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SUMMARY
PROSPECTUS

 

PSILX

 

May 1, 2017

 

T. Rowe Price

Spectrum International Fund

A fund seeking long-term capital appreciation through investments in other T. Rowe Price international funds.

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus and other information about the fund online at troweprice.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling
1-800-638-5660, by sending an e-mail request to info@troweprice.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary. This Summary Prospectus incorporates by reference the fund’s prospectus, dated May 1, 2017, as amended or supplemented, and Statement of Additional Information, dated May 1, 2017, as amended or supplemented.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


  

Summary

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Investment Objective

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may also incur brokerage commissions and other charges when buying or selling shares of the fund, which are not reflected in the table.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund*

   

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for 90 days or less)

2.00

%

  

Maximum account fee

$20

a

Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment)

Management fees

0.00

%

  

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

 
  

Other expenses

 
  

Acquired fund fees and expenses

0.94

 
  

Total annual fund operating expenses

0.94

 

* While the fund itself charges no management fee, it will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the expenses of the underlying T. Rowe Price funds in which it invests (acquired funds). The acquired funds are expected to bear the operating expenses of the fund.

a Subject to certain exceptions, accounts with a balance of less than $10,000 are charged an annual $20 fee.

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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

    

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

$96

$300

$520

$1,155

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.


  

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During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10.8% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies The fund broadly diversifies its assets among a set of T. Rowe Price mutual funds representing specific market segments. The fund, which normally invests in a variety of developed and emerging market equity funds, and, from time to time, a money market fund, seeks to maintain broad exposure to several markets in an attempt to reduce the impact of markets that are declining and to benefit from good performance in particular market segments over time.

The fund can invest in stock funds that have holdings in many different foreign countries, developed as well as emerging markets, and in both large and small companies.

Within the ranges shown in the following table, the portfolio manager decides how much of the fund’s assets to allocate to underlying fund investments based on the outlook for, and on the relative valuations of, the underlying funds and the various markets in which they invest.

   

Asset Allocation Ranges for Underlying Funds

Spectrum International Fund

Investment Range

Africa & Middle East

0%-15

%

Emerging Europe

0%-15

%

Emerging Markets Stock

0%-20

%

European Stock

0%-30

%

International Discovery

0%-20

%

International Stock

0%-55

%

International Value Equity

0%-35

%

Japan

0%-30

%

Latin America

0%-15

%

New Asia

0%-20

%

Overseas Stock

0%-35

%

U.S. Treasury Money

0%-25

%

The fund may sell shares of the underlying funds 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:

Asset allocation risks The fund’s risks will directly correspond to the risks of the underlying funds in which it invests. By investing in many underlying funds, the fund has partial exposure to the risks of many different areas of the market. However, the selection of the underlying funds and the allocation of the fund’s assets among


  

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the various asset classes and market sectors could cause the fund to underperform in comparison to other funds with a similar investment objective.

General equity risks Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short periods. As with any fund having equity exposure, the fund’s share price can fall because of overall weakness in the stock market. The value of a stock fund in which the fund invests may decline due to general market conditions or because of factors that affect a particular industry or market sector.

Market capitalization risks Because the fund may invest in funds that hold companies of any size, its share price could be more volatile than a fund that has exposure to only large companies. Small and medium-sized companies often have less experienced management, narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, and less publicly available information than larger companies. Larger companies may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies, especially during strong economic periods, and they may be less capable of responding quickly to competitive challenges and industry changes.

International investing risks Investing in funds that hold the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in funds that hold the securities of 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.

Emerging markets risks The risks of international investing are heightened for securities of issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. In addition to all of the risks of investing in international developed markets, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on international investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and less efficient trading markets.

Risks of money market investing The underlying money market fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If a money market fund fails to maintain a stable net asset value, or if there is a perceived threat that a money market fund is likely to fail to maintain a stable net asset value, the underlying fund could experience significant redemption activity. This could reduce the market prices of securities held by the underlying fund and make it more difficult for the fund to maintain a stable $1.00 share price.

Performance The following performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The fund’s performance information represents


  

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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.

The following table shows the average annual total returns for the fund, 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.


  

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Average Annual Total Returns

 

   

 

 

 

Periods ended

 

 

  

December 31, 2016

 

 

           

 

 

          

Inception

 

 

  

1 Year 

  

5 Years 

  

10 Years 

 

date

 

 

Spectrum International Fund

        

12/31/1996

 

 

 

 

Returns before taxes

0.39 

%

 

6.23 

%

 

2.02 

%

 

 

 

 

 

Returns after taxes on distributions

0.04 

 

 

5.92 

 

 

1.41 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Returns after taxes on distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and sale of fund shares

0.70 

 

 

4.99 

 

 

1.60 

 

 

 

 

             

 

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.01 

 

 

5.48 

 

 

1.42 

 

 

 

 

             

 

Combined Index Portfolio (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)a

5.01 

 

 

5.48 

 

 

1.99 

 

 

 

 

             

 

Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average

-1.23 

 

 

5.88 

 

 

0.80 

 

 

 

 

a Combined Index Portfolio performance benchmark reflects the performance of the 90% MSCI EAFE Index/10% J.P. Morgan Non-U.S. Dollar Government Bond Index to 2/28/09 and the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA from 3/1/09 forward.

Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com.

Management

Investment Adviser T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price)

    

Portfolio Manager

Title

Managed Fund Since

Joined Investment
Adviser

Charles M. Shriver

Chairman of Investment

Advisory Committee

2012

1999

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The fund generally requires a $2,500 minimum initial investment ($1,000 minimum initial investment if opening an IRA, a custodial account for a minor, or a small business retirement plan account). Additional purchases generally require a $100 minimum. These investment minimums may be waived or modified for financial intermediaries and certain employer-sponsored retirement plans submitting orders on behalf of their customers.

For investors holding shares of the fund directly with T. Rowe Price, you may purchase, redeem, or exchange fund shares by mail; by telephone (1-800-225-5132 for IRAs and nonretirement accounts; 1-800-492-7670 for small business retirement plans; and 1-800-638-8790 for institutional investors and financial intermediaries); or, for certain accounts, by accessing your account online through troweprice.com.


  

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If you hold shares through a financial intermediary or retirement plan, you must purchase, redeem, and exchange shares of the fund through your intermediary or retirement plan. You should check with your intermediary or retirement plan to determine the investment minimums that apply to your account.

Tax Information

Any dividends or capital gains are declared and paid annually, usually in December. Redemptions or exchanges of fund shares and distributions by the fund, whether or not you reinvest these amounts in additional fund shares, may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains unless you invest through a tax-deferred account (in which case you will be taxed upon withdrawal from such account).

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


  

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

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