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T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price
Global Stock Fund

Investor Class

I Class

Advisor Class

SUMMARY
Investment Objective
The fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of established companies throughout the world, including the U.S.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund - USD ($)
Investor Class
I Class
Advisor Class
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for 90 days or less) 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%
Maximum account fee $ 20 [1]
[1] Subject to certain exceptions, accounts with a balance of less than $10,000 are charged an annual $20 fee.
Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
Investor Class
I Class
Advisor Class
Management fees 0.64% 0.64% 0.64%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.25%
Other expenses 0.25% 0.09% [1] 0.27%
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.89% 0.73% 1.16%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement (0.04%) [1] (0.01%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement 0.89% 0.69% [1] 1.15% [2]
[1] T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. has agreed (through February 28, 2019) to pay the operating expenses of the fund's I Class excluding management fees; interest; expenses related to borrowings; taxes and brokerage; nonrecurring, extraordinary expenses; and acquired fund fees and expenses ("I Class Operating Expenses"), to the extent the I Class Operating Expenses exceed 0.05% of the class' average daily net assets. Any expenses paid under this agreement are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. by the fund whenever the fund's I Class Operating Expenses are below 0.05%. However, no reimbursement will be made more than three years after the payment of the I Class Operating Expenses or if such reimbursement would cause the fund's I Class Operating Expenses to exceed 0.05%. The agreement may be terminated at any time beyond February 28, 2019, with approval by the fund's Board of Directors.
[2] T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. has agreed (through February 28, 2018) to waive its fees and/or bear any expenses (excluding interest, expenses related to borrowings, taxes and brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses) that would cause the class' ratio of expenses to average daily net assets to exceed 1.15%. The agreement may be terminated at any time beyond February 28, 2018, with approval by the fund's Board of Directors. Fees waived and expenses paid under this agreement (and a previous limitation of 1.15%) are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. by the fund whenever the class' expense ratio is below 1.15%. However, no reimbursement will be made more than three years after the waiver or payment, or if it would result in the expense ratio exceeding 1.15% (excluding interest, expenses related to borrowings, taxes and brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses).
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The example also assumes that an expense limitation currently in place is not renewed; therefore, the figures have been adjusted to reflect fee waivers or expense reimbursements only in the periods for which the expense limitation arrangement is expected to continue. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example - T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund - USD ($)
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Investor Class 91 284 493 1,096
I Class 70 225 398 899
Advisor Class 117 367 637 1,408
Portfolio Turnover
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when the fund’s shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 134.6% of the average value of its portfolio.
Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies
The fund will diversify broadly by investing in a variety of industries in developed and, to a lesser extent, emerging markets. The fund will normally invest in at least five countries, one of which will be the U.S. Under normal conditions, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in stocks and at least 40% of the fund’s net assets will be invested in stocks of companies outside the U.S. (at least 30% if foreign market conditions are not favorable). While the fund has flexibility to purchase stocks of companies of any size, investments will typically focus on large- and mid-cap growth stocks.

While the adviser invests with an awareness of the global economic backdrop and the adviser’s outlook for certain industries, sectors, and individual countries, the adviser’s decision-making process focuses on bottom-up stock selection. Country allocation is driven largely by stock selection, though the adviser may limit investments in markets or industries that appear to have poor overall prospects.

Security selection reflects a growth style. The adviser relies on a global team of investment analysts dedicated to in-depth fundamental research in an effort to identify companies capable of achieving and sustaining above-average, long-term earnings growth. The adviser seeks to purchase stocks of companies at reasonable prices in relation to present or anticipated earnings, cash flow, or book value.

In selecting investments, the adviser generally favors companies with one or more of the following characteristics:
  • leading or improving market position;
  • attractive business niche;
  • attractive or improving franchise or industry position;
  • seasoned management;
  • stable or improving earnings and/or cash flow; and
  • sound or improving balance sheet.
The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.
Principal Risks
As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective. The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in this fund are summarized as follows:

Active management risk The fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and strategies employed by the fund fail to produce the intended results, the fund could underperform in comparison to other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

Risks of stock investing Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. The value of a stock in which the fund invests may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect a particular company or industry.

International investing risk Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. International securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities and may lose value because of adverse local, political, social, or economic developments overseas, or due to changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, international investments are subject to settlement practices and regulatory and financial reporting standards that differ from those of the U.S. These risks are heightened for the fund’s investments in emerging markets, which are more susceptible to governmental interference, less efficient trading markets, and the imposition of local taxes and restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds for foreign investors.

Investment style risk Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. The fund’s growth approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than certain other types of stocks, and their prices may fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock market. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack dividends that can help cushion its share price in a declining market.

Market capitalization risk The fund’s focus on large and medium-sized companies subjects the fund to the risks that larger companies may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies, especially during strong economic periods, and that they may be less capable of responding quickly to competitive challenges and industry changes. Because the fund focuses on large and medium-sized companies, its share price could be more volatile than a fund that invests only in large companies. Medium-sized companies typically have less experienced management, narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, and less publicly available information than larger companies.

Portfolio turnover risk The fund may actively and frequently trade its portfolio securities or other instruments to carry out its investment strategies. High portfolio turnover may adversely affect the fund’s performance and increase transaction costs, which could increase the fund’s expenses. High portfolio turnover may also result in the distribution of higher capital gains when compared to a fund with less active trading policies, which could have an adverse tax impact if the fund’s shares are held in a taxable account.
Performance
The following performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The fund's performance information represents only past performance (before and after taxes) and is not necessarily an indication of future results.

The following bar chart illustrates how much returns can differ from year to year by showing calendar year returns and the best and worst calendar quarter returns during those years for the fund's Investor Class. Returns for other share classes vary since they have different expenses.
Global Stock Fund
Calendar Year Returns
Bar Chart
  Quarter Ended    Total Return  Quarter Ended     Total Return
Best Quarter             6/30/09             23.61%      Worst Quarter            12/31/08            -33.53%
The following table shows the average annual total returns for each class of the fund that has been in operation for at least one full calendar year, and also compares the returns with the returns of a relevant broad-based market index, as well as with the returns of one or more comparative indexes that have investment characteristics similar to those of the fund.

In addition, the table shows hypothetical after-tax returns to demonstrate how taxes paid by a shareholder may influence returns. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or individual retirement account. After-tax returns are shown only for the Investor Class and will differ for other share classes.
Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended
December 31, 2016
Average Annual Total Returns - T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Inception date
Investor Class 6.02% 13.26% 4.12% Dec. 29, 1995
Investor Class | Returns after taxes on distributions 5.86% 13.12% 3.74% Dec. 29, 1995
Investor Class | Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares 3.54% 10.64% 3.18% Dec. 29, 1995
I Class Mar. 06, 2017
Advisor Class 5.76% 12.96% 3.84% Apr. 28, 2006
MSCI All Country World Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 8.48% 9.96% 4.12%  
Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average 1.61% 9.12% 3.56%  
Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com.