YLD - Principal EDGE Active Income ETF
| Assets | $228.85M |
| NAV | $41.05 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.49% |
| PE Ratio | 24.90 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.58 |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.66 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.04% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Apr 1, 2021 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Trading Day | April 21 |
| Last Price | $41.29 |
| Previous Close | $41.11 |
| Change ($) | 0.18 |
| Change (%) | 0.44% |
| Day's Open | 43.16 |
| Day's Range | 41.16 - 41.29 |
| Day's Volume | 1,745 |
| 52-Week Range | 32.33 - 41.30 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to provide current income. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, its assets in investment grade and non-investment grade fixed income securities (commonly known as junk bonds) and in equity securities. The fund's Sub-Advisors, actively and tactically allocates the fund's assets among fixed income securities and equity securities in an effort to take advantage of changing economic conditions that the Advisor believes favors one asset class over another.
| Asset Class Fixed Income | Inception Date Jul 9, 2015 |
| Exchange NYSEARCA | Ticker Symbol YLD |
| Index Tracked Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index | |
Top 10 Holdings
19.74% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Packaging International LLC 3.5% | n/a | 2.14% |
| Talen Energy Supply LLC 4.6% | n/a | 2.12% |
| State Street Instl US Govt MMkt Premier | n/a | 2.05% |
| Cable One Inc 4% | n/a | 2.02% |
| PPL Capital Funding Inc. 2.86% | n/a | 2.01% |
| HCA Inc. 5.62% | n/a | 1.98% |
| HB Fuller Co 4.25% | n/a | 1.96% |
| Mednax, Inc. 6.25% | n/a | 1.84% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4.95% | GS V4.95 PERP R | 1.82% |
| Hologic Inc 4.62% | n/a | 1.80% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2021 | $0.125 | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | $0.128 | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $0.133 | Feb 4, 2021 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | $0.099 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | $0.136 | Nov 5, 2020 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | $0.14 | Oct 6, 2020 |
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