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BLUX vs TACU

Bluemonte Dynamic Total Market ETF

BLUXANYSE Arca

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

TACUANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

TACU −0.23pt a year

BLUX0.23%TACU0.00%

Avg volume · 30D

BLUX 11.8×the volume

BLUX49.1KTACU4.15K

BLUX vs TACU Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+13.1%BLUX+11.2%TACU

Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BLUX +13.1%. TACU +11.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−5%0%5%20%Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
BLUX 0.23%
TACU 0.00%, better
Fund size
BLUX $629M
TACU $17M
1Y total return
BLUX +14.2%
TACU No data
Yield (12M)
BLUX 1.00%
TACU No data
Holdings
BLUX 5
TACU 411
Avg volume (30D)
BLUX 49.1K sh, better
TACU 4.15K sh
NAV per share
BLUX $32.01
TACU $27.68
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BLUX: Cost 89, Risk 62, Mission 69, Tradability 66, Holdings 28, Durability 66. TACU: Cost 99, Risk 69, Mission 81, Tradability 49, Holdings 83, Durability 43.
Pillar letters and Scores for BLUX, TACU, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBLUXTACU
Cost30% weightA89A99Higher
Mission25% weightB69A81Higher
Risk15% weightB62B69Higher
Tradability15% weightB66HigherC49
Holdings10% weightD28A83Higher
Durability5% weightB66HigherC43

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. BLUX 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 BLUX 25th 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 22BZECPZacks Earnings Consistent Portfolio ETFScore 70
  5. Rank 25ABLUXBluemonte Dynamic Total Market ETFScore 69
  6. Rank 25AENHUiShares Enhanced Large Cap Core Active ETFScore 69

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BLUXABluemonte Dynamic Total Market ETF

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

In short

BLUX An active fund that buys ETFs, not stocks: Bluemonte dials broad U.S. market exposure across large, mid and small caps, with an international slice, from a short list of building-block funds.

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

BLUX The Fund seeks capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of ETFs that provides broad market exposure, primarily to U.S. companies across market capitalizations.

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

  • BLUX Cost is 0.23% net of a waiver running through August 31, 2027 (0.28% gross), below the median fee for active U.S. equity funds.
  • Active without the stock picking: the manager shifts weights among broad ETFs, so no single company carries the portfolio.
  • One ticker covers U.S. companies across market caps plus international exposure, per the prospectus.
  • Sits in the upper tier of its active U.S. equity peer group, with cost a big part of why.
  • 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

  • BLUX Young fund, listed in June 2025, so the track record is short and the risk picture rests on about a year of data.
  • A fund of ETFs adds a management layer on top of the funds it owns; cheaper core peers like DFAU (0.12%) and AVLC (0.15%) skip that layer.
  • It trades lightly for its category, so spreads can be wider than its asset base suggests.
  • 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 BLUX profile⁠

Full TACU profile⁠

BLUX 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.

BLUX vs TACU Cost

Overpaying BLUX vs TACU

$4,759

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

  • BLUX 0.23%

    $4,759

  • TACU 0.00%

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BLUX 0.23%
  • TACU 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530BLUX $4,759TACU $0

Year by year

YearBLUXTACUOverpaying
10$419$0$419
20$1,630$0$1,630
30$4,759$0$4,759

Expense ratio

  • 0.23%BLUX
  • 0.00%TACU, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.68%

TACU cheapest of 121 funds

BLUX 14th cheapest of 121 funds

BLUX vs TACU Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
BLUX 1.00%
TACU No data
Payout (12M)
BLUX $0.31
TACU None
Last payment
BLUX $0.09
TACU No data
Ex-dividend
BLUX Sep 28, 2026
TACU No data
Paid on
BLUX Sep 30, 2026
TACU No data
Frequency
BLUX Quarterly
TACU No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

BLUXQuarterly · 5 paymentsAll BLUX payments⁠
One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 29, 2025 $0.12; Dec 30, 2025 $0.09; Mar 27, 2026 $0.06; Jun 26, 2026 $0.08; Sep 28, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.102026YTD
TACUAll TACU payments⁠

No distribution history available.

BLUX vs TACU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BLUX 11.6%since Jul 2025TACU No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BLUX 1.08since Jul 2025TACU No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BLUX −9.0%since Jun 2025TACU No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BLUX 0.88TACU 0.96

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