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SUMMARY
PROSPECTUS

 

PSILX

 

May 1, 2012

 
  

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 or by sending an e-mail request to info@troweprice.com. This Summary Prospectus incorporates by reference the fund’s prospectus, dated May 1, 2012, and Statement of Additional Information, dated May 1, 2012.

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.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund*

  

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on
purchases

NONE

  

Maximum deferred sales charge (load)

NONE

  

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

2.00%

  

Maximum account fee

$20a

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

0.00%

  

Other expenses

0.00%

  

Acquired fund fees and expenses

0.96%

  

Total annual fund operating expenses

 0.96%

* 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. The example also assumes 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

$98

$306

$531

$1,178

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 fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual


  

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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 8.2% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies The fund diversifies its assets widely among a set of T. Rowe Price mutual funds representing specific market segments. The fund, which normally invests in developed and emerging market equity funds, a money market fund, and, from time to time, international bond funds, 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 and, to a lesser degree, bond funds, which, in turn, 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

International Fund

Investment Range

Africa & Middle East

0-15

%

Emerging Europe

0-15

 

Emerging Markets Bond

0-15

 

Emerging Markets Stock

0-20

 

European Stock

0-30

 

International Bond

0-20

 

International Discovery

0-20

 

International Growth & Income

0-35

 

International Stock

0-55

 

Japan

0-30

 

Latin America

0-15

 

New Asia

0-20

 

Overseas Stock

0-35

 

Summit Cash Reserves

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:


  

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

General equity risk 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.

Foreign investing risk Investing in the securities of non-U.S. companies involves special risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. Foreign securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities, and may lose value because of adverse political, social or economic developments overseas or due to changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, foreign 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.

Risks of bond and money market investing Bonds and money market securities have three main sources of risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that a rise in interest rates will cause the price of a debt security held by the fund to fall. Securities with longer maturities typically suffer greater declines than those with shorter maturities. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a debt security will default (fail to make scheduled interest or principal payments), potentially reducing the fund’s income level and share price. This risk is increased when a security is downgraded or the perceived creditworthiness of the issuer deteriorates. Liquidity risk is the risk that the fund may not be able to sell a holding in a timely manner at a desired price.

Performance The bar chart showing calendar year returns and the average annual total returns table indicate risk by illustrating how much returns can differ from one year to the next and how fund performance compares with that of a comparable market index. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

The fund can also experience short-term performance swings, as shown by the best and worst calendar quarter returns during the years depicted.


  

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In addition, the average annual total returns table shows hypothetical after-tax returns to suggest 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.

             

Average Annual Total Returns

          

 

 

 

Periods ended

 

 

  

December 31, 2011

 

 

  

1 Year 

  

5 Years 

  

10 Years 

  

 

 

International Fund

         

 

 

 

Returns before taxes

-11.61 

%

-2.03 

%

5.84 

%

 

 

 

Returns after taxes on distributions

-11.76 

 

 

-2.91 

 

 

5.11 

 

 

 

 

 

Returns after taxes on distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and sale of fund shares

-7.14 

 

 

-1.91 

 

 

4.92 

 

 

 

 

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA

-13.33 

 

 

-2.48 

 

 

6.76 

 

 

 

 

Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average

-13.94 

 

 

-3.67 

 

 

5.06 

 

 

 

Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com or may be obtained by calling 1-800-225-5132.

Management

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


  

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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’s investment minimums generally are as follows (if you hold shares through a financial intermediary, the intermediary may impose different investment minimums):

   

Type of Account

Minimum
initial purchase

Minimum subsequent
purchase

Individual retirement accounts, small business retirement plan accounts, and Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act accounts

$1,000

$100

   

All other accounts

  2,500

   100

You may purchase, redeem, or exchange shares of the fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business by accessing your account online at troweprice.com, by calling 1-800-225-5132, or by written request. If you hold shares through a financial intermediary, you must purchase, redeem, and exchange shares through your intermediary.

Tax Information

Any dividends or capital gains are declared and paid annually, usually in December. 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. A redemption or exchange of fund shares may be taxable.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the performance of administrative 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 on these payments.


  

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

F118-045 5/1/12