Brian Rogers has been the portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (PRFDX) since its inception in 1985. By the end of 2007, his average annual total return was 12.86% since inception. The total assets under his management are nearly 24 billion.
Investing Philosophy:
Brian Rogers has a conservative, value-oriented way to pursue substantial dividend income and long-term capital growth potential. He invests in common stocks of established firms that are expected to pay above-average dividends and appear to be out of favor or undervalued.
CIO and Chairman of T Rowe Price Equity Brian Rogers thinks that the equity market's performance in 2009 was driven not only by earnings but also by the expectation of future earnings. To the extent that earnings in 2010 are strong, they could serve as a platform to propel the market higher. If those earnings don't materialize, stocks will face a significant headwind in the months ahead. He is attempting to identify companies with stable earnings and cash flow compared with the riskier areas of the market that performed extraordinarily well in recent months. This is the portfolio update of his fund, T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund. More...
(GuruFocus, October 29, 2009) Yesterday, we covered Brian Rogers's top holdings. Today let’s take a look at his new purchases during the third quarter of 2009. More...
(GuruFocus, October 28, 2009) Investment Guru Brian Rogers of T.Rowe Price Equity Income Fund has reported his quarterly holdings. This is his sector allocation as of September 30, 2009: More...
Brian Rogers, CIO of T. Rowe Price, manager of its Equity Income Fund, has seen his fund recovering from deep loss in 2008. Now he is concerned about how strong an economicrebound is likely to be. This is the third quarter buys and sells in his fund. More...
Brian Rogers is the fund manager of T. Row Price Equity Income Fund. His fund gained about 20% in the second quarter, it is up 3% for the year. This is the portfolio update for the second quarter. Brian Rogers owns 124 stocks with a total value of $13.6 billion. More...
Time has been tough for Brian Rogers, the CIO and portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price. He funds was down 15% in the first quarter. But he is more optimistic now. He thinks that many of the conditions are in place for a more rewarding investment environment ahead. These are his buys and sells in the first quarter. More...
Brian Rogers, CIO and Chairman of T. Rowe Price, manages the firm's $20 billion Equity Income Fund. His fund was down 35% in 2008, after years of outperformance. But he bought more during the fourth quarter. These are his buys and sells. More...
Brian Rogers, CIO of T. Rowe Price and manager of its Equity Income Fund, said that he continues to focus on dividend-paying stocks with appealing market valuations. With earnings growth likely to slow in coming months, dividends are increasingly important as an essential element of stock market performance, he said. This is buys and sells during the third quarter. More...
Brian Rogers is the CIO of T. Rowe Price and the manager of the $20 billion T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund. His fund average 11.8% a year since inception in 1985. He likes to invest in common stocks of established firms that are expected to pay above-average dividends and appear to be out of favor or undervalued. At this point, he must be finding a lot of that. These are his buys and sells during the second quarter. More...
What you do at market sell-offs is the key to your long term performance. Do you want to wait until market turn around? or buy companies that are already undervalued? This is the buys and sells of Brian Rogers, the contrarian-to-the-core investor with long term track record. He is buying a lot. More...
Brian Rogers is a contrarian. As credit crunch shakes the market, Brian Rogers, CIO of T. Rowe Price bought out-of-favor financials like Countrywide Financial, Capital One etc. Maybe that is how he has built long term track record with a fund of more than $24 billion… These are his buys and sellss during the third quarter. More...
Brian Rogers, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of T. Rowe Price, manages T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund. He invests in common stocks of established firms that are expected to pay above-average dividends and appear to be out of favor or undervalued. This is the update of his buys and sells during the second quarter of 2007. Brian Rogers owns 130 stocks with a total value of $25.5 billion. More...
Brian Rogers commentaries: "We continue to be encouraged by the high level of private equity and leveraged buyout activity, as well as by the strong corporate balance sheets and investor liquidity. " More...
Brian Rogers, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of T. Rowe Price, manages T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund. He invests in common stocks of established firms that are expected to pay above-average dividends and appear to be out of favor or undervalued. This is the update of his buys and sells during the first quarter of 2007. Brian Rogers owns 125 stocks with a total value of $24.2 billion. More...
Brian Rogers had a good year in 2006. His T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund gained more than 19%. During the last quarter he buys Xcel Energy Inc., US Bancorp (DE), Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd., SPECTRA ENERGY, Computer Sciences Corp., Gannett Co. Inc., Hershey Co., IDEARC INC, sells Comcast Corp., Hercules Inc., Bank of Ireland, Janus Capital Group Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc., Simon Property Group Inc. during the 3-months ended 12/31/2006, according to the most recent report of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund. Brian Rogers owns 121 stocks with a total value of $23.38 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. More...
Brian Rogers' fund returned 19.1% in 2006. "U.S. economic growth has begun to slow, and we expect the pace of corporate earnings growth to decelerate over the next year. However, we take comfort in our view that market valuations are reasonable and liquidity is good. While we do not expect higher-than-average equity returns in the year ahead, neither do we anticipate a substantial decline from current levels, which makes us generally constructive about the overall environment for stocks. We will continue to employ the discipline that has served investors well over the years, seeking out reasonably valued stocks of high-quality companies while monitoring general economic conditions." More...
There's nothing like a long-term track record to instill investors' confidence in a fund manager. Steady Brian Rogers has steered T. Rowe Price Equity Income with aplomb since the fund's launch in 1985. In 2006 Roger had another bang-up year: Equity Income returned 19%, beating Standard & Poor's 500-stock index by more than three percentage points. More...
Brian Rogers' parents opened a passbook savings account for him at the Danvers Savings Bank in Massachusetts when he was 6. Each week, he faithfully deposited the 10 cents his parents gave him. More...
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