- What does RPBAX invest in?
- The fund generally dedicates about 65% of its overall holdings to equity shares and approximately 35% to debt instruments. It is mandated to keep a minimum of 25% of its total capital in senior fixed-income products and has the option to direct up to 35% of its portfolio into international investments.
- What is the expense ratio of RPBAX?
- T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund (RPBAX) charges an expense ratio of 0.61%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is RPBAX?
- T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund (RPBAX) manages $5.28B 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 RPBAX actively managed or an index fund?
- RPBAX is actively managed — the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (RPBAX's is 0.61%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.
- When was RPBAX launched?
- T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund (RPBAX) launched in January 1980 and is managed by T. Rowe Price.
- How has RPBAX performed?
- RPBAX'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.
