Fund Description

Incepted in June 1997, this fund is managed by T. Rowe Price Associates. The objective of this fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks at small growth companies. The fund invests 80% of the its net assets in small-cap growth companies defined as companies whose market capitalization is within the range of smaller companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index. The fund offers dividends on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December. The fund offers capital gains in December.