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If you've been stuck searching for Global - Equity funds, consider T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Retail (RPGEX) as a possibility. RPGEX carries a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance.
Objective
RPGEX is classified in the Global - Equity segment by Zacks, an area full of possibilities. Even though Global - Equity mutual funds invest in bigger markets like the U.S., Europe, and Japan, these kinds of funds aren't limited by geography. Rather, they offer an investment strategy that utilizes the global economy to provide stable returns.
History of Fund/Manager
T. Rowe Price is responsible for RPGEX, and the company is based out of Baltimore, MD. T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Retail made its debut in October of 2008, and since then, RPGEX has accumulated about $214.51 million in assets, per the most up-to-date date available. The fund's current manager, R. Scott Berg, has been in charge of the fund since October of 2008.
Performance
Obviously, what investors are looking for in these funds is strong performance relative to their peers. This fund carries a 5-year annualized total return of 8.68%, and is in the top third among its category peers. If you're interested in shorter time frames, do not dismiss looking at the fund's 3-year annualized total return of 13.07%, which places it in the top third during this time-frame.
When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. Over the past three years, RPGEX's standard deviation comes in at 13.05%, compared to the category average of 10.08%. Over the past 5 years, the standard deviation of the fund is 13.11% compared to the category average of 10.29%. This makes the fund more volatile than its peers over the past half-decade.
Risk Factors
It's always important to be aware of the downsides to any future investment, so one should not discount the risks that come with this segment.
Even still, the fund has a 5-year beta of 1, so investors should note that it is hypothetically as volatile as the market at large. Alpha is an additional metric to take into consideration, since it represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which in this case, is the S&P 500. Over the past 5 years, the fund has a negative alpha of -1.14. This means that managers in this portfolio find it difficult to pick securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns.