The fund seeks long-term growth of capital and a modest level of income.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell 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 or example below.
Shareholder Fees - T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. - USD ($) |
Investor Class |
I Class |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum account fee | $ 20 | [1] | none |
| [1] | Subject to certain exceptions and account minimums, accounts are charged an annual $20 fee. |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Investor Class |
I Class |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management fees | 0.63% | 0.63% | |||
| Other expenses | 0.21% | 0.06% | [1] | ||
| Acquired fund fees and expenses | 0.10% | 0.10% | |||
| Total annual fund operating expenses | [2] | 0.94% | 0.79% | ||
| Fee waiver/expense reimbursement | (0.01%) | [3] | (0.01%) | [1] | |
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement | [2] | 0.93% | [3] | 0.78% | [1] |
| [1] | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., has contractually agreed (through February 28, 2027) 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. The agreement may only be terminated at any time after February 28, 2027, with approval by the fund’s Board of Directors. Any expenses paid under this agreement (and any applicable prior limitations) are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., by the class whenever the I Class Operating Expenses are below 0.05%. However, the class will not reimburse T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., more than three years from the date such amounts were initially waived or paid. The class may only reimburse T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., if the reimbursement does not cause the I Class Operating Expenses (after the reimbursement is taken into account) to exceed the current expense limitation on I Class Operating Expenses (or the expense limitation in place at the time the amounts were waived or paid). |
| [2] | The figures shown in the fee table do not match the “Ratios to average net assets” shown in the Financial Highlights table, as those figures do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
| [3] | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., has contractually agreed (through February 28, 2027) to waive its fees and/or bear any expenses (excluding interest; expenses related to borrowings, taxes, and brokerage; nonrecurring, extraordinary expenses; and acquired fund fees and expenses) that would cause the class’ ratio of expenses to average daily net assets to exceed 0.83%. The agreement may only be terminated at any time after February 28, 2027, with approval by the fund’s Board of Directors. Fees waived and expenses paid under this agreement (and any applicable prior limitations) are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., by the class whenever the class’ expense ratio is below 0.83%. However, the class will not reimburse T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., more than three years from the date such amounts were initially waived or paid. The class may only reimburse T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., if the reimbursement does not cause the class’ expense ratio (after the reimbursement is taken into account) to exceed the class’ current expense limitation (or the expense limitation in place at the time the amounts were waived or paid). |
Expense Example - T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. - USD ($) |
Investor Class |
I Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $ 95 | $ 80 |
| 3 Years | 298 | 250 |
| 5 Years | 518 | 437 |
| 10 Years | $ 1,153 | $ 976 |
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 46.9% of the average value of its portfolio.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of companies in the financial services industry. Any derivatives that provide exposure to the investment focus suggested by the fund’s name, or to one or more market risk factors associated with the investment focus suggested by the fund’s name, are counted (as applicable) toward compliance with the fund’s 80% investment policy.
The fund may invest in companies, such as providers of financial software, that derive substantial revenues (at least 50%) from conducting business in the financial services industry. For
purposes of selecting investments, the fund defines the financial services industry broadly. It includes (but is not limited to) the following:
· regional and money-center banks;
· insurance companies;
· home, auto, and other specialty finance companies;
· securities brokerage firms and electronic trading networks;
· investment management firms;
· publicly traded, government-sponsored financial enterprises;
· thrift and savings banks;
· financial conglomerates;
· foreign financial services companies;
· electronic transaction processors for financial services companies;
· real estate companies; and
· securities exchanges.
Security selection is based on fundamental, bottom-up analysis that seeks to identify high quality companies with good appreciation prospects. The fund will have no restrictions on the market capitalization (stock price multiplied by shares outstanding) of its holdings. The adviser may use either a growth or value approach in selecting investments for the fund. In the growth area, the portfolio manager may seek companies with capable management, attractive business niches, sound financial and accounting practices, and/or a demonstrated ability to increase revenues, earnings, and cash flow consistently. In the value area, the portfolio manager may seek companies whose current stock prices appear undervalued in terms of earnings, projected cash flow, or asset value per share, that have appreciation potential temporarily unrecognized by the market, or that may be temporarily out of favor. The stocks of many companies held by the fund are expected to pay a dividend.
While most assets are typically invested in U.S. common stocks, the fund may invest in foreign stocks in keeping with its objective(s).
Risk Table - T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Risk [Text Block] |
|---|---|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] | The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund. |
| Banks and financial services companies | Banks and financial services companies: A fund that focuses its investments in specific industries or sectors is more susceptible to adverse developments affecting those industries and sectors than a more broadly diversified fund. Because the fund invests significantly in banks and financial services companies, the fund is more susceptible to adverse developments affecting such companies and may perform poorly during a downturn that impacts the financial sector. Banks and other financial services companies can be adversely affected by, among other things, regulatory changes, the availability of capital and cost to borrow, the rate of debt defaults, interest rate movements, price competition, and credit, borrower, asset, or counterparty concentration. The financial services industry is also a target for cyberattacks and may experience technology malfunctions and disruptions. |
| Market conditions | Market conditions: The value of the fund’s investments may decrease, sometimes rapidly or unexpectedly, due to factors affecting an issuer held by the fund, particular industries, or the overall securities markets. A variety of factors can increase the volatility of the fund’s holdings and markets generally, including economic, political, or regulatory developments, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues (such as the coronavirus pandemic) and related governmental and public responses (including sanctions). Certain events may cause instability across global markets, including reduced liquidity and disruptions in trading markets, while some events may affect certain geographic regions, countries, sectors, and industries more significantly than others. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility, and security pricing. These adverse developments may cause broad declines in market value due to short-term market movements or for significantly longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. |
| Foreign investing | Foreign investing: Non-U.S. securities tend to be more volatile and have lower overall liquidity and trading volume 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. Further, securities of non-U.S. issuers are subject to trading markets with potential governmental interference, varying regulatory, auditing, and accounting standards, and settlement and clearance practices that differ from those of U.S. issuers. Investment in non-U.S. securities also carries currency risk. Any attempts to hedge currency risk could be unsuccessful. Such investments may have higher transaction costs compared with U.S. markets. The fund’s overall foreign investing risk is increased to the extent it has exposure to emerging markets. |
| Dividend-paying stocks | Dividend-paying stocks: The fund’s emphasis on dividend-paying stocks could cause the fund to underperform similar funds that invest without consideration of a company’s track record of paying dividends. Stocks of companies with a history of paying dividends may not participate in a broad market advance to the same degree as most other stocks, and a sharp rise in interest rates or economic downturn could cause a company to unexpectedly reduce or eliminate its dividend. |
| Active management | Active management: The fund’s overall investment program and holdings selected by the fund’s investment adviser may underperform the broad markets, relevant indices, or other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies. |
| Stock investing | 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 stocks held by the fund may decline due to general weakness or volatility in the stock markets in which the fund invests or because of factors that affect a particular company or industry. |
| Cybersecurity breaches | Cybersecurity breaches: The fund could be harmed by intentional cyberattacks and other cybersecurity breaches, including unauthorized access to the fund’s assets, confidential information, or other proprietary information. In addition, a cybersecurity breach could cause one of the fund’s service providers or financial intermediaries to suffer unauthorized data access, data corruption, or loss of operational functionality. |
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.
Quarter Ended | Total Return | Quarter Ended | Total Return | |||||
Best Quarter | 12/31/20 | 31.35% | Worst Quarter | 3/31/20 | -31.45% |
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. The fund’s performance information included in the table is compared with a regulatory required index that represents an overall securities market (Regulatory Benchmark). In addition, the table may also include one or more indexes that more closely aligns to the fund’s investment strategy (Strategy Benchmark(s)).
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 an IRA. After-tax returns are shown only for the Investor Class and will differ for other share classes.
Average Annual Total Returns - T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund, Inc. |
Label |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since Inception |
Inception Date |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor Class | 30.86% | 14.25% | 12.13% | Sep. 30, 1996 | ||||
| Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions | 28.34% | 12.90% | 10.81% | |||||
| Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | 20.02% | 11.16% | 9.65% | |||||
| I Class | 31.06% | 14.41% | 13.99% | Nov. 29, 2016 | ||||
| Russell 3000® Index | [1] | Russell 3000® Index | ||||||
| Russell 3000® Index | Russell 3000® Index | |||||||
| Russell 3000® Index | 23.81% | 13.86% | 12.55% | 14.20% | [2] | |||
| MSCI US IMI/Financials 5% Capped Index | MSCI US IMI/Financials 5% Capped Index | |||||||
| MSCI US IMI/Financials 5% Capped Index | 29.96% | 11.82% | 11.36% | 11.81% | [2] | |||
| [1] | Due to new SEC Rules on shareholder reporting, the fund adopted a new broad-based securities market index, referred to as the Regulatory Benchmark. |
| [2] | Return since 11/29/16. |