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TABD

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Transamerica Bond Active ETF

Core US Bond · Transamerica · Inception 2025-12-15 · SEC filings

$24.16−0.19 (−0.77%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 12:14 PM EDT

History starts Dec 16, 2025.History starts Dec 16, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 3 prints from 24.35 to 24.16. Range 24.16 to 24.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$24.20$24.25$24.30$24.3510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.57%
Fund size
$152M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$24.26
52W range
low $24.25high $25.57

The ETF.net TABD Grade

C

45/ 100

Rank 90 of 118 in US Aggregate Bond⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for TABD. Scores out of 100: Cost 13, Risk 40, Mission 97, Tradability 16, Holdings 73, Durability 33. Strongest: Mission (97). Weakest: Cost (13). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 45 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 13
    Category rank104/118 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 97
    Category rank63/100 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 40
    Category rank93/117 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 16
    Category rank103/118 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 73
    Category rank27/117 · top 23%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 33
    Category rank97/118 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on TABD

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Active bond management for 0.39% a year, only a few basis points above the median fee in a cohort dominated by cheap index trackers.
  2. 02Run 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
  3. 03Clear mandate: total return from current income and capital appreciation, principally through bonds and bond-like derivatives. No index to track.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Index heavyweights BND, SPAB and SCHZ charge 0.03%. Here you pay roughly ten times that for a manager's discretion.
  2. 02Launched in December 2025, so there is no long record to judge. Results ride on the subadviser's calls, not an index.
  3. 03Small and lightly traded next to the category's giants, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the mega funds.

TABD Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:05 AM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
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Top-10 weight
15%
Largest holding
FANNIE MAE POOL 5.5 25OCT53 TBA3.2%

Geography

  • United States81.64%
  • Mexico3.21%
  • Canada1.52%
  • Netherlands1.42%
  • United Kingdom1.32%
  • Colombia1.17%
  • Ireland1.14%
  • Luxembourg0.83%
  • Other countries (21)7.74%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 27.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—FANNIE MAE POOL 5.5 25OCT53 TBA3.21%0$5M24
002—UNITED STS TREAS BILLS 0.0 27NOV262.33%0$4M25
003—UNITED STATES TREAS N 4.125 31JUL281.79%0$3M14
004—FANNIE MAE POOL 6.0 25OCT52 TBA1.47%0$2M20
005—FANNIE MAE OR FREDD 2.5 25OCT53 TBA1.16%0$2M18
006—FANNIE MAE OR FREDD 2.0 25OCT52 TBA1.14%0$2M10
007—UNITED STS TREAS BILLS 0.0 24SEP261.07%0$2M23
008—RANGER FDG CO LLC 0.0 23SEP26 144A0.99%0$1M1
009—PALMER SQUAR 5.55582 14AUG38 144A F0.93%0$1M1
010—FEDERAL HOME LN RQ0118 5.0 01MAY560.92%0$1M9
011—OBX 2026-NQM 4.846 25NOV65 144A FRN0.88%0$1M3
012—SUMITOMO MITSUI TR BK S 0.0 06OCT260.86%0$1M1
013—UNITED STATES TREAS BD 4.75 15FEB560.85%0$1M16
014—FEDERAL NATL MTG FA2839 2.5 01JUL520.82%0$1M5
015—WESTLAKE AUTOMOBI 4.64 15MAR30 144A0.79%0$1M4

Showing 1–15 of 398 holdings

TABD Performance

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

TABD$9,963
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. TABD $9,963. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,119$10,381$11,642Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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−0.4%
1 month−0.6%
3 months−1.2%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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−0.4%
2025+0.3%

History from Dec 16, 2025

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TABD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 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. 9 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. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
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

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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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.
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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.
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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.

TABD Cost

Expense ratio0.57%
  • The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
  • Median 0.34%

100 of the 112 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.

TABD costs $57.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Aggregate Bond fund costs $34.00.