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PREF vs YLD

Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF vs Principal Active High Yield ETF

PREF

Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF

Annual cost

0.55%

Fund size

$1.5B

YLD

Principal Active High Yield ETF

Annual cost

0.39%

Fund size

$524M

Key differences

  • YLD costs 0.16% less per year.
  • PREF is classified as fixed income, while YLD is alternative — different risk/return profiles.
  • PREF follows a active selection strategy; YLD uses multi strategy.

Side-by-side comparison

PREFYLD
Annual cost (TER)0.55%0.39%
Fund size (AUM)$1.5B$524M
Since20172015
Dividend yield5.03%7.31%
Asset classfixed incomealternative
Regionglobalglobal
Strategyactive selectionmulti strategy
CAGR 1Y+7.0%+8.1%
CAGR 3Y+9.8%+9.1%
CAGR 5Y+3.2%+5.1%
Sharpe 3Y1.630.93
Volatility 1Y3.08%4.33%
Max drawdown-22.99%-28.34%

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