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PrincipalIncomeDividend Stocks#399 of 469 by YTD

$18.65

+0.7% last session

−0.1% YTD

Data as of 11/4/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

−5%0%+5%+10%+15%S&P 500 +13.4%−0.1%Dec 31, 2025Nov 4, 2026−5%0%+5%+10%+15%S&P 500 +13.4%High +2.1%−0.1%Dec 31, 2025Nov 4, 2026
Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026PQDIS&P 500 · VOO
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Returns1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return+0.7%+0.6%−1.8%−0.1%+1.0%+28.7%+14.4%+29.6%
Peer average+1.3%+1.1%−0.2%+11.0%+13.9%+63.0%+52.8%—
S&P 500 · VOO+1.6%−1.6%0.0%+13.4%+13.5%+91.7%+81.2%—
AUM
$122M
Expense ratio
0.60%
Distribution yield
5.9%
NAV
$18.52
Volume
12K
Avg. volume 30D
27K
High today
$18.66
Low today
$18.61
Previous close
$18.52
52-week high
$20.07
52-week low
$18.41
Our risk indicator
3/5

PQDI in One Breath

PQDI Among Dividend Stocks ETFs

YTD
#1AMDYYieldMax+91.2%$409M
#2USOYDefiance+58.0%$78.2M
#3DIVBiShares+38.6%$2.3B
#4SCHDSchwab+35.3%$121B
#5XUDVFranklin Templeton+31.1%$79.4M
#6HDViShares+31.0%$16.2B
#7EASYLiberty One+29.9%$67.8M
#8PEYInvesco+29.4%$1.2B
#288PQDIPrincipal−0.1%$122M
End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · 324 Dividend stocks ETFs by YTD
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$10,000 in PQDI

5Y
$10,000 in PQDI became
$11,442
In the S&P 500 (VOO)
$18,115
$10K$15K$11,442 PQDI$18,115 VOOlow $8,638Oct 2021Nov 2026
Total return, dividends in · Oct 27, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO
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PQDI Returns by Period

Today
1D
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
MAX
PQDI
+0.7%
+0.6%
−1.8%
−0.1%
+1.0%
+28.7%
+14.4%
+29.6%
Peer average
+1.3%
+1.1%
−0.2%
+11.0%
+13.9%
+63.0%
+52.8%
—
S&P 500 · VOO
+1.6%
−1.6%
0.0%
+13.4%
+13.5%
+91.7%
+81.2%
—
End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 401 Dividend stocks ETFs
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PQDI’s Income Rank

YTD
#399of 469
income ETFs
Best · MRNY+543.9%
Average+10.0%
PQDI−0.1%
Worst · RDYY−51.6%
Income ETFs by YTD return · Nov 5, 2026
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PQDI Price and 52-Week Range

1Y
From the 52-week high
−7.1%
From the 52-week low
+1.3%
Today $18.61 – $18.66
Previous close $18.52
52-week low$18.4152-week high$20.07
End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close
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PQDI’s Share of Dividend Stocks ETFs

Today
0.0%

of the $854B in 402 Dividend stocks ETFs

PQDI
PQDI$122M0.0%
SCHD$121B14.2%
VIG$109B12.8%
399 others$623B73.0%
Dividend stocks ETF AUM · Nov 5, 2026
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PQDI Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today
$0.60a year
per $100
$60 a year on $10,000
VIG$0.04
VYM$0.04
SCHD$0.06
DGRO$0.08
CGDV$0.33
PQDI$0.60
Expense ratio · Dividend stocks peers · Nov 5, 2026
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Inside PQDI

126 holdings
PQDI

Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF

Today

PQDI reports no holdings we can show: […]

Principal PQDI · holdings
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How It Compares

PQDI

Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF’s Peers

Today
Trend
SCHDSchwabReadDesk0.06%+1.9%+41.6%$121.5B
VIGVanguardReadDesk0.04%+2.1%+18.9%$109.1B
VYMVanguardReadDesk0.04%+1.2%+21.2%$78.9B
DGROiSharesReadDesk0.08%+2.2%+24.5%$45.1B
CGDVCapital GroupReadDesk0.33%+1.4%+17.5%$38.8B
PQDIPrincipalThis fundReadDesk0.60%+0.7%+1.0%$122M
Dividend stocks peers · Today’s and past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · sorted by AUM
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SCHD vs PQDI

YTD
SCHDSchwab · Dividend stocksPQDIPrincipal · Dividend stocks
Year to date
SCHD wins+35.3 pts
Past year
SCHD wins+40.6 pts
Fee
SCHD winslower fee
Yield
PQDI wins+3.0 pts
AUM
SCHD994.0× more
3–1SCHD wins
Schwab SCHD and Principal PQDI · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored
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PQDI vs VOO

YTD
PQDI · Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income
−0.1%
VOO · S&P 500
+13.4%
Gap
13.4 pts
0%+5%+10%+15%−0.1% PQDI+13.4% VOOJan 1Nov 50%+10%−0.1% PQDI+13.4% VOOJan 1Nov 5
Principal PQDI and Vanguard VOO · Today total return · as of Nov 5, 2026
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PQDI vs Its Peer Average

YTD
PQDIAvsBPeer average
1D+0.7%+1.3%
1M+0.6%+1.1%
3M−1.8%−0.2%
YTD−0.1%+11.0%
1Y+1.0%+13.9%
3Y+28.7%+63.0%
5Y+14.4%+52.8%
0–7Peer average wins
401 Dividend stocks peers · each row scaled to its leader
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The Details

PQDI

Risk

1Y
3/5our risk indicator
CalmerBumpier
Volatility · 1Y3.74%
Deepest drop · 1Y−3.4%
Lowest point · 5Y−13.6%
52-week range
$18.41−7.1% from the high$20.07
Principal PQDI · past-year price moves · as of Nov 5, 2026
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PQDI

Payouts by Year

6Y
$0.0925per share, Nov 2026
$0.172021$1.01’22’23’24’25$0.932026
Distribution yield5.9%
PaidEvery month
Latest ex-date · paidNov 2 · Nov 4, 2026
12 payouts added up$1.10 a share
Principal PQDI · distributions by ex-date · 2021–2026
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All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-03-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-09-30 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-03-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-09-30 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-03-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2023-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2023-09-30 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2023-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2023-03-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2022-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2022-09-30 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2022-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2022-03-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2021-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2021-09-30 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2021-06-30 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2021-03-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2020-12-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2020-09-30 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2020-06-30 ↗prospectus · SEC 485BPOS ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗prospectus · SEC 485BPOS ↗prospectus · SEC 485APOS ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$18.52
Premium / discount[…]
Median spread · 30D[…]
Volume today12K
Average volume · 30D27K
Shares outstanding[…]
Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.60%
Gross expense ratio[…]
Management fee[…]
Cost on $10,000 a year$60.00
Our risk indicator3/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-datePaidPer share
Nov 2, 2026Nov 4, 2026$0.0925
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.0884
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.0832
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.0949
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.10
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.0990
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.0950
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.0925
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.0929
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.0862
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.0899
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.0833
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