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

TACUNYSE ArcaT. Rowe PriceA

$27.58−0.09 (−0.33%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A77/ 100

Rank 9 of 126 in US Active Equity

A77/100Rank 9 of 126inUS Active Equity
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 27.67 to 27.58. Range 27.58 to 27.95. Use the arrow keys to read each point.27.8027.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.00%*
Fund size
$17M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
411
Avg volume · 30D
4.15K sh
52W range
low $23.11high $28.68
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Jan 30, 2027. Without it: 0.14%.

The ETF.net TACU Grade

A

Score 77 out of 100

Category
US Active Equity⁠
Rank
9 of 126
Six-pillar profile for TACU. Scores out of 100: Cost 99, Risk 69, Mission 81, Tradability 49, Holdings 83, Durability 43. Strongest: Cost (99). Weakest: Durability (43). Leans toward Cost.

Score 77 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.
    A99 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 126

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 49

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 126

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 59 of 126

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 124

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 85 of 126

Our read on TACU

ETF.net Research

In short

AT. Rowe Price's quant-plus-fundamental take on core large-cap U.S. stock, benchmarked to the Russell 1000. Gross fee 0.14%, fully waived to zero through January 30, 2027.

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

  • Fee fully waived: 0.14% gross, zero net through January 30, 2027. That sits below every top-scoring peer in the category, including DFAU at 0.12% with no waiver.troweprice.com
  • Quant models feed bottom-up stock picking with tilts to profitability, quality and value, chasing excess return over the Russell 1000 while holding tracking error tight.troweprice.com
  • Several hundred large-cap names, so no single position runs the show. One of the stronger profiles in a crowded active U.S. equity field.troweprice.com

Worth knowing

  • Launched in December 2025, so the live record is short and the risk read rests on limited history.
  • Still a small fund that trades lightly, which can mean wider spreads than the category's giants.
  • Distributions are annual at most, with no declared income target. This is a growth mandate, not a cash-flow one.

TACU Performance

Launched Dec 10, 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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TACU$11,081
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,115
Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. TACU $11,081. SPY $11,115. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Dec 2025Jun 2026Nov 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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+10.8%
1 month−2.3%
3 months+0.9%
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 TACU
YearReturn barTACU
2026 YTD+10.8%
2025−0.6%

History from Dec 11, 2025

TACU in the news

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 Nov 2, 2026.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

Listed Dec 2025. No distributions yet.

TACU Risk

Risk pillarB69 out of 100Rank 21 of 126 in US Active Equity
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.
0.96
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.

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

TACU Cost

Cheapest in US Active Equity

$0

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

  • TACU 0.00%

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TACU 0.00%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1051015202530TACU $0

Year by year

YearTACU
10$0
20$0
30$0
How the 0.00% is worked out

Full fee 0.14%− waiver 0.14%= you pay 0.00%

The waiver ends Jan 30, 2027. After that the fee is 0.14% unless T. Rowe Price renews it. Source: prospectus, Feb 2026.

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