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T. Rowe Price Equity Income ETF

TEQINYSE ArcaT. Rowe PriceB

$52.81+0.07 (+0.13%)

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

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 52.74 to 52.81. Range 52.81 to 53.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.52.9053.0053.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.54%
Fund size
$469M
1Y total return
+23.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.45%
Holdings
109
Avg volume · 30D
27.4K sh
52W range
low $42.44high $53.35
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net TEQI Grade

B

Score 60 out of 100

Rank
22 of 66
Six-pillar profile for TEQI. Scores out of 100: Cost 48, Risk 70, Mission 74, Tradability 67, Holdings 64, Durability 77. Strongest: Durability (77). Weakest: Cost (48). Leans toward Durability and Mission.

Score 60 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 66
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 27
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 65
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 66
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 66
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 66

Our read on TEQI

ETF.net Research

In short

BA stock-picker's take on value: T. Rowe Price's equity income strategy in ETF form, hunting out-of-favor dividend payers. Roughly 120 names, quarterly payouts, measured against the Russell 1000 Value rather than cloning it.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks a high level of dividend income and long-term capital growth.

Why people hold it

  • Genuinely active. The stated job is a high level of dividend income plus long-term capital growth, run as a manageable book of roughly 120 stocks.
  • 0.54% a year sits mid-pack for active value, and undercuts several rivals judged against the same Russell 1000 Value benchmark.
  • Pays quarterly, has been trading since 2020, and lands in the stronger half of the active large-cap value group on our review.
  • Stays on its stated lane: a value portfolio that behaves like one, rather than a growth book wearing a value label.

Worth knowing

  • One of the quieter tickers in its category. Thin volume means the price you pay can drift from the value of what's inside.
  • You're paying for human judgment: systematic value funds like AVLV and WTV charge a fraction of 0.54%.
  • The income mandate is a goal, not a fixed rate. There's no declared target yield, and distributions can include return of capital.

TEQI Performance

Launched Aug 4, 2020

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

Not enough history yet.
TEQI$12,309
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. TEQI $12,309. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 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 TEQI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTEQI
Year to date+18.0%
1 month+4.2%
3 months+1.7%
1 year+23.1%
3 yearsper year+19.7%
5 yearsper year+10.6%
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 TEQI
YearReturn barTEQI
2026 YTD+18.0%
2025+13.4%
2024+13.1%
2023+9.6%
2022−3.3%
2021+26.3%
2020+18.1%

History from Aug 5, 2020

TEQI in the news

TEQI 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 30, 2026.
1.45%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.76Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.19 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2020–2026

One bar per payment. 25 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Sep 25, 2020 $0.08; Dec 18, 2020 $0.16; Mar 26, 2021 $0.12; Jun 25, 2021 $0.13; Sep 27, 2021 $0.17; Dec 20, 2021 $0.67; Mar 28, 2022 $0.16; Jun 27, 2022 $0.15; Sep 27, 2022 $0.17; Dec 20, 2022 $0.30; Mar 28, 2023 $0.20; Jun 27, 2023 $0.18; Sep 26, 2023 $0.18; Dec 20, 2023 $0.21; Mar 25, 2024 $0.20; Jun 26, 2024 $0.17; Sep 26, 2024 $0.20; Dec 23, 2024 $0.19; Mar 27, 2025 $0.14; Jun 26, 2025 $0.20; Sep 26, 2025 $0.19; Dec 23, 2025 $0.24; Mar 27, 2026 $0.14; Jun 26, 2026 $0.19; Sep 28, 2026 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.19
Jun 26, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.19
Mar 27, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.14
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.24
Sep 26, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.19
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.20
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.14
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.19
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.20
Jun 26, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.17
Mar 25, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.20
Dec 20, 2023Dec 26, 2023$0.21

See all 25 payments⁠

$10,000 in TEQI 5 years ago paid $1,178 in dividends.⁠

TEQI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.
1.23
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.
−17.8%
Trough Sep 2022
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.
0.78
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.

TEQI Cost

Overpaying vs WTV, cheapest in US Active Value

$8,200

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

  • TEQI 0.54%

    $10,720

  • WTV 0.12% Cheapest

    $2,520

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TEQI 0.54%
  • WTV 0.12%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530TEQI $10,720WTV $2,520

Year by year

YearTEQIWTVOverpaying
10$971$220$751
20$3,724$859$2,865
30$10,720$2,520$8,200

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