- What does PIEQX invest in?
- This fund allocates a minimum of 80% of its total investable capital (including any borrowed funds) to equity securities that are components of the MSCI EAFE Index Net. It achieves this by employing a direct replication strategy, aiming to invest nearly all of its holdings in every stock represented in the index, maintaining each stock's relative weighting. The MSCI EAFE Index serves as a benchmark for the performance of large and medium-sized companies in developed economies around the world, with the notable exception of the United States and Canada.
- What is the expense ratio of PIEQX?
- T. Rowe Price International Eq Index (PIEQX) charges an expense ratio of 0.25%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is PIEQX?
- T. Rowe Price International Eq Index (PIEQX) manages $1.21B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.
- Is PIEQX actively managed or an index fund?
- PIEQX is actively managed — the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (PIEQX's is 0.25%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.
- When was PIEQX launched?
- T. Rowe Price International Eq Index (PIEQX) launched in November 2000 and is managed by T. Rowe Price.
- How has PIEQX performed?
- PIEQX's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.
