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Mutual Fund Insights: T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX)

In-depth Analysis of T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX)

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See T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

Last Trade: $13.91 on 3/19/2010, Change: -0.05 (-0.36%)

Fund Manager - Jeff L. Arricale

Fund Manager Tenure: 3.1 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: C (Score: 0.59) (What does this score mean?)

Jeff L. Arricale is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and a portfolio manager and research analyst in the Equity Division following life assurance, asset managers, and investment banks under the financial services industry. Jeff joined the firm in January 2001 after serving as a summer intern at T. Rowe Price in 2000, covering technology companies. Prior to this, Jeff was a manager in the auditing division of KPMG LLP. Get more insights on Jeff L. Arricale

What we like about T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX)

Data for T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) as of February 28, 2010

T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) management has been with T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund for 3.1 years
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 75.81% vs 75.16 % Financial category average)
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 122.60% vs Financial average of 202.29%. It is good that T. Rowe Price Financial Services management does not trade extensively for its return.
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 26.39, lower than category average of 28.76
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) has a lower management fee than its Financial average: 1.00% vs 1.72%
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) 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 Financial Services Fund (PRISX)

Data for T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) as of February 28, 2010

T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund is a focused fund with 34.77% 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 Financial Services Fund (PRISX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return -10.74% vs -15.02 % Financial category average)
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return -2.10% vs -5.58 % Financial category average)
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) is less safe compared to its Financial peers

See T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) performance details as of February 28, 2010

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T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of T. Rowe Price Financial Services fund (PRISX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2010	$329.64M
01/2010	$330.89M
11/2009	$332.87M

More historic net asset information on T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX)

T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of T. Rowe Price Financial Services fund (PRISX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	6.59%	85.72%	2.12%	5.58%
06/2009	3.85%	90.72%	1.57%	3.87%
03/2009	9.41%	83.22%	1.42%	5.95%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX)

Discover what T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09

T. Rowe Price Reserve [5.72%]
JP MORGAN CHASE CO [5.23%]
AON CORP [4.09%]
BK OF AMERICA CP [3.97%]
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW [3.57%]
GOLDMAN SACHS GRP [3.46%]
STATE STREET CP [2.97%]
Travelers [2.49%]
MORGAN STANLEY [2.4%]
US BANCORP [2.21%]

30-Jun-09

JP MORGAN CHASE CO [5.96%]
BK OF AMERICA CP [5.91%]
AON CORP [4.95%]
GOLDMAN SACHS GRP [4.92%]
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW [3.72%]
STATE STREET CP [3.67%]
T. Rowe Price Reserve [2.93%]
MORGAN STANLEY [2.73%]
THE TRAVELERS CO [2.7%]
SLM CORPORATION [2.3%]

31-Mar-09

JP MORGAN CHASE CO [5.88%]
GOLDMAN SACHS GRP [5.83%]
AON CORP [5.51%]
Bk Amer Pfd [3.26%]
ASSURANT INC [2.96%]
Travelers [2.95%]
The Charles Schwab Corporation [2.66%]
CHUBB CP THE [2.46%]
Wells Fargo & Co New Pfd [2.35%]
H R BLOCK INC [1.86%]

Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund (PRISX)

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