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PREFPrincipal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF

Get income9y track recordRanked #439 of 1,706 in this goal

Seeks current income.

By Principal Funds · Launched 2017

Annual Cost

0.55%

#3,020 of 6,040 · average

Fund Size

$1.9B

#823 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+2.8%

Track Record

9 years

#1,569 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,268+2.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Region

Global

Strategy

Active selection

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 23.6% of funddiversified

Principal Funds, Inc - Government Money Market Fund
3.1%
METLIFE INC
2.9%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
2.6%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
2.6%
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
2.5%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
2.4%
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES
2.0%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
1.9%
ENBRIDGE INC
1.8%
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES
1.7%

Asset allocation

Bonds
61.7%
Preferred
38.0%
Convertible
4.2%
Cash
0.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.2%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-23.0%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.21Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.79Good downside protection

Bond profile

Duration

6.6 years

Avg maturity

10.1 years

Credit ratings

A
5.2%
BBB
61.5%
BB
33.3%

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks current income.
Strategy
Actively manages a portfolio primarily invested in preferred securities, focusing on those issued by U.S. and non-U.S. financial services companies. Concentrates investments in the financial services sector, including banking and insurance, and may include below-investment-grade securities.
Inception date
July 10, 2017
Fund family
Principal Funds

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Data updated on 2026-09-18