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APUE vs TACU

ActivePassive U.S. Equity ETF

APUEANYSE Arca

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

TACUANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

TACU −0.31pt a year

APUE0.31%TACU0.00%

Avg volume · 30D

APUE 31.5×the volume

APUE131KTACU4.15K

APUE vs TACU Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+11.7%APUE+10.8%TACU

Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. APUE +11.7%. TACU +10.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−5%0%5%15%Dec 2025Jun 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
APUE 0.31%
TACU 0.00%, better
Fund size
APUE $2.46B
TACU $17M
1Y total return
APUE +12.8%
TACU No data
Yield (12M)
APUE 0.75%
TACU No data
Holdings
APUE 435
TACU 411
Avg volume (30D)
APUE 131K sh, better
TACU 4.15K sh
NAV per share
APUE $46.71
TACU $27.68
52W range

ETF.net Grade

APUE: Cost 82, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 79, Holdings 79, Durability 80. TACU: Cost 99, Risk 69, Mission 81, Tradability 49, Holdings 83, Durability 43.
Pillar letters and Scores for APUE, TACU, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAPUETACU
Cost30% weightA82A99Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA81
Risk15% weightB68B69Higher
Tradability15% weightA79HigherC49
Holdings10% weightA79A83Higher
Durability5% weightA80HigherC43

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. APUE 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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APUE ranks 8th and TACU 9th of 121 funds in the US Active Equity Category.

  1. Rank 6ALCTUiShares U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness Aware Active ETFScore 82
  2. Rank 8AAPUEActivePassive U.S. Equity ETFScore 78
  3. Rank 9ATACUT. Rowe Price Active Core U.S. Equity ETFScore 77
  4. Rank 10APQUSPictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETFScore 76

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

APUEAActivePassive U.S. Equity ETF

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

In short

APUE The ActivePassive pitch squeezed into one ticker: an index core, value, quality and momentum tilts, and active sleeves, all measured against the CRSP US Large Cap Index for 0.31%, with no waiver.

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

APUE The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through a blend of active and passive U.S. equity strategies.

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

  • APUE Blends an index core with value, quality and momentum tilts against the CRSP US Large Cap Index, so one ticker carries the whole recipe.
  • At 0.31% it sits below the typical fee in the active U.S. equity category, and that is the real price: gross and net match, no fee waiver doing the work.
  • Grew into a multi-billion-dollar fund since its 2023 launch and trades with moderate volume, not a thinly followed experiment.
  • Rates among the stronger implementations in a crowded field of active U.S. 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

  • APUE You pay for the active sleeves: DFAU charges 0.12%, AVLC 0.15% and EBI 0.24% net of a waiver through December 31, 2026, for core U.S. equity exposure.
  • Blending strategies means results can drift from the CRSP large-cap benchmark in either direction. This is not an index tracker.
  • Cash comes back once or twice a year, not as a monthly paycheck.
  • 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 APUE profile⁠

Full TACU profile⁠

APUE 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.

APUE vs TACU Cost

Overpaying APUE vs TACU

$6,346

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

  • APUE 0.31%

    $6,346

  • TACU 0.00%

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • APUE 0.31%
  • 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$8K051015202530APUE $6,346TACU $0

Year by year

YearAPUETACUOverpaying
10$563$0$563
20$2,182$0$2,182
30$6,346$0$6,346

Expense ratio

  • 0.31%APUE
  • 0.00%TACU, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.68%

TACU cheapest of 121 funds

APUE 22nd cheapest of 121 funds

APUE vs TACU Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
APUE 0.75%
TACU No data
Payout (12M)
APUE $0.35
TACU None
Last payment
APUE $0.35
TACU No data
Ex-dividend
APUE Dec 23, 2025
TACU No data
Paid on
APUE Dec 24, 2025
TACU No data
Frequency
APUE Annual
TACU No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

APUEAnnual · 3 paymentsAll APUE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2023 $0.12; Dec 23, 2024 $0.28; Dec 23, 2025 $0.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
TACUAll TACU payments⁠

No distribution history available.

APUE vs TACU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
APUE 12.3%TACU No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
APUE 1.40TACU No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
APUE −18.8%since May 2023TACU No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
APUE 0.98TACU 0.96

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