PABGX Mutual Fund — T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund Advisor Class

T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund Advisor Class (PABGX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PABGX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 5.40%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.40%, its expense ratio is 0.96%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 1345.3% over the past 26.5 years, 641.0 points ahead of SPY at 704.3%.

T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund Advisor Class is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in blue chip companies with growth characteristics, focusing on firms with leading market positions, seasoned management, and strong financial fundamentals. The fund carries an expense ratio of 0.96% and makes annual distributions at a current moderate rate. It appeals to growth-oriented income investors seeking exposure to established large-cap companies.

PABGX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1345.3% over the past 26.5 years, 641.0 points ahead of SPY at 704.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.8%.

PABGX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.97%

Issuer

T. Rowe Price

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.96%

Distribution rate

5.40%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

5.40%

Last close

$204.21 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$212.10 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$58,799,955,968

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$11.032

Ex-dividend date

12/11/2025

Payment date

12/12/2025

Beta

1.22

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.40%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.40%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: T. Rowe Price; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PABGX risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 19.8%.

Who may consider PABGX — and who may not

PABGX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PABGX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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