PQDI
Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
ETF
Expense ratio1
0.60%
Net assets2
$66.95M
Holdings2
93
Category
Taxable Bond
2025 return3
8.87%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Oct. 27, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide current income

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in preferred securities and other income-producing securities. Preferred securities generally pay fixed and floating rate distributions and are junior to all forms of the company's senior debt but has "preference" over common stock in the payment of distributions and liquidation of a company's assets. The preferred securities in which the Fund invests include, but are not limited to, preferred stock, certain depositary receipts, and various types of junior subordinated debt. The Fund also invests in other income-producing securities that include securities that have a stated coupon rate which expects to pay interest or dividends. The Fund invests in income-producing securities, including … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in preferred securities and other income-producing securities. Preferred securities generally pay fixed and floating rate distributions and are junior to all forms of the company's senior debt but has "preference" over common stock in the payment of distributions and liquidation of a company's assets. The preferred securities in which the Fund invests include, but are not limited to, preferred stock, certain depositary receipts, and various types of junior subordinated debt. The Fund also invests in other income-producing securities that include securities that have a stated coupon rate which expects to pay interest or dividends. The Fund invests in income-producing securities, including but not limited to contingent convertible securities (Cocos) and other types of capital securities. Cocos are hybrid debt securities typically issued by non-US banking institutions that have contractual equity conversion or principal write-down features that are triggered by regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions calling into question the issuing banking institutions continued viability as a going-concern if the conversion trigger were not exercised. The Fund invests in securities that, at the time of issuance, are eligible to pay dividends that qualify for favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment, such as dividends treated as qualified dividend income ("QDI"). However, the Fund also invests in securities that are not eligible for such treatment. The Fund invests in investment-grade securities and in below-investment-grade securities (sometimes called "high yield" or "junk"). The Fund is not managed to a particular maturity or duration. The Fund concentrates its investments (invests more than 25% of its net assets) in securities in one or more industries (i.e., banking, insurance, and commercial finance) within the financial services sector. The Fund also invests in derivative instruments, such as futures and options, for hedging and for income generation purposes. A derivative is a financial arrangement, the value of which is derived from, or based on, a traditional security, asset, or market index.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
ING GROEP NV JR SUBORDINA 12/99 VAR INTNED $2.37M 3.53%
STT V6.7 PERP I STT $2.34M 3.49%
Citigroup Inc., Series DD $2.26M 3.38%
NORDEA BANK ABP F2V NDAFH $1.89M 2.83%
Bank of America Corp. $1.64M 2.45%
Bank of Montreal $1.64M 2.45%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA F2V ACAFP $1.62M 2.41%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS $1.59M 2.38%
Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C D $1.57M 2.35%
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC $1.47M 2.20%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
9
Exited
3
Increased
10
Decreased
5
Unchanged
69

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of June 30, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Principal Global Investors, LLC Adviser
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of October 27, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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