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MEILU Methes Energies International Ltd - Unit (MM)

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Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus (497k)

20/11/2012 8:01pm

Edgar (US Regulatory)


   

 

SUMMARY
PROSPECTUS

 

TRBUX

 

December 3, 2012

 
   

T. Rowe Price

Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund

A bond fund seeking a high level of income consistent with minimal fluctuations in principal value and liquidity.

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 December 3, 2012, and Statement of Additional Information, dated December 3, 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.


   

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Investment Objective

The fund seeks a high level of income consistent with minimal fluctuations in principal value and liquidity.

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

NONE

   

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

0.38%

   

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.00%

   

Other expenses

0.23% b

   

Total annual fund operating expenses

0.61%

   

Fee waiver/expense reimbursement

0.26% c

   

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement

0.35% c

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

b   Other expenses are estimated.

c   T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. has agreed (through September 30, 2015) to waive its fees and/or bear any expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees) that would cause the fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets to exceed 0.35%. Termination of the agreement would require approval by the fund’s Board of Directors. Fees waived and expenses paid under this agreement are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. by the fund whenever the fund’s expense ratio is below 0.35%. 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 0.35% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees).

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, the fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the expense limitation currently in place is not renewed. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:


   

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1 year

3 years

$36

$118

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 fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance.

Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of shorter-term investment-grade corporate and government securities, including mortgage-backed securities, money market securities and bank obligations. Normally, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds and all of the securities purchased by the fund will be rated investment-grade (AAA, AA, A, BBB, or an equivalent rating) at the time of purchase by at least one of the major credit rating agencies or, if unrated, deemed to be investment-grade quality by T. Rowe Price. While the fund may purchase an individual security with a maturity of up to 5 years, under normal conditions the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity will be 1.5 years or less.

Investment decisions reflect the portfolio manager’s outlook for interest rates and the economy, as well as the prices, yields, and credit quality of various securities in which the fund may invest. For example, if interest rates are expected to fall, the fund may purchase longer-term securities (to the extent consistent with the fund’s investment program) in an attempt to seek higher yields and/or capital appreciation. Conversely, if interest rates are expected to rise, the fund may seek securities with shorter maturities.

The fund may sell holdings for a variety of reasons, such as to adjust the portfolio’s average maturity, duration, or overall credit quality, or to shift assets into and out of higher-yielding or lower-yielding securities or certain sectors.

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 securities selected and strategies employed by the fund fail to produce the intended results, the fund could underperform other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

Interest rate risk This is the risk that a rise in interest rates will cause the price of a fixed rate debt security to fall. Prices fall because the bonds and notes in the fund’s


   

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portfolio become less attractive to other investors when securities with higher yields become available. Generally, securities with longer maturities and funds with longer weighted average maturities carry greater interest rate risk. During periods of extremely low or negative interest rates, the fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield or yields on par with historical levels.

Credit risk This is the risk that an issuer of a debt security could suffer an adverse change in financial condition that results in a payment default, security downgrade, or inability to meet a financial obligation.

Liquidity risk This is the risk that the fund may not be able to sell a holding in a timely manner at a desired price.

Prepayment risk and extension risk Prepayment risk is the risk that the principal on mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities or any debt security with an embedded call option may be prepaid at any time, which could reduce yield and market value. The rate of prepayments tends to increase as interest rates fall, which could cause the average maturity of the portfolio to shorten. Extension risk may result from a rise in interest rates, which tends to make mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and other callable debt securities more volatile.

Performance Because the fund commenced operations in 2012, there is no historical performance information shown here. Performance history will be presented after the fund has been in operation for one full calendar year.

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

Management

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

       

Portfolio Manager

Title

Managed Fund Since

Joined Investment
Adviser

Joseph K. Lynagh

Chairman of Investment

Advisory Committee

2012

1990

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


   

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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

The fund declares dividends daily and pays them on the first business day of each month. Any 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

F188-045 12/3/12


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