T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (PDGIX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (PDGIX) has returned -2.44% so far this year and 9.58% over the past 12 months. Over the last decade, PDGIX has posted an annualized return of 12.23%, slightly higher than the S&P 500 Index benchmark’s 12.16%.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 2016, PDGIX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.05%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 5.5 years.

Historically, 72% of months were positive and 28% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +10.9%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -11.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.

On a daily basis, PDGIX closed higher 55% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +9.5%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.2%.

T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.08%, beta of 0.85, and R² of 0.93 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 2016.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (88.50%) than losses (83.73%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 2.08% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.

PDGIX has an expense ratio of 0.51%, placing it in the medium range.

PDGIX ranks 30 for risk / return — below 30% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (PDGIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund provided a 8.45% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $6.70 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth 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 Dividend Growth Fund was 33.17%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 111 trading sessions.

The current T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund drawdown is 7.30%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.