A new year brings a fresh opportunity to plan ahead and think long term about portfolios. Especially with so much uncertainty circling above, investors may be searching for solutions that offer consistency and durability. Blue chip stocks, representing major firms with long performance records to fall back on, can offer a notable set of solutions therein. TCHP, an active blue chip ETF, offers a different take on the blue chip ETF space that may be poised for a solid 2026.
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The T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF (TCHP ) charges 57 basis points (bps) to actively invest in so-called “blue chip” growth stocks. The strategy’s managers invest in firms poised for above-average growth that also offer strong financial fundamentals and have positive outlooks. It focuses on U.S. stocks.
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In doing so, it has returned 18% over the last one year period and 34% over the last three years, per ETF Database data. Over one, three, and five year periods, the strategy has outperformed its ETF Database Category average, representing the average in the large cap growth equities category.
Those strong returns over longer time frames have made the fund a reliable strategy to include in portfolios with the ETF having grown to more than $1.7 billion in AUM.. The past doesn’t necessarily predict the future, however, so what role might the ETF have to play in 2026?
A closer examination of its tech chart offers a view into its momentum. The active blue chip ETF’s price currently sits above both its 50-day and 200-day Simple Moving Averages (SMAs) as of January 5th. That traditionally marks positive momentum for a particular security. What’s more, its Relative Strength Index (RSI) currently has TCHP outside of oversold or overbought territory.
The active ETF’s combination of blue chip focus and active adaptability could help it navigate this year’s challenges. While many market watchers retain a high degree off confidence in U.S. stocks, not all are created equal. Tech exposures will remain a key piece, but geopolitical and monetary risks abound. Where a broad market index takes what the S&P 500 says and runs with it oftentimes, TCHP makes its own decisions among the big players – and could reward investors, in turn.
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