T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth

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TRBCX - Snapshot

Vitals

YTD Return 32.0%
3 Yr Annualized Return 18.1%
5 Yr Annualized Return 17.3%
Net Assets $86.1 B
Holdings in Top 10 49.1%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$162.89

$94.72

$167.44

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

Expense Ratio 0.69%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

Turnover 31.50%

TRADING FEES

Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable) $2,500
IRA $1,000

Fund Classification

Primary Theme
U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity
Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
Investment Style Large Growth

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

American Funds The Growth Fund of America®

Fund

$66.86

+0.80%

$218.07 B

0.57%

$0.38

30.76%

Invesco QQQ Trust

QQQ | ETF

$299.01

+0.92%

$129.99 B

0.55%

$1.63

40.92%

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

VUG | ETF

$243.41

+0.68%

$125.92 B

0.55%

$1.32

33.76%

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

Fund

$125.26

+0.67%

$125.92 B

$0.00

33.44%

Fidelity® Contrafund® Fund

Fund

$17.51

+0.63%

$124.79 B

$0.00

27.72%

TRBCX - Profile

Distributions

YTD Total Return 32.0%
3 Yr Annualized Total Return 18.1%
5 Yr Annualized Total Return 17.3%
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
Net Income Ratio 0.07%

DIVIDENDS

Dividend Yield 0.0%
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

Legal Name

T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund
Fund Family Name

T. Rowe Price
Inception Date

Jun 30, 1993
Shares Outstanding

N/A
Share Class

No Load
Currency

USD
Domiciled Country

United States
Manager

Larry Puglia

Fund Description

The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of large and medium-sized blue chip growth companies. It focuses on companies with leading market positions, seasoned management, and strong financial fundamentals. The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.

TRBCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	TRBCX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	32.0%	-68.2%	129.1%	31.85%
1 Yr	30.4%	-9.0%	135.4%	28.57%
3 Yr	18.1%*	-3.8%	41.0%	35.79%
5 Yr	17.3%*	-10.6%	33.4%	19.06%
10 Yr	17.1%*	5.1%	22.1%	9.72%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	TRBCX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	29.5%	-28.8%	76.0%	20.17%
2018	-0.3%	-64.5%	10.6%	4.91%
2017	32.6%	-68.7%	64.3%	3.28%
2016	0.3%	-56.6%	15.3%	45.72%
2015	7.6%	-82.5%	11.4%	2.27%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	TRBCX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	32.0%	-68.2%	129.1%	31.85%
1 Yr	30.4%	-12.7%	133.0%	27.00%
3 Yr	18.1%*	-5.7%	41.0%	32.72%
5 Yr	17.3%*	-11.6%	33.4%	17.95%
10 Yr	17.1%*	5.1%	22.1%	9.18%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	TRBCX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	29.5%	-28.8%	76.0%	20.33%
2018	-0.3%	-64.5%	16.5%	14.90%
2017	32.6%	-24.8%	64.3%	14.66%
2016	0.3%	-56.6%	17.1%	67.40%
2015	7.6%	-38.0%	17.3%	11.33%

NAV & Total Return History

TRBCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

	TRBCX	Category Low	Category High	TRBCX % Rank
Net Assets	86.1 B	10.3 K	218 B	1.89%
Number of Holdings	121	1	2364	21.90%
Net Assets in Top 10	43.4 B	425 K	89.8 B	1.90%
Weighting of Top 10	49.07%	10.5%	100.0%	30.30%

Top 10 Holdings

Amazon.com Inc 11.84%
Facebook Inc A 6.53%
Microsoft Corp 5.24%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR 4.93%
Alphabet Inc Class C 4.77%
Apple Inc 4.73%
Visa Inc Class A 3.08%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.78%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.78%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.78%

Asset Allocation

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	TRBCX % Rank
Stocks	99.98%	48.25%	116.73%	10.26%
Cash	0.03%	-12.08%	51.74%	87.81%
Preferred Stocks	0.00%	0.00%	2.39%	38.91%
Other	0.00%	-17.43%	18.94%	43.80%
Convertible Bonds	0.00%	0.00%	6.97%	31.82%
Bonds	0.00%	-0.42%	9.62%	32.97%

Stock Sector Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	TRBCX % Rank
Technology	28.41%	0.00%	53.57%	69.34%
Consumer Cyclical	20.62%	0.00%	48.24%	15.99%
Communication Services	20.32%	0.00%	67.67%	7.15%
Healthcare	12.99%	0.00%	69.42%	67.52%
Financial Services	11.18%	0.00%	41.61%	37.52%
Industrials	3.98%	0.00%	29.16%	68.98%
Consumer Defense	1.29%	0.00%	19.68%	80.73%
Real Estate	0.68%	0.00%	23.28%	69.64%
Basic Materials	0.48%	0.00%	13.33%	66.28%
Utilities	0.05%	0.00%	11.79%	30.66%
Energy	0.02%	0.00%	19.81%	38.18%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	TRBCX % Rank
US	89.18%	46.80%	116.11%	70.51%
Non US	10.80%	0.00%	36.31%	15.84%

TRBCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

	TRBCX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio	0.69%	0.01%	23.28%	78.81%
Management Fee	0.55%	0.00%	1.50%	31.80%
12b-1 Fee	N/A	0.00%	1.00%	3.56%
Administrative Fee	0.15%	0.01%	1.02%	73.11%

Sales Fees

	TRBCX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Front Load	N/A	0.50%	8.50%	N/A
Deferred Load	N/A	1.00%	5.50%	N/A

Trading Fees

	TRBCX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee	N/A	0.50%	2.00%	N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

	TRBCX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Turnover	31.50%	0.00%	464.00%	39.64%

TRBCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

	TRBCX	Category Low	Category High	TRBCX % Rank
Dividend Yield	0.00%	0.00%	17.80%	33.84%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

	TRBCX	Category Low	Category High	Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency	Annually	Annually	Semi-Annually	Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

	TRBCX	Category Low	Category High	TRBCX % Rank
Net Income Ratio	0.07%	-8.87%	2.43%	48.23%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

	TRBCX	Category Low	Category High	Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency	Annually	Annually	Semi-Annually	Annually

Dividend Payout History

Date	Amount
Dec 15, 2017	$0.060
Dec 15, 2016	$0.050
Dec 15, 2014	$0.001
Dec 17, 2012	$0.135
Dec 30, 2011	$0.015
Dec 15, 2011	$0.035
Dec 15, 2010	$0.020
Dec 31, 2009	$0.020
Dec 15, 2009	$0.015
Dec 15, 2008	$0.070
Dec 19, 2007	$0.150
Dec 20, 2006	$0.130
Dec 14, 2005	$0.080
Dec 15, 2004	$0.160
Dec 18, 2003	$0.030
Dec 30, 1996	$0.140
Dec 28, 1995	$0.150
Dec 29, 1994	$0.220

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TRBCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Larry Puglia

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 30, 1993

27.36

27.4%

Larry J. Puglia is a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Division and is lead manager for T.Rowe Price's US Large-Cap Core Growth Equity Strategy. He joined T.Rowe Price Associates in 1990 and his investment experience dates from 1989.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low	Category High	Category Average	Category Mode
0.01	52.87	7.74	0.83

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T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth

TRBCX - Snapshot

Vitals

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

SALES FEES

BROKERAGE FEES

TRADING FEES

Min Investment

Fund Classification

TRBCX - Profile

Distributions

Fund Details

Fund Description

TRBCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Return Ranking - Calendar

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

NAV & Total Return History

TRBCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

Top 10 Holdings

Asset Allocation

Stock Sector Breakdown

Stock Geographic Breakdown

TRBCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

Sales Fees

Trading Fees

Related Fees

TRBCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

Dividend Distribution Analysis

Net Income Ratio Analysis

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

Dividend Payout History

TRBCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Larry Puglia

Tenure Analysis

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