USMC
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
ETF
Expense ratio1
0.12%
Net assets2
$2.89B
Holdings2
27
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
15.34%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Oct. 27, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of U.S. companies with very large ("mega") market capitalizations at the time of purchase. For this Fund, companies with mega capitalizations are those with market capitalizations in the top 50 th percentile of the S&P 500 Index at the time of purchase. As of September 30, 2025, the market capitalization range of the companies in the S&P 500 Index was between approximately $6.5 billion and $4.6 trillion, and the market capitalization range of companies with mega capitalizations in the S&P 500 Index was between approximately $149.6 billion and $4.6 trillion. For security selection and portfolio construction, Principal Global … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of U.S. companies with very large ("mega") market capitalizations at the time of purchase. For this Fund, companies with mega capitalizations are those with market capitalizations in the top 50 th percentile of the S&P 500 Index at the time of purchase. As of September 30, 2025, the market capitalization range of the companies in the S&P 500 Index was between approximately $6.5 billion and $4.6 trillion, and the market capitalization range of companies with mega capitalizations in the S&P 500 Index was between approximately $149.6 billion and $4.6 trillion. For security selection and portfolio construction, Principal Global Investors, LLC ("PGI") uses a proprietary quantitative model. The model is designed to identify equity securities of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have the largest market capitalizations, while typically applying higher weight to securities that PGI ranks higher on financial strength measures, including but not limited to a companys balance sheet and its ability to meet short and long term debt obligations, cash flow, and pricing power. "Pricing power" refers to the extent to which a company can raise the prices of its products without reducing the demand for them. The Fund invests in equity securities of different styles (growth or value). The Fund's holdings are expected to be rebalanced at least annually. However, PGI may make any adjustments to the model and Fund holdings at its discretion. In constructing and revising the model and managing the Funds investments, PGI uses insights from diverse sources, including internal investment research, industry reports, and data from third-party consultants and other service providers, to develop and refine its investment themes and identify and take advantage of trends that may impact the Fund and its holdings. The Fund is considered non-diversified, which means it can invest a higher percentage of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in the Fund's share price than would occur in a more diversified fund. Note: "Standard & Poor's 500" and "S&P 500 " are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and have been licensed by Principal. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
NVIDIA CORP $218.60M 7.57%
APPLE INC $193.44M 6.70%
ALPHABET INC CL A $155.20M 5.37%
MICROSOFT CORP $141.91M 4.91%
NETFLIX INC $134.23M 4.65%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP $132.45M 4.58%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO $131.61M 4.56%
BROADCOM INC $130.14M 4.50%
MASTERCARD INC CL A $129.79M 4.49%
VISA INC-CLASS A $126.84M 4.39%
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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
4
Exited
2
Increased
7
Decreased
16
Unchanged
0

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

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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