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ETFs

Principal Exchange-Traded Funds Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF

PSC
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Sep 21 2016
Expense Ratio
0.38%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Principal Financial Services
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$214,144
AUM
$297,822,040
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

SMCI
Super Micro Computer Inc
1.53%
SAIA
Saia Inc.
1.01%
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group Inc
0.97%
MEDP
Medpace Holdings Inc
0.84%
AMR
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
0.83%
PBF
PBF Energy Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A
0.83%
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies Inc
0.82%
STNE
StoneCo Ltd - Ordinary Shares - Class A
0.77%
ELF
e.l.f. Beauty Inc
0.75%
JXN
Jackson Financial Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A
0.73%
Invest with PSC

What is PSC?

The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations at the time of purchase. For this fund, companies with small market capitalizations are those with market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the Russell 2000 Index.

ETFs related toPSC

ETFs correlated to PSC include DFAS, GSSC, VIOO

PSC
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF
DFAS
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
GSSC
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
VIOO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF
VTWO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Russell 2000 Index ETF
IJR
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IWM
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 2000 ETF
URTY
ProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 3x Shares
SCHA
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
TNA
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Dialy Small Cap Bull 3X Shares
SPSM
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
Related toPSC

#CV

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Category

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Risk Rating

Moderate

#RB

Rotating Bonds

Category

Getting Defensive, Diversification

Risk Rating

Moderate

Create your own algorithmic trading strategy with PSC using Composer

FAQ

PSC is a US Equities ETF. The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of U.S. companies with small market capitalizations at the time of purchase. For this fund, companies with small market capitalizations are those with market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the Russell 2000 Index.

Yes, PSC is actively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

No, PSC is not passively managed. It is actively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on PSC is -0.0197%. This is the percent change in the value of PSC over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on PSC is 0.0004%. This is the percent change in the value of PSC over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of PSC for the past year is 0.2032%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to PSC include VIG, VYM, and DFAT.

ETFs correlated to PSC include DFAS, GSSC, and VIOO.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to PSC include TWM, TZA, and RWM.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.