PSCPrincipal U.S. Small-Cap ETF
Seeks long-term growth of capital.
By Principal Funds · Launched 2016
Annual Cost
0.38%
#1,876 of 5,573 · low cost
Fund Size
$2.1B
#723 of 5,573 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+32.7%
Track Record
9 years
#1,485 of 5,573 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,241+32.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Small
Strategy
Active selection
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
Russell 2000 Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 10.4% of fund✓ well diversified
Principal Government Money Market Fund
2.0%
Nextpower Inc
1.0%
Coeur Mining Inc
1.0%
Bridgebio Pharma Inc
1.0%
Guardant Health Inc
1.0%
TTM Technologies Inc
0.9%
Fabrinet
0.9%
Argan Inc
0.9%
Cadence Bank
0.8%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co
0.8%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.5%
By sector
Technology
20.3%
Industrials
16.7%
Financial Services
16.1%
Healthcare
15.8%
Consumer Cyclical
7.8%
Energy
6.0%
Real Estate
5.1%
Basic Materials
4.6%
Other
7.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
18.9%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-46.8%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.76Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.13Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term growth of capital.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. small-cap companies, defined as those in the Russell 2000 Index. Uses a proprietary quantitative model to select stocks based on value, quality, and momentum characteristics. The model weights these factors equally but favors more liquid and less volatile securities. Holdings are rebalanced at least annually, with adjustments made at PGI's discretion based on diverse insights and trends impacting the Fund.
- Inception date
- September 21, 2016
- Fund family
- Principal Funds
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Data updated on 2026-06-20