‑tax returns are shown for Investor A Shares only, and the after‑tax returns for Institutional Shares will vary. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index Retirement Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index Retirement Fund (“LifePath Index Retirement Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index Retirement Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index Retirement Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II-126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0002 0.0041 -0.0002 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 648 741 1014 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.17 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index Retirement Fund and to determine LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets now or in the near future. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund’s selection of Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The Fund’s selection of Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment. Because the Fund is in its most conservative phase, its allocation generally does not become more conservative over time, although its allocation may change to maintain the Fund’s risk profile.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses; this will depend on the amount of money you</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span>— U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Investor P Shares of the Fund did not commence operations until August 6, 2018. The returns shown below for Investor P Shares prior to August 6, 2018 are based on the Fund’s Institutional Shares adjusted to reflect the class specific fees applicable to Investor P Shares and, in the case of the table, the front-end sales charges applicable to Investor P Shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The table compares the performance of LifePath Index Retirement Fund to that of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index Retirement Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index Retirement Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index Retirement Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index Retirement Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index Retirement Fund to that of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 1000® Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index Retirement Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Russell 1000® Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index Retirement Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index Retirement Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 9.66% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –9.34% (quarter ended June 30, 2022).</div> highest return 0.0966 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.0934 2022-06-30 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.0628 0.0260 0.0513 0.0493 0.0162 0.0419 0.0387 0.0163 0.0367 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.1255 0.0411 0.0608 <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2030 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2030 Fund (“LifePath Index 2030 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2030 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2030 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II-126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0003 0.0042 -0.0003 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 650 745 1024 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.21 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2030 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2030 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2030. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>— The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities by and other assets local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation,</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk </span></span>— Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale of (or other disposition) a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities may or other assets receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk — </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Investor P Shares of the Fund did not commence operations until August 6, 2018. The returns shown below for Investor P Shares prior to August 6, 2018 are based on the Fund’s Institutional Shares adjusted to reflect the class specific fees applicable to Investor P Shares and, in the case of the table, the front-end sales charges applicable to Investor P Shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2030 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2030 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000® Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2030 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2030 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2030 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2030 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2030 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2030 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2030 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 13.57% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –14.34% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1357 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1434 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.0788 0.0444 0.0705 0.0674 0.0356 0.0619 0.0481 0.0310 0.0532 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1429 0.0595 0.0799 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2035 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2035 Fund (“LifePath Index 2035 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2035 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2035 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II-126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0003 0.0042 -0.0003 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 650 745 1024 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.19 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2035 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2035 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2035. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk </span></span>— Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk </span>— When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk </span>— When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage‑ and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset‑backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Investor P Shares of the Fund did not commence operations until August 6, 2018. The returns shown below for Investor P Shares prior to August 6, 2018 are based on the Fund’s Institutional Shares adjusted to reflect the class specific fees applicable to Investor P Shares and, in the case of the table, the front-end sales charges applicable to Investor P Shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2035 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2035 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series‑L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2035 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2035 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2035 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2035 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMIIndex (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2035 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2035 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2035 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 15.44% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –17.11% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1544 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1711 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.0962 0.0576 0.0810 0.0865 0.0497 0.0730 0.0588 0.0420 0.0625 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1608 0.0726 0.0903 <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2040 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2040 Fund (“LifePath Index 2040 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2040 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2040 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below. </span>You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II-126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0043 -0.0004 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 652 750 1035 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over”</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.16 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2040 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2040 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2040. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk — </span></span>For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk — </span></span>To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk —</span></span> Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk — </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk — </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Investor P Shares of the Fund did not commence operations until August 6, 2018. The returns shown below for Investor P Shares prior to August 6, 2018 are based on the Fund’s Institutional Shares adjusted to reflect the class specific fees applicable to Investor P Shares and, in the case of the table, the front-end sales charges applicable to Investor P Shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2040 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2040 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series‑L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2040 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2040 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2040 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2040 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized:MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2040 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2040 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2040 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 17.13% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –19.62% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1713 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1962 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1117 0.0700 0.0903 0.1016 0.0625 0.0826 0.0692 0.0524 0.0707 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1768 0.0848 0.0996 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2045 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2045 Fund (“LifePath Index 2045 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2045 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2045 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II-126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0043 -0.0004 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 652 750 1035 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.16 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2045 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2045 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2045. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — <span style="font-style: italic;">The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span>— U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Investor P Shares of the Fund did not commence operations until August 6, 2018. The returns shown below for Investor P Shares prior to August 6, 2018 are based on the Fund’s Institutional Shares adjusted to reflect the class specific fees applicable to Investor P Shares and, in the case of the table, the front-end sales charges applicable to Investor P Shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2045 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2045 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series‑L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2045 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2045 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2045 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2045 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2045 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2045 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2045 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.38% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –21.29% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1838 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2129 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1251 0.0810 0.0983 0.1162 0.0741 0.0909 0.0767 0.0614 0.0777 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1915 0.0958 0.1074 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund OverviewKey Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2050 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2050 Fund (“LifePath Index 2050 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2050 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2050 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II-126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0043 -0.0004 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 652 750 1035 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 13% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.13 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2050 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2050 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2050. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>-- The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">“investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span>— U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk </span></span>— When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Investor P Shares of the Fund did not commence operations until August 6, 2018. The returns shown below for Investor P Shares prior to August 6, 2018 are based on the Fund’s Institutional Shares adjusted to reflect the class specific fees applicable to Investor P Shares and, in the case of the table, the front-end sales charges applicable to Investor P Shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2050 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2050 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series‑L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2050 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2050 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2050 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2050 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2050 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2050 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2050 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.00% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.07% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1900 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2207 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1411 0.0894 0.1034 0.1326 0.0828 0.0964 0.0866 0.0685 0.0825 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.2074 0.1041 0.1125 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2055 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2055 Fund (“LifePath Index 2055 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2055 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2055 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II-126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0043 -0.0004 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 652 750 1035 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.12 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2055 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2055 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2055. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Underlying Funds</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>—<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities by and other assets local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">“investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Investor P Shares of the Fund did not commence operations until August 6, 2018. The returns shown below for Investor P Shares prior to August 6, 2018 are based on the Fund’s Institutional Shares adjusted to reflect the class specific fees applicable to Investor P Shares and, in the case of the table, the front-end sales charges applicable to Investor P Shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2055 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2055 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series‑L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2055 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2055 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2055 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2055 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2055 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2055 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2055 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.04% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.10% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1904 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2210 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1491 0.0928 0.1052 0.1415 0.0866 0.0983 0.0911 0.0714 0.0840 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.2159 0.1076 0.1144 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2060 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2060 Fund (“LifePath Index 2060 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2060 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2060 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II-126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0043 -0.0004 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 652 750 1035 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.10 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2060 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2060 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2060. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; 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text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> — </span>The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">“investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk — </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Investor P Shares of the Fund did not commence operations until August 6, 2018. The returns shown below for Investor P Shares prior to August 6, 2018 are based on the Fund’s Institutional Shares adjusted to reflect the class specific fees applicable to Investor P Shares and, in the case of the table, the front-end sales charges applicable to Investor P Shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2060 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2060 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series‑L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2060 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2060 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2060 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2060 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2060 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2060 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2060 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.02% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.12% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1902 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2212 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 0.1498 0.0931 0.1146 0.1433 0.0876 0.1085 0.0912 0.0719 0.0926 0.1737 0.1359 0.1550 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0183 0.2174 0.1080 0.1236 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2065 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2065 Fund (“LifePath Index 2065 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2065 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2065 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below. </span>You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II‑126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0009 0.0009 0.0004 0.0043 -0.0004 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 652 750 1035 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.09 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2065 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2065 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2065. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> — </span>Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">“investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2065 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0‑5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2065 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2065 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2065 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2065 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2065 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0‑5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2065 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2065 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2065 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.34% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was <span style="font-family: times new roman;">-</span>21.24% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1834 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2124 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2019-10-30 2019-10-30 2019-10-30 0.1496 0.0932 0.1096 0.1442 0.0879 0.1042 0.0904 0.0719 0.0861 0.1737 0.1359 0.1552 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0095 0.2174 0.1079 0.1219 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2070 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2070 Fund (“LifePath Index 2070 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2070 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Investor P Shares of LifePath Index 2070 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your Financial Intermediary (as defined below), which are not reflected in the table and example below</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span>You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your Financial Intermediary and in the “Details About the Share Class” section on page 170 of the Fund’s prospectus and in the “Purchase of Shares” section on page II‑126 of Part II of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).</div> You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) or its affiliates. 25000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 0.0525 0 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0.0025 0.0047 0.0009 0.0038 0.0004 0.0081 -0.0042 0.0039 A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.10% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor P Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. June 30, 2027 Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 563 652 750 1035 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.11 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2070 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2070 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2070. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g1g01g01.jpg" style="width: 5.47264in; height: 3.27173in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Fund — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Risk </span></span>— The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk</span></span> — Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span> — Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span> — Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large- capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span></span> — Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk</span></span> — If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks</span></span> — Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk</span></span> — Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk</span></span> — Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid‑Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> — </span>Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk</span></span> — Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">“investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> —U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span></span> — The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk</span></span> — Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2070 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2070 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2070 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2070 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2070 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2070 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2070 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2070 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Investor P Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2070 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 10.95% (quarter ended June 30, 2025) and the lowest return for a quarter was –0.61% (quarter ended March 31, 2025).</div> highest return 0.1095 2025-06-30 lowest return -0.0061 2025-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2024-09-24 2024-09-24 2024-09-24 0.1571 0.1142 0.1535 0.1094 0.0942 0.0862 0.1737 0.1636 0.0730 0.0289 0.2174 0.1639 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index Retirement Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index Retirement Fund (“LifePath Index Retirement Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index Retirement Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index Retirement Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0002 0.0011 -0.0002 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 33 60 139 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.17 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index Retirement Fund and to determine LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index Retirement Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index Retirement Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets now or in the near future. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund’s selection of Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The Fund’s selection of Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment. Because the Fund is in its most conservative phase, its allocation generally does not become more conservative over time, although its allocation may change to maintain the Fund’s risk profile.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk </span></span>— Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk</span></span> — Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non-uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span> — Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span> — Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 8pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non-redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in-kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span></span> — Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk</span></span> — If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks</span></span> — Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk</span></span> — Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re-lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk</span></span> — Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed-end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid-size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> —</span> Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk</span></span> — Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk — </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span></span> — The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk</span></span> — Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk — </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index Retirement Fund to that of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 1000® Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index Retirement Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index Retirement Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index Retirement Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index Retirement Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s returns would have been lower.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Updated information on LifePath Index Retirement Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index Retirement Fund to that of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 1000® Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index Retirement Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Russell 1000® Index and the LifePath Index Retirement Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index Retirement Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index Retirement Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 9.72% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –9.26% (quarter ended June 30, 2022).</div> highest return 0.0972 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.0926 2022-06-30 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1248 0.0402 0.0600 0.1093 0.0292 0.0497 0.0756 0.0269 0.0436 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.1255 0.0411 0.0608 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2030 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2030 Fund (“LifePath Index 2030 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2030 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2030 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0003 0.0012 -0.0003 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 36 65 151 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.21 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2030 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2030 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2030. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2030 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 8pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk</span></span> — Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non-uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span> — Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span> — Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 8pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non-redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in-kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span></span> — Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk</span></span> — If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks</span></span> — Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk</span></span> — Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re-lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk</span></span> — Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed-end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid-size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> —</span> Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk</span></span> — Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span></span> — The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk</span></span> — Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2030 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2030 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2030 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2030 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2030 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2030 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2030 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2030 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2030 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2030 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2030 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 13.73% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –14.27% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1373 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1427 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1419 0.0589 0.0795 0.1287 0.0489 0.0699 0.0857 0.0421 0.0604 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1429 0.0595 0.0799 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2035 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2035 Fund (“LifePath Index 2035 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2035 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2035 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0003 0.0012 -0.0003 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 36 65 151 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.19 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2035 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2035 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2035. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2035 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 8pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; 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white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk</span> — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 8pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk — </span></span>For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2035 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2035 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2035 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2035 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2035 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2035 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2035 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2035 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2035 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2035 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2035 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 15.55% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –17.01% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1555 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1701 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1609 0.0723 0.0901 0.1497 0.0634 0.0813 0.0974 0.0535 0.0700 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1608 0.0726 0.0903 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2040 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2040 Fund (“LifePath Index 2040 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2040 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2040 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0013 -0.0004 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 38 69 162 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.16 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2040 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2040 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2040. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2040 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 8pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Debt Securities Risk</span></span> — Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credit Risk </span>— Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Interest Rate Risk</span> — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extension Risk</span> — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Prepayment Risk</span> — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 5%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> -- Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2040 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2040 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2040 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2040 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2040 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2040 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2040 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2040 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2040 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2040 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2040 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 17.25% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –19.56% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1725 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.1956 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1766 0.0848 0.0995 0.1649 0.0760 0.0909 0.1080 0.0638 0.0783 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1768 0.0848 0.0996 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2045 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2045 Fund (“LifePath Index 2045 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2045 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2045 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0013 -0.0004 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 38 69 162 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.16 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2045 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2045 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2045. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2045 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 8pt;"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States </span></span>— Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-size: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span>— U.S. Treasury obligations securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2045 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2045 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2045 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2045 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2045 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2045 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2045 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2045 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2045 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2045 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2045 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.53% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –21.27% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1853 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2127 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.1910 0.0961 0.1075 0.1807 0.0879 0.0994 0.1161 0.0730 0.0854 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.1915 0.0958 0.1074 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2050 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2050 Fund (“LifePath Index 2050 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2050 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2050 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0013 -0.0004 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 38 69 162 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 13% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.13 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2050 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2050 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2050. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2050 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States </span></span>— Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2050 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2050 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Index 2050 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2050 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2050 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2050 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2050 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2050 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2050 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2050 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2050 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2050 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.10% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.00% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1910 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2200 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.2072 0.1044 0.1127 0.1973 0.0967 0.1047 0.1262 0.0803 0.0900 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.2074 0.1041 0.1125 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2055 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2055 Fund (“LifePath Index 2055 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2055 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2055 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0013 -0.0004 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 38 69 162 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.12 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2055 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2055 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2055. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2055 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span> — The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2055 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2055 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2055 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2055 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2055 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2055 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2055 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2055 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2055 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2055 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2055 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the ten-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.14% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.08% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1914 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2208 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 0.2159 0.1079 0.1145 0.2070 0.1010 0.1071 0.1311 0.0836 0.0920 0.1737 0.1359 0.1459 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0201 0.2159 0.1076 0.1144 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2060 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2060 Fund (“LifePath Index 2060 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2060 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2060 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0013 -0.0004 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 38 69 162 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.10 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2060 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open-end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2060 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2060. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment‑grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2060 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed‑income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra‑year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non-investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>—<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span> — Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2060 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2060 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Index 2060 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2060 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2060 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2060 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2060 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882‑0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2060 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2060 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter‑end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2060 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2060 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882‑0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2060 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 19.21% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –22.07% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1921 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2207 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 0.2171 0.1081 0.1239 0.2093 0.1014 0.1168 0.1314 0.0836 0.1003 0.1737 0.1359 0.1550 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0183 0.2174 0.1080 0.1236 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2065 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2065 Fund (“LifePath Index 2065 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2065 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2065 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 0.0013 -0.0004 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 38 69 162 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.09 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2065 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2065 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2065. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2065 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Funds — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk </span></span>— Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>—<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk </span></span>— Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk </span></span>— Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span>— The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span>— Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk </span>— Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk </span></span>— The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large-capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk </span></span>— Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk </span></span>— If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks </span></span>— Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk </span></span>— Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk </span></span>— Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk </span></span>— The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk </span></span>— Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk </span></span>— The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk </span></span>— Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2065 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2065 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. Prior to November 1, 2024, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index. Prior to May 31, 2022, the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark was comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index, MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2065 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2065 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2065 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2065 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2065 Fund to that of the Russell 1000® Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000® Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2065 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2065 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2065 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2065 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.26% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was –21.12% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).</div> highest return 0.1826 2020-06-30 lowest return -0.2112 2020-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2019-10-30 2019-10-30 2019-10-30 0.2172 0.1083 0.1226 0.2107 0.1024 0.1165 0.1309 0.0842 0.0970 0.1737 0.1359 0.1552 0.0730 -0.0036 0.0095 0.2174 0.1079 0.1219 <div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock LifePath® Index 2070 Fund Investment Objective <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The investment objective of BlackRock LifePath<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index 2070 Fund (“LifePath Index 2070 Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the “Trust”), is to seek to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. In pursuit of this objective, LifePath Index 2070 Fund will be broadly diversified across global asset classes, with asset allocations becoming more conservative over time.</div> Fees and Expenses of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Class K Shares of LifePath Index 2070 Fund. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) and its affiliates) (each, a “Financial Intermediary”), which are not reflected in the table and example below.</span></div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 0.0005 0 0.0018 0.0004 0.0014 0.0004 0.0027 -0.0018 0.0009 June 30, 2027 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Example: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</div> 9 38 69 162 Portfolio Turnover: <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.</div> 0.11 Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among a combination of equity and bond index funds and money market funds (the “Underlying Funds”) in proportions based on its own comprehensive investment strategy.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk. BFA employs a multi-dimensional approach to assess risk for LifePath Index 2070 Fund and to determine LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s allocation across asset classes. As part of this multi-dimensional approach, BFA aims to quantify risk using proprietary risk measurement tools that, among other things, analyze historical and forward-looking securities market data, including risk, asset class correlations, and expected returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest primarily in affiliated open‑end index funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in its custom benchmark index, the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark. LifePath Index 2070 Fund is designed for investors expecting to retire or to begin withdrawing assets around the year 2070. The Fund employs a “passive” management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the Fund’s custom benchmark index. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), foreign securities, emerging market securities, below investment-grade bonds, infrastructure, commodities and derivative securities or instruments, such as options and futures, the value of which is derived from another security, a currency or an index, when seeking to match the performance of a particular market index. The Fund and certain Underlying Funds may also lend securities with a value up to 33<sup style="vertical-align: top;">1</sup>⁄<sub style="vertical-align: bottom;">3</sub>% of their respective total assets to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Under normal circumstances, the asset allocation will change over time according to a predetermined “glide path” as the Fund approaches its target date. The glide path below represents the shifting of asset classes over time. As the glide path shows, the Fund’s asset allocations become more conservative — prior to retirement — as time elapses. This reflects the need for reduced investment risks as retirement approaches and the need for lower volatility of the Fund, which may be a primary source of income after retirement.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund is one of a group of funds referred to as the “LifePath Index Funds,” each of which seeks to provide for retirement outcomes based on quantitatively measured risk that investors on average may be willing to accept given a particular time horizon. The following chart illustrates the glide path — the target allocation among asset classes as the LifePath Index Funds approach their target dates:</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <img alt="LOGO" src="g20560g2g65n02.jpg" style="width: 5.47036in; height: 3.26877in;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The following table lists the target allocation by years until retirement:</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; width: 50%; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0 auto;"> <tr> <td style="width: 62%;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 33pt;"></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 17%;"></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="width: 40pt;"></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Years Until Retirement</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Equity Funds<br/>(includes REITs)</span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixed‑Income<br/>Funds</span></td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 45</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 40</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 35</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 30</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">99</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 25</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">95</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 20</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">87</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 15</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">77</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 10</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">65</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">35</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; background-color: #d8d8d8;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 5</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">53</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">47</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.44em; font-size: 9pt; font-family: arial;"> 0</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right;">60</td> <td style="border-bottom: 0.75pt solid #000000; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">%</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The asset allocation targets are established by the portfolio managers. The investment team, including the portfolio managers, meets regularly to assess market conditions, review the asset allocation targets of the Fund, and determine whether any changes are required to enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Although the asset allocation targets listed for the glide path are general, long-term targets, BFA may periodically adjust the proportion of equity index funds and fixed-income index funds in the Fund, based on an assessment of the current market conditions, the potential contribution of each asset class to the expected risk and return characteristics of the Fund, reallocations of Fund composition to reflect intra-year movement along the glide path and other factors. In general, such adjustments will be limited; however, BFA may determine that a greater degree of variation is warranted to protect the Fund or achieve its investment objective.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">BFA’s second step in the structuring of the Fund is the selection of the Underlying Funds. Factors such as fund classifications, historical risk and performance, and the relationship to other Underlying Funds in the Fund are considered when selecting Underlying Funds. The specific Underlying Funds selected for the Fund are determined at BFA’s discretion and may change as deemed appropriate to allow the Fund to meet its investment objective. See the “Details About the Fund — Information About the Underlying Funds” section of the prospectus for a list of the Underlying Funds, their classification into equity, fixed income or money market funds and a brief description of their investment objectives and primary investment strategies.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Within the prescribed percentage allocations to equity and fixed-income index funds, BFA seeks to diversify the Fund. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track equity indexes may be further diversified by style (including both value and growth), market capitalization (including large cap, mid cap, small cap and emerging growth), region (including domestic and international (including emerging markets)) or other factors. The allocation to Underlying Funds that track fixed-income indexes may be further diversified by sector (including government, corporate, agency, and other sectors), duration (a calculation of the average life of a bond which measures its price risk), credit quality (including non‑investment grade debt or junk bonds), geographic location (including U.S. and foreign-issued securities), or other factors. Though BFA seeks to diversify the Fund, certain Underlying Funds may concentrate their investments in specific sectors or geographic regions or countries. The percentage allocation to the various styles of equity and fixed-income Underlying Funds is determined at the discretion of the investment team and can be changed to reflect the current market environment.</div> You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Equity Securities Risk</span></span> — Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Investments in Underlying Funds Risk</span></span> — Because the Fund invests substantially all of its assets in Underlying Funds, its investment performance is related to the performance of the Underlying Funds. The Fund’s net asset</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">value will change with changes in the value of the Underlying Funds and other securities in which it invests. An investment in the Fund will entail more direct and indirect costs and expenses than a direct investment in the Underlying Funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allocation Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s asset class allocation and the mix of Underlying Funds. There is a risk that the asset class allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds may be incorrect in view of actual market conditions. In addition, the asset allocation or the combination of Underlying Funds determined by BFA could result in underperformance as compared to funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Retirement Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund does not provide a guarantee that sufficient capital appreciation will be achieved to provide adequate income at and through retirement. The Fund also does not ensure that you will have assets in your account sufficient to cover your retirement expenses or that you will have enough saved to be able to retire in the target year identified in the Fund’s name; this will depend on the amount of money you have invested in the Fund, the length of time you have held your investment, the returns of the markets over time, the amount you spend in retirement, and your other assets and income sources.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Affiliated Fund Risk</span></span> — In managing the Fund, BFA will have authority to select and substitute underlying funds and ETFs. BFA may be subject to conflicts of interest in selecting underlying funds and ETFs because the fees paid to BFA by some underlying funds and ETFs are higher than the fees paid by other underlying funds and ETFs. However, BFA is a fiduciary to the Fund and is legally obligated to act in the Fund’s best interests when selecting underlying funds and ETFs. If an underlying fund or ETF holds interests in an affiliated fund, the Fund may be prohibited from purchasing shares of that underlying fund or ETF.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk and Selection Risk</span></span> — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational and Technology Risks</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>—<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>The Fund is directly and indirectly susceptible to operational and technology risks, including those related to human errors, processing errors, communication errors, systems failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”), which may result in losses for the Fund and its shareholders or may impair the Fund’s operations. While the Fund’s service providers are required to have appropriate operational, information security and cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures, their methods of risk management may differ from those of the Fund. Operational and technology risks for the issuers in which the Fund invests could also result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such issuers to lose value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Risk of Investing in the United States</span></span> — Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Asset Class Risk</span></span> — The securities and other assets in an underlying index or in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to financial markets generally, a particular financial market, another index, or other asset classes.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Authorized Participant Concentration Risk</span></span> — Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an ETF. There are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for an ETF, including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for an ETF and no other Authorized Participant places orders, ETF shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and possibly face trading halts or delisting.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Concentration Risk</span></span> — To the extent that an underlying index of an Underlying Fund is concentrated in the securities of companies, a particular market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries, that Underlying Fund may be adversely affected by the performance of those securities, may be subject to increased price volatility and may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory occurrences affecting that market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class, country, region or group of countries.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Currency Risk</span></span> — Because the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF is determined in U.S. dollars, the Underlying Fund’s NAV could decline if the currency of a non‑U.S. market in which the Underlying Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on the repatriation of foreign currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the NAV of an Underlying Fund that is an ETF may change quickly and without warning. In addition, the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between U.S. dollars and foreign currencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Custody Risk</span></span> — Less developed securities markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settlement of trades, as well as the custody of securities and other assets by local banks, agents and depositories. These issues may have an adverse impact on the Fund, including losses or delays in payments, delivery or recovery of money or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Depositary Receipts Risk</span></span> — Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition to investment risks associated with the underlying issuer, depositary receipts expose the Fund to additional risks associated with the non‑uniform terms that apply to depositary receipt programs, credit exposure to the depository bank and to the sponsors and other parties with whom the depository bank establishes the programs, currency risk and the risk of an illiquid market for depositary receipts. The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose information that is, in the United States, considered material. Therefore, there may be less information available regarding these issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing underlying foreign securities in their respective markets and currencies, they continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic, and currency risk.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Derivatives Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span> — The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Market Risk</span> — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, BFA may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Counterparty Risk</span> — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Illiquidity Risk</span> — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operational Risk</span> — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Legal Risk</span> — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Volatility and Correlation Risk</span> — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span> — Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hedging Risk</span> — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span> — Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emerging Markets Risk</span></span> — Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging financial markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreign Securities Risk</span></span> — Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Geographic Risk</span></span> — Some of the companies in which the Fund invests are located in parts of the world that have historically been prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, hurricanes or tsunamis, and are economically sensitive to environmental events. Any such event may adversely impact the economies of these geographic areas or business operations of companies in these geographic areas, causing an adverse impact on the value of the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High Yield Bonds Risk</span></span> — Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Income Risk</span></span> — The Fund’s income may decline due to a decline in inflation, deflation, or changes in inflation expectations.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk</span></span> — The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of any investments by the Fund in inflation-indexed bonds. The value of inflation-indexed securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, decreasing when real interest rates rise and increasing when real interest rates fall. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates minus the inflation rates. If the Fund purchases TIPS in the secondary market and the bonds’ principal values previously were adjusted upward, but then there is a period of declining inflation rates, the Fund may receive at maturity less than it invested.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">In addition, interest payments on inflation-indexed securities generally vary up or down along with the rate of inflation, and inflation-indexed bonds typically have lower nominal yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.</div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 3%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Periodic adjustments for inflation to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond may give rise to original issue discount, which will be includable in the Fund’s gross income. Due to original issue discount, the Fund may be required to make annual distributions to shareholders that exceed the cash received, which may cause the Fund to liquidate certain investments when it is not advantageous to do so. Also, if the principal value of an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted downward due to deflation, amounts previously distributed in the taxable year may be characterized in some circumstances as a return of capital.</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Indexing Investment Risk</span></span> — The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Index-Related Risk</span></span> — For the Underlying Funds, an index provider may rely on various sources of information to assess the criteria of components of the Underlying Index, including information that may be based on assumptions and estimates. Neither the Underlying Fund nor BlackRock can offer assurances that the index provider’s methodology or sources of information will provide an accurate assessment of included components. Errors in index data, index computations or the construction of the Underlying Index in accordance with its methodology may occur, and the index provider may not identify or correct them promptly or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Underlying Fund and its shareholders. Unusual market conditions or other unforeseen circumstances (such as natural disasters, political unrest or war) may impact the index provider or a third-party data provider and could cause the index provider to postpone a scheduled rebalance. This could cause the Underlying Index to vary from its normal or expected composition.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Issuer Risk</span></span> — Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large-Capitalization Companies Risk</span></span> — Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller-capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions and competitive challenges. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller-capitalization companies. The performance of large- capitalization companies could trail the overall performance of the broader securities markets.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Large Shareholder and Large-Scale Redemption Risk</span></span> — Certain shareholders, including a third-party investor, the Fund’s adviser or an affiliate of the Fund’s adviser, or another entity, may from time to time own or manage a substantial amount of Fund shares, or may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder or large group of shareholders would not redeem their investment. Redemptions by large shareholders or a large group of shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Redemptions of a large number of Fund shares could require the Fund to dispose of assets to meet the redemption requests, which can accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non‑redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such year. In some circumstances, the Fund may hold a relatively large proportion of its assets in cash in anticipation of large redemptions, diluting its investment returns. These large redemptions may also force the Fund to sell portfolio securities when it might not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and increase the Fund’s brokerage costs and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and/or capital gains to shareholders. In addition, large redemptions can result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, which generally results in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Because large redemptions can adversely affect a portfolio manager’s ability to implement a fund’s investment strategy, the Fund also reserves the right to redeem in‑kind, subject to certain conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leverage Risk</span></span> — Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, derivatives, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act, and the rules thereunder. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Management Risk</span></span> — As an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate its underlying index, it is subject to the risk that the Underlying Fund’s investment manager’s investment strategy may not produce the intended results.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Money Market Securities Risk</span></span> — If market conditions improve while the Fund has invested some or all of its assets in high quality money market securities, this strategy could result in reducing the potential gain from the market upswing, thus reducing the Fund’s opportunity to achieve its investment objective.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks</span></span> — Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">National Closed Market Trading Risk</span></span> — To the extent that the underlying securities or other assets held by an Underlying Fund trade on foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which the Underlying Fund’s shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between such asset’s current price and its last quoted price (i.e., an Underlying Fund’s quote from the closed foreign market). The impact of a closed foreign market on an Underlying Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Underlying Fund’s holdings trade on a closed foreign market or when a foreign market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to one or more of the Underlying Funds’ NAVs that may be greater than those experienced by other funds.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Passive Investment Risk</span></span> — Because BFA does not select individual companies in the underlying indexes for certain Underlying Funds, those Underlying Funds may hold securities of companies that present risks that an investment adviser researching individual securities might seek to avoid.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Preferred Securities Risk</span></span> — Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Privatization Risk</span></span> — Some countries in which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re‑nationalized.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Real Estate-Related Securities Risk</span></span> — The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re‑lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">REIT Investment Risk</span></span> — Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Representative Sampling Risk</span></span> — Representative sampling is a method of indexing that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively have a similar investment profile to the index and resemble the index in terms of risk factors and other key characteristics. A passively managed ETF may or may not hold every security in the index. When an ETF deviates from a full replication indexing strategy to utilize a representative sampling strategy, the ETF is subject to an increased risk of tracking error, in that the securities selected in the aggregate for the ETF may not have an investment profile similar to those of its index.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk</span></span> — If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shares of an ETF May Trade at Prices Other Than Net Asset Value</span></span> — Shares of an ETF trade on exchanges at prices at, above or below their most recent net asset value. The per share net asset value of an ETF is calculated at the end of each business day and fluctuates with changes in the market value of the ETF’s holdings since the most recent calculation. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than net asset value. The trading prices of an ETF’s shares may deviate significantly from net asset value during periods of market volatility. Any of these factors may lead to an ETF’s shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset value. However, because shares can be created and redeemed in creation units, which are aggregated blocks of shares that authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the ETF’s distributor can purchase or redeem directly from the ETF, at net asset value (unlike shares of many closed‑end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their net asset values), large discounts or premiums to the net asset value of an ETF are not likely to be sustained over the long-term. While the creation/redemption feature is designed to make it likely that an ETF’s shares normally trade on exchanges at prices close to the ETF’s next calculated net asset value, exchange prices are not expected to correlate exactly with an ETF’s net asset value due to timing reasons as well as market supply and demand factors. In addition, disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility may result in trading prices that differ significantly from net asset value. If a shareholder purchases at a</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">time when the market price is at a premium to the net asset value or sells at a time when the market price is at a discount to the net asset value, the shareholder may sustain losses. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the ETFs’ shares to trade in the market at greater bid‑ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the ETFs’ NAV.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small and Mid‑Capitalization Company Risk</span></span> — Companies with small or mid‑size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sovereign Debt Risk</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>— Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stable Net Asset Value Risk</span></span> — The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share at all times. If the Fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Fund, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Structured Securities Risk</span></span> — Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tax Risk</span></span> — Although the Fund intends to invest primarily in securities the interest on which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax, the IRS has generally not ruled on the taxability of the securities. An assertion by the IRS that a portfolio security is not exempt from Federal income tax (contrary to indications from the issuer) could affect the Fund’s and shareholder’s income tax liability for the current or past years and could create liability for information reporting penalties. In addition, an IRS assertion of taxability may impair the liquidity and the fair market value of the securities.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tracking Error Risk</span></span> — The Underlying Fund is subject to the risk of “tracking error,” which is the divergence of the Underlying Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur due to a number of factors, including differences between the securities and other assets held in the Underlying Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index; differences in the timing and methodologies used to value securities and other assets; transaction costs and other expenses incurred by the Underlying Fund that the Underlying Index does not incur; the Underlying Fund’s holding of uninvested cash; differences in the timing of the accrual or the valuation of dividends or interest received by the Underlying Fund or distributions paid to Underlying Fund shareholders; tax gains or losses; differences between the amount and/or timing of withholding taxes on dividends reflected in the Underlying Index from the Fund’s obligations, if any, for foreign withholding taxes; the requirements for the Underlying Fund to maintain pass-through tax treatment; portfolio transactions carried out to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders; changes to the Underlying Index, such as during a rebalancing or reconstitution; and impacts to the Underlying Fund of complying with certain regulatory requirements or limits. A fund that tracks an index composed of a large number of securities or other assets may experience greater tracking error than a fund that tracks a more narrow index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of the Fund. In addition, notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 3%;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non‑payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Government Issuer Risk</span></span> — Treasury obligations may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk</span></span> — U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics and may provide relatively lower returns than those of other securities. Changes in the U.S. government’s financial condition or credit rating may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity, but the market value of such securities is not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Although U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Valuation Risk</span></span> — The price an Underlying Fund could receive upon the sale (or other disposition) of a security or other asset may differ from the Underlying Fund’s valuation of the security or other asset and from the value used by its underlying index, particularly for securities or other assets that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The price received by the Underlying Fund also may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index. In addition, the value of the securities or other assets in an Underlying Fund’s portfolio may change on days or during time periods when investors are not able to purchase or sell the Underlying Fund’s shares. Authorized Participants that create or redeem Underlying Fund shares on days when an Underlying Fund is holding fair-valued securities or other assets may receive fewer or more shares, or lower or higher redemption proceeds, than they would have received had the securities or other assets not been fair valued or been valued using a different methodology. The ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk</span></span> — Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; border-spacing: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid;"> <td style="width: 2%; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">∎</span></td> <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk</span></span> — When-issued and delayed delivery securities and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.</div> </td> </tr> </table> Performance Information <div style="margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2070 Fund to that of the Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup>Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup>Index and Russell 2000<sup style="font-size: 75%; vertical-align: top;">®</sup> Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2070 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. The weightings of the indexes in the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are adjusted periodically to reflect the investment adviser’s evaluation and adjustment of LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s asset allocation strategy. The returns of the</div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark shown in the average annual total returns table are not recalculated or restated when they are adjusted to reflect LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s asset allocation strategy but rather reflect the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark’s actual allocation over time, which may be different from the current allocation. To the extent that dividends and distributions have been paid by LifePath Index 2070 Fund, the performance information for the Fund in the chart and table assumes reinvestment of the dividends and distributions. How LifePath Index 2070 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The table includes all applicable fees. If BFA, BAL and their affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain LifePath Index 2070 Fund expenses during these periods, LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s returns would have been lower. Updated information on LifePath Index 2070 Fund’s performance, including its current net asset value, can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com or can be obtained by phone at (800) 882-0052.</div> The information shows you how the Fund’s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The table compares the performance of LifePath Index 2070 Fund to that of the Russell 1000®Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Credit Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Long Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index, Bloomberg U.S. Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index, ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index, Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Total Return Index, FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT Index, S&P Global Infrastructure Index (Net), MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index (Net), Russell 1000®Index and Russell 2000® Index, which are representative of the asset classes in which LifePath Index 2070 Fund invests according to their weightings as of the most recent quarter-end. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the LifePath Index 2070 Fund Custom Benchmark are relevant to the Fund because they have characteristics similar to the Fund’s investment strategy. How LifePath Index 2070 Fund performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. http://www.blackrock.com (800) 882-0052 Class K Shares ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS LifePath Index 2070 Fund As of 12/31 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 11.04% (quarter ended June 30, 2025) and the lowest return for a quarter was –0.51% (quarter ended March 31, 2025).</div> highest return 0.1104 2025-06-30 lowest return -0.0051 2025-03-31 For the periods ended 12/31/25Average Annual Total Returns 2024-09-24 2024-09-24 2024-09-24 0.2248 0.1659 0.2207 0.1605 0.1344 0.1257 0.1737 0.1636 0.0730 0.0289 0.2174 0.1639 <div style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</div> After‑tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after‑tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 187, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 187, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non-residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 171, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non-residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 171, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non‑interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non-residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. As described in the “Management of the Fund” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 171, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non‑interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non‑residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non-residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 187, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non-residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 187, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non-residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 187, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non-residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 187, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Returns for net indices generally assume the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of the maximum withholding tax in each country applicable to non-residents of the country as determined by the index provider. Such indices use withholding tax rates that are often at a higher rate than the rates to which the Fund is subject in each country, including for countries where the Fund is not subject to withholding taxes. When this is the case, index performance will be lower than if the index used the Fund’s applicable withholding tax rates, if any. As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 187, BFA and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) have contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses up to a maximum amount equal to the combined Management Fee and Administration Fee of each share class through June 30, 2027. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through June 30, 2027. The contractual agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Independent Expenses consist of the Fund’s allocable portion of the fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Trust, counsel to such independent trustees and the independent registered public accounting firm that provides audit services to the Fund. BAL and BFA have contractually agreed to reimburse, or provide offsetting credits to, the Fund for Independent Expenses through June 30, 2036. After giving effect to such contractual arrangements, Independent Expenses will be 0.00%. Such contractual arrangements may not be terminated prior to July 1, 2036 unless approved by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust (with 90 days’ notice) or by a vote of the majority of outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Fund’s most recent Annual Financial Statements and Additional Information, which do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.