Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF

Highlights

Combines multiple factors for diversification benefits and long-term growth

  • Selects stocks with attractive quality, momentum, and value factor exposures that have historically been strong drivers of returns.
  • Portfolio selection and construction process helps avoid fundamentally distressed small-cap companies.
  • Active, rules-based framework helps ensure a consistent approach is implemented through different market cycles.

Fund details

as of 01/05/2026 unless indicated otherwise
Fund ticker
PSC
Benchmark
Russell 2000® Index
NAV
$58.94
NAV change
$0.96
Premium/Discount to NAV
0.06%
Median bid ask spread
as of 01/05/2026
0.17%
Price
$58.97
Price change
$0.93
Daily volume
358,614
Total fund assets
$1.5B
Shares outstanding
26,660,001
Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Inception date
09/21/2016
Morningstar category
Small Blend
Investment approach
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. 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 small market capitalizations. For this fund, companies with small market capitalizations are those with market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the Russell 2000 Index.

Performance & expenses

As of 12/31/2025
Name 1 month 3 month YTD 1-year 3-year 5-year 10-year Since inception Overall
Net asset value (NAV) return -0.34% 1.64% 13.39% 13.39% 14.73% 10.91% — 10.76% —
Market price return -0.58% 1.63% 13.42% 13.42% 14.75% 10.95% — 10.78% —
Benchmark performance
Russell 2000® Index
 -0.58% 2.19% 12.81% 12.81% 13.72% 6.09% — — —
Morningstar category average — — — — — — — — —
Morningstar percentile rankings — — — 19 18 9 — — —
# of funds in category 634 629 620 618 582 564 — — 582
Morningstar rating — — — — — —
30-Day SEC yield
Unsubsidized as of 12/31/2025
0.61%
30-Day SEC yield
Subsidized as of 12/31/2025
0.61%
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
Returns shown for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
Index performance information: no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. Indices are unmanaged and individuals cannot invest directly in an index.
The market price used to disclose the daily price and calculate daily premiums and discounts is the official closing price of the Fund, or if it more accurately reflects the market value of the Fund share at the time as of which the Fund’s NAV is calculated, the price that is the midpoint between the national best bid and national best offer as of that time. For the purpose of calculating Market Price Return, a market price prior to 02/01/2021 is defined as the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated, while a market price on or after 02/01/2021 is defined as the official close price as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time, your return may differ.
Prior to July 8, 2022, the objective and strategy of Fund differed from its current objective and strategy. Accordingly, performance of the Fund for periods prior to that date may not be representative of the performance the Fund would have achieved had the Fund been following its current objective and strategy.
Premium / Discount to NAV
as of 12/31/2025
As of 12/31/2025
Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025
Days traded at premium 53 51 58 62
Days traded at discount 7 11 6 2
This information shows differences between the per share net asset value (NAV) of the Fund and the market price of shares. For premiums and discounts reflected for dates prior to 11/02/2020, the market price utilized is the midpoint of the highest bid and lowest offer for Fund shares as of close of trading on the exchange where Fund shares are listed. For premiums and discounts reflected for dates beginning on 11/02/2020, the market price utilized is the official closing price of the Fund shares, or if it more accurately reflects the market value of the Fund shares at the time as of which the Fund share’s NAV is calculated, the price that is the midpoint between the national best bid and national best offer as of that time. Timing discrepancies may exist between NAV and closing price. Shareholders may pay more than net asset value when they buy Fund shares and receive less than net asset value when they sell those shares, because shares are bought and sold at current market prices.

Ratings

Morningstar ratings

as of 11/30/2025
3-year
582 funds
5-year
564 funds
Overall
582 funds
3 year | 582 funds
5 year | 564 funds
Overall | 582 funds

Holdings

Top 10

as of 01/06/2026
% of Assets
% of Assets
1. COEUR MINING INC COMMON STOCK USD.01
1.04%
2. NEXTPOWER INC CL A COMMON STOCK USD.0001
1.03%
3. GUARDANT HEALTH INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001
0.95%
4. ARGAN INC COMMON STOCK USD.15
0.92%
5. BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC COMMON STOCK
0.92%
6. TTM TECHNOLOGIES COMMON STOCK USD.001
0.89%
7. CENTRUS ENERGY CORP CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.1
0.87%
8. FABRINET COMMON STOCK USD.01
0.86%
9. CADENCE BANK COMMON STOCK USD2.5
0.84%
10. DAVE INC COMMON STOCK USD.0001
0.81%
Portfolio Holdings
Basket
The holdings listed do not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. Cash and/or derivative positions that are not part of the core investment strategy will not be reflected in the top holdings list.
May not reflect current holdings or allocations.
Includes, but is not limited to, unsettled activity from creation/redemption transactions and portfolio security trades and accrued interest.

Portfolio characteristics

# of holdings
as of 12/31/2025
496
Active share
as of 12/31/2025
62.25%
Turnover ratio
as of 06/30/2025
80.30%
Weighted avg mark cap
as of 12/31/2025
4,372.68
R-squared (5-year)
as of 11/30/2025
94.54
Sharpe ratio (5-year)
as of 11/30/2025
0.55
Standard deviation (5-year)
as of 11/30/2025
19.01
May not reflect current holdings or allocations.

Portfolio management

Kyle Johnson, CFA
13 years of experience
Aaron Siebel, CFA
21 years of experience

Literature

Investment materials

Portfolio holdings

Disclosures
Principal Funds are distributed by Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of the Principal ETFs. ALPS Distributors, Inc. and the Principal Funds are not affiliated.
Equity investments involve greater risk, including heightened volatility, than fixed-income investments. Small-cap stocks may have additional risks including greater price volatility.
Asset allocation and diversification do not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. Investing in ETFs involves risk, including possible loss of principal. ETFs are subject to risk similar to those of stocks, including those regarding short-selling and margin account maintenance. Investor shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.
The holdings listed do not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. Cash and/or derivative positions that are not part of the core investment strategy will not be reflected in the top holdings list.
NOT FDIC INSURED - MAY LOSE VALUE - NO BANK GUARANTEE
Morningstar percentile rankings are based on total returns and do not reflect the inclusion of sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, rankings could be lower.
Performance assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
Includes, but is not limited to, unsettled activity from creation/redemption transactions and portfolio security trades and accrued interest.
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The Russell 2000 Index is comprised of the smallest 2000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index, representing approximately 8% of the Russell 3000 total market capitalization. The real-time value is calculated with a base value of 135.00 as of December 31, 1986. The end-of-day value is calculated with a base value of 100.00 as of December 29, 1978.
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