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- T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund (PARBX) is an actively managed target-date mutual fund that seeks the highest total return over time consistent with an emphasis on both capital growth and income. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of other T. Rowe Price equity and fixed income funds representing various asset classes and sectors, including U.S. stocks (approximately 35%), U.S. bonds (31%), non-U.S. stocks (15%), non-U.S. bonds (11%), and cash (8%); its allocation among these underlying funds automatically adjusts over time in relation to its 2020 target retirement date, assuming retirement at age 65, with a glide path that balances growth early on, income near retirement, and post-retirement support. Core holdings include T. Rowe Price New Income Fund Z Class (14.6%), T. Rowe Price Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund Z Class (11.9%), T. Rowe Price Value Fund Z Class (7.2%), T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund Z Class (7.2%), and T. Rowe Price International Bond (USD Hedged) Z Class (5.6%), among others such as equity funds, high yield, emerging markets bond, and U.S. Treasury funds. Launched on October 31, 2003, as an Advisor Class share (with the underlying Retirement 2020 series inception in September 2002), PARBX is domiciled in the United States, available primarily to U.S. investors through retirement plans, individual accounts, and financial advisors, with a net expense ratio of 0.77% and total net assets of approximately $14 billion.
Managed by T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., a global investment management firm founded in 1937 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the fund operates within the target-date 2020 category and targets retirement savers planning to withdraw gradually post-2020 rather than via lump-sum redemption. T. Rowe Price Group serves clients worldwide across 55 countries through 17 international offices, with about two-thirds of its $1.7 trillion in assets under management (as of mid-2025) related to retirement products.
Recent developments at T. Rowe Price Group include the January 2025 acquisition of Oak Hill Advisors, an alternative credit manager with $98 billion in assets, for $7.5 billion (74% cash, 26% stock, plus milestone payments), integrating its private credit expertise into T. Rowe Price's private markets platform to enhance offerings for wealth and retail clients, including potential retirement strategies. In September 2025, T. Rowe Price announced a strategic collaboration with Goldman Sachs, under which Goldman committed up to $1 billion in open-market purchases of T. Rowe Price stock (aiming for up to 3.5% ownership) while partnering to develop co-branded products such as target-date strategies incorporating private markets (private equity, credit, infrastructure), model portfolios for mass-affluent and high-net-worth clients using SMAs, ETFs, mutual funds, and private vehicles, and multi-asset offerings blending public and private equity. By December 2025, the firms launched their first joint model portfolios, expanding retirement blend series access to Goldman and Oak Hill capabilities via T. Rowe Price's recordkeeping and investor platforms.