T. Rowe Price Total Return ETF

TOTR

Market cap $552M

Low-cost active ETFs succeeded at nearly double the rate of their expensive counterparts over the past decade, according to Morningstar's year-end 2025 Active/Passive Barometer report, underscoring how fees remain the primary hurdle for active managers attempting to outpace index funds.

The October and November jobs reports dropped from the Bureau of Labor Statistics after delays, and the picture is a rough one; the economy shed some 105,000 jobs in October and only added 64,000 last month.

T. Rowe Price launched four new active fixed income ETFs Thursday, adding to their ever-growing active ETF suite. The four funds include three tax-free ETFs and one “go-anywhere” active bond ETF.

Advisors and investors seeking opportunities beyond passive bond benchmarks, or looking to reduce risk, would do well to consider active fixed income ETFs. In the mercurial markets of 2025, strategies that rely on fundamental analysis to construct portfolios while remaining flexible could prove beneficial.

Fixed income investors looking to the benefits of active management in market uncertainty this year would do well to consider four ETFs from T. Rowe Price.

As the proliferation of active ETF strategies continues this year, advisors and investors find themselves with an increasing number of choices. Those investors looking to apply the potential benefits of active management to their bond portfolio in a volatile market environment would do well to consider T.

Bonds are in an interesting place right now. While last year ended with interest rates coming down at a healthy clip following multiple cuts, this year the outlook is much murkier.

The age of active bond ETFs has well and truly arrived. With a live rate market back in the cards in recent years, more and more investors are turning to active ETFs for fixed income allocations.

As active ETFs have continued to proliferate, more and more investors are turning to the category to refresh portfolios. That may be driving extra interest in active ETFs amid a volatile and uncertain first few months of 2025.

The inversion once more of the 10-year and 3-month Treasury yield curve this week reflects a shift to more risk-averse posturing by investors. This year's complex environment creates opportunity for active strategies, particularly within bonds.