T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bd

Frequently Asked Questions About PRIPX

What does PRIPX invest in?

This fund is primarily allocated to inflation-protected bonds, committing a minimum of 80% of its total portfolio value (including assets acquired through borrowing) to these securities. Its primary holdings will be domestic government-issued securities, such as Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), though it also has the flexibility to acquire comparable instruments from U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and American corporate entities. A portion of its inflation-indexed bond allocation, specifically up to 20%, may originate from international governments or companies, with their returns tied to inflation metrics outside the U.S. Furthermore, the fund is permitted to allocate a maximum of 20% of its total capital to conventional fixed-income instruments that do not feature inflation linkage.

What is the expense ratio of PRIPX?

T. Rowe Price Inflation Protected Bd (PRIPX) charges an expense ratio of 0.41%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is PRIPX's dividend yield?

PRIPX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.11%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of PRIPX?

Effective duration measures PRIPX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. PRIPX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of PRIPX?

PRIPX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of PRIPX?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from PRIPX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. PRIPX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.