Morningstar Rating

Fund Research and Analysis

by William Samuel Rocco
It's again clear why T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock is one of its group's best, but it would be a mistake to forget about its risks.

This fund's strengths have been on full display as emerging markets have soared over the past several months.  Read more 

Kudos

Good long-term returns.
Experienced management.
Sound strategy.
Overall emerging-markets team at T. Rowe Price is sizable, seasoned, and skilled. Read more 

Risks

Although driven by bottom-up stock selection, the portfolio does make significant country and sector bets, which can backfire at times.
Like all emerging-markets offerings, this fund is volatile and subject to sharp declines.
Suffered huge losses--and lagged most of its peers--in the late-2007 to early-2009 meltdown. Read more 

Strategy

Gonzalo Pangaro and his comanagers hunt for companies that have strong earnings growth and are leaders in their industries. They're not averse to accumulating substantial stakes in growth industries,  Read more 

Management

Gonzalo Pangaro, who joined this fund as a comanager in September 2008 and took sole control of the portfolio in March 2009, has an impressive resume. He earned strong results during his tenure as manager of T. Rowe Price Latin America PRLAX; he has   Read more 

Inside Scoop

While many emerging-markets funds chase hot markets or hunt for extreme values, this fund buys and holds firms with strong earnings growth and modest valuations. This sensible   Read more 

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