---
ticker: "PIEQ"
name: "Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal International Equity ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/PIEQ"
grade: "B"
score: 64
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "International Active Equity"
category_rank: "15 of 57"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# PIEQ: Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal International Equity ETF

Grade **B**, Score 64 of 100. Rank 15 of 57 in International Active Equity.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 73 | 16 of 57 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 58 | 25 of 57 |
| Tradability | 68 | 10 of 57 |
| Holdings | 43 | 37 of 53 |
| Durability | 66 | 20 of 57 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 42 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Sp Adr Adr | 6.82% |
| 2 | ASML | Asml Holding NV Common Stock EUR.09 | 6.45% |
| 3 | 005930.KS | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Common Stock KRW100.0 | 5.62% |
| 4 | TECK-B.TO | Teck Resources Ltd Cls B Common Stock | 4.77% |
| 5 | SU | Suncor Energy Inc Common Stock | 4.36% |
| 6 | SPOT | Spotify Technology SA Common Stock EUR.000625 | 4.13% |
| 7 | 8630.T | Sompo Holdings Inc Common Stock | 4.08% |
| 8 | A5G.IR | Aib Group PLC Common Stock EUR.625 | 3.91% |
| 9 | EBS | Erste Group Bank AG Common Stock | 3.16% |
| 10 | 0700.HK | Tencent Holdings Ltd Common Stock HKD.00002 | 3.15% |
| 11 | DTG | Daimler Truck Holding AG Common Stock | 3.13% |
| 12 | RXL | Rexel SA Common Stock EUR5.0 | 2.96% |
| 13 | ABN.AS | Abn Amro Bank NV Cva Dutch Cert EUR1.0 | 2.93% |
| 14 | BA.L | Bae Systems PLC Common Stock GBP.025 | 2.80% |
| 15 | 0027.HK | Galaxy Entertainment Group L Common Stock | 2.75% |
| 16 | AZN | Astrazeneca PLC Common Stock USD.25 | 2.69% |
| 17 | ETE.AT | National Bank of Greece Common Stock EUR3.0 | 2.69% |
| 18 | YUMC | Yum China Holdings Inc Common Stock USD.01 | 2.62% |
| 19 | 1802.T | Obayashi Corp Common Stock | 2.31% |
| 20 | 7741.T | Hoya Corp Common Stock | 2.26% |
| 21 | HNR1.DE | Hannover Rueck SE Common Stock | 2.11% |
| 22 | BNP.PA | Bnp Paribas Common Stock EUR2.0 | 2.09% |
| 23 | ICLR | Icon PLC Common Stock EUR.06 | 1.95% |
| 24 | VALE | Vale SA Sp Adr Adr | 1.80% |
| 25 | 6301.T | Komatsu Ltd Common Stock | 1.75% |
| 26 | HLN | Haleon PLC Common Stock GBP.01 | 1.73% |
| 27 | ARGX | Argenx SE Common Stock EUR.1 | 1.73% |
| 28 | BATS.L | British American Tobacco PLC Common Stock | 1.72% |
| 29 | BP.L | Bp PLC Common Stock USD.25 | 1.65% |
| 30 | 9961.HK | Trip.com Group Ltd Common Stock USD.00125 | 1.61% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/PIEQ. Please cite the page URL.