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T. Rowe Price Active Core U.S. Equity ETF

TACUNYSE ArcaA

$28.52−0.01 (−0.02%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:17 PM

A71/ 100

Rank 16 of 127 in US Active Equity

A71/100Rank 16 of 127inUS Active Equity
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Expense ratio
0.14%
Fund size
$16M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Holdings
413
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$28.54
52W range
low $23.11high $28.68
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net TACU Grade

A

Score 71 out of 100

Category
US Active Equity⁠
Rank
16 of 127
Six-pillar profile for TACU. Scores out of 100: Cost 97, Risk 64, Mission 81, Tradability 33, Holdings 81, Durability 44. Strongest: Cost (97). Weakest: Tradability (33). Leans toward Cost.

Score 71 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 127

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 48

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 126

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 98 of 127

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 124

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 83 of 127

Our read on TACU

ETF.net Research

AT. Rowe Price's stock pickers at index-fund pricing: 0.14% for a quant-plus-fundamental portfolio measured against the Russell 1000. Active management without the usual active markup.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term capital growth through a primarily U.S. equity portfolio. It combines quantitative models with fundamental, bottom-up analysis and seeks excess returns relative to the Russell 1000 Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 010.14% a year, a fraction of the typical active US equity fund's fee, and cheaper than same-benchmark rivals AVLC, LCTU and BLCR.
  2. 02Two engines, one portfolio: quantitative models rank the universe, then analysts do bottom-up work, leaning on profitability, quality and value.
  3. 03No leverage, no options overlay, no exotic wrapper. A standard 1940 Act fund holding US stocks and aiming to out-earn the Russell 1000.
  4. 04Lands in the upper tier of a crowded active US equity field, largely on cost discipline and how the portfolio is built.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Launched in December 2025, so there is no long record to judge the models on. Every active fund's edge is a claim until years of data test it.
  2. 02A young, lightly traded fund. Bid-ask spreads can run wider than on mega-cap index ETFs, which matters most on large or hurried orders.
  3. 03Built for growth of capital, not cash flow: distributions are declared on an annual schedule with no stated income target.

TACU Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
413
Top-10 weight
37%
Largest holding
NVDA.NE7.7%

Geography

  • United States96.62%
  • Ireland1.31%
  • Switzerland0.53%
  • Canada0.38%
  • United Kingdom0.38%
  • Israel0.24%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)0.10%
  • Sweden0.09%
  • Other countries (7)0.35%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 28.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDA.NENVIDIA Corp Common Stock USD.0017.70%5,510$1M8
002AAPL.MXApple Inc Common Stock USD.000016.62%3,226$1M8
003MSFT.NEMicrosoft Corp Common Stock USD.000006255.67%1,740$931K9
004GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A Common Stock USD.0013.59%1,673$588K709
005AMZN.NEAmazon.com Inc Common Stock USD.013.51%2,192$575K8
006AVGOBroadcom Inc Common Stock2.43%1,105$400K754
007META.NEMeta Platforms Inc Class A Common Stock USD.0000062.23%510$367K9
008GOOG.NEAlphabet Inc Class C Common Stock USD.0011.71%806$280K6
009MU.TOMicron Technology Inc Common Stock USD.11.61%256$263K7
010TSLA.NETesla Inc Common Stock USD.0011.44%618$237K4
011AMD.BAAdvanced Micro Devices Common Stock USD.011.37%371$226K9
012LLY.TOEli Lilly & Co Common Stock1.33%185$218K6
013JPM.NEJPMorgan Chase & Co Common Stock USD1.01.18%583$194K6
014BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B Common Stock USD.00331.10%349$180K365
015V.BAVisa Inc Class A Shares Common Stock USD.00011.06%452$174K10

Showing 1–15 of 413 holdings

TACU Performance

Launched Dec 10, 2025

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TACU$11,458
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,500
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. TACU $11,458. SPY $11,500. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,146$10,418$11,690Dec 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 TACU. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTACU
Year to date+14.6%
1 month+1.9%
3 months+3.4%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 TACU
YearReturn barTACU
2026 YTD+14.6%
2025−0.6%

History from Dec 11, 2025

TACU in the news

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TACU 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 Oct 12, 2026.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Dec 2025. No distributions yet.

TACU 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.
0.96
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.

TACU Cost

Expense ratio0.14%
  • The middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.70%

4 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.

TACU costs $14.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Equity fund costs $70.00.

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