BDIV vs TACU

BDIVBAAM Brentview Dividend Growth ETF

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

In short

BDIV A boutique that does one thing, dividend growth, picks a few dozen US stocks and pays out monthly. Priced below the typical active US equity fund, it's a concentrated take on income plus appreciation rather than a broad dividend index.

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

BDIV The Fund seeks current dividend income and long-term capital appreciation.

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

• BDIV Costs 0.49% a year, under the 0.65% that sits mid-pack among active US equity funds.sec.gov
• The prospectus targets roughly 30 to 40 companies, so every holding carries real weight instead of being spread thin across hundreds of names.sec.gov
• Pays monthly rather than quarterly, matching the rhythm of most household bills.
• Sub-advised by Brentview, a small shop built around dividend growth investing and nothing else, and the portfolio has tracked its stated income-and-appreciation mandate closely.brentviewim.com

• 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

• BDIV Assets are small and shares trade thinly, so spreads run wider and larger orders need more care than in a heavily traded fund.
• Launched in 2024, so there's no record spanning a full market cycle yet.
• A few dozen names concentrates both the hits and the misses, and sector tilts can run far from a broad index.sec.gov

• 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.

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