T. Rowe Price Japan (PRJPX - Free Report) a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) seeks long-term growth of capital through investment in common stocks of large and small companies domiciled or with primary operations in Japan. The fund offers dividends (if any) and capital gains in December.

This Japan - Equity fund, as of the last filing, allocates their fund in three major groups; Foreign Stock, Intermediate Bond and Large Growth. Further, as of the last filing, SOFTBANK SA, NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELELP and KEYENCE CORP were the top holdings for PRJPX.

The T. Rowe Price Japan fund, managed by T. Rowe Price, carries an expense ratio of 1.02%. Moreover, PRJPX requires a minimal initial investment of $2,500.

PRJPX has a history of positive total returns for over 10 years. Specifically, the fund’s returns over the 1, 3, 5 year benchmarks; 1 year 18.79%, 3 year 11.32% and 5 year 11.26%. To see how this fund performed compared in its category and other #1 and #2 Ranked Mutual Funds, please click here .

PRJPX’s performance, as of the last filing, when compared to funds in its category was in the top 48% in 1 year, top 14% over the past 3 years, and in the 12% over the past 5 years.