PAAOX Fees and Costs — T. Rowe Price Asia Opportunities Fund, Advisor Class
Data updated: 2026-03-30
The net expense ratio is 1.25%: a 0.78% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 8.58% other expenses, less a 8.36% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $61K in broker commissions, 0.0819% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 49%.
PAAOX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PAAOX. Prospectus, as of December 22, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.78% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 8.58% |
| Gross expense ratio | 9.61% |
| Fee waiver | −8.36% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.25% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
PAAOX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PAAOX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $828 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.40% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.25%) | $131 | $408 | $705 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $9 | $27 | $46 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $22 | $76 |
| Total costs | $140 | $456 | $828 |
| Value after costs | $10,360 | $11,120 | $11,935 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
PAAOX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0819%
- Total broker commissions: $61K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $176K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 49%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $4K (0.005% of average net assets)
PAAOX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $11K | 19.75% |
| CLSA AMERICAS, LLC | $10K | 17.33% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $7K | 12.97% |
| UBS AG | $7K | 12.89% |
| Citigroup Inc. | $6K | 11.67% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $5K | 9.77% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $3K | 5.82% |
| MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC. | $3K | 5.20% |
| KOTAK SECURITIES LIMITED | $1K | 2.44% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $1K | 2.15% |
PAAOX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $112K | 63.29% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $61K | 34.43% |
| AXIS BANK LIMITED | $1K | 0.76% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $1K | 0.76% |
| Citigroup Inc. | $1K | 0.76% |
T. Rowe Price Asia Opportunities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRASX | I Class | 0.83% | — |
| TRAOX | T. Rowe Price Asia Opportunities Fund | 1.15% | — |
| PAAOX | Advisor Class | 1.25% | — |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.