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IG vs SECT

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF vs Main Sector Rotation ETF

IG

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF

Principal Funds

Annual cost

0.19%

Fund size

$179M

SECT

Main Sector Rotation ETF

Main Management ETFs

Annual cost

0.69%

Fund size

$2.6B

Key differences

  • IG costs 0.50% less per year.
  • SECT is significantly larger than IG — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • IG is classified as fixed income, while SECT is equity — different risk/return profiles.
  • Over the last 3 years, SECT has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

IGSECT
Annual cost (TER)0.19%0.69%
Fund size (AUM)$179M$2.6B
Since20182017
Dividend yield5.06%0.65%
Asset classfixed incomeequity
Regionnorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+7.2%+32.2%
CAGR 3Y+5.5%+20.4%
CAGR 5Y+0.4%+13.0%
Sharpe 3Y0.320.99
Volatility 1Y4.81%13.15%
Max drawdown-23.17%-38.09%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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