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AFOS vs TACU

ARS Focused Opportunity Strategy ETF

AFOSBNasdaq

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

TACUANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

TACU −0.46pt a year

AFOS0.46%TACU0.00%

Avg volume · 30D

AFOS 3.7×the volume

AFOS15.2KTACU4.15K

AFOS vs TACU Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+24.9%AFOS+11.2%TACU

Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AFOS +24.9%. TACU +11.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%30%40%Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AFOS 0.46%
TACU 0.00%, better
Fund size
AFOS $290M
TACU $17M
1Y total return
AFOS +31.2%
TACU No data
Holdings
AFOS 33
TACU 411
Avg volume (30D)
AFOS 15.2K sh, better
TACU 4.15K sh
NAV per share
AFOS $42.94
TACU $27.68
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AFOS: Cost 71, Risk 44, Mission not scored, Tradability 49, Holdings 51, Durability 58. TACU: Cost 99, Risk 69, Mission 81, Tradability 49, Holdings 83, Durability 43.
Pillar letters and Scores for AFOS, TACU, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAFOSTACU
Cost30% weightA71A99Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA81
Risk15% weightC44B69Higher
Tradability15% weightC49C49
Holdings10% weightC51A83Higher
Durability5% weightB58HigherC43

Rank among US Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AFOS and TACU are both graded against the same 121 US Active Equity funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Equity⁠

Category · 121 funds
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TACU ranks 9th and AFOS 51st of 121 funds in the US Active Equity Category.

  1. Rank 8AAPUEActivePassive U.S. Equity ETFScore 78
  2. Rank 9ATACUT. Rowe Price Active Core U.S. Equity ETFScore 77
  3. Rank 10APQUSPictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETFScore 76
  4. Rank 48BPFDEPathfinder Disciplined US Equity ETFScore 58
  5. Rank 51BAFOSARS Focused Opportunity Strategy ETFScore 57
  6. Rank 52BACVFAmerican Conservative Values ETFScore 56

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AFOSBARS Focused Opportunity Strategy ETF

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

In short

AFOS Active stock picking with no benchmark leash: ARS runs a focused, all-cap book of US companies it judges well-positioned and undervalued, and charges 0.46%, below the typical active US equity fund.

TACU T. 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

AFOS The fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio that identifies well-positioned and undervalued companies across small-, mid-, and large-capitalization ranges.

TACU 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

  • AFOS Fee is 0.46%, with no waiver propping it up, and sits below the median for active US equity funds.
  • Openly benchmark-free. The prospectus states the fund is not managed against any index or benchmark, so the portfolio can look nothing like the large-cap market.sec.gov
  • Hunting ground is the whole US market cap ladder, small through large, not just mega-caps.
  • Launched in 2025 and already holds assets in the hundreds of millions, landing in the upper half of a field of more than 100 active US equity funds.
  • TACU 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

  • AFOS Thinly traded. Spreads can be wider and order size matters more than in heavily traded index funds.
  • History starts June 2025, so there is only about a year of risk data behind it.
  • Systematic rivals cost far less: DFAU at 0.12%, AVLC at 0.15%. You pay up here for a human making concentrated calls.
  • TACU 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.

Full AFOS profile⁠

Full TACU profile⁠

AFOS vs TACU Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AFOS vs TACU Cost

Overpaying AFOS vs TACU

$9,230

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

  • AFOS 0.46%

    $9,230

  • TACU 0.00%

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AFOS 0.46%
  • TACU 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$8K$10K051015202530AFOS $9,230TACU $0

Year by year

YearAFOSTACUOverpaying
10$830$0$830
20$3,195$0$3,195
30$9,230$0$9,230

Expense ratio

  • 0.46%AFOS
  • 0.00%TACU, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.68%

TACU cheapest of 121 funds

AFOS 37th cheapest of 121 funds

AFOS vs TACU Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Payout (12M)
AFOS No data
TACU None
Last payment
AFOS $0.10
TACU No data
Ex-dividend
AFOS Dec 23, 2025
TACU No data
Paid on
AFOS Dec 24, 2025
TACU No data
Frequency
AFOS Irregular
TACU No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

AFOSIrregular · 1 paymentAll AFOS payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2025 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.102026YTD
TACUAll TACU payments⁠

No distribution history available.

AFOS vs TACU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AFOS 20.3%since Jul 2025TACU No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AFOS 1.86since Jul 2025TACU No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AFOS −11.8%since Jun 2025TACU No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AFOS 1.36TACU 0.96

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