Fund Evaluator:

T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd Overview

T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd (PRFHX) is an actively managed Municipal Bond High Yield Muni fund. T. Rowe Price launched the fund in 1985.

The investment seeks a high level of income exempt from federal income taxes by investing primarily in long-term low- to upper-medium-grade municipal securities. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal bonds whose income is exempt from regular federal income taxes. However, up to 20% of the fund's income could be derived from securities subject to the alternative minimum tax. It generally seeks higher yielding municipal bonds, including those that are rated below investment grade by a major credit rating agency or by T. Rowe Price, known as "junk" bonds.

About T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd (PRFHX)

There are 1 members of the management team with an average tenure of 25.55 years: James Murphy (2001). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Bloomberg 65% High Grade/35% HY TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd has 1083 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 8.6% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd is part of the Fixed Income global asset class and is within the Municipal Bond fund group. T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd has 9.3% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0%. There is 0.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 99.2% (89.9% domestic bond, 9.3% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd has 0.8% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $1 billion in total assets, which is above the $803 million average for the High Yield Muni category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

PRFHX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the High Yield Muni category. T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd has an expense ratio of 0.64%, which is 34% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd has a portfolio turnover rate of 18%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 51% for the High Yield Muni category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd returned -1.7%, which earned it a grade of B, as the High Yield Muni category had an average return of -1.8%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd has a trailing yield of 4.17%, which is below the 4.46% category average. The fund normally distributes its income monthly.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 2.3%, 0.8 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 8.7% over the past year (grade of A), 5.1% over the past three years (grade of A) and 0.9% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 2.6% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

For more mutual fund grades, analysis and screening tools to help your investment discovery, join AAII for a $2, full-access trial. Learn more here: https://invest.aaii.com/membership.

Otherwise, for more information about T. Rowe Price High Yield Muncpl Bd, including its riskiness, submit your email to unlock the rest of the article.