T. Rowe Price Tax Free High Yield Fund (PRFHX)
The investment seeks a high level of income exempt from federal income taxes by investing primarily in long-term low- to upper-medium-grade municipal securities. Normally, at least 80% of the fund's income will be exempt from federal income taxes. However, up to 20% of the fund's income could be derived from securities subject to the alternative minimum tax. It generally seeks higher yielding municipal bonds, including those that are rated noninvestment grade (BB and lower, or an equivalent rating) by a major credit rating agency or by T. Rowe Price, known as "junk" bonds.
Fund Info
US7414861044
741486104
Feb 28, 1985
$2,500
Expense Ratio
PRFHX has an expense ratio of 0.63%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
T. Rowe Price Tax Free High Yield Fund (PRFHX) returned -2.41% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.22% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PRFHX returned 2.64% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.
PRFHX
-2.41%
1.13%
-2.68%
1.22%
2.75%
2.64%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.19%
9.00%
-1.55%
12.31%
15.59%
10.78%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PRFHX, 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 | 0.51% | 1.29% | -1.91% | -1.91% | -0.37% | -2.41% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.59% | 0.76% | 0.78% | -1.23% | 0.62% | 2.50% | 0.94% | 0.96% | 1.35% | -1.27% | 1.39% | -1.47% | 5.99% |
| 2023 | 3.91% | -2.49% | 1.29% | 0.47% | -0.33% | 0.79% | 0.29% | -1.19% | -3.27% | -2.13% | 7.07% | 2.88% | 7.03% |
| 2022 | -2.22% | -0.91% | -3.34% | -3.45% | 1.19% | -3.28% | 3.42% | -2.26% | -5.73% | -1.99% | 5.24% | -0.70% | -13.62% |
| 2021 | 1.63% | -1.05% | 0.75% | 1.33% | 1.05% | 1.12% | 0.97% | -0.23% | -0.63% | -0.23% | 1.04% | 0.18% | 6.06% |
| 2020 | 1.68% | 1.54% | -9.12% | -3.27% | 3.04% | 3.65% | 2.12% | 0.29% | 0.37% | -0.14% | 2.12% | 1.79% | 3.44% |
| 2019 | 0.57% | 0.71% | 1.92% | 0.63% | 1.57% | 0.51% | 0.63% | 1.95% | -0.46% | 0.06% | 0.22% | 0.39% | 9.04% |
| 2018 | -0.79% | -0.28% | 0.56% | -0.30% | 1.15% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.34% | -0.65% | -1.14% | 0.50% | 0.82% | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 0.46% | 0.83% | 0.51% | 0.80% | 1.73% | -0.08% | 0.62% | 0.81% | -0.10% | 0.21% | 0.22% | 1.06% | 7.28% |
| 2016 | 0.89% | 0.16% | 0.92% | 0.91% | 0.72% | 2.20% | -0.02% | 0.39% | -0.25% | -1.10% | -4.13% | 0.85% | 1.40% |
| 2015 | 1.92% | -0.91% | 0.54% | -0.58% | -0.24% | -0.42% | 0.71% | 0.24% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.33% | 1.04% | 3.85% |
| 2014 | 3.17% | 1.62% | 0.72% | 1.68% | 2.09% | 0.09% | 0.10% | 1.64% | 0.52% | 0.96% | 0.49% | 1.03% | 14.99% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PRFHX is 30, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s 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 Tax Free High Yield Fund (PRFHX) 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 Tax Free High Yield Fund provided a 3.98% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.43 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.43 | $0.42 | $0.39 | $0.40 | $0.38 | $0.44 | $0.44 | $0.44 | $0.44 | $0.46 | $0.48 | $0.50 |
Dividend yield | 3.98% | 3.80% | 3.62% | 3.82% | 3.01% | 3.54% | 3.53% | 3.71% | 3.64% | 3.91% | 4.02% | 4.15% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for T. Rowe Price Tax Free High Yield 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 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.14 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.42 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.39 |
| 2022 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.40 |
| 2021 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.38 |
| 2020 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.44 |
| 2019 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.44 |
| 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 | $0.44 |
| 2017 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.44 |
| 2016 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.46 |
| 2015 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.48 |
| 2014 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $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 Tax Free High Yield 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 Tax Free High Yield Fund was 24.76%, occurring on Dec 15, 2008. Recovery took 198 trading sessions.
The current T. Rowe Price Tax Free High Yield Fund drawdown is 4.37%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -24.76% | May 14, 2007 | 403 | Dec 15, 2008 | 198 | Sep 29, 2009 | 601 |
| -18.02% | Jan 4, 2022 | 204 | Oct 25, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -14.76% | Mar 2, 2020 | 15 | Mar 20, 2020 | 197 | Dec 30, 2020 | 212 |
| -12.67% | Mar 9, 1987 | 157 | Oct 19, 1987 | 177 | Jun 30, 1988 | 334 |
| -10.36% | May 3, 2013 | 87 | Sep 5, 2013 | 164 | May 1, 2014 | 251 |
Volatility
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