Principal Asset Management is a U.S.-based financial services firm offering ETFs across factor-based equity and fixed income strategies. Principal ETFs apply systematic, rules-based approaches — including quality, value, and low volatility tilts — to U.S. and international equity markets, alongside fixed income products. The Principal ETF list spans factor equity and bond strategies across multiple market segments. This page lets you compare Principal ETFs on expense ratio, historical returns, dividend yield, max drawdown, Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio, and Risk/Return Score — useful for evaluating factor-based funds for portfolio construction, diversification, income generation, or long-term investing.

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NYSEArca

PREF

NasdaqGM

The Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF seeks to provide current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets in preferred securities and other income-producing securities, including contingent convertible securities and other types of capital securities.

PQDI

Cboe US

LCAP

The Principal International Equity ETF (PIEQ) is an actively managed International Equity ETF seeking long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, primarily in foreign equity securities including emerging market securities, across small, medium, and large market capitalization companies. Managed by Principal Asset Management.

Symbol	Name	Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	Sharpe Ratio (5Y)	Sharpe Ratio (10Y)	Risk / Return Rank
PREF	Principal Spectrum Preferred Secs Active ETF	1.63	0.58	—	69
PSC	Principal U.S. Small Cap Multi-Factor ETF	1.58	0.46	—	73
PQDI	Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF	1.57	0.66	—	63
LCAP	Principal Capital Appreciation Select ETF	1.57	—	—	67
PIEQ	Principal International Equity ETF	1.54	—	—	71

Top Principal ETFs by Sharpe Ratio

Top Principal ETFs by Sharpe Ratio