PRCOX Mutual Fund — T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research Fund

T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research Fund (PRCOX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PRCOX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.54%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.53%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 87/100 (Safe). Total return is 1982.1% over the past 31.6 years, 647.9 points behind SPY at 2630.0%.

T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research Fund is a mutual fund that invests primarily in large-capitalization U.S. common stocks while maintaining sector and industry weightings close to the S&P 500 Index; it may also hold small- and mid-capitalization and foreign stocks. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.45%, with distributions paid as gains are realized rather than on a set schedule. It appeals to equity investors seeking U.S. market exposure aligned with broad index weightings through active stock selection.

PRCOX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1982.1% over the past 31.6 years, 647.9 points behind SPY at 2630.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.3%.

PRCOX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

87 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.47%

Issuer

T. Rowe Price

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/30/1994

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

0.54%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

1.53%

Last close

$75.58 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$73.69 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$19,716,610,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.3669

Ex-dividend date

12/12/2025

Payment date

12/12/2025

Beta

1.02

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.54%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.53%) 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.

PRCOX risks and drawbacks

PRCOX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.3%.

Who may consider PRCOX — and who may not

PRCOX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PRCOX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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