Company Description
"The fund seeks to match the performance of the FTSE Developed ex North America Index, an equity market index based on the market capitalization of over 1,000 predominately large companies listed in Japan, the U.K., and developed countries in Continental Europe and the Pacific Rim."Fund Name
T Rowe Price International Equity Index Fund
Target Index
FTSE Developed ex North America Index
Index Description
“The FTSE Developed ex NA Index is part of a range of indexes designed to help US investors benchmark their international investments. The index comprises Large (85%) and Mid (15%) cap stocks providing coverage of Developed markets (22 countries) excluding the US and Canada. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), which covers 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization.”
Stocks/Bonds
Stocks
Share Weighted/Cap Weighted
Cap Weighted
Geographical Concentration of Index
Developed countries outside of North America; top 10 countries in index as of 1/30/09 are as follows (with % of net assets):
| Japan | 24.07% |
| UK | 19.53% |
| France | 10.71% |
| Switzerland | 7.75% |
| Germany | 7.64% |
| Australia | 5.70% |
| Spain | 4.65% |
| Hong Kong | 4.31% |
| Italy | 3.67% |
| Netherlands | 2.70% |
Market Cap Orientation of Index
Large Cap
Number of Constituents in Index
1,285
Market Cap of Constituents in Index
$7,439.0 Billion, as of 1/30/2009
Top 10 Constituents in Index
As of 1/30/2009 (with Index Weight):
| Nestle | 1.83% |
| BP | 1.81% |
| Total | 1.61% |
| Roche Hldgs | 1.33% |
| Vodafone Group | 1.32% |
| HSBC Hldgs | 1.26% |
| Novartis | 1.26% |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 1.24% |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 1.19% |
| Toyota Motor | 1.13% |
Link for More Info on Index
Expense Ratio
0.50%
Other Fees & Loads
| Purchase Fee | None |
| Redemption Fee | 2.00% / 90 days |
| Account Service Fee | $20 / year if balance < $10,000 |
| Front End Sales Load | None |
| Back End Sales Load | None |
R Squared to Index
0.9886
Minimum Deposit
$1,000 (with IRA, otherwise $2,500)
Ticker(s)
PIEQX
Top 10 Holdings
(12.66% of net total assets) as of 10/31/2011:
- BHP Billiton
- BP
- HSBC Holdings PLC
- Nestle
- Novartis
- Roche Holding
- Royal Dutch Shell
- Samsung Electronics Co
- Total
- Vodafone Group
Number of Constituents in Fund
1,419