T. Rowe Price Hedged Equity I (PHEIX)

Fund Assets	4.05B
Expense Ratio	0.49%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	54.50%
Dividend (ttm)	0.78
Dividend Yield	5.50%
Dividend Growth	114.96%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 11, 2025

Previous Close	13.94
YTD Return	7.67%
1-Year Return	10.83%
5-Year Return	n/a
52-Week Low	12.46
52-Week High	14.27
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	347
Inception Date	Jul 5, 2023

About PHEIX

T. Rowe Price Hedged Equity Fund I Class is a mutual fund designed to provide long-term capital growth while aiming for a lower risk profile compared to the broader equity market. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of U.S. large-cap stocks and employs a series of hedging strategies—chiefly through equity options, index futures, and interest rate futures—to mitigate tail risk and reduce overall portfolio volatility. Its approach seeks to cushion the impact of equity market downturns and maintain strong risk-adjusted returns, even during periods of significant market stress. Managed with a fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process, the fund does not specifically favor growth or value investing but targets stocks with appealing fundamentals, earnings potential, and relative valuation. While the fund may occasionally maintain significant exposure to certain sectors, such as information technology, it is classified as nondiversified, permitting a more concentrated allocation to individual issuers. The fund’s structure makes it a distinctive tool for investors seeking equity exposure with embedded risk mitigation features, especially relevant for uncertain or volatile market environments.

• Fund Family: T. Rowe Price
• Category: Options Trading
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: PHEIX
• Share Class: -i Class
• Index: Index is not provided by Management Company

Performance

PHEIX had a total return of 10.83% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.77%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
PZHEX	-z Class	n/a

Top 10 Holdings

36.57% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Fund	TRPGRIA	7.42%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	6.37%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	5.61%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	4.18%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	3.00%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	2.57%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	2.22%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	1.91%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	1.89%
Tesla, Inc.	TSLA	1.41%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 11, 2025	$0.7788	Dec 12, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$0.3623	Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2023	$0.056	Dec 14, 2023

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Last checked:

Sep 14, 2026

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