PSTR vs TACU

PSTRDPeakshares Sector Rotation ETF

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

In short

PSTR A macro-cycle sector rotator: a model ranks US industry sectors by where the economy sits, then shifts the portfolio as that ranking changes. Growth plus income is the mandate; the price is 1.06% net of a waiver through June 30, 2027.

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

PSTR Its mandate combines capital growth with income generation.

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

• PSTR The mechanism is plain: a macroeconomic and asset-cycle model ranks US industry sectors, and the fund makes periodic shifts as that ranking moves.sec.gov
• Growth and income sit side by side in the mandate, and distributions come quarterly.
• The adviser is waiving part of the fee, taking 1.54% gross down to 1.06% net through June 30, 2027.
• Since the 2024 launch, its volatility and drawdown profile has been among the steadier in the active US equity crowd, on one year of data.

• 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

• PSTR You pay up for the rotation: 1.06% net (1.54% gross if the waiver lapses after June 30, 2027) is above the category norm, while iShares' DYNF rotates factors for 0.26%.
• Thinly traded, so the gap between bid and ask can be a real cost and bigger orders can move the price.
• Actively managed with no declared index to measure against, and the live record only starts in 2024.

• 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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