PARBX Performance — T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund, Advisor Class

Data updated: 2026-08-12

PARBX returned +6.11% year to date and +15.21% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +12.06% over 3 years and +5.24% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $141, against $155 for the category, and to $115 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 7.55% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund lost a net $1.7B, and assets reached $13.31B.

PARBX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodPARBXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$115$121
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$141$155
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$129$144
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$165$187

PARBX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+6.11%
1 year+15.21%
3 years (annualised)+12.06%
5 years (annualised)+5.24%

PARBX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+6.11%
2025+12.24%
2024+8.89%
2023+13.17%
2022−14.89%
2021+10.19%
2020+12.98%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+5.89%

PARBX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.9%+1.7%−4.2%+4.7%+2.0%———————
2025+2.1%+0.6%−1.6%0.0%+2.3%+2.4%+0.4%+1.9%+1.9%+0.8%+0.5%+0.3%
20240.0%+2.1%+2.3%−2.5%+2.6%+0.9%+1.9%+1.7%+1.3%−1.7%+2.6%−2.5%
2023+4.8%−2.1%+1.9%+0.9%−1.1%+3.0%+2.0%−1.6%−2.9%−1.8%+5.8%+4.1%
2022−3.5%−1.8%+0.1%−5.5%+0.1%−5.2%+4.5%−3.0%−6.4%+2.9%+5.2%−2.6%
2021−0.2%+1.8%+1.2%+2.7%+0.9%+0.8%+0.7%+1.4%−2.3%+2.6%−1.7%+1.9%
2020−0.1%−3.9%−10.7%+7.8%+3.7%+2.4%+3.7%+3.1%−1.8%−0.8%+7.3%+3.0%
2019————————+0.7%+1.3%+1.6%+2.2%

PARBX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.55%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.00 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.75% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −4.15% (Mar 2026)

PARBX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$1.7B
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $2.0B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.54×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$68.5M$273.8M−$205.4M
Apr 2026$68.5M$325.1M−$256.6M
Mar 2026$105.5M$260.0M−$154.5M
Feb 2026$142.4M$311.1M−$168.7M
Jan 2026$83.8M$383.9M−$300.1M
Dec 2025$875.5M$351.8M$523.7M
Nov 2025$151.9M$346.5M−$194.6M
Oct 2025$94.1M$294.6M−$200.5M
Sep 2025$110.8M$284.5M−$173.6M
Aug 2025$105.3M$260.2M−$154.9M
Jul 2025$85.2M$298.3M−$213.2M
Jun 2025$113.8M$324.6M−$210.8M

PARBX Assets Under Management

Net assets of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$13.31B
2026-02-28$13.62B
2025-11-30$13.81B
2025-08-31$13.92B
2025-05-31$13.84B
2025-02-28$14.26B
2024-11-30$14.85B
2024-08-31$15.07B
2024-05-31$14.94B
2024-02-29$15.14B
2023-11-30$9.76B
2023-08-31$10.10B

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.