Principal Active High Yield ETF YLD
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- Expense ratio
- 0.39%
- Net assets
- $572.8M
- Holdings
- 150
- 12-month distribution yield
- 7.70%
- Asset class
- Fixed income
Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by Principal. Its category is Fixed income · Global (fixed income). Its last price was US$18.20 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.39% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 Nov 2025. It reported net assets of US$572.79 million as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 150 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$1.40 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 7.70%, paid monthly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.39%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.39%
- Prospectus date
- 1 Nov 2025
- Filed with the SEC
- 27 Oct 2025
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $572,786,456
- Total assets
- $605,355,313
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report made public
- 11 Aug 2026 (42 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 150 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principal Funds, Inc - Government Money Market Fund, Class R-6 | US7425372288 | 3.64% | $20.8M | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 2 | State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Premier Class | US8574927062 | 3.45% | $19.8M | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 3 | ENERGY TRANSFER LP | US29273VBG41 | 2.02% | $11.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 4 | MATADOR RESOURCES CO | US576485AH95 | 1.96% | $11.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 5 | OLYMPUS WTR US HLDG CORP Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp. | US681639AB60 | 1.54% | $8.8M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 6 | JAZZ SECURITIES DAC | US47216FAA57 | 1.52% | $8.7M | Debt | Ireland | USD |
| 7 | FREEDOM MORTGAGE HOLD Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC | US35641AAB44 | 1.49% | $8.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 8 | CALIFORNIA BUYER/ATLANTI California Buyer Ltd./Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC | US13005HAA86 | 1.49% | $8.6M | Debt | United Kingdom | USD |
| 9 | AMERITEX HOLDCO INTERMED Ameritex Holdco Intermediate LLC | US030727AB71 | 1.49% | $8.5M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 10 | SUNOCO LP | US86765KAG40 | 1.47% | $8.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 11 | GLOBAL AIR LEASE CO LTD Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. | US37960JAC27 | 1.47% | $8.4M | Debt | Cayman Islands | USD |
| 12 | SMYRNA READY MIX CONCRET Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC | US85236FAA12 | 1.46% | $8.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 13 | EQUIPMENTSHARE.COM INC | US29450YAC30 | 1.45% | $8.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 14 | ICAHN ENTERPRISES/FIN Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | US451102CC97 | 1.44% | $8.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 15 | CARVANA CO | US146869AN20 | 1.43% | $8.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 16 | SINCLAIR TELEVISION GROU Sinclair Television Group, Inc. | US829259BH26 | 1.42% | $8.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 17 | UBS GROUP AG | US225401BH08 | 1.41% | $8.0M | Debt | Switzerland | USD |
| 18 | VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC | US92332YAC57 | 1.36% | $7.8M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 19 | FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS L First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | US335934AW52 | 1.35% | $7.7M | Debt | Canada | USD |
| 20 | CHOBANI LLC/FINANCE CORP Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc. | US17027NAC65 | 1.27% | $7.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 21 | DIG INTL FIN/DIFL US LLC Digicel International Finance Ltd./Difl U.S. LLC | US25381MAA53 | 1.26% | $7.2M | Debt | Not stated or supranational | USD |
| 22 | ARBOR REALTY SR INC | US03881NAJ63 | 1.26% | $7.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 23 | ONEMAIN FINANCE CORP | US682691AA80 | 1.24% | $7.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 24 | UNITI GRP/UNITI HLD/CSL Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC | US91327AAB89 | 1.22% | $7.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 25 | CAESARS ENTERTAIN INC Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | US12769GAC42 | 1.20% | $6.9M | Debt | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | 92.16% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 7.09% | |
| Loans | 4.36% | |
| Equity (common) | 0.02% | |
| Equity (preferred) | 0.01% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 84.03% | |
| Canada | 5.23% | |
| United Kingdom | 3.92% | |
| Ireland | 2.58% | |
| Cayman Islands | 2.10% | |
| Not stated or supranational | 1.58% | |
| Switzerland | 1.41% | |
| France | 0.95% | |
| Luxembourg | 0.85% | |
| Mexico | 0.51% | |
| MH | 0.50% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 103.65% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $1.4020
- 12-month yield
- 7.70%
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Latest ex-date
- 1 Oct 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.4020) ÷ latest price ($18.20) × 100 = 7.70%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (60 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | $0.1150 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $0.1130 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | $0.1160 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $0.1150 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $0.1100 |
| 1 May 2026 | $0.1140 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $0.1160 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | $0.1120 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | $0.1160 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | $0.1390 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $0.1180 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | $0.1180 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $0.1090 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | $0.1030 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $0.1090 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $0.1160 |
| 2 Jun 2025 | $0.1170 |
| 1 May 2025 | $0.1160 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $0.1100 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | $0.1170 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | $0.1200 |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $0.1260 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | $0.1210 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $0.1190 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | $0.1150 |
| 3 Sep 2024 | $0.1110 |
| 1 Aug 2024 | $0.1080 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | $0.1140 |
| 3 Jun 2024 | $0.1110 |
| 1 May 2024 | $0.1110 |
| 1 Apr 2024 | $0.1110 |
| 1 Mar 2024 | $0.1100 |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $0.1090 |
| 27 Dec 2023 | $0.1150 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $0.1020 |
| 1 Nov 2023 | $0.1070 |
| 2 Oct 2023 | $0.1020 |
| 1 Sep 2023 | $0.1030 |
| 1 Aug 2023 | $0.1030 |
| 3 Jul 2023 | $0.1040 |
| 1 Jun 2023 | $0.0960 |
| 1 May 2023 | $0.0900 |
| 3 Apr 2023 | $0.0920 |
| 1 Mar 2023 | $0.0900 |
| 1 Feb 2023 | $0.1150 |
| 28 Dec 2022 | $0.1330 |
| 1 Dec 2022 | $0.0980 |
| 1 Nov 2022 | $0.1000 |
| 3 Oct 2022 | $0.0910 |
| 1 Sep 2022 | $0.0900 |
| 1 Aug 2022 | $0.0870 |
| 1 Jul 2022 | $0.1000 |
| 1 Jun 2022 | $0.0990 |
| 2 May 2022 | $0.0950 |
| 1 Apr 2022 | $0.0930 |
| 1 Mar 2022 | $0.0860 |
| 1 Feb 2022 | $0.0890 |
| 29 Dec 2021 | $0.0900 |
| 1 Dec 2021 | $0.0890 |
| 1 Nov 2021 | $0.0900 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for June 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000049047) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
Compare with
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