SUMMARY PROSPECTUS October 1, 2022 | |||
T. ROWE PRICE | |||
U.S. Treasury Money Fund | |||
PRTXX TRGXX TRZXX | Investor Class I Class Z Class | ||
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. 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, shareholder reports, 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 October 1, 2022, as amended or supplemented, and Statement of Additional Information, dated October 1, 2022, as amended or supplemented. | |||
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Investment Objective(s)
The fund seeks maximum preservation of capital and liquidity and, consistent with these goals, the highest possible current income.
Fees and Expenses
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.
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Maximum account fee | $20 | a | — |
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Management fees | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | |
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Other expenses | 0.13 |
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Total annual fund operating expenses | 0.31 | 0.21 | c,d | 0.19 |
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expenses after fee | 0.31 | d | 0.23 | b,c,d | 0.00 | e | |
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a | Subject to certain exceptions, accounts with a balance of less than $10,000 are charged an annual $20 fee. | ||||||
b | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., has contractually agreed (through September 30, 2023) 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 September 30, 2023, with approval by the fund’s Board of Directors. Any expenses paid under this agreement (and a previous limitation of 0.05%) are subject to reimbursement to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., by the fund whenever the fund’s I Class Operating Expenses are below 0.05%. However, no reimbursement will be made more than three years from the date such amounts were initially waived or reimbursed. The fund may only make repayments to T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., if such repayment does not cause the I Class Operating Expenses (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed the lesser of: (1) the limitation on I Class Operating Expenses in place at the time such amounts were waived; or (2) the current expense limitation on I Class Operating Expenses. | ||||||
c | Restated to reflect current fees. | ||||||
d | The figure shown in the fee table does not match the “Ratio to average net assets” shown in the Financial Highlights table, as that figure includes the effect of voluntary management fee waivers. | ||||||
e | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., has contractually agreed to waive and/or bear all the Z Class’ expenses (excluding interest; expenses related to borrowings, taxes, and brokerage; nonrecurring, extraordinary expenses; and acquired fund fees and expenses) in their entirety. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., expects this fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement to remain in place indefinitely, and the agreement may only be amended or terminated with approval by the fund’s Board of Directors. |
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. The example also assumes that any current expense limitation arrangement
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remains in place for the period noted in the previous table; therefore, the figures have been adjusted to reflect fee waivers or expense reimbursements only in the periods for which the expense limitation arrangement is expected to continue. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Investor Class | $ | 32 | $ | 100 | $ | 174 | $ | 393 |
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Investments, Risks, and Performance
Principal Investment Strategies
The fund is a money market fund managed in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and is managed to provide a stable share price of $1.00. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. Treasury securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, and repurchase agreements thereon. The remainder is invested in other securities backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and repurchase agreements thereon.
The fund intends to operate as a “government money market fund” in accordance with Rule 2a-7. “Government money market funds” are required to invest at least 99.5% of their total assets in cash, U.S. government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by government securities or cash. A government security is a security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities. A repurchase agreement is a contract under which the fund (buyer) purchases a security, usually a U.S. government or agency security, from a bank or well-established securities dealer (seller) that requires the seller to repurchase the securities from the fund at a specific price on a designated date (which is often the next business day).
The fund’s weighted average maturity will not exceed 60 calendar days, the fund’s weighted average life will not exceed 120 calendar days, and the fund will not purchase any security with a remaining maturity longer than 397 calendar days (unless otherwise permitted by Rule 2a-7). When calculating its weighted average maturity, the fund may shorten its maturity by using the interest rate resets of certain adjustable rate securities. The fund may not take into account these resets when calculating its weighted average life.
The securities purchased by the fund are subject to the maturity, quality, diversification, liquidity, and overall risk-limiting conditions and other requirements of Rule 2a-7. All securities purchased by the fund present minimal credit risk in the opinion of T. Rowe Price. In selecting securities for the fund, the portfolio manager may examine relationships among yields of various types and maturities of money market securities in the context of interest rate outlooks. The fund’s yield will fluctuate with changes in short-term interest rates.
U.S. Treasury securities in which the fund may invest include Treasury bills and notes, and repurchase agreements thereon. Other government securities in which the fund may invest
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include non-U.S. Treasury securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (such as securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association and other government agencies and securities issued by certain nongovernmental entities but guaranteed by the U.S. government).
Rule 2a-7 does not require government money market funds to impose liquidity fees or temporary redemption gates. The fund has no intention to voluntarily impose liquidity fees and/or redemption gates, although the fund’s Board of Directors reserves the right to impose liquidity fees and redemption gates in the future.
Principal Risks
As with any fund, there is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective(s). You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., will provide financial support to the fund at any time.
Some money market funds have experienced significant pressures from shareholder redemptions, issuer credit downgrades, illiquid markets, and historically low yields on the securities they can hold. There have been a very small number of money market funds in other fund companies that have “broken the buck,” which means that those funds’ investors did not receive $1.00 per share for their investment in those funds. The SEC has proposed amendments to the rules applicable to money market funds, which, if adopted as proposed, could change the investment strategies, operations, and/or liquidity for certain money market funds. The potential for realizing a loss of principal in the fund could derive from:
Stable net asset value The fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. The fund’s shareholders should not rely on or expect the fund’s investment adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the fund, enter into capital support agreements with the fund, make capital infusions into the fund, or take other actions to help the fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.
Redemptions The fund may be subject to periods of increased redemptions that could cause the fund to sell its assets at disadvantageous times or at a depressed value or loss, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, and that could affect the fund’s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price.
Liquidity The fund may not be able to sell a holding in a timely manner at its current carrying value. Periods of reduced liquidity in money markets could require the fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a depressed value, cause the fund to be unable to meet redemption requests without dilution of the remaining shareholders’ interests in the fund, and potentially affect the fund’s ability to maintain a $1.00 share price.
Credit quality An issuer of a debt instrument or a provider of credit support could suffer an adverse change in financial condition that results in a payment default (failure to make
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scheduled interest or principal payments), a rating downgrade, or an inability to meet a financial obligation. Although the fund only purchases securities that present minimal credit risk in the opinion of T. Rowe Price, the credit quality of the fund’s holdings could change rapidly during periods of market stress. The fund’s overall credit risk is relatively low since it invests in securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Interest rates A decline in interest rates may lower the fund’s yield, or a rise in the overall level of interest rates may cause a decline in the prices of fixed income securities held by the fund. The fund’s yield will vary; it is not fixed for a specific period like the yield on a bank certificate of deposit. This is a disadvantage when interest rates are falling because the fund would have to reinvest proceeds of maturing securities at lower interest rates. During periods of extremely low short-term interest rates, the fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield. Given the current elevated inflation environment, risks associated with rising rates are currently heightened. In addition, the adoption of more stringent regulations governing the management of money market funds could have a negative effect on the fund's yield.
Repurchase agreements A counterparty to a repurchase agreement may become insolvent or fail to repurchase securities from the fund as required, which could increase the fund’s costs or prevent the fund from immediately accessing its collateral.
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 political or regulatory developments, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, war, military conflict, or 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.
Cybersecurity breaches The fund could be harmed by intentional cyberattacks and other cybersecurity breaches, including unauthorized access to the fund’s assets, customer data and confidential shareholder 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.
Performance
The following performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The fund’s performance information represents only past performance and is not necessarily an indication of future results.
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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.
U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND |
Calendar Year Returns
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Best Quarter | 6/30/19 | 0.52% | Worst Quarter | 6/30/15 | 0.00% |
The fund’s return for the six months ended 6/30/22 was 0.10%.
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, and also compares the returns with the returns of a comparative index that has investment characteristics similar to those of the fund.
Average Annual Total Returns |
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a Return since 4/30/17.
b Return since 3/31/20.
Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com.
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Management
Investment Adviser T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price or Price Associates)
Portfolio Manager | Title | Managed | Joined |
Douglas D. Spratley | Chair of Investment Advisory Committee | 2020 | 2008 |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The Investor Class 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 generally are waived for financial intermediaries and certain employer-sponsored retirement plans submitting orders on behalf of their customers.
The I Class requires a $500,000 minimum initial investment per fund per account registration, although the initial investment minimum generally is waived or reduced for financial intermediaries, eligible retirement plans, certain client accounts for which T. Rowe Price or its affiliate has discretionary investment authority, qualifying directly held accounts, and certain other types of accounts.
The Z Class is only available to funds managed by T. Rowe Price and other advisory clients of T. Rowe Price or its affiliates that are subject to a contractual fee for investment management services. There is no minimum initial investment and no minimum for additional purchases.
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.
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
The fund declares dividends, if any, daily and pays them on the first business day of each month. Any 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, generally 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). Dividends paid by the fund from income earned on direct investments in U.S. Treasury securities are generally exempt from state and local taxes.
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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.
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Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | F53-045 10/1/22 |