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PRXEX Mutual Fund — T. Rowe Price New Income Fund I Class

T. Rowe Price New Income Fund I Class (PRXEX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

Verdict as of October 16, 2026

PRXEX's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (91/100, medium confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 4.88%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.0297 with an ex-date of September 30, 2026, was 6.4% higher than the previous $0.028. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.

Sources: T. Rowe Price, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.

PRXEX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 4.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.63%, its expense ratio is 0.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 17.2% over the past 11.1 years, 352.1 points behind SPY at 369.3%.

T. Rowe Price New Income Fund I Class is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in income-producing securities, including U.S. government and agency bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, corporate bonds, foreign bonds, and Treasury inflation-protected securities. The fund carries a current distribution rate in the moderate range and has a low expense ratio of 0.35%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking diversified fixed-income exposure across multiple bond categories.

PRXEX dividend yield and income

Price as of 2026-10-16.

The distribution rate (4.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (4.63%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.02975. The ex-dividend date is 09/30/2026. The payment date is 09/30/2026.

Recorded distribution timeline (135)
Ex-dateAmountChange from previous payment
2026-09-30$0.029756.4%
Unclassified cash
2026-08-31$0.02796-12.1%
Unclassified cash
2026-07-30$0.03188.2%
Unclassified cash
2026-06-29$0.02941.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-05-28$0.02913.2%
Unclassified cash
2026-04-29$0.02821-0.5%
Unclassified cash
2026-03-30$0.028343.8%
Unclassified cash
2026-02-26$0.0273-7.0%
Unclassified cash
2026-01-29$0.02935-5.3%
Unclassified cash
2025-12-31$0.03112.6%
Unclassified cash
2025-11-26$0.02753-15.8%
Unclassified cash
2025-10-30$0.0326913.1%
Unclassified cash
2025-09-29$0.0289-10.5%
Unclassified cash
2025-08-28$0.03230.9%
Unclassified cash
2025-07-31$0.0328.7%
Unclassified cash
2025-06-27$0.02943-7.7%
Unclassified cash
2025-05-29$0.031877.3%
Unclassified cash
2025-04-29$0.02972.8%
Unclassified cash
2025-03-28$0.02893.2%
Unclassified cash
2025-02-27$0.028-9.4%
Unclassified cash
2025-01-30$0.03092.8%
Unclassified cash
2024-12-30$0.030050.5%
Unclassified cash
2024-11-27$0.02989-0.7%
Unclassified cash
2024-10-30$0.030117.4%
Unclassified cash
2024-09-27$0.02803-14.4%
Unclassified cash
2024-08-29$0.032735.6%
Unclassified cash
2024-07-30$0.030997.8%
Unclassified cash
2024-06-27$0.02876-15.0%
Unclassified cash
2024-05-30$0.033828.3%
Unclassified cash
2024-04-29$0.031230.0%
Unclassified cash
2024-03-27$0.0312216.3%
Unclassified cash
2024-02-28$0.026843.5%
Unclassified cash
2024-01-30$0.02593-10.5%
Unclassified cash
2023-12-28$0.028975.1%
Unclassified cash
2023-11-29$0.027571.8%
Unclassified cash
2023-10-30$0.02708-2.0%
Unclassified cash
2023-09-28$0.027631.1%
Unclassified cash
2023-08-30$0.027327.7%
Unclassified cash
2023-07-28$0.02536-10.5%
Unclassified cash
2023-06-29$0.028352.9%
Unclassified cash
2023-05-30$0.0275515.4%
Unclassified cash
2023-04-27$0.02387-12.6%
Unclassified cash
2023-03-30$0.0273118.6%
Unclassified cash
2023-02-27$0.023033.6%
Unclassified cash
2023-01-30$0.02224-12.6%
Unclassified cash
2022-12-29$0.0254611.5%
Unclassified cash
2022-11-29$0.0228412.3%
Unclassified cash
2022-10-28$0.02034-5.7%
Unclassified cash
2022-09-29$0.0215614.1%
Unclassified cash
2022-08-30$0.0188914.8%
Unclassified cash
2022-07-28$0.016454.9%
Unclassified cash
2022-06-29$0.0156813.1%
Unclassified cash
2022-05-27$0.01386-0.2%
Unclassified cash
2022-04-28$0.013893.6%
Unclassified cash
2022-03-30$0.0134111.7%
Unclassified cash
2022-02-25$0.0124.3%
Unclassified cash
2022-01-28$0.0115-11.1%
Unclassified cash
2021-12-30$0.01293N/A
2021-12-08$0.1N/A
2021-11-29$0.01214-4.8%
Unclassified cash
2021-10-28$0.012754.3%
Unclassified cash
2021-09-29$0.012233.6%
Unclassified cash
2021-08-30$0.0118-11.3%
Unclassified cash
2021-07-29$0.01330.5%
Unclassified cash
2021-06-29$0.013231.6%
Unclassified cash
2021-05-27$0.01302-14.6%
Unclassified cash
2021-04-29$0.015245.0%
Unclassified cash
2021-03-30$0.014527.1%
Unclassified cash
2021-02-25$0.01356-6.8%
Unclassified cash
2021-01-28$0.01455-25.1%
Unclassified cash
2020-12-30$0.01943N/A
2020-12-08$0.09N/A
2020-11-27$0.01718-11.3%
Unclassified cash
2020-10-29$0.019373.7%
Unclassified cash
2020-09-29$0.01867-0.4%
Unclassified cash
2020-08-28$0.01875-16.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-07-30$0.022326.4%
Unclassified cash
2020-06-29$0.02098-5.1%
Unclassified cash
2020-05-28$0.0221-0.0%
Unclassified cash
2020-04-29$0.02211-2.3%
Unclassified cash
2020-03-30$0.022624.2%
Unclassified cash
2020-02-27$0.02171-10.7%
Unclassified cash
2020-01-30$0.02433.1%
Unclassified cash
2019-12-30$0.02356-1.4%
Unclassified cash
2019-11-27$0.0239-0.1%
Unclassified cash
2019-10-30$0.023938.5%
Unclassified cash
2019-09-27$0.02205-14.6%
Unclassified cash
2019-08-29$0.025835.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-07-30$0.02467.0%
Unclassified cash
2019-06-28$0.023-17.8%
Unclassified cash
2019-05-30$0.0279712.5%
Unclassified cash
2019-04-29$0.02486-0.1%
Unclassified cash
2019-03-28$0.0248912.1%
Unclassified cash
2019-02-27$0.02221-6.5%
Unclassified cash
2019-01-30$0.02376-1.9%
Unclassified cash
2018-12-28$0.02422-8.0%
Unclassified cash
2018-11-29$0.026345.4%
Unclassified cash
2018-10-30$0.02513.6%
Unclassified cash
2018-09-28$0.022-19.8%
Unclassified cash
2018-08-30$0.0274315.7%
Unclassified cash
2018-07-30$0.0237-5.2%
Unclassified cash
2018-06-29$0.0254.3%
Unclassified cash
2018-05-30$0.023974.9%
Unclassified cash
2018-04-27$0.02285-8.6%
Unclassified cash
2018-03-29$0.02511.6%
Unclassified cash
2018-02-27$0.02240.3%
Unclassified cash
2018-01-30$0.02233-2.9%
Unclassified cash
2017-12-29$0.023-1.5%
Unclassified cash
2017-11-29$0.023345.6%
Unclassified cash
2017-10-30$0.0221-3.9%
Unclassified cash
2017-09-29$0.0232.7%
Unclassified cash
2017-08-30$0.022396.6%
Unclassified cash
2017-07-31$0.021-11.8%
Unclassified cash
2017-06-29$0.02389.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-05-30$0.021849.2%
Unclassified cash
2017-04-28$0.02-18.0%
Unclassified cash
2017-03-30$0.024416.7%
Unclassified cash
2017-02-27$0.020914.1%
Unclassified cash
2017-01-30$0.02008-12.7%
Unclassified cash
2016-12-30$0.0239.5%
Unclassified cash
2016-11-30$0.02110.5%
Unclassified cash
2016-10-31$0.019-13.6%
Unclassified cash
2016-09-30$0.0224.8%
Unclassified cash
2016-08-31$0.0210.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-07-29$0.0210.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-06-30$0.0210.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-05-31$0.021-4.5%
Unclassified cash
2016-04-29$0.0220.0%
Unclassified cash
2016-03-31$0.0224.8%
Unclassified cash
2016-02-29$0.02110.5%
Unclassified cash
2016-01-29$0.019-20.8%
Unclassified cash
2015-12-31$0.02420.0%
Unclassified cash
2015-11-30$0.02-9.1%
Unclassified cash
2015-10-30$0.0220.0%
Unclassified cash
2015-09-30$0.022—
2015 total$0.088—
2016 total$0.253187.5%
2017 total$0.265865.1%
2018 total$0.290249.2%
2019 total$0.290560.1%
2020 total$0.3395416.9%
2021 total$0.25927-23.6%
2022 total$0.20588-20.6%
2023 total$0.3162853.6%
2024 total$0.359613.7%
2025 total$0.363221.0%
2026 YTD total$0.26121-4.0% vs prior-year YTD

PRXEX dividend growth

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -2.7%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -5.70%.

TTM income vs TTM N years earlier
WindowChange
1Y-2.7%
3Y17.0%
5Y31.8%
10Y37.7%

PRXEX holdings and sector exposure

Holdings are not available for this snapshot.

PRXEX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 17.2% over the past 11.1 years, 352.1 points behind SPY at 369.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 4.8%.

WindowTotal returnCAGR
1M-0.4%—
3M-2.0%—
6M-2.3%—
YTD-2.1%—
1Y-1.9%—
2Y CAGR—1.40%
3Y CAGR—4.50%
5Y CAGR—-0.90%
10Y CAGR—1.10%
Since inception (11.1 years)17.2%1.40%

PRXEX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
91 · Safe
Safety-Adjusted Yield
4.44%
Issuer
T. Rowe Price
Asset type
Mutual Fund
Asset class
Fixed Income
Expense ratio
0.35%
Distribution rate
4.88%
Distribution frequency
Monthly
Trailing yield
4.63%
Last close
$7.61 (as of 2026-10-16)
NAV
$7.55 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
Premium / discount
N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
AUM
$27,899,432,960
Average volume
0.0
Dividend
$0.02975
Ex-dividend date
09/30/2026
Payment date
09/30/2026
Beta
0.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.63%) 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.

PRXEX risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 4.8%.

Who may consider PRXEX — and who may not

PRXEX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for 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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Frequently asked questions

Does PRXEX pay monthly?

Yes. PRXEX currently pays monthly.

What is PRXEX's expense ratio?

PRXEX's expense ratio is 0.35%.

What is PRXEX's dividend yield?

PRXEX's distribution rate is 4.88%, paid monthly, with a 0.35% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.

How has PRXEX's dividend grown?

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -2.7%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.

When does PRXEX pay a dividend?

PRXEX pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.02975. The ex-dividend date is 09/30/2026. The payment date is 09/30/2026.

How has PRXEX performed?

Total return is 17.2% over the past 11.1 years, 352.1 points behind SPY at 369.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 4.8%.

Is PRXEX a good investment?

PRXEX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 91 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 4.88% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.

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