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T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund (...
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Fund Info

ISIN

US77957T2069

CUSIP

77957T206

Inception Date

Sep 28, 1989

Min. Investment

$2,500

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

PRULX has an expense ratio of 0.29%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund (PRULX) returned 0.00% year-to-date (YTD) and 0.78% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PRULX returned -0.66% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


PRULX

YTD

0.00%

1M

-3.31%

6M

-5.39%

1Y

0.78%

3Y*

-5.69%

5Y*

-9.15%

10Y*

-0.66%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of PRULX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.35%5.24%-0.90%-1.18%-3.31%0.00%
2024-2.26%-2.32%1.12%-5.92%2.76%1.67%3.59%2.04%1.96%-5.30%1.95%-5.39%-6.58%
20236.77%-4.60%4.14%0.48%-2.94%-0.08%-2.21%-2.88%-7.27%-4.92%8.97%8.55%2.40%
2022-3.81%-1.48%-5.38%-9.14%-2.03%-1.53%2.64%-4.63%-8.02%-5.44%6.92%-2.17%-30.00%
2021-3.56%-5.68%-4.69%2.29%0.05%3.95%3.55%-0.20%-2.90%1.90%2.55%-2.01%-5.24%
20207.24%6.60%6.22%1.82%-1.85%0.33%4.24%-4.87%0.78%-3.25%1.54%-0.98%18.34%
20190.47%-1.27%5.44%-1.99%6.76%1.02%0.13%10.77%-2.68%-1.00%-0.46%-2.98%14.09%
2018-3.23%-2.80%2.65%-1.99%1.79%0.64%-1.34%1.24%-2.75%-2.89%1.74%5.48%-1.87%
20170.60%1.50%-0.64%1.43%1.74%0.69%-0.67%3.25%-2.17%-0.10%0.68%1.73%8.23%
20164.95%2.83%-0.02%-0.54%0.66%6.36%2.01%-1.05%-1.35%-4.20%-7.78%-0.32%0.74%
20158.48%-5.41%0.89%-2.95%-2.22%-3.60%4.06%-0.71%1.74%-0.32%-0.80%-0.31%-1.87%
20146.13%0.56%0.52%1.85%2.66%-0.24%0.57%4.02%-2.04%2.45%2.84%2.33%23.63%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of PRULX is 12, meaning it’s performing worse than 88% of other 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PRULX is 1212
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PRULX is 1111
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PRULX is 1313
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PRULX is 1212
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PRULX is 1212
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PRULX is 1313
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund (PRULX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.06
  • 5-Year: -0.61
  • 10-Year: -0.05
  • All Time: 0.46

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund provided a 3.63% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.25 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.25$0.28$0.26$0.22$0.20$2.55$1.22$0.32$0.32$0.57$0.64$0.37

Dividend yield

3.63%3.90%3.33%2.78%1.70%20.33%9.55%2.62%2.48%4.66%5.09%2.75%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.00$0.09
2024$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.28
2023$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.26
2022$0.02$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.22
2021$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.20
2020$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$2.32$2.55
2019$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.93$1.22
2018$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.32
2017$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.32
2016$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.28$0.57
2015$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.35$0.64
2014$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.05$0.37

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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 U.S. Treasury Long Term Index 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 U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund was 47.33%, occurring on Oct 19, 2023. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Index Fund drawdown is 41.09%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-47.33%Aug 5, 2020808Oct 19, 2023
-18.64%Jul 26, 2012269Aug 21, 2013330Dec 11, 2014599
-17.1%Jul 11, 2016111Dec 14, 2016639Jul 2, 2019750
-16.29%Dec 19, 2008118Jun 10, 2009295Aug 11, 2010413
-14.47%Feb 2, 2015102Jun 26, 2015239Jun 8, 2016341
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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