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Transamerica Bond Active ETF

TABDNYSE ArcaTransamericaC

$24.09−0.08 (−0.34%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 2:50 PM ET

C54/ 100

Rank 72 of 116 in US Aggregate Bond

C54/100Rank 72 of 116inUS Aggregate Bond
Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 24.17 to 24.09. Range 24.09 to 24.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.24.1024.1224.1424.1610 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.39%*
Fund size
$159M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
406
Avg volume · 30D
9.85K sh
52W range
low $23.75high $25.57
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Jan 28, 2029. Without it: 0.57%.

The ETF.net TABD Grade

C

Score 54 out of 100

Category
US Aggregate Bond⁠
Rank
72 of 116
Six-pillar profile for TABD. Scores out of 100: Cost 36, Risk 51, Mission 97, Tradability 16, Holdings 74, Durability 32. Strongest: Mission (97). Weakest: Tradability (16). Leans toward Mission.

Score 54 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 67 of 115

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 61 of 100

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 45 of 116

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F16 out of 100
    Rank 108 of 116

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 115

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 95 of 116

Our read on TABD

ETF.net Research

In short

CTransamerica's first move into ETFs: an actively run core bond portfolio steered by Aegon's fixed income desk, aiming for total return from income plus price gains, at 0.39% a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return from current income and capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Active bond management for 0.39% a year, only a few basis points above the median fee in a cohort dominated by cheap index trackers.
  • Run by Aegon Asset Management, Transamerica's affiliated bond shop, and launched December 2025 as one of the firm's first two active ETFs.prnewswire.comtransamerica.com
  • Clear mandate: total return from current income and capital appreciation, principally through bonds and bond-like derivatives. No index to track.

Worth knowing

  • Index heavyweights BND, SPAB and SCHZ charge 0.03%. Here you pay roughly ten times that for a manager's discretion.
  • Launched in December 2025, so there is no long record to judge. Results ride on the subadviser's calls, not an index.
  • Small and lightly traded next to the category's giants, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the mega funds.

TABD Performance

Launched Dec 15, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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TABD$9,953
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,169
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. TABD $9,953. SPY $11,169. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for TABD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTABD
Year to date−0.5%
1 month+2.0%
3 months−0.4%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for TABD
YearReturn barTABD
2026 YTD−0.5%
2025+0.3%

History from Dec 16, 2025

TABD in the news

TABD Dividends

Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $0.04; Jan 27, 2026 $0.07; Feb 24, 2026 $0.05; Mar 24, 2026 $0.09; Apr 29, 2026 $0.10; May 26, 2026 $0.07; Jun 25, 2026 $0.10; Jul 28, 2026 $0.11; Aug 26, 2026 $0.09; Sep 25, 2026 $0.10; Oct 27, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 27, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.10
Sep 25, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.10
Aug 26, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.09
Jul 28, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.11
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.10
May 26, 2026May 29, 2026$0.07
Apr 29, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.10
Mar 24, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.09
Feb 24, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.05
Jan 27, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.07
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.04

TABD Risk

Risk pillarC51 out of 100Rank 45 of 116 in US Aggregate Bond
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.09
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

TABD Cost

Compare TABD and BKAG

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$7,898

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • TABD 0.39%

    $7,898

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TABD 0.39%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530TABD $7,898BKAG $0

Year by year

YearTABDBKAGOverpaying
10$705$0$705
20$2,725$0$2,725
30$7,898$0$7,898
How the 0.39% is worked out

Full fee 0.57%− waiver 0.18%= you pay 0.39%

The waiver ends Jan 28, 2029. After that the fee is 0.57% unless Transamerica renews it. Source: prospectus, Dec 2025.

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