PRMTX Fees and Costs — T. Rowe Price Communications & Technology Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.77%: a 0.63% management fee plus 0.18% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2.9M in broker commissions, 0.0287% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 73%.
PRMTX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PRMTX. Prospectus, as of February 25, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.63% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.18% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.81% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.77% |
| 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 |
PRMTX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PRMTX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $502 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.84% 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 0.77%) | $81 | $253 | $439 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $9 | $16 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $46 |
| Total costs | $84 | $275 | $502 |
| Value after costs | $10,416 | $11,301 | $12,261 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
PRMTX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0287%
- Total broker commissions: $2.9M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $14.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 73%
- Securities on loan, average value: $54.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $75K (0.001% of average net assets)
PRMTX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $302K | 15.74% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $284K | 14.80% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $240K | 12.49% |
| UBS AG | $209K | 10.87% |
| Citigroup Inc. | $206K | 10.71% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $198K | 10.33% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $194K | 10.07% |
| BERNSTEIN INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC | $109K | 5.66% |
| CLSA AMERICAS, LLC | $95K | 4.96% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $84K | 4.36% |
PRMTX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $3.2M | 22.95% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $3.1M | 21.80% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $2.0M | 14.43% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $1.8M | 12.63% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $1.6M | 11.60% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $1.4M | 10.10% |
| Allen & Company LLC | $395K | 2.82% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $301K | 2.15% |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO. | $113K | 0.81% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $101K | 0.72% |
T. Rowe Price Communications & Technology Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTMIX | I Class | 0.67% | — |
| PRMTX | T. Rowe Price Communications & Technology Fund | 0.77% | — |
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.