# T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (TADGX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tadgx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: T. Rowe Price · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2005-12-29 This fund typically allocates at least 65% of its total assets to equity securities. Its primary focus is on companies that have a strong history of paying dividends or are anticipated to raise their dividends in the future. T. Rowe Price operates under the principle that consistent dividend growth is an excellent indicator of a company's financial strength and potential for expansion. Moreover, they believe that the income component derived from these dividends can significantly enhance total returns over the long term. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $91.10 | | Expense Ratio | 0.89% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $18.23B | | NAV | $91.10 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 6.99% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $6.37 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $79.20 – $91.82 | | Beta | 0.72 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1252 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-28 - Pay date: 2026-09-29 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does TADGX invest in? This fund typically allocates at least 65% of its total assets to equity securities. Its primary focus is on companies that have a strong history of paying dividends or are anticipated to raise their dividends in the future. T. Rowe Price operates under the principle that consistent dividend growth is an excellent indicator of a company's financial strength and potential for expansion. Moreover, they believe that the income component derived from these dividends can significantly enhance total returns over the long term. ### What is the expense ratio of TADGX? T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (TADGX) charges an expense ratio of 0.89%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is TADGX's dividend yield? TADGX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.99%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### How big is TADGX? T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (TADGX) is one share class of a fund that manages $18.23B across all of its share classes (PDGIX, PRDGX report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is TADGX actively managed or an index fund? TADGX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (TADGX's is 0.89%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was TADGX launched? T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (TADGX) launched in December 2005 and is managed by T. Rowe Price. ### Does TADGX pay a dividend? Yes, T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (TADGX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.99%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does TADGX pay dividends? T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is TADGX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for TADGX was 2026-09-28. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will TADGX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.89% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does TADGX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from TADGX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does TADGX cost more than a fund like VOO? TADGX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.89%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether TADGX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to TADGX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as TADGX (0.89%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tadgx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tadgx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tadgx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tadgx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tadgx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.