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T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund (RPGEX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

Inception Date
Oct 27, 2008
Index Tracked
No Index (Active)
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity

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Performance

Performance Chart

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


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund (RPGEX) has returned -6.64% so far this year and 10.53% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, RPGEX has returned 11.05% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund

1D
-0.53%
1M
-9.34%
YTD
-6.64%
6M
-4.75%
1Y
10.53%
3Y*
12.42%
5Y*
2.86%
10Y*
11.05%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2009, RPGEX'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, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +15.0%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -13.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 8 months.

On a daily basis, RPGEX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +8.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.6%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20262.61%0.35%-9.34%-6.64%
20253.40%-2.32%-4.19%0.14%5.31%4.11%1.21%1.65%2.75%3.50%-1.48%0.06%14.57%
20240.64%6.21%2.82%-3.07%3.63%2.85%0.05%3.04%2.10%-1.67%3.48%-2.31%18.81%
20238.02%-3.29%2.05%0.83%0.46%4.93%3.80%-2.91%-4.09%-2.88%7.79%3.94%19.19%
2022-9.65%-3.73%-0.98%-10.88%-1.26%-7.95%7.67%-2.64%-8.99%4.96%6.64%-5.73%-29.77%
20211.20%2.35%-0.93%4.98%0.55%4.41%-0.08%3.87%-5.23%3.79%-3.02%-0.81%11.05%

Benchmark Metrics

T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.41%, beta of 0.98, and R² of 0.89 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 2009.

  • With beta of 0.98 and R² of 0.89, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

Alpha
0.41%
Beta
0.98
0.89
Upside Capture
100.20%
Downside Capture
100.06%

Expense Ratio

RPGEX has an expense ratio of 0.91%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

RPGEX ranks 24 for risk / return — below 24% 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.


RPGEX Risk / Return Rank: 2424
Overall Rank
RPGEX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 2323
Sharpe Ratio Rank
RPGEX Sortino Ratio Rank: 2222
Sortino Ratio Rank
RPGEX Omega Ratio Rank: 2323
Omega Ratio Rank
RPGEX Calmar Ratio Rank: 2424
Calmar Ratio Rank
RPGEX Martin Ratio Rank: 2727
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

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


RPGEXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.61

0.90

-0.28

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.95

1.39

-0.43

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.14

1.21

-0.07

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.74

1.40

-0.66

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

2.99

6.61

-3.61

Explore RPGEX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund provided a 12.34% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.08 per share.


0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$5.08$5.08$0.02$0.07$0.02$3.83$1.35$0.07$0.39$0.21$0.04$0.93

Dividend yield

12.34%11.52%0.04%0.21%0.07%8.84%3.18%0.23%1.67%0.82%0.21%4.95%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.08$5.08
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.07
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.83$3.83

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 Global Growth Stock 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 Global Growth Stock Fund was 39.67%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 706 trading sessions.

The current T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund drawdown is 10.50%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-39.67%Nov 17, 2021229Oct 14, 2022706Aug 12, 2025935
-32.02%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202050Jun 3, 202073
-25.27%May 2, 2011108Oct 3, 2011263Oct 17, 2012371
-24.43%Jan 7, 200942Mar 9, 200933Apr 24, 200975
-20.35%May 22, 2015183Feb 11, 2016251Feb 9, 2017434

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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