Blue Chip Growth Fund
Invests in common stocks of large and medium-sized blue chip companies that have the potential for above-average earnings growth and are well established.
Growth stocks have historically been more volatile than cyclical stocks.
Morningstar (Category)
Morningstar
(Overall Rating)1
Data as of 02/28/2019
Data as of 02/28/2019
Fund Manager Tenure2
Net Assets3
(USD)
Data as of 02/28/2019
Data as of 02/28/2019
Price
(USD)
Daily Price Change
Data as of 03/22/2019
Data as of 03/22/2019
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Strategy
Investment Objective
The fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective.Morningstar Equity Style
Large Growth
Data as of 02/28/2019
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Average Annual Total Returns (Investor Class)
1 YR
2.01%Benchmark
-4.38%Value
6.39%Data as of 12/31/2018
3 YR
12.05%Benchmark
9.26%Value
2.79%5 YR
11.31%Benchmark
8.49%Value
2.82%10 YR
17.04%Benchmark
13.12%Value
3.92%Expense Ratio
Gross
0.70%Net
0.70%Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Average annual total return figures include changes in principal value, reinvested dividends, and capital gain distributions.
The gross expense ratio reflects the fund expenses as stated in the fee table of the fund's prospectus prior to the deduction of any waiver or reimbursement. The net expense ratio reflects fund expenses after the deduction of any waiver or reimbursement. If a fund has an active contractual expense limitation, the expiration date is shown below the gross and net expense ratio values above. Expense ratios are as of the most recent prospectus.
Current Year Performance (Investor Class)
Daily YTD
14.87%Benchmark
12.26%Value
2.61%Data as of 03/22/2019
Monthly YTD
14.30%Benchmark
11.48%Value
2.82%Data as of 02/28/2019
One Month
2.87%Benchmark
3.21%Value
-0.34%Three Months
4.66%Benchmark
1.42%Value
3.24%Asset Allocation
Net Assets
(USD)
$59.3b
Holdings
Total
Holdings
123
Largest Contributor
Cigna
1.74%Largest Detractor
Amazon.com
10.04%Purchase
Eli Lilly (N)
0.77%Sale
Red Hat
0.17%Sectors
Total
Sectors
10
Contributor
Information Technology
By 2.20%Detractor
Consumer Staples
By -0.54%Over
Consumer Discretionary
By 11.45%Under
Financials
By -7.95%Team (As of )
Larry Puglia
Lead Portfolio Manager
Larry J. Puglia is a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Division of T. Rowe Price. He is president of the Investment Advisory Committee of the US Large-Cap Core Growth Equity Strategy. He has been managing the US Large-Cap Core Growth Equity Strategy since 1993 and has had lead responsibility for all institutional accounts and other investment products within the strategy since 1997. Mr. Puglia is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
- Fund manager
since 1993 - Years at
T. Rowe Price 28 - Years investment
experience 29
Robert W. Sharps
Portfolio Manager
Rob Sharps is head of Investments and group chief investment officer of T. Rowe Price. He serves on the firm's Management, International Steering, Equity Steering, Fixed Income Steering, Asset Allocation, and Product Strategy Committees. He is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
- Years at
T. Rowe Price 21 - Years investment
experience 23
Joseph Fath
Portfolio Manager
Joe Fath is the portfolio manager for the US Growth Stock Strategy and is a member of the portfolio management team for the US Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategy in the U.S. Equity Division. He is a member of the U.S. Equity Steering Committee. Mr. Fath is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
- Years at
T. Rowe Price 16 - Years investment
experience 18
Craig Watson
Portfolio Specialist
Craig Watson is a portfolio specialist in the Equity Division of T. Rowe Price. He is a member of the U.S. Large-Cap Growth team working closely with institutional clients, consultants, and prospects. Mr. Watson is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
- Years at
T. Rowe Price 11 - Years investment
experience 23
Ronald Taylor
Portfolio Specialist
Ron Taylor is a portfolio specialist in the Equity Division of T. Rowe Price. He is a member of the US Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategy team working closely with institutional clients, consultants, and prospects. Mr. Taylor is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
- Years at
T. Rowe Price 15 - Years investment
experience 30
For a complete list of the members of the fund's Investment Advisory Committee, please refer to the fund's prospectus.
How to Invest
View platform information| Share Class | Min Initial Investment (USD) | Min Subsequent Investment (USD) | 12b-1 Fee | Expense Ratio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross | Net | Limitation Type | Limitation Expiration Date | ||||
|
Investor Class Cusip 77954Q106 |
$2,500 | $100 | 0.00% | 0.70% | 0.70% | N/A | N/A |
|
Advisor Class Cusip 77954Q205 |
$2,500 | $100 | 0.25% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
N/A |
N/A |
|
R Class Cusip 77954Q304 |
$2,500 | $100 | 0.50% | 1.23% | 1.23% |
N/A |
N/A |
|
I Class Cusip 77954Q403 |
$1,000,000* | N/A | 0.00% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
N/A |
N/A |
* Minimum initial investment $1,000,000, certain exceptions may apply. Minimum waived for I Classes offered through Workplace Retirement plans.
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Number of years managing the fund. In the case of co-portfolio management, the longer tenure is displayed.
Figure applies to all share classes.
Larry J. Puglia is a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Division of T. Rowe Price. He is president of the Investment Advisory Committee of the US Large-Cap Core Growth Equity Strategy. He has been managing the US Large-Cap Core Growth Equity Strategy since 1993 and has had lead responsibility for all institutional accounts and other investment products within the strategy since 1997. Mr. Puglia is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.