Investment objective & strategy
As of Oct. 27, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in below-investment-grade (commonly known as "junk" or "high yield") fixed-income securities, such as bonds and bank loans. "Below investment grade" securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and BB+ or lower by S&P Global Ratings. If a security has been rated by only one of the rating agencies, that rating will determine the security's rating; if the security is rated differently by the rating agencies, the highest rating will be used; and if the security has not been rated by either of … The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in below-investment-grade (commonly known as "junk" or "high yield") fixed-income securities, such as bonds and bank loans. "Below investment grade" securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and BB+ or lower by S&P Global Ratings. If a security has been rated by only one of the rating agencies, that rating will determine the security's rating; if the security is rated differently by the rating agencies, the highest rating will be used; and if the security has not been rated by either of the rating agencies, those selecting such investments will determine the security's quality. To select investments for the Fund, the Advisor incorporates top-down perspective (using macroeconomic and risk perspective while reviewing sectors based on their fundamental, technical, and valuations factors) followed by bottom-up perspective (using fundamental credit analysis). The Fund invests in U.S. treasury securities, investment grade bank loans (also known as senior floating rate interests), and preferred securities. The Fund's investments include securities of foreign issuers, including those located in developing or emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund maintains an average portfolio duration that is within 25% of the duration of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, which as of September 30, 2025 was 2.74 years. The Fund is not managed to a particular maturity. The Fund invests in derivatives, including currency swaps, credit default swaps, and credit index futures for hedging purposes and to manage fixed-income exposure in an effort to increase or decrease, in an efficient manner, exposures to certain sectors or individual issuers. 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| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Government Money Market Fund | — | $16.47M | 3.34% |
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II | GVMXX | $13.86M | 2.81% |
| Energy Transfer LP | — | $9.87M | 2.00% |
| Matador Resources Co | — | $9.79M | 1.99% |
| Jazz Securities DAC | — | $7.50M | 1.52% |
| OLYMPUS WTR US HLDG CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 10/29 6.25 | SOLEIN | $7.36M | 1.49% |
| Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC | — | $7.29M | 1.48% |
| Global Aircraft Leasing Co., Ltd. | — | $7.27M | 1.48% |
| California Buyer Ltd. / Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC | — | $7.26M | 1.47% |
| Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC | — | $7.18M | 1.46% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How 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.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| High Yield Fund · CPHYX, CCHIX, PHYTX, PHYFX | 37% | 0.52% |
| ProShares High Yield-Interest Rate Hedged · HYHG | 13% | 0.50% |
| Venerable High Yield Fund · VHYVX, VHYIX | 13% | 0.72% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Principal Global Investors, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of October 27, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- 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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