# T. Rowe Price Target Retirement 2005 Fund (TRARX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/trarx 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: Bond - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2013-08-22 This fund aims to deliver the maximum possible overall return over the long term, balancing both capital appreciation and income generation. It accomplishes this by allocating its assets across a broad range of T. Rowe Price's own stock and bond mutual funds, covering diverse asset classes and market segments. The fund's investment strategy is specifically tailored to its namesake target retirement year of 2005, assuming an investor intends to retire around age 65. This target date signifies the approximate year when an investor is expected to cease employment and typically stop contributin... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $12.15 | | Expense Ratio | 0.45% | | Assets Under Management | $48.6M | | NAV | $12.15 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 5.73% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.70 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $11.48 – $12.34 | | Beta | 0.62 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.6958 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does TRARX invest in? This fund aims to deliver the maximum possible overall return over the long term, balancing both capital appreciation and income generation. It accomplishes this by allocating its assets across a broad range of T. Rowe Price's own stock and bond mutual funds, covering diverse asset classes and market segments. The fund's investment strategy is specifically tailored to its namesake target retirement year of 2005, assuming an investor intends to retire around age 65. This target date signifies the approximate year when an investor is expected to cease employment and typically stop contributing new capital to the fund. ### What is the expense ratio of TRARX? T. Rowe Price Target Retirement 2005 Fund (TRARX) charges an expense ratio of 0.45%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is TRARX's dividend yield? TRARX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.73%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of TRARX? Effective duration measures TRARX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. TRARX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of TRARX? TRARX'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 TRARX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from TRARX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. TRARX'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. ### Does TRARX pay a dividend? Yes, T. Rowe Price Target Retirement 2005 Fund (TRARX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.73%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does TRARX pay dividends? T. Rowe Price Target Retirement 2005 Fund pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is TRARX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for TRARX was 2025-12-22. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will TRARX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.45% 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 TRARX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from TRARX'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 TRARX cost more than a fund like VOO? TRARX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.45%). 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 TRARX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to TRARX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as TRARX (0.45%) 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/trarx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/trarx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/trarx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/trarx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/trarx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.