Tape articles having improved properties are made from ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) multi-filament yarns. The tape articles can have a ratio of the low temperature area under the curve (120° C to Tm-onset) to the total area under the curve (120° C to 165° C) of less than about 0.15 as calculated from an increasing temperature DSC scan from a temperature of 30° C to a temperature of 200° C at a constant rate of 10° C per minute. Additionally, in some examples the tape articles can also have a tenacity at least about 24 g/d (2.06 GPa) when measured by ASTM D882-09 at a 10 inch (25.4 cm) gauge length and at an extension rate of 100%/min. Further, the tape articles can have no long period of less than 450 Angstroms () when measured by small angle x-ray analysis.