PARGX Performance — T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund, Advisor Class

Data updated: 2026-08-12

PARGX returned +5.10% year to date and +13.05% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +10.59% over 3 years and +4.44% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $135, against $155 for the category, and to $113 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 6.61% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund lost a net $83.9M, and assets reached $1.19B.

PARGX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodPARGXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$113$121
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$135$155
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$124$144
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$151$187

PARGX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+5.10%
1 year+13.05%
3 years (annualised)+10.59%
5 years (annualised)+4.44%

PARGX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+5.10%
2025+11.00%
2024+7.86%
2023+11.64%
2022−13.89%
2021+7.79%
2020+10.96%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+4.07%

PARGX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.6%+1.6%−3.5%+3.9%+1.6%———————
2025+1.8%+0.7%−1.2%0.0%+1.8%+2.1%+0.4%+1.7%+1.6%+0.7%+0.5%+0.3%
20240.0%+1.6%+2.0%−2.2%+2.4%+0.8%+1.8%+1.6%+1.3%−1.6%+2.3%−2.1%
2023+4.3%−1.9%+1.7%+0.8%−1.1%+2.4%+1.7%−1.4%−2.5%−1.6%+5.2%+3.8%
2022−3.0%−1.5%−0.2%−4.8%−0.1%−4.6%+4.1%−2.8%−5.9%+2.3%+4.6%−2.3%
2021−0.1%+1.1%+0.9%+2.2%+0.8%+0.6%+0.8%+1.1%−1.9%+2.0%−1.4%+1.6%
2020+0.3%−2.3%−8.6%+5.9%+3.0%+1.9%+3.0%+2.3%−1.4%−0.8%+5.5%+2.5%
2019————————+0.4%+0.9%+1.0%+1.7%

PARGX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 6.61%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.92 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.22% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −3.55% (Mar 2026)

PARGX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$83.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $223.4M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.73×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$10.3M$23.0M−$12.6M
Apr 2026$11.8M$29.9M−$18.1M
Mar 2026$19.9M$20.0M−$38K
Feb 2026$16.9M$22.9M−$6.0M
Jan 2026$12.2M$32.2M−$20.1M
Dec 2025$71.7M$40.5M$31.2M
Nov 2025$14.0M$24.9M−$11.0M
Oct 2025$16.6M$22.1M−$5.6M
Sep 2025$12.3M$22.4M−$10.1M
Aug 2025$12.7M$19.9M−$7.2M
Jul 2025$12.8M$21.7M−$8.9M
Jun 2025$12.2M$27.7M−$15.4M

PARGX Assets Under Management

Net assets of T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$1.19B
2026-02-28$1.20B
2025-11-30$1.22B
2025-08-31$1.21B
2025-05-31$1.19B
2025-02-28$1.20B
2024-11-30$1.22B
2024-08-31$1.24B
2024-05-31$1.22B
2024-02-29$1.22B
2023-11-30$882.97M
2023-08-31$922.13M

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.