UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-23029

Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

801 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA  50309
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Principal Global Investors, LLC, 801 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309 (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 515-248-0156
Date of fiscal year end: June 30, 2020  
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2019  

 


 

ITEM 1 – REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS




 



 



 

Table of Contents

Financial Statements 1
Notes to Financial Statements 29
Schedules of Investments 40
Financial Highlights (Includes performance information) 88
Shareholder Expense Example 104
Supplemental Information 106

 

Not FDIC or NCUA insured

May lose value • Not a deposit • No bank or credit union guarantee Not insured by any Federal government agency


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
    Principal           Principal
    Active Global     Principal     Contrarian
    Dividend     Active Income     Value Index
    Income ETF     ETF     ETF
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 693,336,601   $ 273,189,706   $ 5,313,537
 
Investment in affiliated Funds — at cost   $ 14,138,696   $ 3,226,410   $
 
Assets                  
Investment in securities — at value   $ 806,621,344 (a) $ 287,001,831 (a) $ 5,713,504
Investment in affiliated Funds — at value     14,138,696     3,226,410    
Receivables:                  
Dividends     2,945,514     271,320     8,959
Interest         2,831,205    
Securities lending income — affiliated     3,762     4,048     6
Investment securities sold             20,165
  Total Assets   823,709,316     293,334,814     5,742,634
 
Liabilities                  
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     403,421     122,847     1,436
Accrued income distribution     6,520,022     1,299,005     28,000
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     14,138,696     3,226,410    
  Total Liabilities   21,062,139     4,648,262     29,436
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 802,647,177   $ 288,686,552   $ 5,713,198
 
Net Assets Consist of:                  
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 700,760,630   $ 276,528,695   $ 5,503,936
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     101,886,547     12,157,857     209,262
  Total Net Assets $ 802,647,177   $ 288,686,552   $ 5,713,198
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                  
Net assets   $ 802,647,177   $ 288,686,552   $ 5,713,198
Shares issued and outstanding     26,900,001     7,075,000     200,001
Net asset value per share   $ 29.84   $ 40.80   $ 28.57

 

(a)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see ‘Securities Lending’ in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
            Principal     Principal
      Principal     International     Investment
      Healthcare     Multi-Factor     Grade
      Innovators     Core Index     Corporate
      Index ETF     ETF     Active ETF
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 51,850,829   $ 17,494,987   $ 111,358,020
 
Investment in affiliated Funds — at cost   $ 2,620,731   $ 86,198   $
 
Assets                  
Investment in securities — at value   $ 59,797,430 (a) $ 18,637,280 (a) $ 119,318,064
Investment in affiliated Funds — at value     2,620,731     86,198    
Receivables:                  
Dividends     152     21,145     2,718
Interest             1,167,237
Securities lending income — affiliated     12,049     48     63
Investment securities sold         22,045     324,676
  Total Assets   62,430,362     18,766,716     120,812,758
 
Liabilities                  
Cash overdraft         10,548     5,288
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     21,776     4,014     27,890
Accrued income distribution         88,000     395,004
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     2,620,731     86,198    
  Total Liabilities   2,642,507     188,760     428,182
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 59,787,855   $ 18,577,956   $ 120,384,576
 
Net Assets Consist of:                  
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 52,226,141   $ 17,396,905   $ 112,159,589
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     7,561,714     1,181,051     8,224,987
  Total Net Assets $ 59,787,855   $ 18,577,956   $ 120,384,576
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                  
Net assets   $ 59,787,855   $ 18,577,956   $ 120,384,576
Shares issued and outstanding     1,550,001     700,001     4,650,001
Net asset value per share   $ 38.57   $ 26.54   $ 25.89

 

(a)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see ‘Securities Lending’ in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
      Principal     Principal Price   Principal  
      Millennials     Setters Index   Shareholder  
      Index ETF     ETF   Yield Index ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 20,658,399   $ 17,720,075 $ 10,018,652  
 
Investment in affiliated Funds — at cost   $ 729,339   $ $  
 
Assets                  
Investment in securities — at value   $ 22,789,007 (a) $ 18,529,034 $ 10,286,360  
Investment in affiliated Funds — at value     729,339        
Receivables:                  
Dividends     6,377     15,469   14,453  
Securities lending income — affiliated     981        
Investment securities sold     108,433     32,487   46,792  
  Total Assets   23,634,137     18,576,990   10,347,605  
 
Liabilities                  
Cash overdraft     10,636        
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     8,780     4,458   2,598  
Accrued income distribution     129,001     55,000   61,000  
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     729,339        
  Total Liabilities   877,756     59,458   63,598  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 22,756,381   $ 18,517,532 $ 10,284,007  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                  
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 21,166,757   $ 16,615,937 $ 10,401,948  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     1,589,624     1,901,595   (117,941 )
  Total Net Assets $ 22,756,381   $ 18,517,532 $ 10,284,007  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                  
Net assets   $ 22,756,381   $ 18,517,532 $ 10,284,007  
Shares issued and outstanding     550,001     450,001   300,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 41.38   $ 41.15 $ 34.28  

 

(a)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see ‘Securities Lending’ in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
      Principal              
      Spectrum     Principal     Principal  
      Preferred     Sustainable     Ultra-Short  
      Securities     Momentum     Active  
    Active ETF     Index ETF     Income ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 95,946,578   $ 5,288,037   $ 12,412,699  
 
Investment in affiliated Funds — at cost   $ 1,324,550   $ 15,291   $  
 
Assets                    
Investment in securities — at value   $ 99,377,495 (a) $ 5,819,468 (a) $ 12,430,075  
Investment in affiliated Funds — at value     1,324,550     15,291      
Receivables:                    
Dividends     2,429     8,797     477  
Interest     1,266,092         82,672  
Securities lending income — affiliated     806     21     4  
Investment securities sold         19,541      
  Total Assets   101,971,372     5,863,118     12,513,228  
 
Liabilities                    
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     47,556     1,464     1,967  
Accrued income distribution     425,000     26,000     30,000  
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     1,324,550     15,291      
  Total Liabilities   1,797,106     42,755     31,967  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 100,174,266   $ 5,820,363   $ 12,481,261  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 98,441,081   $ 5,482,551   $ 12,503,901  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     1,733,185     337,812     (22,640 )
  Total Net Assets $ 100,174,266   $ 5,820,363   $ 12,481,261  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                    
Net assets   $ 100,174,266   $ 5,820,363   $ 12,481,261  
Shares issued and outstanding     1,000,001     200,001     500,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 100.17   $ 29.10   $ 24.96  

 

(a)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see ‘Securities Lending’ in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
    Principal U.S.   Principal U.S.   Principal U.S.  
    Large-Cap   Mega-Cap   Small-Cap  
    Multi-Factor   Multi-Factor   Multi-Factor  
    Core Index ETF   Index ETF   Index ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 6,193,369 $ 1,320,610,261 $ 382,652,155  
 
Investment in affiliated Funds — at cost   $ $ $ 8,267,847  
 
Assets                
Investment in securities — at value   $ 6,622,452 $ 1,483,548,618 $ 395,708,479 (a)
Investment in affiliated Funds — at value         8,267,847  
Receivables:                
Dividends     6,635   1,351,910   633,495  
Securities lending income — affiliated         24,530  
Investment securities sold     22,796   7,172,558   1,226,130  
Expense reimbursement from Advisor       39,113    
  Total Assets   6,651,883   1,492,112,199   405,860,481  
 
Liabilities                
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     859   195,564   130,737  
Accrued income distribution     28,000   7,542,004   1,821,006  
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value         8,267,847  
  Total Liabilities   28,859   7,737,568   10,219,590  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 6,623,024 $ 1,484,374,631 $ 395,640,891  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 6,256,168 $ 1,305,421,852 $ 417,265,434  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     366,856   178,952,779   (21,624,543 )
  Total Net Assets $ 6,623,024 $ 1,484,374,631 $ 395,640,891  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                
Net assets   $ 6,623,024 $ 1,484,374,631 $ 395,640,891  
Shares issued and outstanding     250,001   47,400,001   12,150,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 26.49 $ 31.32 $ 32.56  

 

(a)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see ‘Securities Lending’ in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
        Principal U.S.  
        Small-MidCap  
        Multi-Factor  
        Core Index  
        ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost     $ 9,922,135  
 
Investment in affiliated Fund — at cost     $ 75,573  
 
Assets          
Investment in securities — at value     $ 10,536,698 (a)
Investment in affiliated Fund — at value       75,573  
Receivables:          
Dividends       16,579  
Securities lending income — affiliated       250  
Investment securities sold       37,123  
    Total Assets   10,666,223  
 
Liabilities          
Accrued management and investment advisory fees       1,827  
Accrued income distribution       51,001  
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value       75,573  
    Total Liabilities   128,401  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares     $ 10,537,822  
 
Net Assets Consist of:          
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital     $ 10,008,112  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)       529,710  
    Total Net Assets $ 10,537,822  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:          
Net assets     $ 10,537,822  
Shares issued and outstanding       400,001  
Net asset value per share     $ 26.34  

 

(a)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see ‘Securities Lending’ in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Six Months Ended December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
    Principal           Principal
    Active Global     Principal     Contrarian
    Dividend     Active Income     Value Index
    Income ETF     ETF     ETF
Net Investment Income (Loss)                
Income:                
Dividend $ 10,653,596   $ 1,475,152   $ 57,822
Withholding tax   (766,994 )   (8,269 )  
Interest       5,475,120    
Securities lending — net   8,625     11,748     10
Total Income   9,895,227     6,953,751     57,832
Expenses:                
Management and investment advisory fees   2,169,113     648,499     7,893
Interest expense   232        
Total Expenses   2,169,345     648,499     7,893
Net Investment Income   7,725,882     6,305,252     49,939
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                
Investment transactions   (3,752,780 )   (867,603 )   27,489
Foreign currency transactions   (17,983 )   355    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                
Investments   73,075,330     8,956,193     348,962
Foreign currency transactions   (2,048 )   (13 )  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:   69,302,519     8,088,932     376,451
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 77,028,401   $ 14,394,184   $ 426,390

 

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Six Months Ended December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
          Principal     Principal  
    Principal     International     Investment  
    Healthcare     Multi-Factor     Grade  
    Innovators     Core Index     Corporate  
    Index ETF     ETF (a)     Active ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 1,406   $ 187,745   $ 21,500  
Withholding tax       (16,213 )   (394 )
Interest           2,234,956  
Securities lending — net   18,597     124     161  
Total Income   20,003     171,656     2,256,223  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   116,047     19,259     160,810  
Total Expenses   116,047     19,259     160,810  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   (96,044 )   152,397     2,095,413  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (1,055,749 )   (124,019 )   1,996,592  
In-kind redemptions   3,776,617     206,358      
Foreign currency transactions       (3,609 )    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   3,907,697     1,142,293     1,006,245  
Foreign currency transactions       251      
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:   6,628,565     1,221,274     3,002,837  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 6,532,521   $ 1,373,671   $ 5,098,250  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Six Months Ended December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
    Principal     Principal Price     Principal  
    Millennials     Setters Index     Shareholder  
    Index ETF     ETF     Yield Index ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 182,886   $ 181,093   $ 161,977  
Withholding tax   (3,374 )       (64 )
Securities lending — net   3,149          
Total Income   182,661     181,093     161,913  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   48,711     44,297     23,630  
Total Gross Expenses   48,711     44,297     23,630  
Less: Reimbursement from Advisor       (9,980 )   (5,030 )
Total Net Expenses   48,711     34,317     18,600  
Net Investment Income   133,950     146,776     143,313  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (18,757 )   29,901     11,851  
In-kind redemptions       1,684,870     535,406  
Foreign currency transactions   (688 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   1,771,896     (325,741 )   495,371  
Foreign currency transactions   (69 )        
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:   1,752,382     1,389,030     1,042,628  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 1,886,332   $ 1,535,806   $ 1,185,941  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Six Months Ended December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
    Principal            
    Spectrum   Principal     Principal  
    Preferred   Sustainable     Ultra-Short  
    Securities   Momentum     Active  
    Active ETF   Index ETF     Income ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                
Income:                
Dividend $ 14,130 $ 61,908   $ 3,056  
Withholding tax     (33 )    
Interest   1,962,828       160,405  
Securities lending — net   2,002   30     59  
Total Income   1,978,960   61,905     163,520  
Expenses:                
Management and investment advisory fees   237,841   8,308     11,387  
Total Expenses   237,841   8,308     11,387  
Net Investment Income   1,741,119   53,597     152,133  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:                
Net realized gain from:                
Investment transactions   217,196   9,169     4,836  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                
Investments   3,199,435   125,949     (494 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   3,416,631   135,118     4,342  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 5,157,750 $ 188,715   $ 156,475  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Six Months Ended December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
  Principal U.S.     Principal U.S.     Principal U.S.  
  Large-Cap   Mega-Cap   Small-Cap  
  Multi-Factor     Multi-Factor     Multi-Factor  
  Core Index ETF (a)     Index ETF     Index ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 53,567   $ 16,555,730   $ 3,985,732  
Withholding tax           (6,295 )
Securities lending — net           35,562  
Total Income   53,567     16,555,730     4,014,999  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   4,140     1,120,209     716,805  
Total Gross Expenses   4,140     1,120,209     716,805  
Less: Reimbursement from Advisor       (224,042 )    
Total Net Expenses   4,140     896,167     716,805  
Net Investment Income   49,427     15,659,563     3,298,194  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (115,370 )   (16,871,819 )   (19,079,182 )
In-kind redemptions   53,516     75,197,694     17,956,027  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   429,083     60,764,068     15,447,245  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   367,229     119,089,943     14,324,090  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 416,656   $ 134,749,506   $ 17,622,284  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.

See accompanying notes.

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Statement of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Six Months Ended December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
    Principal U.S.  
    Small-MidCap  
    Multi-Factor  
    Core Index  
    ETF (a)  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      
Income:      
Dividend $ 98,373  
Withholding tax   (47 )
Securities lending — net   407  
Total Income   98,733  
Expenses:      
Management and investment advisory fees   8,882  
Total Expenses   8,882  
Net Investment Income   89,851  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:      
Net realized gain (loss) from:      
Investment transactions   (296,304 )
In-kind redemptions   207,400  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:      
Investments   614,563  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   525,659  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 615,510  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.

See accompanying notes.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Active Global Dividend  
    Income ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 7,725,882   $ 17,193,973  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   (3,770,763 )   1,254,462  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency   73,073,282     8,596,041  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   77,028,401     27,044,476  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (17,845,157 )   (25,157,071 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (17,845,157 )   (25,157,071 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase in capital share transactions   26,275,282     9,866,044  
Total Increase in Net Assets   85,458,526     11,753,449  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   717,188,651     705,435,202  
End of period $ 802,647,177   $ 717,188,651  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 26,275,282   $ 19,614,987  
Redeemed       (9,748,943 )
Net Increase $ 26,275,282   $ 9,866,044  
Shares:            
Sold   950,000     700,000  
Redeemed       (350,000 )
Net Increase   950,000     350,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Active Income ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 6,305,252   $ 13,956,407  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   (867,248 )   820,496  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency   8,956,180     (1,252,222 )
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   14,394,184     13,524,681  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (7,500,415 )   (16,682,129 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (7,500,415 )   (16,682,129 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   65,273,565     (73,290,077 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   72,167,334     (76,447,525 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   216,519,218     292,966,743  
End of period $ 288,686,552   $ 216,519,218  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 65,273,565   $ 19,735,184  
Redeemed       (93,025,261 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 65,273,565   $ (73,290,077 )
Shares:            
Sold   1,650,000     500,000  
Redeemed       (2,350,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   1,650,000     (1,850,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

14


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 49,939   $ 62,766  
Net realized gain on investments   27,489     31,247  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   348,962     72,388  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   426,390     166,401  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (68,700 )   (59,096 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (68,700 )   (59,096 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase in capital share transactions       1,330,160  
Total Increase in Net Assets   357,690     1,437,465  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   5,355,508     3,918,043  
End of period $ 5,713,198   $ 5,355,508  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 2,617,157  
Redeemed       (1,286,997 )
Net Increase $   $ 1,330,160  
Shares:            
Sold       100,000  
Redeemed       (50,000 )
Net Increase       50,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

15


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Healthcare Innovators  
    Index ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment loss $ (96,044 ) $ (206,535 )
Net realized gain on investments   2,720,868     437,096  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   3,907,697     (313,182 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   6,532,521     (82,621 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (3,457,951 )   4,692,133  
Total Increase in Net Assets   3,074,570     4,609,512  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   56,713,285     52,103,773  
End of period $ 59,787,855   $ 56,713,285  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 9,831,161   $ 17,629,984  
Redeemed   (13,289,112 )   (12,937,851 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (3,457,951 ) $ 4,692,133  
Shares:            
Sold   300,000     550,000  
Redeemed   (400,000 )   (400,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (100,000 )   150,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

16


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal International  
    Multi-Factor  
    Core Index ETF  
    Period ended  
    December 31, 2019 (a)  
Operations      
Net investment income $ 152,397  
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency   78,730  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency   1,142,544  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,373,671  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders      
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (192,620 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (192,620 )
Capital Share Transactions      
Net increase in capital share transactions   17,396,905  
Total Increase in Net Assets   18,577,956  
Net Assets      
Beginning of period    
End of period $ 18,577,956  
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Dollars:      
Sold $ 19,968,892  
Redeemed   (2,571,987 )
Net Increase $ 17,396,905  
Shares:      
Sold   800,001  
Redeemed   (100,000 )
Net Increase   700,001  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.

See accompanying notes.

17


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Investment Grade Corporate  
    Active ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 2,095,413   $ 8,348,813  
Net realized gain on investments   1,996,592     3,807,776  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   1,006,245     8,074,319  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   5,098,250     20,230,908  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (6,584,951 )   (9,092,787 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (6,584,951 )   (9,092,787 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   1,331,176     (119,307,966 )
Total Decrease in Net Assets   (155,525 )   (108,169,845 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   120,540,101     228,709,946  
End of period $ 120,384,576   $ 120,540,101  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 1,331,176   $  
Redeemed       (119,307,966 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 1,331,176   $ (119,307,966 )
Shares:            
Sold   50,000      
Redeemed       (4,700,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   50,000     (4,700,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

18


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Millennials Index ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 133,950   $ 89,134  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   (19,445 )   1,610,100  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency   1,771,827     (1,332,880 )
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,886,332     366,354  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (160,901 )   (117,278 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (160,901 )   (117,278 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase in capital share transactions       564,845  
Total Increase in Net Assets   1,725,431     813,921  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   21,030,950     20,217,029  
End of period $ 22,756,381   $ 21,030,950  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 11,237,019  
Redeemed       (10,672,174 )
Net Increase $   $ 564,845  
Shares:            
Sold       300,000  
Redeemed       (300,000 )
Net Increase        

 

See accompanying notes.

19


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Price Setters Index ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 146,776   $ 244,715  
Net realized gain on investments   1,714,771     1,295,164  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   (325,741 )   904,053  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,535,806     2,443,932  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (199,700 )   (256,124 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (199,700 )   (256,124 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net decrease in capital share transactions   (3,604,664 )   (3,056,520 )
Total Decrease in Net Assets   (2,268,558 )   (868,712 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   20,786,090     21,654,802  
End of period $ 18,517,532   $ 20,786,090  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 21,106,747   $ 15,750,833  
Redeemed   (24,711,411 )   (18,807,353 )
Net Decrease $ (3,604,664 ) $ (3,056,520 )
Shares:            
Sold   550,000     450,000  
Redeemed   (650,000 )   (550,000 )
Net Decrease   (100,000 )   (100,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

20


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 143,313   $ 314,148  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   547,257     (454,901 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   495,371     44,142  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,185,941     (96,611 )
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (222,600 )   (303,638 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (222,600 )   (303,638 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (5,073,914 )   172,725  
Total Decrease in Net Assets   (4,110,573 )   (227,524 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   14,394,580     14,622,104  
End of period $ 10,284,007   $ 14,394,580  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 1,522,441   $ 6,273,624  
Redeemed   (6,596,355 )   (6,100,899 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (5,073,914 ) $ 172,725  
Shares:            
Sold   50,000     200,000  
Redeemed   (200,000 )   (200,000 )
Net Decrease   (150,000 )    

 

See accompanying notes.

21


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities  
    Active ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 1,741,119   $ 1,964,634  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   217,196     (347,758 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   3,199,435     2,730,862  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   5,157,750     4,347,738  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (2,366,702 )   (2,777,398 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (2,366,702 )   (2,777,398 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase in capital share transactions   29,633,652     14,230,056  
Total Increase in Net Assets   32,424,700     15,800,396  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   67,749,566     51,949,170  
End of period $ 100,174,266   $ 67,749,566  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 44,250,661   $ 14,230,056  
Redeemed   (14,617,009 )    
Net Increase $ 29,633,652   $ 14,230,056  
Shares:            
Sold   450,000     150,000  
Redeemed   (150,000 )    
Net Increase   300,000     150,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

22


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Sustainable Momentum  
    Index ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2019     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 53,597   $ 62,333  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   9,169     (134,921 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   125,949     220,129  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   188,715     147,541  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (69,200 )   (49,407 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (69,200 )   (49,407 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase in capital share transactions        
Total Increase in Net Assets   119,515     98,134  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   5,700,848     5,602,714  
End of period $ 5,820,363   $ 5,700,848  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $  
Redeemed        
Net Increase $   $  
Shares:            
Sold        
Redeemed        
Net Increase        

 

See accompanying notes.

23


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal Ultra-Short Active  
    Income ETF  
    Period ended   Period ended  
    December 31, 2019   June 30, 2019 (a)  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 152,133   $ 51,912  
Net realized gain on investments   4,836     3  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   (494 )   17,870  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   156,475     69,785  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (217,800 )   (31,100 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (217,800 )   (31,100 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase in capital share transactions       12,503,901  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (61,325 )   12,542,586  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   12,542,586      
End of period $ 12,481,261   $ 12,542,586  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 12,503,901  
Redeemed        
Net Increase $   $ 12,503,901  
Shares:            
Sold       500,001  
Redeemed        
Net Increase       500,001  

 

(a)      Period from April 24, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2019.

See accompanying notes.

24


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal U.S.  
    Large-Cap  
    Multi-Factor  
    Core Index ETF  
    Period ended  
    December 31, 2019 (a)  
Operations      
Net investment income $ 49,427  
Net realized loss on investments   (61,854 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   429,083  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   416,656  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders      
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (49,800 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (49,800 )
Capital Share Transactions      
Net increase in capital share transactions   6,256,168  
Total Increase in Net Assets   6,623,024  
Net Assets      
Beginning of period    
End of period $ 6,623,024  
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Dollars:      
Sold $ 7,509,615  
Redeemed   (1,253,447 )
Net Increase $ 6,256,168  
Shares:      
Sold   300,001  
Redeemed   (50,000 )
Net Increase   250,001  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.

See accompanying notes.

25


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor  
    Index ETF  
    Period ended   Year ended  
    December 31, 2019   June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 15,659,563   $ 36,755,038  
Net realized gain on investments   58,325,875     81,166,626  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   60,764,068     108,677,962  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   134,749,506     226,599,626  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (24,672,586 )   (36,383,987 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (24,672,586 )   (36,383,987 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net decrease in capital share transactions   (244,643,345 )   (237,799,859 )
Total Decrease in Net Assets   (134,566,425 )   (47,584,220 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   1,618,941,056     1,666,525,276  
End of period $ 1,484,374,631   $ 1,618,941,056  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 262,816,399   $ 419,368,978  
Redeemed   (507,459,744 )   (657,168,837 )
Net Decrease $ (244,643,345 ) $ (237,799,859 )
Shares:            
Sold   8,850,000     14,950,000  
Redeemed   (17,150,000 )   (23,300,000 )
Net Decrease   (8,300,000 )   (8,350,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

26


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor  
    Index ETF  
    Period ended   Year ended  
    December 31, 2019   June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income $ 3,298,194   $ 4,433,970  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (1,123,155 )   19,174,249  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   15,447,245     (40,968,590 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   17,622,284     (17,360,371 )
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (4,011,121 )   (4,270,986 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (4,011,121 )   (4,270,986 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase in capital share transactions   26,829,850     25,655,605  
Total Increase in Net Assets   40,441,013     4,024,248  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   355,199,878     351,175,630  
End of period $ 395,640,891   $ 355,199,878  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 112,253,326   $ 226,644,303  
Redeemed   (85,423,476 )   (200,988,698 )
Net Increase $ 26,829,850   $ 25,655,605  
Shares:            
Sold   3,600,000     7,150,000  
Redeemed   (2,750,000 )   (6,350,000 )
Net Increase   850,000     800,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

27


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
    Principal U.S.  
    Small-MidCap  
    Multi-Factor  
    Core Index ETF  
    Period ended  
    December 31, 2019 (a)  
Operations      
Net investment income $ 89,851  
Net realized loss on investments   (88,904 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   614,563  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   615,510  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders      
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (85,800 )
Total Dividends and Distributions   (85,800 )
Capital Share Transactions      
Net increase in capital share transactions   10,008,112  
Total Increase in Net Assets   10,537,822  
Net Assets      
Beginning of period    
End of period $ 10,537,822  
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Dollars:      
Sold $ 11,258,339  
Redeemed   (1,250,227 )
Net Increase $ 10,008,112  
Shares:      
Sold   450,001  
Redeemed   (50,000 )
Net Increase   400,001  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.

See accompanying notes.

28


 

Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

1. Organization

The Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (the “Trust”) is a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2013 and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust currently consists of sixteen series, Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF, Principal Active Income ETF, Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF, Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF, Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF, Principal Millennials Index ETF, Principal Price Setters Index ETF, Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF, Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF, Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF, Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF, Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF, Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF, and Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, (collectively, the “Funds” and individually, a “Fund”). The Funds are “diversified”, and as such, the Funds’ investments are required to meet certain diversification requirements under the 1940 Act. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares”.

Each of the Funds is an investment company and applies specialized accounting and reporting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The Funds have not provided financial support and are not contractually required to provide financial support to any investee.

The Trust issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only with Authorized Participants (“APs”) and only in aggregations of 50,000 Shares (each a “Creation Unit” or multiples thereof “Creation Unit Aggregations”), which is subject to change. The Trust issues and redeems Creation Unit Aggregations in exchange for portfolio securities and/or cash, plus a fixed and/or variable transaction fee.

Shares trade on exchanges at market prices that may be below, at, or above NAV. Shares are listed on the respective exchanges as listed below:

Fund Exchange
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Principal Active Income ETF NYSE Arca
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF NYSE Arca
Principal Millennials Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Price Setters Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF NYSE Arca
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi Factor Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF initial investment and commencement of operations was April 18, 2018. Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF initial investment and commencement of operations was April 24, 2019. Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF and Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF initial investment and commencement of operations was July 23, 2019.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Security Valuation. The Funds value securities for which market quotations are readily available at fair value, which is determined using the last reported sale price. If no sales are reported, as is regularly the case for some securities traded over-the-counter, securities are valued using the last reported bid price or an evaluated bid price provided by a pricing service.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Pricing services use modeling techniques that incorporate security characteristics, market conditions and dealer-supplied valuations to determine an evaluated bid price. When reliable market quotations are not considered to be readily available, which may be the case, for example, with respect to restricted securities, certain debt securities, preferred stocks, and foreign securities, the investments are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by Principal Global Investors, LLC (“the Advisor”) under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Funds invest in other publicly traded investment funds. Other publicly traded investment funds are valued at the respective fund’s NAV.

The value of foreign securities used in computing the NAV per share is generally determined as of the close of the foreign exchange where the security is principally traded. Significant events that occur after the close of the applicable foreign market or exchange but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV are reflected in the Fund’s NAV and these securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

Many factors, provided by independent pricing services, are reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value including, but not limited to, price movements in American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”), futures contracts, industry indices, general indices, and foreign currencies.

To the extent the Funds invest in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges which trade on days on which the Funds do not determine NAV, for example, weekends and other customary national U.S. holidays, the Fund’s NAV could be significantly affected on days when shares are able to be issued or redeemed by APs.

Certain securities issued by companies in emerging market countries may have more than one quoted valuation at any given point in time, sometimes referred to as a “local” price and a “premium” price. The premium price is often a negotiated price, which may not consistently represent a price at which a specific transaction can be effected. It is the policy of the Funds to value such securities at prices at which it is expected those shares may be sold, and the Advisor, or any sub-advisor, is authorized to make such determinations subject to such oversight by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, as may occasionally be necessary.

Income and Investment Transactions. The Funds record investment transactions on a trade date basis. The identified cost basis has been used in determining the net realized gain or loss from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments. The Funds record dividend income on the ex-dividend date, except dividend income from foreign securities whereby the ex-dividend date has passed; such dividends are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities are accreted/amortized, respectively, on the level yield method over the expected lives of the respective securities. Callable debt securities purchased at a premium are amortized to the earliest call date.

Capital Share Transactions. Capital shares are issued and redeemed by the Funds only in a Creation Unit or Creation Unit Aggregations. Except when aggregated, Shares are not redeemable.

The consideration for the purchase of a Creation Unit or Creation Unit Aggregations of a Fund generally consists of a basket of cash and/or securities that the Fund specifies each business day. To offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Unit Aggregations, APs are subject to standard creation and redemption transaction fees.

Expenses. For all Funds, a unitary investment management and advisory fee is charged.

Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gain from investments and foreign currency transactions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, tax straddles, mortgage-backed securities, certain preferred securities, redemptions-in-kind, real estate investment trust’s (“REITs”), utilization of earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of Shares, and limitations imposed by Sections 381-384 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). To the extent dividends and distributions exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes, they are reported as return of capital distributions.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Federal Income Taxes. No provision for federal income taxes is considered necessary because the Funds intend to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the IRC and they intend to distribute each year substantially all of their net investment income and realized capital gains to shareholders.

Management evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more likely than not” that each tax position would be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of their position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more likely than not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. During the period ended December 31, 2019, the Funds did not record any such tax benefit or expense in the accompanying financial statements. The statute of limitations remains open for the last three years, once a return is filed. No examinations are in progress at this time.

Foreign Taxes. Certain Funds are subject to foreign income taxes imposed by certain countries in which they invest. Foreign income taxes are accrued by the Funds as a reduction of income. These amounts are shown as withholding tax on the Statements of Operations.

Securities Lending. To earn additional income, certain of the Funds may lend portfolio securities to approved brokerage firms. The Funds receive collateral, in the form of cash, against the loaned securities. During the period of the loan, the borrower must maintain collateral in an amount not less than 102% of the market value of the domestic and foreign fixed income loaned securities and 105% of the market value of the foreign equity loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The cash collateral received is usually invested in a SEC-registered money market mutual fund and the Funds could realize a loss on such investments. Further, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them. Securities lending income, net of related fees, is shown on the Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2019, the Funds had securities on loan as follows:

Fund   Market Value   Collateral Value
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 13,554,364 $ 14,138,696
Principal Active Income ETF   3,157,049   3,226,410
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   2,546,973   2,620,731
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   81,823   86,198
Principal Millennials Index ETF   703,222   729,339
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   1,297,393   1,324,550
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   15,571   15,291
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi Factor Index ETF   8,005,533   8,267,847
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   71,665   75,573

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-08, Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities, which amends the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period of certain purchased callable debt securities to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. As of June 30, 2019, the Funds have adopted the amendments and a retrospective beginning of period adjustment was made to the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the applicable Funds. The impact to the financial statements is immaterial.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which amends and eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value as part of its framework project. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The early adoption of the removal or modification of disclosures and delay of adoption of the additional disclosures is permitted. The Funds adopted the removal and modification of applicable disclosures during the period ended December 31, 2018 and will adopt the additional disclosures on the effective date of the ASU.

3. Operating Policies

Indemnifications. In a normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve potential future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on management’s experience, the risk of loss would be remote.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (continued)

Restricted Securities. The Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.

Underlying Funds. Series of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., affiliates of the Advisor, may invest in certain of the Funds (the “underlying funds”).

An underlying fund may experience relatively large redemptions or purchases as the investee fund periodically reallocates or rebalances its assets. These transactions may accelerate the realization of taxable income if sales of portfolio securities result in gains and could increase transaction costs.

The Advisor is the advisor to Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., and the underlying funds. The Advisor is committed to minimizing the potential impact of underlying fund risk on underlying funds to the extent consistent with pursuing the investment objectives of the investee funds which it manages. Each may face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities to all such funds.

As of December 31, 2019, Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. owned the following percentages, in the aggregate, of the outstanding Shares of the underlying funds listed below:

  Total Percentage of  
Fund Outstanding Shares Owned  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF 99.07 %
Principal Active Income ETF 86.18 %
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF 0.75 %
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 2.71 %
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF 97.85 %
Principal Millennials Index ETF 3.08 %
Principal Price Setters Index ETF 1.27 %
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF 5.87 %
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF 7.34 %
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 94.69 %
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi Factor Index ETF 95.87 %

 

U.S. Government Agencies or Government-Sponsored Enterprises. Certain of the Funds may invest in U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. Government securities are obligations of, and in certain cases, guaranteed by, the U.S. Government or its agencies. The U.S. Government does not guarantee the NAV of the Funds’ Shares. Some U.S. Government securities such as treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Other securities, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Bank, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Still other securities, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations.

Government related guarantors (those not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government) include FNMA and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). FNMA is a government sponsored corporation, the common stock of which is owned entirely by private stockholders. FNMA purchases conventional residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks, credit unions, and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. FHLMC issues participation certificates, which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but participation certificates are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

4. Fair Valuation

Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling a security or transferring a liability in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security at the measurement date. In

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

4. Fair Valuation (continued)

determining fair value, the Funds may use one or more of the following techniques: market, income and/or cost. A hierarchy for inputs is used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available upon selling a security or transferring a liability in a timely transaction.

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Fund’s own estimates about the estimates market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 — Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical securities as of the reporting date. The type of securities included in Level 1 includes listed equities and listed derivatives.

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Investments which are generally included in this category include certain corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds.

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). Investments which are generally included in this category include certain corporate bonds and certain mortgage-backed securities.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the market place, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Funds in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Fair value is a market based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset rather than an entity specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, the Funds’ own assumptions are set to reflect those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Funds use prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, to the extent available.

Investments which are included in the Level 3 category may be valued using quoted indicative prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for these investments. These investments are classified as Level 3 investments due to the lack of market transparency and market corroboration to support these quoted prices.

Valuation models may be used as the pricing source for other investments classified as Level 3. Valuation models rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs such as prepayment rates, probability of default, or loss severity in the event of default. Significant increases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

The fair values of these entities are dependent on economic, political and other considerations. The values of the underlying investee entities may be affected by significant changes in the economic conditions, changes in government policies, and other factors (e.g., natural disasters, accidents, conflicts, etc.).

Fair value of these investments is determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Advisor has established a valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”) of senior officers and employees, with the responsibility of overseeing the pricing and valuation of all securities, including securities where market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee meets at least monthly and reports directly to the Trust’s Board of Trustees. A pricing group (the “Pricing Group”) who reports to the Valuation Committee relies on the established

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

4. Fair Valuation (continued)

pricing policies to determine fair valuation. Included in the pricing policies is an overview of the approved valuation approaches established for each asset class. The Pricing Group will consider all appropriate information when determining fair valuation.

The Pricing Group relies on externally provided valuation inputs to determine the value of Level 3 securities. Security values are updated as new information becomes available. Valuation data and changes in valuation amounts are reviewed on a daily basis based on specified criteria for the security, asset class, and other factors. In addition, valuation data is periodically compared to actual transactions executed by the Funds (i.e., purchases/sales) and differences between transaction prices and prior period valuation data are investigated based on specific tolerances.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.

During the period there were no significant purchases, sales, or transfers into or out of Level 3.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Funds’ securities carried at value:

        Level 2 —        
        Other   Level 3 —    
    Level 1 —   Significant   Significant    
    Quoted   Observable   Unobservable   Totals
Fund   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   (Level 1,2,3)
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 794,776,129 $ $ $ 794,776,129
Investment Companies   25,983,911       25,983,911
Total investments in securities $ 820,760,040 $ $ $ 820,760,040
Principal Active Income ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 57,951,615 $ $ $ 57,951,615
Preferred Stocks*   19,671,010       19,671,010
Bonds*     201,389,994     201,389,994
Investment Companies   11,215,622       11,215,622
Total investments in securities $ 88,838,247 $ 201,389,994 $ $ 290,228,241
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 5,694,144 $ $ $ 5,694,144
Investment Companies   19,360       19,360
Total investments in securities $ 5,713,504 $ $ $ 5,713,504
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 59,681,729 $ $ $ 59,681,729
Investment Companies   2,736,432       2,736,432
Total investments in securities $ 62,418,161 $ $ $ 62,418,161
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 18,352,456 $ $ $ 18,352,456
Preferred Stocks*   167,861       167,861
Investment Companies   203,161       203,161
Total investments in securities $ 18,723,478 $ $ $ 18,723,478
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                
Bonds* $ $ 118,443,644 $ $ 118,443,644
Investment Companies   874,420       874,420
Total investments in securities $ 874,420 $ 118,443,644 $ $ 119,318,064
Principal Millennials Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 22,712,986 $ $ $ 22,712,986
Investment Companies   805,360       805,360
Total investments in securities $ 23,518,346 $ $ $ 23,518,346
Principal Price Setters Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 18,468,937 $ $ $ 18,468,937
Investment Companies   60,097       60,097
Total investments in securities $ 18,529,034 $ $ $ 18,529,034

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
4. Fair Valuation (continued)                  
 
          Level 2 —        
          Other   Level 3 —    
      Level 1 —   Significant   Significant    
      Quoted   Observable   Unobservable   Totals
Fund     Prices   Inputs   Inputs   (Level 1,2,3)
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF                  
Common Stocks*   $ 10,250,516 $ $ $ 10,250,516
Investment Companies     35,844       35,844
Total investments in securities   $ 10,286,360 $ $ $ 10,286,360
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF                  
Bonds*   $ $ 97,937,088 $ $ 97,937,088
Investment Companies     2,764,957       2,764,957
Total investments in securities   $ 2,764,957 $ 97,937,088 $ $ 100,702,045
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF                  
Common Stocks*   $ 5,800,935 $ $ $ 5,800,935
Investment Companies     33,824       33,824
Total investments in securities   $ 5,834,759 $ $ $ 5,834,759
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF                  
Bonds*   $ $ 12,100,810 $ $ 12,100,810
Investment Companies     329,265       329,265
Total investments in securities   $ 329,265 $ 12,100,810 $ $ 12,430,075
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF              
Common Stocks*   $ 6,603,860 $ $ $ 6,603,860
Investment Companies     18,592       18,592
Total investments in securities   $ 6,622,452 $ $ $ 6,622,452
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                  
Common Stocks* $ 1,480,304,319 $ $ $ 1,480,304,319
Investment Companies     3,244,299       3,244,299
Total investments in securities $ 1,483,548,618 $ $ $ 1,483,548,618
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                  
Common Stocks*   $ 394,307,105 $ $ $ 394,307,105
Investment Companies     9,669,221       9,669,221
Total investments in securities   $ 403,976,326 $ $ $ 403,976,326
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF              
Common Stocks*   $ 10,501,546 $ $ $ 10,501,546
Investment Companies     110,725       110,725
Total investments in securities   $ 10,612,271 $ $ $ 10,612,271

 

*      For additional detail regarding sector classifications, please see the Schedules of Investments.
5.      Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates

Management Services. The Funds have agreed to pay investment advisory and management fees to the Advisor computed at an annual percentage rate of each of the Funds’ average daily net assets. A portion of the management fee is paid by the Advisor to the sub-advisor of the Funds, which is also the affiliate of the Advisor. The management fee schedule for the Funds is as follows:

  First   Next   Next   Over  
Fund $500 Million   $500 Million   $500 Million   $1.5 Billion  
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF 0.42 % 0.40 % 0.38 % 0.37 %
Principal Millennials Index ETF 0.45 % 0.43 % 0.41 % 0.40 %
Principal Price Setters Index ETF^ 0.29 % 0.27 % 0.25 % 0.24 %
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF^ 0.29 % 0.27 % 0.25 % 0.24 %
 
^ Prior to November 1, 2019, the management fee was 0.40%, 0.38%, 0.36% and 0.35% respectively.              

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds    
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)    
 
5. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates (continued)    
 
Fund All Assets  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF 0.58 %
Principal Active Income ETF 0.49 %
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF 0.29 %
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 0.25 %
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF 0.26 %
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF 0.55 %
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF 0.29 %
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF 0.18 %
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 0.15 %
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 0.15 %
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 0.38 %
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 0.20 %

 

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit the expenses (excluding interest expense, expenses related to fund investments, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) for certain of the Funds. The reductions and reimbursements are in amounts that maintain total operating expenses at or below certain limits.

The limits are expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each Fund on an annualized basis during the reporting period. The expenses borne by the Advisor are subject to reimbursement by the Funds though the fiscal year end, provided no reimbursement will be made it would result in the Funds exceeding the total operating expense limits. Any amounts outstanding at the end of the period are shown as an expense reimbursement from Advisor or expense reimbursement to Advisor on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The limits are as follows:

Fund Expense Limit   Expiration Date
Principal Price Setters Index ETF 0.29 % Expired October 31, 2019
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF 0.29 % Expired October 31, 2019
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 0.12 % Expiring October 31, 2020

 

Affiliated Ownership. At December 31, 2019, Principal Financial Services, Inc., Principal Funds, Inc., and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (each an affiliate of the Advisor) owned Shares as follows:

Fund Shares
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF 26,650,000
Principal Active Income ETF 6,097,100
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF 119,905
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF 11,668
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 615,897
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF 4,550,000
Principal Millennials Index ETF 216,940
Principal Price Setters Index ETF 5,716
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF 117,617
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF 199,004
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF 134,595
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF 399,681
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 199,921
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 44,883,999
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 397,090
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 11,648,179

 

6. Investment Transactions

For the period ended December 31, 2019, the cost of investment securities purchased and proceeds from investment securities sold (not including short-term investments and in-kind transactions) by the Funds were as follows:

    Non-U.S. Government   U.S. Government
Fund   Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 47,786,854 $ 53,771,510 $ $
Principal Active Income ETF   75,852,479   14,027,961    
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   213,755   230,111    
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   9,460,086   10,852,601    

 

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    Notes to Financial Statements            
  Principal Exchange-Traded Funds             
    December 31, 2019 (unaudited)            
 
6. Investment Transactions (continued)                
 
    Non-U.S. Government   U.S. Government
Fund   Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF $ 4,925,066 $ 4,242,539 $ $
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   29,711,682   31,646,834    
Principal Millennials Index ETF   578,419   684,244    
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   539,599   563,258    
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   218,904   275,454    
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   58,563,065   29,273,688    
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   182,007   196,843    
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   2,134,407   759,420    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi- Factor Core Index ETF   1,527,911   2,134,818    
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi- Factor Index ETF   284,474,046   290,717,752    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi- Factor Index ETF   135,487,956   136,619,963    
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   3,895,870   3,112,845    
 
 
For the period ended December 31, 2019, in-kind transactions were as follows:            
 
Fund   Purchases       Sales    
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 24,575,103     $    
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   9,831,070       12,042,422
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   19,184,029       2,571,138
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   21,091,448       24,714,830
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   1,523,450       6,597,829
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   7,498,589                655,050
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   258,355,184               503,359,110
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   112,242,598       84,471,999
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   11,244,526       2,051,182

 

7. Federal Tax Information

Distributions to Shareholders. The federal income tax character of distributions paid to shareholders for the periods ended June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2019 was as follows:

    Ordinary Income   Long-Term Capital Gain*
    Period ended   Year ended   Period ended   Year ended
Fund   December 31, 2019   June 30, 2019   December 31, 2019   June 30, 2019
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 17,845,157 $ 20,184,875 $ $ 4,972,196
Principal Active Income ETF   7,500,415   14,143,301     2,538,828
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   68,700   59,096    
Principal International Multi- Factor Core Index ETF   192,620   N/A     N/A
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   5,557,891   9,092,787   1,027,060  
Principal Millennials Index ETF   160,901   117,278    
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   199,700   256,124    
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   222,600   303,638    
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   2,366,702   2,777,398    
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   69,200   49,407    
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   217,800   31,100    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi- Factor Core Index ETF   49,800   N/A     N/A
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi- Factor Index ETF   24,672,586   36,383,987    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi- Factor Index ETF   4,011,121   4,270,986    
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   85,800   N/A     N/A

 

*      The Funds designate these distributions as long-term capital gain dividends per IRC Sec. 852(b)(3)(C) in the 20-percent group (which may be taxed at a 20-percent rate, a 15-percent rate or a 0-percent rate, depending on the shareholder’s taxable income).

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

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Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

7. Federal Tax Information (continued)

Distributable Earnings. As of June 30, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a federal income tax basis were:

                  Late Year              
                  Ordinary and              
    Undistributed Undistributed   Unrealized     Post Oct     Other        
    Ordinary Long-Term   Appreciation/     Capital Loss     Temporary     Capital Loss  
Fund   Income Capital Gains   (Depreciation)     Deferrals     Differences^     Carryforward  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 8,057,210 $ $ 37,679,063   $ (3,032,970 ) $   $  
Principal Active Income ETF   951,601     4,385,808         (37,500 )   (35,821 )
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   19,329     49,643             (217,400 )
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF       3,947,602     (106,869 )       (2,811,540 )
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   2,399,182 504,106   6,808,400              
Principal Millennials Index ETF   24,563     340,507             (500,877 )
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   51,400     1,133,674             (619,585 )
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   81,991     (230,825 )           (932,448 )
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   332,450     (590,512 )           (799,801 )
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   21,628     405,338             (208,669 )
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   30,861     7,859             (35 )
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   8,864,246     101,546,902             (41,535,289 )
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   835,018     (2,500,904 )           (33,569,820 )
 
^ Represents book-to-tax accounting differences related to defaulted securities.                          

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards. As of June 30, 2019, the following Funds had net realized capital loss carryforwards, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, available to be used to offset future realized capital gains:

  No Expiration   No Expiration       Annual
Fund Short-Term   Long-Term   Total   Limitations*
Principal Active Income ETF $ $ 35,821 $ 35,821 $
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   182,012   35,388   217,400   117,286
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   900,289   1,911,251   2,811,540  
Principal Millennials Index ETF   236,004   264,873   500,877  
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   619,585     619,585  
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   685,160   247,288   932,448  
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   264,826   534,975   799,801  
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   208,669     208,669  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   35     35  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   41,535,289     41,535,289   72,515
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   28,831,514   4,738,306   33,569,820  
 
* In accordance with IRC Sections 381-384, a portion of certain Funds’ losses have been subjected to an annual limitation.        

 

Late-Year Losses. A regulated investment company may elect to treat any portion of its qualified late-year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late-year losses are certain capital and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Fund’s taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively.

For the taxable year ended June 30, 2019, the Funds had late-year capital and ordinary losses as follows:

Fund   Late Year Ordinary Loss     Post October Loss Capital Loss  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $   $ (3,032,970 )
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   (106,869 )    

 

Reclassification of Capital Accounts. The Funds may record reclassifications in their capital accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the total net assets of the Funds. The reclassifications are a result of permanent differences between U.S. GAAP and tax accounting. Adjustments are made to reflect the impact these items have on current and future distributions to shareholders. Therefore, the source of the Funds’ distributions may be shown in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

7. Federal Tax Information (continued)

Assets as from net investment income and net realized gains on investments or from tax return of capital depending on the type of book and tax differences that exist. For the year ended June 30, 2019, the Funds recorded reclassifications as follows:

    Total      
    Distributable Earnings      
Fund   (Accumulated Loss)     Paid In Capital
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ (1,304,290 ) $ 1,304,290
Principal Active Income ETF   (394,662 )   394,662
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   (180,601 )   180,601
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   (2,326,735 )   2,326,735
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   (1,071,429 )   1,071,429
Principal Millennials Index ETF   (1,868,439 )   1,868,439
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   (1,717,571 )   1,717,571
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   (459,422 )   459,422
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   (49,805 )   49,805
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   (361 )   361
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   (100,677,100 )   100,677,100
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   (42,367,027 )   42,367,027

 

Federal Income Tax Basis. As of December 31, 2019, the net federal income tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and federal tax cost of investments held by each Fund were as follows:

              Net   Cost for
              Unrealized   Federal
    Unrealized   Unrealized     Appreciation   Income Tax
Fund   Appreciation   Depreciation     (Depreciation)   Purposes
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 154,369,467 $ (41,084,724 ) $ 113,284,743 $ 707,475,297
Principal Active Income ETF   22,224,204   (8,412,079 )   13,812,125   276,416,116
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   631,236   (231,269 )   399,967   5,313,537
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   15,316,447   (7,369,846 )   7,946,601   54,471,560
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   1,411,380   (269,087 )   1,142,293   17,581,185
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   8,048,552   (88,508 )   7,960,044   111,358,020
Principal Millennials Index ETF   3,442,604   (1,311,996 )   2,130,608   21,387,738
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   1,201,942   (392,983 )   808,959   17,720,075
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   935,227   (667,519 )   267,708   10,018,652
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   3,687,483   (256,566 )   3,430,917   97,271,128
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   811,308   (279,877 )   531,431   5,303,328
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   37,855   (20,479 )   17,376   12,412,699
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi- Factor Core Index ETF   521,274   (92,191 )   429,083   6,193,369
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi- Factor Index ETF   178,413,554   (15,475,197 )   162,938,357   1,320,610,261
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi- Factor Index ETF   37,475,691   (24,419,367 )   13,056,324   390,920,002
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi- Factor Core Index ETF   865,514   (250,951 )   614,563   9,997,708

 

8. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated events or transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. There were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.02% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.85%       Media — 2.45%          
Boeing Co/The 20,862 $ 6,796,005 Walt Disney Co/The 136,219   $ 19,701,354  
 
Airlines — 0.31%       Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 1.26%          
Alaska Air Group Inc 37,272   2,525,178 Norma Group SE 236,881     10,096,957  
 
Apparel — 2.02%       Multi-National — 1.90%          
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 34,814   16,174,867 Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior          
 
Auto Manufacturers — 2.52%       SA, Class E 713,207     15,248,366  
PACCAR Inc 255,477   20,208,231 Oil & Gas — 4.85%          
Auto Parts & Equipment — 3.43%       Chevron Corp 118,189     14,242,956  
Autoliv Inc 83,171   7,020,464 Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B 532,774     15,804,428  
        Vermilion Energy Inc (a) 540,914     8,843,406  
Bridgestone Corp (a) 251,100   9,405,706            
Magna International Inc 201,863   11,068,227       $ 38,890,790  
    $ 27,494,397 Oil & Gas Services — 0.97%          
Banks — 9.39%       Core Laboratories NV 206,589     7,782,208  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 1,581,097   8,837,433 Packaging & Containers — 0.69%          
ING Groep NV 738,172   8,849,744 Packaging Corp of America 49,450     5,537,905  
JPMorgan Chase & Co 200,158   27,902,025            
Nordea Bank Abp 941,354   7,602,109 Pharmaceuticals — 7.21%          
PacWest Bancorp 578,440   22,136,899 Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 267,811     15,543,599  
        Pfizer Inc 467,548     18,318,530  
    $ 75,328,210 Roche Holding AG 74,032     24,019,475  
Beverages — 4.23%             $ 57,881,604  
Ambev SA ADR 4,328,414   20,170,409            
Diageo PLC 325,705   13,807,878 Real Estate — 1.31%          
        Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd 84,500     10,483,273  
    $ 33,978,287            
        REITs — 1.69%          
Biotechnology — 1.58%       Keppel DC REIT 8,771,400     13,565,197  
CSL Ltd 65,711   12,716,036            
        Retail — 1.53%          
Chemicals — 2.09%       Nordstrom Inc 98,870     4,046,749  
Givaudan SA 3,090   9,677,402 Tiffany & Co 61,747     8,252,487  
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd 3,944,900   7,088,379            
              $ 12,299,236  
    $ 16,765,781            
        Semiconductors — 6.81%          
Commercial Services — 2.93%       Lam Research Corp 32,401     9,474,052  
Experian PLC 296,667   10,028,468 Microchip Technology Inc 98,486     10,313,454  
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc 313,878   13,481,060 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd          
    $ 23,509,528 ADR 600,805     34,906,771  
Computers — 4.11%             $ 54,694,277  
Apple Inc 112,389   33,003,030 Software — 6.84%          
Construction Materials — 1.54%       Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 117,126     14,469,746  
James Hardie Industries PLC 629,860   12,318,658 Microsoft Corp 181,865     28,680,110  
        SAP SE 87,052     11,748,794  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.77%                  
Deutsche Boerse AG 90,338   14,201,698       $ 54,898,650  
 
Electric — 0.98%       Telecommunications — 3.28%          
CLP Holdings Ltd 752,000   7,903,802 BCE Inc 331,442     15,355,243  
        Telenor ASA 612,818     10,990,420  
Electronics — 1.37%             $ 26,345,663  
TE Connectivity Ltd 114,980   11,019,683            
        Toys, Games & Hobbies — 2.52%          
Food — 2.72%       Hasbro Inc 191,212     20,193,899  
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS 1,668,489   13,086,518            
Danone SA 105,378   8,735,165 Transportation — 1.99%          
        Union Pacific Corp 88,468     15,994,130  
    $ 21,821,683            
Gas — 2.15%       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 794,776,129  
Rubis SCA 281,604   17,294,167 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 3.24% Shares Held     Value  
Healthcare — Products — 2.25%       Money Market Funds — 3.24%          
Coloplast A/S, Class B 145,786   18,084,699 Principal Government Money Market Fund          
        1.41% (b),(c),(d) 14,138,696     14,138,696  
Household Products/Wares — 1.54%                  
Avery Dennison Corp 32,277   4,222,477 State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
        Money Market Fund 1.53% (d) 11,845,215     11,845,215  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 100,041   8,121,801            
 
    $ 12,344,278 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 25,983,911  
Insurance — 4.04%       Total Investments   $ 820,760,040  
Beazley PLC 1,366,096   10,060,990 Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.26)%   $ (18,112,863 )
Chubb Ltd 64,185   9,991,037            
Swiss Re AG 110,319   12,390,654 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 802,647,177  
 
    $ 32,442,681 (a) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Internet — 1.90%                  
Rightmove PLC 1,814,885   15,231,721            

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

(b) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities                        
lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled                        
$14,138,696 or 1.76% of net assets.                          
(c) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the                        
Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the                          
Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the                          
outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated                          
sub-schedule for transactional information.                          
(d) Current yield shown is as of period end.                          
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                          
Location Percent                        
United States 38.88 %                      
Switzerland 8.36 %                      
Canada 6.07 %                      
United Kingdom 5.88 %                      
France 5.26 %                      
Germany 4.49 %                      
Taiwan 4.35 %                      
Denmark 4.19 %                      
Netherlands 4.04 %                      
Ireland 2.78 %                      
Brazil 2.51 %                      
Japan 2.48 %                      
Panama 1.90 %                      
Singapore 1.69 %                      
Turkey 1.63 %                      
Australia 1.58 %                      
Norway 1.37 %                      
Spain 1.10 %                      
Hong Kong 0.99 %                      
Finland 0.95 %                      
Malaysia 0.88 %                      
Sweden 0.88 %                      
Other Assets and Liabilities (2.26 )%                      
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %                      
 
        June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     December 31, 2019
Affiliated Securities       Value   Cost     Proceeds     Value  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%     $ $ 64,975,357 $ 50,836,661 $ 14,138,696
      $ $ 64,975,357 $ 50,836,661 $ 14,138,696
 
 
                  Realized        
            Realized     Gain from   Change in  
            Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized  
        Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%     $   $   $   $
      $   $   $   $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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COMMON STOCKS — 20.07% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Aerospace & Defense — 0.23%       Oil & Gas (continued)      
Boeing Co/The 2,034 $ 662,596 Occidental Petroleum Corp 16,017 $ 660,061
 
Airlines — 0.33%           $ 4,841,709
Delta Air Lines Inc 16,459   962,522 Packaging & Containers — 0.31%      
Apparel — 0.46%       Packaging Corp of America 8,055   902,079
VF Corp 13,270   1,322,488 Pharmaceuticals — 1.21%      
Auto Manufacturers — 0.22%       Johnson & Johnson 6,108   890,974
PACCAR Inc 7,873   622,754 Merck & Co Inc 14,093   1,281,759
        Pfizer Inc 33,490   1,312,138
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.38%              
            $ 3,484,871
Magna International Inc 19,902   1,091,426        
        Pipelines — 0.65%      
Banks — 3.69%       EnLink Midstream LLC (a) 97,068   595,027
Bank of Hawaii Corp 6,537   622,061 Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A (a) 26,628   504,600
Columbia Banking System Inc 26,335   1,071,440 Targa Resources Corp 19,049   777,771
Cullen / Frost Bankers Inc 10,739   1,050,059        
East West Bancorp Inc 31,010   1,510,187     $ 1,877,398
JPMorgan Chase & Co 12,650   1,763,410 Real Estate — 0.28%      
PacWest Bancorp 38,475   1,472,438 Newmark Group Inc, Class A 59,771   804,219
Truist Financial Corp 18,413   1,037,020        
US Bancorp 19,178   1,137,064 REITs — 1.70%      
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc 18,337   986,347 Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc 6,989   1,129,283
        Annaly Capital Management Inc 31,889   300,394
    $ 10,650,026 Digital Realty Trust Inc 11,593   1,388,146
Chemicals — 0.28%       EPR Properties 7,121   503,027
DuPont de Nemours Inc 12,476   800,959 Medical Properties Trust Inc 75,828   1,600,729
 
Computers — 0.46%           $ 4,921,579
Apple Inc 4,567   1,341,100 Retail — 0.50%      
Diversified Financial Services — 0.98%       Starbucks Corp 9,937   873,661
BGC Partners Inc, Class A 192,157   1,141,412 Tiffany & Co 4,282   572,289
BlackRock Inc 2,458   1,235,637     $ 1,445,950
KKR & Co Inc, Class A 15,082   439,942 Semiconductors — 0.62%      
    $ 2,816,991 Applied Materials Inc 10,335   630,849
Electric — 1.34%       Microchip Technology Inc 11,171   1,169,827
ALLETE Inc 12,756   1,035,405     $ 1,800,676
Eversource Energy 10,455   889,407 Software — 0.34%      
WEC Energy Group Inc 10,354   954,949 Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 4,405   544,194
Xcel Energy Inc 15,481   982,889 SAP SE 3,214   430,644
    $ 3,862,650     $ 974,838
Food — 0.79%       Telecommunications — 0.45%      
Hormel Foods Corp 25,013   1,128,336 BCE Inc 28,032   1,299,283
Tyson Foods Inc, Class A 12,786   1,164,038        
        Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.38%      
    $ 2,292,374 Hasbro Inc 10,488   1,107,638
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.15%              
Snap-on Inc 2,618   443,489 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 57,951,615
Healthcare — Products — 0.96%       PREFERRED STOCKS — 6.81% Shares Held   Value
Abbott Laboratories 15,259   1,325,397 Banks — 2.41%      
Medtronic PLC 12,797   1,451,819 Bank of America Corp; Series KK      
        5.38%, 06/25/2024 (b) 30,000   798,000
    $ 2,777,216        
        Bank of America Corp; Series EE      
Healthcare — Services — 0.23%       6.00%, 04/25/2021 (b) 10,000   264,000
HCA Healthcare Inc 4,543   671,501 Bank of America Corp; Series Y      
Home Builders — 0.29%       6.50%, 01/27/2020 (b) 20,000   499,600
LCI Industries 7,800   835,614 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The; Series N      
        6.30%, 05/10/2021 (b),(c) 40,000   1,066,800
Leisure Time — 0.27%       JPMorgan Chase & Co; Series BB      
Acushnet Holdings Corp 23,882   776,165 6.15%, 09/01/2020 (b) 25,000   643,500
Machinery — Diversified — 0.39%       KeyCorp; Series F      
Deere & Co 6,509   1,127,749 5.65%, 12/15/2023 (b) 50,000   1,340,000
        Morgan Stanley; Series I      
Media — 0.50%       (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.71%),      
Comcast Corp, Class A 13,023   585,644 6.38%, 10/15/2024 (b),(d) 10,000   281,700
Walt Disney Co/The 5,864   848,111 Morgan Stanley; Series E      
    $ 1,433,755 (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.32%),      
        7.13%, 10/15/2023 (b),(d) 35,000   1,001,350
Oil & Gas — 1.68%              
Chevron Corp 8,975   1,081,577 Wells Fargo & Co; Series Y      
        5.63%, 06/15/2022 (b) 40,000   1,067,600
Exxon Mobil Corp 10,937   763,184        
HollyFrontier Corp 23,061   1,169,423     $ 6,962,550
Marathon Petroleum Corp 19,377   1,167,464        

 

See accompanying notes.

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              Principal    
PREFERRED STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Electric — 1.40%         Electric — 4.86%        
Alabama Power Co; Series A         Emera Inc        
5.00%, 10/01/2022 (b),(c)   50,000 $ 1,354,000 (3-month USD LIBOR + 5.44%),        
Duke Energy Corp; Series A         6.75%, 06/15/2076 (d) $ 3,000,000 $ 3,390,000
5.75%, 06/15/2024 (b)   35,000   969,850 GenOn Energy Inc        
Entergy Louisiana LLC         0.00%, 10/15/2020 (a),(f),(g),(h)   3,100,000  
4.88%, 09/01/2066   25,000   647,750 PPL Capital Funding Inc        
Entergy Mississippi LLC         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.67%),        
4.90%, 10/01/2066 (c)   25,000   662,500 4.63%, 03/30/2067 (d)   6,000,000   5,728,497
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc; Series I         Talen Energy Supply LLC        
5.13%, 11/15/2072 (c)   16,000   408,960 4.60%, 12/15/2021   5,000,000   4,925,000
        4,043,060       $ 14,043,497
Gas — 0.44%         Entertainment — 1.26%        
NiSource Inc         AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         6.13%, 05/15/2027 (c)   4,000,000   3,650,000
Rate + 3.63%),         Environmental Control — 4.69%        
6.50%, 03/15/2024 (b),(c),(d)   45,000   1,254,600          
          Advanced Disposal Services Inc        
Insurance — 0.54%         5.63%, 11/15/2024 (e)   3,000,000   3,120,000
Allstate Corp/The; Series H         Covanta Holding Corp        
5.10%, 10/15/2024 (b)   60,000   1,568,400 5.88%, 03/01/2024   3,000,000   3,086,250
          5.88%, 07/01/2025   2,000,000   2,110,000
REITs — 2.02%         Waste Pro USA Inc        
Kimco Realty Corp; Series L         5.50%, 02/15/2026 (e)   5,000,000   5,212,500
5.13%, 08/16/2022 (b),(c)   40,000   1,029,600          
PS Business Parks Inc; Series W               $ 13,528,750
5.20%, 10/20/2021 (b)   20,000   515,600 Healthcare — Products — 1.84%        
PS Business Parks Inc; Series Y         Hologic Inc        
5.20%, 12/07/2022 (b)   40,000   1,027,200 4.63%, 02/01/2028 (e)   5,000,000   5,300,000
Public Storage; Series I         Healthcare — Services — 6.77%        
4.88%, 09/12/2024 (b),(c)   15,000   386,250          
          Encompass Health Corp        
Public Storage; Series E         4.75%, 02/01/2030   2,000,000   2,075,000
4.90%, 10/14/2021 (b)   15,000   382,200          
          5.75%, 09/15/2025   3,000,000   3,142,500
Public Storage; Series H         HCA Inc        
5.60%, 03/11/2024 (b)   35,000   969,150          
          5.63%, 09/01/2028   5,000,000   5,698,000
Vornado Realty Trust; Series M         MEDNAX Inc        
5.25%, 12/13/2022 (b)   60,000   1,532,400 6.25%, 01/15/2027 (e)   5,000,000   5,125,000
      $ 5,842,400 Surgery Center Holdings Inc        
          6.75%, 07/01/2025 (e)   3,500,000   3,500,000
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $ 19,671,010     $ 19,540,500
    Principal     Home Builders — 1.21%        
BONDS — 69.76%   Amount   Value PulteGroup Inc        
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.18%         6.38%, 05/15/2033   3,000,000   3,502,500
Titan International Inc         Insurance — 1.53%        
6.50%, 11/30/2023 $ 4,000,000   3,420,000 MetLife Inc        
          9.25%, 04/08/2038 (e)   3,000,000   4,417,500
Banks — 3.24%                  
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The         Iron & Steel — 0.78%        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         Allegheny Technologies Inc        
Rate + 3.22%),         7.88%, 08/15/2023   2,000,000   2,241,660
4.95%, 02/10/2025 (b),(d)   4,000,000   4,144,000          
JPMorgan Chase & Co         Lodging — 0.74%        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.25%),         Boyd Gaming Corp        
5.15%, 05/01/2023 (b),(d)   5,000,000   5,225,000 6.00%, 08/15/2026   2,000,000   2,145,000
      $ 9,369,000 Media — 6.29%        
          CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp        
Chemicals — 3.59%         5.13%, 05/01/2027 (e)   1,000,000   1,055,000
Kraton Polymers LLC / Kraton Polymers Capital         5.38%, 06/01/2029 (e)   2,000,000   2,140,000
Corp         5.75%, 01/15/2024   300,000   305,250
7.00%, 04/15/2025 (e)   5,000,000   5,150,000          
          CSC Holdings LLC        
OCI NV         6.75%, 11/15/2021   3,000,000   3,228,750
5.25%, 11/01/2024 (e)   1,000,000   1,037,500          
          DISH DBS Corp        
6.63%, 04/15/2023 (e)   4,000,000   4,170,000          
          5.88%, 11/15/2024   4,000,000   4,087,500
      $ 10,357,500 Sirius XM Radio Inc        
          5.00%, 08/01/2027 (e)   1,000,000   1,055,000
Commercial Services — 0.21%         5.38%, 04/15/2025 (e)   4,000,000   4,133,120
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget                  
          ViacomCBS Inc        
Finance Inc         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.90%),        
5.50%, 04/01/2023   593,000   603,378 5.88%, 02/28/2057 (d)   1,000,000   1,040,000
Diversified Financial Services — 1.24%         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.90%),        
Jefferies Group LLC         6.25%, 02/28/2057 (d)   1,000,000   1,109,000
6.25%, 01/15/2036   3,000,000   3,584,195       $ 18,153,620

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Active Income ETF December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

      Principal         Principal      
BONDS (continued)     Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value  
Mining — 1.06%           Pipelines — 5.46%          
Freeport-McMoRan Inc           Buckeye Partners LP          
3.88%, 03/15/2023   $ 3,000,000 $ 3,054,690 3.95%, 12/01/2026 $ 6,000,000 $ 5,796,159  
            EnLink Midstream Partners LP          
Mortgage Backed Securities — 5.53%                      
            4.15%, 06/01/2025   5,000,000   4,700,000  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC29                      
4.14%, 04/10/2048 (i)     750,000   780,744 NGPL PipeCo LLC          
            4.88%, 08/15/2027 (e)   2,000,000   2,125,875  
COMM 2015-CCRE22 Mortgage Trust                      
4.13%, 03/10/2048 (i)     500,000   522,346 Transcanada Trust          
            (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.53%),          
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GC13           5.63%, 05/20/2075 (d)   3,000,000   3,127,500  
4.08%, 07/10/2046 (e),(i)     500,000   513,575            
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12               $   15,749,534  
4.18%, 06/10/2046 (i)     2,000,000   2,033,616 REITs — 1.25%          
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20           CBL & Associates LP          
4.97%, 04/10/2047 (i)     2,000,000   2,060,985 5.95%, 12/15/2026   6,000,000   3,600,000  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24                      
4.53%, 09/10/2047 (i)     500,000   472,481 Storage/Warehousing — 1.80%          
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC32           Mobile Mini Inc          
4.41%, 07/10/2048 (i)     1,241,000   1,307,946 5.88%, 07/01/2024   5,000,000   5,200,000  
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage           Telecommunications — 4.25%          
Securities Trust 2012-LC9           CommScope Technologies LLC          
4.42%, 12/15/2047 (e),(i)     1,750,000   1,718,728 5.00%, 03/15/2027 (e)   6,250,000   5,875,000  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust           Sprint Corp          
2013-L C12         7.88%, 09/15/2023   3,000,000   3,309,990  
4.28%, 07/15/2046 (i)     1,000,000   1,016,053 T-Mobile USA Inc          
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust           6.38%, 03/01/2025   3,000,000   3,099,990  
2014-L C16           $ 12,284,980  
4.46%, 08/15/2050     1,000,000   1,006,743            
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust           Transportation — 1.06%          
2015 -SG1         XPO Logistics Inc          
4.47%, 09/15/2048 (h)     1,600,000   1,639,687 6.50%, 06/15/2022 (e)   3,000,000   3,057,000  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust                      
2016 -C35         TOTAL BONDS $ 201,389,994  
4.18%, 07/15/2048 (h)     1,000,000   1,024,662 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 3.89%   Shares Held   Value  
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C14           Money Market Funds — 3.89%          
3.98%, 06/15/2046 (e),(h)     500,000   476,149 Principal Government Money Market Fund          
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C22           1.41% (j),(k),(l)   3,226,410   3,226,410  
3.76%, 09/15/2057 (h)     1,000,000   968,977            
            State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
3.90%, 09/15/2057 (e),(h)     500,000   412,436 Money Market Fund 1.53% (l)   7,989,212   7,989,212  
        $ 15,955,128            
Office & Business Equipment — 1.04%           TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $   11,215,622  
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp           Total Investments $ 290,228,241  
4.25%, 04/01/2028     750,000   786,562 Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.53)%   $   (1,541,689 )
5.50%, 12/01/2024     2,000,000   2,220,000 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00% $ 288,686,552  
        $ 3,006,562            
            (a) Non-income producing security          
Oil & Gas — 4.92%                      
Gulfport Energy Corp           (b) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest,  
6.38%, 01/15/2026     6,000,000   3,720,000 but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date. Date shown, if any,  
Nabors Industries Inc           reflects the next call date or final legal maturity date. Rate shown is as of  
5.50%, 01/15/2023 (c)     2,000,000   1,920,000            
            period end.          
Rowan Cos Inc                      
            (c) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
4.75%, 01/15/2024     3,000,000   1,890,000            
            (d) Rate shown is as of period end. The rate may be a variable or floating rate  
4.88%, 06/01/2022     2,000,000   1,460,000            
W&T Offshore Inc           or a fixed rate which may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future.  
9.75%, 11/01/2023 (e)     3,000,000   2,861,250 (e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of  
Whiting Petroleum Corp           1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from  
5.75%, 03/15/2021     2,500,000   2,365,000 registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the  
        $ 14,216,250 period, the value of these securities totaled $73,864,383 or 25.59% of net  
Packaging & Containers — 2.12%           assets.          
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc / Reynolds Group           (f) Security is defaulted.          
Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer           (g) Fair value of the investment is determined in good faith by the Advisor  
(Luxembourg) S.A.           under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Board of  
5.13%, 07/15/2023 (e)     3,000,000   3,071,250            
            Directors. As of December 31, 2019, the fair value of the security totaled $0  
Sealed Air Corp                      
4.00%, 12/01/2027 (e)     3,000,000   3,037,500 or 0.00% of net assets.          
            (h) The value of these investments was determined using significant      
        $ 6,108,750            
            unobservable inputs.          
Pharmaceuticals — 1.84%           (i) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate  
HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International                      
Inc           and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on  
7.25%, 08/15/2026 (e)     5,000,000   5,300,000 current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Principal Active Income ETF
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

and spread in their description. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period                        
end.                          
(j) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities                        
lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled                        
$3,226,410 or 1.12% of net assets.                          
(k) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the                        
Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the                          
Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the                          
outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated                          
sub-schedule for transactional information.                          
(l) Current yield shown is as of period end.                          
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                          
Sector Percent                        
Financial 18.73 %                      
Consumer, Non-cyclical 13.85 %                      
Energy 13.14 %                      
Communications 11.49 %                      
Industrial 9.10 %                      
Consumer, Cyclical 9.03 %                      
Utilities 7.60 %                      
Basic Materials 5.70 %                      
Mortgage Securities 5.53 %                      
Investment Companies 3.89 %                      
Technology 2.47 %                      
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.53 )%                      
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %                      
 
        June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     December 31, 2019
Affiliated Securities       Value   Cost     Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%     $ $ 11,275,399 $ 8,048,989 $ 3,226,410
      $ $ 11,275,399 $ 8,048,989 $ 3,226,410
 
                  Realized      
            Realized     Gain from   Change in  
            Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized  
        Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%     $   $   $   $
      $   $   $   $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.67% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.16%       Biotechnology (continued)      
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The 390 $ 9,009 Bluebird Bio Inc (a) 138 $ 12,110
Aerospace & Defense — 0.85%       Gilead Sciences Inc 148   9,617
        Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 140   5,979
Barnes Group Inc 369   22,863        
United Technologies Corp 173   25,909     $ 87,131
    $ 48,772 Chemicals — 3.79%      
Agriculture — 1.19%       Air Products & Chemicals Inc 52   12,220
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 738   34,206 Cabot Corp 664   31,553
Bunge Ltd 590   33,955 CF Industries Holdings Inc 224   10,694
        Eastman Chemical Co 377   29,881
    $ 68,161 FMC Corp 275   27,451
Airlines — 2.02%       Huntsman Corp 1,264   30,538
Alaska Air Group Inc 507   34,349 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc 171   22,062
Delta Air Lines Inc 437   25,556 LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A 107   10,109
JetBlue Airways Corp (a) 1,861   34,838 Mosaic Co/The 980   21,207
Southwest Airlines Co 381   20,566 Olin Corp 1,215   20,959
    $ 115,309     $ 216,674
Apparel — 1.44%       Commercial Services — 2.67%      
Columbia Sportswear Co 87   8,717 ASGN Inc (a) 149   10,575
PVH Corp 269   28,285 CoreLogic Inc (a) 581   25,395
Ralph Lauren Corp 174   20,396 ManpowerGroup Inc 372   36,121
Tapestry Inc 612   16,506 Quanta Services Inc 872   35,499
Under Armour Inc, Class C (a) 446   8,554 ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc (a) 480   18,557
        United Rentals Inc (a) 158   26,350
    $ 82,458        
Auto Manufacturers — 0.89%           $ 152,497
Cummins Inc 140   25,054 Computers — 3.36%      
PACCAR Inc 329   26,024 CACI International Inc, Class A (a) 171   42,748
    $ 51,078 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Class A 127   7,877
        DXC Technology Co 465   17,480
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.01%       Genpact Ltd 287   12,103
BorgWarner Inc 767   33,272 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1,914   30,356
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The 1,560   24,266 Leidos Holdings Inc 335   32,793
    $ 57,538 MAXIMUS Inc 129   9,596
Banks — 8.86%       Perspecta Inc 1,482   39,184
Associated Banc-Corp 988   21,776     $ 192,137
Bank of America Corp 538   18,948 Construction Materials — 3.00%      
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 127   6,392 Eagle Materials Inc 406   36,808
BankUnited Inc 429   15,684 Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc 460   30,057
BOK Financial Corp 74   6,468 Johnson Controls International PLC 880   35,825
CIT Group Inc 447   20,397        
        Owens Corning 627   40,830
Citizens Financial Group Inc 621   25,219        
        Vulcan Materials Co 194   27,934
Fifth Third Bancorp 568   17,460        
First Citizens BancShares Inc, Class A 16   8,515     $ 171,454
First Hawaiian Inc 247   7,126 Distribution/Wholesale — 0.71%      
First Horizon National Corp 1,468   24,310 LKQ Corp (a) 1,130   40,341
FNB Corp 1,875   23,812        
Hancock Whitney Corp 527   23,125 Diversified Financial Services — 1.63%      
Home BancShares Inc 803   15,787 Alliance Data Systems Corp 52   5,834
Huntington Bancshares Inc 463   6,982 Ally Financial Inc 860   26,282
IBERIABANK Corp 292   21,850 Jefferies Financial Group Inc 1,652   35,303
PacWest Bancorp 560   21,431 KKR & Co Inc, Class A 300   8,751
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 391   25,024 Synchrony Financial 474   17,069
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 124   19,794     $ 93,239
Prosperity Bancshares Inc 213   15,313        
Regions Financial Corp 1,400   24,024 Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.19%      
Signature Bank 49   6,694 Acuity Brands Inc 164   22,632
Synovus Financial Corp 168   6,586 AMETEK Inc 119   11,869
TCF Financial Corp 502   23,494 Hubbell Inc 81   11,973
Truist Financial Corp 131   7,378 Littelfuse Inc 113   21,617
Umpqua Holdings Corp 1,264   22,373     $ 68,091
United Bankshares Inc 408   15,773 Electronics — 4.43%      
Valley National Bancorp 2,174   24,892 Arrow Electronics Inc (a) 394   33,388
Wells Fargo & Co 134   7,209 Avnet Inc 720   30,557
Wintrust Financial Corp 91   6,452 FLIR Systems Inc 175   9,112
Zions Bancorp NA 307   15,939 Fortive Corp 110   8,403
    $ 506,227 Garmin Ltd 254   24,780
Beverages — 0.42%       Gentex Corp 1,064   30,835
Constellation Brands Inc, Class A 127   24,098 Jabil Inc 1,092   45,132
        PerkinElmer Inc 97   9,419
Biotechnology — 1.53%       TE Connectivity Ltd 260   24,918
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 156   16,871 Trimble Inc (a) 241   10,047
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc, Class A (a) 115   42,554        

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Electronics (continued)       Insurance (continued)      
Woodward Inc 224 $ 26,531 Chubb Ltd 53 $ 8,250
        Enstar Group Ltd (a) 88   18,204
    $ 253,122        
        Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The 135   8,204
Engineering & Construction — 2.13%       Loews Corp 491   25,773
EMCOR Group Inc 433   37,368 Old Republic International Corp 342   7,650
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 421   37,818 Prudential Financial Inc 240   22,498
MasTec Inc (a) 723   46,388 Reinsurance Group of America Inc 107   17,447
    $ 121,574 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd 48   9,409
Entertainment — 0.70%           $ 227,673
Cinemark Holdings Inc 238   8,057 Internet — 0.45%      
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Braves, Series C (a) 328   9,689 Snap Inc, Class A (a) 960   15,677
Madison Square Garden Co/The, Class A (a) 75   22,064 Twitter Inc (a) 306   9,807
    $ 39,810     $ 25,484
Environmental Control — 0.43%       Iron & Steel — 0.39%      
Republic Services Inc 271   24,290 Allegheny Technologies Inc (a) 1,079   22,292
 
Food — 2.53%       Leisure Time — 1.06%      
Flowers Foods Inc 467   10,153 Brunswick Corp 405   24,292
General Mills Inc 201   10,765 Carnival Corp 535   27,194
Ingredion Inc 231   21,471 Harley-Davidson Inc 242   9,000
Kroger Co/The 736   21,337     $ 60,486
Performance Food Group Co (a) 564   29,035        
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (a) 1,588   51,951 Lodging — 0.35%      
        Boyd Gaming Corp 302   9,042
    $ 144,712 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc 174   10,929
Forest Products & Paper — 0.55%           $ 19,971
International Paper Co 679   31,268        
        Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.67%      
Hand/Machine Tools — 2.17%       Oshkosh Corp 403   38,144
Colfax Corp (a) 1,174   42,710        
        Machinery — Diversified — 3.28%      
Regal Beloit Corp 375   32,104        
        AGCO Corp 458   35,381
Snap-on Inc 134   22,700 Crane Co 251   21,681
Stanley Black & Decker Inc 161   26,684 Curtiss-Wright Corp 176   24,797
    $ 124,198 Dover Corp 101   11,641
Healthcare — Products — 2.94%       Flowserve Corp 479   23,840
        Gardner Denver Holdings Inc (a) 808   29,637
Cooper Cos Inc/The 32   10,281        
        Middleby Corp/The (a) 73   7,995
Danaher Corp 168   25,785        
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc 749   42,386 Roper Technologies Inc 28   9,918
Globus Medical Inc, Class A (a) 196   11,541 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp 292   22,718
Henry Schein Inc (a) 161   10,742     $ 187,608
ICU Medical Inc (a) 36   6,736        
        Media — 1.16%      
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp (a) 386   22,496 Altice USA Inc, Class A (a) 433   11,838
Medtronic PLC 236   26,774 New York Times Co/The Class A 273   8,783
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 35   11,370 News Corp, Class A 2,386   33,738
    $ 168,111 Walt Disney Co/The 81   11,715
Healthcare — Services — 3.49%           $ 66,074
Anthem Inc 72   21,746 Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 0.89%      
Catalent Inc (a) 502   28,263 RBC Bearings Inc (a) 68   10,767
Centene Corp (a) 516   32,441 Timken Co/The 716   40,318
IQVIA Holdings Inc (a) 66   10,198        
            $ 51,085
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (a) 146   24,699        
Quest Diagnostics Inc 358   38,231 Mining — 1.23%      
Teladoc Health Inc (a) 142   11,888 Newmont Goldcorp Corp 932   40,496
Universal Health Services Inc, Class B 223   31,991 Royal Gold Inc 244   29,829
    $ 199,457     $ 70,325
Home Builders — 1.52%       Miscellaneous Manufacture — 2.63%      
DR Horton Inc 798   42,094 Carlisle Cos Inc 173   27,998
PulteGroup Inc 1,157   44,892 Eaton Corp PLC 392   37,130
        Hexcel Corp 132   9,677
    $ 86,986 Ingersoll-Rand PLC 90   11,963
Home Furnishings — 0.79%       ITT Inc 369   27,273
Dolby Laboratories Inc, Class A 329   22,635 Parker-Hannifin Corp 52   10,703
Whirlpool Corp 151   22,277 Textron Inc 573   25,556
    $ 44,912     $ 150,300
Insurance — 3.99%       Office & Business Equipment — 0.66%      
Alleghany Corp (a) 24   19,190 Xerox Holding Corp (a) 1,014   37,386
American International Group Inc 539   27,667 Oil & Gas — 0.63%      
American National Insurance Co 156   18,358 Continental Resources Inc 486   16,670
Arch Capital Group Ltd (a) 204   8,749        
        EOG Resources Inc 229   19,181
AXA Equitable Holdings Inc 809   20,047        
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd 273   16,227     $ 35,851

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value  
Oil & Gas Services — 1.82%       Semiconductors (continued)        
Baker Hughes Co 1,181 $ 30,269 Microchip Technology Inc 109 $ 11,414  
Halliburton Co 707   17,300 Silicon Laboratories Inc (a) 116   13,454  
National Oilwell Varco Inc 1,108   27,755 Skyworks Solutions Inc 261   31,550  
Schlumberger Ltd 708   28,462     $ 230,048  
    $ 103,786 Software — 1.48%        
Packaging & Containers — 1.15%       Activision Blizzard Inc 224   13,310  
Graphic Packaging Holding Co 2,567   42,740 Akamai Technologies Inc (a) 136   11,748  
Sonoco Products Co 376   23,207 Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (a) 195   13,236  
    $ 65,947 Cerner Corp 169   12,403  
        Fidelity National Information Services Inc 87   12,101  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.98%       SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc 146   8,964  
Becton Dickinson and Co 86   23,389 Synopsys Inc (a) 93   12,946  
Cardinal Health Inc 578   29,235          
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) 154   22,989     $ 84,708  
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 68   6,196 Telecommunications — 2.60%        
McKesson Corp 168   23,238 AT&T Inc 1,007   39,354  
Pfizer Inc 207   8,110 Ciena Corp (a) 495   21,132  
    $ 113,157 Corning Inc 895   26,053  
        Juniper Networks Inc 1,158   28,521  
Pipelines — 0.19%       T-Mobile US Inc (a) 430   33,721  
ONEOK Inc 142   10,745          
            $ 148,781  
REITs — 4.62%                
        Transportation — 3.09%        
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A 708   18,557          
        Kansas City Southern 288   44,110  
Apple Hospitality REIT Inc 1,394   22,652 Kirby Corp (a) 418   37,424  
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc, Class A 453   16,861          
        Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc 930   33,331  
Cousins Properties Inc 175   7,210          
        Norfolk Southern Corp 119   23,101  
Diversified Healthcare Trust 515   4,347          
        Old Dominion Freight Line Inc 61   11,577  
Equity Commonwealth 527   17,301          
        Ryder System Inc 501   27,209  
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc 200   7,530          
Invitation Homes Inc 290   8,691     $ 176,752  
Kimco Realty Corp 880   18,225          
Medical Properties Trust Inc 366   7,726 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 5,694,144  
RLJ Lodging Trust 1,230   21,796 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.34% Shares Held   Value  
Sabra Health Care REIT Inc 1,286   27,443          
SL Green Realty Corp 173   15,895 Money Market Fund — 0.34%        
Spirit Realty Capital Inc 400   19,672 State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money        
Starwood Property Trust Inc 298   7,408 Market Fund 1.53% (b) 19,360   19,360  
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc 443   6,167          
VEREIT Inc 1,937   17,898 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 19,360  
VICI Properties Inc 734   18,754 Total Investments   $ 5,713,504  
    $ 264,133 Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.01)%   $ (306 )
Retail — 3.89%       TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 5,713,198  
Advance Auto Parts Inc 56   8,969          
American Eagle Outfitters Inc 1,049   15,420 (a) Non-income producing security.        
CarMax Inc (a) 152   13,326 (b) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
Casey’s General Stores Inc 71   11,288          
Dollar Tree Inc (a) 222   20,879          
        Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Foot Locker Inc 366   14,270          
Gap Inc/The 853   15,081 Sector     Percent  
Kohl’s Corp 462   23,539 Industrial     26.08 %
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc, Class A 107   8,396 Financial     19.98 %
Target Corp 129   16,539 Consumer, Non-cyclical     16.76 %
Tiffany & Co 100   13,365 Consumer, Cyclical     14.37 %
Urban Outfitters Inc (a) 705   19,578 Technology     9.53 %
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc 304   17,924 Basic Materials     5.96 %
Walmart Inc 96   11,409 Communications     4.36 %
Williams-Sonoma Inc 163   11,971 Energy     2.63 %
    $ 221,954 Investment Companies     0.34 %
        Other Assets and Liabilities     (0.01 )%
Savings & Loans — 1.03%                
Investors Bancorp Inc 1,246   14,846 TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %
New York Community Bancorp Inc 1,836   22,069          
People’s United Financial Inc 1,295   21,885          
    $ 58,800          
Semiconductors — 4.03%                
Analog Devices Inc 201   23,887          
AVX Corp 1,711   35,024          
Entegris Inc 268   13,424          
Intel Corp 404   24,179          
IPG Photonics Corp (a) 138   19,999          
Lam Research Corp 54   15,790          
Marvell Technology Group Ltd 1,556   41,327          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)
 
  June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales December 31, 2019
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost   Proceeds Value
Principal Government Money                
Market Fund 1.41% $ $ 96,021 $ 96,021 $
  $ $ 96,021 $ 96,021 $
 
            Realized    
        Realized   Gain from Change in
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain Unrealized Gain/
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions Loss
Principal Government Money                
Market Fund 1.41% $ $ $ $
  $ $ $ $
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.              

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.82% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Biotechnology — 53.31%       Biotechnology (continued)      
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 21,257 $ 909,374 Sangamo Therapeutics Inc (a) 16,886 $ 141,336
Acceleron Pharma Inc (a) 7,713   408,943 Seattle Genetics Inc (a) 16,902   1,931,223
Acorda Therapeutics Inc (a) 7,023   14,327 Solid Biosciences Inc (a),(b) 6,715   29,882
Adverum Biotechnologies Inc (a) 9,409   108,392 Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 19,120   64,626
Agenus Inc (a) 20,044   81,579 Stemline Therapeutics Inc (a) 7,146   75,962
Allakos Inc (a),(b) 7,124   679,345 Stoke Therapeutics Inc (a) 4,776   135,256
Allogene Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 17,913   465,380 Theravance Biopharma Inc (a) 8,267   214,033
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 16,362   1,884,412 Twist Bioscience Corp (a) 4,753   99,813
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b) 4,948   60,217 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 8,421   359,661
Amicus Therapeutics Inc (a) 37,169   362,026 Veracyte Inc (a) 7,072   197,450
AnaptysBio Inc (a) 3,949   64,171 Vericel Corp (a) 6,443   112,108
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 9,298   284,705 Viking Therapeutics Inc (a) 10,541   84,539
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 7,273   330,340 Xencor Inc (a) 8,266   284,268
ArQule Inc (a) 17,555   350,398 ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc (a),(b) 25,920   122,342
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 14,022   889,415        
            $ 31,875,215
Assembly Biosciences Inc (a) 3,753   76,786        
Atara Biotherapeutics Inc (a) 7,847   129,240 Chemicals — 0.08%      
Audentes Therapeutics Inc (a) 6,634   396,979 Amyris Inc (a),(b) 14,771   45,642
Avrobio Inc (a) 4,622   93,041 Commercial Services — 0.35%      
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 16,121   55,617 R1 RCM Inc (a) 16,371   212,496
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd (a) 7,614   414,506        
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 21,417   1,810,807 Electronics — 0.06%      
Bluebird Bio Inc (a) 8,133   713,671 Fluidigm Corp (a) 10,131   35,256
Blueprint Medicines Corp (a) 7,228   579,035 Healthcare — Products — 12.67%      
Cara Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 6,776   109,161 Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (a),(b) 7,958   134,490
CEL-SCI Corp (a),(b) 5,081   46,491 AtriCure Inc (a) 5,661   184,039
ChemoCentryx Inc (a) 8,503   336,294 Avanos Medical Inc (a) 6,965   234,720
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (a) 8,044   489,920 Avantor Inc (a) 83,702   1,519,191
Cymabay Therapeutics Inc (a) 10,028   19,655 AxoGen Inc (a) 5,730   102,510
CytomX Therapeutics Inc (a) 6,629   55,087 Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc (a) 4,164   115,384
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 7,157   445,452 CareDx Inc (a) 6,187   133,454
Denali Therapeutics Inc (a) 13,991   243,723 Cerus Corp (a) 20,484   86,442
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 9,979   219,837 CryoLife Inc (a) 5,473   148,264
Dynavax Technologies Corp (a),(b) 12,230   69,956 Cutera Inc (a) 2,068   74,055
Editas Medicine Inc (a) 7,228   214,021 Glaukos Corp (a) 5,377   292,885
Eidos Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 5,384   308,988 Inspire Medical Systems Inc (a) 3,491   259,067
Emergent BioSolutions Inc (a) 7,593   409,642 Intersect ENT Inc (a) 4,594   114,391
Epizyme Inc (a) 13,289   326,909 Invacare Corp 4,915   44,333
Esperion Therapeutics Inc (a) 3,966   236,493 iRhythm Technologies Inc (a) 3,628   247,031
Evolus Inc (a),(b) 4,003   48,717 NanoString Technologies Inc (a) 5,174   143,941
Exact Sciences Corp (a) 15,973   1,477,183 Natus Medical Inc (a) 4,973   164,059
Fate Therapeutics Inc (a) 9,545   186,796 Nevro Corp (a) 4,546   534,337
FibroGen Inc (a) 12,789   548,520 Novocure Ltd (a) 14,445   1,217,280
GlycoMimetics Inc (a) 6,305   33,353 OPKO Health Inc (a) 89,862   132,097
Gossamer Bio Inc (a) 9,623   150,407 Quanterix Corp (a) 4,076   96,316
Guardant Health Inc (a) 13,678   1,068,799 Shockwave Medical Inc (a) 4,091   179,677
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc (a) 21,358   378,677 Sientra Inc (a) 7,195   64,323
Homology Medicines Inc (a) 6,418   132,853 Silk Road Medical Inc (a) 4,490   181,306
ImmunoGen Inc (a) 21,879   111,692 Soliton Inc (a),(b) 2,349   25,792
Immunomedics Inc (a) 28,246   597,685 Tandem Diabetes Care Inc (a) 8,631   514,494
Insmed Inc (a) 13,022   310,965 ViewRay Inc (a) 14,376   60,667
Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 4,773   591,470 Wright Medical Group NV (a) 18,639   568,117
Intrexon Corp (a) 23,659   129,651        
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 20,672   1,248,796     $ 7,572,662
Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc (a) 18,221   504,357 Healthcare — Services — 6.18%      
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc (a) 9,038   173,258 Brookdale Senior Living Inc (a) 27,079   196,864
Krystal Biotech Inc (a) 2,525   139,835 Community Health Systems Inc (a) 17,232   49,973
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 2,775   289,405 Invitae Corp (a) 13,894   224,110
MacroGenics Inc (a) 7,137   77,651 MEDNAX Inc (a) 12,293   341,622
Medicines Co/The (a),(b) 11,676   991,759 Natera Inc (a) 10,321   347,715
Mirati Therapeutics Inc (a) 5,783   745,197 Personalis Inc (a) 4,544   49,530
Moderna Inc (a) 48,401   946,724 Surgery Partners Inc (a) 7,222   113,060
Nektar Therapeutics (a) 25,789   556,656 Syneos Health Inc (a) 15,225   905,507
Omeros Corp (a),(b) 7,194   101,363 Teladoc Health Inc (a) 10,600   887,432
PTC Therapeutics Inc (a) 8,606   413,346 Tenet Healthcare Corp (a) 15,224   578,969
Puma Biotechnology Inc (a) 5,678   49,683        
            $ 3,694,782
Radius Health Inc (a) 6,733   135,737        
REGENXBIO Inc (a) 5,372   220,091 Pharmaceuticals — 27.17%      
        AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b) 11,595   24,465
Retrophin Inc (a) 6,270   89,034        
        Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 4,054   15,365
Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 24,466   52,357        
        Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b) 6,706   162,084
Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 7,349   167,263        
        Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 8,576   409,504
Rubius Therapeutics Inc (a) 11,627   110,457        
        Aimmune Therapeutics Inc (a) 9,148   306,184
Sage Therapeutics Inc (a) 7,600   548,644        
        Akebia Therapeutics Inc (a) 17,351   109,658

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)       Pharmaceuticals (continued)            
Akorn Inc (a) 18,414 $ 27,621 Turning Point Therapeutics Inc (a)     5,231 $ 325,839  
Alector Inc (a) 10,048   173,127 uniQure NV (a)           5,526   395,993  
Alkermes PLC (a) 23,119   471,628 Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc (a)     7,776   127,604  
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 18,706   90,163 Voyager Therapeutics Inc (a)     5,392   75,218  
Arvinas Holding Co LLC (a) 4,922   202,245 Zogenix Inc (a)           6,210   323,727  
Assertio Therapeutics Inc (a) 9,463   11,829 Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b)     3,386   20,451  
Athenex Inc (a),(b) 11,283   172,291                    
                      $ 16,245,676  
Axsome Therapeutics Inc (a) 5,024   519,281                    
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 15,025   56,344                    
Chiasma Inc (a) 6,100   30,256 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS       $ 59,681,729  
Clovis Oncology Inc (a),(b) 7,979   83,181 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 4.58% Shares Held   Value  
Coherus Biosciences Inc (a) 10,184   183,363                    
        Money Market Funds — 4.58%            
Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 4,886   100,554 Principal Government Money Market Fund        
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (a),(b) 9,437   51,526 1.41% (c),(d),(e)         2,620,731   2,620,731  
CorMedix Inc (a),(b) 3,478   25,320                    
        State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
Cytokinetics Inc (a) 8,566   90,885                    
        Money Market Fund 1.53% (e)     115,701   115,701  
Dermira Inc (a) 7,941   120,386                    
DexCom Inc (a) 9,672   2,115,653                    
        TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $ 2,736,432  
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 2,873   177,494                    
Endo International PLC (a) 33,048   154,995 Total Investments           $ 62,418,161  
Flexion Therapeutics Inc (a) 5,562   115,133 Other Assets and Liabilities — (4.40)%     $ (2,630,306 )
G1 Therapeutics Inc (a) 5,477   144,757 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $ 59,787,855  
Global Blood Therapeutics Inc (a) 8,831   701,976                    
Heron Therapeutics Inc (a) 11,652   273,822 (a) Non-income producing security.            
Heska Corp (a) 1,138   109,180                    
        (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Horizon Therapeutics PLC (a) 27,431   993,002                    
        (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Intellia Therapeutics Inc (a) 7,134   104,656                    
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc (a) 8,054   276,333 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 22,845   304,067 $2,620,731 or 4.38% of net assets.            
Kura Oncology Inc (a) 6,601   90,764 (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (a),(b) 3,960   15,563 Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 2,252   205,180 Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the  
MannKind Corp (a),(b) 27,679   35,706                    
        outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated  
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 14,409   284,290                    
Mylan NV (a) 72,977   1,466,838 sub-schedule for transactional information.        
MyoKardia Inc (a) 6,787   494,671 (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
Owens & Minor Inc 9,191   47,517                    
Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 11,322   270,369 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)            
Principia Biopharma Inc (a) 3,499   191,675                    
        Sector               Percent  
Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc, Class A (a) 3,602   736,357                    
Revance Therapeutics Inc (a) 6,438   104,489 Consumer, Non-cyclical           99.68 %
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 5,038   115,672 Investment Companies             4.58 %
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (a) 10,938   1,411,440 Basic Materials               0.08 %
Senseonics Holdings Inc (a),(b) 29,658   27,167 Industrial               0.06 %
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 16,474   59,965 Other Assets and Liabilities         (4.40 )%
TG Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 13,832   153,535 TOTAL NET ASSETS           100.00 %
TherapeuticsMD Inc (a),(b) 35,212   85,213                    
Tricida Inc (a) 7,210   272,105                    
 
        June 30, 2019 Purchases   Sales December 31, 2019  
Affiliated Securities       Value     Cost Proceeds     Value  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%       $ $ 7,522,900 $ 4,902,169 $   2,620,731  
        $ $ 7,522,900 $ 4,902,169 $   2,620,731  
 
 
                Realized        
              Realized Gain from Change in  
            Gain/Loss on Capital Gain Unrealized  
        Income (a) Investments Distributions Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%       $ $ $ $    
        $ $ $ $    
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments

Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 98.79% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.45%       Banks (continued)      
Dentsu Inc 500 $ 17,372 Credit Suisse Group AG (b) 2,387 $ 32,322
Publicis Groupe SA 415   18,788 DBS Group Holdings Ltd 1,800   34,636
Stroeer SE & Co KGaA 268   21,659 DNB ASA 418   7,808
WPP PLC 1,884   26,615 Erste Group Bank AG (b) 618   23,264
    $ 84,434 HSBC Holdings PLC 17,373   136,210
        ING Groep NV 3,976   47,667
Aerospace & Defense — 1.01%       Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 15,976   42,086
Airbus SE 346   50,640 Lloyds Banking Group PLC 66,156   54,769
BAE Systems PLC 3,365   25,175 Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA 1,871   20,597
CAE Inc 899   23,802 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 13,700   74,795
MTU Aero Engines AG 77   21,990 Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd 287   7,646
Rheinmetall AG 162   18,608 Mizuho Financial Group Inc 2,800   4,337
Safran SA 309   47,710 National Australia Bank Ltd 1,130   19,531
    $ 187,925 National Bank of Canada 459   25,478
Agriculture — 0.60%       Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd 3,800   31,023
British American Tobacco PLC 1,943   83,169 Royal Bank of Canada 1,843   145,831
Japan Tobacco Inc 1,300   29,104 Shinsei Bank Ltd 1,100   16,957
        Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A 1,139   10,711
    $ 112,273 Societe Generale SA 746   25,953
Airlines — 0.38%       Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 1,300   48,313
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA 4,038   33,430 Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A 1,118   12,044
Japan Airlines Co Ltd 500   15,632 Swedbank AB, Class A 728   10,839
Qantas Airways Ltd 4,338   21,644 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 2,388   133,932
        UBS Group AG (b) 612   7,731
    $ 70,706        
        United Overseas Bank Ltd 1,500   29,455
Apparel — 2.09%       Westpac Banking Corp 3,522   59,886
adidas AG 270   87,769        
Gildan Activewear Inc 644   19,039     $ 1,631,953
Hermes International 30   22,418 Beverages — 1.92%      
Kering SA 76   49,888 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA 1,075   87,676
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 351   163,078 Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 300   13,758
Moncler SpA 573   25,754 Carlsberg A/S, Class B 108   16,111
Puma SE 264   20,240 Coca-Cola HBC AG (b) 722   24,531
    $ 388,186 Diageo PLC 2,111   89,493
        Heineken Holding NV 205   19,868
Auto Manufacturers — 2.04%       Heineken NV 189   20,123
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 290   23,792 Pernod Ricard SA 175   31,290
Daimler AG 85   4,707 Remy Cointreau SA 154   18,915
Hino Motors Ltd 1,900   20,319 Royal Unibrew A/S 193   17,672
Honda Motor Co Ltd 1,700   48,487 Treasury Wine Estates Ltd 1,469   16,741
Isuzu Motors Ltd 1,400   16,737        
Peugeot SA 819   19,568     $ 356,178
Toyota Motor Corp 3,000   212,986 Biotechnology — 0.65%      
Volvo AB, Class B 1,967   32,950 CSL Ltd 457   88,436
        Genmab A/S (b) 65   14,455
    $ 379,546        
        H Lundbeck A/S 480   18,330
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.10%              
Bridgestone Corp (a) 400   14,983     $ 121,221
Cie Plastic Omnium SA 745   20,808 Chemicals — 2.63%      
Continental AG 159   20,557 Air Liquide SA 454   64,268
Faurecia SE 431   23,220 BASF SE 863   65,197
Hella GmbH & Co KGaA 457   25,293 Brenntag AG 422   22,948
Magna International Inc 428   23,468 Covestro AG (c) 413   19,202
NGK Insulators Ltd 1,100   19,276 Croda International PLC 395   26,789
Nokian Renkaat OYJ 724   20,814 EMS-Chemie Holding AG 66   43,407
Stanley Electric Co Ltd 600   17,560 JSR Corp 1,000   18,517
Toyota Industries Corp 300   17,477 Kansai Paint Co Ltd 700   17,246
    $ 203,456 Koninklijke DSM NV 170   22,139
        Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd 300   15,572
Banks — 8.78%       Novozymes A/S, Class B 258   12,625
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd 1,014   17,526 Nutrien Ltd 563   26,954
Banca Mediolanum SpA 2,720   27,017 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 700   77,696
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 6,156   34,409 Showa Denko KK 600   16,009
Banco Santander SA 7,128   29,823 Symrise AG 210   22,095
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM 1,001   7,287 Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp 800   17,877
Bank of Montreal 626   48,516        
Bank of Nova Scotia/The 1,809   102,183     $ 488,541
Bankinter SA 3,235   23,703 Commercial Services — 2.97%      
Barclays PLC 12,754   30,348 Adecco Group AG 713   45,102
BNP Paribas SA 1,162   68,859 Adyen NV (b),(c) 31   25,419
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 437   36,365 Amadeus IT Group SA 399   32,582
Chiba Bank Ltd/The 3,100   18,060 Ashtead Group PLC 847   27,084
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1,777   99,636 Atlantia SpA 845   19,705
Credit Agricole SA 1,683   24,400 Bureau Veritas SA 848   22,125
        Edenred 426   22,029

 

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Commercial Services (continued)       Diversified Financial Services (continued)      
Experian PLC 850 $ 28,733 Schroders PLC 624 $ 27,557
GMO Payment Gateway Inc 200   13,768 Singapore Exchange Ltd 1,500   9,881
Intertek Group PLC 350   27,130 TMX Group Ltd 265   22,948
IWG PLC 4,691   27,061     $ 444,559
Nihon M&A Center Inc 600   20,791        
Persol Holdings Co Ltd 900   16,989 Electric — 3.18%      
Randstad NV 416   25,403 A2A SpA 11,131   20,876
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd 1,600   60,360 ACEA SpA 1,023   21,160
RELX PLC 1,714   43,262 AGL Energy Ltd 1,424   20,515
Rentokil Initial PLC 4,100   24,602 Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp 1,668   23,596
Secom Co Ltd 200   17,996 Canadian Utilities Ltd, Class A 775   23,377
Sohgo Security Services Co Ltd 300   16,345 Contact Energy Ltd 904   4,339
Transurban Group 1,858   19,440 EDP—Energias de Portugal SA 5,262   22,807
Wirecard AG 128   15,435 Elia System Operator SA 250   22,182
        Emera Inc 520   22,341
    $ 551,361 Endesa SA 776   20,708
Computers — 1.45%       Enel SpA 12,222   96,953
Atos SE 290   24,176 Engie SA 1,819   29,381
Avast PLC (c) 534   3,203 Fortis Inc 540   22,406
Bechtle AG 201   28,228 Hera SpA 4,977   21,773
CGI Inc (b) 289   24,185 Iberdrola SA 8,708   89,668
Fujitsu Ltd 200   18,904 Mercury NZ Ltd 1,541   5,239
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp 600   16,980 Origin Energy Ltd 3,424   20,304
Logitech International SA 972   46,029 Power Assets Holdings Ltd 1,500   10,972
Nihon Unisys Ltd 500   15,761 Red Electrica Corp SA 1,006   20,227
Nomura Research Institute Ltd 800   17,214 SSE PLC 1,540   29,344
NTT Data Corp 1,200   16,202 Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA 3,180   21,238
Obic Co Ltd 100   13,584 Uniper SE 623   20,622
Otsuka Corp 400   16,106     $ 590,028
SCSK Corp 100   5,218        
Teleperformance 94   22,923 Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.53%      
        Brother Industries Ltd 900   18,811
    $ 268,713 Legrand SA 286   23,303
Construction Materials — 2.07%       Schneider Electric SE 555   56,963
AGC Inc 500   18,085     $ 99,077
Belimo Holding AG 7   52,728        
Buzzi Unicem SpA 891   22,437 Electronics — 1.36%      
CRH PLC (b) 779   31,168 ABB Ltd 1,893   45,711
Daikin Industries Ltd 300   42,658 Halma PLC 973   27,272
Geberit AG 83   46,586 Hitachi High-Technologies Corp 300   21,370
HeidelbergCement AG 283   20,621 Hoya Corp 800   76,941
Kingspan Group PLC 418   25,530 Kyocera Corp 300   20,653
LafargeHolcim Ltd (b) 801   44,445 MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc 1,000   20,956
Nibe Industrier AB, Class B 826   14,322 Omron Corp 300   17,726
Sika AG 280   52,612 TDK Corp 200   22,806
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd 10,000   13,244     $ 253,435
    $ 384,436 Engineering & Construction — 2.25%      
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.36%       Acciona SA 193   20,307
Bunzl PLC 903   24,700 ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA 511   20,434
        Aena SME SA (c) 112   21,420
Ferguson PLC 323   29,307        
ITOCHU Corp 3,100   72,311 Alten SA 179   22,588
Marubeni Corp 2,400   17,905 Auckland International Airport Ltd 844   4,972
Mitsubishi Corp 1,600   42,704 Bouygues SA 510   21,670
Mitsui & Co Ltd 1,800   32,238 CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd 1,500   10,674
Sumitomo Corp 1,000   14,946 Eiffage SA 197   22,540
Toyota Tsusho Corp 500   17,763 Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide 241   20,486
        HOCHTIEF AG 179   22,829
    $ 251,874 HomeServe PLC 1,617   27,073
Diversified Financial Services — 2.39%       Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (c) 1,969   19,281
Amundi SA (c) 293   22,973 Obayashi Corp 1,600   17,921
Ashmore Group PLC 3,791   26,012 Shimizu Corp 1,700   17,461
ASX Ltd 337   18,543 Signature Aviation PLC 6,503   27,323
BOC Aviation Ltd (c) 1,000   10,170 Skanska AB, Class B 517   11,685
CI Financial Corp 1,565   26,165 Sydney Airport 3,398   20,650
Deutsche Boerse AG 131   20,594 Vinci SA 557   61,854
Euronext NV (c) 250   20,373 WSP Global Inc (a) 391   26,699
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 1,164   37,793     $ 417,867
IGM Financial Inc 804   23,082        
Julius Baer Group Ltd (b) 890   45,916 Entertainment — 0.85%      
        Evolution Gaming Group AB (c) 533   16,047
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 262   26,896        
Magellan Financial Group Ltd 530   21,181 Flutter Entertainment PLC 252   30,790
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd 2,700   17,544 Genting Singapore Ltd 14,600   9,987
ORIX Corp 1,100   18,334 OPAP SA 1,987   25,832
Partners Group Holding AG 53   48,597 Oriental Land Co Ltd 300   41,084

 

See accompanying notes.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Entertainment (continued)       Healthcare — Services — 0.93%      
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd 5,626 $ 17,885 BioMerieux 247 $ 21,985
Toho Co Ltd 400   16,732 Eurofins Scientific SE (a) 44   24,391
    $ 158,357 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA 304   22,492
        Fresenius SE & Co KGaA 437   24,597
Environmental Control — 0.12%       NMC Health PLC (a) 708   16,571
Waste Connections Inc 249   22,617 Orpea 167   21,411
Food — 4.45%       Ramsay Health Care Ltd 421   21,428
AAK AB 540   10,262 Sonic Healthcare Ltd 973   19,631
Ajinomoto Co Inc 800   13,363     $ 172,506
Axfood AB 493   10,969        
Calbee Inc 500   16,359 Holding Companies — Diversified — 0.08%      
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 5   38,825 CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd 1,500   14,303
Coles Group Ltd 1,772   18,454 Home Builders — 0.98%      
Danone SA 654   54,212 Barratt Developments PLC 2,960   29,273
Empire Co Ltd 844   19,798 Bellway PLC 573   28,895
Glanbia PLC 1,644   18,920 Berkeley Group Holdings PLC 459   29,542
ICA Gruppen AB 227   10,596 Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd 500   15,600
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA 1,211   19,921 Persimmon PLC 884   31,557
Kerry Group PLC, Class A 175   21,809 Sekisui House Ltd 800   17,181
Kobe Bussan Co Ltd 300   10,354 Taylor Wimpey PLC 11,877   30,426
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 2,461   61,546        
Loblaw Cos Ltd 401   20,690     $ 182,474
MEIJI Holdings Co Ltd 200   13,584 Home Furnishings — 1.03%      
Metro Inc 519   21,419 Hoshizaki Corp 200   17,928
Mowi ASA 319   8,292 Howden Joinery Group PLC 3,423   30,497
Nestle SA 2,793   302,387 Panasonic Corp 1,900   18,002
Orkla ASA 810   8,208 Rational AG 28   22,519
Salmar ASA 168   8,598 SEB SA 135   20,049
Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd 800   29,473 Sony Corp 1,200   81,738
Tate & Lyle PLC 2,606   26,241        
Tesco PLC 9,055   30,609     $ 190,733
Woolworths Group Ltd 1,239   31,440 Household Products — 2.00%      
    $ 826,329 Beiersdorf AG 173   20,696
        Essity AB, Class B 359   11,568
Food Service — 0.19%       Kao Corp 500   41,531
Compass Group PLC 1,401   35,074 L’Oreal SA 249   73,736
Forest Products & Paper — 0.43%       Shiseido Co Ltd 400   28,648
Mondi PLC 1,231   28,902 Unicharm Corp 500   17,026
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 687   26,401 Unilever NV 1,460   83,898
UPM-Kymmene Oyj 691   23,958 Unilever PLC 1,643   94,681
    $ 79,261     $ 371,784
Gas — 0.46%       Household Products/Wares — 0.11%      
China Gas Holdings Ltd 2,800   10,492 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 261   21,189
Enagas SA 882   22,498        
Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd 6,000   11,719 Insurance — 5.24%      
Italgas SpA 3,165   19,327 Ageas 368   21,745
National Grid PLC 58   726 AIA Group Ltd 7,507   78,805
Snam SpA 4,045   21,262 Allianz SE 534   130,819
        Assicurazioni Generali SpA 1,054   21,748
    $ 86,024 Aviva PLC 4,804   26,643
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.50%       AXA SA 566   15,942
Amada Holdings Co Ltd 1,500   17,256 Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc 1,100   18,390
Fuji Electric Co Ltd 500   15,393 Great-West Lifeco Inc 951   24,358
Schindler Holding AG 184   46,808 Grupo Catalana Occidente SA 643   22,467
Techtronic Industries Co Ltd 1,586   12,935 Hannover Rueck SE 121   23,385
    $ 92,392 iA Financial Corp Inc 502   27,575
        Insurance Australia Group Ltd 3,454   18,567
Healthcare — Products — 2.05%       Intact Financial Corp 227   24,547
Asahi Intecc Co Ltd 600   17,671 Manulife Financial Corp 3,782   76,773
Cochlear Ltd 131   20,659 Medibank Pvt Ltd 8,026   17,798
Coloplast A/S, Class B 132   16,374 MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc 500   16,617
ConvaTec Group PLC (c) 10,948   28,779        
        Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      
DiaSorin SpA 176   22,782        
EssilorLuxottica SA 303   46,155 in Muenchen 132   38,941
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd 446   6,665 Power Corp of Canada 991   25,528
        Power Financial Corp (a) 985   26,503
Koninklijke Philips NV 835   40,762        
Lifco AB, Class B 222   13,557 Prudential PLC 344   6,603
Sartorius Stedim Biotech 146   24,189 Sampo OYJ, Class A 514   22,434
Smith & Nephew PLC 979   23,764 Sompo Holdings Inc 400   15,830
Sonova Holding AG 170   38,908 Sony Financial Holdings Inc 700   16,931
Straumann Holding AG 50   49,101 Sun Life Financial Inc 511   23,300
Sysmex Corp 200   13,711 Swiss Life Holding AG 86   43,169
Terumo Corp 500   17,878 Swiss Re AG 306   34,369
        T&D Holdings Inc 1,500   19,258
    $ 380,955        

 

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Insurance (continued)       Mining — 1.96%      
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 700 $ 39,421 BHP Group Ltd 4,296 $ 117,333
Topdanmark A/S 330   16,267 BHP Group PLC 3,690   86,846
Unipol Gruppo SpA 3,836   21,996 Evolution Mining Ltd 6,024   16,064
Zurich Insurance Group AG 137   56,213 Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd 510   22,480
    $ 972,942 Newcrest Mining Ltd 785   16,664
        Polymetal International PLC 1,683   26,640
Internet — 1.08%       Rio Tinto Ltd 294   20,714
Auto Trader Group PLC (c) 3,761   29,622        
        Rio Tinto PLC 957   57,082
Kakaku.com Inc 600   15,423        
M3 Inc 700   21,292     $ 363,823
MonotaRO Co Ltd 600   16,141 Miscellaneous Manufacture — 0.43%      
Rakuten Inc (b) 1,600   13,768 Aalberts NV 516   23,157
Rightmove PLC 3,484   29,240 Siemens AG 430   56,211
Scout24 AG (c) 102   6,745        
            $ 79,368
Shopify Inc, Class A (b) 90   35,784        
Trend Micro Inc (b) 100   5,154 Office & Business Equipment — 0.10%      
Z Holdings Corp 3,500   14,850 FUJIFILM Holdings Corp 400   19,254
ZOZO Inc 700   13,445 Oil & Gas — 3.98%      
    $ 201,464 Aker BP ASA 275   9,021
        BP PLC 13,601   84,963
Investment Companies — 0.30%       Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1,084   35,061
EXOR NV 305   23,633 DCC PLC 270   23,404
L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B 278   12,199 Eni SpA 2,496   38,766
Sofina SA 92   19,876 Equinor ASA 387   7,736
    $ 55,708 Imperial Oil Ltd 877   23,199
Iron & Steel — 0.24%       Inpex Corp 1,700   17,781
Evraz PLC 4,102   21,951 Oil Search Ltd 3,728   18,967
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 3,101   23,263 OMV AG 381   21,403
        Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A 7,898   233,819
    $ 45,214 Santos Ltd 3,530   20,263
Leisure Time — 0.12%       Suncor Energy Inc 1,524   49,949
CTS Eventim AG & Co KGaA 363   22,822 TOTAL SA 2,456   135,541
Lodging — 0.42%       Woodside Petroleum Ltd 843   20,338
City Developments Ltd 1,300   10,584     $ 740,211
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 378   26,076 Packaging & Containers — 0.13%      
Melco International Development Ltd 5,000   14,052 Huhtamaki OYJ 512   23,765
NagaCorp Ltd 8,000   13,963        
Sands China Ltd 2,436   13,021 Pharmaceuticals — 7.99%      
        Alfresa Holdings Corp 700   14,354
    $ 77,696 Amplifon SpA 833   23,957
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.63%       Astellas Pharma Inc 1,100   18,931
Epiroc AB, Class A 966   11,794 AstraZeneca PLC 1,190   119,907
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd 700   21,163 Bayer AG 377   30,790
Hitachi Ltd 900   38,318 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 200   18,554
Komatsu Ltd 700   17,021 Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd 600   39,914
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 400   15,638 Galapagos NV (b) 46   9,623
Sandvik AB 672   13,104 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 6,186   145,771
    $ 117,038 Grifols SA 446   15,724
        Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 872   22,997
Machinery — Diversified — 2.02%       Ipsen SA 215   19,052
ANDRITZ AG 500   21,537 Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 200   17,063
Atlas Copco AB, Class A 2,003   79,895 Medipal Holdings Corp 700   15,546
FANUC Corp 200   37,421 Merck KGaA 95   11,226
Hexagon AB, Class B 308   17,264 Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd 200   17,431
Keyence Corp 200   70,848 Novartis AG 2,874   272,908
KION Group AG 388   26,792 Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 2,211   128,325
Kone OYJ, Class B 469   30,660 Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 900   20,724
Metso OYJ 547   21,585 Roche Holding AG 964   312,767
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC 245   28,850 Sanofi 1,049   105,453
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd 500   14,403 Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 900   17,279
Toromont Industries Ltd 473   25,713 Shionogi & Co Ltd 300   18,684
    $ 374,968 Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd 9,000   12,589
Media — 0.52%       Suzuken Co Ltd/Aichi Japan 300   12,328
Informa PLC 2,251   25,553 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 500   19,935
Quebecor Inc, Class B 1,006   25,674 UCB SA 281   22,348
Thomson Reuters Corp 342   24,464     $ 1,484,180
Wolters Kluwer NV 280   20,421 Pipelines — 0.95%      
    $ 96,112 APA Group 2,381   18,546
Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 0.37%       Enbridge Inc 1,919   76,299
SKF AB, Class B 634   12,820 TC Energy Corp 1,533   81,647
VAT Group AG (b),(c) 325   54,922     $ 176,492

 

See accompanying notes.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Private Equity — 0.79%       Retail (continued)      
3i Group PLC 1,644 $ 23,910 Marui Group Co Ltd 800 $ 19,644
Brookfield Asset Management Inc, Class A 1,640   94,759 Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co Ltd 400   15,591
Intermediate Capital Group PLC 1,318   28,108 Next PLC 310   28,818
    $ 146,777 Nitori Holdings Co Ltd 100   15,853
        Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp 1,000   16,667
Real Estate — 2.08%       Pandora A/S 397   17,270
Azrieli Group Ltd 91   6,654 Restaurant Brands International Inc 321   20,463
CapitaLand Ltd 3,600   10,038 Tsuruha Holdings Inc 100   12,903
Castellum AB 489   11,486 USS Co Ltd 800   15,212
CK Asset Holdings Ltd 1,516   10,944 Welcia Holdings Co Ltd 300   19,189
Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd 100   12,406 Wesfarmers Ltd 1,114   32,364
Fastighets AB Balder, Class B (b) 277   12,811        
Henderson Land Development Co Ltd 2,000   9,817     $ 640,932
Hulic Co Ltd 1,500   18,168 Semiconductors — 1.72%      
Hysan Development Co Ltd 3,000   11,762 Advantest Corp 400   22,677
Kerry Properties Ltd 3,500   11,117 ASM International NV 222   24,939
LEG Immobilien AG 179   21,193 ASM Pacific Technology Ltd 900   12,485
Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd 1,400   26,923 ASML Holding NV 489   144,642
Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd 600   14,755 STMicroelectronics NV 1,056   28,393
Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc 700   16,879 SUMCO Corp 1,200   20,167
PSP Swiss Property AG 311   42,932 Tokyo Electron Ltd 300   66,058
REA Group Ltd 252   18,321     $ 319,361
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd 4,000   15,502        
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd 400   14,033 Shipbuilding — 0.06%      
Swiss Prime Site AG (b) 419   48,446 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd 13,400   11,159
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp 2,500   17,371 Software — 1.32%      
Vonovia SE 403   21,698 CompuGroup Medical SE 30   2,145
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co Ltd 2,000   12,204 Constellation Software Inc 23   22,338
    $ 385,460 Dassault Systemes SE 149   24,493
        Konami Holdings Corp 300   12,383
REITs — 2.59%              
        Micro Focus International PLC 335   4,721
Advance Residence Investment Corp 5   15,830        
        Nemetschek SE 58   3,826
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust 565   22,656        
        Open Text Corp 251   11,060
British Land Co PLC/The 3,280   27,754        
        SAP SE 1,006   135,773
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT 555   22,657 Temenos AG (b) 58   9,181
CapitaLand Commercial Trust (b) 6,200   9,174        
        TIS Inc 100   5,918
CapitaLand Mall Trust 4,900   8,962        
        WiseTech Global Ltd 786   12,890
Champion REIT 17,000   11,236        
Daiwa Office Investment Corp 2   15,351     $ 244,728
Goodman Group 1,924   18,052 Telecommunications — 3.38%      
GPT Group/The 4,430   17,409 BCE Inc 1,597   73,987
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA 1,693   21,573 Deutsche Telekom AG 3,282   53,638
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp 21   15,694 Elisa OYJ 396   21,877
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp 3   13,156 Eutelsat Communications SA 1,098   17,846
Klepierre SA 602   22,858 Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA 1,483   23,721
Land Securities Group PLC 2,240   29,374 Hikari Tsushin Inc 100   25,245
Link REIT 1,000   10,587 KDDI Corp 2,900   86,822
Mapletree Commercial Trust 5,600   9,951 Nice Ltd (b) 48   7,445
Mapletree Logistics Trust 7,900   10,220 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp 2,600   65,972
Merlin Properties Socimi SA 1,463   20,989 NTT DOCOMO Inc 1,200   33,552
Mirvac Group 8,918   19,901 Proximus SADP 688   19,695
Nippon Building Fund Inc 2   14,634 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd 4,200   10,368
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc (b) 6   15,263 Softbank Corp 1,200   16,119
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc 9   15,373 SoftBank Group Corp 600   26,263
Segro PLC 2,366   28,118 Swisscom AG 80   42,372
UNITE Group PLC/The 1,757   29,324 Telekom Austria AG (b) 2,810   22,946
United Urban Investment Corp 8   14,991 Telenor ASA 367   6,582
Warehouses De Pauw CVA 111   20,195 TELUS Corp 642   24,858
    $ 481,282 Vodafone Group PLC 25,353   49,286
Retail — 3.45%           $ 628,594
ABC-Mart Inc 300   20,542 Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.32%      
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, Class B 2,229   70,738 Bandai Namco Holdings Inc 300   18,308
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd 28,000   10,097 Nintendo Co Ltd 100   40,468
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd, Class A 204   21,955        
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 563   44,247     $ 58,776
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp 100   20,763 Transportation — 3.04%      
Dollarama Inc 638   21,928 Aurizon Holdings Ltd 4,625   16,975
Fast Retailing Co Ltd 100   59,822 Canadian National Railway Co 976   88,291
Fielmann AG 277   22,371 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd 282   71,888
Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B 540   10,982 Central Japan Railway Co 200   40,495
Industria de Diseno Textil SA 2,214   78,104 ComfortDelGro Corp Ltd 5,400   9,556
JD Sports Fashion PLC 2,553   28,318 Deutsche Post AG 899   34,296
Lawson Inc 300   17,091 DSV PANALPINA A/S 167   19,247

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held     Value   (d) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Transportation (continued)           lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
East Japan Railway Co 400   $ 36,291   $86,198 or 0.46% of net assets.          
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc 400     17,229   (e) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Keihan Holdings Co Ltd 400     19,511                    
Keikyu Corp 800     15,536   Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
Keisei Electric Railway Co Ltd 400     15,609   Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the  
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co Ltd 300     16,345   outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated  
Kyushu Railway Co 500     16,796   sub-schedule for transactional information.      
MTR Corp Ltd 2,000     11,819   (f) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
Nagoya Railroad Co Ltd 500     15,600                    
Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd 700     16,435                    
Poste Italiane SpA (c) 1,797     20,399   Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Seibu Holdings Inc 900     14,868   Location             Percent  
SG Holdings Co Ltd 700     15,848   Japan             21.21 %
Tobu Railway Co Ltd 500     18,200   United Kingdom             12.60 %
Tokyu Corp 900     16,724   Canada             11.08 %
West Japan Railway Co 200     17,378   Switzerland             10.92 %
      $ 565,336   France             8.64 %
Water — 0.17%           Germany             7.66 %
Pennon Group PLC 2,319     31,485   Australia             5.84 %
            Netherlands             4.06 %
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 18,352,456   Italy             2.96 %
            Spain             2.66 %
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.90% Shares Held     Value   Hong Kong             1.91 %
Auto Manufacturers — 0.66%           Sweden             1.87 %
Porsche Automobil Holding SE           Denmark             1.49 %
3.24%, 03/24/2021 314     23,471   United States             1.22 %
Volkswagen AG 2.84%, 09/29/2023 507     100,228   Belgium             1.20 %
      $ 123,699   Ireland             1.11 %
            Singapore             1.10 %
Household Products/Wares — 0.24%           Finland             0.89 %
Henkel AG & Co KGaA 1.98%, 08/07/2022 427     44,162   Austria             0.48 %
            Norway             0.30 %
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $ 167,861   Greece             0.27 %
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.09% Shares Held     Value   Portugal             0.23 %
Money Market Funds — 1.09%           Israel             0.16 %
Principal Government Money Market Fund           Cyprus             0.14 %
1.41% (d),(e),(f) 86,198     86,198   Luxembourg             0.13 %
State Street Institutional U.S. Government           Jordan             0.12 %
Money Market Fund 1.53% (f) 116,963     116,963   Russia             0.12 %
            New Zealand             0.11 %
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 203,161   United Arab Emirates           0.09 %
            Cambodia             0.08 %
Total Investments   $ 18,723,478   Macau             0.07 %
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.78)%     $ (145,522 ) China             0.06 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 18,577,956   Other Assets and Liabilities       (0.78 )%
            TOTAL NET ASSETS         100.00 %
(a) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.                    
(b) Non-income producing security                            
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act                    
of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from                    
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the                    
period, the value of these securities totaled $298,555 or 1.61% of net                    
assets.                            
 
            June 30, 2019 Purchases   Sales December 31, 2019  
Affiliated Securities           Value   Cost Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                            
Market Fund 1.41%           $ $ 260,076 $ 173,878 $ 86,198  
            $ $ 260,076 $ 173,878 $ 86,198  
 
 
                      Realized      
                  Realized Gain from   Change in  
                Gain/Loss on Capital Gain   Unrealized  
            Income (a) Investments Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money                            
Market Fund 1.41%           $ $ $ $  
            $ $ $ $  
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments

Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

    Principal           Principal    
BONDS — 98.39%   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)     Amount   Value
Aerospace & Defense — 4.73%         Banks (continued)          
Boeing Co/The         First Republic Bank          
2.70%, 02/01/2027 $ 770,000 $ 780,710 2.50%, 06/06/2022   $ 250,000 $ 252,464
2.80%, 03/01/2024   300,000   306,858 4.63%, 02/13/2047     735,000   838,844
3.50%, 03/01/2039   350,000   361,390 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The          
3.63%, 03/01/2048   210,000   216,924 (3-month USD LIBOR + 1.05%),          
3.75%, 02/01/2050   405,000   430,725 2.91%, 06/05/2023 (a)     1,195,000   1,214,702
3.90%, 05/01/2049   415,000   450,542 3.63%, 02/20/2024     1,230,000   1,291,191
Lockheed Martin Corp         3.85%, 01/26/2027     1,060,000   1,128,421
3.35%, 09/15/2021   280,000   287,015 5.75%, 01/24/2022     470,000   504,552
4.09%, 09/15/2052   220,000   258,146 HSBC Holdings PLC          
United Technologies Corp         (3-month USD LIBOR + 1.14%),          
3.10%, 06/01/2022   320,000   328,333 2.63%, 11/07/2025 (a)     565,000   567,254
3.65%, 08/16/2023   190,000   200,337 (3-month USD LIBOR + 1.21%),          
3.95%, 08/16/2025   435,000   474,401 3.80%, 03/11/2025 (a)     250,000   262,452
4.13%, 11/16/2028   405,000   455,663 JPMorgan Chase & Co          
4.50%, 06/01/2042   740,000   887,202 4.35%, 08/15/2021     500,000   519,260
4.63%, 11/16/2048   200,000   250,636 5.50%, 10/15/2040     980,000   1,318,612
      $ 5,688,882 Morgan Stanley          
          5.00%, 11/24/2025     265,000   298,497
Agriculture — 2.32%         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.81%),          
Altria Group Inc         5.55%, 07/15/2020 (a),(b)     975,000   994,344
4.00%, 01/31/2024   450,000   477,502 5.75%, 01/25/2021     1,050,000   1,090,499
5.80%, 02/14/2039   95,000   111,769 Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC          
5.95%, 02/14/2049   355,000   430,426 5.13%, 05/28/2024     1,250,000   1,354,379
BAT Capital Corp         Santander UK PLC          
3.22%, 08/15/2024   880,000   900,133 5.00%, 11/07/2023 (c)     335,000   360,213
3.22%, 09/06/2026   440,000   443,374 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB          
4.54%, 08/15/2047   315,000   316,803 (5-year Swap rate + 3.85%),          
Reynolds American Inc         5.75%, 05/13/2020 (a),(b)     3,000,000   3,019,200
5.85%, 08/15/2045   95,000   109,031 Svenska Handelsbanken AB          
      $ 2,789,038 3.90%, 11/20/2023     355,000   380,271
Airlines — 2.60%         Synchrony Bank          
American Airlines 2013-2 Class A Pass Through         3.00%, 06/15/2022     1,661,000   1,693,582
Trust         Truist Bank          
4.95%, 07/15/2024   734,982   766,192 4.05%, 11/03/2025     10,000   10,987
Continental Airlines 2012-1 Class A Pass Through         UBS AG          
          4.50%, 06/26/2048 (c)     235,000   294,444
Trust                    
4.15%, 10/11/2025   761,688   800,335 US Bancorp          
JetBlue 2019-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust         3.00%, 07/30/2029     300,000   309,892
2.75%, 11/15/2033   230,000   232,897 Wells Fargo & Co          
United Airlines 2014-2 Class A Pass Through Trust         3.75%, 01/24/2024     770,000   814,141
3.75%, 03/03/2028   580,201   611,394 4.40%, 06/14/2046     355,000   404,919
United Airlines 2019-2 Class AA Pass Through         Westpac Banking Corp          
          (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate +          
Trust                    
2.70%, 11/01/2033   205,000   205,798 2.00 %),        
          4.11%, 07/24/2034 (a)     220,000   230,636
US Airways 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust                    
3.95%, 05/15/2027   489,270   514,636 Zions Bancorp NA          
          3.50%, 08/27/2021     1,100,000   1,125,766
      $ 3,131,252            
                  $ 24,408,749
Auto Manufacturers — 0.82%                    
General Motors Financial Co Inc         Beverages — 3.83%          
3.95%, 04/13/2024   950,000   993,182 Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch          
          InBev Worldwide Inc          
Banks — 20.28%         3.65%, 02/01/2026     325,000   346,633
Bank of America Corp         4.90%, 02/01/2046     385,000   456,657
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.01%),         Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc          
2.88%, 10/22/2030 (a)   670,000   675,886 3.70%, 02/01/2024     235,000   249,193
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.18%),         Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc          
3.19%, 07/23/2030 (a)   465,000   481,082 4.15%, 01/23/2025     400,000   435,947
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.97%),         4.60%, 04/15/2048     585,000   669,476
3.46%, 03/15/2025 (a)   15,000   15,664 5.45%, 01/23/2039     295,000   371,237
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.21%),         Constellation Brands Inc          
3.97%, 02/07/2030 (a)   1,220,000   1,339,399 2.65%, 11/07/2022     315,000   319,434
4.10%, 07/24/2023   445,000   474,679 3.70%, 12/06/2026     330,000   350,435
4.20%, 08/26/2024   225,000   241,608 4.40%, 11/15/2025     525,000   573,708
4.25%, 10/22/2026   310,000   338,151 Keurig Dr Pepper Inc          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.31%),         3.55%, 05/25/2021     815,000   832,408
4.27%, 07/23/2029 (a)   350,000   389,030            
                  $ 4,605,128
Citigroup Inc                    
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.15%),         Biotechnology — 0.42%          
3.52%, 10/27/2028 (a)   165,000   173,728 Gilead Sciences Inc          
          2.55%, 09/01/2020     500,000   502,131

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments

Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

    Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Chemicals — 0.54%         Electric (continued)        
DuPont de Nemours Inc         Southern California Edison Co        
5.32%, 11/15/2038 $ 425,000 $ 507,310 4.20%, 03/01/2029 $ 600,000 $ 664,281
5.42%, 11/15/2048   120,000   148,066 4.88%, 03/01/2049   515,000   610,980
      $ 655,376 Southern Co/The        
          (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.63%),        
Commercial Services — 0.74%         5.50%, 03/15/2057 (a)   715,000   749,378
Global Payments Inc         Tucson Electric Power Co        
2.65%, 02/15/2025   230,000   231,047 4.85%, 12/01/2048   150,000   183,101
PayPal Holdings Inc         Virginia Electric & Power Co        
2.20%, 09/26/2022   345,000   346,962 3.80%, 04/01/2028   595,000   647,471
2.65%, 10/01/2026   310,000   314,354 4.60%, 12/01/2048   55,000   67,439
      $ 892,363 Xcel Energy Inc        
Computers — 2.00%         2.60%, 12/01/2029   390,000   386,528
Apple Inc               $ 10,559,212
2.20%, 09/11/2029   355,000   348,335 Environmental Control — 1.24%        
3.35%, 02/09/2027   415,000   442,052 Republic Services Inc        
4.65%, 02/23/2046   850,000   1,066,540 2.50%, 08/15/2024   195,000   197,233
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp         Waste Connections Inc        
4.90%, 10/01/2026 (c)   305,000   335,866          
          4.25%, 12/01/2028   340,000   379,169
8.35%, 07/15/2046 (c)   155,000   213,580          
          Waste Management Inc        
      $ 2,406,373 3.20%, 06/15/2026   875,000   916,722
Diversified Financial Services — 3.03%               $ 1,493,124
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co LLC         Food — 0.77%        
2.50%, 01/10/2030 (c)   140,000   138,304          
          Kraft Heinz Foods Co        
3.50%, 09/10/2049 (c)   250,000   246,543 4.63%, 10/01/2039 (c)   340,000   354,484
Brookfield Finance Inc         McCormick & Co Inc        
4.00%, 04/01/2024   450,000   482,659 3.15%, 08/15/2024   550,000   571,155
4.70%, 09/20/2047   90,000   103,519          
4.85%, 03/29/2029   280,000   320,632       $ 925,639
GE Capital International Funding Co Unlimited Co         Gas — 0.86%        
4.42%, 11/15/2035   280,000   299,525 Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC        
Nuveen Finance LLC         2.50%, 11/15/2024   225,000   226,054
4.13%, 11/01/2024 (c)   1,770,000   1,923,540 3.00%, 11/15/2029   170,000   169,428
Nuveen LLC         Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc        
4.00%, 11/01/2028 (c)   115,000   128,072 3.50%, 06/01/2029   600,000   641,675
      $ 3,642,794       $ 1,037,157
Electric — 8.77%         Healthcare — Products — 2.29%        
Alabama Power Co         Abbott Laboratories        
3.45%, 10/01/2049   255,000   261,632 3.75%, 11/30/2026   390,000   426,134
CMS Energy Corp         4.90%, 11/30/2046   760,000   998,837
3.00%, 05/15/2026   335,000   344,308 Boston Scientific Corp        
Commonwealth Edison Co         4.00%, 03/01/2029   370,000   409,492
4.00%, 03/01/2049   540,000   611,520 4.70%, 03/01/2049   535,000   651,059
Dominion Energy Inc         Medtronic Inc        
4.25%, 06/01/2028   690,000   763,457 3.50%, 03/15/2025   212,000   227,261
DTE Electric Co         4.63%, 03/15/2045   39,000   49,123
3.95%, 03/01/2049   165,000   188,858       $ 2,761,906
DTE Energy Co                  
3.40%, 06/15/2029   625,000   644,416 Healthcare — Services — 0.36%        
Duke Energy Florida LLC         Centene Corp        
          4.63%, 12/15/2029 (c)   245,000   257,581
3.80%, 07/15/2028   390,000   427,240          
Duke Energy Ohio Inc         UnitedHealth Group Inc        
4.30%, 02/01/2049   165,000   192,397 3.50%, 08/15/2039   170,000   178,532
Evergy Inc               $ 436,113
2.90%, 09/15/2029   330,000   328,450 Insurance — 6.16%        
Exelon Corp         AIA Group Ltd        
3.50%, 06/01/2022   1,135,000   1,165,697 3.20%, 03/11/2025 (c)   910,000   933,760
MidAmerican Energy Co         American International Group Inc        
3.15%, 04/15/2050   270,000   266,710 3.90%, 04/01/2026   600,000   644,488
4.25%, 07/15/2049   40,000   48,021 4.50%, 07/16/2044   920,000   1,061,247
NextEra Energy Capital Holding Inc         Arch Capital Finance LLC        
3.50%, 04/01/2029   710,000   755,837 5.03%, 12/15/2046   395,000   493,999
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc         Markel Corp        
2.75%, 11/01/2029   380,000   382,027 3.35%, 09/17/2029   100,000   102,449
Northern States Power Co         4.30%, 11/01/2047   350,000   365,794
2.90%, 03/01/2050   200,000   191,072 PartnerRe Finance B LLC        
NSTAR Electric Co         3.70%, 07/02/2029   365,000   379,431
3.25%, 05/15/2029   305,000   322,077 Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA        
Public Service Co of Colorado         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.58),        
4.05%, 09/15/2049   310,000   356,315 5.00%, 04/02/2049 (a),(c)   400,000   445,500

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments

Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

    Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Insurance (continued)         Oil & Gas (continued)        
XLIT Ltd         Shell International Finance BV        
4.45%, 03/31/2025 $ 1,780,000 $ 1,939,504 3.13%, 11/07/2049 $ 100,000 $ 98,779
5.50%, 03/31/2045   825,000   1,049,487 Total Capital International SA        
      $ 7,415,659 2.83%, 01/10/2030   535,000   549,964
          3.46%, 07/12/2049   55,000   57,869
Iron & Steel — 0.28%                  
Steel Dynamics Inc               $ 5,162,070
2.80%, 12/15/2024   95,000   95,609 Pharmaceuticals — 8.54%        
3.45%, 04/15/2030   135,000   136,604 AbbVie Inc        
Vale Overseas Ltd         2.30%, 11/21/2022 (c)   170,000   170,859
6.88%, 11/21/2036   80,000   104,000 2.60%, 11/21/2024 (c)   290,000   292,347
      $ 336,213 2.95%, 11/21/2026 (c)   300,000   305,449
          4.05%, 11/21/2039 (c)   180,000   189,190
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.23%                  
Caterpillar Inc         Bayer US Finance II LLC        
          3.88%, 12/15/2023 (c)   400,000   419,912
3.25%, 09/19/2049   280,000   281,157          
          Becton Dickinson and Co        
Media — 4.60%         3.36%, 06/06/2024   475,000   494,732
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter         3.70%, 06/06/2027   235,000   250,087
Communications Operating Capital         4.69%, 12/15/2044   454,000   531,320
3.58%, 07/23/2020   730,000   734,652 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co        
4.80%, 03/01/2050   375,000   395,439 2.60%, 05/16/2022 (c)   360,000   365,997
Comcast Corp         2.88%, 08/15/2020 (c)   530,000   532,970
2.65%, 02/01/2030   135,000   135,578 2.90%, 07/26/2024 (c)   365,000   376,898
3.38%, 02/15/2025   1,025,000   1,081,635 3.40%, 07/26/2029 (c)   35,000   37,458
3.95%, 10/15/2025   485,000   529,335 4.13%, 06/15/2039 (c)   495,000   571,352
4.60%, 10/15/2038   670,000   798,819 4.25%, 10/26/2049 (c)   565,000   670,811
4.70%, 10/15/2048   265,000   327,213 Cigna Corp        
Fox Corp         3.40%, 09/17/2021   1,030,000   1,054,371
5.48%, 01/25/2039 (c)   305,000   373,196          
          4.38%, 10/15/2028   210,000   232,656
NBCUniversal Media LLC         4.90%, 12/15/2048   50,000   59,725
4.45%, 01/15/2043   510,000   594,796 CVS Health Corp        
ViacomCBS Inc         2.63%, 08/15/2024   145,000   146,237
4.38%, 03/15/2043   75,000   79,520 3.00%, 08/15/2026   115,000   117,329
5.25%, 04/01/2044   415,000   481,583 3.70%, 03/09/2023   1,325,000   1,381,095
      $ 5,531,766 4.30%, 03/25/2028   270,000   294,959
Mining — 0.84%         5.05%, 03/25/2048   195,000   231,080
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd         Zoetis Inc        
(5-year Swap rate + 5.09%),         3.90%, 08/20/2028   1,195,000   1,296,741
6.75%, 10/19/2075 (a),(c)   500,000   587,085 4.45%, 08/20/2048   225,000   261,792
Teck Resources Ltd               $ 10,285,367
5.40%, 02/01/2043   400,000   422,945          
          Pipelines — 5.26%        
      $ 1,010,030 Energy Transfer Operating LP        
Miscellaneous Manufacture — 1.24%         5.15%, 03/15/2045   100,000   105,284
General Electric Co         5.25%, 04/15/2029   195,000   219,123
5.30%, 02/11/2021   1,000,000   1,031,729 6.25%, 04/15/2049   425,000   512,895
5.88%, 01/14/2038   185,000   224,879 Enterprise Products Operating LLC        
Parker-Hannifin Corp         3.13%, 07/31/2029   345,000   355,006
2.70%, 06/14/2024   130,000   132,815 4.20%, 01/31/2050   585,000   627,957
4.00%, 06/14/2049   95,000   102,751 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP        
      $ 1,492,174 4.70%, 11/01/2042   360,000   384,630
          MPLX LP        
Oil & Gas — 4.29%         4.00%, 03/15/2028   120,000   124,293
BP Capital Markets America Inc         4.88%, 12/01/2024   265,000   288,106
3.41%, 02/11/2026   480,000   511,440 5.50%, 02/15/2049   460,000   522,599
4.23%, 11/06/2028   210,000   237,521 Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC        
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd         5.00%, 03/15/2027   575,000   632,954
4.95%, 06/01/2047   140,000   170,246 5.63%, 03/01/2025   180,000   202,735
Continental Resources Inc                  
          5.75%, 05/15/2024   1,620,000   1,807,431
3.80%, 06/01/2024   765,000   791,230          
4.90%, 06/01/2044   110,000   116,793 Western Midstream Operating LP        
Exxon Mobil Corp         5.50%, 08/15/2048   190,000   167,128
2.02%, 08/16/2024   200,000   200,724 Williams Cos Inc/The        
2.44%, 08/16/2029   325,000   328,165 5.75%, 06/24/2044   325,000   385,172
3.00%, 08/16/2039   100,000   100,267       $ 6,335,313
3.10%, 08/16/2049   90,000   89,858 REITs — 3.07%        
Marathon Oil Corp         Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc        
4.40%, 07/15/2027   390,000   424,167 3.45%, 04/30/2025   920,000   966,739
6.60%, 10/01/2037   600,000   765,539 4.70%, 07/01/2030   570,000   657,074
Occidental Petroleum Corp         American Tower Corp        
2.90%, 08/15/2024   165,000   167,696 3.80%, 08/15/2029   225,000   240,554
3.20%, 08/15/2026   150,000   151,802          
          Camden Property Trust        
3.50%, 08/15/2029   230,000   234,800          
4.40%, 08/15/2049   160,000   165,210 3.15%, 07/01/2029   55,000   57,291

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments

Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

    Principal                 Principal      
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)         Amount   Value  
REITs (continued)         Transportation — 0.10%              
CyrusOne LP / CyrusOne Finance Corp         Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC              
2.90%, 11/15/2024 $ 270,000 $ 271,037 4.15%, 12/15/2048       $ 105,000 $ 120,996  
Essex Portfolio LP                              
3.00%, 01/15/2030   335,000   339,052 TOTAL BONDS               $ 118,443,644  
4.00%, 03/01/2029   260,000   282,539 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.72%   Shares Held   Value  
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP                              
3.10%, 02/15/2030   345,000   342,637 Money Market Fund — 0.72%              
Mid-America Apartments LP         State Street Institutional U.S. Government            
          Money Market Fund 1.53% (d)     874,420   874,420  
3.95%, 03/15/2029   205,000   223,725                      
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP                              
3.10%, 12/15/2029   325,000   319,380 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES         $ 874,420  
      $ 3,700,028 Total Investments             $ 119,318,064  
          Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.89%         $ 1,066,512  
Retail — 0.33%                              
Walmart Inc         TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%         $ 120,384,576  
2.85%, 07/08/2024   335,000   347,578                      
          (a) Rate shown is as of period end. The rate may be a variable or floating rate  
4.05%, 06/29/2048   45,000   53,340                      
          or a fixed rate which may convert to a variable or floating rate in the  
      $ 400,918                      
          future.                    
Semiconductors — 0.74%         (b) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest,  
Lam Research Corp                              
4.88%, 03/15/2049   45,000   56,354 but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date. Date shown, if any,  
Texas Instruments Inc         reflects the next call date or final legal maturity date. Rate shown is as of  
2.25%, 09/04/2029   210,000   207,356 period end.                    
Xilinx Inc         (c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act  
2.95%, 06/01/2024   605,000   621,859 of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from  
      $ 885,569 registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the  
Software — 1.30%         period, the value of these securities totaled $10,525,411 or 8.74% of net  
Fiserv Inc         assets.                    
3.50%, 07/01/2029   335,000   352,111 (d) Current yield shown is as of period end.            
3.80%, 10/01/2023   485,000   512,328                      
Microsoft Corp                              
3.70%, 08/08/2046   615,000   695,414 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)              
      $ 1,559,853 Sector                 Percent  
Telecommunications — 5.81%         Financial                 32.54 %
AT&T Inc         Consumer, Non-cyclical             19.27 %
3.60%, 07/15/2025   1,030,000   1,090,310 Communications                 10.41 %
4.05%, 12/15/2023   750,000   803,689 Utilities                 9.63 %
4.75%, 05/15/2046   675,000   763,926 Energy                 9.55 %
5.35%, 09/01/2040   290,000   350,020 Industrial                 7.54 %
5.38%, 10/15/2041   725,000   862,705 Technology                 4.03 %
Rogers Communications Inc         Consumer, Cyclical               3.76 %
3.70%, 11/15/2049   210,000   211,996 Basic Materials                 1.66 %
4.35%, 05/01/2049   470,000   526,208 Investment Companies               0.72 %
TELUS Corp         Other Assets and Liabilities           0.89 %
4.30%, 06/15/2049   410,000   452,053 TOTAL NET ASSETS             100.00 %
Verizon Communications Inc                              
3.88%, 02/08/2029   755,000   832,851                      
5.25%, 03/16/2037   630,000   791,235                      
Vodafone Group PLC                              
4.88%, 06/19/2049   270,000   313,119                      
      $ 6,998,112                      
 
 
          June 30, 2019 Purchases     Sales December 31, 2019  
Affiliated Securities         Value     Cost Proceeds     Value  
Principal Government Money                              
Market Fund 1.41%         $ $ 1,255,685 $   1,255,685 $    
          $ $ 1,255,685 $   1,255,685 $    
 
 
                  Realized        
                Realized Gain from     Change in  
              Gain/Loss on Capital Gain     Unrealized  
          Income (a) Investments Distributions     Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money                              
Market Fund 1.41%         $ $ $   $    
          $ $ $   $    
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Millennials Index ETF December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.81% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Apparel — 8.39%       Internet — 25.75%      
adidas AG 2,518 $ 818,523 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (a) 2,236 $ 474,256
boohoo Group PLC (a) 32,569   128,517 Alphabet Inc, Class C (a) 377   504,056
Capri Holdings Ltd (a) 10,029   382,606 Amazon.com Inc (a) 65   120,110
Carter’s Inc 553   60,465 ASOS PLC (a) 7,333   327,629
Columbia Sportswear Co 535   53,602 Baozun Inc ADR (a),(c) 1,930   63,922
Deckers Outdoor Corp (a) 379   63,998 Booking Holdings Inc (a) 253   519,594
Gildan Activewear Inc 2,175   64,301 eBay Inc 3,119   112,627
Hanesbrands Inc 3,116   46,273 Facebook Inc, Class A (a) 2,649   543,707
NIKE Inc, Class B 1,375   139,301 IAC/InterActiveCorp (a) 2,101   523,380
Tapestry Inc 3,560   96,013 JOYY Inc (a) 3,635   191,892
Under Armour Inc, Class C (a) 2,952   56,619 Match Group Inc (a),(c) 5,847   480,097
    $ 1,910,218 Naspers Ltd, Class N 1,764   288,516
        Netflix Inc (a) 1,238   400,580
Beverages — 3.62%       Rightmove PLC 12,075   101,341
Brown-Forman Corp, Class B 2,162   146,151 SINA Corp (a) 1,304   52,069
Constellation Brands Inc, Class A 660   125,235 Snap Inc, Class A (a) 20,013   326,812
Davide Campari-Milano SpA 31,107   284,027 Tencent Holdings Ltd 3,445   166,054
Diageo PLC 3,867   163,937 Trip.com Group Ltd ADR (a) 9,333   313,029
Molson Coors Brewing Co, Class B 1,940   104,566 TripAdvisor Inc 1,217   36,972
    $ 823,916 Twitter Inc (a) 3,470   111,213
        Yandex NV, Class A (a) 4,632   201,446
Chemicals — 0.85%              
Givaudan SA 62   194,174     $ 5,859,302
 
Commercial Services — 12.89%       Leisure Time — 1.58%      
Adyen NV (a),(b) 202   165,632 Planet Fitness Inc, Class A (a) 4,813   359,435
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (a) 2,604   391,355        
        Media — 3.83%      
Care.com Inc (a) 11,237   168,892 AMC Networks Inc, Class A (a) 982   38,789
China Yuhua Education Corp Ltd (b) 196,000   132,557        
        Comcast Corp, Class A 2,897   130,278
Global Payments Inc 836   152,620 MSG Networks Inc, Class A (a) 2,562   44,579
GMO Payment Gateway Inc 1,100   75,726 ViacomCBS Inc, Class B 2,434   102,155
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc       Vivendi SA 14,063   407,297
ADR (a) 5,098   618,132        
        Walt Disney Co/The 1,028   148,679
PayPal Holdings Inc (a) 4,251   459,831        
TAL Education Group ADR (a) 12,729   613,538     $ 871,777
Wirecard AG 1,280   154,346 Real Estate — 0.48%      
    $ 2,932,629 REA Group Ltd 1,512   109,924
Computers — 1.27%       REITs — 1.06%      
Apple Inc 609   178,833 AvalonBay Communities Inc 577   120,997
International Business Machines Corp 820   109,913 Essex Property Trust Inc 400   120,344
    $ 288,746     $ 241,341
Construction Materials — 0.97%       Retail — 19.89%      
Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc 1,215   79,388 American Eagle Outfitters Inc 2,513   36,941
Masco Corp 2,945   141,331 At Home Group Inc (a),(c) 3,119   17,154
        Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (a) 414   346,564
    $ 220,719 Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc 1,574   77,897
Diversified Financial Services — 5.39%       Domino’s Pizza Inc 443   130,145
Discover Financial Services 6,205   526,308 Fast Retailing Co Ltd 900   538,401
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd ADR (a) 43,737   607,507 Foot Locker Inc 919   35,832
Pagseguro Digital Ltd, Class A (a) 2,688   91,822 Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B 24,412   496,458
    $ 1,225,637 Home Depot Inc/The 2,301   502,492
        Industria de Diseno Textil SA 13,979   493,144
Electronics — 2.02%       Li Ning Co Ltd 51,000   152,824
Garmin Ltd 4,725   460,971 Lowe’s Cos Inc 1,058   126,706
Entertainment — 0.55%       Lululemon Athletica Inc (a) 2,695   624,351
Madison Square Garden Co/The, Class A (a) 190   55,896 Qurate Retail Inc, Series A (a) 3,486   29,387
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (a) 2,163   68,589 Starbucks Corp 1,536   135,045
        Urban Outfitters Inc (a) 11,161   309,941
    $ 124,485        
        Williams-Sonoma Inc 1,028   75,496
Food — 2.45%       Zalando SE (a),(b) 7,837   397,167
Kroger Co/The 4,705   136,398        
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (a) 2,587   50,058     $ 4,525,945
Takeaway.com NV (a),(b),(c) 4,024   371,028 Semiconductors — 0.67%      
        NVIDIA Corp 644   151,533
    $ 557,484        
Home Builders — 0.27%       Software — 5.33%      
Toll Brothers Inc 1,539   60,806 Activision Blizzard Inc 2,507   148,966
        Bilibili Inc ADR (a) 16,137   300,471
Home Furnishings — 1.78%       Cornerstone OnDemand Inc (a) 1,017   59,545
Sleep Number Corp (a) 1,185   58,349 Microsoft Corp 981   154,704
Sony Corp 3,800   258,836 Momo Inc ADR 12,004   402,134
Tempur Sealy International Inc (a) 1,004   87,408 Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (a) 1,209   148,018
    $ 404,593     $ 1,213,838

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Principal Millennials Index ETF
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value                      
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.77%                            
Funko Inc, Class A (a) 10,228 $ 175,513                      
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 22,712,986                      
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 3.54% Shares Held   Value                      
Money Market Funds — 3.54%                            
Principal Government Money Market Fund                            
1.41% (d),(e),(f) 729,339   729,339                      
State Street Institutional U.S. Government                            
Money Market Fund 1.53% (f) 76,021   76,021                      
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 805,360                      
Total Investments   $ 23,518,346                      
Other Assets and Liabilities — (3.35)%   $ (761,965 )                    
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 22,756,381                      
 
(a) Non-income producing security.                            
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act                      
of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from                      
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the                      
period, the value of these securities totaled $1,066,384 or 4.69% of net                      
assets.                            
(c) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.                      
(d) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities                      
lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled                      
$729,339 or 3.20% of net assets.                            
(e) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the                      
Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the                      
Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the                      
outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated                          
sub-schedule for transactional information.                            
(f) Current yield shown is as of period end.                            
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                            
Sector     Percent                      
Consumer, Cyclical     33.23 %                    
Communications     31.35 %                    
Consumer, Non-cyclical     18.96 %                    
Financial     6.93 %                    
Technology     5.50 %                    
Investment Companies     3.54 %                    
Industrial     2.99 %                    
Basic Materials     0.85 %                    
Other Assets and Liabilities     (3.35 )%                    
TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %                    
 
            June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     December 31,2019
Affiliated Securities           Value   Cost     Proceeds   Value
Principal Government Money                            
Market Fund 1.41%         $ $ 2,490,336 $ 1,760,997 $ 729,339
          $ $ 2,490,336 $ 1,760,997 $ 729,339
 
                      Realized    
                Realized   Gain from   Change in
                Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
            Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money                            
Market Fund 1.41%         $   $   $ $
          $   $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Price Setters Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.74% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.28%       Diversified Financial Services (continued)      
Omnicom Group Inc 633 $ 51,286 TD Ameritrade Holding Corp 2,011 $ 99,947
Aerospace & Defense — 1.11%       Visa Inc, Class A 1,099   206,502
Lockheed Martin Corp 529   205,982     $ 1,722,292
 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.72%       Electric — 0.99%      
Cummins Inc 745   133,325 AES Corp 6,586   131,061
        DTE Energy Co 396   51,429
Banks — 6.32%              
Comerica Inc 1,322   94,854     $ 182,490
Huntington Bancshares Inc 3,296   49,704 Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.11%      
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1,560   217,464 AMETEK Inc 2,057   205,165
KeyCorp 2,689   54,425 Electronics — 5.84%      
M&T Bank Corp 944   160,244 Allegion PLC 1,806   224,919
Northern Trust Corp 524   55,670 Amphenol Corp, Class A 1,735   187,779
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 383   61,138 Garmin Ltd 1,368   133,462
SVB Financial Group (a) 457   114,725        
        Honeywell International Inc 311   55,047
Truist Financial Corp 2,215   124,749 Mettler-Toledo International Inc (a) 240   190,387
US Bancorp 3,168   187,831 TE Connectivity Ltd 1,375   131,780
Zions Bancorp NA 957   49,687 Waters Corp (a) 673   157,247
    $ 1,170,491     $ 1,080,621
Beverages — 2.44%       Environmental Control — 0.58%      
Brown-Forman Corp, Class B 988   66,789 Republic Services Inc 605   54,226
Coca-Cola Co/The 2,522   139,593 Waste Management Inc 473   53,903
Constellation Brands Inc, Class A 283   53,699        
PepsiCo Inc 1,408   192,431     $ 108,129
    $ 452,512 Food — 3.38%      
        Hershey Co/The 1,469   215,914
Biotechnology — 1.33%       McCormick & Co Inc 1,203   204,185
Amgen Inc 604   145,606 Sysco Corp 2,404   205,638
Biogen Inc (a) 146   43,323        
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 259   56,708     $ 625,737
    $ 245,637 Hand/Machine Tools — 0.28%      
        Snap-on Inc 306   51,836
Chemicals — 1.76%              
Air Products & Chemicals Inc 270   63,447 Healthcare — Products — 5.41%      
Celanese Corp 1,104   135,925 Align Technology Inc (a) 438   122,220
FMC Corp 1,261   125,873 Baxter International Inc 664   55,524
        IDEXX Laboratories Inc (a) 541   141,271
    $ 325,245        
        Intuitive Surgical Inc (a) 89   52,612
Commercial Services — 6.30%       Medtronic PLC 1,264   143,401
Automatic Data Processing Inc 1,060   180,730 ResMed Inc 1,586   245,782
Cintas Corp 554   149,070 Stryker Corp 862   180,968
FleetCor Technologies Inc (a) 489   140,695 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 186   60,426
MarketAxess Holdings Inc 467   177,044        
Moody’s Corp 940   223,166     $ 1,002,204
Rollins Inc 2,901   96,197 Healthcare — Services — 1.06%      
S&P Global Inc 239   65,259 UnitedHealth Group Inc 670   196,967
Verisk Analytics Inc 894   133,510 Household Products — 1.76%      
    $ 1,165,671 Colgate-Palmolive Co 721   49,633
Computers — 2.24%       Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The, Class A 1,035   213,769
Accenture PLC, Class A 1,008   212,255 Procter & Gamble Co/The 503   62,825
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Class A 2,301   142,708     $ 326,227
Fortinet Inc (a) 552   58,931        
        Household Products/Wares — 1.20%      
    $ 413,894 Avery Dennison Corp 452   59,131
Construction Materials — 0.26%       Church & Dwight Co Inc 722   50,785
Lennox International Inc 195   47,574 Clorox Co/The 728   111,777
 
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.03%           $ 221,693
Fastenal Co 5,186   191,623 Insurance — 2.00%      
        Arthur J Gallagher & Co 597   56,852
Diversified Financial Services — 9.30%       Brown & Brown Inc 3,859   152,353
Alliance Data Systems Corp 277   31,079 Progressive Corp/The 2,237   161,937
American Express Co 1,519   189,100        
Capital One Financial Corp 1,948   200,469     $ 371,142
Cboe Global Markets Inc 499   59,880 Internet — 2.51%      
Charles Schwab Corp/The 1,035   49,225 Booking Holdings Inc (a) 96   197,158
Credit Acceptance Corp (a) 259   114,563 CDW Corp 1,210   172,837
Discover Financial Services 669   56,745 F5 Networks Inc (a) 685   95,660
E*TRADE Financial Corp 972   44,100     $ 465,655
Mastercard Inc, Class A 728   217,373        
Raymond James Financial Inc 1,374   122,918 Iron & Steel — 0.57%      
SEI Investments Co 2,150   140,782 Nucor Corp 1,871   105,300
Synchrony Financial 1,459   52,539        
T Rowe Price Group Inc 1,125   137,070        

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Price Setters Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value  
Machinery — Diversified — 4.62%       Software (continued)        
Graco Inc 3,473 $ 180,596 Paycom Software Inc (a) 266 $ 70,426  
IDEX Corp 1,131   194,532 Veeva Systems Inc, Class A (a) 1,379   193,970  
Rockwell Automation Inc 914   185,240     $ 2,034,489  
Roper Technologies Inc 352   124,689          
Xylem Inc 2,168   170,817 Transportation — 1.96%        
        CH Robinson Worldwide Inc 1,273   99,549  
    $ 855,874 Expeditors International of Washington Inc 1,534   119,683  
Media — 1.22%       Old Dominion Freight Line Inc 761   144,422  
FactSet Research Systems Inc 691   185,395     $ 363,654  
ViacomCBS Inc, Class B 944   39,620          
    $ 225,015 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 18,468,937  
Miscellaneous Manufacture — 2.68%       INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.32% Shares Held   Value  
3M Co 555   97,913 Money Market Fund — 0.32%        
Illinois Tool Works Inc 1,132   203,341 State Street Institutional U.S. Government        
Ingersoll-Rand PLC 456   60,611 Money Market Fund 1.53% (b) 60,097   60,097  
Parker-Hannifin Corp 652   134,195          
    $ 496,060 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 60,097  
Oil & Gas — 0.18%       Total Investments   $ 18,529,034  
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 1,935   33,688 Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.06)%   $ (11,502 )
Pharmaceuticals — 4.89%       TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 18,517,532  
AbbVie Inc 618   54,718          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 3,157   202,648 (a) Non-income producing security.        
Eli Lilly & Co 898   118,024 (b) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
Johnson & Johnson 1,193   174,023          
Merck & Co Inc 1,409   128,149 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Zoetis Inc 1,724   228,171          
        Sector     Percent  
    $ 905,733          
        Consumer, Non-cyclical     27.77 %
Pipelines — 0.30%       Financial     19.61 %
ONEOK Inc 740   55,996 Technology     19.05 %
REITs — 1.99%       Industrial     18.44 %
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc 366   59,138 Consumer, Cyclical     7.07 %
Extra Space Storage Inc 499   52,704 Communications     4.01 %
Public Storage 773   164,618 Basic Materials     2.32 %
Realty Income Corp 708   52,130 Utilities     0.99 %
Simon Property Group Inc 262   39,028 Energy     0.48 %
        Investment Companies     0.32 %
    $ 367,618          
        Other Assets and Liabilities     (0.06 )%
Retail — 5.31%                
Burlington Stores Inc (a) 676   154,148 TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %
Dollar General Corp 968   150,989          
Home Depot Inc/The 884   193,048          
O’Reilly Automotive Inc (a) 307   134,546          
Ross Stores Inc 1,726   200,941          
TJX Cos Inc/The 928   56,664          
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc (a) 368   93,155          
    $ 983,491          
Semiconductors — 5.82%                
Analog Devices Inc 1,071   127,278          
Broadcom Inc 595   188,032          
Intel Corp 2,142   128,199          
KLA Corp 993   176,923          
Lam Research Corp 275   80,410          
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 2,073   127,510          
Micron Technology Inc (a) 1,166   62,707          
Texas Instruments Inc 469   60,168          
Xilinx Inc 1,303   127,394          
    $ 1,078,621          
Software — 10.99%                
Activision Blizzard Inc 1,131   67,204          
Adobe Inc (a) 434   143,138          
ANSYS Inc (a) 917   236,045          
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 473   58,435          
Cadence Design Systems Inc (a) 831   57,638          
Citrix Systems Inc 1,070   118,663          
Fiserv Inc (a) 1,349   155,985          
Intuit Inc 659   172,612          
Jack Henry & Associates Inc 851   123,965          
Microsoft Corp 1,453   229,138          
MSCI Inc 880   227,198          
Paychex Inc 2,117   180,072          

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.67% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Aerospace & Defense — 1.00%       Computers (continued)      
Boeing Co/The 207 $ 67,432 MAXIMUS Inc 1,281 $ 95,293
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Class A 488   35,566 Seagate Technology PLC 1,054   62,713
    $ 102,998     $ 335,666
Agriculture — 0.45%       Construction Materials — 2.35%      
Altria Group Inc 920   45,917 Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc 1,922   125,583
        Masco Corp 2,411   115,704
Airlines — 1.41%              
Delta Air Lines Inc 992   58,012     $ 241,287
Southwest Airlines Co 1,614   87,124 Diversified Financial Services — 11.67%      
    $ 145,136 Affiliated Managers Group Inc 440   37,286
        Alliance Data Systems Corp 518   58,120
Apparel — 1.36%              
        Ally Financial Inc 1,815   55,466
Carter’s Inc 929   101,577        
        Ameriprise Financial Inc 688   114,607
Hanesbrands Inc 2,593   38,506        
        Capital One Financial Corp 588   60,511
    $ 140,083 Discover Financial Services 1,264   107,212
Auto Manufacturers — 1.60%       E*TRADE Financial Corp 1,846   83,753
Cummins Inc 593   106,123 Evercore Inc, Class A 995   74,386
PACCAR Inc 745   58,930 Franklin Resources Inc 2,811   73,030
        Intercontinental Exchange Inc 636   58,862
    $ 165,053 Lazard Ltd, Class A 2,416   96,543
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.20%       Nasdaq Inc 537   57,513
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc 969   46,822 Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc 4,405   102,945
BorgWarner Inc 2,229   96,694 SEI Investments Co 932   61,027
Lear Corp 603   82,732 Synchrony Financial 2,776   99,964
    $ 226,248 T Rowe Price Group Inc 481   58,605
Banks — 15.98%           $ 1,199,830
Associated Banc-Corp 3,883   85,581 Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.20%      
Bank of America Corp 3,113   109,640 AMETEK Inc 618   61,639
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 918   46,203 Hubbell Inc 416   61,493
Bank OZK 2,758   84,133     $ 123,132
Citigroup Inc 1,415   113,044        
Citizens Financial Group Inc 2,450   99,495 Electronics — 3.39%      
Comerica Inc 1,038   74,477 Allegion PLC 545   67,874
Fifth Third Bancorp 1,783   54,810 Gentex Corp 2,411   69,871
Home BancShares Inc 4,643   91,281 Honeywell International Inc 593   104,961
Huntington Bancshares Inc 6,279   94,687 TE Connectivity Ltd 1,103   105,712
KeyCorp 5,125   103,730     $ 348,418
M&T Bank Corp 279   47,360        
        Hand/Machine Tools — 0.94%      
PacWest Bancorp 2,205   84,385        
        Snap-on Inc 572   96,897
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 389   62,096        
Popular Inc 855   50,231 Healthcare — Services — 0.51%      
Regions Financial Corp 5,517   94,672 HCA Healthcare Inc 354   52,325
Synovus Financial Corp 1,215   47,628        
        Home Builders — 1.67%      
Truist Financial Corp 964   54,293        
        PulteGroup Inc 1,817   70,499
US Bancorp 951   56,385        
        Toll Brothers Inc 2,570   101,541
Wells Fargo & Co 1,813   97,539        
Zions Bancorp NA 1,770   91,898     $ 172,040
    $ 1,643,568 Home Furnishings — 0.92%      
        Whirlpool Corp 639   94,272
Beverages — 0.53%              
Constellation Brands Inc, Class A 286   54,268 Insurance — 5.93%      
        Allstate Corp/The 959   107,840
Biotechnology — 1.13%              
        American Financial Group Inc 509   55,812
Amgen Inc 481   115,955        
        First American Financial Corp 968   56,454
Chemicals — 2.80%       Lincoln National Corp 1,447   85,387
Celanese Corp 884   108,838 Primerica Inc 731   95,439
Chemours Co/The 1,268   22,938 Progressive Corp/The 661   47,850
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A 564   53,287 Prudential Financial Inc 955   89,522
PolyOne Corp 1,476   54,302 Unum Group 2,439   71,121
Westlake Chemical Corp 689   48,333     $ 609,425
    $ 287,698 Internet — 1.75%      
Coal — 0.26%       CDW Corp 965   137,840
Peabody Energy Corp 2,901   26,457 Expedia Group Inc 392   42,391
 
Commercial Services — 2.31%           $ 180,231
H&R Block Inc 3,793   89,060        
ManpowerGroup Inc 1,074   104,285 Iron & Steel — 0.80%      
Robert Half International Inc 708   44,710 Steel Dynamics Inc 2,423   82,479
    $ 238,055 Leisure Time — 0.47%      
        Harley-Davidson Inc 1,300   48,347
Computers — 3.26%              
Apple Inc 284   83,397 Lodging — 0.53%      
HP Inc 4,587   94,263 Las Vegas Sands Corp 784   54,127

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value  
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 1.07%       Transportation (continued)        
Oshkosh Corp 1,164 $ 110,173 Union Pacific Corp 293 $ 52,971  
 
Machinery — Diversified — 0.54%           $ 148,850  
Rockwell Automation Inc 275   55,734          
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 10,250,516  
Media — 3.90%                
Altice USA Inc, Class A (a) 2,254   61,624 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.35% Shares Held   Value  
Cable One Inc 52   77,401 Money Market Fund — 0.35%        
Comcast Corp, Class A 2,365   106,354 State Street Institutional U.S. Government        
News Corp, Class A 3,702   52,346 Money Market Fund 1.53% (b) 35,844   35,844  
ViacomCBS Inc, Class B 960   40,291          
Walt Disney Co/The 435   62,914 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 35,844  
    $ 400,930 Total Investments   $ 10,286,360  
Miscellaneous Manufacture — 2.21%       Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.02)%   $ (2,353 )
Eaton Corp PLC 615   58,253 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 10,284,007  
Illinois Tool Works Inc 629   112,987          
Parker-Hannifin Corp 275   56,601 (a) Non-income producing security.        
    $ 227,841 (b) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
Oil & Gas — 2.33%                
Delek US Holdings Inc 1,363   45,701 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Marathon Petroleum Corp 1,477   88,989 Sector     Percent  
Phillips 66 940   104,726 Financial     34.87 %
    $ 239,416 Industrial     16.78 %
Packaging & Containers — 1.57%       Consumer, Cyclical     16.31 %
Packaging Corp of America 514   57,563 Technology     12.95 %
Westrock Co 2,422   103,928 Consumer, Non-cyclical     6.93 %
        Communications     5.65 %
    $ 161,491 Basic Materials     3.60 %
Pharmaceuticals — 2.00%       Energy     2.58 %
AbbVie Inc 1,143   101,201 Investment Companies     0.35 %
McKesson Corp 380   52,561 Other Assets and Liabilities     (0.02 )%
Perrigo Co PLC 1,010   52,177 TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %
    $ 205,939          
REITs — 0.46%                
Apple Hospitality REIT Inc 2,924   47,515          
 
Retail — 6.14%                
Foot Locker Inc 810   31,582          
Home Depot Inc/The 261   56,997          
Kohl’s Corp 1,349   68,731          
Lowe’s Cos Inc 870   104,191          
Starbucks Corp 1,289   113,329          
Tractor Supply Co 506   47,281          
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc 678   39,975          
Williams-Sonoma Inc 1,557   114,346          
Yum China Holdings Inc 1,156   55,500          
    $ 631,932          
Savings & Loans — 0.83%                
Investors Bancorp Inc 7,194   85,717          
 
Semiconductors — 7.08%                
Applied Materials Inc 2,364   144,298          
Broadcom Inc 329   103,971          
Entegris Inc 1,388   69,525          
KLA Corp 425   75,722          
Lam Research Corp 515   150,586          
Skyworks Solutions Inc 602   72,770          
Texas Instruments Inc 864   110,843          
    $ 727,715          
Shipbuilding — 1.06%                
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 436   109,384          
 
Software — 2.61%                
CDK Global Inc 831   45,439          
Citrix Systems Inc 457   50,681          
j2 Global Inc 578   54,164          
MSCI Inc 266   68,676          
Oracle Corp 925   49,007          
    $ 267,967          
Transportation — 1.45%                
Landstar System Inc 842   95,879          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

    Principal         Principal      
BONDS — 97.77%   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value  
Banks — 37.67%         Insurance (continued)          
Bank of America Corp         American International Group Inc          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.90%),         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.87%),          
6.10%, 03/17/2025 (a),(b) $ 4,000,000 $ 4,455,200 5.75%, 04/01/2048 (b) $ 2,000,000 $ 2,198,920  
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.55%),         Argentum Netherlands BV for Swiss Re Ltd          
6.30%, 03/10/2026 (a),(b)   400,000   462,000 (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.78%),          
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The         5.63%, 08/15/2052 (b)   4,000,000   4,441,000  
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.42%),         AXA SA          
4.95%, 06/20/2020 (a),(b)   1,500,000   1,515,000 (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.26%),          
BNP Paribas SA         6.38%, 12/14/2036 (a),(b),(c)   3,000,000   3,625,650  
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.29%),         Cloverie PLC for Zurich Insurance Co Ltd          
7.20%, 06/25/2037 (a),(b),(c)   3,000,000   3,330,000 (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.92%),          
Citigroup Inc         5.63%, 06/24/2046 (b)   4,000,000   4,500,000  
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.91%),         Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co          
5.95%, 05/15/2025 (a),(b)   2,000,000   2,182,500 (5-year Swap rate + 4.23%),          
Citizens Financial Group Inc         5.20%, 10/20/2045 (b),(c)   2,000,000   2,217,500  
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.16%),         MetLife Inc          
6.38%, 04/06/2024 (a),(b)   2,000,000   2,135,000 9.25%, 04/08/2038 (c)   2,850,000   4,196,625  
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The         Progressive Corp/The          
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.54%),          
Rate + 3.62%),         5.38%, 03/15/2023 (a),(b)   750,000   788,220  
5.50%, 08/10/2024 (a),(b),(d)   3,000,000   3,210,000 Prudential Financial Inc          
HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.92%),          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.98%),         5.63%, 06/15/2043 (b)   3,000,000   3,225,000  
10.18%, 06/30/2030 (a),(b)   2,075,000   3,423,750 QBE Insurance Group Ltd          
JPMorgan Chase & Co         (10-year Swap rate + 4.40%),          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.78%),         5.88%, 06/17/2046 (b)   2,000,000   2,180,242  
6.75%, 02/01/2024 (a),(b)   2,600,000   2,936,050 Sumitomo Life Insurance Co          
KeyCorp         (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.44%),          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.61%),         6.50%, 09/20/2073 (b),(c)   4,000,000   4,455,000  
5.00%, 09/15/2026 (a),(b)   600,000   637,584 Voya Financial Inc          
Lloyds Bank PLC         (5-year United States Treasury + 3.36%),          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 11.76%),         6.13%, 09/15/2023 (a),(b)   2,000,000   2,150,000  
12.00%, 12/16/2024 (a),(b),(c)   2,520,000   3,058,282            
            $ 36,128,297  
Morgan Stanley                    
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.81%),         Pipelines — 10.01%          
5.55%, 07/15/2020 (a),(b)   2,000,000   2,039,680 Enbridge Inc          
Truist Financial Corp         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.89%),          
          6.00%, 01/15/2077 (b)   3,000,000   3,176,400  
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                    
Rate + 3.00%),         Enterprise Products Operating LLC          
4.80%, 09/01/2024 (a),(b)   4,000,000   4,130,000 (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.03%),          
          5.25%, 08/16/2077 (b)   2,000,000   2,023,960  
US Bancorp                    
(3-month USD LIBOR + 2.91%),         Transcanada Trust          
5.30%, 04/15/2027 (a),(b)   1,000,000   1,103,750 (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.15%),          
          5.50%, 09/15/2079 (b)   4,600,000   4,827,700  
Wells Fargo & Co                    
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.99%),             $   10,028,060  
5.88%, 06/15/2025 (a),(b)   2,800,000   3,115,000            
          Telecommunications — 2.35%          
      $ 37,733,796 Vodafone Group PLC          
Diversified Financial Services — 1.05%         (5-year Swap rate + 4.87%),          
          7.00%, 04/04/2079 (b)   2,000,000   2,349,725  
Charles Schwab Corp/The                    
(3-month USD LIBOR + 2.58%),                    
5.00%, 12/01/2027 (a),(b)   1,000,000   1,052,500 TOTAL BONDS $ 97,937,088  
          INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.76%   Shares Held   Value  
Electric — 10.63%                    
Dominion Energy Inc         Money Market Funds — 2.76%          
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         Principal Government Money Market Fund          
          1.41% (e),(f),(g)   1,324,550   1,324,550  
Rate + 2.99%),                    
4.65%, 12/15/2024 (a),(b)   3,000,000   3,060,510 State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
          Money Market Fund 1.53% (g)   1,440,407   1,440,407  
Duke Energy Corp                    
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                    
Rate + 3.39%),         TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $   2,764,957  
4.88%, 09/16/2024 (a),(b)   4,000,000   4,194,200 Total Investments $ 100,702,045  
Emera Inc         Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.53)%   $   (527,779 )
(3-month USD LIBOR + 5.44%),         TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00% $ 100,174,266  
6.75%, 06/15/2076 (b)   3,000,000   3,390,000            
      $ 10,644,710 (a) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest,  
Insurance — 36.06%         but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date. Date shown, if any,  
Allstate Corp/The         reflects the next call date or final legal maturity date. Rate shown is as of  
(3-month USD LIBOR + 2.94%),         period end.          
5.75%, 08/15/2053 (b)   2,000,000   2,150,140            

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

(b) Rate shown is as of period end. The rate may be a variable or floating rate                        
or a fixed rate which may convert to a variable or floating rate in the                        
future.                          
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act                        
of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from                        
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the                        
period, the value of these securities totaled $20,883,057 or 20.85% of net                        
assets.                          
(d) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.                        
(e) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities                        
lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled                        
$1,324,550 or 1.32% of net assets.                          
(f) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the                        
Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the                          
Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the                          
outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated                          
sub-schedule for transactional information.                          
(g) Current yield shown is as of period end.                          
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                          
Sector Percent                        
Financial 74.78 %                      
Utilities 10.63 %                      
Energy 10.01 %                      
Investment Companies 2.76 %                      
Communications 2.35 %                      
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.53 )%                      
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %                      
 
        June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     December 31, 2019
Affiliated Securities       Value   Cost     Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%     $ $ 5,615,130 $ 4,290,580 $ 1,324,550
      $ $ 5,615,130 $ 4,290,580 $ 1,324,550
 
                  Realized      
            Realized   Gain from   Change in  
            Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized Gain/
        Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Loss  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%     $   $   $   $
      $   $   $   $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.67% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Airlines — 0.72%       Gas (continued)      
United Airlines Holdings Inc (a) 479 $ 42,195 New Jersey Resources Corp 571 $ 25,449
        ONE Gas Inc 504   47,159
Apparel — 0.83%       UGI Corp 753   34,006
Under Armour Inc, Class A (a) 2,250   48,600        
            $ 116,760
Auto Manufacturers — 0.55%              
Ford Motor Co 3,437   31,964 Healthcare — Products — 0.82%      
        Abbott Laboratories 550   47,773
Banks — 0.56%              
Popular Inc 557   32,724 Healthcare — Services — 4.04%      
        Acadia Healthcare Co Inc (a) 1,553   51,591
Beverages — 0.77%       HCA Healthcare Inc 208   30,744
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 1,552   44,930 MEDNAX Inc (a) 1,203   33,431
        Molina Healthcare Inc (a) 224   30,395
Biotechnology — 1.96%       Tenet Healthcare Corp (a) 2,333   88,724
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 266   28,768        
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 748   45,187     $ 234,885
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 107   40,176 Household Products — 1.70%      
    $ 114,131 Coty Inc, Class A 3,964   44,595
        Procter & Gamble Co/The 435   54,331
Chemicals — 2.81%              
Ecolab Inc 254   49,019     $ 98,926
Element Solutions Inc (a) 2,514   29,363 Household Products/Wares — 2.12%      
Ingevity Corp (a) 312   27,263 Church & Dwight Co Inc 610   42,907
Mosaic Co/The 1,365   29,539 Clorox Co/The 261   40,074
WR Grace & Co 405   28,289 Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc 627   40,310
    $ 163,473     $ 123,291
Commercial Services — 1.06%       Housewares — 0.46%      
Euronet Worldwide Inc (a) 391   61,606 Newell Brands Inc 1,398   26,870
 
Computers — 0.53%       Insurance — 1.45%      
Zscaler Inc (a) 662   30,783 American National Insurance Co 293   34,480
Diversified Financial Services — 0.39%       Erie Indemnity Co, Class A 300   49,800
Franklin Resources Inc 878   22,810     $ 84,280
 
Electric — 13.77%       Internet — 2.32%      
AES Corp 2,761   54,944 Etsy Inc (a) 835   36,990
        Okta Inc (a) 626   72,222
Ameren Corp 615   47,232        
American Electric Power Co Inc 536   50,657 TripAdvisor Inc 849   25,793
CMS Energy Corp 529   33,242     $ 135,005
Duke Energy Corp 478   43,598 Leisure Time — 0.96%      
Entergy Corp 465   55,707 Planet Fitness Inc, Class A (a) 745   55,637
Eversource Energy 617   52,488        
Exelon Corp 883   40,256 Machinery — Diversified — 0.59%      
FirstEnergy Corp 1,077   52,342 Flowserve Corp 685   34,092
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc 1,090   51,077 Media — 3.14%      
NRG Energy Inc 1,035   41,141 Cable One Inc 49   72,935
OGE Energy Corp 1,016   45,182 Discovery Inc, Class A (a) 1,614   52,843
Pinnacle West Capital Corp 460   41,368 DISH Network Corp, Class A (a) 1,605   56,929
Portland General Electric Co 882   49,207        
Vistra Energy Corp 1,752   40,279     $ 182,707
WEC Energy Group Inc 576   53,125 Miscellaneous Manufacture — 1.05%      
Xcel Energy Inc 785   49,840 General Electric Co 5,489   61,257
 
    $ 801,685 Oil & Gas — 2.58%      
Electronics — 1.77%       Antero Resources Corp (a) 4,149   11,825
Garmin Ltd 513   50,048 Apache Corp 989   25,308
Keysight Technologies Inc (a) 515   52,855 EQT Corp 1,346   14,671
        Noble Energy Inc 2,121   52,686
    $ 102,903 Range Resources Corp (b) 4,073   19,754
Entertainment — 0.81%       Transocean Ltd (a) 3,741   25,738
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Braves, Series C (a) 1,598   47,205        
            $ 149,982
Environmental Control — 1.20%       Oil & Gas Services — 0.76%      
Stericycle Inc (a) 1,093   69,744        
        Schlumberger Ltd 1,103   44,341
 
Food — 5.16%       Packaging & Containers — 0.98%      
Campbell Soup Co 796   39,338 Ball Corp 879   56,845
Hershey Co/The 374   54,971        
Hormel Foods Corp 933   42,088 Pharmaceuticals — 6.47%      
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc 546   46,972 Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 1,880   9,062
Lancaster Colony Corp 225   36,023 Cardinal Health Inc 590   29,842
McCormick & Co Inc 288   48,882 CVS Health Corp 396   29,419
Post Holdings Inc (a) 293   31,966 DexCom Inc (a) 334   73,059
        Eli Lilly & Co 347   45,606
    $ 300,240 McKesson Corp 238   32,920
Gas — 2.01%       Merck & Co Inc 526   47,840
National Fuel Gas Co 218   10,146 Mylan NV (a) 974   19,577

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued)     Shares Held   Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)       Telecommunications — 2.01%                  
Perrigo Co PLC 1,031 $ 53,262 CenturyLink Inc                 1,720 $ 22,721  
Pfizer Inc 921   36,085 Ciena Corp (a)                 1,177   50,246  
    $ 376,672 Verizon Communications Inc           714   43,840  
Pipelines — 0.94%                         $   116,807  
Kinder Morgan Inc 2,596   54,957 Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.93%                
        Mattel Inc (a),(b)                 3,997   54,159  
REITs — 16.15%                                
American Campus Communities Inc 635   29,864 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS         $ 5,800,935  
American Tower Corp 244   56,076                          
Apartment Investment & Management Co, Class A 874   45,142 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.58% Shares Held   Value  
AvalonBay Communities Inc 221   46,344 Money Market Funds — 0.58%                
Brixmor Property Group Inc 1,787   38,617 Principal Government Money Market Fund            
EPR Properties 582   41,113 1.41% (c),(d),(e)                 15,291   15,291  
Equity Residential 607   49,118 State Street Institutional U.S. Government            
Healthpeak Properties Inc 1,436   49,499 Money Market Fund 1.53% (e)           18,533   18,533  
Kimco Realty Corp 2,735   56,642                          
Life Storage Inc 283   30,643 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES         $   33,824  
Medical Properties Trust Inc 2,483   52,416                          
National Retail Properties Inc 827   44,344 Total Investments             $ 5,834,759  
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc 1,200   50,820 Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.25)%     $   (14,396 )
PS Business Parks Inc 293   48,307 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $ 5,820,363  
Realty Income Corp 636   46,829                          
Simon Property Group Inc 155   23,089 (a) Non-income producing security.                
UDR Inc 963   44,972                          
        (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Ventas Inc 687   39,667                          
VEREIT Inc 5,605   51,790 (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Welltower Inc 585   47,841 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
WP Carey Inc 589   47,144 $15,291 or 0.26% of net assets.                
    $ 940,277 (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Retail — 10.59%       Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the      
Advance Auto Parts Inc 253   40,521 Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the      
AutoNation Inc (a) 728   35,403 outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated      
AutoZone Inc (a) 48   57,183                          
        sub-schedule for transactional information.          
Casey’s General Stores Inc 319   50,718 (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.            
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (a) 93   77,851                          
Dollar General Corp 241   37,591                          
Foot Locker Inc 756   29,477 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                
Genuine Parts Co 397   42,173 Sector                     Percent  
L Brands Inc 1,549   28,068                          
Macy’s Inc 1,370   23,290 Consumer, Non-cyclical                   24.10 %
O’Reilly Automotive Inc (a) 116   50,838 Financial                     18.56 %
Starbucks Corp 620   54,510 Consumer, Cyclical                   15.85 %
Tractor Supply Co 477   44,571 Utilities                     15.78 %
Yum! Brands Inc 436   43,918 Communications                     7.47 %
        Industrial                     5.58 %
    $ 616,112 Technology                     5.24 %
Semiconductors — 0.57%       Energy                     4.28 %
Xilinx Inc 341   33,340 Basic Materials                     2.81 %
        Investment Companies                   0.58 %
Software — 4.14%       Other Assets and Liabilities               (0.25 )%
Coupa Software Inc (a) 636   93,015                          
Paycom Software Inc (a) 236   62,483 TOTAL NET ASSETS                   100.00 %
Twilio Inc, Class A (a) 453   44,521                          
Workday Inc, Class A (a) 249   40,948                          
    $ 240,967                          
 
 
        June 30, 2019   Purchases     Sales   December 31,2019  
Affiliated Securities       Value     Cost   Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                                
Market Fund 1.41%       $ $ 239,918 $ 224,627   $   15,291  
        $ $ 239,918 $ 224,627   $   15,291  
 
 
                    Realized          
              Realized   Gain from   Change in  
          Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized  
        Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money                                
Market Fund 1.41%       $   $   $   $    
        $   $   $   $    
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                              

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

      Principal         Principal    
BONDS — 96.95%     Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Aerospace & Defense — 1.85%           Diversified Financial Services — 4.15%        
General Dynamics Corp           American Express Co        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.38%),           (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.53%),        
2.28%, 05/11/2021 (a)   $ 230,000 $ 230,678 2.43%, 05/17/2021 (a) $ 266,000 $ 267,094
            USAA Capital Corp        
Asset — Backed Securities — 18.41%           2.45%, 08/01/2020 (b)   250,000   250,894
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2019-3                    
2.17%, 01/18/2023     300,000   300,327       $ 517,988
CCG Receivables Trust 2018-1           Electric — 11.23%        
2.50%, 06/16/2025 (b)     140,385   140,701 Alabama Power Co        
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2019-A           3.38%, 10/01/2020   250,000   252,201
3.18%, 06/15/2022 (b)     204,030   204,772 Dominion Energy Inc        
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2015-2           2.58%, 07/01/2020   350,000   350,728
2.44%, 01/15/2027 (b)     400,000   400,853 LG&E & KU Energy LLC        
Navient Private Education Loan Trust 2018-BA           3.75%, 11/15/2020   420,000   424,342
2.09%, 12/15/2059 (b),(c)     56,775   56,750 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc        
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1           (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.48%),        
2.91%, 01/18/2022     92,163   92,206 2.38%, 05/04/2021 (a)   374,000   374,513
SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2015-B                    
2.94%, 07/15/2027 (b),(c)     213,695   214,645       $ 1,401,784
Verizon Owner Trust 2018-A           Insurance — 7.62%        
3.23%, 04/20/2023     256,000   260,336 MassMutual Global Funding II        
Volvo Financial Equipment Master Owner Trust           1.95%, 09/22/2020 (b)   250,000   250,106
2018 -A         2.00%, 04/15/2021 (b)   200,000   200,319
2.26%, 07/17/2023 (b),(c)     325,000   326,138 Metropolitan Life Global Funding I        
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-1A           2.05%, 06/12/2020 (b)   250,000   250,147
2.92%, 05/15/2023 (b)     300,000   300,795 New York Life Global Funding        
            1.95%, 02/11/2020 (b)   250,000   249,999
        $ 2,297,523          
                  $ 950,571
Banks — 27.37%                    
Bank of America Corp           Media — 2.01%        
5.63%, 07/01/2020     250,000   254,587 NBCUniversal Enterprise Inc        
BNP Paribas SA           (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.40%),        
2.38%, 05/21/2020     250,000   250,339 2.31%, 04/01/2021 (a),(b)   250,000   250,625
Capital One NA           Miscellaneous Manufacture — 3.74%        
2.35%, 01/31/2020     250,000   250,050 Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV        
Citibank NA           2.20%, 03/16/2020 (b)   467,000   467,155
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.57%),                    
2.50%, 07/23/2021 (a)     250,000   251,067 Oil & Gas — 2.00%        
Citigroup Inc           BP Capital Markets PLC        
2.70%, 03/30/2021     200,000   201,878 2.32%, 02/13/2020   250,000   250,057
Credit Suisse AG           Pharmaceuticals — 4.04%        
5.40%, 01/14/2020     334,000   334,313 AbbVie Inc        
Fifth Third Bank           2.50%, 05/14/2020   250,000   250,376
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.25%),           CVS Health Corp        
2.19%, 10/30/2020 (a)     200,000   200,146          
            3.35%, 03/09/2021   250,000   254,156
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The                    
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.20%),                 $ 504,532
3.09%, 09/15/2020 (a)     250,000   251,601 Pipelines — 2.01%        
HSBC Holdings PLC           Enterprise Products Operating LLC        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.66%),           5.25%, 01/31/2020   250,000   250,566
3.57%, 05/25/2021 (a)     250,000   254,292          
ING Bank NV           Semiconductors — 1.60%        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.88%),           Broadcom Corp / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd        
2.79%, 08/15/2021 (a),(b)     200,000   202,055 2.38%, 01/15/2020   200,000   200,009
Morgan Stanley           Software — 2.41%        
2.65%, 01/27/2020     200,000   200,066 VMware Inc        
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The           2.30%, 08/21/2020   300,000   300,424
5.13%, 02/08/2020     314,000   314,883          
Truist Bank           Telecommunications — 3.18%        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.50%),           Sprint Spectrum Co LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co II        
2.44%, 10/26/2021 (a)     200,000   200,272 LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co III LLC        
            3.36%, 03/20/2023 (b)   393,750   397,254
Wells Fargo & Co                    
2.60%, 07/22/2020     250,000   250,955 Transportation — 2.00%        
        $ 3,416,504 Ryder System Inc        
            2.65%, 03/02/2020   250,000   250,055
Beverages — 1.32%                    
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc           TOTAL BONDS     $ 12,100,810
2.00%, 01/15/2020     165,000   164,991          
 
Biotechnology — 2.01%                    
Amgen Inc                    
2.13%, 05/01/2020     250,000   250,094          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.64% Shares Held     Value                  
Money Market Fund — 2.64%                          
State Street Instigtutional U.S. Government                          
Money Market Fund 1.53% (d) 329,265   $ 329,265                  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 329,265                  
Total Investments   $ 12,430,075                  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.41%     $ 51,186                  
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 12,481,261                  
 
(a) Rate shown is as of period end. The rate may be a variable or floating rate                  
or a fixed rate which may convert to a variable or floating rate in the                  
future.                          
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act                  
of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from                  
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the                  
period, the value of these securities totaled $4,163,208 or 33.36% of net                  
assets.                          
(c) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate                  
and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on                  
current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate                  
and spread in their description. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period                  
end.                          
(d) Current yield shown is as of period end.                          
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                          
Sector       Percent                  
Financial       39.14 %                
Asset Backed Securities       18.41 %                
Utilities       11.23 %                
Industrial       7.59 %                
Consumer, Non-cyclical       7.37 %                
Communications       5.19 %                
Energy       4.01 %                
Technology       4.01 %                
Investment Companies       2.64 %                
Other Assets and Liabilities       0.41 %                
TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %                
 
              June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales December 31, 2019
Affiliated Securities             Value   Cost   Proceeds Value  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%           $ $ 154,588 $ 154,588 $
            $ $ 154,588 $ 154,588 $
 
                      Realized    
                  Realized   Gain from Change in  
                  Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain Unrealized Gain/
              Income (a)   Investments   Distributions Loss  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%           $ $ $ $
            $ $ $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.71% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.44%       Diversified Financial Services — 5.92%      
Omnicom Group Inc 360 $ 29,167 Ally Financial Inc 643 $ 19,650
        American Express Co 188   23,404
Aerospace & Defense — 2.76%              
        Ameriprise Financial Inc 151   25,154
Boeing Co/The 137   44,629        
        Capital One Financial Corp 244   25,110
HEICO Corp 149   17,008        
        Discover Financial Services 274   23,241
L3Harris Technologies Inc 331   65,495        
        Intercontinental Exchange Inc 241   22,305
Lockheed Martin Corp 48   18,690        
        Mastercard Inc, Class A 277   82,709
Northrop Grumman Corp 50   17,199        
        Nasdaq Inc 223   23,883
United Technologies Corp 131   19,619        
        Synchrony Financial 651   23,442
    $ 182,640 T Rowe Price Group Inc 194   23,637
Agriculture — 0.52%       Visa Inc, Class A 530   99,587
Philip Morris International Inc 407   34,632     $ 392,122
Airlines — 0.43%       Electric — 1.35%      
Delta Air Lines Inc 490   28,655 American Electric Power Co Inc 160   15,122
        Evergy Inc 226   14,711
Apparel — 0.59%       Eversource Energy 176   14,972
NIKE Inc, Class B 388   39,308 NextEra Energy Inc 64   15,498
Auto Manufacturers — 0.64%       WEC Energy Group Inc 158   14,572
Cummins Inc 115   20,580 Xcel Energy Inc 231   14,666
PACCAR Inc 278   21,990     $ 89,541
    $ 42,570 Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.31%      
Banks — 6.84%       AMETEK Inc 203   20,247
Bank of America Corp 2,145   75,547        
        Electronics — 1.02%      
Citigroup Inc 587   46,895        
        Honeywell International Inc 261   46,197
Fifth Third Bancorp 811   24,930 Mettler-Toledo International Inc (a) 27   21,419
Huntington Bancshares Inc 1,556   23,465        
JPMorgan Chase & Co 923   128,666     $ 67,616
KeyCorp 1,244   25,179 Food — 1.76%      
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 158   25,222 General Mills Inc 387   20,728
Truist Financial Corp 416   23,429 Hershey Co/The 138   20,283
US Bancorp 401   23,775 McCormick & Co Inc 136   23,083
Wells Fargo & Co 1,039   55,898 Mondelez International Inc, Class A 386   21,261
    $ 453,006 Sysco Corp 364   31,137
Beverages — 2.12%           $ 116,492
Brown-Forman Corp, Class B 340   22,984 Healthcare — Products — 4.49%      
Coca-Cola Co/The 1,008   55,793 Abbott Laboratories 429   37,263
PepsiCo Inc 452   61,775 Baxter International Inc 300   25,086
    $ 140,552 Cooper Cos Inc/The 90   28,916
        Edwards Lifesciences Corp (a) 122   28,461
Biotechnology — 0.56%       IDEXX Laboratories Inc (a) 99   25,852
Amgen Inc 153   36,884        
        Medtronic PLC 327   37,098
Chemicals — 0.70%       ResMed Inc 194   30,064
Air Products & Chemicals Inc 51   11,985 Stryker Corp 121   25,403
Celanese Corp 92   11,327 Teleflex Inc 79   29,739
Ecolab Inc 57   11,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 90   29,238
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A 126   11,904     $ 297,120
    $ 46,216 Healthcare — Services — 1.79%      
Commercial Services — 2.91%       Quest Diagnostics Inc 245   26,164
Automatic Data Processing Inc 116   19,778 UnitedHealth Group Inc 228   67,027
Cintas Corp 70   18,836 Universal Health Services Inc, Class B 176   25,249
CoStar Group Inc (a) 32   19,146        
            $ 118,440
FleetCor Technologies Inc (a) 65   18,702        
Global Payments Inc 117   21,359 Home Builders — 0.65%      
MarketAxess Holdings Inc 68   25,779 DR Horton Inc 405   21,364
Moody’s Corp 111   26,352 Lennar Corp, Class A 382   21,312
S&P Global Inc 91   24,848     $ 42,676
Verisk Analytics Inc 118   17,622 Household Products — 1.84%      
    $ 192,422 Colgate-Palmolive Co 290   19,963
Computers — 7.18%       Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The, Class A 107   22,100
Accenture PLC, Class A 228   48,010 Procter & Gamble Co/The 640   79,936
Apple Inc 1,087   319,198     $ 121,999
International Business Machines Corp 231   30,963 Household Products/Wares — 0.61%      
Seagate Technology PLC 1,297   77,171 Church & Dwight Co Inc 283   19,906
    $ 475,342 Kimberly-Clark Corp 150   20,633
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.80%           $ 40,539
Copart Inc (a) 352   32,011        
        Insurance — 2.84%      
Fastenal Co 571   21,098 Arch Capital Group Ltd (a) 529   22,689
    $ 53,109 Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Class B (a) 533   120,724
        Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The 366   22,242

 

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value  
Insurance (continued)       Semiconductors — 8.95%        
WR Berkley Corp 320 $ 22,112 Analog Devices Inc 619 $ 73,562  
    $ 187,767 Applied Materials Inc 1,386   84,601  
        Broadcom Inc 251   79,321  
Internet — 10.41%       Intel Corp 1,135   67,930  
Alphabet Inc, Class A (a) 169   226,357          
        KLA Corp 434   77,326  
Amazon.com Inc (a) 99   182,936          
        Lam Research Corp 299   87,428  
Booking Holdings Inc (a) 15   30,806          
        QUALCOMM Inc 906   79,936  
CDW Corp 566   80,847 Texas Instruments Inc 334   42,849  
eBay Inc 724   26,144          
Facebook Inc, Class A (a) 694   142,444   $ 592,953  
    $ 689,534 Software — 8.65%        
        Adobe Inc (a) 71   23,417  
Machinery — Diversified — 0.57%       Akamai Technologies Inc (a) 47   4,060  
IDEX Corp 114   19,608 ANSYS Inc (a) 23   5,920  
Roper Technologies Inc 52   18,420 Cadence Design Systems Inc (a) 77   5,341  
    $ 38,028 Fiserv Inc (a) 180   20,813  
Media — 2.11%       Intuit Inc 63   16,502  
Comcast Corp, Class A 1,178   52,974 Microsoft Corp 2,042   322,023  
Fox Corp, Class A 897   33,252 MSCI Inc 102   26,334  
Walt Disney Co/The 371   53,658 Oracle Corp 554   29,351  
        Paychex Inc 225   19,138  
    $ 139,884 Paycom Software Inc (a) 16   4,236  
Miscellaneous Manufacture — 0.64%       salesforce.com Inc (a) 119   19,354  
Illinois Tool Works Inc 119   21,376 Synopsys Inc (a) 39   5,429  
Parker-Hannifin Corp 103   21,199 Veeva Systems Inc, Class A (a) 457   64,282  
    $ 42,575 VMware Inc, Class A (a) 45   6,831  
Oil & Gas — 2.71%           $ 573,031  
Chevron Corp 382   46,035 Telecommunications — 2.90%        
Exxon Mobil Corp 918   64,058 AT&T Inc 1,888   73,783  
Marathon Petroleum Corp 378   22,774 Cisco Systems Inc 1,101   52,804  
Occidental Petroleum Corp 517   21,306 Verizon Communications Inc 1,070   65,698  
Phillips 66 224   24,956          
            $ 192,285  
    $ 179,129          
        Water — 0.23%        
Oil & Gas Services — 0.38%       American Water Works Co Inc 121   14,865  
Baker Hughes Co 990   25,374          
 
Pharmaceuticals — 4.23%       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 6,603,860  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 529   33,956 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.28% Shares Held   Value  
Cardinal Health Inc 556   28,122 Money Market Fund — 0.28%        
Johnson & Johnson 642   93,649 State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money        
Merck & Co Inc 623   56,662 Market Fund 1.53% (b) 18,592   18,592  
Pfizer Inc 1,020   39,964          
Zoetis Inc 210   27,793 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 18,592  
    $ 280,146 Total Investments   $ 6,622,452  
Pipelines — 0.71%       Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.01%   $ 572  
Kinder Morgan Inc 1,115   23,605 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 6,623,024  
ONEOK Inc 312   23,609          
    $ 47,214 (a) Non-income producing security        
Real Estate — 0.39%       (b) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
CBRE Group Inc, Class A (a) 419   25,680          
 
REITs — 0.94%       Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
American Tower Corp 100   22,982 Sector     Percent  
Extra Space Storage Inc 190   20,068 Technology     24.78 %
Public Storage 91   19,379          
        Consumer, Non-cyclical     20.82 %
    $ 62,429 Financial     16.93 %
Retail — 6.82%       Communications     15.87 %
AutoZone Inc (a) 26   30,974 Consumer, Cyclical     9.93 %
CarMax Inc (a) 321   28,142 Industrial     5.30 %
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (a) 34   28,462 Energy     3.80 %
Costco Wholesale Corp 115   33,801 Utilities     1.58 %
Dollar General Corp 182   28,388 Basic Materials     0.70 %
Home Depot Inc/The 322   70,318 Investment Companies     0.28 %
McDonald’s Corp 195   38,534 Other Assets and Liabilities     0.01 %
O’Reilly Automotive Inc (a) 71   31,117          
        TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %
Ross Stores Inc 257   29,920          
Starbucks Corp 319   28,047          
TJX Cos Inc/The 506   30,896          
Walmart Inc 364   43,258          
Yum China Holdings Inc 621   29,814          
    $ 451,671          

 

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.72% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.87%       Retail — 8.14%        
Boeing Co/The 36,917 $ 12,026,082 Costco Wholesale Corp 96,632 $ 28,402,077  
United Technologies Corp 203,959   30,544,900 Home Depot Inc/The 119,970   26,199,049  
    $ 42,570,982 McDonald’s Corp 193,846   38,305,908  
        Walmart Inc 234,577   27,877,131  
Agriculture — 1.06%                
Philip Morris International Inc 185,160   15,755,264     $ 120,784,165  
        Semiconductors — 3.12%        
Apparel — 2.02%                
        Intel Corp 540,409   32,343,479  
NIKE Inc, Class B 296,458   30,034,160          
        Texas Instruments Inc 108,638   13,937,169  
Banks — 6.46%           $ 46,280,648  
Bank of America Corp 482,088   16,979,139          
Citigroup Inc 203,536   16,260,491 Software — 10.37%        
        Adobe Inc (a) 100,810   33,248,146  
JPMorgan Chase & Co 236,623   32,985,246          
Wells Fargo & Co 551,998   29,697,493 Microsoft Corp 401,474   63,312,450  
        Oracle Corp 505,845   26,799,668  
    $ 95,922,369 salesforce.com Inc (a) 187,580   30,508,011  
Beverages — 5.65%           $ 153,868,275  
Coca-Cola Co/The 764,639   42,322,769          
PepsiCo Inc 303,617   41,495,335 Telecommunications — 5.71%        
        AT&T Inc 735,758   28,753,423  
    $ 83,818,104 Cisco Systems Inc 284,171   13,628,841  
Biotechnology — 1.18%       Verizon Communications Inc 689,644   42,344,141  
Amgen Inc 72,679   17,520,727     $ 84,726,405  
Commercial Services — 0.99%                
PayPal Holdings Inc (a) 135,678   14,676,289 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 1,480,304,319  
 
Computers — 8.48%       INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.22% Shares Held   Value  
Accenture PLC, Class A 144,759   30,481,903 Money Market Fund — 0.22%        
Apple Inc 237,640   69,782,986 State Street Institutional U.S. Government        
International Business Machines Corp 191,401   25,655,390 Money Market Fund 1.53% (b) 3,244,299   3,244,299  
    $ 125,920,279          
        TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 3,244,299  
Diversified Financial Services — 4.11%                
Mastercard Inc, Class A 102,531   30,614,731 Total Investments   $ 1,483,548,618  
Visa Inc, Class A 161,876   30,416,501 Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.06%   $ 826,013  
    $ 61,031,232 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 1,484,374,631  
 
Electronics — 1.96%       (a) Non-income producing security.        
Honeywell International Inc 164,549   29,125,173 (b) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
Healthcare — Products — 6.97%                
Abbott Laboratories 332,752   28,902,839 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Medtronic PLC 383,247   43,479,372          
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 95,600   31,057,572 Sector     Percent  
    $ 103,439,783 Consumer, Non-cyclical     28.43 %
        Technology     21.97 %
Healthcare — Services — 2.54%       Communications     16.00 %
UnitedHealth Group Inc 128,174   37,680,592 Financial     13.63 %
Household Products — 2.82%       Consumer, Cyclical     10.16 %
Procter & Gamble Co/The 334,669   41,800,158 Industrial     4.83 %
        Energy     4.70 %
Insurance — 3.05%       Investment Companies     0.22 %
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Class B (a) 200,129   45,329,218 Other Assets and Liabilities     0.06 %
Internet — 6.34%       TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %
Alphabet Inc, Class A (a) 11,512   15,419,057          
Amazon.com Inc (a) 16,039   29,637,506          
Facebook Inc, Class A (a) 156,372   32,095,353          
Netflix Inc (a) 52,547   17,002,633          
    $ 94,154,549          
Media — 3.95%                
Comcast Corp, Class A 617,555   27,771,449          
Walt Disney Co/The 213,664   30,902,224          
    $ 58,673,673          
Oil & Gas — 4.70%                
Chevron Corp 350,984   42,297,082          
Exxon Mobil Corp 394,254   27,511,044          
    $ 69,808,126          
Pharmaceuticals — 7.23%                
Johnson & Johnson 321,785   46,938,778          
Merck & Co Inc 330,764   30,082,986          
Pfizer Inc 774,946   30,362,384          
    $ 107,384,148          

 

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.66% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.03%       Banks (continued)      
Fluent Inc (a) 6,408 $ 16,020 Southside Bancshares Inc 10,989 $ 408,131
National CineMedia Inc 13,320   97,103 Stock Yards Bancorp Inc 5,522   226,733
    $ 113,123 TCF Financial Corp 67,669   3,166,909
        TriCo Bancshares 8,815   359,740
Aerospace & Defense — 0.45%       Trustmark Corp 28,526   984,432
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc (a) 39,206   1,790,146        
        United Community Banks Inc 32,809   1,013,142
Agriculture — 0.09%       Univest Financial Corp 11,327   303,337
Turning Point Brands Inc (b) 12,630   361,218 Veritex Holdings Inc 27,711   807,221
        Washington Trust Bancorp Inc 3,430   184,500
Airlines — 0.52%       WesBanco Inc 23,224   877,635
Allegiant Travel Co 11,868   2,065,507        
            $ 39,745,479
Apparel — 0.89%       Beverages — 0.67%      
Levi Strauss & Co, Class A 45,897   885,353 Boston Beer Co Inc/The, Class A (a) 7,069   2,671,022
Oxford Industries Inc 7,690   579,980        
Steven Madden Ltd 22,521   968,628 Biotechnology — 3.20%      
Wolverine World Wide Inc 32,308   1,090,072 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 27,977   1,196,856
        Acorda Therapeutics Inc (a) 42,897   87,510
    $ 3,524,033 ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 10,089   622,189
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.94%       Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 57,780   3,664,985
Dana Inc 60,093   1,093,692 CEL-SCI Corp (a),(b) 16,269   148,861
Douglas Dynamics Inc 4,520   248,600 Denali Therapeutics Inc (a) 16,918   294,712
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The 112,470   1,749,471 Epizyme Inc (a) 35,415   871,209
Methode Electronics Inc 12,122   477,001 Innoviva Inc (a) 39,554   560,085
Miller Industries Inc 2,998   111,316 Myriad Genetics Inc (a) 22,057   600,612
XPEL Inc (a) 1,459   21,374 NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b) 4,068   75,217
        PDL BioPharma Inc (a) 103,939   337,282
    $ 3,701,454        
        Radius Health Inc (a) 23,722   478,236
Banks — 10.05%       United Therapeutics Corp (a) 32,283   2,843,487
Allegiance Bancshares Inc (a) 9,836   369,834        
        Veracyte Inc (a) 31,081   867,781
Associated Banc-Corp 108,420   2,389,577        
Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc (a) 12,544   230,182     $ 12,649,022
Bancorp Inc/The (a) 15,443   200,296 Chemicals — 1.82%      
Bank First Corp (b) 2,001   140,090 Balchem Corp 7,416   753,688
Bank of Hawaii Corp 23,941   2,278,226 Hawkins Inc 2,747   125,840
Bank of Marin Bancorp 4,032   181,642 Innospec Inc 12,585   1,301,792
Banner Corp 16,428   929,661 Koppers Holdings Inc (a) 4,433   169,429
Byline Bancorp Inc 10,317   201,904 Minerals Technologies Inc 13,353   769,533
Cadence BanCorp 98,556   1,786,820 PolyOne Corp 38,135   1,402,987
Cathay General Bancorp 39,017   1,484,597 PQ Group Holdings Inc (a) 6,384   109,677
Central Pacific Financial Corp 17,602   520,667 Sensient Technologies Corp 25,128   1,660,710
City Holding Co 7,875   645,356 Stepan Co 8,759   897,272
ConnectOne Bancorp Inc 12,069   310,415     $ 7,190,928
Enterprise Financial Services Corp 10,596   510,833        
FB Financial Corp 6,756   267,470 Coal — 0.71%      
Financial Institutions Inc 3,644   116,972 Advanced Emissions Solutions Inc (b) 9,166   96,243
First BanCorp 130,629   1,383,361 Arch Coal Inc, Class A 16,655   1,194,830
First Commonwealth Financial Corp 33,592   487,420 Warrior Met Coal Inc 70,941   1,498,983
First Financial Corp 3,879   177,348     $ 2,790,056
First Hawaiian Inc 79,294   2,287,632        
        Commercial Services — 3.63%      
First Merchants Corp 20,099   835,917 ABM Industries Inc 34,974   1,318,870
First of Long Island Corp/The 7,057   176,990 Barrett Business Services Inc 3,910   353,699
Flagstar Bancorp Inc 31,451   1,203,001 BG Staffing Inc 3,758   82,263
Great Southern Bancorp Inc 3,182   201,484 BrightView Holdings Inc (a) 6,389   107,782
Hanmi Financial Corp 14,693   293,787 Carriage Services Inc 2,163   55,373
Hilltop Holdings Inc 63,797   1,590,459 Cass Information Systems Inc 2,833   163,577
Home BancShares Inc 53,487   1,051,554 Cimpress PLC (a) 11,647   1,464,843
Hope Bancorp Inc 47,498   705,820 Collectors Universe Inc 2,181   50,272
Horizon Bancorp Inc 9,822   186,618 CorVel Corp (a) 8,177   714,343
Independent Bank Group Inc 22,348   1,238,973 CRA International Inc 4,359   237,435
Lakeland Bancorp Inc 19,936   346,488 EVERTEC Inc 26,434   899,813
Lakeland Financial Corp 8,356   408,859 Forrester Research Inc (a) 5,536   230,851
Live Oak Bancshares Inc 9,218   175,234 Hackett Group Inc/The 11,360   183,350
Mercantile Bank Corp 3,598   131,219 Healthcare Services Group Inc 39,412   958,500
Midland States Bancorp Inc 8,101   234,605 Heidrick & Struggles International Inc 8,910   289,575
NBT Bancorp Inc 12,394   502,701 HMS Holdings Corp (a) 38,602   1,142,619
Nicolet Bankshares Inc (a) 3,466   255,964        
        ICF International Inc 12,871   1,179,241
Origin Bancorp Inc 10,564   399,742 K12 Inc (a) 8,641   175,844
Peoples Bancorp Inc 5,800   201,028 Kforce Inc 9,431   374,411
Preferred Bank 6,657   400,019 Medifast Inc (b) 12,816   1,404,377
S&T Bancorp Inc 14,158   570,426 Monro Inc 10,929   854,648
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc 15,050   570,094 National Research Corp 4,940   325,744
ServisFirst Bancshares Inc 10,616   400,011 Rent-A-Center Inc 31,945   921,294
Simmons First National Corp, Class A 36,200   969,798 SP Plus Corp (a) 3,448   146,299
South State Corp 16,860   1,462,605        

 

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Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF

December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Commercial Services (continued)       Energy — Alternate Sources — 1.24%      
Vectrus Inc (a) 5,615 $ 287,825 Enphase Energy Inc (a) 115,843 $ 3,026,978
Viad Corp 6,375   430,312 Pattern Energy Group Inc, Class A 41,151   1,100,995
    $ 14,353,160 TerraForm Power Inc, Class A 49,405   760,343
Computers — 0.99%           $ 4,888,316
ExlService Holdings Inc (a) 14,153   983,067 Engineering & Construction — 1.62%      
Insight Enterprises Inc (a) 21,361   1,501,465 Arcosa Inc 25,545   1,138,030
MTS Systems Corp 12,074   579,914 Comfort Systems USA Inc 16,862   840,571
TTEC Holdings Inc 7,596   300,953 Exponent Inc 26,925   1,858,094
Virtusa Corp (a) 12,293   557,242 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp (a) 30,318   343,503
    $ 3,922,641 TopBuild Corp (a) 21,816   2,248,793
Construction Materials — 1.72%           $ 6,428,991
American Woodmark Corp (a) 6,244   652,560 Entertainment — 0.21%      
Boise Cascade Co 18,318   669,157 AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, Class A (b) 62,799   454,665
Builders FirstSource Inc (a) 66,393   1,687,046 Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc 14,113   361,998
Gibraltar Industries Inc (a) 18,995   958,108        
PGT Innovations Inc (a) 18,785   280,084     $ 816,663
Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc 19,738   1,583,580 Food — 1.34%      
Universal Forest Products Inc 20,427   974,368 B&G Foods Inc (b) 46,774   838,658
        Chefs’ Warehouse Inc/The (a) 7,799   297,220
    $ 6,804,903        
        J&J Snack Foods Corp 4,256   784,253
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.87%       John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc 3,857   352,067
Core-Mark Holding Co Inc 10,791   293,407 Simply Good Foods Co/The (a) 19,675   561,524
G-III Apparel Group Ltd (a) 16,570   555,095        
        Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (a) 55,889   1,081,452
KAR Auction Services Inc 106,487   2,320,352 Tootsie Roll Industries Inc (b) 6,590   224,983
Resideo Technologies Inc (a) 72,178   861,084        
        TreeHouse Foods Inc (a) 24,074   1,167,589
Systemax Inc 3,097   77,920        
Triton International Ltd 30,029   1,207,166     $ 5,307,746
WESCO International Inc (a) 34,784   2,065,822 Forest Products & Paper — 0.66%      
    $ 7,380,846 Domtar Corp 53,668   2,052,264
        Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc 13,192   553,932
Diversified Financial Services — 6.06%              
Aircastle Ltd 22,475   719,425     $ 2,606,196
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc, Class A 36,255   1,171,762 Gas — 0.15%      
B. Riley Financial Inc 2,949   74,256 Chesapeake Utilities Corp 6,189   593,092
CBTX Inc 3,186   99,148        
Cohen & Steers Inc 18,633   1,169,407 Hand/Machine Tools — 0.79%      
Deluxe Corp 27,969   1,396,212 Franklin Electric Co Inc 13,573   778,004
Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc 2,560   359,578 Regal Beloit Corp 27,239   2,331,931
Encore Capital Group Inc (a) 20,261   716,429     $ 3,109,935
Evercore Inc, Class A 32,660   2,441,662        
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp, Class C 3,922   327,487 Healthcare — Products — 4.31%      
        Accuray Inc (a) 32,814   92,536
Federated Investors Inc, Class B 72,166   2,351,890 Alphatec Holdings Inc (a) 20,782   147,448
Greenhill & Co Inc 13,961   238,454        
Hamilton Lane Inc, Class A 17,364   1,034,894 Atrion Corp 1,976   1,484,964
        Cardiovascular Systems Inc (a) 17,171   834,339
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure              
        Conformis Inc (a) 26,277   39,416
Capital Inc 33,277   1,070,854        
Houlihan Lokey Inc 34,444   1,683,278 CONMED Corp 21,053   2,354,357
        Inspire Medical Systems Inc (a) 19,075   1,415,556
Legg Mason Inc 66,660   2,393,761        
Navient Corp 147,696   2,020,481 Invacare Corp 6,331   57,106
        iRhythm Technologies Inc (a) 16,125   1,097,951
Tradeweb Markets Inc, Class A 45,084   2,089,643        
        Lantheus Holdings Inc (a) 14,970   307,035
Virtu Financial Inc, Class A 75,475   1,206,845        
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc, Class A 75,084   1,255,404 LeMaitre Vascular Inc 7,980   286,881
Westwood Holdings Group Inc 4,758   140,932 Luminex Corp 15,470   358,285
        Meridian Bioscience Inc 21,565   210,690
    $ 23,961,802 Natus Medical Inc (a) 13,396   441,934
Electric — 0.63%       Nevro Corp (a) 15,756   1,851,960
NorthWestern Corp 34,845   2,497,341 NuVasive Inc (a) 29,765   2,302,025
        OPKO Health Inc (a) 158,675   233,252
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.33%       OrthoPediatrics Corp (a) 4,831   227,009
Belden Inc 16,432   903,760        
Encore Wire Corp 6,712   385,269 Patterson Cos Inc 89,385   1,830,605
        Quanterix Corp (a) 9,927   234,575
    $ 1,289,029 Quidel Corp (a) 9,547   716,311
Electronics — 2.40%       Utah Medical Products Inc 1,116   120,416
Advanced Energy Industries Inc (a) 16,323   1,162,198 Varex Imaging Corp (a) 11,009   328,178
Atkore International Group Inc (a) 20,745   839,343 Zynex Inc (a),(b) 9,587   75,450
Badger Meter Inc 13,278   862,140     $ 17,048,279
Brady Corp, Class A 25,888   1,482,347        
Comtech Telecommunications Corp 7,322   259,858 Healthcare — Services — 3.80%      
        Acadia Healthcare Co Inc (a) 44,870   1,490,581
Fluidigm Corp (a) 44,333   154,279        
        Addus HomeCare Corp (a) 11,398   1,108,114
OSI Systems Inc (a) 25,335   2,552,248        
SMART Global Holdings Inc (a) 16,375   621,267 Brookdale Senior Living Inc (a) 78,657   571,836
        Capital Senior Living Corp (a) 7,187   22,208
Watts Water Technologies Inc, Class A 15,819   1,578,103        
        Catasys Inc (a),(b) 5,625   91,744
    $ 9,511,783 Community Health Systems Inc (a) 44,321   128,531

 

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Healthcare — Services (continued)       Machinery — Diversified — 1.47%      
Ensign Group Inc/The 21,716 $ 985,255 Alamo Group Inc 4,480 $ 562,464
Invitae Corp (a) 110,331   1,779,639 Albany International Corp, Class A 14,278   1,083,986
Joint Corp/The (a) 10,702   172,730 Applied Industrial Technologies Inc 20,202   1,347,271
MEDNAX Inc (a) 48,759   1,355,013 Cactus Inc, Class A 22,795   782,324
Medpace Holdings Inc (a) 18,366   1,543,846 CSW Industrials Inc 9,600   739,200
Natera Inc (a) 23,616   795,623 Ichor Holdings Ltd (a) 13,934   463,584
National HealthCare Corp 4,080   352,634 Kadant Inc 4,643   489,094
Personalis Inc (a) 12,891   140,512 Tennant Co 4,687   365,211
Select Medical Holdings Corp (a) 45,940   1,072,240        
            $ 5,833,134
Surgery Partners Inc (a) 12,904   202,012        
Tenet Healthcare Corp (a) 52,541   1,998,134 Media — 0.93%      
Triple-S Management Corp, Class B (a) 17,107   316,309 AMC Networks Inc, Class A (a) 20,425   806,787
US Physical Therapy Inc 8,044   919,831 Central European Media Enterprises Ltd,      
        Class A (a) 13,801   62,519
    $ 15,046,792 EW Scripps Co/The Class A 10,132   159,174
Home Builders — 1.89%       John Wiley & Sons Inc, Class A 10,461   507,568
Century Communities Inc (a) 12,391   338,894 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, Class A 36,733   1,224,678
Installed Building Products Inc (a) 12,260   844,346 TEGNA Inc 56,123   936,693
LGI Homes Inc (a) 8,585   606,530        
            $ 3,697,419
M/I Homes Inc (a) 11,544   454,256        
MDC Holdings Inc 20,253   772,855 Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 1.48%      
Meritage Homes Corp (a) 16,566   1,012,348 Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 36,419   1,414,514
Taylor Morrison Home Corp, Class A (a) 61,585   1,346,248 AZZ Inc 12,258   563,255
TRI Pointe Group Inc (a) 87,993   1,370,931 Mueller Industries Inc 18,357   582,835
Winnebago Industries Inc 13,474   713,853 Timken Co/The 47,403   2,669,263
        Tredegar Corp 7,368   164,675
    $ 7,460,261 TriMas Corp (a) 14,949   469,548
Household Products — 0.31%           $ 5,864,090
Edgewell Personal Care Co (a) 25,301   783,319        
Inter Parfums Inc 5,926   430,879 Mining — 0.30%      
        Kaiser Aluminum Corp 10,857   1,203,933
    $ 1,214,198        
Household Products/Wares — 0.62%       Miscellaneous Manufacture — 0.75%      
ACCO Brands Corp 16,603   155,404 ESCO Technologies Inc 12,858   1,189,365
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc 15,710   1,009,996 Federal Signal Corp 26,008   838,758
WD-40 Co 6,662   1,293,361 Hillenbrand Inc 20,455   681,356
        Standex International Corp 3,490   276,932
    $ 2,458,761        
            $ 2,986,411
Insurance — 1.21%              
AMERISAFE Inc 15,751   1,040,038 Office & Business Equipment — 0.10%      
Hallmark Financial Services Inc (a) 7,598   133,497 Pitney Bowes Inc 98,096   395,327
James River Group Holdings Ltd 23,406   964,561 Office Furnishings — 0.58%      
Kinsale Capital Group Inc 13,669   1,389,591 Herman Miller Inc 27,105   1,128,923
NMI Holdings Inc, Class A (a) 37,683   1,250,322 Interface Inc 11,150   184,979
    $ 4,778,009 Kimball International Inc, Class B 6,923   143,098
        Knoll Inc 11,443   289,050
Internet — 1.35%       Steelcase Inc, Class A 27,784   568,461
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc 26,667   1,754,955        
Endurance International Group Holdings Inc (a) 28,910   135,877     $ 2,314,511
GlobalSCAPE Inc 7,000   68,810 Oil & Gas — 2.33%      
HealthStream Inc (a) 19,080   518,976 Berry Petroleum Corp 23,636   222,888
NIC Inc 18,903   422,482 Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (a) 6,810   158,945
Perficient Inc (a) 18,344   845,108 Callon Petroleum Co (a) 364,514   1,760,603
Revolve Group Inc (a),(b) 22,125   406,215 Comstock Resources Inc (a),(b) 13,154   108,257
Shutterstock Inc (a) 16,116   691,054 Denbury Resources Inc (a) 241,618   340,681
TechTarget Inc (a) 5,078   132,536 Evolution Petroleum Corp 6,724   36,780
Zix Corp (a) 51,617   349,963 Falcon Minerals Corp 10,527   74,321
        Gulfport Energy Corp (a) 129,707   394,309
    $ 5,325,976        
        Mammoth Energy Services Inc 14,615   32,153
Investment Companies — 0.27%       Murphy USA Inc (a) 14,877   1,740,609
Ellington Financial Inc 58,491   1,072,140 Northern Oil and Gas Inc (a) 157,179   367,799
Iron & Steel — 0.19%       Par Pacific Holdings Inc (a) 24,957   580,001
Carpenter Technology Corp 15,206   756,955 PDC Energy Inc (a) 48,362   1,265,634
        SM Energy Co 78,679   884,352
Leisure Time — 0.42%       Southwestern Energy Co (a),(b) 523,855   1,267,729
Acushnet Holdings Corp 9,156   297,570        
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc (a) 6,221   101,713     $ 9,235,061
YETI Holdings Inc (a),(b) 35,891   1,248,289 Oil & Gas Services — 0.67%      
    $ 1,647,572 Archrock Inc 38,576   387,303
        Core Laboratories NV 23,635   890,330
Lodging — 0.05%       ProPetro Holding Corp (a) 65,748   739,665
Marcus Corp/The 6,830   216,989 RPC Inc 77,144   404,235
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.27%     Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc, Class A 16,568   231,952
SPX Corp (a) 20,986   1,067,768     $ 2,653,485

 

See accompanying notes.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Packaging & Containers — 0.73%       Retail (continued)      
Matthews International Corp, Class A 3,482 $ 132,908 Chico’s FAS Inc 30,065 $ 114,548
O-I Glass Inc 90,106   1,074,964 Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc 39,879   1,601,939
Silgan Holdings Inc 54,362   1,689,571 Denny’s Corp (a) 26,858   533,937
    $ 2,897,443 Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc 60,671   3,002,608
        GMS Inc (a) 26,823   726,367
Pharmaceuticals — 2.80%       Group 1 Automotive Inc 5,637   563,700
Alector Inc (a) 14,896   256,658        
        Haverty Furniture Cos Inc 4,240   85,478
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 56,083   270,320        
        Jack in the Box Inc 13,475   1,051,454
Anika Therapeutics Inc (a) 6,650   344,803        
        La-Z-Boy Inc 17,671   556,283
Assertio Therapeutics Inc (a) 41,670   52,088        
        Lithia Motors Inc, Class A 7,184   1,056,048
BioDelivery Sciences International Inc (a) 41,042   259,385        
        Office Depot Inc 89,032   243,948
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp (a) 4,278   243,589        
        PC Connection Inc 2,533   125,789
Chimerix Inc (a) 15,550   31,567 PetIQ Inc (a) 23,179   580,634
Coherus Biosciences Inc (a) 36,203   651,835 PetMed Express Inc (b) 17,387   408,942
CorMedix Inc (a),(b) 16,032   116,713 RH (a) 15,081   3,219,793
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 9,914   595,633        
        Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc 12,289   267,470
Endo International PLC (a) 112,018   525,364 Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (a) 45,557   831,415
Harrow Health Inc (a) 9,559   74,369 Shake Shack Inc, Class A (a) 19,850   1,182,464
Lannett Co Inc (a),(b) 27,252   240,363 Shoe Carnival Inc (b) 5,405   201,498
Mallinckrodt PLC (a),(b) 185,525   647,482        
        Sonic Automotive Inc, Class A 6,871   213,001
Owens & Minor Inc 21,766   112,530 Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc (a) 7,258   58,282
Pacira BioSciences Inc (a) 48,987   2,219,111 Tailored Brands Inc (b) 42,510   175,991
Premier Inc, Class A (a) 68,259   2,585,651        
        Tilly’s Inc, Class A 5,246   64,264
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc (a) 27,387   1,109,173        
        Wingstop Inc 16,559   1,427,883
Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 5,114   35,338        
        World Fuel Services Corp 30,716   1,333,689
USANA Health Sciences Inc (a) 8,887   698,074 Zumiez Inc (a) 8,861   306,059
    $ 11,070,046     $ 26,903,372
Private Equity — 0.30%       Savings & Loans — 1.61%      
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc 43,364   967,017 Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc 20,091   660,592
Victory Capital Holdings Inc, Class A 10,041   210,560 First Defiance Financial Corp 6,509   204,969
    $ 1,177,577 Meridian Bancorp Inc 14,802   297,372
Real Estate — 1.13%       Northfield Bancorp Inc 17,041   289,015
Alexander & Baldwin Inc 28,832   604,319 Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc 34,394   1,121,417
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co 3,069   185,122 Provident Financial Services Inc 28,219   695,598
Marcus & Millichap Inc (a) 17,012   633,697 Washington Federal Inc 56,315   2,063,945
McGrath RentCorp 9,897   757,516 WSFS Financial Corp 23,382   1,028,574
Realogy Holdings Corp (b) 112,886   1,092,737     $ 6,361,482
RMR Group Inc/The, Class A 15,187   693,135 Semiconductors — 2.88%      
Safehold Inc 12,348   497,624 Cabot Microelectronics Corp 14,733   2,126,267
    $ 4,464,150 Cirrus Logic Inc (a) 37,610   3,099,440
        Diodes Inc (a) 32,444   1,828,868
REITs — 8.82%              
        FormFactor Inc (a) 21,393   555,576
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc 136,431   2,495,323        
        Lattice Semiconductor Corp (a) 90,016   1,722,906
Apple Hospitality REIT Inc 157,695   2,562,544        
Arbor Realty Trust Inc (b) 137,236   1,969,337 Power Integrations Inc 11,547   1,142,114
        Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (a) 19,883   466,654
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp 31,009   491,183        
CareTrust REIT Inc 111,206   2,294,180 Xperi Corp 25,446   470,751
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc 114,031   2,829,109     $ 11,412,576
Exantas Capital Corp 29,399   347,202 Software — 2.96%      
Four Corners Property Trust Inc 69,596   1,961,911 American Software Inc, Class A 5,969   88,819
Gladstone Commercial Corp 22,396   489,577 Appfolio Inc, Class A (a) 14,821   1,629,569
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc 99,696   1,832,412 Bandwidth Inc, Class A (a) 18,319   1,173,332
iStar Inc 106,468   1,544,851 Computer Programs & Systems Inc 8,773   231,607
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc 57,784   1,179,949 Covetrus Inc (a) 66,197   873,800
Ladder Capital Corp 103,887   1,874,121 CSG Systems International Inc 22,805   1,180,843
Lexington Realty Trust 226,281   2,403,104 Ebix Inc 18,465   616,916
LTC Properties Inc 31,053   1,390,243 Immersion Corp (a) 26,161   194,376
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 117,587   2,621,014 Intelligent Systems Corp (a) 4,877   194,787
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc (b) 168,845   2,487,087 Model N Inc (a) 22,767   798,439
TPG RE Finance Trust Inc 65,360   1,324,847 Pareteum Corp (a),(b) 302,151   132,131
Weingarten Realty Investors 89,699   2,802,197 Progress Software Corp 24,072   1,000,191
    $ 34,900,191 SailPoint Technologies Holding Inc (a) 88,550   2,089,780
        Sciplay Corp, Class A (a) 17,299   212,605
Retail — 6.80%              
America’s Car-Mart Inc (a) 3,796   416,269 Simulations Plus Inc 8,587   249,624
        SPS Commerce Inc (a) 18,833   1,043,725
Asbury Automotive Group Inc (a) 5,734   641,004        
BJ’s Restaurants Inc 12,021   456,317     $ 11,710,544
Bloomin’ Brands Inc 53,808   1,187,543 Telecommunications — 2.36%      
BMC Stock Holdings Inc (a) 33,172   951,705        
        Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc 63,894   247,909
Boot Barn Holdings Inc (a) 15,945   710,031 GTT Communications Inc (a),(b) 32,192   365,379
Brinker International Inc 35,338   1,484,196 InterDigital Inc 27,787   1,514,114
Cato Corp/The, Class A 4,038   70,261 Shenandoah Telecommunications Co 15,856   659,768
Cheesecake Factory Inc/The 27,086   1,052,562 Switch Inc, Class A 89,408   1,325,026

 

See accompanying notes.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value   (a) Non-income producing security.          
Telecommunications (continued)         (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Telephone & Data Systems Inc 79,363 $ 2,018,201   (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
United States Cellular Corp (a) 14,948   541,566                    
          lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Viavi Solutions Inc (a) 177,969   2,669,535                    
          $8,267,847 or 2.09% of net assets.          
    $ 9,341,498   (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Textiles — 0.67%         Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
UniFirst Corp 13,192   2,664,520   Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the  
Transportation — 1.60%         outstanding voting shares of the security).      
ArcBest Corp 13,463   371,579   Please see affiliated sub-schedule for transactional information.  
Forward Air Corp 14,443   1,010,288   (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.      
Ryder System Inc 30,334   1,647,440                    
Saia Inc (a) 14,336   1,334,968                    
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc 3,414   64,729   Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Werner Enterprises Inc 51,859   1,887,149   Sector             Percent  
    $ 6,316,153   Financial             29.43 %
Water — 0.69%         Consumer, Non-cyclical       20.77 %
American States Water Co 18,880   1,635,763   Consumer, Cyclical           14.84 %
California Water Service Group 19,825   1,022,177   Industrial             13.62 %
York Water Co/The 1,694   78,110   Technology             6.94 %
          Energy             4.95 %
    $ 2,736,050   Communications           4.67 %
          Basic Materialsg           2.97 %
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 394,307,105   Investment Companies         2.45 %
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.45% Shares Held   Value   Utilities             1.47 %
Money Market Funds — 2.45%         Other Assets and Liabilities       (2.11 )%
Principal Government Money Market         TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %
Fund 1.41% (c),(d),(e) 8,267,847   8,267,847                    
State Street Institutional U.S. Government                          
Money Market Fund 1.53% (e) 1,401,374   1,401,374                    
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 9,669,221                    
Total Investments   $ 403,976,326                    
Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.11)%   $ (8,335,435 )                  
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 395,640,891                    
 
 
          June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales December 31, 2019  
Affiliated Securities         Value     Cost Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%         $ $ 23,834,196 $ 15,566,349 $ 8,267,847  
          $ $ 23,834,196 $ 15,566,349 $ 8,267,847  
 
 
                    Realized      
                Realized Gain from   Change in  
              Gain/Loss on Capital Gain   Unrealized  
          Income (a) Investments Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money                          
Market Fund 1.41%         $ $ $ $  
          $ $ $ $  
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                        

 

See accompanying notes.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 99.66% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.01%       Banks (continued)      
National CineMedia Inc 144 $ 1,050 Signature Bank 338 $ 46,174
        South State Corp 118   10,237
Aerospace & Defense — 1.17%              
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc (a) 301   13,744 Southside Bancshares Inc 77   2,860
        Stock Yards Bancorp Inc 39   1,601
Arconic Inc 1,884   57,971        
Teledyne Technologies Inc (a) 149   51,634 Synovus Financial Corp 785   30,772
        TCF Financial Corp 694   32,479
    $ 123,349 TriCo Bancshares 62   2,530
Agriculture — 0.03%       United Bankshares Inc 282   10,902
Turning Point Brands Inc (b) 116   3,318 United Community Banks Inc 230   7,102
        Univest Financial Corp 79   2,116
Apparel — 1.72%       Zions Bancorp NA 1,121   58,202
Carter’s Inc 251   27,444        
Columbia Sportswear Co 152   15,229     $ 612,061
Deckers Outdoor Corp (a) 185   31,239 Beverages — 0.69%      
Hanesbrands Inc 1,777   26,388 Boston Beer Co Inc/The, Class A (a) 74   27,961
Levi Strauss & Co, Class A 421   8,121 Molson Coors Brewing Co, Class B 823   44,360
Skechers U.S.A. Inc, Class A (a) 666   28,765        
            $ 72,321
Steven Madden Ltd 207   8,903        
Under Armour Inc, Class A (a) 1,626   35,122 Biotechnology — 0.94%      
        ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 257   10,995
    $ 181,211 Acorda Therapeutics Inc (a) 83   169
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.71%       Adverum Biotechnologies Inc (a) 119   1,371
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc 646   31,215 ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 20   1,233
BorgWarner Inc 664   28,804 ArQule Inc (a) 254   5,070
Dana Inc 551   10,028 Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 176   11,164
Methode Electronics Inc 93   3,660 Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc, Class A (a) 130   48,104
Miller Industries Inc 23   854 CEL-SCI Corp (a),(b) 84   769
XPEL Inc (a) 13   190 Eidos Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 29   1,664
        Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc (a) 51   760
    $ 74,751        
        Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc (a) 120   2,300
Banks — 5.81%       PDL BioPharma Inc (a) 250   811
Associated Banc-Corp 759   16,728 Translate Bio Inc (a) 72   586
Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc (a) 88   1,615 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 82   3,502
BancorpSouth Bank 299   9,392 United Therapeutics Corp (a) 90   7,927
Bank of Hawaii Corp 168   15,987 Veracyte Inc (a) 95   2,653
Bank OZK 476   14,520        
Byline Bancorp Inc 72   1,409     $ 99,078
Cathay General Bancorp 273   10,388 Chemicals — 2.57%      
CenterState Bank Corp 397   9,917 Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (a) 1,174   35,690
Central Pacific Financial Corp 123   3,638 Balchem Corp 39   3,964
Comerica Inc 742   53,239 CF Industries Holdings Inc 976   46,594
East West Bancorp Inc 445   21,672 FMC Corp 466   46,516
Enterprise Financial Services Corp 74   3,568 Hawkins Inc 15   687
Financial Institutions Inc 25   803 Huntsman Corp 582   14,061
First Citizens BancShares Inc, Class A 35   18,627 Innospec Inc 67   6,930
First Foundation Inc 80   1,392 Koppers Holdings Inc (a) 24   917
First Hawaiian Inc 555   16,012 NewMarket Corp 51   24,813
First Horizon National Corp 2,484   41,135 PolyOne Corp 202   7,432
First Merchants Corp 141   5,864 RPM International Inc 412   31,625
First of Long Island Corp/The 49   1,229 Sensient Technologies Corp 130   8,592
Flagstar Bancorp Inc 220   8,415 Stepan Co 46   4,712
Fulton Financial Corp 637   11,103 Valvoline Inc 655   14,024
Glacier Bancorp Inc 256   11,773 WR Grace & Co 344   24,028
Great Southern Bancorp Inc 22   1,393     $ 270,585
Hanmi Financial Corp 103   2,060        
Hilltop Holdings Inc 437   10,894 Coal — 0.14%      
Home BancShares Inc 374   7,353 Arch Coal Inc, Class A 88   6,313
Hope Bancorp Inc 332   4,934 Warrior Met Coal Inc 376   7,945
Horizon Bancorp Inc 69   1,311     $ 14,258
IBERIABANK Corp 190   14,218 Commercial Services — 3.85%      
Independent Bank Corp 73   1,653 Aaron’s Inc 257   14,677
International Bancshares Corp 161   6,934 AMERCO 33   12,402
Mercantile Bank Corp 25   912 Barrett Business Services Inc 30   2,714
Midland States Bancorp Inc 57   1,651 Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 703   50,004
MidWestOne Financial Group Inc 15   543 Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (a) 155   23,295
Nicolet Bankshares Inc (a) 24   1,772        
        Carriage Services Inc 23   589
Origin Bancorp Inc 74   2,800 Cimpress PLC (a) 89   11,194
PacWest Bancorp 526   20,130 Collectors Universe Inc 24   553
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 279   17,856 CorVel Corp (a) 75   6,552
Popular Inc 375   22,031 Euronet Worldwide Inc (a) 322   50,734
Preferred Bank 47   2,824 EVERTEC Inc 202   6,876
RBB Bancorp 29   614 Forrester Research Inc (a) 68   2,836
S&T Bancorp Inc 99   3,989 FTI Consulting Inc (a) 151   16,710
ServisFirst Bancshares Inc 74   2,788 Healthcare Services Group Inc 361   8,779

 

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Commercial Services (continued)       Diversified Financial Services (continued)      
Heidrick & Struggles International Inc 68 $ 2,210 Houlihan Lokey Inc 242 $ 11,827
Huron Consulting Group Inc (a) 57   3,917 Invesco Ltd 2,949   53,023
ICF International Inc 98   8,979 Lazard Ltd, Class A 451   18,022
Kforce Inc 72   2,858 Legg Mason Inc 459   16,483
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp 456   19,535 LPL Financial Holdings Inc 399   36,808
ManpowerGroup Inc 315   30,586 Mr Cooper Group Inc (a) 248   3,103
Monro Inc 118   9,228 OneMain Holdings Inc 242   10,200
Morningstar Inc 63   9,533 Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc 857   20,028
National Research Corp 38   2,506 SEI Investments Co 409   26,781
Resources Connection Inc 144   2,351 Stifel Financial Corp 228   13,828
Robert Half International Inc 804   50,773 Waddell & Reed Financial Inc, Class A 525   8,778
Sabre Corp 1,039   23,315 Western Union Co/The 2,154   57,684
Service Corp International/US 491   22,601 Westwood Holdings Group Inc 33   977
SP Plus Corp (a) 37   1,570        
            $ 529,136
Vectrus Inc (a) 69   3,537        
Viad Corp 69   4,657 Electric — 3.08%      
        AES Corp 2,999   59,680
    $ 406,071 Alliant Energy Corp 926   50,671
Computers — 3.04%       Black Hills Corp 388   30,474
Agilysys Inc (a) 148   3,761 Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc 399   18,697
CACI International Inc, Class A (a) 216   53,998 IDACORP Inc 443   47,312
Diebold Nixdorf Inc (a) 513   5,417 NorthWestern Corp 355   25,443
EPAM Systems Inc (a) 269   57,071 OGE Energy Corp 1,035   46,026
ForeScout Technologies Inc (a) 372   12,202 Pinnacle West Capital Corp 514   46,224
Genpact Ltd 871   36,730     $ 324,527
Insight Enterprises Inc (a) 264   18,557        
Leidos Holdings Inc 571   55,895 Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.98%      
MAXIMUS Inc 172   12,795 Acuity Brands Inc 200   27,600
Perspecta Inc 767   20,279 Belden Inc 126   6,930
Science Applications International Corp 476   41,421 Encore Wire Corp 51   2,927
TTEC Holdings Inc 58   2,298 Generac Holdings Inc (a) 367   36,917
    $ 320,424 Hubbell Inc 193   28,529
            $ 102,903
Construction Materials — 2.43%              
American Woodmark Corp (a) 57   5,957 Electronics — 3.26%      
Armstrong World Industries Inc 265   24,902 Allegion PLC 481   59,904
Boise Cascade Co 131   4,785 Atkore International Group Inc (a) 159   6,433
Builders FirstSource Inc (a) 497   12,629 Avnet Inc 442   18,758
Eagle Materials Inc 269   24,388 Badger Meter Inc 102   6,623
Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc 498   32,539 Brady Corp, Class A 198   11,337
Louisiana-Pacific Corp 1,152   34,180 Comtech Telecommunications Corp 91   3,230
Masco Corp 1,197   57,444 FLIR Systems Inc 580   30,201
Owens Corning 790   51,445 Gentex Corp 811   23,503
Universal Forest Products Inc 156   7,441 Jabil Inc 538   22,235
        OSI Systems Inc (a) 198   19,946
    $ 255,710        
        SYNNEX Corp 226   29,109
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.79%       Tech Data Corp (a) 205   29,438
Core-Mark Holding Co Inc 117   3,181 Trimble Inc (a) 640   26,682
G-III Apparel Group Ltd (a) 152   5,092 Watts Water Technologies Inc, Class A 118   11,772
KAR Auction Services Inc 1,260   27,456 Woodward Inc 371   43,941
LKQ Corp (a) 866   30,916        
Systemax Inc 38   956     $ 343,112
WESCO International Inc (a) 266   15,798 Energy — Alternate Sources — 0.43%      
        Enphase Energy Inc (a) 883   23,073
    $ 83,399        
        Green Plains Inc 182   2,808
Diversified Financial Services — 5.02%       Pattern Energy Group Inc, Class A 421   11,264
Affiliated Managers Group Inc 318   26,947 TerraForm Power Inc, Class A 505   7,772
Aircastle Ltd 172   5,506        
Alliance Data Systems Corp 381   42,748     $ 44,917
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc, Class A 254   8,209 Engineering & Construction — 1.39%      
B. Riley Financial Inc 23   579 AECOM (a) 663   28,595
Cboe Global Markets Inc 434   52,080 Arcosa Inc 190   8,465
CBTX Inc 22   685 EMCOR Group Inc 286   24,682
Cohen & Steers Inc 139   8,724 Exponent Inc 206   14,216
Credit Acceptance Corp (a) 65   28,751 frontdoor Inc (a) 146   6,923
Deluxe Corp 214   10,683 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp (a) 232   2,629
Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc 16   2,247 KBR Inc 749   22,844
Eaton Vance Corp 449   20,964 MasTec Inc (a) 338   21,686
Encore Capital Group Inc (a) 142   5,021 TopBuild Corp (a) 164   16,905
Evercore Inc, Class A 265   19,811     $ 146,945
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp, Class C 27   2,255        
Greenhill & Co Inc 98   1,674 Entertainment — 0.15%      
Hamilton Lane Inc, Class A 121   7,212 Cinemark Holdings Inc 470   15,909
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure       Environmental Control — 0.46%      
Capital Inc 233   7,498 Clean Harbors Inc (a) 205   17,579

 

See accompanying notes.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Environmental Control (continued)       Healthcare — Services (continued)      
Tetra Tech Inc 357 $ 30,759 Brookdale Senior Living Inc (a) 721 $ 5,242
        Catalent Inc (a) 659   37,102
    $ 48,338        
        Catasys Inc (a),(b) 52   848
Food — 1.49%       Charles River Laboratories International Inc (a) 108   16,498
Chefs’ Warehouse Inc/The (a) 84   3,201        
        Chemed Corp 119   52,272
Flowers Foods Inc 870   18,914 Community Health Systems Inc (a) 406   1,177
Ingredion Inc 322   29,930 DaVita Inc (a) 859   64,451
John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc 35   3,195 Encompass Health Corp 490   33,942
Performance Food Group Co (a) 401   20,643        
        Ensign Group Inc/The 199   9,029
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (a) 460   15,049 Invitae Corp (a) 192   3,097
Simply Good Foods Co/The (a) 213   6,079 Joint Corp/The (a) 98   1,582
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (a) 605   11,707 LHC Group Inc (a) 201   27,690
TreeHouse Foods Inc (a) 221   10,718 MEDNAX Inc (a) 447   12,422
US Foods Holding Corp (a) 886   37,115 Medpace Holdings Inc (a) 58   4,875
    $ 156,551 Natera Inc (a) 217   7,311
Food Service — 0.47%       National HealthCare Corp 37   3,198
        Syneos Health Inc (a) 129   7,672
Aramark 1,146   49,736        
        Tenet Healthcare Corp (a) 483   18,368
Forest Products & Paper — 0.14%       US Physical Therapy Inc 74   8,462
Domtar Corp 279   10,669     $ 339,099
PH Glatfelter Co 77   1,409        
Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc 70   2,939 Home Builders — 1.86%      
        Century Communities Inc (a) 114   3,118
    $ 15,017 Green Brick Partners Inc (a) 30   344
Gas — 0.34%       Installed Building Products Inc (a) 94   6,474
ONE Gas Inc 199   18,621 LGI Homes Inc (a) 79   5,581
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc 222   16,865 M/I Homes Inc (a) 106   4,171
    $ 35,486 MDC Holdings Inc 186   7,098
        Meritage Homes Corp (a) 152   9,289
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.93%       NVR Inc (a) 13   49,509
Franklin Electric Co Inc 104   5,961 PulteGroup Inc 1,366   53,001
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 281   27,181 Taylor Morrison Home Corp, Class A (a) 565   12,351
MSA Safety Inc 101   12,763 Toll Brothers Inc 826   32,635
Snap-on Inc 307   52,006 TRI Pointe Group Inc (a) 807   12,573
    $ 97,911     $ 196,144
Healthcare — Products — 4.28%       Home Furnishings — 0.37%      
Accuray Inc (a) 301   849        
        Whirlpool Corp 265   39,095
Alphatec Holdings Inc (a) 191   1,355        
Atrion Corp 18   13,527 Household Products/Wares — 0.51%      
Avantor Inc (a) 793   14,393 Avery Dennison Corp 282   36,891
Bio-Techne Corp 83   18,219 Helen of Troy Ltd (a) 93   16,721
Bruker Corp 531   27,065     $ 53,612
Cardiovascular Systems Inc (a) 157   7,629        
Conformis Inc (a) 241   361 Housewares — 0.37%      
CONMED Corp 190   21,248 Toro Co/The 490   39,038
Hanger Inc (a) 114   3,148 Insurance — 5.09%      
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc 389   44,163 AMERISAFE Inc 119   7,858
Inspire Medical Systems Inc (a) 175   12,987 AXA Equitable Holdings Inc 1,752   43,415
Insulet Corp (a) 273   46,738 Brown & Brown Inc 1,080   42,638
Invacare Corp 58   523 Crawford & Co, Class A 48   551
iRadimed Corp (a) 20   468 Essent Group Ltd 376   19,548
Lantheus Holdings Inc (a) 137   2,810 Fidelity National Financial Inc 1,124   50,973
LeMaitre Vascular Inc 73   2,624 First American Financial Corp 727   42,399
Luminex Corp 93   2,154 Globe Life Inc 399   41,995
Masimo Corp (a) 274   43,308 Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The 368   50,294
Meridian Bioscience Inc 198   1,934 James River Group Holdings Ltd 164   6,758
Natus Medical Inc (a) 123   4,058 Kinsale Capital Group Inc 96   9,759
Nevro Corp (a) 145   17,043 Primerica Inc 201   26,243
Novocure Ltd (a) 139   11,713 Radian Group Inc 916   23,047
NuVasive Inc (a) 273   21,114 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd 253   49,593
OPKO Health Inc (a) 1,020   1,499 Safety Insurance Group Inc 42   3,886
OrthoPediatrics Corp (a) 44   2,068 Selective Insurance Group Inc 417   27,184
Patterson Cos Inc 822   16,835 Unum Group 1,192   34,759
Quanterix Corp (a) 42   992 Voya Financial Inc 917   55,919
Repligen Corp (a) 450   41,625        
            $ 536,819
Rockwell Medical Inc (a) 115   281        
Tandem Diabetes Care Inc (a) 529   31,534 Internet — 0.35%      
Utah Medical Products Inc 10   1,079 Cogent Communications Holdings Inc 105   6,910
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc 239   35,929 GlobalSCAPE Inc 31   305
        HealthStream Inc (a) 175   4,760
    $ 451,273 Match Group Inc (a),(b) 114   9,360
Healthcare — Services — 3.22%       NIC Inc 154   3,442
Acadia Healthcare Co Inc (a) 411   13,653 Perficient Inc (a) 227   10,458
Addus HomeCare Corp (a) 105   10,208        

 

See accompanying notes.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Internet (continued)       Office & Business Equipment — 0.05%      
Shutterstock Inc (a) 48 $ 2,058 Pitney Bowes Inc 1,212 $ 4,884
 
    $ 37,293 Office Furnishings — 0.24%      
Investment Companies — 0.09%       Herman Miller Inc 249   10,371
Ellington Financial Inc 409   7,497 HNI Corp 105   3,933
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp 390   2,129 Interface Inc 102   1,692
    $ 9,626 Kimball International Inc, Class B 64   1,323
        Knoll Inc 105   2,652
Iron & Steel — 0.62%       Steelcase Inc, Class A 255   5,218
Carpenter Technology Corp 81   4,032        
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 265   31,737     $ 25,189
Steel Dynamics Inc 858   29,206 Oil & Gas — 2.63%      
    $ 64,975 Berry Petroleum Corp 176   1,660
        Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (a) 51   1,190
Leisure Time — 0.58%       Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 2,841   49,462
Acushnet Holdings Corp 84   2,730 Cimarex Energy Co 423   22,203
Harley-Davidson Inc 661   24,582 Comstock Resources Inc (a) 98   807
Polaris Inc 219   22,272 CVR Energy Inc 240   9,703
YETI Holdings Inc (a) 329   11,443        
        Devon Energy Corp 1,922   49,914
    $ 61,027 EQT Corp 1,475   16,078
Lodging — 0.45%       Evolution Petroleum Corp 50   274
Choice Hotels International Inc 180   18,617 Falcon Minerals Corp 78   551
Marcus Corp/The 74   2,351 Gulfport Energy Corp (a) 964   2,931
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc 418   26,255 Matador Resources Co (a) 564   10,135
        Murphy Oil Corp 629   16,857
    $ 47,223 Murphy USA Inc (a) 158   18,486
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.08%       Noble Energy Inc 1,726   42,874
SPX Corp (a) 160   8,141 Northern Oil and Gas Inc (a) 1,168   2,733
        Par Pacific Holdings Inc (a) 185   4,299
Machinery — Diversified — 1.36%              
        PDC Energy Inc (a) 359   9,395
AGCO Corp 302   23,330        
        Southwestern Energy Co (a),(b) 3,893   9,421
Alamo Group Inc 34   4,269        
        Whiting Petroleum Corp (a) 1,163   8,536
Cactus Inc, Class A 169   5,800        
CSW Industrials Inc 51   3,927     $ 277,509
Gardner Denver Holdings Inc (a) 848   31,105        
        Oil & Gas Services — 0.41%      
Graco Inc 379   19,708        
Ichor Holdings Ltd (a) 172   5,722 Core Laboratories NV 176   6,630
Middleby Corp/The (a) 174   19,056 National Oilwell Varco Inc 1,190   29,810
        ProPetro Holding Corp (a) 489   5,501
Nordson Corp 113   18,401        
Tennant Co 36   2,805 Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc, Class A 123   1,722
Welbilt Inc (a) 574   8,960     $ 43,663
    $ 143,083 Packaging & Containers — 1.76%      
        Crown Holdings Inc (a) 756   54,840
Media — 2.17%       Matthews International Corp, Class A 38   1,450
Altice USA Inc, Class A (a) 1,740   47,572 O-I Glass Inc 689   8,220
AMC Networks Inc, Class A (a) 221   8,729 Packaging Corp of America 461   51,627
Cable One Inc 30   44,654 Sealed Air Corp 769   30,629
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd, Class A (a) 149   675 Silgan Holdings Inc 407   12,650
DISH Network Corp, Class A (a) 1,013   35,931 Sonoco Products Co 415   25,614
Entravision Communications Corp, Class A 87   228        
FactSet Research Systems Inc 177   47,489     $ 185,030
Nexstar Media Group Inc, Class A 168   19,698 Pharmaceuticals — 2.52%      
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, Class A 397   13,236 Alkermes PLC (a) 618   12,607
TEGNA Inc 607   10,131 Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 514   2,477
        Anika Therapeutics Inc (a) 61   3,163
    $ 228,343        
        Assertio Therapeutics Inc (a) 382   478
Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 0.22%       Axsome Therapeutics Inc (a) 59   6,098
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 278   10,798 BioDelivery Sciences International Inc (a) 376   2,376
AZZ Inc 94   4,319 BioSpecifics Technologies Corp (a) 13   740
Mueller Industries Inc 140   4,445 Chimerix Inc (a) 115   233
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp 13   437 Coherus Biosciences Inc (a) 141   2,539
TriMas Corp (a) 114   3,581        
        CorMedix Inc (a),(b) 147   1,070
    $ 23,580 Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 91   5,467
Mining — 0.31%       Endo International PLC (a) 1,027   4,817
Royal Gold Inc 271   33,130 Harrow Health Inc (a) 88   685
        Horizon Therapeutics PLC (a) 899   32,544
Miscellaneous Manufacture — 1.54%       Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) 367   54,786
AptarGroup Inc 291   33,645 Lannett Co Inc (a),(b) 250   2,205
Carlisle Cos Inc 261   42,240 Mallinckrodt PLC (a),(b) 1,701   5,936
Donaldson Co Inc 276   15,903 Mylan NV (a) 2,526   50,773
Federal Signal Corp 199   6,418 Option Care Health Inc (a) 464   1,731
Hexcel Corp 394   28,884 Owens & Minor Inc 200   1,034
ITT Inc 310   22,912 Pacira BioSciences Inc (a) 450   20,385
John Bean Technologies Corp 104   11,717        
        Perrigo Co PLC 715   36,937
    $ 161,719 Premier Inc, Class A (a) 165   6,250

 

See accompanying notes.

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Pharmaceuticals (continued)       Retail (continued)      
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc (a) 251 $ 10,166 Denny’s Corp (a) 291 $ 5,785
Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 53   366 Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc 656   32,465
        Dillard’s Inc, Class A (b) 94   6,907
    $ 265,863        
        Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc 397   29,989
Pipelines — 0.13%       FirstCash Inc 234   18,867
Equitrans Midstream Corp 1,057   14,122 Floor & Decor Holdings Inc, Class A (a) 213   10,823
Private Equity — 0.08%       Foot Locker Inc 795   30,997
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc 303   6,757 GMS Inc (a) 205   5,551
Victory Capital Holdings Inc, Class A 70   1,468 Group 1 Automotive Inc 61   6,100
        Haverty Furniture Cos Inc 46   927
    $ 8,225 Jack in the Box Inc 146   11,392
Real Estate — 0.20%       L Brands Inc 1,576   28,557
Alexander & Baldwin Inc 202   4,234 Lithia Motors Inc, Class A 78   11,466
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co 21   1,266 Macy’s Inc 3,150   53,550
Marcus & Millichap Inc (a) 119   4,433 Nordstrom Inc 926   37,901
Realogy Holdings Corp (b) 790   7,647 Office Depot Inc 963   2,639
Safehold Inc 86   3,466 PC Connection Inc 31   1,540
    $ 21,046 Penske Automotive Group Inc 129   6,478
        Qurate Retail Inc, Series A (a) 1,160   9,779
REITs — 10.93%       RH (a) 273   58,286
Americold Realty Trust 1,346   47,191 Shoe Carnival Inc (b) 58   2,162
Apartment Investment & Management Co,       Signet Jewelers Ltd 358   7,783
Class A 957   49,429 Sonic Automotive Inc, Class A 74   2,294
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc 1,369   25,039 Tailored Brands Inc (b) 460   1,904
Apple Hospitality REIT Inc 1,326   21,547 Texas Roadhouse Inc 433   24,387
Arbor Realty Trust Inc 942   13,518 Wendy’s Co/The 1,138   25,275
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp 217   3,437 Williams-Sonoma Inc 437   32,093
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc, Class A 1,393   51,847 Wingstop Inc 179   15,435
Brixmor Property Group Inc 2,460   53,161 World Fuel Services Corp 235   10,204
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc (b) 102   4,560        
        Zumiez Inc (a) 96   3,316
CubeSmart 1,433   45,111        
EPR Properties 479   33,837     $ 667,504
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc 941   23,346 Savings & Loans — 0.38%      
Exantas Capital Corp 206   2,433 First Defiance Financial Corp 46   1,449
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc 1,305   56,180 Meridian Bancorp Inc 104   2,089
Gladstone Commercial Corp 157   3,432 Northfield Bancorp Inc 119   2,018
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc 684   12,572 Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc 241   7,858
iStar Inc 745   10,810 Provident Financial Services Inc 197   4,856
Kimco Realty Corp 2,391   49,518 Washington Federal Inc 387   14,184
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc 404   8,250 WSFS Financial Corp 164   7,214
Ladder Capital Corp 713   12,863     $ 39,668
Lamar Advertising Co, Class A 299   26,689        
Lexington Realty Trust 1,557   16,535 Semiconductors — 3.01%      
Life Storage Inc 414   44,828 Cabot Microelectronics Corp 179   25,833
        Diodes Inc (a) 401   22,604
LTC Properties Inc 217   9,715        
Medical Properties Trust Inc 2,552   53,873 Entegris Inc 1,061   53,146
        FormFactor Inc (a) 264   6,856
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc 1,194   50,566        
        Lattice Semiconductor Corp (a) 1,090   20,863
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 1,584   35,307        
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc, Class A 660   14,678 MKS Instruments Inc 318   34,983
PS Business Parks Inc 99   16,322 Monolithic Power Systems Inc 262   46,641
QTS Realty Trust Inc, Class A 289   15,684 Power Integrations Inc 143   14,144
        Silicon Laboratories Inc (a) 245   28,415
Regency Centers Corp 719   45,362        
Sabra Health Care REIT Inc 1,078   23,005 Teradyne Inc 846   57,689
Spirit Realty Capital Inc 1,043   51,295 Xperi Corp 315   5,828
Starwood Property Trust Inc 2,062   51,261     $ 317,002
STORE Capital Corp 1,334   49,678 Software — 2.03%      
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc (b) 1,562   23,008        
        ACI Worldwide Inc (a) 268   10,153
TPG RE Finance Trust Inc 457   9,263 Alteryx Inc, Class A (a) 120   12,008
VICI Properties Inc 2,204   56,312 American Software Inc, Class A 55   818
Weingarten Realty Investors 978   30,553 Bandwidth Inc, Class A (a) 49   3,139
    $ 1,152,015 Black Knight Inc (a) 310   19,989
Retail — 6.33%       Blackbaud Inc 93   7,403
Asbury Automotive Group Inc (a) 62   6,931 CDK Global Inc 317   17,334
AutoNation Inc (a) 265   12,887 Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (a) 131   8,892
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc 1,359   23,511 Computer Programs & Systems Inc 33   871
        Covetrus Inc (a) 267   3,524
Big Lots Inc 364   10,454        
BMC Stock Holdings Inc (a) 254   7,287 CSG Systems International Inc 82   4,246
Boot Barn Holdings Inc (a) 173   7,704 Digital Turbine Inc (a) 451   3,216
Buckle Inc/The (b) 141   3,813 Ebix Inc 51   1,704
        Immersion Corp (a) 86   639
Casey’s General Stores Inc 221   35,137        
Cheesecake Factory Inc/The 293   11,386 j2 Global Inc 127   11,901
        Manhattan Associates Inc (a) 129   10,288
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc 238   36,590        
        MicroStrategy Inc, Class A (a) 19   2,710
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc 422   16,952        

 

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December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.05% Shares Held   Value  
Software (continued)       Money Market Funds — 1.05%              
MongoDB Inc (a) 87 $ 11,450 Principal Government Money Market Fund          
Pareteum Corp (a),(b) 6,826   2,985 1.41% (c),(d),(e)             75,573 $ 75,573  
Progress Software Corp 111   4,612 State Street Institutional U.S. Government            
PROS Holdings Inc (a) 58   3,475 Money Market Fund 1.53% (e)       35,152   35,152  
Sciplay Corp, Class A (a) 61   750                      
Simulations Plus Inc 36   1,047 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $   110,725  
SPS Commerce Inc (a) 88   4,877                      
        Total Investments         $ 10,612,271  
Tyler Technologies Inc (a) 187   56,104                      
        Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.71)%     $   (74,449 )
Verint Systems Inc (a) 176   9,743                      
        TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%     $ 10,537,822  
    $ 213,878                      
 
Telecommunications — 2.64%       (a) Non-income producing security.              
Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc 1,443   5,599 (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
GTT Communications Inc (a),(b) 727   8,251                      
        (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Juniper Networks Inc 2,018   49,703                      
LogMeIn Inc 448   38,412 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co 358   14,896 $75,573 or 0.72% of net assets.              
Switch Inc, Class A 150   2,223 (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Ubiquiti Inc 415   78,427 Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
ViaSat Inc (a) 663   48,528                      
        Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.0% or more of the      
Viavi Solutions Inc (a) 2,166   32,490                      
        outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated      
    $ 278,529 sub-schedule for transactional information.          
Textiles — 0.20%       (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.            
UniFirst Corp 105   21,208                      
 
Transportation — 0.45%       Portfolio Summary (unaudited)              
ArcBest Corp 103   2,843 Sector                 Percent  
Forward Air Corp 110   7,695                      
Ryder System Inc 227   12,328 Financial                 27.60 %
Saia Inc (a) 110   10,243 Consumer, Non-cyclical             17.53 %
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc 26   493 Industrial                 16.02 %
Werner Enterprises Inc 389   14,156 Consumer, Cyclical               14.25 %
        Technology                 8.13 %
    $ 47,758 Communications                 5.17 %
Water — 0.16%       Energy                 3.74 %
American States Water Co 189   16,375 Basic Materials                 3.64 %
York Water Co/The 17   784 Utilities                 3.58 %
    $ 17,159 Investment Companies               1.05 %
        Other Assets and Liabilities           (0.71 )%
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 10,501,546 TOTAL NET ASSETS             100.00 %
 
 
        June 30, 2019 Purchases   Sales   December 31, 2019  
Affiliated Securities       Value     Cost Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                            
Market Fund 1.41%       $ $ 338,304 $ 262,731   $   75,573  
        $ $ 338,304 $ 262,731   $   75,573  
 
 
                Realized          
              Realized Gain from   Change in  
            Gain/Loss on Capital Gain   Unrealized  
        Income (a) Investments Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money                            
Market Fund 1.41%       $ $ $   $    
        $ $ $   $    
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

87


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF                        
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                      
 
    Period ended   Year ended       Year ended       Period ended
  December 31, 2019 (a)   June 30, 2019       June 30, 2018       June 30, 2017 (b)
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 27.64   $ 27.56   $   25.36   $   25.00
Investment Operations:                          
Net investment income (c)   0.29     0.67       0.69       0.17
Net realized and change in unrealized gain   2.59     0.39       2.15       0.19
Total from investment operations   2.88     1.06       2.84       0.36
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                          
Net investment income   (0.68 )   (0.68 )     (0.51 )    
Net realized gains       (0.30 )     (0.13 )    
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.68 )   (0.98 )     (0.64 )    
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.84   $ 27.64   $   27.56   $   25.36
Total return   10.57 % (d)   4.12 %     11.24 %     1.43% (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                          
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 802,647   $ 717,189   $   705,435   $   428,567
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.58 % (e)   0.58 %     0.58 %     0.58% (e)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest                          
expense   0.58 % (e)   0.58 %   (f)     (f)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.08 % (e)   2.49 %     2.51 %     4.56% (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   12.9 % (e)   31.5 %     22.0 %     0.0% (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from May 9, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2017.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Ratio is not applicable as there was no interest expense in the period.
(g)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

88


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
 
Principal Active Income ETF                                  
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                    
 
  Period ended   Year ended   Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018     June 30, 2017     June 30, 2016 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $   39.91   $   40.27   $ 41.31   $ 39.12   $ 40.00  
 
Investment Operations:                                  
Net investment income (c)     0.96       1.91     1.78     1.95     2.13  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain                                  
(loss)     1.09       (0.01 )   (0.50 )   2.22     (1.39 )
Total from investment operations     2.05       1.90     1.28     4.17     0.74  
 
Dividends and Distributions to                                  
Shareholders from:                                  
Net investment income     (1.16 )     (1.92 )   (1.87 )   (1.98 )   (1.62 )
Net realized gains           (0.34 )   (0.45 )        
Total dividends and distributions to                                  
stockholders     (1.16 )     (2.26 )   (2.32 )   (1.98 )   (1.62 )
Net asset value, end of period $   40.80   $   39.91   $ 40.27   $ 41.31   $ 39.12  
 
Total return     5.25 % (d)     4.95 %   3.10 %   10.92 %   2.13 % (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $   288,687   $   216,519   $ 292,967   $ 286,084   $ 265,013  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.49 % (e)     0.61 %   0.65 % (f)   0.77 % (f)   0.85% (e),(f)  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net                                  
assets   (g)     (g)     0.68 %   0.80 %   1.34 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income to average                                  
net assets     4.78 % (e)     4.84 %   4.34 %   4.82 %   5.99 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (h)     11.1 % (e)     17.9 %   11.0 %   30.7 %   34.3 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from July 8, 2015, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2016.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Includes reimbursement from Advisor.
(g)      Ratio is not applicable as there was no reimbursement from Advisor in the period.
(h)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

89


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF                  
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                
 
  Period Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 26.78   $ 26.12   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (c)   0.25     0.39     0.26  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain   1.88     0.66     1.03  
Total from investment operations   2.13     1.05     1.29  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.34 )   (0.39 )   (0.17 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.34 )   (0.39 )   (0.17 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 28.57   $ 26.78   $ 26.12  
Total return   8.03 % (d)   4.13 %   5.15 % (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 5,713   $ 5,356   $ 3,918  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.29 % (e)   0.29 %   0.29 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.84 % (e)   1.52 %   1.44 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   7.9 % (e)   47.1 %   61.6 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from October 18, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

90


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF                      
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                    
 
    Period ended   Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)   June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018     June 30, 2017 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 34.37   $ 34.74   $ 28.56   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                        
Net investment loss (c)   (0.06 )   (0.13 )   (0.12 )   (0.08 )
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   4.26     (0.24 )   6.35     3.64  
Total from investment operations   4.20     (0.37 )   6.23     3.56  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net realized gains           (0.05 )    
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders           (0.05 )    
Net asset value, end of period $ 38.57   $ 34.37   $ 34.74   $ 28.56  
Total return   12.22 % (d)   (1.05 )%   21.83 %   14.24 % (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 59,788   $ 56,713   $ 52,104   $ 7,140  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.42 % (e)   0.42 %   0.42 %   0.42 % (e)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.35 )% (e)   (0.39 )%   (0.38 )%   (0.32 )% (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   34.3 % (e)   34.5 %   33.6 %   18.2 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from August 19, 2016, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2017.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

91


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF      
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):      
 
    Period ended  
    December 31, 2019 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:      
Net investment income (b)   0.22  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain   1.59  
Total from investment operations   1.81  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:      
Net investment income   (0.26 )
Net realized gains   (0.01 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.27 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.54  
Total return (c)   7.31 %
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 18,578  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.25 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)   1.99 %
Portfolio turnover rate (d),(e)   56.2 %

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amount has not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

92


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                
 
    Period ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 26.20   $ 24.59   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (c)   0.45     0.95     0.19  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.66     1.66     (0.52 )
Total from investment operations   1.11     2.61     (0.33 )
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.57 )   (0.98 )   (0.08 )
Net realized gains   (0.85 )   (0.02 )    
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (1.42 )   (1.00 )   (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 25.89   $ 26.20   $ 24.59  
Total return   4.26 % (d)   10.95 %   (1.32 )% (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 120,385   $ 120,540   $ 228,710  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.26 % (e)   0.26 %   0.26 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   3.41 % (e)   3.86 %   3.83 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   49.5 % (e)   92.8 %   47.8 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from April 18, 2018, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

93


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
Principal Millennials Index ETF                              
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                        
 
      Period ended   Year ended     Year ended       Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)   June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018       June 30, 2017 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $   38.24   $   36.76   $ 28.92   $   25.00  
Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income (c)     0.24       0.17     0.23       0.17  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain     3.19       1.54     7.91       3.87  
Total from investment operations     3.43       1.71     8.14       4.04  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                              
Net investment income     (0.29 )     (0.23 )   (0.23 )     (0.09 )
Net realized gains               (0.07 )     (0.03 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders     (0.29 )     (0.23 )   (0.30 )     (0.12 )
Net asset value, end of period $   41.38   $   38.24   $ 36.76   $   28.92  
Total return     8.99 % (d)     4.70 %   28.31 %     16.23 % (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000s) $   22,756   $   21,031   $ 20,217   $   7,230  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.45 % (e)     0.45 %   0.45 %     0.45 % (e)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest                              
expense   (f)     (f)     0.45 %   (f)  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.24 % (e)     0.47 %   0.66 %     0.71 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (g)     5.4 % (e)     32.9 % (h)   35.6 %     5.1 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from August 19, 2016, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2017.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Ratio is not applicable as there was no interest expense in the period.
(g)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
(h)      The previously reported portfolio turnover rate of 82.2% was adjusted to correct an immaterial error related to in-kind activity.

See accompanying notes.

94


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
 
Principal Price Setters Index ETF                                
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                      
 
  Period ended     Year ended   Year ended       Year ended       Period ended
  December 31, 2019 (a)   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018       June 30, 2017       June 30, 2016 (b)
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 37.79   $ 33.32   $ 29.03   $   26.08   $   25.00
 
Investment Operations:                                
Net investment income (c)   0.24     0.46     0.39       0.34       0.09
Net realized and change in unrealized                                
gain   3.52     4.48     4.20       3.06       0.99
Total from investment operations   3.76     4.94     4.59       3.40       1.08
 
Dividends and Distributions to                                
Shareholders from:                                
Net investment income   (0.40 )   (0.47 )   (0.27 )     (0.39 )    
Net realized gains           (0.03 )     (0.06 )    
Total dividends and distributions to                                
stockholders   (0.40 )   (0.47 )   (0.30 )     (0.45 )    
Net asset value, end of period $ 41.15   $ 37.79   $ 33.32   $   29.03   $   26.08
 
Total return   10.02 % (d)   15.03 %   15.89 %     13.23 %     4.31% (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 18,518   $ 20,786   $ 21,655   $   7,257   $   6,519
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.29% (e),(f)     0.29 % (e)   0.29 % (e)     0.40 %     0.40% (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net                                
assets   0.38 % (f)   0.40 %   0.40 %   (g)     (g)
Ratio of net investment income to average                                
net assets   1.25 % (f)   1.32 %   1.22 %     1.26 %     1.32% (f)
Portfolio turnover rate (h)   5.0 % (f)   40.4 %   63.5 %     2.0 %     0.0% (f)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from March 21, 2016, date of operations commenced, through June 30, 2016.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Includes reimbursement from Advisor.
(f)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(g)      Ratio is not applicable as there was no reimbursement from Advisor in the period.
(h)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

95


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
 
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF                                
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                        
 
  Period ended     Year ended   Year ended       Year ended       Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018       June 30, 2017       June 30, 2016 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 31.99   $ 32.49   $ 29.16   $   24.65   $   25.00  
 
Investment Operations:                                  
Net investment income (c)   0.36     0.71     0.61       0.54       0.18  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain                                  
(loss)   2.54     (0.51 )   3.21       4.67       (0.53 )
Total from investment operations   2.90     0.20     3.82       5.21       (0.35 )
 
Dividends and Distributions to                                  
Shareholders from:                                  
Net investment income   (0.61 )   (0.70 )   (0.47 )     (0.67 )      
Net realized gains           (0.02 )     (0.03 )      
Total dividends and distributions to                                  
stockholders   (0.61 )   (0.70 )   (0.49 )     (0.70 )      
Net asset value, end of period $ 34.28   $ 31.99   $ 32.49   $   29.16   $   24.65  
 
Total return   9.20 % (d)   0.68 %   13.17 %     21.42 %     (1.39 )% (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 10,284   $ 14,395   $ 14,622   $   7,290   $   6,163  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.29% (e),(f)     0.29 % (e)   0.29 % (e)     0.40 %     0.40 % (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net                                  
assets   0.37 % (f)   0.40 %   0.40 %   (g)     (g)  
Ratio of net investment income to average                                  
net assets   2.25 % (f)   2.26 %   1.90 %     1.98 %     2.73 % (f)
Portfolio turnover rate (h)   3.5 % (f)   49.2 %   55.5 %     3.0 %     7.1 % (f)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from March 21, 2016, date of operations commenced, through June 30, 2016.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Includes reimbursement from Advisor.
(f)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(g)      Ratio is not applicable as there was no reimbursement from Advisor in the period.
(h)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

96


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF                
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                
 
    Period ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 96.78   $ 94.45   $ 100.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (c)   2.01     3.42     4.72  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   4.10     3.82     (5.91 )
Total from investment operations   6.11     7.24     (1.19 )
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (2.72 )   (4.91 )   (4.34 )
Net realized gains           (0.02 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (2.72 )   (4.91 )   (4.36 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 100.17   $ 96.78   $ 94.45  
Total return   6.39 % (d)   7.99 %   (1.28 )% (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 100,174   $ 67,750   $ 51,949  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.55 % (e)   0.55 %   0.55 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   4.05 % (e)   3.65 %   4.93 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   69.4 % (e)   27.6 %   41.0 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from July 10, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF                
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                
 
    Period ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 28.50   $ 28.01   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (c)   0.27     0.31     0.18  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain   0.68     0.43     2.96  
Total from investment operations   0.95     0.74     3.14  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.35 )   (0.25 )   (0.13 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.35 )   (0.25 )   (0.13 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.10   $ 28.50   $ 28.01  
Total return   3.34 % (d)   2.68 %   12.62 % (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 5,820   $ 5,701   $ 5,603  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.29 % (e)   0.29 %   0.29 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.88 % (e)   1.13 %   0.97 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   6.4 % (e)   102.6 %   158.1 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from October 18, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF            
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):            
 
    Period ended     Period ended  
    December 31, 2019 (a)     June 30, 2019 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.09   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:            
Net investment income (c)   0.30     0.12  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain   0.01     0.04  
Total from investment operations   0.31     0.16  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:            
Net investment income   (0.44 )   (0.07 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.44 )   (0.07 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 24.96   $ 25.09  
Total Return (d)   1.26 %   0.62 %
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 12,481   $ 12,543  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (e)   0.18 %   0.18 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (e)   2.42 %   2.51 %
Portfolio turnover rate (e),(f)   19.7 %   0.0 %

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from April 24, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2019.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF      
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):      
 
    Period ended  
    December 31, 2019 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:      
Net investment income (b)   0.20  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain   1.49  
Total from investment operations   1.69  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:      
Net investment income   (0.20 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.20 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.49  
Total return (c)   6.79 %
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 6,623  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.15 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)   1.80 %
Portfolio turnover rate (d),(e)   55.3 %

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amount has not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                
 
    Period ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 29.07   $ 26.02   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (c)   0.31     0.63     0.38  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain   2.43     3.04     0.80  
Total from investment operations   2.74     3.67     1.18  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.49 )   (0.62 )   (0.16 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.49 )   (0.62 )   (0.16 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 31.32   $ 29.07   $ 26.02  
Total return   9.51 % (d)   14.32 %   4.73 % (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 1,484,375   $ 1,618,941   $ 1,666,525  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (e)   0.12 % (f)   0.12 %   0.12 % (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.15 % (f)   0.15 %   0.15 % (f)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.11 % (f)   2.30 %   2.02 % (f)
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   38.0 % (f)   27.0 %   39.8 % (f)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from October 11, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Includes reimbursement from Advisor.
(f)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(g)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)
 
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                      
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):                    
 
    Period ended   Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  December 31, 2019 (a)   June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018     June 30, 2017 (b)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 31.43   $ 33.45   $ 28.84   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                        
Net investment income (c)   0.28     0.40     0.29     0.26  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   1.19     (2.03 )   4.64     3.75  
Total from investment operations   1.47     (1.63 )   4.93     4.01  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net investment income   (0.34 )   (0.39 )   (0.30 )   (0.17 )
Net realized gains           (0.02 )    
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.34 )   (0.39 )   (0.32 )   (0.17 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 32.56   $ 31.43   $ 33.45   $ 28.84  
Total return   4.70 % (d)   (4.84 )%   17.14 %   16.08 % (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 395,641   $ 355,200   $ 351,176   $ 275,466  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.38 % (e)   0.38 %   0.38 %   0.38 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.76 % (e)   1.27 %   0.94 %   1.21 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   72.6 % (e)   81.9 %   76.3 %   44.7 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2019.
(b)      Period from September 21, 2016, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2017.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

 
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF      
 
For a share outstanding for the year ended June 30 (except as noted):      
 
    Period ended  
    December 31, 2019 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:      
Net investment income (b)   0.22  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain   1.33  
Total from investment operations   1.55  
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:      
Net investment income   (0.21 )
Total dividends and distributions to stockholders   (0.21 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.34  
Total return (c)   6.27 %
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 10,538  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.20 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)   2.04 %
Portfolio turnover rate (d),(e)   70.5 %

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through December 31, 2019.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amount has not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Shareholder Expense Example
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds.

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, except as noted in the following table.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other fund.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as contingent deferred sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different fund. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Beginning   Ending Annualized     Expenses Paid
    Account Value   Account Value Expense Ratio     During Period
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,105.70 0.58 % $ 3.07
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,022.22 0.58 % $ 2.95
Principal Active Income ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,052.50 0.49 % $ 2.53
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,022.67 0.49 % $ 2.49
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,080.30 0.29 % $ 1.52
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.68 0.29 % $ 1.48
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,122.20 0.42 % $ 2.24
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.03 0.42 % $ 2.14
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,073.10 0.25 % $ 1.14
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,020.89 0.25 % $ 1.11
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,042.60 0.26 % $ 1.33
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.83 0.26 % $ 1.32
Principal Millennials Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,089.90 0.45 % $ 2.36
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,022.87 0.45 % $ 2.26
Principal Price Setters Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,100.20 0.29 % $ 1.53
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.68 0.29 % $ 1.48
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,092.00 0.29 % $ 1.52
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.68 0.29 % $ 1.48

 

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Shareholder Expense Example
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 
    Beginning   Ending Annualized     Expenses Paid
  Account Value   Account Value Expense Ratio     During Period
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,063.90 0.55 % $ 2.85
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,022.37 0.55 % $ 2.80
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,033.40 0.29 % $ 1.48
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.68 0.29 % $ 1.48
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,012.60 0.18 % $ 0.91
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.23 0.18 % $ 0.92
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,067.90 0.15 % $ 0.68
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,021.33 0.15 % $ 0.67
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,095.10 0.12 % $ 0.63
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.53 0.12 % $ 0.61
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,047.00 0.38 % $ 1.96
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.23 0.38 % $ 1.93
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF              
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,062.70 0.20 % $ 0.91
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,021.11 0.20 % $ 0.89

 

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PRINCIPAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(unaudited)
Notification of Source of Distributions
Pursuant to Rule 19a-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940

As noted in the table provided below, certain of the Principal Exchange-Traded Funds made distributions for the month of December 2019 for which a portion is estimated to be in excess of the fund’s current and accumulated net income. As of December 2019, the estimated sources of these distributions were as follows:

December 2019

Fund   Net Income   Realized Gain   Capital Sources  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF   55.60 % 0.00 % 44.40 %
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   65.90   34.10   0.00  
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   98.67   0.00   1.33  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   98.03   1.97   0.00  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   98.19   0.00   1.81  

 

The ultimate composition of these distributions may vary from the estimates provided above due to a variety of factors including future income and expenses, and realized gains and losses from the purchase and sale of securities.

Please note that this information is being provided to satisfy certain notice requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Tax reporting information for shareholders of the funds will not be available until the end of the funds’ fiscal year.

As a result, shareholders should not use the information provided in this notice for tax reporting purposes.

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Trustees and Officers

Under Delaware law, a Board of Trustees oversees the Trust. The Trustees have financial or other relevant experience and meet several times during the year to review contracts, Trust activities and the quality of services provided to the Trust. Each trustee also has the same position with Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. which are also sponsored by Principal Life Insurance Company. Each trustee holds office for an indefinite term or until reaching age 72. Trustees considered to be “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as shown below are considered to be interested because of an affiliation with the Manager and Principal Life Insurance Company.

The following Trustees are considered not to be “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act

    Number of  
Name,   Portfolios in Fund Other Directorships
Position Held with the Trust, Principal Occupation(s) Complex Overseen Held by Trustee
Year of Birth During past 5 years by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Elizabeth Ballantine Principal, EBA Associates 127 Durango Herald, Inc;
Trustee since 2014     McClatchy
Member, Nominating and Governance     Newspapers, Inc.
Committee      
1948      
 
Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. Retired. 127 McClatchy
Trustee since 2014     Newspapers, Inc.;
Member, Audit Committee     Frontier
Member, Nominating and Governance     Communications, Inc.;
Committee     formerly, Herbalife
1951     Ltd.
 
Craig Damos President, C.P. Damos Consulting 127 None
Trustee since 2014 LLC    
Member, 15(c) Committee      
Member, Audit Committee      
Member, Executive Committee      
1954      
 
Mark A. Grimmett Formerly, Executive Vice President 127 None
Trustee since 2014 and CFO, Merle Norman Cosmetics,    
Member, 15(c) Committee Inc.    
Member, Executive Committee      
Member, Nominating and Governance      
Committee      
1960      
 
Fritz S. Hirsch Formerly, CEO, MAM USA 127 MAM USA
Trustee since 2014      
Member, Nominating and Governance      
Committee      
Member, Operations Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1951      
 
Tao Huang Retired. 127 Armstrong World
Trustee since 2014     Industries, Inc. and
Member, 15(c) Committee     Equity Lifestyle
Member, Operations Committee     Properties, Inc.
1962      
 
Karen (“Karrie”) McMillan Managing Director, Patomak Global 127 None
Trustee since 2014 Partners, LLC.    
Member, Operations Committee      
1961      

 

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    Number of  
Name,   Portfolios in Fund Other Directorships
Position Held with the Trust, Principal Occupation(s) Complex Overseen Held by Trustee
Year of Birth During past 5 years by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Elizabeth A. Nickels Retired 127 SpartanNash;
Trustee since 2015     formerly: Charlotte
Member, Audit Committee     Russe; Follet
1962     Corporation;
      PetSmart; Spectrum
      Health Systems
 
Mary M. (“Meg”) VanDeWeghe CEO and President, Forte Consulting, 127 Denbury Resources
Trustee since 2018 Inc.   Inc. and
Member, Operations Committee     Helmerich & Payne;
1959     Formerly: Brown
      Advisory;
      B/E Aerospace;
      WP Carey;
      Nalco (and its
      successor Ecolab)

 

The following Trustees are considered to be “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, because of an affiliation with the Manager and Principal Life.

    Number of  
Name,   Portfolios in Fund Other Directorships
Position Held with the Trust, Principal Occupation(s) Complex Overseen Held by Trustee
Year of Birth During past 5 years by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Timothy M. Dunbar Director, PGI (since 2018) 127 None
Trustee since 2019 President-PGAM, PGI, PLIC, PFSI,    
Chair Member, Executive Committee and PFG (since 2018)    
1957 Chair/Executive Vice President,    
  RobustWealth, Inc. (since 2018)    
  Director, Post (since 2018)    
  Executive Vice President/Chief    
  Investment Officer, PLIC, PFSI, and    
  PFG (2014-2018)    
 
Patrick Halter Chief Executive Officer and President, 127 None
Trustee since 2017 PGI (since 2018)    
Member, Executive Committee Chief Operating Officer, PGI (2017-    
1959 2018) Chair, PGI (since 2018)    
  Director, PGI (2003-2018)    
  Director, Finisterre (since 2018)    
  Director, Origin (since 2018)    
  Chair, Post (since 2017)    
  Chief Executive Officer, Principal-REI    
  (since 2005)    
  Chair, Principal-REI (since 2004)    
  Chair, Spectrum (since 2017)    
  Director, CCIP (since 2017)    

 

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is other than an Interested Trustee may be sent to 655 9th Street, Des Moines, IA

50392.

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The following table presents officers of the Trust.  
 
Name,  
Position Held with the Trust, Principal Occupation(s)
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years
Randy L. Bergstrom Counsel, PGI
Assistant Tax Counsel Counsel, PLIC
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1955  
 
Jennifer A. Block Vice President and Counsel (2017-2018)
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Assistant Counsel (2010-2017)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant Secretary (2015-2018)
1973 Counsel, PGI (2017-2018)
  Counsel, PLIC (2009-2018)
  Counsel, PMC (2009-2017)
 
Kamal Bhatia President — Principal Funds, PFG, PFSI, PLIC (since 2019)
President, Chief Executive Officer Principal Executive Officer, OC Private Capital (2017-2019)
1972 Senior Vice President, OppenheimerFunds (2011-2019)
 
Tracy Bollin Managing Director, PGI (since 2016)
Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer, PFA (2010-2015)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Senior Vice President, PFD (since 2015)
1970 Chief Financial Officer, PFD (2010-2016)
  Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, PMC
  (2015-2017)
  Director, PMC (2014-2017)
  Chief Financial Officer, PMC (2010-2015)
  Chief Financial Officer, PSI (2010-2015)
  President, PSS (since 2015)
  Chief Financial Officer, PSS (2010-2015)
 
Gina L. Graham Vice President/Treasurer, PGI (since 2016)
Treasurer Vice President/Treasurer, PFA (since 2016)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Vice President/Treasurer, PFD (since 2016)
1965 Vice President/Treasurer, PLIC (since 2016)
  Vice President/Treasurer, PMC (2016-2017)
  Vice President/Treasurer, Principal-REI (since 2016)
  Vice President/Treasurer, PSI (since 2016)
  Vice President/Treasurer, PSS (since 2016)
 
Laura B. Latham Counsel, PGI since 2018
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Prior thereto, Attorney in Private Practice
Secretary  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1986  
 
Diane K. Nelson Chief Compliance Officer/AML Officer, PSS (Since 2015)
AML Officer Compliance Advisor, PMC (2013-2015)
Des Moines, 50392  
1965  
 
Sara L. Reece Director — Accounting, PLIC since 2015
Vice President and Controller Assistant Financial Controller, PLIC prior to 2015
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1975  
 
Teri R. Root Interim Chief Compliance Officer (2018)
Chief Compliance Officer Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (2015-2018)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, PGI (2017-2018)
1979 Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, PMC
  (2015-2017)
  Vice President, PSS since 2015

 

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Name,  
Position Held with the Trust, Principal Occupation(s)
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years
Britney L. Schnathorst Counsel, PLIC since 2013
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Secretary  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1981  
 
Adam U. Shaikh Assistant General Counsel, PGI since 2018
Assistant Counsel Counsel, PGI (2017-2018)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Counsel, PLIC since 2006
1972 Counsel, PMC (2007-2013, 2014-2017)
 
John Sullivan Counsel, PGI since 2019
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Secretary Prior thereto, Attorney in Private Practice
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1970  
 
Dan L. Westholm Assistant Vice President/Treasurer, PGI (since 2017)
Assistant Treasurer Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PFA (since 2013)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PFD (since 2013)
1966 Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PLIC (since 2014)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PMC (2013-2017)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PSI (since 2013)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PSS (since 2013)
 
Beth Wilson Director and Secretary — Funds, PLIC
Vice President and Secretary  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1956  
 
Clint L. Woods Of Counsel (2017-2018)
Counsel, Vice President and Assistant Secretary Vice President (2016-2017) Counsel (2015-2017)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Vice President, PLIC since 2015
1961 Associate General Counsel, Governance Officer, and
  Assistant Corporate Secretary, PLIC since 2013
 
Jared A.Yepsen Counsel, PGI since 2017
Assistant Tax Counsel Counsel, PLIC since 2015
Des Moines, IA 50392 Senior Attorney, Transamerica Life Insurance Company
1981 (TLIC) (2013-2015)

 

The 15(c) Committee assists the Board in performing the annual review of the Trust’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements pursuant to Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act.

The Audit Committee selects the independent auditors for the Trust and oversees the activities of the independent auditors as well as the internal auditors. The committee also receives reports about accounting and financial matters affecting the Trust.

The Executive Committee is selected by the Board. It may exercise all the powers of the Board, with certain exceptions, when the Board is not in session. The Committee must report its actions to the Board.

The Nominating and Governance Committee selects and nominates all candidates who are not “interested persons” of the Trust for election to the Board. The committee also oversees the structure and efficiency of the Board of Trustees and the committees the Board establishes.

The Operations Committee oversees the provision of administrative and distribution services to the Trust, communications with the Trusts’ shareholders, and provides review and oversight of the Trusts’ operations.

Additional information about the Trust is available in the Prospectuses dated November 1, 2019 and the Statements of Additional Information dated November 1, 2019. These documents may be obtained free of charge by writing Principal Exchange-Traded Funds, c/o ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203 or telephoning 1-800-787-1621. The prospectuses may be viewed at www.PrincipalETFs.com.

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES

A description of the policies and procedures the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and the results of the proxy votes for the most recent twelve months ended June 30 may be obtained free of charge by telephoning 1-800-787-1621, or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

The Trust files complete schedules of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of March 31 and September 30 of each year as a part of Form N-PORT. The Trust’s Form N-PORT can be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-202-551-8090.

STATEMENT REGARDING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

On June 1, 2019, a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) was adopted by the Trust. The Board is expected to review the operation and effectiveness of the Program in June 2020.

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Board Consideration of Investment Advisory Contracts

During the period covered by this report, the Board of Trustees of Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (“PETF”) approved the annual review and renewal of the Management Agreements for all Funds and a Sub-advisory Agreement for the Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF.

Annual Review and Renewal of Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

At its September 10, 2019 meeting, the Board performed its annual review and renewal process relating to the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement for all Funds.

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires the Board, including a majority of the Directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreements and who are not “interested persons” of PETF, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), annually to review and to consider the continuation of: (1) the Management Agreement between the Principal Global Investors, LLC (the “Manager”) and PETF, on behalf of each of the sixteen (16) series of PETF (each series is referred to as a “Fund”); and (2) the Subadvisory Agreement between the Manager and Spectrum Asset Management Inc. (“Spectrum”) (the “Subadvisor”). The Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

The Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the continuation of the Advisory Agreements. In evaluating the Advisory Agreements, the Board reviewed a broad range of information requested for this purpose, including, among other information, information regarding performance, advisory fees, total expenses, profitability from the Advisory Agreements to the Manager and information about economies of scale. The Board reviewed the materials provided and concluded that it was provided all information reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreements.

Management Agreement

With respect to the Management Agreement for each Fund, the Board considered, among other factors, that the Manager, along with Principal Management Corporation (“PMC”), the previous investment adviser to the Funds that merged with and into the Manager on May 1, 2017, and its affiliates have demonstrated a long-term commitment to support the Funds. In addition, the Board considered the following factors, and made certain findings and conclusions with respect thereto, for each of the Funds. The Board concluded that a relationship with a capable and conscientious adviser is in the best interests of each Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided under the Management Agreement, including accounting and administrative services, as applicable. The Board considered the experience and skills of senior management leading Fund operations, the experience and skills of the personnel performing the functions under the Management Agreement and the resources made available to such personnel, the ability of the Manager to attract and retain high-quality personnel and the organizational depth and stability of the Manager. The Board concluded that appropriate resources were provided under the Management Agreement. The Board also considered that, during the periods reviewed, the Manager had delegated day-to-day portfolio management responsibility for the Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF to Spectrum. The Board noted that the Manager’s process for the selection of subadvisors emphasizes the selection of Principal-affiliated subadvisors that are determined to be qualified under the Manager’s due diligence process, but that the Manager will select an unaffiliated subadvisor to manage all or a portion of a Fund’s investment portfolio when deemed necessary or appropriate based upon a consideration of the Fund’s investment mandate and available expertise and resources within the Principal organization. Based upon all relevant factors, the Board concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager to the Funds under the Management Agreement was satisfactory.

Investment Performance

The Board reviewed each Fund’s investment performance over longer-term periods, reviewing both the investment return during the three-year period ended March 31, 2019 and the blended investment return (50%/50%) of the three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2019, and compared those returns to various agreed-upon performance measures, including peer-group data based upon a broad-based, industry category determined by Morningstar.

For Funds that did not have a three-year or five-year performance history, the Board reviewed performance for a one-year or three-year period ended March 31, 2019, respectively, if available. The Board also compared each Fund’s investment performance over the one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2019, as available, to one or more relevant benchmark indices. The Board noted that certain Funds had commenced operations recently and, accordingly, no or limited performance

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information was considered. The Board also considered whether investment results were consistent with a Fund’s investment objective(s) and policies. For most Funds, the Board concluded that the Fund’s investment returns met acceptable levels of investment performance. There were certain Funds that had not attained during the relevant period(s) a level of investment performance considered satisfactory by the Board. For such Funds, the Board also considered other factors, such as the longer-term performance of each such Fund, remedial efforts being taken to improve performance and/or the Manager’s explanation for the performance of such Fund. The Board considered the Manager’s due diligence process for evaluating the performance of all Funds for which they received regular reporting and concluded that the Manager has in place an effective due diligence process to monitor investment performance, and to encourage remedial action if necessary.

Investment Management Fees

The Board considered each Fund’s management fee rate. For each Fund, the Board received certain information from Broadridge including comparing unitary management fee rate and total expense ratio for the Fund’s commons shares to investment advisory fee rates and expense ratios of funds in an appropriate Expense Group and Expense Universe provided by Broadridge.

In evaluating the management fee rates, the Board considered a variety of factors, including the fee rates, breakpoints, comparison to fee rates of peer group funds and other funds and non-fund accounts managed by the Manager, subadvisory fee rates paid, services provided, investment performance, total net expense ratios, profitability, the existence and sharing of economies of scale, fall-out benefits and expense caps and fee waivers.

With regard to the Principal Price Setters Index ETF and the Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF, the Board accepted management’s proposal to amend each Fund’s Management Agreement to reduce the unitary management fee and considered this fee reduction in concluding that the Management Agreement, as amended, should be renewed.

Considering all factors they deemed relevant, the Board concluded that the management fee payable by each Fund was reasonable in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and other relevant factors.

Profitability

The Board reviewed detailed information regarding revenues the Manager, received under the Management Agreement and the estimated direct and indirect costs incurred in providing to each Fund the services described in the Management Agreement for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Board also considered the returns on revenue generated in connection with the payment of subadvisory fees to Spectrum and the aggregated return on revenue to the Manager and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Board concluded that the management fee for each Fund was reasonable, taking into account the profitability information presented by the Manager.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the management of each Fund and whether the Funds benefit from any such economies of scale. The Board noted that the management fee schedules for the Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF, the Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, the Principal U.S Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, the Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF, and the Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF do not include breakpoints, but each such Fund has a relatively low management fee rate on all Fund assets. Considering all relevant factors, including the level of the fee, the Board determined that no breakpoints were necessary at this time.

The Board determined that no breakpoints are necessary at this time for the Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF, the Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF, the Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF, the Principal Active Income ETF, the Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF, the Principal International Multi-Factor Index ETF, the Principal Price Setters Index ETF, the Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF, the Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF, or the Principal U.S. SmallCap Index ETF due, among other factors, to their current asset levels and taking into account levels of profitability to the Manager.

Sub-advisory Agreement

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided under the Subadvisory Agreement with Spectrum with respect to the Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF. The Board considered the reputation, qualifications and background of Spectrum, the investment approach of Spectrum, the experience and skills of investment personnel responsible for the day-to-day management of the Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF and the resources made available to such

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personnel. The Board also considered Spectrum’s compliance with investment policies and general legal compliance. Based upon all relevant factors, the Board concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by Spectrum to the Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF Funds under the Subadvisory Agreement is satisfactory.

Investment Performance

The Manager had advised the Board that the investment services delivered by Spectrum was reasonable. Based upon all relevant factors, the Board concluded that Spectrum is qualified and that the investment performance of the Subadvisor met acceptable levels of investment performance

Subadvisory Fees, Economies of Scale and Profitability

The Board considered the subadvisory fee rates, noting that the Manager compensates Spectrum from its own management fee, so that shareholders pay only the management fee.

Other Benefits to the Manager and Subadvisers

The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by the Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Board concluded that the management and subadvisory fees were reasonable in light of these fall-out benefits.

The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by Spectrum when evaluating the subadvisory fee. The Board concluded that taking into account these fall-out benefits, the subadvisory fee was reasonable.

Overall Conclusions

Based upon all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board determined that the terms of each Advisory Agreement, including the fee rate payable thereunder, continue to be fair and reasonable and that the continuation of each Advisory Agreement, with the actions proposed by the Manager, is in the best interests of each Fund.

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ITEM 2 – CODE OF ETHICS

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

ITEM 3 – AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

ITEM 4 – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

ITEM 5 – AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 6 – SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

ITEM 7 – DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 8 – PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 9 – PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 10 – SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None

ITEM 11 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing).

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12 – DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.


 

ITEM 13 – EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Code of Ethics - Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(b) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)

Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

By /s/ Kamal Bhatia
Kamal Bhatia, President and CEO

Date 2/11/2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By /s/ Kamal Bhatia
Kamal Bhatia, President and CEO

Date 2/11/2020

By /s/ Tracy W. Bollin
Tracy W. Bollin, Chief Financial Officer

Date 2/11/2020

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