T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund (PRASX) current share price is $23.10. The gold spot price is $4,830.80 per troy ounce. Using the formula: PRASX in gold = $23.10 × 31.1035 ÷ $4,830.80 = 0.1487 grams of gold per share.
Over the past 20 years, PRASX has a Real Wealth Growth Rate of -7.26% / yr. This means gold has been a better wealth preserver than holding PRASX over this period.
"Real Wealth Growth Rate" measures the annualised compound growth rate (CAGR) of a stock when priced in gold — hard money that cannot be printed. A positive value means genuine wealth creation. A negative value means purchasing power is shrinking, even if the dollar price rises.