

The T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF has strongly outperformed the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF since September 2021. If interest rates go higher in the future, bond prices will go down -- and that's an extra-large risk for longer-duration bonds.

2026 is about halfway done, but there are plenty of market trends still looming for the second half. The first half of the year had plenty of the unexpected for investors to contend with, including, but not limited to, the return of spiking inflation.

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF is a solid choice for most investors, but T. Rowe Price's short-term bond fund has delivered impressive returns.

Most people should steer clear of long-term bond funds, and the reason why might surprise you.

In a notable milestone, T. Rowe Price now holds ten ETFs with $1 billion in AUM.

Investors poured more than $300 million into the T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (TBUX) during the first three months of 2026, pushing assets past $1.1 billion as sticky inflation and limited Federal Reserve rate cuts fueled demand for ultrashort bond strategies.

CRA Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TBUX) by 40.8% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 57,298 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an

Active fixed income ETFs have become a big part of the overall fixed income fund landscape in recent years. With the arrival of the ETF rule in 2019, it became even easier for asset managers to launch new ETFs.