Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD)

Assets	$621.78M
Expense Ratio	0.39%
PE Ratio	n/a
Shares Out	33.35M
Dividend (ttm)	$1.40
Dividend Yield	7.53%
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 1, 2026
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	223,706
Open	18.51
Previous Close	18.60
Day's Range	18.49 - 18.54
52-Week Low	18.49
52-Week High	19.45
Beta	0.34
Holdings	149
Inception Date	Jul 9, 2015

About YLD

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The Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in target outcome asset allocation. The fund is an actively managed fund that provides current income through exposure to global equities, investment-grade and high-yield debt, MBS/ABS, preferred stock, MLPs, and REITs. YLD was launched on Jul 9, 2015 and is issued by Principal.

• Asset Class: Asset Allocation
• Category: High Yield Bond
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Ticker Symbol: YLD
• ETF Provider: Principal

Top 10 Holdings

19.67% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
State Street Instl US Govt MMkt Premier	n/a	5.30%
Energy Transfer LP 6.5%	ET.V6.5 02.15.56	2.01%
Matador Resources Company 6.25%	MTDR.6.25 04.15.33 144A	1.94%
Olympus Water US Holding Corp. 6.25%	SOLEIN.6.25 10.01.29 144A	1.54%
Jazz Securities Designated Activity Co. 4.375%	JAZZ.4.375 01.15.29 144A	1.53%
Global Aircraft Leasing Co Ltd 8.75%	GALCLD.8.75 09.01.27 144A	1.48%
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC 6%	SMYREA.6 11.01.28 144A	1.48%
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC 9.125%	FREMOR.9.125 05.15.31 144A	1.47%
Icahn Enterprises, L.P. / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corporation 4.375%	IEP.4.375 02.01.29	1.46%
Ameritex Holdco Inter LLC 7.625%	AMEPIP.7.625 08.15.33 144A	1.45%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 1, 2026	$0.1131	Sep 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026	$0.1156	Aug 5, 2026
Jul 1, 2026	$0.1153	Jul 6, 2026
Jun 1, 2026	$0.1098	Jun 3, 2026
May 1, 2026	$0.1137	May 5, 2026
Apr 1, 2026	$0.1161	Apr 6, 2026

Performance

YLD had a total return of 2.64% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.20%.

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, CBOE, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Real-time stock price data is provided by CBOE and 15-minute delayed consolidated tape pricing data is provided by Nasdaq UTP. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Sep 28, 2026

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