T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications  PRMTX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Communications Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Large
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 39.37
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
59.72%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
1,352
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Communications
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1993-10-13 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 60.85 104.21 2.38 11.32 6.44 12.73
+/- Category 33.37 75.93 13.02 13.09 11.70 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR 37.33 55.41 8.28 10.64 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 54.93 15.86 4.44 12.67 7.89 13.06
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 49.33 42.68 1.07 10.66 6.44 12.73
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 40.73 0.06 9.99 5.02 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 27.64 0.55 9.00 4.80 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 33 funds), (5 yrs : out of 32 funds), (10 yrs : out of 13 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 84.95
Software 4.61
Hardware 4.68
Media 26.54
Telecommunications 49.11
Service 14.05
Healthcare 0.00
Consumer Services 10.20
Business Services 3.78
Financial Services 0.08
Manufacturing 1.00
Consumer Goods 0.86
Industrial Materials 0.00
Energy 0.00
Utilities 0.14
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 3.5
Stocks 92.1
Bonds 2.6
Other 1.8
Foreign Stocks 22.6
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 70 Turnover % 72
Total Number of Bond Holdings 5 30 Day SEC Yield % 0.00
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 35.77 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
American Tower Corporation A 50.51 38.61 5.46
Amazon.com, Inc. 34.36 152.85 4.99
Crown Castle International Corporation --- 113.03 4.22
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve --- --- --- 3.47
Expedia, Inc. --- 202.79 3.42
Vodafone Group PLC 10.08 21.42 3.20
Cablevision Systems A --- 54.39 3.13
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. ADR L 12.33 53.16 2.88
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. 22.03 51.16 2.84
Liberty Media Corp A 3.46 390.66 2.84
Data through 2009-09-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1993-10-13
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Daniel Martino  (2009-10-01)
Martino is a member of investment advisory committee with T. Rowe Price.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.90
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
100 East Pratt Street

Baltimore,  MD  21202
USA
Telephone:
800-638-5660
410-547-2308
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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