Principal Spectrum Preferred Etf Profile
| PREF Etf | USD 19.07 0.02 0.10% |
PerformanceFair
| Odds Of DistressLow
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Principal Spectrum is trading at 19.07 as of the 3rd of January 2026. This is a 0.10 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The etf's lowest day price was 19.03. Principal Spectrum has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat fair performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 4th of December 2025 and ending today, the 3rd of January 2026. Click here to learn more.
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80 percent of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in preferred securities at the time of purchase. Principal Spectrum is traded on NYSEARCA Exchange in the United States. More on Principal Spectrum Preferred
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| Thematic Ideas | (View all Themes) |
| Business Concentration | Preferred Stock ETFs, Strategy ETFs, Preferred Stock, Principal Funds (View all Sectors) |
| Issuer | Principal |
| Inception Date | 2017-07-10 |
| Entity Type | Regulated Investment Company |
| Average Trading Volume | 231,468.2 |
| Asset Type | Equity |
| Category | Strategy |
| Focus | Preferred Stock |
| Market Concentration | Blended Development |
| Region | Global |
| Administrator | State Street Bank and Trust Company |
| Advisor | Principal Global Investors, LLC |
| Custodian | State Street Bank and Trust Company |
| Distributor | ALPS Distributors, Inc. |
| Portfolio Manager | Roberto Giangregorio, L. Phillip Jacoby, Manu Krishnan, Mark Lieb, Kevin Nugent, Satomi Yarnell |
| Transfer Agent | State Street Bank and Trust Company |
| Fiscal Year End | 30-Jun |
| Exchange | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Number of Constituents | 145 |
| Market Maker | Jane Street |
| Total Expense | 0.55 |
| Management Fee | 0.55 |
| Country Name | USA |
| Returns Y T D | 7.53 |
| Name | Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF |
| Currency Code | USD |
| Open Figi | BBG00H3P9XM7 |
| In Threey Volatility | 5.83 |
| 1y Volatility | 2.25 |
| 200 Day M A | 18.8868 |
| 50 Day M A | 19.0785 |
| Code | PREF |
| Updated At | 3rd of January 2026 |
| Currency Name | US Dollar |
| In Threey Sharp Ratio | 0.7 |
| Type | ETF |
Principal Spectrum Preferred [PREF] is traded in USA and was established 2017-07-10. The fund is listed under Preferred Stock category and is part of Principal Funds family. The entity is thematically classified as Preferred Stock ETFs. Principal Spectrum at this time have 334.29 M in assets. , while the total return for the last 3 years was 8.7%.
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Top Principal Spectrum Preferred Etf Constituents
| MTB 3.5 | 1.40304% |
| USB 3.7 | 1.17535% |
| US929089AG55 | 1.11761% |
| BK 3.75 | 0.97151% |
| PNC 6.25 | 2.08777% |
| PNC 6.2 | 1.09354% |
| SCHW 4 | 1.70353% |
| COF 3.95 | 1.44988% |
| WELLS FARGO 23/UND. FLR | 1.12644% |
| HBAN 5.625 | 1.46714% |
Principal Spectrum Risk Profiles
The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Principal Spectrum. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures.
| Mean Deviation | 0.1564 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 0.0779 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 0.195 | |||
| Variance | 0.038 |
Principal Spectrum Technical Analysis
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The output start index for this execution was zero with a total number of output elements of sixty-one. Principal Spectrum Inverse Tangent Over Price Movement function is an inverse trigonometric method to describe Principal Spectrum price patterns.
Principal Spectrum Against Markets
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The market value of Principal Spectrum is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Principal that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Principal Spectrum's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Principal Spectrum's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Principal Spectrum's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Principal Spectrum's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Principal Spectrum's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Principal Spectrum is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Principal Spectrum's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.