Principal Quality ETF
$80.46+0.10 (+0.12%)
- 0.15%
- $26M
- +8.6%
- 0.75%
- 0M sh
- $80.26
- low $67.62high $81.85
The ETF.net PSET Grade
A
Score 76 out of 100
- 2 of 17
Score 76 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 17Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D37 out of 100Rank 12 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B68 out of 100Rank 3 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A86 out of 100Rank 2 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B57 out of 100Rank 6 of 17
Our read on PSET
AActive quality investing at index-fund prices. PSET has run a concentrated portfolio of higher-quality US companies since 2016 and charges 0.15% a year, well under a third of what its active quality peers typically ask.
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.15% a year against a 0.57% median for its active quality peer group. Rare to find a stock picker priced like a plain index fund.
- The cheapest of the top-ranked funds in its cohort: peers like ABFL and QIDX charge roughly 0.49% and 0.50%.
- The portfolio lines up closely with its stated mandate (an actively managed equity fund seeking long-term growth of capital), and it ranks in the top quartile of its peer group.
- Trading since 2016 with a focused book of about 70 stocks and quarterly distributions.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded. Bid-ask spreads can cost more than the 0.15% fee, so how you trade it can matter as much as what it charges.
- About 70 names means single stocks carry real weight, and it stays fully in equities with no buffer against market drawdowns.
- Actively managed, so there is no published index to measure it against. What you own depends on the manager's quality screens.
PSET Holdings
- Stocks
- 73
- 35%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology39.9%
- Industrials18.5%
- Financials14.0%
- Health Care11.6%
- Communication5.9%
- Consumer Discretionary4.5%
- Materials3.3%
- Energy1.2%
- Consumer Staples1.1%
Geography
- United States92.31%
- Ireland4.85%
- United Kingdom1.60%
- Switzerland1.23%
PSET Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
PSET$10,861
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | PSET |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.0% |
| 1 month | +3.2% |
| 3 months | +4.6% |
| 1 year | +8.6% |
| 3 years | +14.0% |
| 5 years | +9.4% |
| 10 years | +13.2% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | PSET |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.0% | |
| 2025 | +7.3% | |
| 2024 | +17.7% | |
| 2023 | +24.1% | |
| 2022 | −16.5% | |
| 2021 | +29.6% | |
| 2020 | +16.2% |
PSET in the news
PSET Dividends
- 0.75%
- $0.61
- $0.17 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
PSET Risk
- 13.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.69
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −25.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.00
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PSET Cost
0.15%
PSET0.15%
- The middle half of US Active Quality funds
- Median 0.58%
No US Active Quality fund charges less.
Other funds in US Active Quality
- ANPFEElevation Series Trust - Npf Core Equity EtfExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return —
- AQLTYGMO US Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +23.7%
- BAQECETF Opportunities Trust - AQE Core ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return —
- BQIDXIndexperts Quality Earnings Focused ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +9.1%
- BQFFQualivian Focus Fund ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —