The fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.
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 Communications & Technology Fund - 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 $20 fee. |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - T. Rowe Price Communications & Technology Fund |
Investor Class |
I Class |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Management fees | 0.63% | 0.63% | |
| Other expenses | 0.17% | 0.04% | |
| Total annual fund operating expenses | 0.80% | 0.67% | |
| Fee waiver/expense reimbursement | (0.03%) | [1] | none |
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement | 0.77% | [1] | 0.67% |
| [1] | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., has contractually agreed (through February 28, 2027) to waive its fees and/or bear any expenses (excluding interest; expenses related to borrowings, taxes, and brokerage; nonrecurring, extraordinary expenses; and acquired fund fees and expenses) that would cause the class’ ratio of expenses to average daily net assets to exceed 0.77%. The agreement may only be terminated at any time after February 28, 2027, with approval by the fund’s Board of Directors. Fees waived and expenses paid under this agreement (and any applicable prior limitations) are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., by the class whenever the class’ expense ratio is below 0.77%. However, the class will not reimburse T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., more than three years from the date such amounts were initially waived or paid. The class may only reimburse T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., if the reimbursement does not cause the class’ expense ratio (after the reimbursement is taken into account) to exceed the class’ current expense limitation (or the expense limitation in place at the time the amounts were waived or paid). |
expected to continue. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example - T. Rowe Price Communications & Technology Fund - USD ($) |
Investor Class |
I Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $ 79 | $ 68 |
| 3 Years | 249 | 214 |
| 5 Years | 438 | 373 |
| 10 Years | $ 984 | $ 835 |
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 38.4% 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 securities of communications and technology companies. 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.
Communications and technology companies can be involved in a variety of industries, including, but not limited to, Internet-related industries such as digital advertising, e-commerce and streaming services; media, including studios, publishers, music labels and advertising agencies; telecommunications services and infrastructure providers; payment networks; enterprise software and services; computer hardware; semiconductor design and manufacturing; and components and equipment.
Stock selection is based on fundamental, bottom-up analysis that seeks to identify companies with good appreciation prospects. The portfolio manager may use either a growth or value approach to stock selection. When assessing opportunities among growth stocks, the portfolio manager generally seeks to identify companies with capable management, attractive business niches, sound financial and accounting practices, and a demonstrated ability to increase revenues, earnings, and cash flow consistently. In looking for value stocks, the portfolio manager will seek companies whose current stock prices appear undervalued in terms of earnings, projected cash flow, or asset value per share, and with growth potential temporarily unrecognized by the market. The portfolio manager also seeks to invest in companies whose stock prices may be temporarily depressed.
The fund’s portfolio may hold stocks of either U.S. or non-U.S. companies, and may at times consist of a relatively small number of holdings. Although the fund typically invests a greater portion of its assets in U.S. stocks, there is no limit on the fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities.
The fund may, to a limited extent, invest in privately held companies and companies that only recently began to trade publicly.
The fund is nondiversified, which means it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than is permissible for a diversified fund.
Risk Table - T. Rowe Price Communications & Technology Fund |
Risk [Text Block] |
|---|---|
| Risk Lose Money [Member] | The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund. |
| Communications and technology companies | Communications and technology 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 communications and technology companies, the fund may perform poorly during a downturn in the communications and technology industries. Communications and technology companies can be adversely affected by, among other things, changes in government regulations or increased government scrutiny; dependency on patent protection and intellectual property rights; intense competition; and rapid obsolescence of products and services due to product compatibility, technological innovations, or changing consumer preferences. Communications and technology companies may also be more susceptible than companies in other sectors to hacking attempts and potential theft of proprietary or consumer information, or disruptions in service, which could have a material adverse effect on their businesses. |
| 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. |
| Private placements and IPOs | Private placements and IPOs: Investments in the stocks of privately held companies and in companies that only recently began to publicly trade, such as initial public offerings or IPOs, involve greater risks than investments in stocks of companies that have traded publicly on an exchange for extended time periods. There is significantly less information available about these companies’ business models, quality of management, earnings growth potential, and other criteria that are normally considered when evaluating the investment prospects of a company. Private placements and other restricted securities held by the fund are typically considered to be illiquid and tend to be difficult to value since there are no market prices and less overall financial information available. The adviser evaluates a variety of factors when assigning a value to these holdings, but the determination involves some degree of subjectivity and the value assigned for the fund may differ from the value assigned by other mutual funds holding the same security. |
| Liquidity | Liquidity: A particular investment or an entire market segment may become less liquid or even illiquid, sometimes abruptly, which could limit the fund’s ability to purchase or sell holdings in a timely manner at a desired price. An inability to sell a portfolio holding can adversely affect the fund’s overall value or prevent the fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities. Liquidity risk may be magnified during periods of substantial market volatility and unexpected episodes of illiquidity may limit the fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds without selling holdings at an unfavorable time or at a suitable price. Large redemptions may also have a negative impact on the fund’s overall liquidity. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Risk Nondiversified Status [Member] | Nondiversification: As a nondiversified fund, the fund has the ability to invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, poor performance by a single issuer could adversely affect fund performance more than if the fund were invested in a larger number of issuers. The fund’s share price can be expected to fluctuate more than that of a similar fund that is more broadly diversified. |
| 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 | 6/30/20 | 31.58% | Worst Quarter | 6/30/22 | -23.45% |
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 Communications & Technology Fund |
Label |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since Inception |
Inception Date |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor Class | 38.12% | 14.01% | 15.03% | Oct. 13, 1993 | ||||
| Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions | 35.95% | 11.74% | 13.60% | |||||
| Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | 24.24% | 10.77% | 12.34% | |||||
| I Class | 38.26% | 14.12% | 16.34% | Mar. 23, 2016 | ||||
| MSCI All Country World Index | [1] | MSCI All Country World Index | ||||||
| MSCI All Country World Index | 18.02% | 10.58% | 9.79% | 11.57% | [2] | |||
| MSCI World IMI Communication Services 10/40 | MSCI World IMI Communication Services 10/40 | |||||||
| MSCI World IMI Communication Services 10/40 | 23.57% | 6.58% | 5.70% | 5.88% | [2] | |||
| MSCI World IMI Communication Services 10/40 | 25.02% | 14.53% | 13.10% | 14.86% | [2] | |||
| Lipper Telecommunication Funds Average | Lipper Telecommunication Funds Average | |||||||
| Lipper Telecommunication Funds Average | 25.54% | 7.88% | 6.83% | 7.55% | [3] | |||
| [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 3/23/16. |
| [3] | Return since 3/31/16. |