T. Rowe Price Japan Fund (PRJPX)

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T. Rowe Price Japan Fund (PRJPX) is up 11.2% since the beginning of the year. PRJPX is currently trading at $15 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PRJPX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,108.

T. Rowe Price Japan Fund (PRJPX) has returned 11.22% so far this year and 27.33% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PRJPX has returned 7.82% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1992, PRJPX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.41%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 14.1 years.

Historically, 55% of months were positive and 45% were negative. The best month was Mar 2004 with a return of +16.2%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -16.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 9 months.

On a daily basis, PRJPX closed higher 48% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 7, 1998 with a return of +10.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -10.0%.

T. Rowe Price Japan Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.02%, beta of 0.52, and R2 of 0.23 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 1992.

• This fund participated in 70.85% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 52.04% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.52 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.23 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.23 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

PRJPX has a high expense ratio of 1.05%, indicating above-average management fees.

PRJPX ranks 23 for risk / return — below 23% 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 Japan Fund (PRJPX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

T. Rowe Price Japan Fund provided a 13.17% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.99 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for T. Rowe Price Japan 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 Japan 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 Japan Fund was 68.26%, occurring on Mar 11, 2003. Recovery took 3565 trading sessions.

The current T. Rowe Price Japan Fund drawdown is 3.09%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.