The fund normally invests
at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of companies
that it expects to generate a majority of their revenue from technology or enablement through technology.
The fund considers technology enabled companies as those whose competitive edge and/or market share are
largely based on their
technology
capabilities. Any derivatives that provide exposure to the investment focus suggested by the fund’s
name, or to one or more market risk factors associated with the investment focus suggested by the fund’s
name, are counted (as applicable) toward compliance with the fund’s 80% investment policy. The fund’s primary emphasis
is on the common stocks of what the adviser considers to be enduring technology companies. Enduring technology
companies refers to companies that the adviser expects to be successful over a long period of time through
their use of technology. The fund primarily invests in large firms with established track records, but
can also invest in small companies offering new technologies, including companies that only recently
began to publicly trade. Investments may also include companies positioned to benefit from advances in
technology even if they are not direct technology providers. Stock selection is based on intensive fundamental
research that assesses companies’ business prospects, the valuations of their stocks, and their prospects
for share price appreciation. The fund typically invests in U.S. companies but can also invest in companies
outside the U.S., including companies in emerging markets. The fund is nondiversified, which means it
may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than is permissible for a diversified
fund.
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Risk Table - T. Rowe Price Technology ETF
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| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing
in the fund.
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| Technology companies |
Technology companies: A fund that focuses its investments in
specific industries or sectors is more susceptible to adverse developments affecting those industries
and sectors than a more broadly diversified fund. Because the fund invests significantly in technology
companies, the fund may perform poorly during a downturn in the technology industries. Technology companies
can be adversely affected by, among other things, changes in government regulations or increased government
scrutiny, dependency on patent protection and intellectual property rights, intense competition,
earnings disappointments, and rapid obsolescence of products and services due to technological innovations
or changing consumer preferences.
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| Market conditions |
Market conditions: The value of the fund’s investments
may decrease, sometimes rapidly or unexpectedly, due to factors affecting an issuer held by the fund,
particular industries, or the overall securities markets. A variety of factors can increase the volatility
of the fund’s holdings and markets generally, including economic, political, or regulatory developments,
recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, natural
disasters, and outbreaks of infectious illnesses or other widespread public health issues (such as the
coronavirus pandemic) and related governmental and public responses (including sanctions). Certain events
may cause instability across global markets, including reduced liquidity and disruptions in trading markets,
while some events may affect certain geographic regions, countries, sectors, and industries more significantly
than others. Government intervention in markets
may impact interest rates, market volatility, and security pricing. These adverse developments may cause
broad declines in market value due to short-term market movements or for significantly longer periods
during more prolonged market downturns.
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| Stock investing |
Stock investing: Stocks generally fluctuate in value more
than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices
overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling
prices. The value of stocks held by the fund may decline due to general weakness or volatility in the
stock markets in which the fund invests or because of factors that affect a particular company or industry.
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| Foreign investing |
Foreign
investing: Non-U.S. securities tend to be more volatile and have lower overall
liquidity and trading volume than investments in U.S. securities and may lose value because of adverse
local, political, social, or economic developments overseas, or due to changes in the exchange rates
between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Further, securities of non-U.S. issuers are subject to
trading markets with potential governmental interference, varying regulatory, auditing, and accounting
standards, and settlement and clearance practices that differ from those of U.S. issuers. Investment
in non-U.S. securities also carries currency risk. Any attempts to hedge currency risk could be unsuccessful.
Such investments may have higher transaction costs compared with U.S. markets. The fund’s overall foreign
investing risk is increased to the extent it has exposure to emerging markets.
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| Liquidity |
Liquidity: A
particular investment or an entire market segment may become less liquid or even illiquid, sometimes
abruptly, which could limit the fund’s ability to purchase or sell holdings in a timely manner at a
desired price. An inability to sell a portfolio holding can adversely affect the fund’s overall value
or prevent the fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities. Liquidity risk
may be magnified during periods of substantial market volatility and unexpected episodes of illiquidity
may limit the fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds without selling holdings at an unfavorable
time or at a suitable price. Large redemptions may also have a negative impact on the fund’s overall
liquidity.
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| Emerging markets |
Emerging markets: Investments in emerging market countries are subject to greater
risk and overall volatility than investments in the U.S. and other developed markets. Emerging market
countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, less developed legal and
regulatory regimes, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. In
addition to the risks associated with investing outside the U.S., emerging markets are more susceptible
to governmental interference, political and economic uncertainty, local taxes and restrictions on the
fund’s investments, less efficient trading markets with lower overall liquidity, and more volatile
currency exchange rates.
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| Authorized Participant |
Authorized Participant: Only an Authorized Participant may engage
in creation or redemption transactions directly with the fund. The fund has a limited number of intermediaries
that act as Authorized Participants, and none of these Authorized Participants are or will be obligated
to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the
business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the fund and no
other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, (i) the market price of the
fund’s shares may trade at a premium or discount to its net asset value (NAV), (ii) an active
trading market for the fund may not develop or be maintained, and (iii) there is no assurance that the
requirements of the exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the fund will continue to be met or
remain unchanged.
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| ETF shares trading |
ETF shares trading: Shares of the fund are listed for trading on a national securities
exchange and are bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of shares
are expected to fluctuate in response to changes in the fund’s NAV, the value of the fund’s holdings,
and supply and demand for shares. Disruptions to creations and redemptions, significant market volatility,
potential lack of an active trading market for the shares (including through a trading halt), or other
factors may widen bid-ask spreads and result in the shares trading significantly above (at a premium)
or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the value of the fund’s holdings. If a shareholder purchases
shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells shares at a time when the
market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses.
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| New fund |
New fund: Because
the fund is new, it has a relatively small number of shareholders and assets under management. As a result,
the portfolio manager may experience difficulties in fully implementing the fund’s investment program
and may be less able to respond to increases in shareholder transaction activity. The fund’s limited
operating history could make it more difficult to evaluate the performance of the portfolio manager and
the fund’s investment strategies. In addition, there can be no assurance that the fund will ultimately
grow to an economically viable size, which could lead to the fund eventually ceasing its operations.
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| Risk Nondiversified Status [Member] |
Nondiversification:
As a nondiversified fund, the fund has the ability to invest a larger percentage of its assets in the
securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, poor performance by a
single issuer could adversely affect fund performance more than if the fund were invested in a larger
number of issuers. The fund’s share price can be expected to fluctuate more than that of a similar
fund that is more broadly diversified.
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| Active management |
Active management: The fund’s overall investment program
and holdings selected by the fund’s investment adviser may underperform the broad markets, relevant
indices, or other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.
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| Cybersecurity breaches |
Cybersecurity breaches:
The fund could be harmed by intentional cyberattacks and other cybersecurity breaches, including unauthorized
access to the fund’s assets, confidential information, or other proprietary information. In addition,
a cybersecurity breach could cause one of the fund’s service providers or financial intermediaries
to suffer unauthorized data access, data corruption, or loss of operational functionality.
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