T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (PACEX)
The investment seeks to provide high current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds that are issued by companies that are located or listed in, or conduct the predominant part of their business activities in, the emerging market countries of Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Although the managers expect to generally maintain an intermediate-term weighted average maturity, there are no maturity restrictions on the overall portfolio or on individual securities purchased by the fund.
Fund Info
US77956H6412
May 23, 2012
$2,500
Expense Ratio
PACEX has a high expense ratio of 1.16%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (PACEX) returned 0.71% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.70% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PACEX returned 3.11% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.
PACEX
0.71%
1.56%
0.20%
5.70%
2.87%
3.11%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
7.44%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.12%
10.46%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PACEX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.81% | 1.63% | -0.30% | -1.19% | -0.22% | 0.71% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.41% | 0.61% | 1.32% | -1.12% | 1.48% | 0.73% | 1.32% | 1.57% | 1.80% | -0.84% | 0.23% | -0.63% | 7.06% |
| 2023 | 3.24% | -1.85% | -0.21% | 0.58% | -0.29% | 0.86% | 1.40% | -0.72% | -1.18% | -1.58% | 3.82% | 3.05% | 7.15% |
| 2022 | -2.49% | -3.26% | -1.60% | -2.34% | -1.20% | -4.21% | 0.24% | 1.13% | -4.92% | -1.77% | 5.62% | 2.03% | -12.47% |
| 2021 | -0.09% | -0.29% | -0.82% | 0.56% | 0.43% | 0.72% | -0.28% | 0.90% | -0.83% | -1.29% | -1.60% | 0.60% | -2.01% |
| 2020 | 1.26% | -0.18% | -14.32% | 5.06% | 4.23% | 2.94% | 2.60% | 1.17% | -0.53% | 0.71% | 3.33% | 1.63% | 6.59% |
| 2019 | 3.11% | 1.07% | 1.08% | 0.69% | 0.40% | 2.17% | 1.03% | 0.28% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 0.25% | 0.89% | 12.83% |
| 2018 | 0.12% | -0.99% | -0.61% | -0.54% | -1.00% | -0.71% | 1.86% | -0.87% | 1.23% | -0.90% | -0.38% | 1.01% | -1.80% |
| 2017 | 1.20% | 1.51% | 0.26% | 1.28% | 0.72% | 0.26% | 0.97% | 0.99% | 0.55% | 0.42% | -0.04% | 0.44% | 8.89% |
| 2016 | -0.27% | 1.06% | 3.88% | 1.81% | 0.58% | 1.66% | 2.51% | 1.29% | 0.05% | -0.08% | -2.84% | 1.05% | 11.09% |
| 2015 | -0.90% | 1.82% | 0.28% | 2.17% | 0.67% | -1.17% | -0.27% | -2.11% | -1.93% | 2.60% | -0.23% | -1.44% | -0.66% |
| 2014 | -0.29% | 1.97% | 0.97% | 0.80% | 2.90% | 0.71% | -0.25% | 0.10% | -1.42% | 0.86% | -0.71% | -2.52% | 3.05% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 88, PACEX is among the top 12% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (PACEX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund provided a 4.93% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.45 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.45 | $0.47 | $0.41 | $0.36 | $0.35 | $0.43 | $0.46 | $0.45 | $0.42 | $0.44 | $0.47 | $0.50 |
Dividend yield | 4.93% | 5.15% | 4.55% | 4.12% | 3.36% | 3.85% | 4.26% | 4.46% | 3.94% | 4.28% | 4.92% | 4.95% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.47 |
| 2023 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.41 |
| 2022 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.36 |
| 2021 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.35 |
| 2020 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.43 |
| 2019 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.46 |
| 2018 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.45 |
| 2017 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.42 |
| 2016 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.44 |
| 2015 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.47 |
| 2014 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.50 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund was 22.57%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund drawdown is 2.28%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -22.57% | Sep 14, 2021 | 280 | Oct 21, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -19.86% | Feb 24, 2020 | 22 | Mar 24, 2020 | 158 | Nov 5, 2020 | 180 |
| -8.98% | May 10, 2013 | 31 | Jun 24, 2013 | 229 | May 21, 2014 | 260 |
| -6.67% | Jul 10, 2014 | 387 | Jan 21, 2016 | 57 | Apr 13, 2016 | 444 |
| -4.31% | Jan 9, 2018 | 119 | Jun 28, 2018 | 145 | Jan 28, 2019 | 264 |
Volatility
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