Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC)

NASDAQ: USMC · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
45.13
+0.04 (0.09%)
At close: Dec 5, 2023, 3:59 PM
45.15
+0.02 (0.04%)
After-hours: Dec 5, 2023, 4:15 PM EST
0.09%
Assets $1.95B
Expense Ratio 0.12%
PE Ratio 24.09
Shares Out n/a
Dividend (ttm) $0.59
Dividend Yield 1.30%
Ex-Dividend Date Oct 2, 2023
Payout Ratio 31.35%
1-Year Return +19.52%
Volume 74,464
Open 44.87
Previous Close 45.09
Day's Range 44.87 - 45.23
52-Week Low 35.50
52-Week High 45.46
Beta n/a
Holdings 44
Inception Date Oct 12, 2017

About USMC

Fund Home Page

The Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is actively managed to offer exposure to the largest of the US large-cap segment. The fund uses a proprietary, quantitative model to construct the portfolio. USMC was launched on Oct 12, 2017 and is issued by Principal.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol USMC
ETF Provider Principal

Top 10 Holdings

42.46% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Apple Inc. AAPL 7.30%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 7.16%
Adobe Inc. ADBE 4.64%
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL 3.58%
Accenture plc ACN 3.50%
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 3.40%
Costco Wholesale Corporation COST 3.37%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH 3.24%
Mastercard Incorporated MA 3.16%
Visa Inc. V 3.13%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Oct 2, 2023 $0.14327 Oct 5, 2023
Jul 3, 2023 $0.15372 Jul 7, 2023
Apr 3, 2023 $0.1516 Apr 6, 2023
Dec 28, 2022 $0.13938 Jan 3, 2023
Oct 3, 2022 $0.15877 Oct 6, 2022
Jul 1, 2022 $0.17775 Jul 7, 2022
Full Dividend History

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