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Mutual Fund Insights: T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX)

In-depth Analysis of T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX)

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See T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

Last Trade: $7.83 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.06 (-0.76%)

Fund Manager - David J. Eiswert

Fund Manager Tenure: 1.5 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: N/A (Score: *manager is new*) (What does this score mean?)

David David J. Eiswert is the lead portfolio manager for the Global Technology Strategy at T. Rowe Price. David J. Eiswert also maintains responsibilities for the firmâs U.S. Structured Research Strategy. David has 8 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the firm in 2003, David J. Eiswert was an analyst at Mellon Growth Advisors and Fidelity and worked as a consultant in the communications industry. Mr. Eiswert earned an M.A. in economics from the University of Maryland and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Get more insights on David J. Eiswert

What we like about T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX)

Data for T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) as of February 28, 2010

T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 86.36% vs 66.43 % Technology category average)
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 3.02% vs -0.73 % Technology category average)
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 6.81% vs 3.67 % Technology category average)
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 95.80% vs Technology average of 183.68%. It is good that T. Rowe Price Global Technology management does not trade extensively for its return.
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) has a lower management fee than its Technology average: 1.32% vs 1.81%
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) is a true no-load fund as it has no load and no 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

What we are cautious about T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX)

Data for T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) as of February 28, 2010

T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) management has been with T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund for only 1.5 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund is a focused fund with 35.70% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 27.89 that is higher than category average of 26.21

See T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

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T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of T. Rowe Price Global Technology fund (PRGTX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$257.50M
01/2010	$254.51M
11/2009	$228.23M

More historic net asset information on T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX)

T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of T. Rowe Price Global Technology fund (PRGTX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	2.25%	96.7%	0%	1.06%
06/2009	7.94%	90.74%	0%	1.31%
03/2009	7.96%	90.67%	0%	1.37%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX)

Discover what T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09

Apple Inc. [5.84%]
QUALCOMM Incorporated [4.47%]
INTL BUSINESS MACH [4.21%]
Microsoft Corporation [4.13%]
Palm, Inc. [3.87%]
MCAFEE, INC [3.09%]
Google Inc. [3.08%]
ACCENTURE PLC. [2.91%]
JUNIPER NETWORKS [2.35%]
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve [2.25%]

30-Jun-09

Apple Inc. [6.3%]
QUALCOMM Incorporated [5%]
Microsoft Corporation [3.91%]
INTL BUSINESS MACH [3.84%]
Palm, Inc. [3.73%]
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve [3.18%]
Electronic Arts Inc. [2.96%]
Cisco Systems, Inc. [2.82%]
MCAFEE, INC [2.78%]
ACCENTURE LTD. [2.63%]

31-Mar-09

Apple Inc. [5.44%]
QUALCOMM Incorporated [5.03%]
Microsoft Corporation [4.04%]
Palm, Inc. [3.92%]
INTL BUSINESS MACH [3.69%]
Nintendo [3.53%]
Electronic Arts Inc. [2.98%]
Cisco Systems, Inc. [2.89%]
MCAFEE, INC [2.66%]
ACCENTURE LTD. [2.47%]

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