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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: 515-235-1719
Date of fiscal year end: June 30, 2023  
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2022  

 


 

ITEM 1 – REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS




 



 



 

Table of Contents

Financial Statements 1
Notes to Financial Statements 26
Schedules of Investments 43
Financial Highlights (Includes performance information) 146
Shareholder Expense Example 161
Supplemental Information 164

 

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, 2022 (unaudited)                
 
                Principal  
          Principal     International  
    Principal     Healthcare     Adaptive  
  Active High     Innovators     Multi-Factor  
    Yield ETF     ETF     ETF    
Investment in securities — at cost $ 208,570,062   $ 84,541,275   $ 13,591,381  
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost $ 4,092,183   $ 1,061,503     $  
Foreign currency — at cost $ 2   $     $ 2,436  
Assets                    
Investment in securities — at value $ 185,963,198 (a) $ 55,624,264 (a) $ 12,231,753  
Investment in affiliated funds — at value   4,092,183     1,061,503        
Foreign currency — at value   2           2,438  
Cash   244            
Receivables:                    
Dividends   56,965     381     64,106  
Interest   3,150,953            
Securities lending income   3,293     4,754        
Investment securities sold   1,417,892            
Total Assets   194,684,730     56,690,902     12,298,297  
 
Liabilities                    
Accrued management and investment advisory fees   83,002     21,050       2,682  
Accrued distribution   1,407,549         41,268  
Payables:                    
Investment securities purchased   1,210,891            
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value   4,092,183     1,061,503        
Total Liabilities   6,793,625     1,082,553     43,950  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares $ 187,891,105   $ 55,608,349   $ 12,254,347  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital $ 226,870,581   $ 105,174,353   $ 22,756,898  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)   (38,979,476 )   (49,566,004 )   (10,502,551 )
Total Net Assets $ 187,891,105   $ 55,608,349   $ 12,254,347  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                    
Net assets $ 187,891,105   $ 55,608,349   $ 12,254,347  
Shares issued and outstanding   10,550,000     1,650,001     600,001  
Net asset value per share $ 17.81   $ 33.70     $ 20.42  
 
(a) Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see 'Securities Lending' in Notes to Financial Statements.            

 

  • See accompanying notes.

1


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities              
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)              
 
    Principal              
    Investment     Principal        
    Grade     Millennial        
    Corporate     Global Growth     Principal  
    Active ETF     ETF (a)     Quality ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost $ 25,073,223   $ 35,616,626   $ 27,931,514  
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost   $ 94,750   $ 181,795   $  
Foreign currency — at cost   $   $ 9   $  
Assets                    
Investment in securities — at value $ 21,373,602 (b) $ 25,494,738 (b) $ 27,410,305  
Investment in affiliated funds — at value     94,750     181,795      
Foreign currency — at value         9      
Cash     5,539          
Deposits with counterparty     35,765          
Receivables:                    
Dividends     2,721     50,362     13,198  
Interest     219,334          
Securities lending income     17     805      
Investment securities sold             77,718  
Total Assets   21,731,728     25,727,709     27,501,221  
 
Liabilities                    
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     3,618     8,849     3,968  
Accrued distribution     233,861         113,128  
Payables:                    
Variation margin on financial derivative instruments     2,606          
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     94,750     181,795      
Total Liabilities     334,835     190,644     117,096  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares $ 21,396,893   $ 25,537,065   $ 27,384,125  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital $ 97,907,792   $ 44,877,597   $ 38,782,580  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)   (76,510,899 )   (19,340,532 )   (11,398,455 )
Total Net Assets $ 21,396,893   $ 25,537,065   $ 27,384,125  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                    
Net assets $ 21,396,893   $ 25,537,065   $ 27,384,125  
Shares issued and outstanding     1,050,001     650,001     550,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 20.38   $ 39.29   $ 49.79  

 

(a)      Effective July 15, 2022, Principal Millennials ETF changed its name to Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF.
(b)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see 'Securities Lending' in Notes to Financial Statements.
  • See accompanying notes.

2


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities              
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)              
 
          Principal     Principal  
  Principal Real     Spectrum     Spectrum Tax-  
  Estate Active     Preferred     Advantaged  
  Opportunities     Securities     Dividend  
    ETF     Active ETF     Active ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost $ 5,525,305   $ 500,964,290   $ 22,563,172  
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost $   $ 194,448   $  
Assets                  
Investment in securities — at value $ 4,942,792   $ 452,680,889 (a) $ 20,496,415  
Investment in affiliated funds — at value       194,448      
Deposits with counterparty           17,440  
Receivables:                  
Dividends   28,203     71,315     20,309  
Interest       5,315,996     192,470  
Securities lending income       768      
Total Assets   4,970,995     458,263,416     20,726,634  
 
Liabilities                  
Cash overdraft       50      
Accrued management and investment advisory fees   2,967     208,146     11,283  
Accrued distribution   48,437     1,784,824     101,373  
Payables:                  
Investment securities purchased       3,457,964      
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value       194,448      
Total Liabilities   51,404     5,645,432     112,656  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares $ 4,919,591   $ 452,617,984   $ 20,613,978  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                  
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital $ 5,497,549   $ 517,314,473   $ 23,199,789  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)   (577,958 )   (64,696,489 )   (2,585,811 )
Total Net Assets $ 4,919,591   $ 452,617,984   $ 20,613,978  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                  
Net assets $ 4,919,591   $ 452,617,984   $ 20,613,978  
Shares issued and outstanding   220,001     26,500,005     1,150,001  
Net asset value per share $ 22.36   $ 17.08   $ 17.93  
 
(a) Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see 'Securities Lending' in Notes to Financial Statements.          

 

  • See accompanying notes.

3


 

  Statements of Assets and Liabilities              
  Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)              
 
            Principal U.S.        
    Principal   Large-Cap        
    Ultra-Short     Adaptive        
    Active Income     Multi-Factor     Principal U.S.  
      ETF     ETF     Mega-Cap ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 7,313,413   $ 6,869,377   $ 1,081,471,058  
Assets                    
Investment in securities — at value   $ 7,218,457   $ 5,720,615   $ 1,065,813,114  
Cash         7      
Receivables:                    
Dividends     1,351     5,978     741,232  
Interest     29,595          
Securities lending income     241          
Investment securities sold         15,617     2,255,668  
Expense reimbursement from Advisor             29,511  
  Total Assets   7,249,644     5,742,217     1,068,839,525  
 
Liabilities                    
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     1,176     795     147,554  
Accrued distribution     25,815     24,082     4,104,800  
  Total Liabilities   26,991     24,877     4,252,354  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 7,222,653   $ 5,717,340   $ 1,064,587,171  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 7,597,223   $ 13,268,491   $ 1,121,026,882  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     (374,570 )   (7,551,151 )   (56,439,711 )
  Total Net Assets $ 7,222,653   $ 5,717,340   $ 1,064,587,171  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                    
Net assets   $ 7,222,653   $ 5,717,340   $ 1,064,587,171  
Shares issued and outstanding     300,001     250,001     29,450,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 24.08   $ 22.87   $ 36.15  

 

  • See accompanying notes.

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  Statements of Assets and Liabilities              
  Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)              
 
    Principal U.S.              
    Small-Cap     Principal U.S.        
    Adaptive   Small-Cap        
    Multi-Factor     Multi-Factor     Principal Value  
      ETF     ETF     ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 5,519,157   $ 253,966,718   $ 56,149,298  
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost   $   $ 839,358   $  
Assets                    
Investment in securities — at value   $ 5,570,654   $ 232,524,039 (a) $ 57,263,659  
Investment in affiliated funds — at value         839,358      
Receivables:                    
Dividends     6,817     351,746     107,824  
Securities lending income         1,407      
Investment securities sold     27,741     830,668     341,637  
  Total Assets   5,605,212     234,547,218     57,713,120  
 
Liabilities                    
Cash overdraft         75      
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     980     81,604     8,369  
Accrued distribution     30,593     1,179,528     409,965  
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value         839,358      
  Total Liabilities   31,573     2,100,565     418,334  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 5,573,639   $ 232,446,653   $ 57,294,786  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 6,262,759   $ 454,764,453   $ 81,149,005  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     (689,120 )   (222,317,800 )   (23,854,219 )
  Total Net Assets $ 5,573,639   $ 232,446,653   $ 57,294,786  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                    
Net assets   $ 5,573,639   $ 232,446,653   $ 57,294,786  
Shares issued and outstanding     250,001     5,950,001     1,400,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 22.29   $ 39.07   $ 40.92  

 

(a)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned, see 'Securities Lending' in Notes to Financial Statements.
      
  • See accompanying notes.

5


 

Statements of Operations              
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)              
 
                Principal  
          Principal     International  
    Principal     Healthcare     Adaptive  
  Active High     Innovators     Multi-Factor  
    Yield ETF     ETF     ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 160,314   $ 28,511   $ 163,395  
Withholding tax           (14,102 )
Interest   7,506,654          
Securities lending — net   13,786     38,384      
Total Income   7,680,754     66,895     149,293  
 
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   485,635     126,248     14,846  
Total Expenses   485,635     126,248     14,846  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   7,195,119     (59,353 )   134,447  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (2,413,683 )   (13,029,358 )   (1,694,944 )
In-kind redemptions   (1,207,322 )   297,798     (319,766 )
Foreign currency transactions           (688 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   10,113,424     15,209,927     2,341,284  
Foreign currency transactions           1,851  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   6,492,419     2,478,367     327,737  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 13,687,538   $ 2,419,014   $ 462,184  

 

  • See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations              
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)              
 
    Principal              
    Investment     Principal        
    Grade     Millennial        
    Corporate   Global Growth     Principal  
  Active ETF     ETF (a)     Quality ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 85,001   $ 215,366   $ 251,601  
Withholding tax       (5,424 )    
Interest   2,287,846          
Securities lending — net   1,570     8,511      
Total Income   2,374,417     218,453     251,601  
 
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   132,164     50,977     27,229  
Total Expenses   132,164     50,977     27,229  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   2,242,253     167,476     224,372  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (6,626,204 )   (206,452 )   (22,492 )
In-kind redemptions   (56,221,905 )       1,588,878  
Foreign currency transactions       (208 )    
Futures contracts   (202,687 )        
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   64,271,632     709,277     775,262  
Futures contracts   (38,456 )        
Foreign currency transactions       171      
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   1,182,380     502,788     2,341,648  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 3,424,633   $ 670,264   $ 2,566,020  
 
(a) Effective July 15, 2022, Principal Millennials ETF changed its name to Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF.        

 

  • See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations              
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)              
 
          Principal     Principal  
  Principal Real     Spectrum     Spectrum Tax-  
  Estate Active     Preferred     Advantaged  
  Opportunities     Securities     Dividend  
    ETF     Active ETF     Active ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 82,119   $ 199,655   $ 79,194  
Interest       8,080,266     484,945  
Securities lending — net       1,396      
Total Income   82,119     8,281,317     564,139  
 
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   17,364     1,047,424     64,191  
Total Expenses   17,364     1,047,424     64,191  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   64,755     7,233,893     499,948  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (12,544 )   (522,966 )   (101,999 )
In-kind redemptions       (4,305,378 )    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   (430,779 )   4,844,451     (193,180 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   (443,323 )   16,107     (295,179 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ (378,568 ) $ 7,250,000   $ 204,769  

 

  • See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations            
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds            
Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)            
 
        Principal U.S.        
    Principal Large-Cap        
  Ultra-Short   Adaptive        
  Active Income   Multi-Factor     Principal U.S.  
    ETF   ETF     Mega-Cap ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                
Income:                
Dividend $ 7,483 $ 60,640   $ 9,518,424  
Withholding tax     (9 )    
Interest   108,518        
Securities lending — net   1,058        
Total Income   117,059   60,631     9,518,424  
 
Expenses:                
Management and investment advisory fees   7,329   5,071     907,255  
Total Gross Expenses   7,329   5,071     907,255  
Less: Reimbursement from Advisor         (181,451 )
Total Net Expenses   7,329   5,071     725,804  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   109,730   55,560     8,792,620  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                
Investment transactions   29   (567,711 )   (35,478,442 )
In-kind redemptions     (1,310,311 )   63,022,903  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                
Investments   6,013   1,910,905     (17,769,837 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   6,042   32,883     9,774,624  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 115,772 $ 88,443   $ 18,567,244  

 

  • See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations            
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds            
Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited)            
 
  Principal U.S.            
    Small-Cap     Principal U.S.      
    Adaptive   Small-Cap      
  Multi-Factor     Multi-Factor     Principal Value
    ETF     ETF     ETF
Net Investment Income (Loss)                
Income:                
Dividend $ 60,440   $ 4,382,460   $ 1,326,215
Withholding tax   (73 )   (4,126 )  
Securities lending — net       22,090    
Total Income   60,367     4,400,424     1,326,215
 
Expenses:                
Management and investment advisory fees   5,482     756,247     80,333
Total Expenses   5,482     756,247     80,333
Net Investment Income (Loss)   54,885     3,644,177     1,245,882
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                
Investment transactions   (345,295 )   (19,924,763 )   165,964
In-kind redemptions       (33,162,491 )   3,284,310
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                
Investments   481,497     85,470,497     6,312,213
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   136,202     32,383,243     9,762,487
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 191,087   $ 36,027,420   $ 11,008,369
 
 
                 

 

  • See accompanying notes.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets        
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds        
(unaudited)            
 
    Principal Active High Yield ETF  
    Period ended   Year ended  
    December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 7,195,119   $ 10,370,892  
Net realized gain (loss)   (3,621,005 )   22,688,033  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   10,113,424     (58,007,435 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   13,687,538     (24,948,510 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (9,230,411 )   (11,667,484 )
Total Dividends   (9,230,411 )   (11,667,484 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (35,340,963 )   22,948,323  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (30,883,836 )   (13,667,671 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   218,774,941     232,442,612  
End of period $ 187,891,105   $ 218,774,941  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 145,405,761   $ 102,653,195  
Redeemed   (180,746,724 )   (79,704,872 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (35,340,963 ) $ 22,948,323  
Shares:            
Sold   8,000,000     3,700,000  
Redeemed   (9,800,000 )   (2,500,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (1,800,000 )   1,200,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)            
 
  Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF  
  Period ended     Year ended  
  December 31, 2022     June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ (59,353 ) $ (293,184 )
Net realized gain (loss) (12,731,560 )   4,792,287  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   15,209,927     (65,363,644 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   2,419,014     (60,864,541 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments       (861,124 )
Total Dividends       (861,124 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (85,820 )   (61,196,542 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   2,333,194     (122,922,207 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   53,275,155     176,197,362  
End of period $ 55,608,349   $ 53,275,155  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 1,657,546   $ 2,777,910  
Redeemed   (1,743,366 )   (63,974,452 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (85,820 ) $ (61,196,542 )
Shares:            
Sold   50,000     50,000  
Redeemed   (50,000 )   (1,300,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)       (1,250,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

12


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)            
 
  Principal International Adaptive Multi-  
    Factor ETF    
  Period ended   Year ended  
  December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 134,447   $ 2,037,402  
Net realized gain (loss)   (2,015,398 )   (9,062,479 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   2,343,135     (2,677,086 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   462,184     (9,702,163 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (387,969 )   (1,862,278 )
Total Dividends   (387,969 )   (1,862,278 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (2,021,334 )   (21,352,130 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (1,947,119 )   (32,916,571 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   14,201,466     47,118,037  
End of period $ 12,254,347   $ 14,201,466  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 133,715,469  
Redeemed   (2,021,334 ) (155,067,599 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (2,021,334 ) $ (21,352,130 )
Shares:            
Sold       5,400,000  
Redeemed   (100,000 )   (6,600,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (100,000 )   (1,200,000 )
 
 
             

 

  • See accompanying notes.

13


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)              
 
    Principal Investment Grade Corporate  
      Active ETF    
    Period ended   Year ended  
    December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations              
Net investment income (loss)   $ 2,242,253   $ 11,547,215  
Net realized gain (loss)   (63,050,796 )   (5,080,997 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     64,233,176     (76,159,657 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     3,424,633     (69,693,439 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders              
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments     (3,902,873 )   (15,584,122 )
Total Dividends     (3,902,873 )   (15,584,122 )
 
Capital Share Transactions              
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (347,151,172 )   (26,967,396 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (347,629,412 ) (112,244,957 )
 
Net Assets              
Beginning of period   369,026,305     481,271,262  
End of period   $ 21,396,893   $ 369,026,305  
 
Capital Share Transactions              
Dollars:              
Sold   $ 15,350,096   $ 37,903,794  
Redeemed   (362,501,268 )   (64,871,190 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (347,151,172 ) $ (26,967,396 )
Shares:              
Sold     700,000     1,500,000  
Redeemed   (16,550,000 )   (2,600,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (15,850,000 )   (1,100,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

14


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)            
 
    Principal Millennial Global  
    Growth ETF (a)  
  Period ended   Year ended  
  December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 167,476   $ 2,886,044  
Net realized gain (loss)   (206,660 )   (14,685,302 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   709,448     (22,104,977 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   670,264     (33,904,235 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (469,801 )   (2,817,266 )
Total Dividends   (469,801 )   (2,817,266 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   1,729,551     (66,070,744 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   1,930,014     (102,792,245 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   23,607,051     126,399,296  
End of period $ 25,537,065   $ 23,607,051  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 1,729,551   $ 45,979,391  
Redeemed       (112,050,135 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 1,729,551   $ (66,070,744 )
Shares:            
Sold   50,000     800,000  
Redeemed       (2,100,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   50,000     (1,300,000 )

 

(a)      Effective July 15, 2022, Principal Millennials ETF changed its name to Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF.
      
  • See accompanying notes.

15


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)              
 
      Principal Quality ETF  
    Period ended   Year ended  
    December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations              
Net investment income (loss)   $ 224,372   $ 891,275  
Net realized gain (loss)     1,566,386     (5,551,421 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     775,262     (3,671,471 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     2,566,020     (8,331,617 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders              
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments     (452,729 )   (811,956 )
Total Dividends     (452,729 )   (811,956 )
 
Capital Share Transactions              
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (20,218,116 )   (3,853,104 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (18,104,825 )   (12,996,677 )
 
Net Assets              
Beginning of period     45,488,950     58,485,627  
End of period   $ 27,384,125   $ 45,488,950  
 
Capital Share Transactions              
Dollars:              
Sold   $   $ 144,698,544  
Redeemed   (20,218,116 ) (148,551,648 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (20,218,116 ) $ (3,853,104 )
Shares:              
Sold         2,600,000  
Redeemed     (400,000 )   (2,750,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)     (400,000 )   (150,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

16


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)            
 
    Principal Real Estate Active  
    Opportunities ETF  
  Period ended   Period ended  
  December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022 (a)  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 64,755   $ 21,660  
Net realized gain (loss)   (12,544 )   22,299  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (430,779 )   (151,734 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (378,568 )   (107,775 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (91,438 )    
Total Dividends   (91,438 )    
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions       5,497,372  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (470,006 )   5,389,597  
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   5,389,597      
End of period $ 4,919,591   $ 5,389,597  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 5,497,372  
Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease) $   $ 5,497,372  
Shares:            
Sold       220,001  
Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease)       220,001  
 
(a) Period from May 18, 2022, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2022.            

 

See accompanying notes.

17


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets        
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds        
(unaudited)            
 
  Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities  
    Active ETF    
    Period ended   Year ended  
  December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 7,233,893   $ 12,966,742  
Net realized gain (loss)   (4,828,344 )   (1,783,750 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   4,844,451     (66,719,754 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   7,250,000     (55,536,762 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (10,051,871 )   (16,461,144 )
Total Dividends   (10,051,871 )   (16,461,144 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   110,463,081     53,621,546  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   107,661,210     (18,376,360 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   344,956,774     363,333,134  
End of period $ 452,617,984   $ 344,956,774  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 163,944,255   $ 119,885,173  
Redeemed   (53,481,174 )   (66,263,627 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 110,463,081   $ 53,621,546  
Shares:            
Sold   9,500,000     5,950,000  
Redeemed   (3,050,000 )   (3,500,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   6,450,000     2,450,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

18


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)            
 
  Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged  
    Dividend Active ETF  
  Period ended   Year ended  
  December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 499,948   $ 942,323  
Net realized gain (loss)   (101,999 )   28,895  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (193,180 )   (3,438,648 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   204,769     (2,467,430 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (678,877 )   (1,220,956 )
Total Dividends   (678,877 )   (1,220,956 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions       2,129,041  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (474,108 )   (1,559,345 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   21,088,086     22,647,431  
End of period $ 20,613,978   $ 21,088,086  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 2,129,041  
Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease) $   $ 2,129,041  
Shares:            
Sold       100,000  
Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease)       100,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

19


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)            
 
  Principal Ultra-Short Active Income  
    ETF        
  Period ended   Year ended  
  December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 109,730   $ 47,739  
Net realized gain (loss)   29     (54,767 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   6,013     (112,386 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   115,772     (119,414 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (129,216 )   (97,102 )
Total Dividends   (129,216 )   (97,102 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (1,202,413 )   (1,993 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (1,215,857 )   (218,509 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   8,438,510     8,657,019  
End of period $ 7,222,653   $ 8,438,510  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 1,209,257  
Redeemed   (1,202,413 ) (1,211,250 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (1,202,413 ) $ (1,993 )
Shares:            
Sold       50,000  
Redeemed   (50,000 )   (50,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (50,000 )    

 

See accompanying notes.

20


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)            
 
  Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive  
    Multi-Factor ETF  
  Period ended     Year ended  
  December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 55,560   $ 1,150,353  
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,878,022 )   (3,811,836 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   1,910,905     (3,432,631 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   88,443     (6,094,114 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (219,383 )   (1,000,323 )
Total Dividends   (219,383 )   (1,000,323 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (6,901,309 )   (9,997,947 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (7,032,249 )   (17,092,384 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   12,749,589     29,841,973  
End of period $ 5,717,340   $ 12,749,589  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 172,626,760  
Redeemed   (6,901,309 )   (182,624,707 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (6,901,309 ) $ (9,997,947 )
Shares:            
Sold       6,400,000  
Redeemed   (300,000 )   (7,000,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (300,000 )   (600,000 )
 
 
             

 

  • See accompanying notes.

21


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets        
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds        
(unaudited)            
 
    Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF  
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2022     June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 8,792,620   $ 29,571,207  
Net realized gain (loss)   27,544,461     318,629,005  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (17,769,837 )   (388,433,052 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   18,567,244     (40,232,840 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (15,443,347 )   (31,378,545 )
Total Dividends   (15,443,347 )   (31,378,545 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (305,963,574 )   (519,025,943 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (302,839,677 )   (590,637,328 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   1,367,426,848     1,958,064,176  
End of period $ 1,064,587,171   $ 1,367,426,848  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 21,895,359   $ 564,035,727  
Redeemed   (327,858,933 )   (1,083,061,670 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (305,963,574 ) $ (519,025,943 )
Shares:            
Sold   600,000     13,400,000  
Redeemed   (8,500,000 )   (25,400,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (7,900,000 )   (12,000,000 )
 
 
             

 

  • See accompanying notes.

22


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)            
 
  Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive  
    Multi-Factor ETF  
  Period ended     Year ended  
  December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 54,885   $ 96,711  
Net realized gain (loss)   (345,295 )   (365,590 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   481,497     (561,664 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   191,087     (830,543 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (80,693 )   (108,910 )
Total Dividends   (80,693 )   (108,910 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions        
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   110,394     (939,453 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   5,463,245     6,402,698  
End of period $ 5,573,639   $ 5,463,245  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $  
Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease) $   $  
Shares:            
Sold        
Redeemed        

 

See accompanying notes.

23


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets        
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds        
(unaudited)            
 
    Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor  
    ETF        
    Period ended     Year ended  
    December 31, 2022     June 30, 2022  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 3,644,177   $ 15,920,622  
Net realized gain (loss)   (53,087,254 )   179,835,384  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   85,470,497     (330,521,307 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   36,027,420     (134,765,301 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (6,083,134 )   (17,721,353 )
Total Dividends   (6,083,134 )   (17,721,353 )
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (413,762,151 )   (859,252,127 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (383,817,865 )   (1,011,738,781 )
 
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   616,264,518     1,628,003,299  
End of period $ 232,446,653   $ 616,264,518  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 7,822,271   $ 472,542,832  
Redeemed   (421,584,422 )   (1,331,794,959 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (413,762,151 ) $ (859,252,127 )
Shares:            
Sold   200,000     10,150,000  
Redeemed   (10,450,000 )   (28,650,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (10,250,000 )   (18,500,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

24


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets          
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
(unaudited)              
 
      Principal Value ETF  
    Period ended   Year ended  
    December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Operations              
Net investment income (loss)   $ 1,245,882   $ 4,657,810  
Net realized gain (loss)     3,450,274     (17,125,428 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     6,312,213     (7,994,936 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     11,008,369     (20,462,554 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders              
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments     (3,830,372 )   (2,251,380 )
Total Dividends     (3,830,372 )   (2,251,380 )
 
Capital Share Transactions              
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (165,758,468 )   194,090,855  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (158,580,471 )   171,376,921  
 
Net Assets              
Beginning of period   215,875,257     44,498,336  
End of period   $ 57,294,786   $ 215,875,257  
 
Capital Share Transactions              
Dollars:              
Sold   $ 33,354,466   $ 371,175,106  
Redeemed   (199,112,934 )   (177,084,251 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (165,758,468 ) $ 194,090,855  
Shares:              
Sold     850,000     8,700,000  
Redeemed     (5,000,000 )   (4,200,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)     (4,150,000 )   4,500,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

25


 

Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (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 fifteen series, Principal Active High Yield ETF, Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF, Principal
International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF, Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF, Principal Millennial
Global Growth ETF, Principal Quality ETF, Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF, Principal Spectrum
Preferred Securities Active ETF, Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF, Principal Ultra-Short
Active Income ETF, Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF, Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF, Principal
U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF, Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF and Principal Value ETF
(collectively, the “Funds” and individually, a “Fund”). 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 with the exception of Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF and
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF which are issued and redeemed in aggregations of 100,000 shares and
20,000 shares, respectively (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 High Yield ETF NYSE Arca
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF NYSE Arca
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Quality ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF NYSE Arca
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF NYSE Arca
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF NYSE Arca
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF NYSE Arca
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Principal Value ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
Effective July 22, 2020, Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF issued a 5 to 1 stock split. The stock
split has been retroactively reflected on the Financial Highlights.  
 
Effective September 1, 2021, Principal Active Income ETF changed its name to Principal Active High Yield ETF. In
addition to the name change, the Board of Trustees authorized a 2 for 1 stock split effective after the close of trading
on August 30, 2021. The stock split has been retroactively reflected on the Financial Highlights.
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 
1. Organization (continued)  
 
Effective October 29, 2021, the following Funds changed their names as shown below:
 
Previous Name New Name
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF
Principal Millennials Index ETF Principal Millennials ETF
 
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF initial investment and commencement of operations was May 18,
2022.  
 
Effective July 8, 2022 and July 15, 2022, Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF and Principal Healthcare
Innovators ETF changed from passively managed funds to actively managed funds, respectively.
 
Effective July 15, 2022, Principal Millennials ETF changed its name to Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF and
changed from passively managed fund to actively managed fund.
 
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 may invest in series of Principal Funds, Inc. and other investment funds, which may
include money market funds and other registered open-end investment companies. Investments in registered open-end
investment companies are valued at the respective fund's closing NAV per share on the day of 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
(“OTC”), securities are valued using the last reported bid price or an evaluated bid price provided by a pricing service.
Pricing services use modeling techniques that incorporate security characteristics such as current quotations by
broker/dealers, coupon, maturity, quality, type of issue, trading characteristics, other yield and risk factors and other
market conditions 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
the Principal Global Investors, LLC (“the Advisor”) under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the
Board of Trustees.  
 
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. 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. 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 not 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 Board of Trustees, as
 
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

may occasionally be necessary.

Currency Translation. Foreign holdings are translated to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at the daily close of the New York Stock Exchange. The identified cost of the Funds’ holdings is translated at approximate rates prevailing when acquired. Income and expense amounts are translated at approximate rates prevailing when received or paid, with daily accruals of such amounts reported at approximate rates prevailing at the date of valuation. Since the carrying amount of the foreign securities is determined based on the exchange rate and market values at the close of the period, it is not practicable to isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the period.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amount of dividends, interest income, interest expense, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the exchange rate relating to assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, purchased and held in non-U.S. denominated currencies.

The following Funds held securities denominated in foreign currencies that exceeded 5% of net assets of the respective Fund as of December 31, 2022:

Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
Australian Dollar 7.16 %
British Pound Sterling 13.99 %
Canadian Dollar 11.98 %
Euro 25.56 %
Japanese Yen 19.51 %
Swiss Franc 8.27 %
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF    
Euro 12.81 %

 

Income and Investment Transactions. The Funds record investment transactions on a trade date basis. Trade date for senior floating rate interests purchased in the primary market is considered the date on which the loan allocations are determined. Trade date for senior floating rate interests purchased in the secondary market is the date on which the transaction is entered into. 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 and to the callable amount, if other than par.

Distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") may be characterized as ordinary income, capital gain, or a return of capital to the Funds. The proper characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until after the end of each calendar year. As such, estimates are used in reporting the character of income and distributions for financial statement purposes. Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF receives substantial distributions from holdings in REITs.

Capital Share Transactions. Capital shares are issued and redeemed by the Funds only in a Creation Unit or Creation Unit Aggregations. Except when aggregated into at least a Creation Unit, 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.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Expenses. For all Funds, a unitary investment management and advisory fee is charged. The Advisor covers all operating expenses through the investment management and advisory fee with the exception of 12b-1 fees, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected to the execution of portfolio transactions, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses, if applicable.

Dividends to Shareholders. Dividends to shareholders of the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends 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 amortization of premiums and discounts, futures contracts, net operating losses, sales of passive foreign investment companies, partnership investments, foreign currency transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, tax straddles, mortgage-backed securities, certain preferred securities, redemptions-in-kind, 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”). Permanent book and tax basis differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes, they are reported as return of capital distributions.

Federal Income Taxes. No provision for federal income taxes is considered necessary because the Funds each 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. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the period ended December 31, 2022, 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.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848); Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform. The guidance is applicable to contracts referencing London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate that is expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. The ASU is effective as of March 12, 2020 and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-06 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848 which updates and clarifies ASU No. 2020-04. The amendments in this ASU defer the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024. Management expects these ASUs will not have a material impact on the Funds' financial statements.

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820); Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions, which provides clarifying guidance that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management expects the ASU will not have a material impact on the Funds' financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Tracking Basket Structure. Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF operates pursuant to an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and does not publicly disclose its complete portfolio holdings each business day. Instead, the Fund publishes each business day on its website a “Tracking Basket” which is designed to closely track the daily performance of the Fund but is not the Fund's actual portfolio. The Fund's Tracking Basket structure may affect the price at which shares of the Fund trade in the secondary market. Although the Tracking Basket is intended to provide investors with enough information to allow for an effective arbitrage mechanism that will keep the market price of the Fund at or close to the Fund's NAV, there is a risk that market prices will vary significantly from NAV.

3. Operating Policies

Contingent Convertible Securities (“CoCos”). As footnoted in the Schedules of Investments, certain of the Funds invest in contingent convertible securities. CoCos are hybrid debt securities that may convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain “triggers”. Although a contingent convertible security's equity conversion and principal write-down features are tailored to the particular issuing banking institution and its regulatory requirements, triggers are generally linked to regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions calling into question such institution's continued viability as a going-concern. CoCos may have no stated maturity and fully discretionary coupons, which means coupon payments can be canceled at the issuing banking institution's discretion or at the request of the relevant regulatory authority without causing a default. To provide the appropriate regulatory capital treatment, CoCos are usually issued in the form of subordinated debt instruments that rank junior to the claims of holders of more senior obligations in the event of the issuer's liquidation. If CoCos are converted into equity securities due to a trigger event, holders will be further subordinated. The future value of CoCos is unpredictable and is influenced by many factors including, without limitation: the creditworthiness of the issuer and/or fluctuations in such issuer's applicable capital ratios; supply and demand for CoCos; general market conditions and available liquidity; and economic, financial and political events that affect the issuer, its particular market or the financial markets in general. Due to these features, CoCos may have substantially greater risk than other securities in times of financial stress. Because of the uncertainty regarding whether a conversion event will occur, it may be difficult to predict when, if at all, a contingent convertible security will be converted to equity, and a fund may suffer losses as a result. If the trigger level is breached, the issuer's decision to write down, write off or convert a contingent convertible security may result in the fund's complete loss on an investment in CoCos with no chance of recovery even if the issuer remains in existence.

Cross Trades. The Funds may engage in cross trades. A cross trade is a purchase or sale transaction between affiliated portfolios executed directly or through an intermediary. Mutual funds and other managed portfolios may be considered affiliated if they have a common investment advisor, so a fund may be considered affiliated with any portfolio for which the fund's sub-advisor acts as an investment advisor. Such transactions are permissible provided that the conditions of Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act are satisfied. For the period ended December 31, 2022, the Funds did not engage in cross trades.

Deposits with Counterparty. Cash pledged as collateral is reflected as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as deposits with counterparty. There are a variety of security types which require varying levels of pledged collateral. Customer account agreements govern cleared derivatives transactions such as futures contracts. Such transactions require posting of initial margin as determined by each relevant clearing agency which is segregated in an account at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. As of December 31, 2022, deposits with counterparty for Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF and Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF were $35,765 and $17,440 respectively.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (continued)

Futures Contracts. The Funds are subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Funds may enter into futures contracts to hedge against changes in, or to gain exposure to, change in the value of equities, interest rates and foreign currencies. Initial margin deposits are made by cash deposits or segregation of specific securities as may be required by the exchange on which the transaction was conducted. Pursuant to the contracts, typically a Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Funds as variation margin receivable or payable on financial derivative instruments. For those contracts where daily variation margin payments are not received from or paid to the broker, the cumulative unrealized gains or losses are included in variation margin receivable or payable on financial derivative instruments. Futures contracts are marked to market daily at the closing settlement price or in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available, the security is valued at the last available closing settlement price. During the period the futures contracts are open, daily changes in the fair value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses. These unrealized gains or losses are included as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed, the Funds recognize a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s cost basis in the contract. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds because futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Long and short U.S. Treasury futures contracts are used to obtain interest rate exposure in order to manage duration of the Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF. The notional values of the futures contracts will vary in accordance with changing duration of this Fund.

Illiquid Securities. Illiquid securities generally cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business (within seven calendar days) at approximately the value at which each of the Funds has valued the investments. This may have an adverse effect on each of the Funds’ ability to dispose of particular illiquid securities at fair value and may limit each of the Funds’ ability to obtain accurate market quotations for purposes of valuing the securities.

Indemnification. 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.

Restricted Securities. Certain of 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.

Securities Lending. As footnoted in the Schedules of Investments, certain of the Funds may lend portfolio securities to approved brokerage firms to earn additional income. 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 transactions are accounted for as secured borrowings and the remaining contractual maturity is overnight and continuous for all securities. 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 their 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.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (continued)

Senior Floating Rate Interests. The Fund may invest in senior floating rate interests (bank loans). Senior floating rate interests hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity (the “Borrower”), are typically secured by specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated debtholders and stockholders of the Borrower. Senior floating rate interests are typically structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as the agent of the lenders participating in the senior floating rate interest. Borrowers of senior floating rate interests are typically rated below investment grade, which means they are more likely to default than investment-grade loans. A default could lead to non-payment of income which would result in a reduction of income to the Fund and there can be no assurance that the liquidation of any collateral would satisfy the Borrower’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that such collateral could be readily liquidated.

Senior floating rate interests pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the LIBOR rate.

Senior floating rate interests generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for the Borrower to repay, prepayments of senior floating rate interests may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of senior floating rate interests may be substantially less than stated maturities shown in the Schedule of Investments.

In connection with the senior floating rate interests, the Fund may also enter into unfunded loan commitments. All or a portion of the loan commitments may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the Borrower’s discretion. Therefore, the Fund must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation. Unfunded loan commitments are marked to market daily and the unrealized gain or loss is shown as a separate line item called unrealized gain or loss on unfunded commitments on the statement of assets and liabilities and included in the net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments on the statements of operations, as applicable. As of period end, the unfunded loan commitments are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy. As of December 31, 2022, there were no unfunded loan commitments.

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. (affiliates of the Advisor) and other asset allocation programs. The Advisor is committed to minimizing the potential impact of underlying fund risk 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, 2022, series of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. owned the following percentages, in aggregate, of the outstanding Shares of the Funds listed below:

  Total Percentage of  
Fund Outstanding Shares Owned  
Principal Active High Yield ETF 28.85 %
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF 80.81  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF 83.19  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (continued)

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 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.

Derivatives. The following tables provide information about where on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations information about derivatives can be found:

  Asset Derivatives       Liability Derivatives      
  December 31, 2022       December 31, 2022      
 
  Statement of Assets and       Statement of Assets and      
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments Liabilities Location   Fair Value   Liabilities Location   Fair Value  
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                
Interest rate contracts Receivables, Total       Payables, Total      
  distributable earnings       distributable earnings      
  (accumulated loss) $ 13,369 * (accumulated loss) $ (9,629 ) *

 

* Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as shown in the Schedule of Investments. Only the portion of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) not yet cash settled is shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin.

      Net Realized Gain or     Net Change in Unrealized  
      (Loss) on Derivatives     Appreciation  
  Location of Gain or (Loss) on   Recognized in     (Depreciation) of  
  Derivatives Recognized in   Statement of     Derivatives Recognized in  
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments Statement of Operations   Operations     Statement of Operations  
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF              
Interest rate contracts Futures contracts $ (202,687 ) $ (38,456 )

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (continued)

The following table includes a summary of the monthly average outstanding notional by derivative instrument type for the period ended December 31, 2022:

Contract Type Derivative Type   Average Notional
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF      
Interest rate contracts Futures — Short $ 4,156,899
  Futures — Long   2,839,791
 
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 determining fair value, the Funds may use one or more of the following approaches: 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.

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. Investments which are generally included in this category include 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, senior floating rate interests, OTC derivatives, 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 common stocks.

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.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

4. Fair Valuation (continued)

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 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, pandemics, accidents, conflicts, etc.).

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, 2022, in valuing the Funds' securities carried at fair value:

        Level 2 —          
        Other   Level 3 —      
    Level 1 —   Significant   Significant      
    Quoted   Observable   Unobservable      
Fund   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Totals (Level 1,2,3)  
 
Principal Active High Yield ETF                  
Bonds* $ — $   163,417,703 $   — $ 163,417,703  
Senior Floating Rate Interests*     15,290,363     15,290,363  
Investment Companies   11,347,315       11,347,315  
Total investments in securities $ 11,347,315 $ 178,708,066 $   — $ 190,055,381  
 
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF                  
Common Stocks* $ 55,506,135 $ — $     — $ 55,506,135  
Investment Companies   1,179,632       1,179,632  
Total investments in securities $ 56,685,767 $ — $     — $ 56,685,767  
 
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF              
Common Stocks* $ 12,115,748 $ — $     — $ 12,115,748  
Preferred Stocks*   50,001       50,001  
Investment Companies   66,004       66,004  
Total investments in securities $ 12,231,753 $ — $     — $ 12,231,753  
 
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF              
Bonds* $ — $   21,106,358 $   — $ 21,106,358  
Investment Companies   361,994       361,994  
Total investments in securities $ 361,994 $ 21,106,358 $   — $ 21,468,352  
Derivative Assets                  
Interest rate contracts                  
Futures $ 13,369 $ — $     — $ 13,369  
Derivative Liabilities                  
Interest rate contracts                  
Futures $ (9,629 ) $ — $     — $ (9,629 )

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 
 
4. Fair Valuation (continued)                
 
        Level 2 —        
        Other   Level 3 —    
    Level 1 —   Significant   Significant    
    Quoted   Observable   Unobservable    
Fund   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   Totals (Level 1,2,3)
 
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 25,430,712 $ — $     — $ 25,430,712
Investment Companies   245,821       245,821
Total investments in securities $ 25,676,533 $ — $     — $ 25,676,533
 
Principal Quality ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 27,319,709 $ — $     — $ 27,319,709
Investment Companies   90,596       90,596
Total investments in securities $ 27,410,305 $ — $     — $ 27,410,305
 
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF            
Common Stocks* $ 4,917,495 $ — $     — $ 4,917,495
Investment Companies   25,297       25,297
Total investments in securities $ 4,942,792 $ — $     — $ 4,942,792
 
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF            
Bonds* $ — $   433,892,562 $   — $ 433,892,562
Investment Companies   18,982,775       18,982,775
Total investments in securities $ 18,982,775 $ 433,892,562 $   — $ 452,875,337
 
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF            
Preferred Stocks* $ 2,278,263 $ — $     — $ 2,278,263
Bonds*     17,822,177     17,822,177
Investment Companies   395,975       395,975
Total investments in securities $ 2,674,238 $ 17,822,177 $   — $ 20,496,415
 
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF                
Bonds* $ — $   6,124,359 $   — $ 6,124,359
U.S. Government & Government Agency                
Obligations*     497,513     497,513
Investment Companies   596,585       596,585
Total investments in securities $ 596,585 $ 6,621,872 $   — $ 7,218,457
 
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF            
Common Stocks* $ 5,701,058 $ — $     — $ 5,701,058
Investment Companies   19,557       19,557
Total investments in securities $ 5,720,615 $ — $     — $ 5,720,615
 
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 1,062,252,229 $ — $     — $ 1,062,252,229
Investment Companies   3,560,885       3,560,885
Total investments in securities $ 1,065,813,114 $ — $     — $ 1,065,813,114
 
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF            
Common Stocks* $ 5,554,302 $ — $     — $ 5,554,302
Investment Companies   16,352       16,352
Total investments in securities $ 5,570,654 $ — $     — $ 5,570,654
 
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF              
Common Stocks* $ 231,620,719 $ — $     — $ 231,620,719
Investment Companies   1,742,678       1,742,678
Total investments in securities $ 233,363,397 $ — $     — $ 233,363,397
 
Principal Value ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 57,044,635 $ — $     — $ 57,044,635
Investment Companies   219,024       219,024
Total investments in securities $ 57,263,659 $ — $     — $ 57,263,659
 
* For additional detail regarding sector classifications, please see the Schedules of Investments.        
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

5. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates

Management Services. The Funds have agreed to pay management and investment advisory 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 an 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 ETF 0.42 % 0.40 % 0.38 % 0.37 %
 
Fund             All Assets  
Principal Active High Yield ETF             0.39 %
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF             0.24  
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF             0.19  
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF             0.38  
Principal Quality ETF             0.15  
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF             0.65  
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF             0.55  
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF             0.60  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF             0.18  
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF             0.15  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF             0.15  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF             0.19  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF             0.38  
Principal Value ETF             0.15  

 

Prior to November 1, 2022, the management fee for Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF was 0.45%, 0.43%, 0.41% and 0.40% for the first $500 million, next $500 million, next $500 million and over $1.5 billion, respectively.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit the expenses (excluding interest expense, expenses related to fund investments, acquired fund fees and expenses, tax reclaim recovery 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 limit is 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 Fund through the fiscal year end, provided no reimbursement will be made if it would result in the Fund exceeding the total operating expense limit. Any amount 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 expense limit for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF is 0.12% through October 31, 2023. No other Funds had expense limitation agreements in place during the period.

Affiliated Ownership. At December 31, 2022, Principal Financial Services, Inc. (an affiliate of the Advisor) owned Shares of the Funds as follows:

Fund Shares
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF 390,001
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF 199,204
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF 995,521
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF 199,681
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF 198,571
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF 200,965

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

6. Investment Transactions

For the period ended December 31, 2022, 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 High Yield ETF $ 132,824,876 $ 32,474,606 $ $
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF   23,247,044   23,257,993    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF   5,118,871     5,368,353    
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   45,225,957   73,420,381    
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF   266,741     503,121    
Principal Quality ETF   151,377     431,389    
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF   546,231     450,243    
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   167,994,518   14,406,651    
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF   992,597     836,872    
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   648,364     2,161,242    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF   3,034,777     3,174,603    
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF   139,674,872   150,490,804    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF   3,763,284     3,764,623    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF   149,043,785   151,702,820    
Principal Value ETF   963,941   13,204,694    
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:        
 
Fund         Purchases     Sales  
Principal Active High Yield ETF       $ 25,197,985 $ 156,522,251
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF         1,657,751   1,728,305
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF             1,917,634
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF         11,641,184   314,840,964
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF         1,665,043    
Principal Quality ETF             20,087,911
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF         3,861,472   49,540,164
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF             6,896,659
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF         21,685,862   321,237,518
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF         7,787,069   419,771,257
Principal Value ETF         33,208,994   188,492,106

 

Unsettled in-kind purchases and sales at the end of the period are included in investment securities purchased and investment securities sold, respectively, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 
7. Federal Tax Information                                  
 
Distributions to Shareholders. The federal income tax character of distributions paid for the periods ended June 30,  
2022, and December 31, 2022 was as follows:                                  
 
      Ordinary Income     Long-Term Capital Gain*  
      Period ended     Period ended   Period ended   Period ended  
Fund   December 31, 2022     June 30, 2022   December 31, 2022   June 30, 2022  
Principal Active High Yield ETF   $ 9,230,411 $   11,667,484 $          $  
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF             861,124              
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF     387,969     1,862,278              
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF     3,902,873     14,949,956             634,166  
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF     469,801     2,817,266              
Principal Quality ETF     452,729       811,956              
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF       89,648                 1,790    
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF     10,051,871     16,461,144              
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF     678,877     1,190,472             30,484  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF     129,216       97,102              
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF     219,383     1,000,076             247  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF     15,443,347     31,378,545              
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF       80,693       108,590             320  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF     6,083,134     17,721,353              
Principal Value ETF     3,830,372     2,251,380              
* 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.                                  
 
Distributable Earnings. As of June 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a  
federal income tax basis were:                                  
 
                             
                             
           
     
Fund   Undistributed Ordinary Income   Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains       Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)     Late Year Ordinary and Post Oct Capital Loss Deferrals    Capital Loss Carryforward   
Principal Active High Yield ETF $ 1,330,911 $      $    (34,101,619 ) $  $(10,665,895  ) 
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF           (44,347,641 ) (62,480 ) (7,574,897 )
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF     254,166       (3,735,088 )   (7,095,844 )
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   1,147,841       (70,834,424 ) (6,346,076 )  
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF     420,508       (11,681,534 )   (8,279,969 )
Principal Quality ETF     222,217       (1,297,630 )   (12,436,333 )
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF     42,862       1,790 (152,604 )    
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   1,290,330       (58,938,366 )   (4,246,582 )
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF     100,565       (2,138,162 ) (74,106 )  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF     12,840       (122,759 )   (251,207 )
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF     165,718       (3,075,481 )   (4,510,448 )
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF   6,657,730       1,614,647     (67,835,985 )
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF     26,491       (432,710 ) (393,295 )  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF   2,613,677       (107,105,813 )   (147,769,950 )
Principal Value ETF   2,701,627       (5,197,850 )   (28,535,993 )
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 
7. Federal Tax Information (continued)                      
 
Capital Loss Carryforwards. For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards are losses that can be used
to offset future capital gains of the Fund. As of June 30, 2022, the Funds had approximate net capital loss carryforwards
as follows:                      
 
    No Expiration No Expiration         Annual
Fund     Short-Term     Long-Term   Total Limitations*
Principal Active High Yield ETF   $ 7,039,031 $   3,626,864 $ 10,665,895 $ 1,874,152
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF     4,713,904     2,860,993   7,574,897  
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF     6,905,658     190,186   7,095,844  
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF     6,704,798     1,575,171   8,279,969  
Principal Quality ETF     11,901,054     535,279   12,436,333   294,429
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF     1,575,986     2,670,596   4,246,582  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF     138,959     112,248   251,207  
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF     4,479,912     30,536   4,510,448  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF     67,835,985       67,835,985  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF     123,369,770     24,400,180   147,769,950  
Principal Value ETF     26,347,409     2,188,584   28,535,993   230,798
 
* In accordance with IRC Sections 381-384, a portion of certain Funds’ losses have been subjected to an annual limitation.      
 
All of these capital losses were generated in taxable years beginning after the enactment date of the Regulated
Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 on December 22, 2010, and will be carried forward with no
expiration and with the character of the loss retained.                    
 
For the year ended June 30, 2022, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:      
 
Fund     ST Utilized         LT Utilized    
Principal Active High Yield ETF $   503,494     $   3,209,996    
 
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, 2022, the Funds intend to defer late-year capital and ordinary losses as follows:
 
Fund   Late Year Ordinary Loss   Post October Loss Capital Loss
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF $   (62,480 ) $        
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF             (6,346,076 )  
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF               (74,106 )  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF               (393,295 )  
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

7. Federal Tax Information (continued)

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 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 period ended June 30, 2022, the Funds recorded reclassifications as follows:

    Total        
    Distributable Earnings        
Fund   (Accumulated Loss)     Paid In Capital  
Principal Active High Yield ETF $ (18,122,655 ) $ 18,122,655  
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF   (8,268,653 )   8,268,653  
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF   1,947,488     (1,947,488 )
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   1,119,112     (1,119,112 )
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF   8,755,193     (8,755,193 )
Principal Quality ETF   (5,347,733 )   5,347,733  
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF   (177 )   177  
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   420,840     (420,840 )
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF   (596 )   596  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   (1,210 )   1,210  
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF   (714,159 )   714,159  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF   (322,508,916 )   322,508,916  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF   (242,005,320 )   242,005,320  
Principal Value ETF   (9,268,137 )   9,268,137  

 

Federal Income Tax Basis. As of June 30, 2022, the net federal income tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and federal tax cost of investments held by each Fund were as follows:

                    Cost for
              Net Unrealized     Federal
    Unrealized   Unrealized     Appreciation     Income Tax
Fund   Appreciation   (Depreciation)     (Depreciation)     Purposes
Principal Active High Yield ETF $ 252 $ (34,101,871 ) $ (34,101,619 ) $ 255,295,377
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF   2,533,747   (46,881,387 )   (44,347,640 )   98,732,608
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF   70,898   (3,806,019 )   (3,735,121 )   17,830,074
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   15,915   (70,850,339 )   (70,834,424 )   437,573,083
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF   560,554   (12,242,107 )   (11,681,553 )   36,257,708
Principal Quality ETF   864,760   (2,162,390 )   (1,297,630 )   46,761,488
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF   70,464   (223,068 )   (152,604 )   5,521,210
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF     (58,938,366 )   (58,938,366 )   403,130,366
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF   35,886   (2,174,048 )   (2,138,162 )   23,020,020
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF     (122,759 )   (122,759 )   8,607,011
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF   86,836   (3,162,317 )   (3,075,481 )   15,813,692
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF   92,823,010   (91,208,363 )   1,614,647     1,365,161,637
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF   206,124   (638,834 )   (432,710 )   5,887,994
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF   18,787,829   (125,893,642 )   (107,105,813 )   728,319,299
Principal Value ETF   943,803   (6,141,653 )   (5,197,850 )   220,734,528

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

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. On December 31, 2022 the Board of Trustees approved a Plan of Liquidation for Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF. Pursuant to the Plan, the Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF will liquidate on or about February 24, 2023. There were no additional items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Active High Yield ETF      
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS — 86.97%   Amount   Value
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.13%        
Bombardier, Inc.        
7.50%, 03/15/2025 (a) $ 516,000 $ 511,002
Triumph Group, Inc.        
7.75%, 08/15/2025 (b)   1,900,000   1,616,121
      $ 2,127,123
 
Airlines — 0.08%        
United Airlines 2016-1 Class B Pass Through Trust        
3.65%, 07/07/2027   167,782   151,806
 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.87%        
Ford Motor Co.        
3.25%, 02/12/2032   1,668,000   1,250,903
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC        
3.38%, 11/13/2025   1,808,000   1,634,455
4.39%, 01/08/2026   114,000   106,186
4.54%, 08/01/2026   558,000   514,144
      $ 3,505,688
 
Banks — 1.42%        
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 3.13%),        
4.60%, 02/01/2025 (c),(d)   3,032,000   2,671,950
 
Chemicals — 2.92%        
Consolidated Energy Finance SA        
5.63%, 10/15/2028 (a)   2,628,000   2,232,951
Kobe U.S. Midco 2, Inc.        
9.25%, PIK 10.00%; 11/01/2026 (a),(e)   585,000   409,500
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.        
6.25%, 10/01/2029 (a),(b)   2,072,000   1,573,075
Tronox, Inc.        
4.63%, 03/15/2029 (a)   1,521,000   1,264,331
      $ 5,479,857
 
Commercial Services — 5.29%        
Ahern Rentals, Inc.        
7.38%, 05/15/2023 (a)   2,130,000   2,130,000
Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc.        
6.13%, 10/15/2026 (a)   1,899,000   1,693,547
Garda World Security Corp.        
6.00%, 06/01/2029 (a)   299,000   242,952
9.50%, 11/01/2027 (a)   1,925,000   1,853,999
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.        
5.75%, 04/15/2026 (a)   2,487,000   2,343,997
ZipRecruiter, Inc.        
5.00%, 01/15/2030 (a)   2,033,000   1,676,046
      $ 9,940,541
 
Construction Materials — 1.46%        
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC        
6.00%, 11/01/2028 (a)   3,062,000   2,739,571
 
Diversified Financial Services — 5.77%        
AerCap Holdings NV        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.54%),        
5.88%, 10/10/2079 (c)   3,281,000   2,987,186

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Active High Yield ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Diversified Financial Services (continued)        
Credit Acceptance Corp.        
6.63%, 03/15/2026 $ 2,827,000 $ 2,678,971
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.        
6.50%, PIK 7.25%; 09/15/2024 (a),(e)   2,935,933   2,495,543
OneMain Finance Corp.        
4.00%, 09/15/2030   2,690,000   2,007,116
6.63%, 01/15/2028   729,000   671,285
      $ 10,840,101
 
Electric — 4.12%        
Clearway Energy Operating LLC        
3.75%, 02/15/2031 (a)   3,080,000   2,557,167
GenOn Energy, Inc.        
0.00%, 10/15/2020 (f),(g),(h)   3,100,000  
NRG Energy, Inc.        
3.88%, 02/15/2032 (a)   2,835,000   2,129,227
Vistra Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.74%),      
7.00%, 12/15/2026 (a),(c),(d)   1,303,000   1,185,643
Vistra Operations Co. LLC        
4.38%, 05/01/2029 (a)   2,165,000   1,865,400
      $ 7,737,437
 
Electronics — 1.35%        
Sensata Technologies BV        
4.00%, 04/15/2029 (a)   345,000   297,562
Sensata Technologies, Inc.        
3.75%, 02/15/2031 (a)   2,731,000   2,246,630
      $ 2,544,192
 
Entertainment — 7.93%        
Boyne USA, Inc.        
4.75%, 05/15/2029 (a)   3,487,000   3,086,150
CCM Merger, Inc.        
6.38%, 05/01/2026 (a)   2,854,000   2,689,381
CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.        
5.75%, 04/01/2030 (a)   2,624,000   2,352,230
Cinemark USA, Inc.        
5.25%, 07/15/2028 (a),(b)   2,673,000   1,984,943
International Game Technology PLC        
5.25%, 01/15/2029 (a)   3,466,000   3,229,825
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC        
5.50%, 04/15/2029 (a)   2,679,000   1,553,276
      $ 14,895,805
 
Food — 3.53%        
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC      
4.88%, 02/15/2030 (a)   2,065,000   1,842,930
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.        
7.50%, 04/15/2025 (a),(b)   2,261,000   2,201,649
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.        
3.50%, 03/01/2032 (a)   2,903,000   2,271,598
4.25%, 04/15/2031 (a)   379,000   322,360
      $ 6,638,537

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Active High Yield ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.57%        
Mercer International, Inc.        
5.13%, 02/01/2029 $ 1,289,000 $ 1,077,617
 
Healthcare — Services — 5.34%        
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.        
5.00%, 04/15/2029 (a)   3,050,000   2,805,085
Centene Corp.        
2.50%, 03/01/2031   1,399,000   1,094,680
3.38%, 02/15/2030   1,852,000   1,565,625
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.        
6.00%, 01/15/2029 (a)   2,640,000   2,208,307
Tenet Healthcare Corp.        
6.13%, 10/01/2028 (a)   2,643,000   2,366,331
      $ 10,040,028
 
Home Builders — 1.25%        
Forestar Group, Inc.        
3.85%, 05/15/2026 (a)   526,000   461,139
5.00%, 03/01/2028 (a)   2,196,000   1,884,091
      $ 2,345,230
 
Insurance — 0.77%        
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.        
4.25%, 02/15/2029 (a)   321,000   264,958
7.00%, 11/15/2025 (a)   1,281,000   1,176,999
      $ 1,441,957
 
Investment Companies — 0.87%        
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC        
5.25%, 04/15/2029 (a)   1,919,000   1,642,263
 
Iron & Steel — 0.56%        
TMS International Corp.        
6.25%, 04/15/2029 (a)   1,482,000   1,060,015
 
Leisure Time — 1.44%        
Life Time, Inc.        
5.75%, 01/15/2026 (a)   2,910,000   2,707,755
 
Media — 7.08%        
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.      
4.25%, 02/01/2031 (a)   3,041,000   2,439,232
4.75%, 02/01/2032 (a)   930,000   753,951
Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co.-Obligor, Inc.      
5.88%, 08/15/2027 (a)   3,331,000   2,980,112
DISH DBS Corp.        
5.13%, 06/01/2029   289,000   186,437
5.25%, 12/01/2026 (a)   13,284   11,189
5.88%, 11/15/2024   885,000   822,372
7.38%, 07/01/2028   1,524,000   1,078,230
DISH Network Corp.        
11.75%, 11/15/2027 (a)   473,000   487,143
Scripps Escrow II, Inc.        
5.38%, 01/15/2031 (a)   986,000   790,288
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.        
3.13%, 09/01/2026 (a)   2,996,000   2,660,268

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments        
Principal Active High Yield ETF      
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Media (continued)        
UPC Holding BV        
5.50%, 01/15/2028 (a) $ 1,226,000 $ 1,088,075
      $ 13,297,297
 
Mining — 2.96%        
Copper Mountain Mining Corp.        
8.00%, 04/09/2026 (a)   2,091,973   1,940,305
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.        
6.88%, 10/15/2027 (a)   772,000   724,308
Novelis Corp.        
3.88%, 08/15/2031 (a)   1,730,000   1,412,359
Taseko Mines Ltd.        
7.00%, 02/15/2026 (a)   1,683,000   1,479,928
      $ 5,556,900
 
Oil & Gas — 6.17%        
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp.        
8.25%, 02/15/2026 (a)   2,624,000   2,602,867
Antero Resources Corp.        
7.63%, 02/01/2029 (a)   2,070,000   2,081,398
Apache Corp.        
4.75%, 04/15/2043   90,000   67,905
5.10%, 09/01/2040   1,820,000   1,508,257
5.25%, 02/01/2042   133,000   108,626
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.        
7.00%, 11/01/2026 (a)   921,000   893,388
Comstock Resources, Inc.        
5.88%, 01/15/2030 (a)   1,105,000   949,968
MEG Energy Corp.        
7.13%, 02/01/2027 (a)   1,803,000   1,838,865
Occidental Petroleum Corp.        
6.13%, 01/01/2031   320,000   322,941
6.63%, 09/01/2030   1,179,000   1,218,355
      $ 11,592,570
 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.96%        
Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp.        
6.25%, 04/01/2028 (a)   1,963,000   1,796,169
 
Packaging & Containers — 1.18%        
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.        
6.63%, 04/15/2029 (a)   345,000   328,009
8.75%, 04/15/2030 (a)   1,083,000   927,017
LABL, Inc.        
5.88%, 11/01/2028 (a)   222,000   193,422
8.25%, 11/01/2029 (a)   968,000   770,985
      $ 2,219,433
 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.31%        
BellRing Brands, Inc.        
7.00%, 03/15/2030 (a)   1,700,000   1,635,825
Jazz Securities DAC        
4.38%, 01/15/2029 (a)   3,044,000   2,712,661
      $ 4,348,486

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Active High Yield ETF      
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Pipelines — 7.94%        
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.        
5.38%, 06/15/2029 (a) $ 1,786,000 $ 1,632,833
5.75%, 03/01/2027 (a)   1,130,000   1,068,254
CNX Midstream Partners LP        
4.75%, 04/15/2030 (a)   2,628,000   2,156,708
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.        
5.63%, 05/01/2027 (a)   2,875,000   2,673,750
EnLink Midstream LLC        
6.50%, 09/01/2030 (a)   1,807,000   1,788,388
Hess Midstream Operations LP        
4.25%, 02/15/2030 (a)   2,127,000   1,818,417
Kinetik Holdings LP        
5.88%, 06/15/2030 (a)   2,892,000   2,712,068
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.        
4.88%, 02/01/2031   1,188,000   1,072,704
      $ 14,923,122
 
REITs — 2.44%        
CBL & Associates LP        
0.00%, 12/15/2026 (f),(g),(h)   6,000,000  
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC        
3.38%, 06/15/2026 (a)   2,040,000   1,772,352
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.        
4.75%, 06/15/2029 (a)   3,476,000   2,806,383
      $ 4,578,735
 
Retail — 4.81%        
Bath & Body Works, Inc.        
5.25%, 02/01/2028   614,000   570,191
6.63%, 10/01/2030 (a)   1,025,000   961,863
9.38%, 07/01/2025 (a)   325,000   346,185
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc.        
7.75%, PIK 8.50%; 04/01/2027 (a),(e)   702,000   433,774
Dave & Buster's, Inc.        
7.63%, 11/01/2025 (a)   1,771,000   1,779,855
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.        
4.63%, 01/15/2029 (a)   1,332,000   1,127,185
6.75%, 01/15/2030 (a)   911,000   734,813
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC/Victra Finance Corp.        
7.75%, 02/15/2026 (a)   1,922,000   1,701,085
Park River Holdings, Inc.        
5.63%, 02/01/2029 (a)   1,095,000   729,166
Patrick Industries, Inc.        
4.75%, 05/01/2029 (a)   789,000   654,870
      $ 9,038,987
 
Telecommunications — 2.28%        
DKT Finance ApS        
9.38%, 06/17/2023 (a)   2,111,000   2,084,613
Maxar Technologies, Inc.        
7.75%, 06/15/2027 (a)   2,123,000   2,204,168
      $ 4,288,781
 
Transportation — 1.17%        
Watco Cos. LLC/Watco Finance Corp.        
6.50%, 06/15/2027 (a)   2,305,000   2,189,750

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments        
  Principal Active High Yield ETF        
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)        
 
BONDS (continued)       Value  
TOTAL BONDS     $ 163,417,703  
      Principal      
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS — 8.14%   Amount   Value  
 
Airlines — 3.60%          
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan          
  (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.75%),          
  8.99%, 04/20/2028 $ 3,355,000 $ 3,336,648  
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B          
  (3-month USD LIBOR + 5.25%),          
  1.00%, 06/21/2027   1,174,737   1,206,748  
United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B          
  (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.75%),          
  8.11%, 04/21/2028   2,255,564   2,222,994  
        $ 6,766,390  
 
Forest Products & Paper — 1.71%          
Spectrum Group Buyer, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B          
  (3-month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 6.50%),        
  9.44%, 05/19/2028   3,403,594   3,206,458  
 
Insurance — 1.53%          
Acrisure LLC, 2020 Term Loan B          
  (1-month USD LIBOR + 3.50%),          
  7.88%, 02/15/2027   1,640,974   1,536,362  
Asurion LLC, 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3          
  (1-month USD LIBOR + 5.25%),          
  9.63%, 01/31/2028   1,725,000   1,338,307  
        $ 2,874,669  
 
Lodging — 0.61%          
Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 2022 Term Loan B          
  (1-month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 4.00%),        
  8.32%, 01/27/2029   1,202,140   1,140,686  
 
Packaging & Containers — 0.69%          
Valcour Packaging LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan          
  (6-month USD LIBOR + 3.75%),          
  7.98%, 10/04/2028   1,588,000   1,302,160  
TOTAL SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS     $ 15,290,363  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 6.04%   Shares Held   Value  
 
Money Market Funds — 6.04%          
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15% (i),(j),(k) 4,092,183 $ 4,092,183  
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 1.29% (k)   7,255,132   7,255,132  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 11,347,315  
Total Investments     $ 190,055,381  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (1.15)%       (2,164,276 )
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 187,891,105  
 
(a) 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 $136,433,640 or 72.61% of net assets.          
(b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $3,987,219 or  
  2.12% of net assets.          
(c) 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.          
 
 
 
 
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        Schedule of Investments          
        Principal Active High Yield ETF      
        December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
(d) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest, but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier
  date. Date shown, if any, reflects the next call date or final legal maturity date. Rate shown is as of period end.
(e) Payment in kind; the issuer has the option of paying additional securities in lieu of cash.    
(f) Non-income producing security.                    
(g) The value of these investments was determined using significant unobservable inputs, in good faith by the Advisor, under
  procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Board of Trustees.          
(h) Security is defaulted.                    
(i) 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 5.00% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security).
  Please see Affiliated Securities sub-schedule for transactional information.          
(j) Security or a portion of the security was received as collateral for securities lending. At the end of the period, the value of
  these securities totaled $4,092,183 or 2.18% of net assets.              
(k) Current yield shown is as of period end.              
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)              
Sector       Percent          
Consumer, Cyclical         21.58 %        
Consumer, Non-cyclical         16.48 %        
Energy         15.07 %        
Financial         12.80 %        
Communications         9.36 %        
Basic Materials         8.72 %        
Industrial         6.98 %        
Money Market Funds         6.04 %        
Utilities         4.12 %        
Other Assets and Liabilities         (1.15 )%        
TOTAL NET ASSETS         100.00 %        
 
        June 30, 2022 Purchases     Sales December 31, 2022
Affiliated Securities     Value   Cost     Proceeds   Value
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ 9,715,105   $ 5,622,922 $ 4,092,183
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %   5,781,485   33,322,007     39,103,492  
      $ 5,781,485 $ 43,037,112   $ 44,726,414 $ 4,092,183
 
                Realized Gain    
            Realized     from   Change in
          Gain/(Loss) on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
        Income (a) Investments   Distributions   Gain/(Loss)
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $   $ $
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %          
      $ $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.              
 
 
 
 
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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.82%   Shares Held   Value
 
Biotechnology — 64.49%        
2seventy bio, Inc. (a)   6,374 $ 59,724
4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   6,955   154,471
Aadi Bioscience, Inc. (a)   4,119   52,847
Absci Corp. (a)   18,653   39,171
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   24,030   382,558
Adicet Bio, Inc. (a)   6,545   58,512
ADMA Biologics, Inc. (a)   33,393   129,565
Affimed NV (a)   29,463   36,534
Agenus, Inc. (a)   45,880   110,112
Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   6,969   381,901
Albireo Pharma, Inc. (a)   3,544   76,586
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   21,972   138,204
Allovir, Inc. (a)   15,104   77,484
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   8,295   1,971,307
ALX Oncology Holdings, Inc. (a)   7,043   79,375
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   41,374   505,177
AnaptysBio, Inc. (a)   4,553   141,097
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (a),(b)   12,334   114,213
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   2,886   116,104
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   16,076   831,290
Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (a),(b)   28,201   65,708
Arcellx, Inc. (a)   6,981   216,271
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a)   4,768   80,865
Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (a)   10,812   223,592
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)   9,418   139,386
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   15,555   630,911
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)   16,863   55,311
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   14,584   70,149
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   25,261   109,128
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (a)   8,568   190,124
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   6,483   500,034
Beam Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   10,373   405,688
Berkeley Lights, Inc. (a)   17,257   46,249
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)   4,291   1,804,323
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   27,585   316,676
Biohaven Ltd. (a)   6,642   92,191
Bluebird Bio, Inc. (a)   13,410   92,797
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)   8,823   386,536
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. (a)   22,556   171,877
C4 Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,630   50,917
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   9,149   98,260
Caribou Biosciences, Inc. (a)   10,176   63,905
Cassava Sciences, Inc. (a),(b)   6,138   181,316
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   7,133   317,918
Celularity, Inc. (a)   26,869   34,661
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a)   23,016   725,925
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   9,684   253,721
CinCor Pharma, Inc. (a)   6,533   80,291
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (a)   10,417   120,420
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   8,505   155,641
CTI BioPharma Corp. (a)   20,292   121,955
Cullinan Oncology, Inc. (a)   7,682   81,045
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (a)   20,189   206,130
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)   14,172   649,361
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   11,230   241,670
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   10,396   170,390
Denali Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   19,875   552,724
Design Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,889   91,201

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value
 
Biotechnology (continued)        
DICE Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   7,034 $ 219,461
Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,611   99,801
Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,500   75,990
Editas Medicine, Inc. (a)   11,039   97,916
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   9,133   10,777
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)   7,902   93,323
EQRx, Inc. (a)   67,018   164,864
Erasca, Inc. (a)   19,364   83,459
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   11,903   74,156
Evolus, Inc. (a)   9,676   72,667
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   14,603   147,344
FibroGen, Inc. (a)   14,267   228,557
Geron Corp. (a)   60,155   145,575
Gossamer Bio, Inc. (a),(b)   14,896   32,324
Ideaya Biosciences, Inc. (a)   7,574   137,620
IGM Biosciences, Inc. (a)   4,876   82,941
Imago Biosciences, Inc. (a)   5,783   207,899
ImmunityBio, Inc. (a),(b)   59,901   303,698
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a)   33,871   168,000
Immunovant, Inc. (a)   19,860   352,515
Inhibrx, Inc. (a)   6,042   148,875
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   43,715   68,195
Insmed, Inc. (a)   20,278   405,154
Instil Bio, Inc. (a)   21,717   13,682
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   11,262   392,931
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   6,932   85,749
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (a)   13,923   736,805
Invivyd, Inc. (a)   19,592   29,388
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   20,772   784,558
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)   24,099   153,993
IVERIC bio, Inc. (a)   17,542   375,574
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   4,884   959,706
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   14,545   49,453
Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   3,999   192,032
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (a)   11,730   82,579
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A (a)   6,067   90,884
Kinnate Biopharma, Inc. (a)   8,213   50,099
Kodiak Sciences, Inc. (a)   9,510   68,092
Krystal Biotech, Inc. (a)   3,873   306,819
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,389   209,389
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   33,607   64,189
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   2,577   172,144
Liquidia Corp. (a),(b)   12,469   79,428
MacroGenics, Inc. (a)   11,759   78,903
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   15,873   93,016
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,252   373,898
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,512   64,776
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)   12,254   177,806
Nektar Therapeutics (a)   30,877   69,782
NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)   20,332   187,868
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   14,604   73,312
Nkarta, Inc. (a),(b)   8,072   48,351
Novavax, Inc. (a)   11,917   122,507
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   7,994   87,774
Nuvalent, Inc., Class A (a)   6,860   204,291
Nuvation Bio, Inc. (a)   37,692   72,369
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a),(b)   7,029   78,865
Point Biopharma Global, Inc. (a),(b)   16,659   121,444

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value
 
Biotechnology (continued)        
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (a)   15,726 $ 37,428
Precigen, Inc. (a)   38,054   57,842
Prothena Corp. PLC (a)   6,952   418,858
Provention Bio, Inc. (a)   14,023   148,223
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   10,531   401,968
RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   4,908   97,178
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a)   24,886   191,871
REGENXBIO, Inc. (a)   6,792   154,043
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   17,874   267,038
Replimune Group, Inc. (a)   7,792   211,942
REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc. (a)   13,301   316,830
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   42,502   63,753
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   10,252   200,632
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,887   338,950
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (a),(b)   29,752   117,520
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   25,681   80,638
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   12,731   1,649,683
Seagen, Inc. (a)   12,806   1,645,699
Seer, Inc. (a)   10,508   60,946
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   73,704   65,302
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   9,502   247,147
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   6,680   61,656
Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (a)   9,987   80,695
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   8,690   221,160
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   4,701   68,917
TG Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   23,504   278,052
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (a)   11,078   124,295
TransMedics Group, Inc. (a)   4,787   295,454
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   9,775   205,568
Twist Bioscience Corp. (a)   8,541   203,361
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)   10,379   480,859
Vaxart, Inc. (a)   26,634   25,593
Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (a)   8,592   281,732
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (a),(b)   4,862   94,080
Veracyte, Inc. (a)   11,132   264,162
Vericel Corp. (a)   7,318   192,756
Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   9,012   174,382
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   6,168   180,167
VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   165,962   17,094
Xencor, Inc. (a)   9,041   235,428
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   8,782   176,869
      $ 35,860,837
 
Chemicals — 0.10%        
Codexis, Inc. (a)   12,150   56,619
 
Electronics — 0.27%        
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.   887   147,428
 
Healthcare — Products — 19.62%        
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A (a)   14,320   521,821
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (a)   22,626   172,863
Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (a)   6,516   62,358
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (a)   16,360   202,046
AngioDynamics, Inc. (a)   6,771   93,237
Artivion, Inc. (a)   7,355   89,143
AtriCure, Inc. (a)   7,023   311,681
Axogen, Inc. (a)   7,285   72,704
Axonics, Inc. (a)   7,187   449,403

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value
 
Healthcare — Products (continued)        
BioLife Solutions, Inc. (a)   6,842 $ 124,524
Bionano Genomics, Inc. (a),(b)   48,142   70,287
Butterfly Network, Inc. (a),(b)   27,966   68,796
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (a)   6,879   93,692
CareDx, Inc. (a)   8,484   96,802
Cerus Corp. (a)   29,356   107,149
Cutera, Inc. (a)   3,123   138,099
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)   25,922   1,283,398
Glaukos Corp. (a)   7,062   308,468
Inari Medical, Inc. (a)   7,902   502,251
Inogen, Inc. (a)   3,980   78,446
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)   4,209   1,060,163
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a)   4,416   413,647
MaxCyte, Inc. (a)   16,923   92,400
MiMedx Group, Inc. (a)   21,321   59,272
NanoString Technologies, Inc. (a)   8,180   65,195
Natera, Inc. (a)   14,333   575,757
Nevro Corp. (a)   5,412   214,315
Novocure Ltd. (a)   15,279   1,120,715
NuVasive, Inc. (a)   7,783   320,971
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)   14,059   67,764
Orthofix Medical, Inc. (a)   3,848   78,999
OrthoPediatrics Corp. (a)   3,219   127,891
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a)   33,972   277,891
Paragon 28, Inc. (a)   11,748   224,504
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. (a)   6,709   278,692
Pulmonx Corp. (a)   6,311   53,202
Quanterix Corp. (a)   6,835   94,665
Quantum-Si, Inc. (a)   22,459   41,100
SI-BONE, Inc. (a)   5,709   77,642
Silk Road Medical, Inc. (a)   5,705   301,509
SomaLogic, Inc. (a)   31,284   78,523
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a)   4,874   55,954
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. (a)   8,524   195,967
ViewRay, Inc. (a)   29,504   132,178
Zimvie, Inc. (a)   5,747   53,677
      $ 10,909,761
 
Healthcare — Services — 0.15%        
Inotiv, Inc. (a),(b)   4,397   21,721
Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (a)   8,675   64,022
      $ 85,743
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturers — 0.19%        
Sight Sciences, Inc. (a)   8,773   107,118
 
Pharmaceuticals — 14.40%        
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   10,389   163,627
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   8,363   234,833
Alector, Inc. (a)   13,408   123,756
Alkermes PLC (a)   24,360   636,527
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   28,785   57,282
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   9,715   358,969
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   2,637   78,055
Arvinas, Inc. (a)   7,929   271,251
Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc. (a),(b)   5,358   115,090

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Schedule of Investments        
    Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF        
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)        
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value  
 
Pharmaceuticals (continued)          
Chimerix, Inc. (a)   20,828 $ 38,740  
Coherus Biosciences, Inc. (a)   12,795   101,336  
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)   5,692   132,054  
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   2,365   69,129  
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)   69,526   849,608  
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   3,269   152,074  
Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   10,008   72,858  
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (a),(b)   20,637   51,593  
Heska Corp. (a)   1,747   108,594  
KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   6,777   45,813  
Kura Oncology, Inc. (a)   10,405   129,126  
Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (a)   37,600   130,472  
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   2,656   770,904  
MannKind Corp. (a)   41,068   216,428  
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   5,996   116,922  
Morphic Holding, Inc. (a)   6,076   162,533  
Ocugen, Inc. (a)   39,256   51,033  
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (a)   15,240   42,824  
Perrigo Co. PLC   19,781   674,334  
PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   7,680   66,816  
Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. (a)   6,134   674,740  
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,746   95,419  
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a)   5,112   194,205  
Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   6,744   23,537  
Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   11,126   205,386  
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (a)   78,525   80,881  
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   19,920   111,552  
SIGA Technologies, Inc.   12,033   88,563  
Tricida, Inc. (a)   9,656   1,476  
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a)   9,850   472,307  
Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   7,219   35,229  
        $ 8,005,876  
 
Software — 0.36%          
Outset Medical, Inc. (a)   7,839   202,403  
 
Transportation — 0.24%          
CryoPort, Inc. (a)   7,513   130,350  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 55,506,135  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.12%   Shares Held   Value  
 
Money Market Funds — 2.12%          
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15% (c),(d),(e) 1,061,503   1,061,503  
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 1.29% (e)   118,129   118,129  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 1,179,632  
Total Investments     $ 56,685,767  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (1.94)%       (1,077,418 )
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 55,608,349  
 
(a) Non-income producing security.          
(b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $1,029,538 or  
  1.85% 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 5.00% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security).  
  Please see Affiliated Securities sub-schedule for transactional information.        
 
 
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

(d)      Security or a portion of the security was received as collateral for securities lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $1,061,503 or 1.91% of net assets.
(e)      Current yield shown is as of period end.
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)              
Sector         Percent          
Consumer, Non-cyclical         98.67 %        
Money Market Funds         2.12 %        
Industrial         0.69 %        
Technology         0.36 %        
Basic Materials         0.10 %        
Other Assets and Liabilities         (1.94 )%        
TOTAL NET ASSETS         100.00 %        
 
      June 30, 2022   Purchases     Sales   December 31, 2022
Affiliated Securities     Value   Cost     Proceeds   Value
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ 2,072,304   $ 1,010,801 $ 1,061,503
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %   1,097,187   11,867,549     12,964,736  
    $ 1,097,187 $ 13,939,853   $ 13,975,537 $ 1,061,503
 
                Realized Gain    
          Realized     from   Change in
          Gain/(Loss) on     Capital Gain   Unrealized
      Income (a)   Investments     Distributions   Gain/(Loss)
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $   $ $
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %          
    $ $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.              

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.87% Shares Held   Value
 
Advertising — 0.44%      
Dentsu Group, Inc. 400 $ 12,634
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. 1,200   12,161
Publicis Groupe SA (a) 251   15,965
WPP PLC 1,376   13,644
    $ 54,404
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.22%      
Airbus SE 177   21,035
BAE Systems PLC 3,886   40,215
Dassault Aviation SA 105   17,781
Elbit Systems Ltd. 26   4,234
MTU Aero Engines AG 35   7,575
Rheinmetall AG 75   14,937
Safran SA 122   15,269
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. 4,100   10,255
Thales SA 139   17,751
    $ 149,052
 
Agriculture — 1.28%      
British American Tobacco PLC 1,966   77,994
Imperial Brands PLC 1,307   32,724
Japan Tobacco, Inc. 1,400   28,386
Wilmar International Ltd. 5,900   18,369
    $ 157,473
 
Airlines — 0.34%      
Air Canada (a) 700   10,024
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a) 1,556   12,934
Qantas Airways Ltd. (a) 2,622   10,729
Singapore Airlines Ltd. 2,000   8,257
    $ 41,944
 
Apparel — 1.85%      
adidas AG 66   9,005
Burberry Group PLC 578   14,185
Gildan Activewear, Inc. 493   13,501
Hermes International 11   17,015
Kering SA 24   12,216
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 214   155,749
Puma SE 88   5,341
    $ 227,012
 
Auto Manufacturers — 2.28%      
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 259   23,117
Daimler Truck Holding AG (a) 260   8,056
Ferrari NV 65   13,930
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 1,300   30,034
Isuzu Motors Ltd. 1,000   11,788
Mercedes-Benz Group AG 257   16,891
Renault SA (a) 331   11,081
Stellantis NV 1,610   22,859
Toyota Motor Corp. 8,100   111,866
Volkswagen AG 26   4,109
Volvo AB, Class B 620   11,199
Volvo AB, Class A 571   10,840
Volvo Car AB, Class B (a) 768   3,487
    $ 279,257

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.23%      
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA 324 $ 9,012
NGK Insulators Ltd. 800   10,228
Valeo SA 489   8,742
    $ 27,982
 
Banks — 10.01%      
ABN AMRO Bank NV, GDR (b) 994   13,753
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. 2,161   34,811
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 2,385   14,384
Banco Santander SA 5,515   16,545
Bank Hapoalim BM 2,071   18,689
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM 2,419   20,170
Bank of Montreal 644   58,341
Bank of Nova Scotia 803   39,343
Barclays PLC 6,014   11,525
BNP Paribas SA 339   19,324
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 5,000   17,039
CaixaBank SA 4,231   16,631
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 384   15,533
Chiba Bank Ltd. 1,800   13,194
Commerzbank AG (a) 1,468   13,885
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 350   24,449
Concordia Financial Group Ltd. 3,200   13,411
Credit Agricole SA 693   7,293
Danske Bank A/S (a) 874   17,274
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 800   20,260
Deutsche Bank AG 938   10,631
DNB Bank ASA 583   11,572
Erste Group Bank AG 228   7,297
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA 423   7,027
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. 596   9,911
HSBC Holdings PLC 15,419   96,131
Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A 3,328   17,496
KBC Group NV 127   8,168
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 46,983   25,793
Macquarie Group Ltd. 279   31,715
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA 189   1,818
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 9,200   62,319
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. 436   14,128
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 2,600   36,769
National Australia Bank Ltd. 1,233   25,235
National Bank of Canada 320   21,561
NatWest Group PLC 2,469   7,916
Nordea Bank Abp 1,217   13,025
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. 2,800   25,462
Royal Bank of Canada 971   91,291
Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. 1,700   13,666
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A 784   9,012
Societe Generale SA 686   17,242
Standard Chartered PLC 2,264   17,036
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 1,000   40,354
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A 1,053   10,606
Swedbank AB, Class A 661   11,231
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1,233   79,835
UBS Group AG 1,046   19,463
UniCredit SpA 837   11,891
United Overseas Bank Ltd. 1,100   25,213

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Banks (continued)      
Westpac Banking Corp. 2,523 $ 40,110
    $ 1,226,778
 
Beverages — 1.95%      
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA 368   22,166
Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd. (b) 1,600   5,032
Carlsberg AS, Class B 17   2,259
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC 420   23,234
Coca-Cola HBC AG (a) 551   13,143
Davide Campari-Milano NV 524   5,320
Diageo PLC 1,476   65,131
Endeavour Group Ltd. 1,492   6,522
Heineken Holding NV 191   14,731
Heineken NV 340   31,984
JDE Peet's NV 515   14,896
Pernod Ricard SA 90   17,703
Remy Cointreau SA 52   8,772
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. 811   7,515
    $ 238,408
 
Biotechnology — 0.50%      
Argenx SE (a) 21   7,829
Bachem Holding AG, Class B 74   6,390
CSL Ltd. 179   35,070
Genmab A/S (a) 24   10,161
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (a) 74   1,530
    $ 60,980
 
Chemicals — 2.73%      
Air Liquide SA 52   7,370
Arkema SA 124   11,134
BASF SE 614   30,490
Brenntag SE 188   12,018
Clariant AG (a) 274   4,341
Covestro AG (b) 179   7,003
Croda International PLC 79   6,307
EMS-Chemie Holding AG 3   2,031
Evonik Industries AG 267   5,126
Givaudan SA 4   12,255
ICL Group Ltd. 1,806   13,076
Johnson Matthey PLC 216   5,554
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. 2,500   13,043
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. 500   11,334
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. 600   8,760
Nissan Chemical Corp. 200   8,808
Nitto Denko Corp. 200   11,658
Nutrien Ltd. 515   37,598
OCI NV (a) 370   13,237
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. 300   37,089
Solvay SA 128   12,943
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. 3,300   11,919
Symrise AG 94   10,228
Tosoh Corp. 900   10,767
Umicore SA 346   12,711
Yara International ASA 401   17,625
    $ 334,425

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Commercial Services — 2.53%      
Adecco Group AG (a) 164 $ 5,402
Adyen NV (a),(b) 8   11,033
Amadeus IT Group SA (a) 244   12,681
Ashtead Group PLC 177   10,100
Brambles Ltd. 1,082   8,892
Bureau Veritas SA 299   7,877
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. 600   12,115
Edenred 306   16,666
Experian PLC 455   15,473
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. 100   8,321
IDP Education Ltd. 232   4,293
Intertek Group PLC 292   14,241
Nuvei Corp. (a),(b) 150   3,812
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. 600   12,929
Randstad NV 110   6,707
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. 1,100   35,010
RELX PLC 1,374   38,006
Rentokil Initial PLC 1,429   8,776
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. 174   10,051
Secom Co. Ltd. 300   17,242
Securitas AB, Class B 1,389   11,575
SGS SA 4   9,301
TOPPAN, Inc. 700   10,422
Transurban Group 1,552   13,716
Worldline SA (a),(b) 133   5,201
    $ 309,842
 
Computers — 1.31%      
Bechtle AG 105   3,716
Capgemini SE 122   20,366
CGI, Inc. (a) 337   29,048
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) 133   16,779
Computershare Ltd. 466   8,313
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. 400   9,357
NEC Corp. 400   14,127
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. 600   14,241
NTT Data Corp. 1,100   16,193
Otsuka Corp. 300   9,498
SCSK Corp. 700   10,673
Teleperformance 35   8,344
    $ 160,655
 
Construction Materials — 1.34%      
AGC, Inc. 300   10,046
Cie de Saint-Gobain 412   20,133
CRH PLC 294   11,647
Daikin Industries Ltd. 200   30,783
Geberit AG 22   10,362
HeidelbergCement AG 119   6,787
Holcim AG (a) 494   25,580
Investment AB Latour, Class B 236   4,458
James Hardie Industries PLC, CDI (a) 274   4,925
Kingspan Group PLC 103   5,577
Nibe Industrier AB, Class B 717   6,672
ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B 24   5,642
Sika AG 51   12,228

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Construction Materials (continued)      
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. 5,000 $ 9,314
    $ 164,154
 
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.91%      
Bunzl PLC 688   22,948
Ferguson PLC 191   24,107
IMCD NV 43   6,129
ITOCHU Corp. 1,200   37,909
Marubeni Corp. 2,000   23,087
Mitsubishi Corp. 1,000   32,635
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. 1,400   41,102
Sumitomo Corp. 1,500   25,099
Toromont Industries Ltd. 89   6,423
Toyota Tsusho Corp. 400   14,889
    $ 234,328
 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.90%      
AerCap Holdings NV (a) 111   6,474
Amundi SA (b) 200   11,347
ASX Ltd. 166   7,688
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A (a) 33   945
Deutsche Boerse AG 153   26,434
Euronext NV (b) 177   13,104
Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR (a) 105   4,268
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. 500   21,600
IGM Financial, Inc. 376   10,497
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 900   13,012
Julius Baer Group Ltd. 130   7,572
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 274   23,638
Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. 2,200   10,879
ORIX Corp. 1,300   20,985
Partners Group Holding AG 9   7,950
SBI Holdings, Inc. 600   11,507
Schroders PLC 2,051   10,811
Singapore Exchange Ltd. 1,900   12,696
TMX Group Ltd. 118   11,811
    $ 233,218
 
Electric — 3.08%      
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. 656   4,273
Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A 302   8,313
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A 240   6,496
CLP Holdings Ltd. 881   6,428
E.ON SE 1,369   13,679
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA 1,901   9,475
EDP Renovaveis SA 211   4,648
Electricite de France SA 452   5,806
Elia Group SA 49   6,966
Emera, Inc. 196   7,491
Endesa SA 984   18,575
Enel SpA 882   4,749
Engie SA 2,394   34,309
Fortis, Inc. 271   10,844
Fortum Oyj 459   7,635
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. 8,500   5,630
Hydro One Ltd. (b) 526   14,090
Iberdrola SA 4,007   46,882
Mercury NZ Ltd. 1,603   5,659

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Electric (continued)      
Meridian Energy Ltd. 2,079 $ 6,917
National Grid PLC 2,689   32,424
Northland Power, Inc. 372   10,201
Origin Energy Ltd. 2,813   14,786
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. 1,500   8,215
Red Electrica Corp. SA 699   12,167
RWE AG 495   22,037
SSE PLC 1,002   20,739
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale 2,029   14,986
Uniper SE 1,218   3,374
Verbund AG 111   9,345
    $ 377,139
 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.43%      
ABB Ltd. 683   20,727
Legrand SA 158   12,654
Prysmian SpA 534   19,812
    $ 53,193
 
Electronics — 1.30%      
Assa Abloy AB, Class B 396   8,489
Halma PLC 251   5,990
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. 100   12,649
Hoya Corp. 300   29,042
Ibiden Co. Ltd. 300   10,938
MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc. 700   10,513
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 600   30,119
Nidec Corp. 300   15,633
Shimadzu Corp. 467   13,326
TDK Corp. 500   16,516
Venture Corp. Ltd. 491   6,254
    $ 159,469
 
Energy — Alternate Sources — 0.01%      
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (a) 87   1,681
 
Engineering & Construction — 1.59%      
Acciona SA 34   6,256
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA 527   15,102
Aena SME SA (a),(b) 69   8,664
Aeroports de Paris (a) 39   5,227
Auckland International Airport Ltd. (a) 1,521   7,542
Bouygues SA 243   7,294
CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. 1,000   5,234
Eiffage SA 212   20,860
Ferrovial SA 625   16,371
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (b) 627   6,318
Keppel Corp. Ltd. 1,500   8,131
Lendlease Corp. Ltd. 1,004   5,359
Skanska AB, Class B 352   5,566
Taisei Corp. 400   12,953
Vinci SA 548   54,724
WSP Global, Inc. 78   9,050
    $ 194,651
 
Entertainment — 0.39%      
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. 408   8,478
Entain PLC 401   6,407

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Entertainment (continued)      
Evolution AB (b) 88 $ 8,563
Genting Singapore Ltd. 10,900   7,772
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (b) 355   14,281
Lottery Corp. Ltd. (a) 586   1,787
    $ 47,288
 
Food — 5.40%      
Associated British Foods PLC 341   6,497
Barry Callebaut AG 4   7,912
Carrefour SA 862   14,432
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 1   10,198
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. 3,000   18,007
Coles Group Ltd. 1,485   16,905
Danone SA 527   27,772
Empire Co. Ltd., Class A 614   16,171
George Weston Ltd. 175   21,712
J Sainsbury PLC 4,906   12,912
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA 770   16,633
Kerry Group PLC, Class A 104   9,378
Kesko Oyj, Class B 495   10,926
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 866   24,881
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. 271   23,962
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. 300   15,407
Metro, Inc. 435   24,086
Mowi ASA 721   12,305
Nestle SA 2,161   250,397
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. 1,000   12,595
Orkla ASA 1,523   11,028
Salmar ASA 145   5,695
Saputo, Inc. 279   6,907
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. 600   25,876
Tesco PLC 7,692   20,849
WH Group Ltd. (b) 24,500   14,250
Woolworths Group Ltd. 1,057   24,152
    $ 661,845
 
Food Service — 0.27%      
Compass Group PLC 781   18,105
Sodexo SA 161   15,421
    $ 33,526
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.58%      
Holmen AB, Class B 104   4,125
Mondi PLC 685   11,673
Oji Holdings Corp. 2,700   10,924
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 351   12,985
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R 398   5,602
UPM-Kymmene Oyj 314   11,741
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. 187   13,503
    $ 70,553
 
Gas — 0.61%      
AltaGas Ltd. 342   5,905
Enagas SA 668   11,101
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. 3,250   3,090
Naturgy Energy Group SA 431   11,216
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. 800   12,984
Snam SpA 2,991   14,494

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Gas (continued)      
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. 800 $ 15,757
    $ 74,547
 
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.40%      
Disco Corp. 100   28,764
Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. 300   11,498
Schindler Holding AG 11   2,069
Schindler Holding AG 9   1,624
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. 500   5,579
    $ 49,534
 
Healthcare — Products — 1.02%      
Alcon, Inc. 58   3,963
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (a) 41   5,174
Cochlear Ltd. 99   13,759
Coloplast A/S, Class B 60   7,013
Demant A/S (a) 150   4,158
DiaSorin SpA 35   4,886
EssilorLuxottica SA 31   5,615
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. 448   6,428
Getinge AB, Class A 282   5,845
Koninklijke Philips NV 416   6,236
Lifco AB, Class B 294   4,907
Olympus Corp. 1,000   17,921
QIAGEN NV (a) 187   9,410
Sartorius Stedim Biotech 18   5,829
Siemens Healthineers AG (b) 149   7,453
Smith & Nephew PLC 169   2,267
Sonova Holding AG 29   6,878
Straumann Holding AG 65   7,423
    $ 125,165
 
Healthcare — Services — 0.61%      
BioMerieux 51   5,346
Eurofins Scientific SE 176   12,634
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 165   5,399
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 314   8,823
Lonza Group AG 25   12,251
Medibank Pvt Ltd. 5,639   11,326
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. 133   5,859
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. 645   13,161
    $ 74,799
 
Holding Companies — Diversified — 0.27%      
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. 383   19,495
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A 1,500   13,202
    $ 32,697
 
Home Builders — 0.45%      
Barratt Developments PLC 1,042   4,998
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. 800   18,525
Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. 700   10,673
Open House Group Co. Ltd. 300   11,018
Persimmon PLC 314   4,620
Taylor Wimpey PLC 4,034   4,957
    $ 54,791

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Home Furnishings — 0.77%      
Electrolux AB, Class B 399 $ 5,383
SEB SA 152   12,732
Sony Group Corp. 1,000   76,463
    $ 94,578
 
Household Products — 0.83%      
Beiersdorf AG 84   9,639
Essity AB, Class B 104   2,724
L'Oreal SA 88   31,425
Unilever PLC 1,153   58,294
    $ 102,082
 
Household Products/Wares — 0.40%      
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 211   13,608
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 506   35,199
    $ 48,807
 
Insurance — 5.67%      
Aegon NV 2,495   12,654
Ageas SA 268   11,883
AIA Group Ltd. 9,200   102,308
Allianz SE 153   32,903
Assicurazioni Generali SpA 724   12,877
Aviva PLC 1,418   7,591
AXA SA 1,939   54,080
Baloise Holding AG 84   12,964
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. 30   17,771
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA 79   1,550
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. 335   7,744
Hannover Rueck SE 37   7,347
iA Financial Corp., Inc. 327   19,144
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. 2,474   8,001
Intact Financial Corp. 215   30,950
M&G PLC 2,268   5,151
Manulife Financial Corp. 2,204   39,311
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 111   36,121
NN Group NV 157   6,413
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC 975   7,174
Power Corp. of Canada 674   15,854
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. 2,673   24,441
Sampo Oyj, Class A 646   33,760
Sompo Holdings, Inc. 400   17,860
Sun Life Financial, Inc. 532   24,694
Suncorp Group Ltd. 2,078   17,034
Swiss Life Holding AG 33   17,017
Swiss Re AG 262   24,504
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. 1,400   30,162
Tryg A/S 343   8,164
Zurich Insurance Group AG 100   47,834
    $ 695,261
 
Internet — 0.65%      
Adevinta ASA (a) 555   3,716
Auto Trader Group PLC (b) 1,485   9,256
CyberAgent, Inc. 1,200   10,680
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. 700   9,905
Prosus NV (a) 256   17,662
Trend Micro, Inc. 200   9,357

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Internet (continued)      
United Internet AG 470 $ 9,504
ZOZO, Inc. 400   9,936
    $ 80,016
 
Investment Companies — 0.12%      
EXOR NV (a) 77   5,630
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV 25   1,996
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. 89   1,676
Wendel SE 56   5,227
    $ 14,529
 
Iron & Steel — 0.86%      
ArcelorMittal SA 585   15,389
BlueScope Steel Ltd. 931   10,674
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 2,139   29,869
JFE Holdings, Inc. 1,000   11,704
Mineral Resources Ltd. 126   6,623
Nippon Steel Corp. 1,100   19,211
voestalpine AG 448   11,884
    $ 105,354
 
Leisure Time — 0.28%      
BRP, Inc. 63   4,803
Shimano, Inc. 100   15,940
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. 600   13,761
    $ 34,504
 
Lodging — 0.29%      
Accor SA (a) 184   4,599
City Developments Ltd. 1,700   10,446
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. 1,000   6,611
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 108   6,194
Sands China Ltd. (a) 2,400   7,963
    $ 35,813
 
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.83%      
Epiroc AB, Class A 399   7,259
Epiroc AB, Class B 367   5,896
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. 400   9,019
Hitachi Ltd. 700   35,688
Komatsu Ltd. 1,100   24,105
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. 500   19,941
    $ 101,908
 
Machinery — Diversified — 1.27%      
Accelleron Industries AG (a) 59   1,222
Atlas Copco AB, Class A 943   11,125
Atlas Copco AB, Class B 737   7,847
CNH Industrial NV 1,119   17,925
GEA Group AG 307   12,554
Husqvarna AB, Class B 1,576   11,043
Keyence Corp. 100   39,180
KION Group AG 197   5,645
SMC Corp. 100   42,350
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC 49   6,288
    $ 155,179

 

See accompanying notes.

65


 

  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Media — 0.73%      
Bollore SE 1,390 $ 7,767
Informa PLC 944   7,071
Pearson PLC 500   5,677
Quebecor, Inc., Class B 786   17,531
Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B 376   10,833
Thomson Reuters Corp. 23   2,624
Vivendi SE 1,478   14,103
Wolters Kluwer NV 228   23,860
    $ 89,466
 
Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 0.21%      
SKF AB, Class B 375   5,720
Tenaris SA 754   13,144
VAT Group AG (a),(b) 23   6,288
    $ 25,152
 
Mining — 4.35%      
Anglo American PLC 1,250   48,910
Antofagasta PLC 395   7,380
Barrick Gold Corp. 700   11,999
BHP Group Ltd. 3,890   120,851
Boliden AB 575   21,559
Cameco Corp. 255   5,780
Evolution Mining Ltd. 3,336   6,769
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 1,095   22,879
Franco-Nevada Corp. 100   13,632
Glencore PLC (a) 8,932   59,650
Lundin Mining Corp. 1,705   10,464
Norsk Hydro ASA 2,742   20,521
Northern Star Resources Ltd. 1,064   7,904
Rio Tinto Ltd. 440   34,873
Rio Tinto PLC 994   69,674
South32 Ltd. 7,619   20,750
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. 400   14,237
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B 711   26,870
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 222   8,673
    $ 533,375
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturers — 0.51%      
Indutrade AB 266   5,381
Knorr-Bremse AG 102   5,573
Orica Ltd. 675   6,921
Siemens AG (a) 218   30,253
Smiths Group PLC 741   14,320
    $ 62,448
 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.25%      
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. 400   20,192
Seiko Epson Corp. 700   10,273
    $ 30,465
 
Oil & Gas — 6.89%      
Aker BP ASA 560   17,383
Ampol Ltd. 768   14,787
ARC Resources Ltd. 1,300   17,522
BP PLC 14,785   84,885
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 1,006   55,865

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Oil & Gas (continued)      
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 1,637 $ 31,761
DCC PLC 117   5,771
ENEOS Holdings, Inc. 4,600   15,703
Eni SpA 1,844   26,225
Equinor ASA 1,015   36,448
Galp Energia SGPS SA 1,013   13,674
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. 500   11,696
Imperial Oil Ltd. 413   20,116
Inpex Corp. 1,500   15,956
Neste Oyj 183   8,427
OMV AG 267   13,747
Parkland Corp. 579   12,705
Repsol SA 1,959   31,141
Santos Ltd. 4,420   21,487
Shell PLC 5,691   160,032
Suncor Energy, Inc. 1,387   43,997
TotalEnergies SE 1,899   119,223
Tourmaline Oil Corp. 411   20,738
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. 1,847   44,567
    $ 843,856
 
Packaging & Containers — 0.11%      
CCL Industries, Inc., Class B 269   11,491
SIG Group AG (a) 76   1,660
    $ 13,151
 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.73%      
Amplifon SpA 176   5,241
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 200   3,058
AstraZeneca PLC 1,194   161,930
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (a) 700   4,394
Bayer AG 906   46,867
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 800   20,530
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. 1,300   42,099
GSK PLC 3,964   68,894
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 612   11,483
Ipsen SA 139   14,954
Merck KGaA 53   10,263
Novartis AG 1,828   165,255
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 1,276   172,293
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 600   14,095
Orion Oyj, Class B 152   8,337
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA 160   6,637
Roche Holding AG 36   13,954
Roche Holding AG 542   170,282
Sanofi 739   71,069
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 1,200   37,589
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR (a) 1,394   12,713
UCB SA 107   8,425
    $ 1,070,362
 
Pipelines — 0.75%      
APA Group 1,912   14,007
Enbridge, Inc. 738   28,844
Keyera Corp. 256   5,595
Pembina Pipeline Corp. 781   26,510

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Pipelines (continued)      
TC Energy Corp. 415 $ 16,545
    $ 91,501
 
Private Equity — 0.31%      
3i Group PLC 512   8,304
Brookfield Corp. 131   4,120
Capitaland Investment Ltd. 2,800   7,735
EQT AB 231   4,883
Eurazeo SE 181   11,257
Onex Corp. 29   1,398
    $ 37,697
 
Real Estate — 1.58%      
Aroundtown SA 1,554   3,631
Azrieli Group Ltd. 116   7,709
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. 2,500   15,390
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. 100   10,317
ESR Group Ltd. (b) 2,800   5,876
Fastighets AB Balder, Classs B (a) 1,711   7,956
FirstService Corp. 52   6,368
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. 1,000   1,955
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. 2,000   6,982
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. 1,416   6,514
Hulic Co. Ltd. 1,300   10,302
LEG Immobilien SE 75   4,886
New World Development Co. Ltd. 2,000   5,637
REA Group Ltd. 57   4,300
Sagax AB, Class B 228   5,167
Sekisui House Ltd. 900   16,002
Sino Land Co. Ltd. 8,000   10,003
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. 1,000   13,683
Swire Properties Ltd. 4,200   10,676
Swiss Prime Site AG (a) 85   7,368
UOL Group Ltd. 2,800   14,048
Vonovia SE 321   7,566
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. 2,000   11,659
    $ 193,995
 
REITs — 1.48%      
British Land Co. PLC 1,956   9,343
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT 60   1,891
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT 6,300   12,888
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust 5,217   7,946
Covivio 74   4,392
Dexus 1,174   6,195
Gecina SA 49   4,991
Goodman Group 700   8,274
GPT Group 1,864   5,330
Klepierre SA (a) 692   15,948
Land Securities Group PLC 2,092   15,716
Link REIT 2,200   16,150
Mapletree Logistics Trust 5,300   6,292
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust 8,100   10,099
Mirvac Group 4,629   6,713
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust 381   5,946
Scentre Group 4,429   8,685
Segro PLC 648   5,982
Stockland 5,425   13,408

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
REITs (continued)      
Vicinity Ltd. 7,943 $ 10,816
Warehouses De Pauw CVA 154   4,401
    $ 181,406
 
Retail — 2.27%      
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. 648   28,476
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A 111   11,600
Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A 316   40,976
Dollarama, Inc. 297   17,370
Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. 103   4,646
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B 557   5,991
Industria de Diseno Textil SA (a) 437   11,625
JD Sports Fashion PLC 6,277   9,573
Kingfisher PLC 3,489   9,959
McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. 300   11,418
Moncler SpA 128   6,782
Next PLC 187   13,126
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. 100   12,991
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. 700   13,084
Pandora A/S 92   6,464
Reece Ltd. 426   4,104
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. 302   19,532
Swatch Group AG 46   13,084
Swatch Group AG 207   10,755
USS Co. Ltd. 700   11,174
Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. 500   11,715
Wesfarmers Ltd. 129   4,032
    $ 278,477
 
Semiconductors — 2.32%      
Advantest Corp. 300   19,385
ASM International NV 25   6,307
ASML Holding NV 312   168,259
Infineon Technologies AG (a) 453   13,786
Renesas Electronics Corp. (a) 1,800   16,232
STMicroelectronics NV 263   9,289
SUMCO Corp. 800   10,710
Tokyo Electron Ltd. 100   29,625
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (a) 258   11,259
    $ 284,852
 
Shipbuilding — 0.10%      
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA 275   11,666
 
Software — 1.06%      
Constellation Software, Inc. 9   14,051
Dassault Systemes SE 256   9,179
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. 500   9,113
Konami Group Corp. 200   9,098
Nemetschek SE 86   4,390
Open Text Corp. 400   11,852
Oracle Corp. Japan 200   12,984
Sage Group PLC 947   8,536
SAP SE 98   10,112
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. 300   14,013
Temenos AG 62   3,402
TIS, Inc. 500   13,258

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Software (continued)      
WiseTech Global Ltd. 271 $ 9,364
    $ 129,352
 
Telecommunications — 4.03%      
BCE, Inc. 221   9,710
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. 8,700   15,011
BT Group PLC 9,918   13,435
Deutsche Telekom AG (a) 3,183   63,504
Elisa Oyj 143   7,571
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 100   14,188
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. 9,000   11,035
KDDI Corp. 1,200   36,410
Koninklijke KPN NV 4,563   14,116
Nice Ltd. (a) 33   6,384
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 1,200   34,398
Nokia Oyj 4,258   19,722
Orange SA 1,917   19,045
Proximus SADP 458   4,411
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B 217   10,156
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. 5,400   10,361
SoftBank Corp. 3,000   34,014
SoftBank Group Corp. 900   38,705
Spark New Zealand Ltd. 2,268   7,776
Swisscom AG 31   16,984
Tele2 AB, Class B 658   5,366
Telecom Italia SpA (a) 23,997   5,556
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B 1,238   7,225
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG 4,146   10,221
Telefonica SA (a) 5,019   18,186
Telenor ASA 673   6,293
Telia Co. AB 4,247   10,851
Telstra Group Ltd. 3,289   8,935
TELUS Corp. 627   12,100
Vodafone Group PLC 21,411   21,805
    $ 493,474
 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.43%      
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. 300   19,005
Nintendo Co. Ltd. 800   33,721
    $ 52,726
 
Transportation — 2.41%      
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B 6   13,491
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A 6   13,275
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. 4,808   12,210
Canadian National Railway Co. 389   46,209
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. 613   45,703
Deutsche Post AG 695   26,173
DSV A/S 147   23,203
Getlink SE 430   6,893
Kuehne + Nagel International AG 58   13,499
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. 600   15,041
MTR Corp. Ltd. 1,500   7,946
Nippon Yusen KK 700   16,588
Poste Italiane SpA (b) 597   5,832
SG Holdings Co. Ltd. 700   9,761
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. 4,000   8,896
TFI International, Inc. 119   11,918

 

See accompanying notes.

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      Schedule of Investments    
  Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
      December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value
Transportation (continued)        
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.   700 $ 11,132
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.   436   7,495
        $ 295,265
 
Water — 0.15%        
Severn Trent PLC   60   1,923
United Utilities Group PLC   652   7,814
Veolia Environnement SA   331   8,504
        $ 18,241
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 12,115,748
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.41%   Shares Held   Value
Auto Manufacturers — 0.22%        
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG        
  8.79 % 215 $ 18,308
Volkswagen AG        
  5.95 % 71   8,848
        $ 27,156
 
Electronics — 0.05%        
Sartorius AG        
  0.36 % 15   5,932
Household Products/Wares — 0.14%        
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA        
  3.04% 08/07/2022   243   16,913
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $ 50,001
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.54%   Shares Held   Value
Money Market Fund — 0.54%        
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional    
Class 1.29% (c)   66,004 $ 66,004
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 66,004
Total Investments     $ 12,231,753
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.18%       22,594
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 12,254,347
 
(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 $171,156 or 1.40% of net assets.    
(c) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes.   71    

 


 

Schedule of Investments

Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Portfolio Summary (unaudited)

Location Percent  
Japan 19.51 %
United Kingdom 13.40 %
Canada 11.88 %
France 9.18 %
Switzerland 8.94 %
Australia 7.12 %
Germany 5.75 %
Netherlands 3.69 %
Hong Kong 3.33 %
Denmark 2.31 %
Spain 2.24 %
Sweden 2.04 %
Singapore 1.82 %
Italy 1.42 %
Israel 1.35 %
Norway 1.27 %
Finland 1.03 %
Belgium 0.77 %
United States 0.64 %
Ireland 0.59 %
Luxembourg 0.37 %
Austria 0.35 %
Portugal 0.32 %
New Zealand 0.28 %
Jordan 0.09 %
Mongolia 0.07 %
Chile 0.06 %
Other Assets and Liabilities 0.18 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %

 

See accompanying notes.

72


 

Schedule of Investments      
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS — 98.64%   Amount   Value
 
Aerospace & Defense — 3.39%        
Boeing Co.        
3.25%, 02/01/2028 $ 195,000 $ 177,086
5.71%, 05/01/2040   163,000   155,430
Lockheed Martin Corp.        
5.70%, 11/15/2054   80,000   83,821
Raytheon Technologies Corp.        
4.13%, 11/16/2028   323,000   309,146
      $ 725,483
 
Airlines — 8.94%        
Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.        
4.75%, 10/20/2028 (a)   563,262   529,451
Southwest Airlines Co.        
5.25%, 05/04/2025   592,000   594,201
United Airlines 2016-2 Class A Pass Through Trust        
3.10%, 04/07/2030   978,468   790,025
      $ 1,913,677
 
Banks — 24.33%        
Bank of America Corp.        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.06%),        
2.09%, 06/14/2029 (b)   379,000   318,926
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.20%),        
2.48%, 09/21/2036 (b)   336,000   246,879
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.88%),        
2.83%, 10/24/2051 (b)   181,000   110,960
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.99%),        
6.20%, 11/10/2028 (b)   193,000   199,267
Citigroup, Inc.        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.94%),        
3.79%, 03/17/2033 (b)   349,000   298,497
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.55%),        
5.61%, 09/29/2026 (b)   356,000   357,523
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 2.33%),        
6.27%, 11/17/2033   54,000   55,709
Credit Suisse Group AG        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.89%),        
5.25%, 02/11/2027 (a),(b),(c),(d)   233,000   151,609
Deutsche Bank AG        
(6-month U.S. International Swaps and Derivative Association + 2.55%),        
4.88%, 12/01/2032 (b)   320,000   267,462
First Republic Bank        
4.63%, 02/13/2047   292,000   226,592
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.41%),        
3.10%, 02/24/2033 (b)   454,000   368,639
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        
(3-month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.70%),        
1.04%, 02/04/2027 (b)   457,000   397,530
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 2.08%),        
4.91%, 07/25/2033 (b)   205,000   195,186
Morgan Stanley        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.43%),        
2.80%, 01/25/2052 (b)   293,000   180,399
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.34%),        
3.59%, 07/22/2028 (b)   164,000   150,429
5.00%, 11/24/2025   143,000   142,569

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Banks (continued)        
National Australia Bank Ltd.        
2.33%, 08/21/2030 (a) $ 486,000 $ 369,982
Truist Financial Corp.        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.63%),        
5.90%, 10/28/2026 (b)   105,000   107,342
UBS Group AG        
(1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 1.75%),        
4.75%, 05/12/2028 (a),(b)   361,000   345,468
Wells Fargo & Co.        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 2.10%),        
2.39%, 06/02/2028 (b)   498,000   439,529
Westpac Banking Corp.        
(1-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.68%),        
5.41%, 08/10/2033 (b)   296,000   276,381
      $ 5,206,878
 
Beverages — 2.00%        
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.        
4.38%, 04/15/2038   249,000   222,584
4.90%, 01/23/2031   206,000   206,092
      $ 428,676
 
Biotechnology — 0.49%        
CSL Finance PLC        
4.75%, 04/27/2052 (a)   118,000   105,698
 
Commercial Services — 1.10%        
CoStar Group, Inc.        
2.80%, 07/15/2030 (a)   287,000   234,390
 
Computers — 0.79%        
Apple, Inc.        
3.95%, 08/08/2052   198,000   168,240
 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.20%        
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust        
3.00%, 10/29/2028   159,000   133,206
3.85%, 10/29/2041   158,790   112,261
Ally Financial, Inc.        
8.00%, 11/01/2031   208,000   214,728
Aviation Capital Group LLC        
1.95%, 01/30/2026 (a)   258,000   224,609
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC        
2.85%, 08/05/2051 (a)   342   199
      $ 685,003
 
Electric — 9.64%        
Commonwealth Edison Co.        
4.00%, 03/01/2049   211,000   170,661
FirstEnergy Corp.        
5.35%, 07/15/2047   118,000   105,349
Florida Power & Light Co.        
3.95%, 03/01/2048   118,000   97,384
Monongahela Power Co.        
3.55%, 05/15/2027 (a)   134,000   125,914
NRG Energy, Inc.        
2.00%, 12/02/2025 (a)   162,000   144,496

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Electric (continued)        
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.        
1.70%, 11/15/2023 $ 254,000 $ 245,826
2.95%, 03/01/2026 (e)   319,000   292,364
Southern Co.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.63%),      
8.40%, 03/15/2057   479,000   479,000
WEC Energy Group, Inc.        
1.38%, 10/15/2027   331,000   280,758
5.00%, 09/27/2025   121,000   120,969
      $ 2,062,721
 
Entertainment — 0.85%        
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.        
5.39%, 03/15/2062 (a)   248,000   181,043
 
Environmental Control — 1.01%        
Waste Connections, Inc.        
4.20%, 01/15/2033   232,000   215,469
 
Food — 2.74%        
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.      
4.38%, 02/02/2052 (a)   185,000   130,781
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.        
4.88%, 10/01/2049   169,000   146,699
Mars, Inc.        
2.38%, 07/16/2040 (a)   146,000   98,911
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.        
3.50%, 03/01/2032 (a)   267,000   208,927
Sysco Corp.        
3.15%, 12/14/2051   736   484
      $ 585,802
 
Gas — 1.72%        
NiSource, Inc.        
0.95%, 08/15/2025   408,000   367,810
 
Healthcare — Products — 1.34%        
Boston Scientific Corp.        
2.65%, 06/01/2030   335,000   286,153
 
Healthcare — Services — 2.32%        
Centene Corp.        
2.45%, 07/15/2028   366,000   308,922
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.        
2.75%, 05/15/2040   172,000   124,784
5.88%, 02/15/2053   59,000   63,706
      $ 497,412
 
Insurance — 5.39%        
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.        
2.40%, 11/09/2031   223,000   174,922
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.        
3.35%, 05/03/2026   171,000   163,691
Corebridge Financial, Inc.        
4.40%, 04/05/2052 (a)   118,000   93,525

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Insurance (continued)        
Enstar Group Ltd.        
3.10%, 09/01/2031 $ 86,000 $ 62,800
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.        
3.13%, 10/15/2052   152,000   94,877
Markel Corp.        
4.30%, 11/01/2047   149,000   116,439
MetLife, Inc.        
5.00%, 07/15/2052   77,000   73,300
New York Life Insurance Co.        
3.75%, 05/15/2050 (a)   134,000   102,465
Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.58%),      
5.00%, 04/02/2049 (a),(b)   200,000   184,148
XLIT Ltd.        
5.50%, 03/31/2045   92,000   86,917
      $ 1,153,084
 
Internet — 2.12%        
Amazon.com, Inc.        
4.55%, 12/01/2027   349,000   347,843
Meta Platforms, Inc.        
4.45%, 08/15/2052   134,000   106,483
      $ 454,326
 
Media — 2.13%        
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating      
Capital        
2.30%, 02/01/2032   215,000   158,358
Comcast Corp.        
3.97%, 11/01/2047   193,000   154,183
Paramount Global        
5.25%, 04/01/2044   187,000   143,674
      $ 456,215
 
Mining — 1.56%        
Yamana Gold, Inc.        
2.63%, 08/15/2031   448,000   334,532
 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.67%        
AbbVie, Inc.        
3.20%, 11/21/2029   174,000   156,857
4.05%, 11/21/2039   250,000   213,987
Bayer U.S. Finance II LLC        
4.63%, 06/25/2038 (a)   279,000   242,748
Becton Dickinson and Co.        
3.70%, 06/06/2027   439,000   414,779
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.        
4.13%, 06/15/2039   118,000   104,992
Zoetis, Inc.        
3.90%, 08/20/2028   309,000   293,514
      $ 1,426,877
 
Pipelines — 2.11%        
Energy Transfer LP        
3.75%, 05/15/2030   219,000   193,089
5.15%, 03/15/2045   140,000   115,876

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Pipelines (continued)        
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC        
5.00%, 03/15/2027 $ 145,000 $ 142,176
      $ 451,141
 
Private Equity — 0.49%        
KKR Group Finance Co. X LLC        
3.25%, 12/15/2051 (a)   164,000   103,806
 
REITs — 2.42%        
Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP        
2.00%, 08/15/2031   237,000   175,142
Kimco Realty Corp.        
3.20%, 04/01/2032   237,000   196,038
Realty Income Corp.        
3.10%, 12/15/2029   70   61
Spirit Realty LP        
3.20%, 02/15/2031   183,000   146,104
      $ 517,345
 
Semiconductors — 0.67%        
Broadcom, Inc.        
4.11%, 09/15/2028   154,000   143,219
 
Software — 4.31%        
Fiserv, Inc.        
4.40%, 07/01/2049   147,000   119,260
Oracle Corp.        
2.80%, 04/01/2027   118,000   107,379
4.00%, 07/15/2046   118,000   85,991
6.15%, 11/09/2029   66,000   68,506
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.        
4.00%, 04/14/2032   195,000   172,601
VMware, Inc.        
4.65%, 05/15/2027   381,000   368,775
      $ 922,512
 
Telecommunications — 6.08%        
AT&T, Inc.        
3.50%, 09/15/2053   407,000   274,699
T-Mobile USA, Inc.        
3.38%, 04/15/2029   572,000   503,800
Verizon Communications, Inc.        
2.36%, 03/15/2032   660,000   523,183
      $ 1,301,682
 
Water — 0.83%        
Essential Utilities, Inc.        
2.40%, 05/01/2031   223,000   177,164
TOTAL BONDS     $ 21,106,358
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.69%   Shares Held   Value
 
Money Market Funds — 1.69%        
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15% (f),(g),(h) 94,750 $ 94,750
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 77      

 


 

  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (continued) Shares Held   Value  
 
Money Market Funds (continued)        
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional      
Class 1.29% (h) 267,244 $ 267,244  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES $   361,994  
Total Investments $   21,468,352  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.33)%     (71,459 )
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00% $   21,396,893  
 
(a) 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 $3,578,170 or 16.72% of net assets.        
(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) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest, but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier  
  date. Date shown, if any, reflects the next call date or final legal maturity date. Rate shown is as of period end.      
(d) Security is a contingent convertible security, ("CoCo"). CoCo's are hybrid debt securities that may convert to equity or have  
  their principal written down upon occurrence of certain "triggers". At the end of the period, the value of these securities  
  totaled $151,609 or 0.71% of net assets.        
(e) Security or a portion of the security was on loan. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $92,731 or  
  0.43% 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 5.00% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security).  
  Please see Affiliated Securities sub-schedule for transactional information.      
(g) Security or a portion of the security was received as collateral for securities lending. At the end of the period, the value of  
  these securities totaled $94,750 or 0.44% of net assets.        
(h) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Sector Percent      
Financial 35.83 %    
Consumer, Non-cyclical 16.66 %    
Utilities 12.19 %    
Communications 10.34 %    
Consumer, Cyclical 9.79 %    
Technology 5.76 %    
Industrial 4.40 %    
Energy 2.11 %    
Money Market Funds 1.69 %    
Basic Materials 1.56 %    
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.33 )%    
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %    
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 78      

 


 

      Schedule of Investments            
    Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF      
      December 31, 2022 (unaudited)          
 
      June 30, 2022 Purchases     Sales   December 31, 2022  
Affiliated Securities     Value   Cost Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ 228,148 $   133,398 $ 94,750  
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Institutional Class                      
4.09 %   1,398,980   3,608,665     5,007,645    
    $ 1,398,980 $ 3,836,813 $   5,141,043 $ 94,750  
 
            Realized Gain      
          Realized     from   Change in  
        Gain/(Loss) on Capital Gain   Unrealized  
      Income (a) Investments Distributions   Gain/(Loss)  
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ $   $  
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Institutional Class                      
4.09 %            
    $ $ $   $  
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                
 
      Futures Contracts            
                    Value and Unrealized  
                Notional   Appreciation/  
Description and Expiration Date     Type   Contracts     Amount   (Depreciation)  
U.S. 10 Year CBT; March 2023     Short     2 $ 225,183 $ 590  
U.S. 10 Year Ultra; March 2023     Short     3   362,205   7,360  
U.S. 5 Year CBT; March 2023     Short     3   324,252   463  
U.S. Long Bond CBT; March 2023     Long     2   260,317   (9,629 )
U.S. Ultra Bond CBT; March 2023     Long     6   800,919   4,956  
Total                 $ 3,740  
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes.       79              

 


 

  Schedule of Investments    
  Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.59% Shares Held   Value
 
Apparel — 5.71%      
adidas AG 562 $ 76,679
Carter's, Inc. 641   47,825
Columbia Sportswear Co. 652   57,102
Fila Holdings Corp. 2,452   64,475
Gildan Activewear, Inc. 1,660   45,460
Kering SA 210   106,890
Levi Strauss & Co., Class A 2,978   46,219
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 185   134,643
NIKE, Inc., Class B 903   105,660
PVH Corp. 767   54,143
Ralph Lauren Corp. 519   54,843
SMCP SA (a),(b) 8,386   58,259
Torrid Holdings, Inc. (a) 9,712   28,747
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) 21,736   518,404
VF Corp. 2,132   58,864
    $ 1,458,213
 
Beverages — 1.98%      
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B 1,837   120,654
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A 537   124,450
Fevertree Drinks PLC 2,730   34,028
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) 1,544   156,762
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. 7,408   68,645
    $ 504,539
 
Building Materials — 0.05%      
Masterbrand, Inc. (a) 1,652   12,473
 
Commercial Services — 2.41%      
Aaron's Co., Inc. 2,930   35,014
Adyen NV (a),(b) 264   364,100
Global Payments, Inc. 892   88,593
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. 600   49,924
Nuvei Corp. (a),(b) 854   21,700
Paysafe Ltd. (a) 1,584   22,002
PROG Holdings, Inc. (a) 2,044   34,523
    $ 615,856
 
Computers — 0.36%      
Apple, Inc. 703   91,341
 
Construction Materials — 1.00%      
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. 1,652   94,346
Masco Corp. 2,413   112,615
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 474   48,452
    $ 255,413
 
Diversified Financial Services — 7.07%    
Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A (a) 3,802   134,553
Discover Financial Services 6,604   646,069
Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR (a) 12,230   497,150
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., ADR (a) 150,808   286,535
Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR 70,798   137,348
Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A 5,292   37,044
XP, Inc., Class A (a) 4,429   67,941
    $ 1,806,640

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF      
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Entertainment — 6.67%      
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (a) 5,771 $ 368,183
DraftKings, Inc., Class A (a) 3,025   34,455
HYBE Co. Ltd. (a) 2,332   319,970
Universal Music Group NV 19,723   475,242
Warner Music Group Corp., Class A 14,420   504,988
    $ 1,702,838
 
Food — 2.75%      
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A 3,690   76,531
Kroger Co. 12,685   565,497
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a) 1,842   59,625
    $ 701,653
 
Home Builders — 0.82%      
DR Horton, Inc. 1,640   146,189
Toll Brothers, Inc. 1,252   62,500
    $ 208,689
 
Home Furnishings — 2.19%      
Arhaus, Inc. (a) 6,915   67,421
Sleep Number Corp. (a) 1,161   30,163
Sony Group Corp. 5,100   389,961
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. 2,107   72,333
    $ 559,878
 
Internet — 30.14%      
AfreecaTV Co. Ltd. 4,876   274,166
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a) 5,211   462,372
D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A/S, ADR (a),(c) 28,376   18,728
eBay, Inc. 2,142   88,829
Expedia Group, Inc. (a) 2,458   215,321
Farfetch Ltd., Class A (a) 4,262   20,159
Hello Group, Inc., ADR 68,896   618,686
iQIYI, Inc., ADR (a) 86,999   461,095
JD.com, Inc., ADR 2,391   134,207
JOYY, Inc., ADR 16,263   513,748
Kakao Corp. 1,537   64,543
Kuaishou Technology (a),(b) 55,700   507,016
Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. (a) 8,681   21,789
Match Group, Inc. (a) 4,422   183,469
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (a) 555   66,789
Naspers Ltd., Class N 4,662   774,932
Netflix, Inc. (a) 1,943   572,952
Pinterest, Inc., Class A (a) 4,964   120,526
RealReal, Inc. (a) 8,107   10,134
Revolve Group, Inc. (a) 10,080   224,381
Rightmove PLC 7,731   47,797
Shutterstock, Inc. 634   33,424
Snap, Inc., Class A (a) 13,323   119,241
Temple & Webster Group Ltd. (a),(c) 12,822   40,245
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 2,800   119,814
Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR (a) 122,655   1,015,583
THG PLC (a),(c) 53,179   28,224
Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR (a) 22,965   789,996
Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR (a) 7,156   97,608
Weibo Corp., ADR (a) 2,627   50,228
    $ 7,696,002

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value
 
Leisure Time — 2.08%        
Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A   19,528 $ 435,865
Shimano, Inc.   600   95,642
      $ 531,507
 
Media — 4.26%        
Comcast Corp., Class A   2,624   91,761
Fox Corp., Class B   3,360   95,592
Paramount Global, Class B   12,727   214,832
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.   18,577   108,490
Vivendi SE   60,457   576,880
      $ 1,087,555
 
Real Estate — 0.39%        
REA Group Ltd.   1,322   99,729
 
REITs — 3.14%        
EastGroup Properties, Inc.   599   88,688
Equity Residential   1,354   79,886
Prologis, Inc.   759   85,562
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   1,633   89,227
Segro PLC   44,957   415,022
Warehouses De Pauw CVA   1,480   42,300
      $ 800,685
 
Retail — 16.70%        
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.   1,448   76,078
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)   3,502   48,888
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.   10,600   138,926
Bath & Body Works, Inc.   2,547   107,331
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a),(c)   15,916   39,949
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.   570   68,565
Foot Locker, Inc.   1,985   75,013
Frasers Group PLC (a)   7,717   66,239
Goldwin, Inc.   1,200   87,321
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (c)   9,944   106,960
Hibbett, Inc.   1,289   87,936
Home Depot, Inc.   2,431   767,856
Industria de Diseno Textil SA   36,188   962,625
Kingfisher PLC   19,158   54,683
Li Ning Co. Ltd.   15,771   136,890
Lowe's Cos., Inc.   611   121,736
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)   338   108,288
Next PLC   1,679   117,852
Pandora A/S   1,371   96,330
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc. (a)   3,006   28,497
Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A (a)   12,364   20,153
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.   5,330   63,599
Signet Jewelers Ltd.   8,216   558,688
Starbucks Corp.   1,342   133,126
Truworths International Ltd.   16,133   52,222
Victoria's Secret & Co. (a)   1,145   40,968
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   842   96,763
      $ 4,263,482
 
Semiconductors — 0.26%        
NVIDIA Corp.   456   66,640

 

See accompanying notes.

82


 

    Schedule of Investments        
  Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF      
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)        
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value  
 
Software — 5.80%          
Bilibili, Inc., ADR (a)   15,443 $ 365,845  
DouYu International Holdings Ltd., ADR (a)   189,748   265,647  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   1,224   83,048  
Fiserv, Inc. (a)   1,205   121,789  
HUYA, Inc., ADR (a)   88,319   348,860  
Kakao Games Corp. (a)   985   34,781  
Microsoft Corp.   400   95,928  
NetEase, Inc., ADR   1,504   109,236  
XD, Inc. (a)   20,600   57,006  
        $ 1,482,140  
 
Telecommunications — 2.94%          
AT&T, Inc.   40,781   750,778  
 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 1.34%          
Funko, Inc., Class A (a)   31,472   343,359  
 
Transportation — 1.53%          
Deutsche Post AG   2,772   104,389  
FedEx Corp.   532   92,143  
RXO, Inc. (a)   807   13,880  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   575   99,958  
XPO, Inc. (a)   807   26,865  
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.   3,400   54,067  
        $ 391,302  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 25,430,712  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.96%   Shares Held   Value  
 
Money Market Funds — 0.96%          
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15% (d),(e),(f) 181,795 $ 181,795  
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 1.29% (f)   64,026   64,026  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 245,821  
Total Investments     $ 25,676,533  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.55)%       (139,468 )
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 25,537,065  
 
(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 $951,075 or 3.72% of net assets.        
(c) Security or a portion of the security was on loan. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $166,491 or  
  0.65% of net assets.          
(d) 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 5.00% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security).  
  Please see Affiliated Securities sub-schedule for transactional information.        
(e) Security or a portion of the security was received as collateral for securities lending. At the end of the period, the value of  
  these securities totaled $181,795 or 0.71% of net assets.        
(f) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 83        

 


 

      Schedule of Investments          
      Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF    
      December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)              
Location       Percent          
United States         46.79 %        
China         22.09 %        
Spain         3.77 %        
France         3.43 %        
Netherlands         3.29 %        
South Africa         3.24 %        
United Kingdom         3.16 %        
Republic Of Korea         2.97 %        
Japan         2.90 %        
Germany         2.15 %        
Singapore         2.01 %        
Hong Kong         1.95 %        
Australia         0.82 %        
Canada         0.69 %        
Sweden         0.42 %        
Denmark         0.38 %        
Brazil         0.26 %        
Belgium         0.16 %        
Turkey         0.07 %        
Other Assets and Liabilities         (0.55 )%        
TOTAL NET ASSETS         100.00 %        
 
      June 30, 2022 Purchases     Sales December 31, 2022
Affiliated Securities     Value   Cost     Proceeds Value  
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ 1,538,875   $ 1,357,080 $ 181,795
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %   988,500   8,567,796     9,556,296  
    $ 988,500 $ 10,106,671   $ 10,913,376 $ 181,795
 
              Realized Gain    
          Realized     from Change in
        Gain/(Loss) on   Capital Gain Unrealized
      Income (a) Investments   Distributions Gain/(Loss)
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $   $ $
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %          
    $ $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.              

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Quality ETF      
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.77% Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 1.29%      
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. 10,632 $ 354,152
Aerospace & Defense — 1.58%      
Lockheed Martin Corp. 888   432,003
Apparel — 2.85%      
NIKE, Inc., Class B 3,625   424,161
Tapestry, Inc. 9,345   355,858
    $ 780,019
 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.14%      
Tesla, Inc. (a) 308   37,939
Banks — 4.77%      
Bank of America Corp. 14,705   487,030
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4,863   652,128
SVB Financial Group (a) 728   167,542
    $ 1,306,700
 
Biotechnology — 3.46%      
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 5,917   507,974
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 610   440,109
    $ 948,083
 
Commercial Services — 4.03%      
Gartner, Inc. (a) 1,271   427,234
Moody's Corp. 1,224   341,031
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) 4,703   334,947
    $ 1,103,212
 
Computers — 5.55%      
Apple, Inc. 9,528   1,237,973
Fortinet, Inc. (a) 5,747   280,971
    $ 1,518,944
 
Diversified Financial Services — 5.61%      
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 1,276   397,308
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 1,585   551,152
Visa, Inc., Class A 2,823   586,507
    $ 1,534,967
 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.41%      
AMETEK, Inc. 2,772   387,304
Electronics — 6.48%      
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2,718   406,749
Allegion PLC 2,860   301,044
Amphenol Corp., Class A 4,901   373,162
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) 267   385,935
TE Connectivity Ltd. 2,679   307,549
    $ 1,774,439
 
Food — 2.95%      
General Mills, Inc. 4,851   406,756
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 6,023   401,433
    $ 808,189

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Quality ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value
Healthcare — Products — 9.12%        
Abbott Laboratories   4,142 $ 454,750
Bio-Techne Corp.   3,696   306,324
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)   930   379,403
Teleflex, Inc.   1,152   287,574
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   885   487,361
Waters Corp. (a)   953   326,479
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   1,084   255,119
      $ 2,497,010
 
Healthcare — Services — 7.52%        
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)   1,403   305,714
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)   1,590   325,775
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   1,402   330,143
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   2,371   370,919
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   1,370   726,347
      $ 2,058,898
 
Insurance — 1.33%        
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)   108   33,361
Prudential Financial, Inc.   3,339   332,097
      $ 365,458
 
Internet — 2.89%        
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   1,258   110,993
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)   4,450   394,849
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   3,394   285,096
      $ 790,938
 
Machinery — Diversified — 1.39%        
IDEX Corp.   1,673   381,996
Media — 2.63%        
Comcast Corp., Class A   10,802   377,746
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   853   342,232
      $ 719,978
 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.46%        
Schlumberger Ltd.   7,453   398,437
Pharmaceuticals — 11.13%        
AbbVie, Inc.   3,504   566,281
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   5,726   411,986
Eli Lilly & Co.   1,645   601,807
Merck & Co., Inc.   5,447   604,345
Pfizer, Inc.   10,478   536,893
Zoetis, Inc.   2,228   326,513
      $ 3,047,825
 
REITs — 1.01%        
Weyerhaeuser Co.   8,937   277,047
Retail — 6.05%        
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)   249   345,485
McDonald's Corp.   1,855   488,848
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   545   459,996
Yum! Brands, Inc.   2,837   363,363
      $ 1,657,692

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Schedule of Investments          
    Principal Quality ETF          
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)          
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)     Shares Held   Value  
Semiconductors — 4.72%            
Applied Materials, Inc.     3,636 $ 354,074  
Lam Research Corp.     740   311,022  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     3,145   345,761  
Teradyne, Inc.     3,210   280,393  
          $ 1,291,250  
 
Software — 7.58%            
Microsoft Corp.     7,189   1,724,066  
Synopsys, Inc. (a)     1,099   350,900  
          $ 2,074,966  
 
Telecommunications — 1.78%            
Cisco Systems, Inc.     10,248   488,215  
Transportation — 1.04%            
FedEx Corp.     1,640   284,048  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS       $ 27,319,709  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.33%     Shares Held   Value  
Money Market Fund — 0.33%            
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional          
Class 1.29% (b)     90,596 $ 90,596  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $ 90,596  
Total Investments       $ 27,410,305  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.10)%         (26,180 )
Total Net Assets — 100.00%       $ 27,384,125  
 
(a) Non-income producing security.            
(b) Current yield shown is as of period end.            
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Sector Percent          
Consumer, Non-cyclical 38.21 %        
Technology 17.84 %        
Financial 12.72 %        
Industrial 11.90 %        
Consumer, Cyclical 9.04 %        
Communications 8.60 %        
Energy 1.46 %        
Money Market Fund 0.33 %        
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.10 )%        
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %        
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 87          

 


 

  Schedule of Investments        
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF        
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)        
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.96% Shares Held     Value  
 
Entertainment — 2.28%          
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. 832   $ 111,979  
 
REITs — 97.68%          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 1,352     196,946  
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A 6,946     209,352  
American Tower Corp. 1,721     364,611  
Crown Castle, Inc. 1,714     232,487  
CubeSmart 5,649     227,372  
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. 11,847     97,027  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 2,269     227,513  
Equinix, Inc. 263     172,273  
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. 3,555     229,653  
Extra Space Storage, Inc. 1,736     255,504  
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. 3,080     160,437  
Invitation Homes, Inc. 10,368     307,307  
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. 12,356     137,646  
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. 6,586     359,859  
SBA Communications Corp. 783     219,483  
Sun Communities, Inc. 2,276     325,468  
Terreno Realty Corp. 3,478     197,794  
Ventas, Inc. 7,171     323,054  
VICI Properties, Inc. 10,228     331,387  
Welltower, Inc. 3,514     230,343  
      $ 4,805,516  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 4,917,495  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.51% Shares Held     Value  
 
Money Market Fund — 0.51%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 1.29% (a) 25,297   $ 25,297  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 25,297  
Total Investments     $ 4,942,792  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.47)%       (23,201 )
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 4,919,591  
 
(a) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Sector Percent        
Financial 97.68 %      
Consumer, Cyclical 2.28 %      
Money Market Fund 0.51 %      
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.47 )%      
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %      
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 88        

 


 

Schedule of Investments      
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS — 95.86%   Amount   Value
 
Banks — 46.32%        
Bank of America Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.76%),        
4.38%, 01/27/2027 (a),(b) $ 9,688,000 $ 8,205,066
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.23%),        
6.13%, 04/27/2027 (a),(b),(c)   7,811,000   7,664,544
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.55%),        
6.30%, 03/10/2026 (a),(b)   605,000   600,507
Bank of Montreal        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.98%),        
4.80%, 08/25/2024 (a),(b)   3,163,000   2,906,742
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.35%),        
3.70%, 03/20/2026 (a),(b)   9,142,000   8,130,849
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.63%),        
3.75%, 12/20/2026 (a),(b)   3,447,000   2,776,410
Bank of Nova Scotia        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.55%),        
4.90%, 06/04/2025 (a),(b)   4,081,000   3,912,659
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.38%),        
8.63%, 10/27/2082   9,085,000   9,445,101
Citigroup, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.42%),        
3.88%, 02/18/2026 (a),(b)   6,850,000   5,839,625
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.60%),        
4.00%, 12/10/2025 (a),(b)   12,775,000   11,128,558
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.91%),        
5.95%, 05/15/2025 (a),(b)   2,022,000   1,821,215
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.22%),        
4.00%, 10/06/2026 (a),(b)   1,926,000   1,546,113
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.31%),        
5.65%, 10/06/2025 (a),(b)   4,386,000   4,200,154
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.16%),        
6.38%, 04/06/2024 (a),(b)   2,331,000   2,123,017
Comerica, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.29%),        
5.63%, 07/01/2025 (a),(b)   15,491,000   14,947,266
Fifth Third Bancorp        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.22%),        
4.50%, 09/30/2025 (a),(b)   858,000   797,097
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.92%),        
3.65%, 08/10/2026 (a),(b)   1,626,000   1,312,995
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.97%),        
3.80%, 05/10/2026 (a),(b)   1,284,000   1,046,077
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.95%),        
4.13%, 11/10/2026 (a),(b)   8,342,000   6,943,909
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.62%),        
5.50%, 08/10/2024 (a),(b)   8,268,000   8,015,614
HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.98%),        
10.18%, 06/30/2030 (a),(b)   4,618,000   5,541,581
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.        
(7-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.05%),        
4.45%, 10/15/2027 (a),(b)   1,807,000   1,616,463
(10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.95%),        
5.63%, 07/15/2030 (a),(b)   5,776,000   5,361,987

 

See accompanying notes.

89


 

Schedule of Investments      
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Banks (continued)        
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.85%),        
3.65%, 06/01/2026 (a),(b) $ 8,739,000 $ 7,482,769
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.78%),        
6.75%, 02/01/2024 (a),(b)   7,173,000   7,145,312
M&T Bank Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.68%),        
3.50%, 09/01/2026 (a),(b)   10,763,000   8,341,433
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.60%),        
3.40%, 09/15/2026 (a),(b)   2,820,000   2,234,850
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.24%),        
6.20%, 09/15/2027 (a),(b)   6,480,000   6,332,580
SVB Financial Group        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.20%),        
4.00%, 05/15/2026 (a),(b)   2,169,000   1,431,583
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.07%),        
4.25%, 11/15/2026 (a),(b)   5,699,000   3,738,821
Toronto-Dominion Bank        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.07%),        
8.13%, 10/31/2082   5,660,000   5,886,400
Truist Financial Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.00%),        
4.80%, 09/01/2024 (a),(b)   5,435,000   4,892,872
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.61%),        
4.95%, 09/01/2025 (a),(b)   16,409,000   15,688,645
U.S. Bancorp        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.54%),        
3.70%, 01/15/2027 (a),(b)   12,060,000   9,859,050
Wells Fargo & Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.45%),        
3.90%, 03/15/2026 (a),(b)   18,871,000   16,517,126
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.99%),        
5.88%, 06/15/2025 (a),(b)   4,376,000   4,222,840
      $ 209,657,830
 
Diversified Financial Services — 10.51%        
Ally Financial, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.87%),        
4.70%, 05/15/2026 (a),(b)   6,846,000   4,578,263
American Express Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.85%),        
3.55%, 09/15/2026 (a),(b)   9,472,000   7,781,248
Capital One Financial Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.16%),        
3.95%, 09/01/2026 (a),(b)   13,430,000   10,547,662
Charles Schwab Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.17%),        
4.00%, 06/01/2026 (a),(b)   12,599,000   10,929,632
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.97%),        
5.38%, 06/01/2025 (a),(b)   3,814,000   3,730,092
Discover Financial Services        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.78%),        
6.13%, 06/23/2025 (a),(b)   10,305,000   10,001,964
      $ 47,568,861

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Electric — 9.36%        
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.25%),        
4.75%, 01/18/2082 (a) $ 3,010,000 $ 2,438,100
American Electric Power Co., Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.68%),        
3.88%, 02/15/2062 (a)   2,911,000   2,267,978
CMS Energy Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.12%),        
4.75%, 06/01/2050 (a)   2,476,000   2,141,639
Dominion Energy, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.20%),        
4.35%, 01/15/2027 (a),(b)   545,000   457,764
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.99%),        
4.65%, 12/15/2024 (a),(b)   11,434,000   10,004,750
Duke Energy Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.32%),        
3.25%, 01/15/2082 (a)   4,346,000   3,174,336
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.39%),        
4.88%, 09/16/2024 (a),(b)   7,793,000   7,111,113
Emera, Inc.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 5.44%),        
6.75%, 06/15/2076 (a)   5,787,000   5,556,793
Enel SpA        
(5-year Swap rate + 5.88%),        
8.75%, 09/24/2073 (a),(d)   3,335,000   3,337,763
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.55%),        
3.80%, 03/15/2082 (a)   4,718,000   3,844,438
Southern Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.73%),        
4.00%, 01/15/2051 (a)   2,231,000   2,030,210
      $ 42,364,884
 
Gas — 1.03%        
NiSource, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.84%),        
5.65%, 06/15/2023 (a),(b)   5,013,000   4,674,623
 
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.60%        
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.66%),        
4.00%, 03/15/2060 (a)   3,210,000   2,731,928
 
Insurance — 17.47%        
Allstate Corp.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 2.94%),        
5.75%, 08/15/2053 (a)   3,210,000   3,017,400
American International Group, Inc.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 2.87%),        
5.75%, 04/01/2048 (a)   1,192,000   1,138,570
Argentum Netherlands BV for Swiss Re Ltd.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.78%),        
5.63%, 08/15/2052 (a)   5,600,000   5,124,000
Argentum Netherlands BV for Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.27%),        
5.13%, 06/01/2048 (a)   4,000,000   3,607,200

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Insurance (continued)        
Cloverie PLC for Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.92%),        
5.63%, 06/24/2046 (a) $ 5,600,000 $ 5,460,000
Corebridge Financial, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.85%),        
6.88%, 12/15/2052 (a),(d)   6,136,000   5,669,877
Equitable Holdings, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.74%),        
4.95%, 09/15/2025 (a),(b)   3,500,000   3,299,450
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.32%),        
4.13%, 12/15/2051 (a),(d)   2,612,000   2,127,735
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.        
(5-year Swap rate + 4.23%),        
5.20%, 10/20/2045 (a),(d)   3,210,000   3,106,317
MetLife, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.58%),        
3.85%, 09/15/2025 (a),(b)   8,593,000   7,980,749
9.25%, 04/08/2068 (d)   1,415,000   1,648,388
Nippon Life Insurance Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.65%),        
2.75%, 01/21/2051 (a),(d)   4,238,000   3,400,985
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.60%),        
2.90%, 09/16/2051 (a),(d)   2,393,000   1,913,994
Prudential Financial, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.04%),        
3.70%, 10/01/2050 (a)   8,397,000   7,086,144
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.16%),        
5.13%, 03/01/2052 (a)   4,634,000   4,216,940
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.75%),        
3.38%, 04/15/2081 (a),(d)   3,860,000   3,220,160
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.44%),        
6.50%, 09/20/2073 (a),(d)   6,436,000   6,388,150
Voya Financial, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.36%),        
6.13%, 09/15/2023 (a),(b)   6,240,000   6,076,365
Zurich Finance Ireland Designated Activity Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.78%),        
3.00%, 04/19/2051 (a)   6,000,000   4,575,000
      $ 79,057,424
 
Oil & Gas — 1.23%        
BP Capital Markets PLC        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.04%),        
4.38%, 06/22/2025 (a),(b)   4,400,000   4,202,000
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.40%),        
4.88%, 03/22/2030 (a),(b)   1,575,000   1,378,125
      $ 5,580,125
 
Pipelines — 6.98%        
Enbridge, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.31%),        
5.75%, 07/15/2080 (a)   1,845,000   1,668,282
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.89%),        
6.00%, 01/15/2077 (a)   4,782,000   4,391,020

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments        
  Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)        
 
      Principal      
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value  
 
Pipelines (continued)          
Enbridge, Inc. (continued)          
  (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.41%),          
  7.63%, 01/15/2083 (a) $ 5,145,000 $ 5,074,570  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC          
  (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.03%),          
  5.25%, 08/16/2077 (a)   3,210,000   2,581,894  
Transcanada Trust          
  (6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 4.42%),          
  5.50%, 09/15/2079 (a)   7,007,000   6,048,581  
  (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.99%),          
  5.60%, 03/07/2082 (a)   13,805,000   11,803,275  
        $ 31,567,622  
 
REITs — 0.55%          
Scentre Group Trust 2          
  (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.38%),          
  4.75%, 09/24/2080 (a),(d)   901,000   806,846  
  (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.69%),          
  5.13%, 09/24/2080 (a),(d)   2,009,000   1,683,542  
        $ 2,490,388  
 
Telecommunications — 1.81%          
Vodafone Group PLC          
  (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.77%),          
  4.13%, 06/04/2081 (a)   1,793,000   1,330,785  
  (5-year Swap rate + 4.87%),          
  7.00%, 04/04/2079 (a)   6,831,000   6,868,092  
        $ 8,198,877  
TOTAL BONDS     $ 433,892,562  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 4.20%   Shares Held   Value  
 
Money Market Funds — 4.20%          
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15% (e),(f),(g) 194,448 $ 194,448  
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 1.29% (e)   18,788,327   18,788,327  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 18,982,775  
Total Investments     $ 452,875,337  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.06)%       (257,353 )
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 452,617,984  
 
(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) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest, but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier  
  date. Date shown, if any, reflects the next call date or final legal maturity date. Rate shown is as of period end.    
(c) Security or a portion of the security was on loan. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $191,450 or  
  0.04% of net assets.          
(d) 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 $33,303,757 or 7.36% of net assets.          
(e) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
(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 5.00% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security).  
  Please see Affiliated Securities sub-schedule for transactional information.        
(g) Security or a portion of the security was received as collateral for securities lending. At the end of the period, the value of  
  these securities totaled $194,448 or 0.04% of net assets.          
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 93        

 


 

      Schedule of Investments          
    Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF    
      December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)              
Sector       Percent          
Financial         74.85 %        
Utilities         10.39 %        
Energy         8.21 %        
Money Market Funds         4.20 %        
Communications         1.81 %        
Industrial         0.60 %        
Other Assets and Liabilities         (0.06 )%        
TOTAL NET ASSETS         100.00 %        
 
      June 30, 2022 Purchases     Sales December 31, 2022
Affiliated Securities     Value   Cost     Proceeds Value  
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ 328,928   $ 134,480 $ 194,448
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %   2,707,203   11,373,540     14,080,743  
    $ 2,707,203 $ 11,702,468   $ 14,215,223 $ 194,448
 
              Realized Gain    
          Realized     from Change in
        Gain/(Loss) on   Capital Gain Unrealized
      Income (a) Investments   Distributions Gain/(Loss)
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $   $ $
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %          
    $ $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.              

 

See accompanying notes.

94


 

Schedule of Investments      
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 11.05%   Shares Held   Value
 
Banks — 5.16%        
Associated Banc-Corp.; Series F        
5.63%, 09/15/2025 (a)   2,070 $ 42,456
Bank of America Corp.; Series NN        
4.38%, 11/03/2025 (a)   4,380   76,869
Fulton Financial Corp.; Series A        
5.13%, 01/15/2026 (a)   9,200   180,596
Morgan Stanley; Series I        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.71%),        
6.38%, 10/15/2024 (a)   17,030   413,148
Morgan Stanley; Series P        
6.50%, 10/15/2027 (a)   4,000   101,000
Synovus Financial Corp.; Series E        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.13%),        
5.88%, 07/01/2024 (a)   11,500   250,125
      $ 1,064,194
 
Insurance — 3.57%        
Allstate Corp.; Series H        
5.10%, 10/15/2024 (a)   11,500   227,815
American International Group, Inc.; Series A        
5.85%, 03/15/2024 (a)   8,019   171,687
MetLife, Inc.; Series F        
4.75%, 03/15/2025 (a)   17,250   337,237
      $ 736,739
 
Telecommunications — 2.32%        
AT&T, Inc.; Series A        
5.00%, 12/12/2024 (a)   11,381   208,841
AT&T, Inc.; Series C        
4.75%, 02/18/2025 (a)   15,395   268,489
      $ 477,330
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $ 2,278,263
    Principal    
BONDS — 86.46%   Amount   Value
 
Banks — 70.47%        
Bank of America Corp.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.55%),        
6.30%, 03/10/2026 (a),(b) $ 575,000 $ 570,730
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.35%),        
3.70%, 03/20/2026 (a),(b)   230,000   204,561
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.36%),        
4.70%, 09/20/2025 (a),(b)   275,000   264,036
Bank of Nova Scotia        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.55%),        
4.90%, 06/04/2025 (a),(b)   575,000   551,281
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.38%),        
8.63%, 10/27/2082   300,000   311,891
BNP Paribas SA        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.90%),        
7.75%, 08/16/2029 (a),(b),(c),(d)   200,000   197,500
Citigroup, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.42%),        
3.88%, 02/18/2026 (a),(b)   655,000   558,387
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 95      

 


 

Schedule of Investments      
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Banks (continued)        
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.31%),        
5.65%, 10/06/2025 (a),(b) $ 575,000 $ 550,636
Comerica, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.29%),        
5.63%, 07/01/2025 (a),(b)   575,000   554,817
Credit Agricole SA        
(5-year Swap Rate + 4.90%),        
7.88%, 01/23/2024 (a),(b),(d)   861,000   853,079
Credit Suisse Group AG        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 6.38%),        
9.75%, 06/23/2027 (a),(b),(c),(d)   600,000   522,640
Fifth Third Bancorp        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.22%),        
4.50%, 09/30/2025 (a),(b)   548,000   509,102
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.97%),        
3.80%, 05/10/2026 (a),(b)   438,000   356,839
HSBC Holdings PLC        
(6-month U.S. International Swaps and Derivative Association + 4.37%),        
6.38%, 03/30/2025 (a),(b),(d)   861,000   834,375
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.        
(10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.95%),        
5.63%, 07/15/2030 (a),(b)   575,000   533,785
ING Groep NV        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.34%),        
5.75%, 11/16/2026 (a),(b),(d)   861,000   764,038
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.85%),        
3.65%, 06/01/2026 (a),(b)   110,000   94,188
Lloyds Banking Group PLC        
(5-year Swap Rate + 4.50%),        
7.50%, 09/27/2025 (a),(b),(d)   861,000   830,613
M&T Bank Corp.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.52%),        
5.13%, 11/01/2026 (a),(b)   247,000   212,278
Natwest Group PLC        
(5-year Swap Rate + 5.72%),        
8.00%, 08/10/2025 (a),(b),(d)   861,000   847,009
Nordea Bank Abp        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.11%),        
6.63%, 03/26/2026 (a),(b),(c),(d)   861,000   845,556
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.00%),        
6.00%, 05/15/2027 (a),(b)   400,000   375,849
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.24%),        
6.20%, 09/15/2027 (a),(b)   100,000   97,725
Societe Generale SA        
(5-year Swap rate + 4.98%),        
7.88%, 12/18/2023 (a),(b),(d)   824,000   815,611
SVB Financial Group        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.20%),        
4.00%, 05/15/2026 (a),(b)   110,000   72,602
Truist Financial Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.61%),        
4.95%, 09/01/2025 (a),(b)   575,000   549,757

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Banks (continued)        
U.S. Bancorp        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.54%),        
3.70%, 01/15/2027 (a),(b) $ 209,000 $ 170,858
UBS Group AG        
(5-year Swap rate + 4.34%),        
7.00%, 01/31/2024 (a),(b),(d)   861,000   847,072
Wells Fargo & Co.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.45%),        
3.90%, 03/15/2026 (a),(b)   328,000   287,087
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.99%),        
5.88%, 06/15/2025 (a),(b)   355,000   342,575
      $ 14,526,477
 
Diversified Financial Services — 8.33%        
Ally Financial, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.87%),        
4.70%, 05/15/2026 (a),(b)   220,000   147,125
Capital One Financial Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.16%),        
3.95%, 09/01/2026 (a),(b)   209,000   164,145
Charles Schwab Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.17%),        
4.00%, 06/01/2026 (a),(b)   328,000   284,540
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 4.97%),        
5.38%, 06/01/2025 (a),(b)   575,000   562,350
Discover Financial Services        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 5.78%),        
6.13%, 06/23/2025 (a),(b)   575,000   558,091
      $ 1,716,251
 
Electric — 4.50%        
Dominion Energy, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.99%),        
4.65%, 12/15/2024 (a),(b)   460,000   402,500
Duke Energy Corp.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.39%),        
4.88%, 09/16/2024 (a),(b)   575,000   524,687
      $ 927,187
 
Insurance — 3.16%        
MetLife, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.58%),        
3.85%, 09/15/2025 (a),(b)   220,000   204,325
Voya Financial, Inc.        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.36%),        
6.13%, 09/15/2023 (a),(b)   460,000   447,937
      $ 652,262
TOTAL BONDS     $ 17,822,177
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 97      

 


 

    Schedule of Investments    
  Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF    
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.92% Shares Held   Value
 
Money Market Fund — 1.92%      
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional    
Class 1.29% (e) 395,975 $ 395,975
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES $   395,975
Total Investments $   20,496,415
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.57%     117,563
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00% $   20,613,978
 
(a) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest, but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier
  date. Date shown, if any, reflects the next call date or final legal maturity date. Rate shown is as of period end.    
(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 $1,565,696 or 7.60% of net assets.    
(d) Security is a contingent convertible security, ("CoCo"). CoCo's are hybrid debt securities that may convert to equity or have
  their principal written down upon occurrence of certain "triggers". At the end of the period, the value of these securities
  totaled $7,357,493 or 35.69% of net assets.      
(e) Current yield shown is as of period end.      
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
Sector Percent    
Financial 90.69 %  
Utilities 4.50 %  
Communications 2.32 %  
Money Market Fund 1.92 %  
Other Assets and Liabilities 0.57 %  
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %  
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 98    

 


 

Schedule of Investments      
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF      
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS — 84.79%   Amount   Value
 
Asset-Backed Securities — 26.26%        
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2022-A        
0.98%, 04/16/2029 (a) $ 60,434 $ 59,504
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2022-C        
4.18%, 04/15/2030 (a)   77,726   77,040
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-REV2        
3.47%, 01/15/2030 (a)   100,000   98,640
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-3        
(1-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.60%),        
4.41%, 09/16/2025   250,000   250,290
Madison Park Funding XVIII Ltd.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.94%),        
5.22%, 10/21/2030 (a)   250,000   246,460
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II        
(1-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.25%),        
5.13%, 05/25/2027 (a)   200,000   200,522
PFS Financing Corp.        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.60%),        
4.41%, 02/15/2026 (a)   200,000   199,002
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2022-5        
3.98%, 01/15/2025   100,000   99,495
TCI-Flatiron CLO 2016-1 Ltd.        
(3-month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.10%),        
4.96%, 01/17/2032 (a)   250,000   245,081
Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC 2021-1        
(1-month USD LIBOR + 0.53%),        
4.85%, 01/15/2025 (a)   250,000   242,764
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-1        
1.97%, 12/16/2024 (a)   127,767   126,398
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-2        
(1-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.13%),        
4.94%, 08/15/2025 (a)   39,827   39,623
World Omni Select Auto Trust 2021-A        
0.29%, 02/18/2025   11,717   11,693
      $ 1,896,512
 
Banks — 23.27%        
Bank of Montreal        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index + 0.71%),        
4.98%, 03/08/2024   200,000   199,060
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.26%),        
4.21%, 04/26/2024   250,000   248,275
Citigroup, Inc.        
3.50%, 05/15/2023   200,000   199,034
Citizens Bank NA        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.40%),        
4.12%, 05/23/2025 (b)   250,000   244,630
Credit Suisse AG        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index + 0.38%),        
4.50%, 08/09/2023   250,000   243,928
Royal Bank of Canada        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index + 0.36%),        
4.35%, 07/29/2024   250,000   247,211
Toronto-Dominion Bank        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.24%),        
3.92%, 01/06/2023   200,000   200,005

 

See accompanying notes.

99


 

Schedule of Investments        
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF      
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
 
Banks (continued)        
Wells Fargo & Co.        
(6-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 1.60%),        
1.65%, 06/02/2024 (b) $ 100,000 $ 98,384
      $ 1,680,527
 
Biotechnology — 2.52%        
Gilead Sciences, Inc.        
0.75%, 09/29/2023   188,000   182,135
 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.81%        
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.68%),        
5.00%, 09/29/2023   150,000   147,254
American Express Co.        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index + 0.72%),        
4.79%, 05/03/2024   200,000   199,784
      $ 347,038
 
Electric — 12.11%        
American Electric Power Co., Inc.        
2.03%, 03/15/2024   200,000   192,837
Black Hills Corp.        
1.04%, 08/23/2024   250,000   233,149
Dominion Energy, Inc.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.53%),        
5.30%, 09/15/2023   150,000   149,703
Florida Power & Light Co.        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index + 0.25%),        
4.37%, 05/10/2023   100,000   99,833
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index + 0.40%),        
4.47%, 11/03/2023   200,000   199,181
      $ 874,703
 
Entertainment — 1.38%        
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.        
(3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index + 1.78%),        
6.09%, 03/15/2024 (a)   100,000   99,689
 
Healthcare — Products — 3.35%        
PerkinElmer, Inc.        
0.55%, 09/15/2023   250,000   242,166
 
Oil & Gas — 3.34%        
ConocoPhillips Co.        
2.13%, 03/08/2024   250,000   241,552
 
Pipelines — 3.46%        
Kinder Morgan, Inc.        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.28%),        
5.36%, 01/15/2023   250,000   249,995
 
Telecommunications — 4.29%        
NTT Finance Corp.        
0.37%, 03/03/2023 (a)   200,000   198,868

 

See accompanying notes.

100


 

    Schedule of Investments        
  Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF    
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)        
 
        Principal    
BONDS (continued)     Amount   Value
 
Telecommunications (continued)          
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III        
LLC          
  4.74%, 03/20/2025 (a) $   112,500 $ 111,174
          $ 310,042
TOTAL BONDS       $ 6,124,359
U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS —        
6.89%          
 
U.S. Treasury Notes — 6.89%          
  3.95%, 02/16/2023 $   500,000 $ 497,513
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS     $ 497,513
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 8.26%     Shares Held   Value
 
Money Market Fund — 8.26%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 1.29% (c)     596,585 $ 596,585
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $ 596,585
Total Investments       $ 7,218,457
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.06%         4,196
Total Net Assets — 100.00%       $ 7,222,653
 
(a) 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 $1,944,765 or 26.93% of net assets.        
(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) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Sector Percent        
Financial 34.96 %      
Asset Backed Securities 26.26 %      
Utilities 12.11 %      
Money Market Fund 8.26 %      
Energy 6.81 %      
Consumer, Non-cyclical 5.87 %      
Communications 4.29 %      
Consumer, Cyclical 1.38 %      
Other Assets and Liabilities 0.06 %      
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %      
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 101        

 


 

      Schedule of Investments        
      Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF    
      December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
      June 30, 2022 Purchases   Sales December 31, 2022
Affiliated Securities     Value   Cost   Proceeds Value  
Principal Government Money                  
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ 13,098 $ 13,098 $
Principal Government Money                  
Market Fund — Institutional Class                  
4.09 %   66,468   971,787   1,038,255  
    $ 66,468 $ 984,885 $ 1,051,353 $
 
            Realized Gain    
          Realized   from Change in  
        Gain/(Loss) on Capital Gain Unrealized  
      Income (a) Investments Distributions Gain/(Loss)  
Principal Government Money                  
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ $ $
Principal Government Money                  
Market Fund — Institutional Class                  
4.09 %        
    $ $ $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.            

 

See accompanying notes.

102


 

  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.72% Shares Held   Value
 
Advertising — 0.27%      
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. 143 $ 4,764
Omnicom Group, Inc. 132   10,767
    $ 15,531
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.72%      
General Dynamics Corp. 59   14,638
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 111   4,375
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 52   10,827
Lockheed Martin Corp. 65   31,622
Northrop Grumman Corp. 31   16,914
Raytheon Technologies Corp. 150   15,138
TransDigm Group, Inc. 8   5,037
    $ 98,551
 
Agriculture — 0.76%      
Altria Group, Inc. 219   10,010
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 193   17,920
Philip Morris International, Inc. 151   15,283
    $ 43,213
 
Airlines — 0.27%      
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) 82   3,521
Southwest Airlines Co. 128   4,310
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a) 205   7,728
    $ 15,559
 
Apparel — 0.41%      
NIKE, Inc., Class B 91   10,648
Ralph Lauren Corp. 38   4,015
Tapestry, Inc. 223   8,492
    $ 23,155
 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.63%      
Cummins, Inc. 29   7,027
Ford Motor Co. 855   9,944
General Motors Co. 161   5,416
PACCAR, Inc. 127   12,569
Tesla, Inc. (a) 474   58,387
    $ 93,343
 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.14%      
BorgWarner, Inc. 198   7,970
 
Banks — 4.00%      
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 146   6,646
Citigroup, Inc. 172   7,779
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 117   4,606
Comerica, Inc. 46   3,075
Fifth Third Bancorp 132   4,331
First Republic Bank 60   7,313
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 37   12,705
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 620   8,742
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 332   44,521
KeyCorp 460   8,013
M&T Bank Corp. 61   8,849
Morgan Stanley 241   20,490
Northern Trust Corp. 102   9,026
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 54   8,529

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Banks (continued)      
Regions Financial Corp. 391 $ 8,430
Signature Bank 18   2,074
State Street Corp. 66   5,120
SVB Financial Group (a) 12   2,762
Truist Financial Corp. 436   18,761
U.S. Bancorp 186   8,111
Wells Fargo & Co. 547   22,586
Zions Bancorp NA 126   6,194
    $ 228,663
 
Beverages — 1.98%      
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B 113   7,422
Coca-Cola Co. 588   37,403
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A 28   6,489
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 276   9,842
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B 146   7,522
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) 65   6,599
PepsiCo, Inc. 210   37,939
    $ 113,216
 
Biotechnology — 2.05%      
Amgen, Inc. 94   24,688
Biogen, Inc. (a) 25   6,923
Corteva, Inc. 114   6,701
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 263   22,578
Incyte Corp. (a) 172   13,815
Moderna, Inc. (a) 42   7,544
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 30   21,645
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 46   13,284
    $ 117,178
 
Building Materials — 0.01%      
Masterbrand, Inc. (a) 110   831
 
Chemicals — 1.52%      
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 8   2,466
Albemarle Corp. 17   3,687
Celanese Corp. 38   3,885
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 125   10,650
Dow, Inc. 244   12,295
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 84   5,765
Eastman Chemical Co. 48   3,909
FMC Corp. 36   4,493
Linde PLC 47   15,330
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A 109   9,050
Mosaic Co. 224   9,827
Sherwin-Williams Co. 24   5,696
    $ 87,053
 
Commercial Services — 1.97%      
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 79   18,870
Cintas Corp. 26   11,742
CoStar Group, Inc. (a) 56   4,328
Equifax, Inc. 20   3,887
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) 36   6,613
Gartner, Inc. (a) 12   4,034
Global Payments, Inc. 34   3,377
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. 12   3,347

 

See accompanying notes.

104


 

  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Commercial Services (continued)      
Moody's Corp. 23 $ 6,408
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) 88   6,267
Quanta Services, Inc. 30   4,275
Robert Half International, Inc. 86   6,349
Rollins, Inc. 180   6,577
S&P Global, Inc. 34   11,388
United Rentals, Inc. (a) 28   9,952
Verisk Analytics, Inc. 29   5,116
    $ 112,530
 
Computers — 7.88%      
Accenture PLC, Class A 57   15,210
Apple, Inc. 2,679   348,082
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A 170   9,722
DXC Technology Co. (a) 136   3,604
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a) 9   2,950
Fortinet, Inc. (a) 84   4,107
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 629   10,039
HP, Inc. 332   8,921
International Business Machines Corp. 171   24,092
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 127   13,359
NetApp, Inc. 59   3,544
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 63   3,314
Western Digital Corp. (a) 106   3,344
    $ 450,288
 
Construction Materials — 0.61%      
Carrier Global Corp. 240   9,900
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. 110   6,282
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 16   5,407
Masco Corp. 80   3,734
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 36   3,680
Vulcan Materials Co. 34   5,954
    $ 34,957
 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.59%      
Copart, Inc. (a) 68   4,141
Fastenal Co. 110   5,205
LKQ Corp. 223   11,910
Pool Corp. 9   2,721
WW Grainger, Inc. 18   10,013
    $ 33,990
 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.21%      
American Express Co. 53   7,831
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 34   10,587
BlackRock, Inc. 12   8,504
Capital One Financial Corp. 53   4,927
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. 40   5,019
Charles Schwab Corp. 116   9,658
CME Group, Inc. 78   13,116
Discover Financial Services 48   4,696
Franklin Resources, Inc. 412   10,868
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 74   7,592
Invesco Ltd. 410   7,376
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 80   27,818
Nasdaq, Inc. 78   4,785
Raymond James Financial, Inc. 113   12,074

 

See accompanying notes.

105


 

Schedule of Investments      
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Diversified Financial Services (continued)      
Synchrony Financial 128 $ 4,206
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. 76   8,289
Visa, Inc., Class A 173   35,942
    $ 183,288
 
Electric — 3.08%      
AES Corp. 154   4,429
Alliant Energy Corp. 135   7,453
Ameren Corp. 61   5,424
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 75   7,121
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 166   4,978
CMS Energy Corp. 79   5,003
Consolidated Edison, Inc. 65   6,195
Constellation Energy Corp. 53   4,569
Dominion Energy, Inc. 107   6,561
DTE Energy Co. 44   5,171
Duke Energy Corp. 91   9,372
Edison International 85   5,408
Entergy Corp. 48   5,400
Evergy, Inc. 123   7,741
Eversource Energy 115   9,642
Exelon Corp. 160   6,917
FirstEnergy Corp. 133   5,578
NextEra Energy, Inc. 185   15,466
NRG Energy, Inc. 170   5,410
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 61   4,639
PPL Corp. 186   5,435
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 94   5,759
Sempra Energy 46   7,109
Southern Co. 126   8,998
WEC Energy Group, Inc. 61   5,719
Xcel Energy, Inc. 154   10,797
    $ 176,294
 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.40%      
AMETEK, Inc. 44   6,148
Emerson Electric Co. 157   15,081
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) 16   1,611
    $ 22,840
 
Electronics — 0.82%      
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 35   5,238
Allegion PLC 43   4,526
Amphenol Corp., Class A 88   6,700
Fortive Corp. 87   5,590
Garmin Ltd. 37   3,415
Honeywell International, Inc. 17   3,643
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) 25   4,277
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) 3   4,336
TE Connectivity Ltd. 80   9,184
    $ 46,909
 
Energy — Alternate Sources — 0.08%      
Enphase Energy, Inc. (a) 17   4,504
 
Engineering & Construction — 0.02%      
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. 10   1,201

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Entertainment — 0.11%      
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a) 87 $ 6,067
 
Environmental Control — 0.46%      
Pentair PLC 86   3,868
Republic Services, Inc. 70   9,029
Waste Management, Inc. 84   13,178
    $ 26,075
 
Food — 2.58%      
Campbell Soup Co. 238   13,507
Conagra Brands, Inc. 272   10,526
General Mills, Inc. 233   19,537
Hershey Co. 47   10,884
Hormel Foods Corp. 105   4,783
J M Smucker Co. 36   5,705
Kellogg Co. 180   12,823
Kraft Heinz Co. 306   12,457
Kroger Co. 290   12,928
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 61   5,451
McCormick & Co., Inc. 67   5,554
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 162   10,797
Sysco Corp. 144   11,009
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A 185   11,516
    $ 147,477
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.07%      
International Paper Co. 114   3,948
 
Gas — 0.16%      
Atmos Energy Corp. 44   4,931
NiSource, Inc. 163   4,470
    $ 9,401
 
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.28%      
Snap-on, Inc. 54   12,338
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 46   3,456
    $ 15,794
 
Healthcare — Products — 2.20%      
Abbott Laboratories 156   17,127
Align Technology, Inc. (a) 14   2,953
Bio-Techne Corp. 40   3,315
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 195   9,023
Danaher Corp. 44   11,678
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. 116   3,693
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) 60   4,477
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) 116   9,265
Hologic, Inc. (a) 79   5,910
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) 12   4,896
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) 31   8,226
Medtronic PLC 33   2,565
PerkinElmer, Inc. 32   4,487
ResMed, Inc. 26   5,411
Stryker Corp. 29   7,090
Teleflex, Inc. 13   3,245
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 25   13,767
Waters Corp. (a) 12   4,111
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 13   3,060

 

See accompanying notes.

107


 

  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Healthcare — Products (continued)      
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 11 $ 1,402
    $ 125,701
 
Healthcare — Services — 3.90%      
Catalent, Inc. (a) 37   1,665
Centene Corp. (a) 195   15,992
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) 34   7,409
DaVita, Inc. (a) 67   5,003
Elevance Health, Inc. 63   32,317
HCA Healthcare, Inc. 50   11,998
Humana, Inc. 42   21,512
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) 22   4,508
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 40   9,419
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) 28   9,246
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 67   10,481
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 166   88,010
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B 37   5,213
    $ 222,773
 
Home Builders — 0.64%      
DR Horton, Inc. 114   10,162
Lennar Corp., Class A 103   9,322
NVR, Inc. (a) 2   9,225
PulteGroup, Inc. 172   7,831
    $ 36,540
 
Home Furnishings — 0.06%      
Whirlpool Corp. 26   3,678
 
Household Products — 1.05%      
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 187   14,734
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 23   5,706
Procter & Gamble Co. 260   39,406
    $ 59,846
 
Household Products/Wares — 0.58%      
Avery Dennison Corp. 42   7,602
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 113   9,109
Clorox Co. 28   3,929
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 94   12,761
    $ 33,401
 
Housewares — 0.05%      
Newell Brands, Inc. 226   2,956
 
Insurance — 5.03%      
Aflac, Inc. 192   13,813
Allstate Corp. 88   11,933
American International Group, Inc. 199   12,585
Aon PLC, Class A 27   8,104
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 62   11,689
Assurant, Inc. 29   3,627
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a) 181   55,911
Brown & Brown, Inc. 132   7,520
Chubb Ltd. 90   19,854
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 43   4,403
Everest Re Group Ltd. 30   9,938
Globe Life, Inc. 113   13,622

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Insurance (continued)      
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 149 $ 11,299
Lincoln National Corp. 77   2,365
Loews Corp. 158   9,216
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 57   9,432
MetLife, Inc. 193   13,967
Progressive Corp. 133   17,251
Prudential Financial, Inc. 128   12,731
Travelers Cos., Inc. 74   13,874
W R Berkley Corp. 180   13,063
Willis Towers Watson PLC 47   11,495
    $ 287,692
 
Internet — 6.80%      
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) 1,061   93,612
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a) 948   84,116
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 1,570   131,880
CDW Corp. 55   9,822
Expedia Group, Inc. (a) 41   3,592
F5, Inc. (a) 20   2,870
Gen Digital, Inc. 189   4,050
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (a) 406   48,858
Netflix, Inc. (a) 34   10,026
    $ 388,826
 
Iron & Steel — 0.28%      
Nucor Corp. 120   15,817
 
Lodging — 0.24%      
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a) 97   4,663
Marriott International, Inc., Class A 35   5,211
MGM Resorts International 117   3,923
    $ 13,797
 
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.20%      
Caterpillar, Inc. 48   11,499
 
Machinery — Diversified — 1.02%      
Deere & Co. 22   9,433
Dover Corp. 72   9,749
IDEX Corp. 41   9,361
Nordson Corp. 19   4,517
Otis Worldwide Corp. 157   12,295
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. 131   13,075
    $ 58,430
 
Media — 1.24%      
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a) 27   9,156
Comcast Corp., Class A 635   22,206
DISH Network Corp., Class A (a) 208   2,920
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. 19   7,623
Fox Corp., Class A 252   7,653
Fox Corp., Class B 248   7,056
News Corp., Class A 224   4,077
News Corp., Class B 205   3,780
Paramount Global, Class B 174   2,937
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. (a) 382   3,621
    $ 71,029

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Mining — 0.13%      
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 190 $ 7,220
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturers — 0.99%      
3M Co. 128   15,350
A O Smith Corp. 125   7,155
Eaton Corp. PLC 13   2,040
General Electric Co. 108   9,049
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 10   2,203
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 20   5,820
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) 12   4,799
Textron, Inc. 123   8,709
Trane Technologies PLC 10   1,681
    $ 56,806
 
Oil & Gas — 5.15%      
APA Corp. 192   8,962
Chevron Corp. 318   57,078
ConocoPhillips 191   22,538
Coterra Energy, Inc. 434   10,663
Devon Energy Corp. 164   10,088
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 97   13,268
EOG Resources, Inc. 57   7,383
Exxon Mobil Corp. 737   81,291
Hess Corp. 40   5,673
Marathon Oil Corp. 316   8,554
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 119   13,850
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 178   11,212
Phillips 66 134   13,947
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 75   17,129
Valero Energy Corp. 102   12,940
    $ 294,576
 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.61%      
Baker Hughes Co. 183   5,404
Halliburton Co. 323   12,710
Schlumberger Ltd. 317   16,947
    $ 35,061
 
Packaging & Containers — 0.73%      
Amcor PLC 1,095   13,041
Ball Corp. 60   3,068
Packaging Corp. of America 89   11,384
Sealed Air Corp. 204   10,176
Westrock Co. 111   3,903
    $ 41,572
 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.14%      
AbbVie, Inc. 383   61,897
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 98   16,240
Becton Dickinson and Co. 36   9,155
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 519   37,342
Cardinal Health, Inc. 141   10,839
Cigna Corp. 87   28,826
CVS Health Corp. 237   22,086
Eli Lilly & Co. 118   43,169
Johnson & Johnson 425   75,076
McKesson Corp. 54   20,256
Merck & Co., Inc. 557   61,799

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Pharmaceuticals (continued)      
Organon & Co. 163 $ 4,553
Pfizer, Inc. 1,201   61,539
Viatris, Inc. 427   4,752
Zoetis, Inc. 54   7,914
    $ 465,443
 
Pipelines — 0.50%      
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 649   11,734
ONEOK, Inc. 153   10,052
Williams Cos., Inc. 209   6,876
    $ 28,662
 
Real Estate — 0.17%      
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a) 126   9,697
 
REITs — 2.53%      
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 8   1,165
American Tower Corp. 47   9,957
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 30   4,846
Boston Properties, Inc. 13   879
Camden Property Trust 33   3,692
Crown Castle, Inc. 51   6,918
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 37   3,710
Equity Residential 77   4,543
Essex Property Trust, Inc. 5   1,060
Extra Space Storage, Inc. 51   7,506
Federal Realty Investment Trust 44   4,446
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. 41   1,028
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 436   6,998
Invitation Homes, Inc. 33   978
Iron Mountain, Inc. 131   6,530
Kimco Realty Corp. 230   4,871
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. 28   4,396
Prologis, Inc. 98   11,048
Public Storage 40   11,208
Realty Income Corp. 175   11,100
Regency Centers Corp. 77   4,812
SBA Communications Corp. 14   3,924
Simon Property Group, Inc. 48   5,639
UDR, Inc. 24   929
Ventas, Inc. 109   4,910
VICI Properties, Inc. 184   5,962
Welltower, Inc. 20   1,311
Weyerhaeuser Co. 326   10,106
    $ 144,472
 
Retail — 4.98%      
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 45   6,616
AutoZone, Inc. (a) 8   19,729
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 100   4,214
Best Buy Co., Inc. 56   4,492
CarMax, Inc. (a) 47   2,862
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) 3   4,162
Costco Wholesale Corp. 58   26,477
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 58   8,023
Dollar General Corp. 55   13,544
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) 67   9,477
Domino's Pizza, Inc. 12   4,157

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Retail (continued)      
Genuine Parts Co. 87 $ 15,095
Home Depot, Inc. 159   50,222
Lowe's Cos., Inc. 98   19,526
McDonald's Corp. 68   17,920
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) 25   21,101
Target Corp. 84   12,519
Tractor Supply Co. 19   4,274
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) 30   14,072
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 172   6,426
Walmart, Inc. 126   17,866
Yum! Brands, Inc. 13   1,665
    $ 284,439
 
Semiconductors — 3.60%      
Applied Materials, Inc. 157   15,289
Broadcom, Inc. 26   14,537
Intel Corp. 333   8,801
KLA Corp. 32   12,065
Lam Research Corp. 29   12,189
Microchip Technology, Inc. 67   4,707
Micron Technology, Inc. 121   6,047
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 8   2,829
NVIDIA Corp. 442   64,594
NXP Semiconductors NV 35   5,531
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) 197   12,287
Qorvo, Inc. (a) 44   3,988
QUALCOMM, Inc. 165   18,140
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 74   6,744
Teradyne, Inc. 86   7,512
Texas Instruments, Inc. 64   10,574
    $ 205,834
 
Shipbuilding — 0.15%      
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 36   8,304
 
Software — 7.46%      
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 102   7,808
Adobe, Inc. (a) 33   11,105
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) 94   7,924
ANSYS, Inc. (a) 15   3,624
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 54   7,243
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) 30   4,819
Electronic Arts, Inc. 12   1,466
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 62   4,207
Fiserv, Inc. (a) 141   14,251
Intuit, Inc. 21   8,174
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 43   7,549
Microsoft Corp. 1,322   317,042
MSCI, Inc. 10   4,652
Oracle Corp. 39   3,188
Paychex, Inc. 93   10,747
Paycom Software, Inc. (a) 9   2,793
PTC, Inc. (a) 27   3,241
Roper Technologies, Inc. 4   1,728
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 16   5,109
    $ 426,670

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Schedule of Investments        
  Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF        
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)        
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held     Value  
 
Telecommunications — 2.18%          
Arista Networks, Inc. (a) 74   $ 8,980  
AT&T, Inc. 1,312     24,154  
Cisco Systems, Inc. 662     31,538  
Corning, Inc. 262     8,368  
Juniper Networks, Inc. 163     5,209  
Lumen Technologies, Inc. 433     2,260  
Motorola Solutions, Inc. 28     7,216  
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) 71     9,940  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 680     26,792  
        $ 124,457  
 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.06%          
Hasbro, Inc. 53     3,234  
 
Transportation — 1.88%          
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 104     9,522  
CSX Corp. 509     15,769  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 79     8,210  
FedEx Corp. 33     5,716  
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. 42     7,323  
Norfolk Southern Corp. 8     1,971  
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. 15     4,257  
Union Pacific Corp. 108     22,363  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B 186     32,334  
        $ 107,465  
 
Water — 0.09%          
American Water Works Co., Inc. 35     5,335  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 5,701,058  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.34% Shares Held     Value  
 
Money Market Fund — 0.34%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 1.29% (b) 19,557   $ 19,557  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 19,557  
Total Investments     $ 5,720,615  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.06)%       (3,275 )
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 5,717,340  
 
(a) Non-income producing security.          
(b) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Sector Percent        
Consumer, Non-cyclical 25.20 %      
Technology 18.94 %      
Financial 14.93 %      
Communications 10.49 %      
Industrial 9.29 %      
Consumer, Cyclical 9.18 %      
Energy 6.35 %      
Utilities 3.34 %      
Basic Materials 2.00 %      
Money Market Fund 0.34 %      
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.06 )%      
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %      
 
 
 
 
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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.79%   Shares Held   Value
Auto Manufacturers — 1.26%        
Tesla, Inc. (a)   108,502 $ 13,365,276
Banks — 5.57%        
Bank of America Corp.   663,393   21,971,576
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   190,291   25,518,023
Wells Fargo & Co.   285,511   11,788,749
      $ 59,278,348
 
Beverages — 3.73%        
Coca-Cola Co.   414,502   26,366,472
PepsiCo, Inc.   73,961   13,361,794
      $ 39,728,266
 
Chemicals — 2.47%        
Linde PLC   80,674   26,314,245
Computers — 9.19%        
Accenture PLC, Class A   124,575   33,241,593
Apple, Inc.   497,476   64,637,057
      $ 97,878,650
 
Diversified Financial Services — 7.07%        
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   111,085   38,627,587
Visa, Inc., Class A   176,426   36,654,266
      $ 75,281,853
 
Healthcare — Products — 8.37%        
Abbott Laboratories   244,696   26,865,174
Danaher Corp.   137,317   36,446,678
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   46,823   25,784,958
      $ 89,096,810
 
Healthcare — Services — 3.13%        
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   62,919   33,358,395
Household Products — 2.58%        
Procter & Gamble Co.   180,905   27,417,962
Insurance — 1.31%        
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)   45,310   13,996,259
Internet — 7.20%        
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   331,987   29,291,213
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   194,152   16,308,768
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (a)   258,267   31,079,851
      $ 76,679,832
 
Media — 1.02%        
Walt Disney Co. (a)   125,437   10,897,967
Oil & Gas — 6.61%        
Chevron Corp.   134,317   24,108,558
ConocoPhillips   186,239   21,976,202
Exxon Mobil Corp.   219,759   24,239,418
      $ 70,324,178
 
Pharmaceuticals — 15.35%        
AbbVie, Inc.   228,389   36,909,946
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   321,130   23,105,304
Eli Lilly & Co.   37,561   13,741,316

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Schedule of Investments          
    Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF          
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)          
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)     Shares Held   Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            
Johnson & Johnson     137,858 $ 24,352,616  
Merck & Co., Inc.     243,142   26,976,605  
Pfizer, Inc.     747,239   38,288,526  
          $ 163,374,313  
 
Retail — 5.96%            
Costco Wholesale Corp.     48,657   22,211,921  
Home Depot, Inc.     46,469   14,677,698  
McDonald's Corp.     50,284   13,251,343  
Walmart, Inc.     93,555   13,265,163  
          $ 63,406,125  
 
Semiconductors — 8.67%            
Broadcom, Inc.     51,585   28,842,721  
NVIDIA Corp.     269,446   39,376,838  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     145,630   24,060,989  
          $ 92,280,548  
 
Software — 6.53%            
Microsoft Corp.     245,579   58,894,756  
salesforce, Inc. (a)     79,911   10,595,399  
          $ 69,490,155  
 
Telecommunications — 3.77%            
Cisco Systems, Inc.     541,923   25,817,212  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     362,077   14,265,834  
          $ 40,083,047  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS       $ 1,062,252,229  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.33%     Shares Held   Value  
Money Market Fund — 0.33%            
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional          
Class 1.29% (b)     3,560,885 $ 3,560,885  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $ 3,560,885  
Total Investments       $ 1,065,813,114  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.12)%         (1,225,943 )
Total Net Assets — 100.00%       $ 1,064,587,171  
 
(a) Non-income producing security.            
(b) Current yield shown is as of period end.            
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Sector Percent          
Consumer, Non-cyclical 33.16 %        
Technology 24.39 %        
Financial 13.96 %        
Communications 11.99 %        
Consumer, Cyclical 7.21 %        
Energy 6.61 %        
Basic Materials 2.47 %        
Money Market Fund 0.33 %        
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.12 )%        
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %        
 
 
 
 
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Schedule of Investments      
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.65% Shares Held   Value
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.60%      
AAR Corp. (a) 336 $ 15,086
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (a) 477   26,679
AeroVironment, Inc. (a) 83   7,110
Barnes Group, Inc. 63   2,573
Kaman Corp. 202   4,505
Moog, Inc., Class A 320   28,083
National Presto Industries, Inc. 73   4,998
    $ 89,034
 
Agriculture — 0.91%      
Andersons, Inc. 452   15,815
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 429   11,236
Universal Corp. 142   7,499
Vector Group Ltd. 1,364   16,177
    $ 50,727
 
Airlines — 0.09%      
SkyWest, Inc. (a) 287   4,738
 
Apparel — 0.85%      
Kontoor Brands, Inc. 187   7,478
Oxford Industries, Inc. 193   17,984
Steven Madden Ltd. 479   15,309
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) 271   6,463
    $ 47,234
 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.24%      
Wabash National Corp. 596   13,470
 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.38%      
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a) 1,169   9,141
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) 201   16,255
Methode Electronics, Inc. 343   15,219
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (a) 243   2,882
Standard Motor Products, Inc. 405   14,094
Titan International, Inc. (a) 975   14,937
XPEL, Inc. (a) 77   4,625
    $ 77,153
 
Banks — 13.71%      
Ameris Bancorp 626   29,510
BancFirst Corp. 144   12,698
Bancorp, Inc. (a) 217   6,158
BankUnited, Inc. 310   10,531
Banner Corp. 257   16,242
Central Pacific Financial Corp. 613   12,432
City Holding Co. 140   13,033
Columbia Banking System, Inc. 837   25,219
Community Bank System, Inc. 191   12,023
Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a) 297   8,417
CVB Financial Corp. 844   21,733
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. 534   16,997
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. 285   12,560
FB Financial Corp. 481   17,383
First BanCorp 1,899   24,155
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC 348   14,908
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. 1,306   18,245
First Financial Bancorp 1,065   25,805

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Banks (continued)      
First Hawaiian, Inc. 474 $ 12,343
Hanmi Financial Corp. 399   9,875
Heritage Financial Corp. 393   12,042
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. 278   8,343
HomeStreet, Inc. 171   4,716
Hope Bancorp, Inc. 1,425   18,254
Independent Bank Corp. 283   23,894
Independent Bank Group, Inc. 252   15,140
Lakeland Financial Corp. 196   14,302
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A 331   13,925
NBT Bancorp, Inc. 530   23,013
OFG Bancorp 679   18,713
Park National Corp. 115   16,186
Pathward Financial, Inc. 288   12,398
Preferred Bank 228   17,013
Renasant Corp. 658   24,734
S&T Bancorp, Inc. 578   19,756
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida 475   14,815
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. 291   20,053
Simmons First National Corp., Class A 472   10,186
Southside Bancshares, Inc. 447   16,088
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. 482   14,200
Tompkins Financial Corp. 213   16,525
Triumph Financial, Inc. (a) 86   4,203
TrustCo Bank Corp. 300   11,277
Trustmark Corp. 493   17,211
United Community Banks, Inc. 974   32,921
Veritex Holdings, Inc. 470   13,198
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. 212   16,638
Westamerica BanCorp 238   14,044
    $ 764,055
 
Beverages — 0.36%      
MGP Ingredients, Inc. 127   13,510
National Beverage Corp. (a) 143   6,654
    $ 20,164
 
Biotechnology — 1.47%      
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 108   4,345
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a) 589   26,988
Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a) 970   10,321
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a) 233   2,752
Innoviva, Inc. (a) 829   10,984
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 217   4,238
Organogenesis Holdings, Inc. (a) 1,149   3,091
REGENXBIO, Inc. (a) 202   4,581
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a) 584   14,781
    $ 82,081
 
Building Materials — 0.22%      
SPX Technologies, Inc. (a) 185   12,145
 
Chemicals — 2.82%      
AdvanSix, Inc. 421   16,006
American Vanguard Corp. 615   13,352
Balchem Corp. 110   13,432
Hawkins, Inc. 256   9,882
HB Fuller Co. 349   24,995

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Chemicals (continued)      
Innospec, Inc. 184 $ 18,926
Koppers Holdings, Inc. 354   9,983
Mativ Holdings, Inc. 244   5,100
Minerals Technologies, Inc. 276   16,759
Quaker Chemical Corp. 43   7,177
Rogers Corp. (a) 63   7,518
Stepan Co. 90   9,581
Trinseo PLC 208   4,724
    $ 157,435
 
Coal — 0.87%      
CONSOL Energy, Inc. 233   15,145
SunCoke Energy, Inc. 1,360   11,737
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. 624   21,615
    $ 48,497
 
Commercial Services — 5.10%      
Aaron's Co., Inc. 338   4,039
ABM Industries, Inc. 678   30,117
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a) 220   7,810
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a) 178   8,807
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) 224   23,032
CoreCivic, Inc. (a) 1,102   12,739
CorVel Corp. (a) 47   6,830
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a) 522   13,870
Deluxe Corp. 272   4,619
EVERTEC, Inc. 272   8,807
Forrester Research, Inc. (a) 232   8,296
GEO Group, Inc. (a) 1,252   13,709
Green Dot Corp., Class A (a) 468   7,404
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. 346   9,678
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A 570   9,633
Korn Ferry 388   19,641
Medifast, Inc. 92   10,612
Monro, Inc. 302   13,650
Perdoceo Education Corp. (a) 985   13,691
PROG Holdings, Inc. (a) 272   4,594
Rent-A-Center, Inc. 242   5,457
Resources Connection, Inc. 722   13,270
Strategic Education, Inc. 119   9,320
Stride, Inc. (a) 453   14,170
TrueBlue, Inc. (a) 234   4,582
Viad Corp. (a) 120   2,927
WW International, Inc. (a) 760   2,934
    $ 284,238
 
Computers — 1.33%      
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a) 184   31,175
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) 221   22,160
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a) 291   9,460
TTEC Holdings, Inc. 193   8,517
Unisys Corp. (a) 520   2,657
    $ 73,969
 
Construction Materials — 2.30%      
AAON, Inc. 168   12,654
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 156   6,936
Boise Cascade Co. 381   26,163

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Construction Materials (continued)      
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a) 120 $ 5,505
Griffon Corp. 547   19,577
PGT Innovations, Inc. (a) 859   15,428
UFP Industries, Inc. 529   41,923
    $ 128,186
 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.92%      
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) 291   3,990
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (a) 456   5,951
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a) 845   13,900
ScanSource, Inc. (a) 465   13,587
Veritiv Corp. 112   13,631
    $ 51,059
 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.38%      
Blucora, Inc. (a) 324   8,272
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. 290   5,968
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a) 311   14,909
Enova International, Inc. (a) 312   11,971
EZCORP, Inc., Class A (a) 1,139   9,283
LendingTree, Inc. (a) 227   4,842
Mr Cooper Group, Inc. (a) 486   19,503
Piper Sandler Cos. 128   16,664
PRA Group, Inc. (a) 197   6,655
StoneX Group, Inc. (a) 167   15,915
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 58   11,104
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. 985   5,368
World Acceptance Corp. (a) 37   2,440
    $ 132,894
 
Electric — 0.41%      
Avista Corp. 280   12,415
Unitil Corp. 202   10,375
    $ 22,790
 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.70%      
Encore Wire Corp. 187   25,724
Insteel Industries, Inc. 289   7,953
Powell Industries, Inc. 146   5,136
    $ 38,813
 
Electronics — 2.09%      
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 102   8,750
Badger Meter, Inc. 112   12,211
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 409   10,916
Brady Corp., Class A 199   9,373
CTS Corp. 173   6,820
Knowles Corp. (a) 128   2,102
OSI Systems, Inc. (a) 232   18,449
Plexus Corp. (a) 109   11,219
Sanmina Corp. (a) 417   23,890
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) 829   12,501
    $ 116,231
 
Energy — Alternate Sources — 0.39%      
FutureFuel Corp. 1,096   8,911

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Energy — Alternate Sources (continued)      
REX American Resources Corp. (a) 407 $ 12,967
    $ 21,878
 
Engineering & Construction — 2.05%      
Arcosa, Inc. 329   17,878
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. 328   37,746
Exponent, Inc. 168   16,647
Frontdoor, Inc. (a) 579   12,043
Granite Construction, Inc. 62   2,175
MYR Group, Inc. (a) 155   14,271
NV5 Global, Inc. (a) 104   13,761
    $ 114,521
 
Entertainment — 0.48%      
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a) 421   3,646
Golden Entertainment, Inc. (a) 130   4,862
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a) 151   11,610
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (a) 292   6,789
    $ 26,907
 
Environmental Control — 0.09%      
Harsco Corp. (a) 833   5,240
 
Food — 2.50%      
B&G Foods, Inc. 95   1,059
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 165   8,984
Calavo Growers, Inc. 118   3,469
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (a) 151   5,025
Hostess Brands, Inc. (a) 891   19,994
J & J Snack Foods Corp. 67   10,031
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. 18   1,464
Seneca Foods Corp., Class A (a) 147   8,960
Simply Good Foods Co. (a) 334   12,702
SpartanNash Co. 577   17,448
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 161   6,854
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a) 396   19,555
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) 614   23,768
    $ 139,313
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.61%      
Clearwater Paper Corp. (a) 223   8,432
Mercer International, Inc. 896   10,429
Sylvamo Corp. 307   14,917
    $ 33,778
 
Gas — 0.86%      
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 73   8,627
Northwest Natural Holding Co. 289   13,754
South Jersey Industries, Inc. 727   25,830
    $ 48,211
 
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.37%      
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. 373   9,493
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. 141   11,245
    $ 20,738
 
Healthcare — Products — 1.43%      
Artivion, Inc. (a) 216   2,618

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Healthcare — Products (continued)      
Avanos Medical, Inc. (a) 286 $ 7,739
Cutera, Inc. (a) 95   4,201
Glaukos Corp. (a) 140   6,115
Integer Holdings Corp. (a) 36   2,465
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a) 329   16,766
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. 120   5,522
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a) 395   13,118
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a) 204   14,406
Orthofix Medical, Inc. (a) 56   1,150
Varex Imaging Corp. (a) 67   1,360
Zynex, Inc. 313   4,354
    $ 79,814
 
Healthcare — Services — 1.39%      
Addus HomeCare Corp. (a) 142   14,127
Enhabit, Inc. (a) 323   4,251
Ensign Group, Inc. 319   30,181
Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (a) 119   3,544
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a) 353   5,245
Select Medical Holdings Corp. 612   15,196
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. 58   4,700
    $ 77,244
 
Home Builders — 2.76%      
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) 91   20,589
Century Communities, Inc. 239   11,952
Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a) 362   8,771
Installed Building Products, Inc. 164   14,038
LCI Industries 148   13,683
LGI Homes, Inc. (a) 151   13,983
M/I Homes, Inc. (a) 253   11,684
MDC Holdings, Inc. 418   13,209
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) 217   20,007
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a) 753   13,998
Winnebago Industries, Inc. 224   11,805
    $ 153,719
 
Home Furnishings — 0.48%      
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. 571   15,086
Sleep Number Corp. (a) 125   3,247
Sonos, Inc. (a) 462   7,808
Xperi, Inc. 52   448
    $ 26,589
 
Household Products — 0.91%      
Edgewell Personal Care Co. 420   16,187
elf Beauty, Inc. (a) 337   18,636
Inter Parfums, Inc. 162   15,636
    $ 50,459
 
Household Products/Wares — 0.81%      
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (a) 374   13,389
Central Garden & Pet Co. (a) 228   8,539
Quanex Building Products Corp. 706   16,718
WD-40 Co. 40   6,448
    $ 45,094

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Housewares — 0.04%      
Tupperware Brands Corp. (a) 507 $ 2,099
 
Insurance — 3.16%      
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (a) 286   4,988
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. 652   29,744
AMERISAFE, Inc. 132   6,860
Assured Guaranty Ltd. 230   14,320
Employers Holdings, Inc. 176   7,591
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a) 4,080   21,583
Horace Mann Educators Corp. 379   14,163
James River Group Holdings Ltd. 63   1,317
Mercury General Corp. 202   6,908
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a) 996   20,817
Palomar Holdings, Inc. (a) 165   7,452
ProAssurance Corp. 324   5,660
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. 84   7,078
SiriusPoint Ltd. (a) 243   1,434
Stewart Information Services Corp. 255   10,896
United Fire Group, Inc. 262   7,168
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. 744   7,879
    $ 175,858
 
Internet — 0.98%      
Cars.com, Inc. (a) 815   11,223
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. 173   9,875
ePlus, Inc. (a) 236   10,450
HealthStream, Inc. (a) 59   1,466
Liquidity Services, Inc. (a) 259   3,641
Perficient, Inc. (a) 105   7,332
Shutterstock, Inc. 91   4,797
Yelp, Inc. (a) 218   5,960
    $ 54,744
 
Iron & Steel — 0.38%      
ATI, Inc. (a) 344   10,272
Carpenter Technology Corp. 173   6,391
Haynes International, Inc. 102   4,660
    $ 21,323
 
Leisure Time — 0.10%      
Vista Outdoor, Inc. (a) 233   5,678
 
Lodging — 0.15%      
Marcus Corp. 578   8,317
 
Machinery — Diversified — 1.76%      
Alamo Group, Inc. 55   7,788
Albany International Corp., Class A 216   21,295
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 341   42,976
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a) 301   8,293
Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a) 147   3,943
Lindsay Corp. 14   2,280
Tennant Co. 191   11,760
    $ 98,335
 
Media — 0.54%      
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (a) 360   5,641
EW Scripps Co., Class A (a) 351   4,630
Scholastic Corp. 306   12,075

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Media (continued)      
Thryv Holdings, Inc. (a) 421 $ 7,999
    $ 30,345
 
Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 1.58%      
AZZ, Inc. 171   6,874
Mueller Industries, Inc. 530   31,270
Olympic Steel, Inc. 413   13,869
Standex International Corp. 199   20,380
TimkenSteel Corp. (a) 579   10,520
Tredegar Corp. 502   5,130
    $ 88,043
 
Mining — 0.69%      
Arconic Corp. (a) 362   7,660
Century Aluminum Co. (a) 1,027   8,401
Livent Corp. (a) 1,141   22,671
    $ 38,732
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturers — 2.60%      
EnPro Industries, Inc. 240   26,085
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 116   10,155
Fabrinet (a) 96   12,309
Federal Signal Corp. 244   11,339
Hillenbrand, Inc. 694   29,613
John Bean Technologies Corp. 89   8,128
Materion Corp. 174   15,227
Myers Industries, Inc. 786   17,473
Park Aerospace Corp. 97   1,301
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. 211   10,681
Trinity Industries, Inc. 93   2,750
    $ 145,061
 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.11%      
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 1,626   6,179
 
Office Furnishings — 0.18%      
HNI Corp. 58   1,649
Interface, Inc. 832   8,212
    $ 9,861
 
Oil & Gas — 3.27%      
Callon Petroleum Co. (a) 521   19,324
Civitas Resources, Inc. 445   25,779
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 268   13,285
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (a) 158   8,124
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) 85   13,164
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a) 590   13,717
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 623   10,491
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A 641   26,140
Ranger Oil Corp., Class A 353   14,272
SM Energy Co. 784   27,307
Talos Energy, Inc. (a) 561   10,592
    $ 182,195
 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.98%      
Archrock, Inc. 670   6,017
Bristow Group, Inc. (a) 173   4,693
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) 200   5,434

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Oil & Gas Services (continued)      
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a) 931 $ 6,871
NOW, Inc. (a) 475   6,033
Oil States International, Inc. (a) 782   5,834
ProPetro Holding Corp. (a) 506   5,247
RPC, Inc. 552   4,907
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (a) 783   9,787
    $ 54,823
 
Packaging & Containers — 0.46%      
Matthews International Corp., Class A 255   7,762
O-I Glass, Inc. (a) 1,067   17,680
    $ 25,442
 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.29%      
AdaptHealth Corp. (a) 270   5,189
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 337   9,443
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 50   1,480
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 399   7,421
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 594   12,064
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 138   4,034
Embecta Corp. 420   10,622
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 89   4,140
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (a) 123   6,777
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 742   9,193
Owens & Minor, Inc. 279   5,449
Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a) 47   1,815
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A 736   9,870
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a) 361   22,599
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 248   8,846
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) 165   8,778
    $ 127,720
 
Real Estate — 0.65%      
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (a) 408   7,642
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (a) 595   3,802
Douglas Elliman, Inc. 870   3,541
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. 296   10,197
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A 219   4,082
St. Joe Co. 187   7,228
    $ 36,492
 
REITs — 5.84%      
Acadia Realty Trust 495   7,103
Agree Realty Corp. 439   31,138
American Assets Trust, Inc. 67   1,775
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. 165   1,775
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. 814   9,361
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. 887   4,994
Brandywine Realty Trust 221   1,359
CareTrust REIT, Inc. 440   8,175
Centerspace 23   1,349
Chatham Lodging Trust 436   5,350
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. 160   5,728
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. 730   5,979
Diversified Healthcare Trust 3,056   1,977
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. 425   6,065
Ellington Financial, Inc. 386   4,775
Elme Communities 102   1,816

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
REITs (continued)      
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. 512 $ 12,017
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. 601   15,584
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. 133   1,716
Franklin Street Properties Corp. 360   983
Getty Realty Corp. 404   13,675
Global Net Lease, Inc. 556   6,989
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. 142   761
Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A 367   3,127
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. 154   1,498
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. 81   8,209
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. 329   4,593
LTC Properties, Inc. 196   6,964
LXP Industrial Trust 271   2,715
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. 567   1,452
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. 33   1,436
Office Properties Income Trust 347   4,632
Orion Office REIT, Inc. 129   1,102
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 120   1,487
Ready Capital Corp. 529   5,893
Redwood Trust, Inc. 205   1,386
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. 953   14,324
RPT Realty 155   1,556
Safehold, Inc. 103   2,948
Saul Centers, Inc. 215   8,746
Service Properties Trust 827   6,029
SITE Centers Corp. 191   2,609
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. 584   4,216
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. 889   8,588
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. 520   9,329
Two Harbors Investment Corp. 760   11,985
Uniti Group, Inc. 1,853   10,247
Universal Health Realty Income Trust 194   9,260
Urban Edge Properties 939   13,230
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A 314   5,950
Veris Residential, Inc. (a) 485   7,726
Whitestone REIT 865   8,339
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 398   5,246
    $ 325,266
 
Retail — 7.46%      
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A (a) 316   7,240
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. 671   35,254
America's Car-Mart, Inc. (a) 108   7,804
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a) 609   8,502
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a) 122   21,868
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. 334   6,720
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a) 96   6,002
Brinker International, Inc. (a) 203   6,478
Buckle, Inc. 133   6,031
Caleres, Inc. 567   12,633
Cato Corp., Class A 108   1,008
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. 196   6,215
Chico's FAS, Inc. (a) 1,764   8,679
Children's Place, Inc. (a) 214   7,794
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (a) 332   9,396
Conn's, Inc. (a) 443   3,048
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (a) 493   17,472
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A 605   5,917

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Retail (continued)      
Dine Brands Global, Inc. 77 $ 4,974
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. 527   5,249
Genesco, Inc. (a) 283   13,024
GMS, Inc. (a) 445   22,161
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 97   17,496
Guess?, Inc. 498   10,304
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. 317   9,478
Hibbett, Inc. 150   10,233
Jack in the Box, Inc. 84   5,731
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 403   9,196
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (a) 521   2,928
MarineMax, Inc. (a) 277   8,648
Movado Group, Inc. 274   8,836
ODP Corp. (a) 174   7,924
Patrick Industries, Inc. 207   12,544
PC Connection, Inc. 298   13,976
PriceSmart, Inc. 120   7,294
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. 675   10,449
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) 1,244   15,575
Shoe Carnival, Inc. 332   7,938
Signet Jewelers Ltd. 147   9,996
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A 199   9,805
World Fuel Services Corp. 253   6,914
Zumiez, Inc. (a) 314   6,826
    $ 415,560
 
Savings & Loans — 2.10%      
Axos Financial, Inc. (a) 408   15,594
Banc of California, Inc. 393   6,260
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 249   7,445
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. 880   12,452
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. 761   6,583
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. 651   10,240
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 1,014   14,176
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. 644   20,325
Provident Financial Services, Inc. 608   12,987
WSFS Financial Corp. 240   10,881
    $ 116,943
 
Semiconductors — 2.73%      
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a) 390   11,142
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) 340   26,982
Cohu, Inc. (a) 216   6,923
Diodes, Inc. (a) 268   20,406
FormFactor, Inc. (a) 239   5,313
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. 376   16,642
MaxLinear, Inc. (a) 209   7,096
Onto Innovation, Inc. (a) 132   8,988
Photronics, Inc. (a) 954   16,056
Rambus, Inc. (a) 326   11,677
SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (a) 531   7,901
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a) 388   12,862
    $ 151,988
 
Software — 2.32%      
Adeia, Inc. 129   1,223
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (a) 929   16,388
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (a) 140   4,143

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Software (continued)      
Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (a) 187 $ 5,090
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (a) 100   5,376
CSG Systems International, Inc. 260   14,872
Digi International, Inc. (a) 293   10,709
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a) 373   14,416
Ebix, Inc. 520   10,379
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (a) 374   7,024
PDF Solutions, Inc. (a) 177   5,048
Progress Software Corp. 343   17,304
Simulations Plus, Inc. 163   5,961
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a) 89   11,430
    $ 129,363
 
Telecommunications — 1.27%      
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. 292   5,487
ATN International, Inc. 121   5,482
Clearfield, Inc. (a) 104   9,791
Extreme Networks, Inc. (a) 471   8,624
Gogo, Inc. (a) 729   10,760
Harmonic, Inc. (a) 594   7,781
InterDigital, Inc. 152   7,521
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) 190   3,441
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 910   9,546
Viavi Solutions, Inc. (a) 211   2,218
    $ 70,651
 
Textiles — 0.05%      
UniFirst Corp. 15   2,895
 
Transportation — 2.53%      
ArcBest Corp. 270   18,911
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) 240   24,192
Dorian LPG Ltd. 274   5,192
Forward Air Corp. 281   29,474
Heartland Express, Inc. 665   10,201
Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a) 357   28,378
Marten Transport Ltd. 503   9,949
Matson, Inc. 233   14,565
    $ 140,862
 
Water — 0.56%      
American States Water Co. 135   12,494
California Water Service Group 198   12,007
Middlesex Water Co. 84   6,608
    $ 31,109
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 5,554,302
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.29% Shares Held   Value
 
Money Market Fund — 0.29%      
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional    
Class 1.29% (b) 16,352 $ 16,352
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 16,352
Total Investments   $ 5,570,654
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.05%     2,985
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00%   $ 5,573,639
 
 
 
 
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Schedule of Investments

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

December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

(a)      Non-income producing security.
(b)      Current yield shown is as of period end.
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)

Sector Percent  
Financial 27.84 %
Industrial 18.35 %
Consumer, Non-cyclical 17.17 %
Consumer, Cyclical 15.17 %
Technology 6.49 %
Energy 5.51 %
Basic Materials 4.51 %
Communications 2.79 %
Utilities 1.83 %
Money Market Fund 0.29 %
Other Assets and Liabilities 0.05 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.64% Shares Held   Value
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.43%      
AAR Corp. (a) 8,185 $ 367,507
Barnes Group, Inc. 7,139   291,628
Moog, Inc., Class A 3,845   337,437
    $ 996,572
 
Agriculture — 0.04%      
Turning Point Brands, Inc. 4,245   91,819
 
Apparel — 1.63%      
Crocs, Inc. (a) 20,812   2,256,645
Oxford Industries, Inc. 4,127   384,554
Steven Madden Ltd. 12,718   406,467
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) 30,707   732,362
    $ 3,780,028
 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.25%      
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a) 23,905   186,937
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) 1,835   148,397
Methode Electronics, Inc. 3,979   176,548
Standard Motor Products, Inc. 1,913   66,572
    $ 578,454
 
Banks — 11.03%      
Amalgamated Financial Corp. 18,618   428,959
Ameris Bancorp 26,443   1,246,523
Associated Banc-Corp. 71,767   1,657,100
Cadence Bank 59,746   1,473,336
Central Pacific Financial Corp. 13,007   263,782
City Holding Co. 4,419   411,365
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. 13,737   605,390
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. 8,727   427,274
FB Financial Corp. 14,353   518,717
First BanCorp 104,074   1,323,821
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC 12,206   522,905
First Bancshares, Inc. 10,955   350,669
First Busey Corp. 12,419   306,998
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. 38,241   534,227
First Financial Bancorp 25,082   607,737
Hanmi Financial Corp. 13,291   328,952
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. 9,449   440,512
Heritage Financial Corp. 14,645   448,723
Hope Bancorp, Inc. 64,356   824,400
Kearny Financial Corp. 28,366   287,915
NBT Bancorp, Inc. 11,145   483,916
Pathward Financial, Inc. 18,098   779,119
Preferred Bank 4,988   372,205
Premier Financial Corp. 9,876   266,356
Renasant Corp. 18,442   693,235
S&T Bancorp, Inc. 10,090   344,876
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 13,250   466,797
Simmons First National Corp., Class A 44,887   968,661
SouthState Corp. 18,946   1,446,717
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) 28,844   1,739,582
Tompkins Financial Corp. 3,573   277,193
TriCo Bancshares 7,146   364,374
Trustmark Corp. 17,935   626,111
United Bankshares, Inc. 41,978   1,699,689
United Community Banks, Inc. 44,667   1,509,745

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
  Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Banks (continued)      
WesBanco, Inc. 16,051 $ 593,566
    $ 25,641,447
 
Beverages — 0.21%      
MGP Ingredients, Inc. 3,887   413,499
Vita Coco Co., Inc. (a) 5,984   82,699
    $ 496,198
 
Biotechnology — 3.27%      
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 36,388   579,297
Adicet Bio, Inc. (a) 8,365   74,783
ADMA Biologics, Inc. (a) 59,027   229,025
Agenus, Inc. (a) 64,698   155,275
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 53,714   655,848
AnaptysBio, Inc. (a) 5,061   156,840
Avid Bioservices, Inc. (a) 14,779   203,507
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 11,592   303,710
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (a) 13,633   139,193
Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a) 48,527   516,327
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a) 19,266   227,531
Evolus, Inc. (a) 10,340   77,653
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 23,673   1,346,994
Innoviva, Inc. (a) 15,034   199,200
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 13,057   161,515
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 8,494   165,888
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 33,037   112,326
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 2,982   199,198
Liquidia Corp. (a),(b) 9,616   61,254
Organogenesis Holdings, Inc. (a) 28,719   77,254
REGENXBIO, Inc. (a) 9,920   224,986
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 69,369   104,054
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 14,471   368,287
TransMedics Group, Inc. (a) 7,096   437,965
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a) 25,315   640,723
Xencor, Inc. (a) 7,382   192,227
    $ 7,610,860
 
Chemicals — 0.94%      
AdvanSix, Inc. 6,366   242,036
American Vanguard Corp. 8,112   176,112
Balchem Corp. 3,337   407,481
Ingevity Corp. (a) 6,657   468,919
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (a) 8,913   257,318
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. 18,273   171,766
Quaker Chemical Corp. 2,749   458,808
    $ 2,182,440
 
Coal — 2.23%      
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. 10,270   1,503,425
Arch Resources, Inc. 11,736   1,675,783
CONSOL Energy, Inc. 12,669   823,485
Ramaco Resources, Inc. 21,021   184,775
SunCoke Energy, Inc. 28,363   244,773
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. 21,380   740,603
    $ 5,172,844

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
  Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Commercial Services — 6.96%      
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) 12,647 $ 1,300,365
ASGN, Inc. (a) 7,558   615,826
Barrett Business Services, Inc. 1,515   141,319
Brink's Co. 8,230   442,033
Carriage Services, Inc. 1,996   54,970
CBIZ, Inc. (a) 7,179   336,336
Chegg, Inc. (a) 22,221   561,525
Cimpress PLC (a) 5,171   142,771
CoreCivic, Inc. (a) 34,035   393,445
CorVel Corp. (a) 1,090   158,410
CRA International, Inc. 1,340   164,056
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a) 11,818   314,004
Ennis, Inc. 4,801   106,390
EVERTEC, Inc. 10,243   331,668
Evo Payments, Inc., Class A (a) 22,578   764,040
GEO Group, Inc. (a) 62,087   679,853
HealthEquity, Inc. (a) 15,541   957,947
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. 4,292   120,047
Herc Holdings, Inc. 6,849   901,123
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a) 3,846   279,220
I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A (a) 5,072   123,452
ICF International, Inc. 2,889   286,155
Insperity, Inc. 5,894   669,558
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A 8,929   357,696
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A 6,895   116,525
Kforce, Inc. 4,408   241,691
Korn Ferry 12,142   614,628
Medifast, Inc. 4,009   462,438
Monro, Inc. 4,362   197,162
Multiplan Corp. (a) 66,778   76,795
Paya Holdings, Inc. (a) 9,593   75,497
Payoneer Global, Inc. (a) 84,485   462,133
Perdoceo Education Corp. (a) 8,302   115,398
Progyny, Inc. (a) 5,804   180,795
R1 RCM, Inc. (a) 53,097   581,412
Repay Holdings Corp. (a) 29,592   238,216
Resources Connection, Inc. 8,773   161,248
SP Plus Corp. (a) 3,183   110,514
StoneCo Ltd., Class A (a) 90,810   857,246
Strategic Education, Inc. 1,506   117,950
Stride, Inc. (a) 6,942   217,146
TriNet Group, Inc. (a) 6,939   470,464
TrueBlue, Inc. (a) 5,555   108,767
V2X, Inc. (a) 1,765   72,877
WW International, Inc. (a) 14,170   54,696
ZipRecruiter, Inc., Class A (a) 26,839   440,696
    $ 16,176,503
 
Computers — 2.42%      
Conduent, Inc. (a) 21,817   88,359
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a) 6,441   1,091,299
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) 7,036   705,500
KnowBe4, Inc., Class A (a) 13,327   330,243
Maximus, Inc. 11,720   859,427
Mitek Systems, Inc. (a) 6,961   67,452
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a) 14,508   471,655
Parsons Corp. (a) 10,916   504,865
Qualys, Inc. (a) 11,514   1,292,216

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Computers (continued)      
TTEC Holdings, Inc. 5,001 $ 220,694
    $ 5,631,710
 
Construction Materials — 1.60%      
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 3,824   170,015
Boise Cascade Co. 10,033   688,966
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a) 6,219   285,328
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (a) 53,847   519,623
Modine Manufacturing Co. (a) 5,265   104,563
PGT Innovations, Inc. (a) 15,602   280,212
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A (a) 29,513   837,884
UFP Industries, Inc. 10,527   834,265
    $ 3,720,856
 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.31%      
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) 8,951   122,718
MRC Global, Inc. (a) 24,160   279,773
ScanSource, Inc. (a) 3,213   93,884
Titan Machinery, Inc. (a) 5,501   218,555
    $ 714,930
 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.33%      
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A 160,753   606,039
Enact Holdings, Inc. 18,849   454,638
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a) 26,317   1,261,637
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. 19,757   1,722,020
International Money Express, Inc. (a) 10,535   256,738
LendingTree, Inc. (a) 25,185   537,196
StepStone Group, Inc., Class A 22,813   574,431
    $ 5,412,699
 
Electric — 1.32%      
ALLETE, Inc. 12,960   836,049
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A 6,504   194,600
Otter Tail Corp. 6,424   377,153
Portland General Electric Co. 31,457   1,541,393
Unitil Corp. 2,302   118,231
    $ 3,067,426
 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.00%      
Belden, Inc. 6,298   452,826
Encore Wire Corp. 8,714   1,198,698
Energizer Holdings, Inc. 16,255   545,355
Insteel Industries, Inc. 4,579   126,014
    $ 2,322,893
 
Electronics — 2.23%      
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 5,343   458,322
Atkore, Inc. (a) 13,096   1,485,348
Badger Meter, Inc. 2,811   306,483
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 3,827   102,143
CTS Corp. 4,046   159,493
GoPro, Inc., Class A (a) 29,057   144,704
Knowles Corp. (a) 31,109   510,810
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. 1,803   299,677
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (a) 5,652   155,317
OSI Systems, Inc. (a) 2,938   233,630

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Electronics (continued)      
Sanmina Corp. (a) 9,327 $ 534,344
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) 16,245   244,975
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 25,716   554,694
    $ 5,189,940
 
Energy — Alternate Sources — 0.08%      
Montauk Renewables, Inc. (a) 9,783   107,906
REX American Resources Corp. (a) 2,545   81,084
    $ 188,990
 
Engineering & Construction — 2.09%      
Arcosa, Inc. 6,475   351,851
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. 5,640   649,051
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) 8,615   806,364
EMCOR Group, Inc. 9,102   1,348,097
Exponent, Inc. 6,881   681,838
Frontdoor, Inc. (a) 16,387   340,850
MYR Group, Inc. (a) 2,782   256,139
NV5 Global, Inc. (a) 2,065   273,241
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (a) 4,842   158,818
    $ 4,866,249
 
Entertainment — 0.33%      
Accel Entertainment, Inc. (a) 4,563   35,135
Everi Holdings, Inc. (a) 8,598   123,381
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C (a) 4,374   140,974
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a) 763   58,667
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. 962   89,649
Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A 7,965   318,680
    $ 766,486
 
Environmental Control — 0.08%      
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (a) 5,718   185,721
 
Food — 1.63%      
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 17,837   971,225
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a) 36,708   593,935
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A 2,406   232,083
Simply Good Foods Co. (a) 13,234   503,289
SpartanNash Co. 5,800   175,392
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a) 38,731   1,253,722
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 1,580   67,261
    $ 3,796,907
 
Food Service — 0.11%      
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. 20,670   248,040
 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.50%      
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. (a) 21,314   460,169
Sylvamo Corp. 14,437   701,494
    $ 1,161,663
 
Gas — 2.01%      
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A 11,899   462,871
Northwest Natural Holding Co. 8,089   384,955
ONE Gas, Inc. 10,388   786,579
South Jersey Industries, Inc. 27,568   979,491
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (a) 20,976   1,297,995

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
  Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Gas (continued)      
Spire, Inc. 10,982 $ 756,221
    $ 4,668,112
 
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.27%      
Kennametal, Inc. 25,799   620,724
 
Healthcare — Products — 4.85%      
Artivion, Inc. (a) 8,529   103,371
Atrion Corp. 105   58,742
Avanos Medical, Inc. (a) 6,743   182,466
CONMED Corp. 8,526   755,745
Glaukos Corp. (a) 9,262   404,564
Haemonetics Corp. (a) 9,047   711,547
Inogen, Inc. (a) 5,418   106,789
Integer Holdings Corp. (a) 4,724   323,405
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a) 22,096   1,126,012
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. 2,293   105,524
LivaNova PLC (a) 10,568   586,947
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (a) 8,069   267,971
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a) 7,085   500,343
Neogen Corp. (a) 145,860   2,221,448
NuVasive, Inc. (a) 17,202   709,410
Omnicell, Inc. (a) 10,910   550,082
Orthofix Medical, Inc. (a) 5,554   114,024
Shockwave Medical, Inc. (a) 5,840   1,200,762
Silk Road Medical, Inc. (a) 7,240   382,634
STAAR Surgical Co. (a) 10,885   528,358
Varex Imaging Corp. (a) 5,945   120,684
ViewRay, Inc. (a) 19,667   88,108
Zimvie, Inc. (a) 12,321   115,078
    $ 11,264,014
 
Healthcare — Services — 2.14%      
Addus HomeCare Corp. (a) 1,727   171,819
Agiliti, Inc. (a) 4,866   79,364
Cano Health, Inc. (a) 38,026   52,096
DocGo, Inc. (a) 16,251   114,895
Ensign Group, Inc. 5,697   538,993
Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (a) 7,877   234,577
Joint Corp. (a) 4,166   58,241
LHC Group, Inc. (a) 5,883   951,222
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a) 7,755   1,647,240
ModivCare, Inc. (a) 2,226   199,739
OPKO Health, Inc. (a) 81,761   102,201
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a) 13,286   197,430
RadNet, Inc. (a) 5,956   112,152
Select Medical Holdings Corp. 14,275   354,448
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. 2,046   165,787
    $ 4,980,204
 
Holding Companies — Diversified — 0.12%    
Professional Holding Corp., Class A (a) 10,330   286,554
 
Home Builders — 1.83%      
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 8,182   104,402
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) 1,060   239,825
Century Communities, Inc. 4,245   212,292

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Home Builders (continued)      
Installed Building Products, Inc. 2,441 $ 208,950
KB Home 27,541   877,181
LGI Homes, Inc. (a) 3,693   341,972
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) 5,654   521,299
Skyline Champion Corp. (a) 6,176   318,126
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (a) 18,931   574,556
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a) 18,623   346,201
Winnebago Industries, Inc. 9,721   512,297
    $ 4,257,101
 
Home Furnishings — 0.13%      
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. 3,850   101,717
Sleep Number Corp. (a) 7,527   195,551
    $ 297,268
 
Household Products — 0.51%      
Edgewell Personal Care Co. 10,496   404,516
elf Beauty, Inc. (a) 14,317   791,730
    $ 1,196,246
 
Household Products/Wares — 0.38%      
ACCO Brands Corp. 33,726   188,528
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (a) 3,769   134,930
Helen of Troy Ltd. (a) 5,072   562,536
    $ 885,994
 
Insurance — 2.76%      
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. 35,938   1,639,492
Essent Group Ltd. 43,954   1,708,931
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A 48,006   1,670,129
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a) 37,512   784,001
Palomar Holdings, Inc. (a) 13,783   622,440
    $ 6,424,993
 
Internet — 2.37%      
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A (a) 14,657   140,121
Cargurus, Inc. (a) 51,711   724,471
Cars.com, Inc. (a) 15,219   209,566
ePlus, Inc. (a) 3,030   134,168
Figs, Inc., Class A (a) 69,593   468,361
Perficient, Inc. (a) 9,173   640,551
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a) 16,108   432,822
QuinStreet, Inc. (a) 8,492   121,860
Revolve Group, Inc. (a) 22,960   511,090
Shutterstock, Inc. 12,458   656,786
Yelp, Inc. (a) 23,084   631,116
Ziff Davis, Inc. (a) 10,550   834,505
    $ 5,505,417
 
Leisure Time — 0.23%      
Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A 14,479   323,171
Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A (a) 2,963   157,928
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (a) 2,079   53,784
    $ 534,883
 
Lodging — 0.08%      
Target Hospitality Corp. (a) 11,649   176,366

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.33%      
Terex Corp. 18,108 $ 773,574
 
Machinery — Diversified — 0.78%      
Albany International Corp., Class A 3,530   348,023
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 4,986   628,385
GrafTech International Ltd. 84,988   404,543
Kadant, Inc. 1,679   298,241
Tennant Co. 2,046   125,972
    $ 1,805,164
 
Media — 0.62%      
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (a) 15,653   245,283
Gannett Co., Inc. (a) 40,349   81,908
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C (a) 44,852   340,875
Scholastic Corp. 9,630   380,000
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A 25,029   388,200
    $ 1,436,266
 
Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 0.72%      
AZZ, Inc. 5,256   211,291
Mueller Industries, Inc. 10,502   619,618
Proto Labs, Inc. (a) 6,590   168,243
Ryerson Holding Corp. 7,894   238,872
Standex International Corp. 1,612   165,085
TimkenSteel Corp. (a) 15,446   280,654
    $ 1,683,763
 
Mining — 0.29%      
Constellium SE (a) 26,723   316,133
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 4,837   367,419
    $ 683,552
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturers — 0.80%      
EnPro Industries, Inc. 2,509   272,703
Fabrinet (a) 4,932   632,381
Hillenbrand, Inc. 10,429   445,005
LSB Industries, Inc. (a) 20,822   276,933
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. 12,933   112,258
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. 2,398   121,387
    $ 1,860,667
 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.27%      
Xerox Holdings Corp. 43,037   628,340
 
Office Furnishings — 0.05%      
Interface, Inc. 10,854   107,129
 
Oil & Gas — 4.60%      
Berry Corp. 11,310   90,480
California Resources Corp. 14,224   618,886
Callon Petroleum Co. (a) 23,414   868,425
Chord Energy Corp. 7,397   1,011,984
Comstock Resources, Inc. 63,717   873,560
CVR Energy, Inc. 12,541   393,035
Denbury, Inc. (a) 12,561   1,093,058
HighPeak Energy, Inc. (b) 2,370   54,202
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A 27,788   651,629
Matador Resources Co. 20,078   1,149,265
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a) 11,935   277,489

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
  Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Oil & Gas (continued)      
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A 37,185 $ 1,516,404
Permian Resources Corp., Class B 114,141   1,072,925
Ranger Oil Corp., Class A 6,205   250,868
Ring Energy, Inc. (a) 33,969   83,564
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (a) 14,637   249,268
Sitio Royalties Corp. (b) 6,002   173,158
Talos Energy, Inc. (a) 13,455   254,030
    $ 10,682,230
 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.53%      
ChampionX Corp. 32,761   949,741
NOW, Inc. (a) 23,190   294,513
    $ 1,244,254
 
Packaging & Containers — 0.69%      
Greif, Inc., Class A 10,032   672,746
Matthews International Corp., Class A 5,214   158,714
O-I Glass, Inc. (a) 33,528   555,559
TriMas Corp. 3,964   109,962
UFP Technologies, Inc. (a) 997   117,536
    $ 1,614,517
 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.47%      
AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (a) 30,612   310,100
Alector, Inc. (a) 11,377   105,010
Alkermes PLC (a) 35,895   937,936
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 28,983   57,676
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 6,307   176,722
BellRing Brands, Inc. (a) 21,344   547,260
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 41,790   777,294
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) 5,910   137,112
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 11,311   229,727
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 4,262   124,578
Embecta Corp. 9,380   237,220
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (a) 9,934   547,364
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (a) 26,293   391,240
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 50,175   621,668
Option Care Health, Inc. (a) 20,831   626,805
Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a) 8,890   343,243
PetIQ, Inc. (a) 12,750   117,555
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A 5,198   69,705
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a) 6,259   391,814
Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 13,744   253,714
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (a) 48,743   50,205
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 13,204   73,942
SIGA Technologies, Inc. 58,409   429,890
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 9,705   346,177
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) 1,532   81,503
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 10,293   76,065
    $ 8,061,525
 
Pipelines — 0.07%      
Kinetik Holdings, Inc. 4,671   154,517
 
Real Estate — 0.95%      
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (a) 13,809   258,643
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (a) 87,639   560,013
Cushman & Wakefield PLC (a) 55,953   697,174

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Real Estate (continued)      
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. 8,326 $ 286,831
McGrath RentCorp 2,357   232,730
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A 9,392   175,067
    $ 2,210,458
 
REITs — 5.48%      
American Assets Trust, Inc. 14,734   390,451
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. 61,683   999,881
CareTrust REIT, Inc. 36,904   685,676
City Office REIT, Inc. 18,934   158,667
Corporate Office Properties Trust 32,810   851,091
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A 58,762   396,056
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. 50,514   1,185,564
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. 22,828   591,930
Franklin Street Properties Corp. 51,100   139,503
Getty Realty Corp. 11,565   391,475
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust 67,021   219,159
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. 14,414   1,460,859
LTC Properties, Inc. 13,443   477,630
Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. 34,667   205,575
Office Properties Income Trust 18,093   241,542
Paramount Group, Inc. 67,985   403,831
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A 61,550   564,414
PotlatchDeltic Corp. 27,053   1,190,062
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. 108,912   1,353,776
Uniti Group, Inc. 98,028   542,095
Universal Health Realty Income Trust 2,651   126,532
Whitestone REIT 15,846   152,755
    $ 12,728,524
 
Retail — 5.97%      
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. 25,449   1,337,090
Arko Corp. 5,327   46,132
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a) 3,107   556,930
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. 21,099   424,512
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. (a) 4,472   318,004
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a) 11,324   707,976
Caleres, Inc. 8,950   199,406
Children's Place, Inc. (a) 5,495   200,128
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (a) 1,710   48,393
Conn's, Inc. (a) 3,739   25,724
Container Store Group, Inc. (a) 7,927   34,165
Denny's Corp. (a) 8,515   78,423
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A 20,129   196,862
Dillard's, Inc., Class A (b) 2,538   820,282
Foot Locker, Inc. 41,498   1,568,209
Genesco, Inc. (a) 2,929   134,793
GMS, Inc. (a) 8,040   400,392
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 3,293   593,958
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. 2,701   80,760
Hibbett, Inc. 4,726   322,408
Jack in the Box, Inc. 5,895   402,216
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 6,199   141,461
MarineMax, Inc. (a) 5,751   179,546
Movado Group, Inc. 2,520   81,270
Murphy USA, Inc. 5,027   1,405,248
National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a) 12,147   470,818
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A 10,055   423,919

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments    
  Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF    
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)    
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
 
Retail (continued)      
OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A (a) 1,435 $ 41,041
Patrick Industries, Inc. 3,544   214,766
PriceSmart, Inc. 2,610   158,636
Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A (a) 55,960   91,215
Rite Aid Corp. (a),(b) 27,922   93,259
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A 7,336   383,526
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. 5,725   88,623
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) 24,367   305,075
Shoe Carnival, Inc. 5,655   135,211
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. 11,403   1,037,103
Zumiez, Inc. (a) 6,352   138,092
    $ 13,885,572
 
Savings & Loans — 0.53%      
OceanFirst Financial Corp. 19,418   412,633
Washington Federal, Inc. 24,286   814,795
    $ 1,227,428
 
Semiconductors — 3.54%      
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a) 9,489   271,101
Amkor Technology, Inc. 21,482   515,138
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) 11,945   947,955
Diodes, Inc. (a) 5,884   448,008
FormFactor, Inc. (a) 14,074   312,865
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. 19,057   843,463
MaxLinear, Inc. (a) 19,313   655,676
Onto Innovation, Inc. (a) 8,272   563,240
Photronics, Inc. (a) 22,054   371,169
Power Integrations, Inc. 13,276   952,155
Rambus, Inc. (a) 18,399   659,052
Semtech Corp. (a) 32,627   936,069
SiTime Corp. (a) 5,731   582,384
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a) 9,526   176,993
    $ 8,235,268
 
Software — 3.64%      
8x8, Inc. (a) 31,621   136,603
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a) 21,919   504,137
Adeia, Inc. 20,944   198,549
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (a) 33,318   587,729
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (a) 7,573   224,085
Box, Inc., Class A (a) 33,971   1,057,517
Cerence, Inc. (a) 15,010   278,135
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a) 6,719   422,222
CSG Systems International, Inc. 4,508   257,858
Digi International, Inc. (a) 8,834   322,883
Ebix, Inc. 6,927   138,263
Envestnet, Inc. (a) 9,461   583,744
Everbridge, Inc. (a) 10,241   302,929
Evolent Health, Inc., Class A (a) 29,680   833,414
Health Catalyst, Inc. (a) 13,873   147,470
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (a) 6,378   119,779
Privia Health Group, Inc. (a) 24,229   550,240
Progress Software Corp. 7,184   362,433
PubMatic, Inc., Class A (a) 17,609   225,571
Sapiens International Corp. NV 5,065   93,601
Simulations Plus, Inc. 3,389   123,936
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a) 3,831   492,015

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Schedule of Investments        
  Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF      
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)        
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value  
 
Software (continued)          
Upland Software, Inc. (a)   15,853 $ 113,032  
Verra Mobility Corp. (a)   27,973   386,867  
        $ 8,463,012  
 
Telecommunications — 0.90%          
A10 Networks, Inc.   14,985   249,200  
Clearfield, Inc. (a)   7,119   670,183  
EchoStar Corp., Class A (a)   7,773   129,654  
Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)   27,166   497,409  
InterDigital, Inc.   7,410   366,647  
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)   4,908   88,884  
U.S. Cellular Corp. (a)   4,177   87,090  
        $ 2,089,067  
 
Textiles — 0.17%          
UniFirst Corp.   2,038   393,314  
 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.04%          
Funko, Inc., Class A (a)   9,476   103,383  
 
Transportation — 4.50%          
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (a)   11,732   304,797  
ArcBest Corp.   7,958   557,378  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)   16,083   1,621,167  
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.   4,169   144,122  
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.   12,082   603,375  
FLEX LNG Ltd. (a)   10,384   339,453  
Forward Air Corp.   5,836   612,138  
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.   42,659   655,242  
Golden Ocean Group Ltd. (a)   124,333   1,080,454  
Heartland Express, Inc.   10,870   166,746  
Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a)   9,351   743,311  
International Seaways, Inc.   10,180   376,864  
Marten Transport Ltd.   15,793   312,386  
Matson, Inc.   13,631   852,074  
Safe Bulkers, Inc.   44,975   130,877  
Saia, Inc. (a)   8,540   1,790,667  
SFL Corp. Ltd.   17,201   158,593  
        $ 10,449,644  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 231,620,719  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.75%   Shares Held   Value  
 
Money Market Funds — 0.75%          
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15% (c),(d),(e) 839,358 $ 839,358  
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 1.29% (e)   903,320   903,320  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 1,742,678  
Total Investments     $ 233,363,397  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.39)%       (916,744 )
 
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 232,446,653  
 
(a) Non-income producing security.          
(b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $827,014 or  
  0.36% 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 5.00% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security).  
  Please see Affiliated Securities sub-schedule for transactional information.        
 
 
 
 
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Schedule of Investments
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

(d)      Security or a portion of the security was received as collateral for securities lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $839,358 or 0.36% of net assets.
(e)      Current yield shown is as of period end.
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)              
Sector         Percent          
Consumer, Non-cyclical         23.65 %        
Financial         23.08 %        
Industrial         15.53 %        
Consumer, Cyclical         10.93 %        
Technology         9.88 %        
Energy         7.50 %        
Communications         3.89 %        
Utilities         3.33 %        
Basic Materials         1.73 %        
Money Market Funds         0.75 %        
Diversified         0.12 %        
Other Assets and Liabilities         (0.39 )%        
TOTAL NET ASSETS         100.00 %        
 
      June 30, 2022   Purchases     Sales December 31, 2022
Affiliated Securities     Value   Cost     Proceeds Value  
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $ 2,434,127   $ 1,594,769 $ 839,358
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %   5,359,834   17,843,390     23,203,224  
    $ 5,359,834 $ 20,277,517   $ 24,797,993 $ 839,358
 
                Realized Gain    
          Realized     from Change in
          Gain/(Loss) on     Capital Gain Unrealized
      Income (a)   Investments     Distributions Gain/(Loss)
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Class R-6 4.15%   $ $   $ $
Principal Government Money                    
Market Fund — Institutional Class                    
4.09 %          
    $ $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.              

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Value ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.57%   Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 1.24%        
Omnicom Group, Inc.   8,736 $ 712,596
Aerospace & Defense — 2.87%        
Northrop Grumman Corp.   1,448   790,043
Raytheon Technologies Corp.   8,461   853,884
      $ 1,643,927
 
Agriculture — 3.86%        
Altria Group, Inc.   14,733   673,445
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   7,794   723,673
Philip Morris International, Inc.   8,041   813,830
      $ 2,210,948
 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.13%        
BorgWarner, Inc.   16,112   648,508
Banks — 7.01%        
Bank of America Corp.   28,526   944,781
M&T Bank Corp.   3,596   521,636
Northern Trust Corp.   6,116   541,205
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   4,162   657,346
Wells Fargo & Co.   20,280   837,361
Zions Bancorp NA   10,490   515,689
      $ 4,018,018
 
Beverages — 3.74%        
Coca-Cola Co.   15,440   982,138
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A   2,598   602,087
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B   10,854   559,198
      $ 2,143,423
 
Biotechnology — 2.61%        
Amgen, Inc.   3,201   840,711
Corteva, Inc.   11,176   656,925
      $ 1,497,636
 
Chemicals — 3.02%        
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   6,514   554,993
Eastman Chemical Co.   6,308   513,723
FMC Corp.   5,311   662,813
      $ 1,731,529
 
Computers — 7.02%        
Accenture PLC, Class A   2,982   795,717
Apple, Inc.   14,155   1,839,159
International Business Machines Corp.   5,452   768,132
Leidos Holdings, Inc.   5,878   618,307
      $ 4,021,315
 
Construction Materials — 1.38%        
Johnson Controls International PLC   12,387   792,768
Diversified Financial Services — 4.53%        
American Express Co.   4,708   695,607
Franklin Resources, Inc.   23,401   617,319
Invesco Ltd.   33,375   600,416
Raymond James Financial, Inc.   6,372   680,848
      $ 2,594,190

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments      
Principal Value ETF      
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Electronics — 1.53%      
Honeywell International, Inc. 4,098 $ 878,201
Food — 5.92%      
Conagra Brands, Inc. 17,669   683,790
General Mills, Inc. 9,024   756,663
Hershey Co. 2,837   656,964
J M Smucker Co. 4,518   715,922
Sysco Corp. 7,578   579,338
    $ 3,392,677
 
Household Products/Wares — 1.11%      
Clorox Co. 4,534   636,256
Insurance — 4.17%      
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 3,885   732,478
Assurant, Inc. 3,237   404,819
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 4,912   502,940
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 4,511   746,480
    $ 2,386,717
 
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 1.54%      
Caterpillar, Inc. 3,675   880,383
Machinery — Diversified — 3.87%      
Deere & Co. 2,112   905,541
Dover Corp. 4,751   643,333
Otis Worldwide Corp. 8,520   667,201
    $ 2,216,075
 
Media — 0.91%      
Fox Corp., Class A 17,060   518,112
Oil & Gas — 4.73%      
Chevron Corp. 6,810   1,222,327
Hess Corp. 5,609   795,468
Phillips 66 6,630   690,051
    $ 2,707,846
 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.57%      
Schlumberger Ltd. 16,809   898,609
Packaging & Containers — 2.72%      
Amcor PLC 47,693   568,024
Packaging Corp. of America 3,941   504,093
Sealed Air Corp. 9,752   486,430
    $ 1,558,547
 
Pharmaceuticals — 9.31%      
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 4,013   664,994
Becton Dickinson and Co. 2,726   693,222
Cardinal Health, Inc. 10,908   838,498
CVS Health Corp. 8,171   761,456
Johnson & Johnson 7,552   1,334,061
Organon & Co. 16,397   457,968
Viatris, Inc. 52,571   585,115
    $ 5,335,314
 
Pipelines — 1.14%      
Williams Cos., Inc. 19,823   652,177

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Schedule of Investments      
  Principal Value ETF      
  December 31, 2022 (unaudited)      
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value
REITs — 8.18%        
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   2,172 $ 460,290
Kimco Realty Corp.   28,954   613,245
Public Storage   2,048   573,829
Realty Income Corp.   9,109   577,784
Regency Centers Corp.   9,442   590,125
Simon Property Group, Inc.   6,081   714,396
Ventas, Inc.   11,456   516,093
VICI Properties, Inc.   19,772   640,613
      $ 4,686,375
 
Retail — 5.47%        
Genuine Parts Co.   4,413   765,700
McDonald's Corp.   3,514   926,045
Ross Stores, Inc.   7,676   890,953
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   14,690   548,818
      $ 3,131,516
 
Semiconductors — 1.46%        
Texas Instruments, Inc.   5,075   838,492
Shipbuilding — 1.09%        
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   2,703   623,528
Software — 3.61%        
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   3,200   561,792
Microsoft Corp.   6,275   1,504,870
      $ 2,066,662
 
Telecommunications — 2.10%        
Corning, Inc.   18,030   575,878
Juniper Networks, Inc.   19,686   629,165
      $ 1,205,043
 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.73%        
Hasbro, Inc.   6,839   417,247
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 57,044,635
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.38%   Shares Held   Value
Money Market Fund — 0.38%        
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Institutional      
Class 1.29% (a)   219,024 $ 219,024
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 219,024
Total Investments     $ 57,263,659
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.05%       31,127
Total Net Assets — 100.00%     $ 57,294,786
 
(a) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes. 144      

 


 

Schedule of Investments
Principal Value ETF
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)

 

Sector Percent  
Consumer, Non-cyclical 26.56 %
Financial 23.89 %
Industrial 15.00 %
Technology 12.09 %
Energy 7.43 %
Consumer, Cyclical 7.33 %
Communications 4.25 %
Basic Materials 3.02 %
Money Market Fund 0.38 %
Other Assets and Liabilities 0.05 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %

 

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

Principal Active High Yield ETF                                          
For a share outstanding:                                          
    Period ended                                      
    December 31,     Year ended       Year ended       Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
      2022 (a)   June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 17.71     $ 20.85 (b) $   18.07 (b) $   19.96 (b) $ 20.14 (b) $ 20.66 (b)
 
Investment Operations:                                          
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.53       0.90       0.77 (b)     0.94 (b)   0.96 (b)   0.89 (b)
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.27       (2.90 )     2.82 (b)     (1.86 ) (b)   (0.01 ) (b)   (0.25 ) (b)
Total from investment operations   0.80       (2.00 )     3.59 (b)     (0.92 ) (b)   0.95 (b)   0.64 (b)
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                          
Net investment income   (0.70 )     (1.14 )     (0.81 ) (b)     (0.97 ) (b)   (0.96 ) (b)   (0.94 ) (b)
Net realized gains             (b)     (b)     (0.17 ) (b)   (0.22 ) (b)
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.70 )     (1.14 )     (0.81 ) (b)     (0.97 ) (b)   (1.13 ) (b)   (1.16 ) (b)
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.81     $ 17.71   $   20.85 (b) $   18.07 (b) $ 19.96 (b) $ 20.14 (b)
Total return   4.54 % (d)   (10.65 )%     20.25 %     (4.78 )%   4.95 %   3.10 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 187,891   $ 218,775   $   232,443   $   270,096   $ 216,519   $ 292,967  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.39 % (e)     0.41 %     0.49 %     0.49 %   0.61 %   0.65 % (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   —% (g)       —% (g)   —% (g)   —% (g) —% (g) 0.68 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                          
  net assets   5.85 % (e)     4.46 %     3.90 %     4.89 %   4.84 %   4.34 %
Portfolio turnover rate (h)   14.4 %     110.5 %     19.5 %     10.6 %   17.9 %   11.0 %
 
(a) Six months ended December 31, 2022.                                          
(b) Reflects a 2 to 1 stock split effective after the close of trading on August 30, 2021, see Notes to Financial Statements.          
(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 waiver during the period.                                
(h) Portfolio turnover rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.  
 
 
 
 
  See accompanying notes.                                          
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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF                                    
For a share outstanding:                                    
    Period ended                                
    December 31,     Year ended   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended  
      2022 (a)   June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 32.29   $ 60.76   $ 44.34   $ 34.37   $ 34.74   $ 28.56  
 
Investment Operations:                                    
Net investment income (loss) (b)   (0.04 )   (0.14 )   (0.15 )   (0.10 )   (0.13 )   (0.12 )
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   1.45     (27.88 )   16.79     10.07     (0.24 )   6.35  
Total from investment operations   1.41     (28.02 )   16.64     9.97     (0.37 )   6.23  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                    
Net investment income       (0.45 )                
Net realized gains           (0.22 )           (0.05 )
Total dividends to stockholders       (0.45 )   (0.22 )           (0.05 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 33.70   $ 32.29   $ 60.76   $ 44.34   $ 34.37   $ 34.74  
Total return   4.38 % (c)   (46.36 )%   37.51 %   29.01 %   (1.05 )%   21.83 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                    
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 55,608   $ 53,275   $ 176,197   $ 95,338   $ 56,713   $ 52,104  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.42 % (d)   0.42 %   0.42 %   0.42 %   0.42 %   0.42 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                    
  net assets   (0.20 )% (d)   (0.29 )%   (0.27 )%   (0.29 )%   (0.39 )%   (0.38 )%
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   40.6 %   46.2 %   45.8 %   36.1 %   34.5 %   33.6 %
 
(a) Six months ended December 31, 2022.                                    
(b) Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.                                
(c) Total return amounts have not been annualized.                                  
(d) Computed on an annualized basis.                                    
(e) Portfolio turnover rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.  
 
 
 
 
  See accompanying notes.                                    
147

 


 

    Financial Highlights    
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds  
          (unaudited)        
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF              
For a share outstanding:                  
  Period ended              
  December 31,     Year ended   Period ended  
    2022 (a) June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 20.29   $ 24.80   $ 25.00  
 
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.22     0.59     0.07  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.49     (4.42 )   (0.27 )
Total from investment operations   0.71     (3.83 )   (0.20 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.58 )   (0.68 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.58 )   (0.68 )    
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.42   $ 20.29   $ 24.80  
Total return   3.70 % (d)   (15.82 )%   (0.80 )% (d)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 12,254   $ 14,201   $ 47,118  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.24 % (e)   0.24 %   0.24 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                  
net assets   2.20 % (e)   2.41 %   2.76 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   42.5 %   111.9 %   1.5 %

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(b)      Period from May 26, 2021, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2021.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.
      
  • See accompanying notes.

148


 

    Financial Highlights                      
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                    
          (unaudited)                          
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                                    
For a share outstanding:                                      
  Period ended                                  
  December 31,     Year ended   Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  2022 (a)   June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 21.84     $ 26.74   $ 26.67   $ 26.20   $ 24.59   $ 25.00  
 
Investment Operations:                                      
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.36       0.65     0.62     0.88     0.95     0.19  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (0.70 )     (4.68 )   0.69     1.39     1.66     (0.52 )
Total from investment operations   (0.34 )     (4.03 )   1.31     2.27     2.61     (0.33 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                      
Net investment income   (1.12 )     (0.80 )   (0.79 )   (0.95 )   (0.98 )   (0.08 )
Net realized gains         (0.07 )   (0.45 )   (0.85 )   (0.02 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (1.12 )     (0.87 )   (1.24 )   (1.80 )   (1.00 )   (0.08 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.38     $ 21.84   $ 26.74   $ 26.67   $ 26.20   $ 24.59  
Total return   (1.52 )% (d)   (15.47 )%   4.90 %   8.98 %   10.95 %   (1.32 )% (d)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 21,397   $ 369,026   $ 481,271   $ 110,693   $ 120,540   $ 228,710  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.19 % (e)     0.19 %   0.25 %   0.26 %   0.26 %   0.26 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                      
net assets   3.29 % (e)     2.58 %   2.30 %   3.37 %   3.86 %   3.83 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   35.0 %     46.9 %   67.8 %   73.3 %   92.8 %   47.8 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

149


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF (a)                                    
For a share outstanding:                                    
    Period ended                                
    December 31,     Year ended   Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
    2022 (b)   June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 39.35   $ 66.53   $ 42.85   $ 38.24   $ 36.76   $ 28.92  
 
Investment Operations:                                    
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.27     2.18     0.27     0.34     0.17     0.23  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.45     (27.57 )   23.81     4.59     1.54     7.91  
Total from investment operations   0.72     (25.39 )   24.08     4.93     1.71     8.14  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                    
Net investment income   (0.78 )   (1.79 )   (0.40 )   (0.32 )   (0.23 )   (0.23 )
Net realized gains                       (0.07 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.78 )   (1.79 )   (0.40 )   (0.32 )   (0.23 )   (0.30 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 39.29   $ 39.35   $ 66.53   $ 42.85   $ 38.24   $ 36.76  
Total return   2.01 % (d)   (38.99 )%   56.45 %   12.96 %   4.70 %   28.31 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                    
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 25,537   $ 23,607   $ 126,399   $ 25,708   $ 21,031   $ 20,217  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.43 % (e)   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %   0.45 %
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding                                    
interest expense   —% (f)     —% (f)     —% (f)     —% (f)     —% (f)     0.45 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                    
net assets   1.41 % (e)   3.78 %   0.46 %   0.88 %   0.47 %   0.66 %
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   1.1 %   28.4 %   55.7 %   47.4 %   32.9 %   35.6 %

 

(a)      Effective July 15, 2022, Principal Millennials ETF changed its name to Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF.
(b)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

150


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

Principal Quality ETF                                    
For a share outstanding:                                    
    Period ended                                
    December 31,     Year ended   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended  
      2022 (a) June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 47.88   $ 53.17   $ 39.89   $ 37.79   $ 33.32   $ 29.03  
 
Investment Operations:                                    
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.31     0.61     0.57     0.51     0.46     0.39  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   2.21     (5.36 )   13.22     1.00     4.48     4.20  
Net realized gain due from reimbursement from                                    
  Advisor               1.13 (c)        
Total from investment operations   2.52     (4.75 )   13.79     2.64     4.94     4.59  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                    
Net investment income   (0.61 )   (0.54 )   (0.51 )   (0.54 )   (0.47 )   (0.27 )
Net realized gains                       (0.03 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.61 )   (0.54 )   (0.51 )   (0.54 )   (0.47 )   (0.30 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 49.79   $ 47.88   $ 53.17   $ 39.89   $ 37.79   $ 33.32  
Total return   5.28 % (d)   (9.07 )%   34.83 %   7.05 % (c)   15.03 %   15.89 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                    
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 27,384   $ 45,489   $ 58,486   $ 17,951   $ 20,786   $ 21,655  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.15 % (e)   0.15 %   0.15 %   0.29 % (f)   0.29 % (f)   0.29 % (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   —% (g)     —% (g)     —% (g)     0.34 %   0.40 %   0.40 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                    
  net assets   1.25 % (e)   1.11 %   1.22 %   1.32 %   1.32 %   1.22 %
Portfolio turnover rate (h)   0.4 %   96.0 %   45.1 %   103.7 %   40.4 %   63.5 %
 
(a) Six months ended December 31, 2022.                                    
(b) Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.                                
(c) During 2020, the Fund experienced a significant one-time gain as the result of a payment by the Advisor due to an operational error by a third party. If  
  such payment had not been recognized, the total return amounts expressed herein would have been lower by 3.04%.          
(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 waiver during the period.                            
(h) Portfolio turnover rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.  
 
 
 
 
  See accompanying notes.                                    
151

 


 

        Financial Highlights  
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds  
          (unaudited)  
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF          
For a share outstanding:            
  Period ended        
  December 31,   Period ended  
    2022 (a) June 30, 2022 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 24.50   $ 25.00  
 
Investment Operations:            
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.29     0.10  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (2.02 )   (0.60 )
Total from investment operations   (1.73 )   (0.50 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:            
Net investment income   (0.31 )    
Net realized gains   (0.10 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.41 )    
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 22.36   $ 24.50  
Total return (d)   (7.05 )%   (2.01 )%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 4,920   $ 5,390  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (e)   0.65 %   0.65 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average            
net assets (e)   2.45 %   3.51 %
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   8.7 %   16.2 %

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(b)      Period from May 18, 2022, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2022.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

152


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF                                        
For a share outstanding:                                            
    Period ended                                      
    December 31,     Year ended   Year ended       Year ended       Year ended     Period ended  
    2022 (a)   June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021       June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 17.20     $ 20.64   $ 19.31 (c) $   19.36 (c) $   18.89 (c) $ 20.00 (c)
 
Investment Operations:                                            
Net investment income (loss) (d)     0.33       0.64     0.70       0.80 (c)     0.68 (c)   0.94 (c)
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)     0.01       (3.27 )   1.86       0.08 (c)     0.77 (c)   (1.18 ) (c)
Total from investment operations     0.34       (2.63 )   2.56       0.88 (c)     1.45 (c)   (0.24 ) (c)
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                            
Net investment income     (0.46 )     (0.81 )   (1.23 )     (0.93 ) (c)     (0.98 ) (c)   (0.87 ) (c)
Net realized gains                   (c)     (c)     (0.00) (c),(e)  
Total dividends to stockholders     (0.46 )     (0.81 )   (1.23 )     (0.93 ) (c)     (0.98 ) (c)   (0.87 ) (c)
 
Net asset value, end of period   $ 17.08     $ 17.20   $ 20.64   $   19.31 (c) $   19.36 (c) $ 18.89 (c)
Total return     1.96 % (f)   (13.15 )%   11.58 %     4.60 %     7.99 %   (1.28 )% (f)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                            
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 452,618   $ 344,957   $ 363,333   $   139,995   $   67,750   $ 51,949  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.55 % (g)     0.55 %   0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %   0.55 % (g)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                            
net assets     3.84 % (g)     3.24 %   3.43 %     4.10 %     3.65 %   4.93 % (g)
Portfolio turnover rate (h)     4.0 %     9.2 %   12.6 %     41.9 %     27.6 %   41.0 % (g)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(b)      Period from July 7, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(c)      Reflects a 5 to 1 stock split effective after the close of trading on July 22, 2020, see Notes to Financial Statements.
(d)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(e)      Reflects an amount rounding to less than one cent.
(f)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(g)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(h)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

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    Financial Highlights        
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds        
          (unaudited)              
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF                    
For a share outstanding:                        
  Period ended                    
  December 31,     Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
    2022 (a) June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 18.34   $ 21.57   $ 19.95   $ 20.00  
 
Investment Operations:                        
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.43     0.84     0.88     0.03  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (0.25 )   (2.98 )   1.76     (0.08 )
Total from investment operations   0.18     (2.14 )   2.64     (0.05 )
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                        
Net investment income   (0.59 )   (1.00 )   (0.98 )    
Net realized gains       (0.09 )   (0.04 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.59 )   (1.09 )   (1.02 )    
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.93   $ 18.34   $ 21.57   $ 19.95  
Total return   0.98 % (d)   (10.38 )%   13.42 %   (0.26 )%  (d)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 20,614   $ 21,088   $ 22,647   $ 19,948  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.60 % (e)   0.60 %   0.60 %   0.60 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                        
net assets   4.72 % (e)   4.09 %   4.15 %   4.35 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   4.1 %   6.7 %   15.5 %   6.3 %

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(b)      Period from June 16, 2020, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.
      
  • See accompanying notes.

154


 

    Financial Highlights                
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
        (unaudited)                    
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF                              
For a share outstanding:                              
    Period ended                          
    December 31,   Year ended   Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
    2022 (a) June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 24.11   $ 24.73   $ 25.02   $ 25.09   $ 25.00  
 
Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.33     0.14     0.18     0.55     0.12  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.04     (0.48 )   (0.04 )   0.07     0.04  
Total from investment operations   0.37     (0.34 )   0.14     0.62     0.16  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                              
Net investment income   (0.40 )   (0.28 )   (0.43 )   (0.69 )   (0.07 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.40 )   (0.28 )   (0.43 )   (0.69 )   (0.07 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 24.08   $ 24.11   $ 24.73   $ 25.02   $ 25.09  
Total return   1.53 % (d)   (1.40 )%   0.57 %   2.54 %   0.62 % (d)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 7,223   $ 8,439   $ 8,657   $ 12,509   $ 12,543  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.18 % (e)   0.18 %   0.18 %   0.18 %   0.18 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                              
net assets   2.72 % (e)   0.56 %   0.72 %   2.19 %   2.51 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   9.6 %   61.3 %   88.1 %   32.7 %   0.0 % (e)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

155


 

    Financial Highlights    
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds  
          (unaudited)        
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF              
For a share outstanding:                  
  Period ended              
  December 31,     Year ended   Period ended  
    2022 (a) June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 23.18   $ 25.95   $ 25.00  
 
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.20     0.32     0.03  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)       (2.85 )   0.92  
Total from investment operations   0.20     (2.53 )   0.95  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.51 )   (0.24 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.51 )   (0.24 )    
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 22.87   $ 23.18   $ 25.95  
Total return   0.87 % (d)   (9.89 )%   3.80 % (d)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 5,717   $ 12,750   $ 29,842  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.15 % (e)   0.15 %   0.15 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                  
net assets   1.67 % (e)   1.19 %   0.99 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   42.3 %   106.6 %   0.4 %

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(b)      Period from May 19, 2021, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2021.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

156


 

    Financial Highlights                      
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                    
          (unaudited)                            
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF                                        
For a share outstanding:                                        
    Period ended                                    
    December 31,     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
    2022 (a)   June 30, 2022     June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 36.61     $ 39.68     $ 30.04   $ 29.07   $ 26.02   $ 25.00  
 
Investment Operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.28       0.68       0.59     0.60     0.63     0.38  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (0.26 )     (3.05 )     9.60     1.00     3.04     0.80  
Total from investment operations   0.02       (2.37 )     10.19     1.60     3.67     1.18  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income   (0.48 )     (0.70 )     (0.55 )   (0.63 )   (0.62 )   (0.16 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.48 )     (0.70 )     (0.55 )   (0.63 )   (0.62 )   (0.16 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 36.15     $ 36.61     $ 39.68   $ 30.04   $ 29.07   $ 26.02  
Total return   0.03 % (d)     (6.18 )%     34.25 %   5.62 %   14.32 %   4.73 % (d)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 1,064,587   $ 1,367,427   $ 1,958,064   $ 1,505,046   $ 1,618,941   $ 1,666,525  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (e)   0.12 % (f)     0.12 %     0.12 %   0.12 %   0.12 %   0.12 % (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.15 % (f)     0.15 %     0.15 %   0.15 %   0.15 %   0.15 % (f)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                        
net assets   1.47 % (f)     1.65 %     1.67 %   2.05 %   2.30 %   2.02 % (f)
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   11.9 %     41.1 %     42.9 %   42.9 %   27.0 %   39.8 % (f)

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

157


 

    Financial Highlights    
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds  
          (unaudited)        
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF              
For a share outstanding:                  
  Period ended              
  December 31,     Year ended   Period ended  
    2022 (a) June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021 (b)  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 21.85   $ 25.61   $ 25.00  
 
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.22     0.39     0.03  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.54     (3.71 )   0.58  
Total from investment operations   0.76     (3.32 )   0.61  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.32 )   (0.31 )    
Net realized gains       (0.13 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.32 )   (0.44 )    
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 22.29   $ 21.85   $ 25.61  
Total return   3.53 % (d)   (13.25 )%   2.44 % (d)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 5,574   $ 5,463   $ 6,403  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.19 % (e)   0.19 %   0.19 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                  
net assets   1.92 % (e)   1.55 %   0.96 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   66.8 %   128.4 %   0.2 %

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(b)      Period from May 19, 2021, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2021.
(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 the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

158


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF                                        
For a share outstanding:                                        
    Period ended                                    
    December 31,     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
    2022 (a)   June 30, 2022     June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 38.04     $ 46.92     $ 27.36   $ 31.43   $ 33.45   $ 28.84  
 
Investment Operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.38       0.62       0.54     0.45     0.40     0.29  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   1.38       (8.90 )     19.51     (4.11 )   (2.03 )   4.64  
Total from investment operations   1.76       (8.28 )     20.05     (3.66 )   (1.63 )   4.93  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                        
Net investment income   (0.73 )     (0.60 )     (0.49 )   (0.41 )   (0.39 )   (0.30 )
Net realized gains                           (0.02 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.73 )     (0.60 )     (0.49 )   (0.41 )   (0.39 )   (0.32 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 39.07     $ 38.04     $ 46.92   $ 27.36   $ 31.43   $ 33.45  
Total return   4.64 % (c)   (17.88 )%     74.05 %   (11.71 )%   (4.84 )%   17.14 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 232,447   $ 616,265   $ 1,628,003   $ 328,305   $ 355,200   $ 351,176  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.38 % (d)     0.38 %     0.38 %   0.38 %   0.38 %   0.38 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                        
net assets   1.86 % (d)     1.37 %     1.39 %   1.54 %   1.27 %   0.94 %
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   39.4 %     70.6 %     93.1 %   80.4 %   81.9 %   76.3 %

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

159


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
(unaudited)

Principal Value ETF                                      
For a share outstanding:                                      
    Period ended                                  
    December 31,     Year ended   Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
    2022 (a)   June 30, 2022   June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018  
 
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 38.90     $ 42.38   $ 27.75   $ 31.99   $ 32.49   $ 29.16  
 
Investment Operations:                                      
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.48       1.63     1.16     0.87     0.71     0.61  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   2.63       (3.89 )   14.52     (4.36 )   (0.51 )   3.21  
Total from investment operations   3.11       (2.26 )   15.68     (3.49 )   0.20     3.82  
 
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                      
Net investment income   (1.09 )     (1.22 )   (1.05 )   (0.75 )   (0.70 )   (0.47 )
Net realized gains                         (0.02 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (1.09 )     (1.22 )   (1.05 )   (0.75 )   (0.70 )   (0.49 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $ 40.92     $ 38.90   $ 42.38   $ 27.75   $ 31.99   $ 32.49  
Total return   8.17 % (c)     (5.58 )%   57.97 %   (11.09 )%   0.68 %   13.17 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 57,295   $ 215,875   $ 44,498   $ 31,907   $ 14,395   $ 14,622  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.15 % (d)     0.15 %   0.15 %   0.29 % (e)   0.29 % (e)   0.29 % (e)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   —% (f)       —% (f)     —% (f)     0.32 %   0.40 %   0.40 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average                                      
net assets   2.37 % (d)     3.83 %   3.31 %   2.95 %   2.26 %   1.90 %
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   0.9 %     298.2 %   44.8 %   47.6 %   49.2 %   55.5 %

 

(a)      Six months ended December 31, 2022.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Includes reimbursement from Advisor.
(f)      Ratio is not applicable as there was no waiver during the period.
(g)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund's Shares.

See accompanying notes.

160


 

    Shareholder Expense Example              
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)          
 
As a shareholder of Principal Exchange-Traded Funds, 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 Principal  
Exchange-Traded Funds 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, 2022 through December 31, 2022, 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.                  
 
          Annualized     Expenses  
        Ending Expense     Paid During  
    Beginning   Account Ratio July 1,     Period July 1,  
    Account   Value 2022 to   2022 to
    Value   December 31, December 31,     December 31,  
    July 1, 2022   2022 2022     2022 (a)
Principal Active High Yield ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,045.40 0.39 % $ 2.01  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.24 0.39 % $ 1.99  
 
Principal Healthcare Innovators ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,043.80 0.42 % $ 2.16  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.09 0.42 % $ 2.14  
 
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF              
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,037.00 0.24 % $ 1.23  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.00 0.24 % $ 1.22  
 
 
 
 
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Shareholder Expense Example              
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
December 31, 2022 (unaudited)          
 
          Annualized     Expenses  
        Ending Expense     Paid During  
    Beginning   Account Ratio July 1,     Period July 1,  
    Account   Value 2022 to   2022 to
    Value   December 31, December 31,     December 31,  
    July 1, 2022   2022 2022     2022 (a)
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 984.80 0.19 % $ 0.95  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.25 0.19 % $ 0.97  
 
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,020.10 0.43 % $ 2.19  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.04 0.43 % $ 2.19  
 
Principal Quality ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,052.80 0.15 % $ 0.78  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.45 0.15 % $ 0.77  
 
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 929.50 0.65 % $ 3.16  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,021.93 0.65 % $ 3.31  
 
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,019.60 0.55 % $ 2.80  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,022.43 0.55 % $ 2.80  
 
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF              
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,009.80 0.60 % $ 3.04  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,022.18 0.60 % $ 3.06  
 
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,015.30 0.18 % $ 0.91  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.30 0.18 % $ 0.92  
 
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,008.70 0.15 % $ 0.76  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.45 0.15 % $ 0.77  
 
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,000.30 0.12 % $ 0.61  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.60 0.12 % $ 0.61  
 
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,035.30 0.19 % $ 0.97  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.25 0.19 % $ 0.97  

 

162


 

    Shareholder Expense Example              
    Principal Exchange-Traded Funds          
    December 31, 2022 (unaudited)          
 
          Annualized     Expenses  
        Ending Expense     Paid During  
    Beginning   Account Ratio July 1,     Period July 1,  
    Account   Value 2022 to   2022 to
    Value   December 31, December 31,     December 31,  
    July 1, 2022   2022 2022     2022 (a)
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF              
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,046.40 0.38 % $ 1.96  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,023.29 0.38 % $ 1.94  
 
Principal Value ETF                  
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 1,081.70 0.15 % $ 0.79  
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return $ 1,000 $ 1,024.45 0.15 % $ 0.77  

 

(a) Expenses are equal to a Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

163


 

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 months of October 2022 and December 2022 for which a portion is estimated to be in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated net income. As of these month ends, the estimated sources of these distributions were as follows:

  October 2022          
Fund Net Income   Realized Gain   Capital Sources  
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF 80.70 % 0.00 % 19.30 %
Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF 25.51   0.00   74.49  
 
  December 2022          
Fund Net Income   Realized Gain   Capital Sources  
Principal International Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF 96.37 % 0.00 % 3.63 %

 

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.

164


 

FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has overall responsibility for overseeing the Fund’s operations in accordance with the Investment Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), other applicable laws, and the Fund’s charter. Each member of the Board (“Board Member”) serves on the Boards of the following investment companies: Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., Principal Exchange-Traded Funds, and Principal Diversified Select Real Asset Fund which are collectively referred to as the “Fund Complex”. Board Members that are affiliated persons of any investment advisor, the principal distributor, or the principal underwriter of the Fund Complex are considered “interested persons” of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) and are referred to as “Interested Board Members”. Board Members who are not Interested Board Members are referred to as “Independent Board Members”.

Each Board Member generally serves until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until such Board Member’s earlier death, resignation, or removal. Independent Board Members have a 72-year age limit and, for Independent Board Members elected on or after September 14, 2021, a 72-year age limit or a 15-year term limit, whichever occurs first. The Board may waive the age or term limits in the Board’s discretion. The Board elects officers to supervise the day-to-day operations of the Fund Complex. Officers serve at the pleasure of the Board, and each officer has the same position with each investment company in the Fund Complex.

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Name,   Number of Portfolios Other Directorships
Position Held with the Fund Complex, Principal Occupation(s) in Fund Complex Held by Board Member
Year of Birth During past 5 years Overseen by Board Member During Past 5 Years
Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. Retired 131 Formerly: McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.;
Board Member since 2012     Frontier Communications, Inc.
Member, Audit Committee      
1951      
 
Craig Damos President, C.P. Damos Consulting LLC 131 None
Lead Independent Board Member since 2020      
Board Member since 2008      
Member, Nominating and Governance      
Committee      
Member, Operations Committee      
Member, Executive Committee      
1954      
 
Katharin S. Dyer Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pivotwise, 131 Liquidity Services, Inc.
Board Member since 2023 Global Partner, IBM (2016 – 2018)    
Member, Operations Committee      
1957      
 
Frances Grieb Retired 131 First Interstate BancSystems, Inc. since
Board Member since 2023     2022; Great Western Bancorp, Inc. and
Member, Audit Committee     Great Western Bank (2014-2022)
1960      
 
Fritz S. Hirsch Interim CEO, MAM USA: February 2020 to 131 MAM USA
Board Member since 2005 October 2020    
Member, Nominating and Governance      
Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1951      
 
Victor Hymes Founder and Managing Member of Legato Capital 131 Formerly, Montgomery Street Income
Board Member since 2020 Management, LLC   Securities Inc.
Chair, Audit Committee      
Member, Nominating and Governance      
Committee      
1957      
 
Padelford (“Padel”) L. Lattimer Managing Partner, TBA Management Consulting 131 None
Board Member since 2020 LLC    
Chair, Operations Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1961      
 
Karen (“Karrie”) McMillan Founder/Owner, Tyche Consulting LLC 131 None
Board Member since 2014 Formerly, Managing Director, Patomak Global    
Member, Operations Committee Partners, LLC    
Chair, 15(c) Committee      
1961      

 

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Name,   Number of Portfolios Other Directorships
Position Held with the Fund Complex, Principal Occupation(s) in Fund Complex Held by Board Member
Year of Birth During past 5 years Overseen by Board Member During Past 5 Years
Elizabeth A. Nickels Retired 131 SpartanNash
Board Member since 2015      
Member, Audit Committee      
Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee      
1962      
 
Mary M. (“Meg”) VanDeWeghe CEO and President, Forte Consulting, Inc. 131 Helmerich & Payne; Formerly: Brown
Board Member since 2018     Advisory; Denbury Resources Inc.
Member, Audit Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1959      
 
 
INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS    
 
      Other
Name,   Number of Portfolios Directorships
Position Held with the Fund Complex, Principal Occupation(s) in Fund Complex Held by Board Member
Year of Birth During past 5 years Overseen by Board Member During Past 5 Years
Timothy M. Dunbar Principal Global Investors (“PGI”) 131 None
Chair and Board Member since 2019 President (2018-2021)    
Chair, Executive Committee Director (2018-2020)    
1957      
  Principal Financial Group, Inc. (“PFGI”), Principal    
  Financial Services, Inc. (“PFSI”), and Principal Life    
  Insurance Company (“PLIC”)    
  Division President (2020-2021)    
  President (2018-2020)    
  Executive Vice President and Chief Investment    
  Officer (2014-2018)    
 
  Post Advisory Group, LLC (“Post”)    
  Director (2018-2020)    
 
  RobustWealth    
  Chair and Executive Vice President (2018-2021)    
 
Patrick G. Halter PGI 131 None
Board Member since 2017 Chair since 2018    
Member, Executive Committee Chief Executive Officer and    
1959 President since 2018    
  Chief Operating Officer (2017-2018)    
  Director since 2003    

 

PFGI, PFSI, and PLIC
President and Chief Executive Officer – Principal
Asset Management (“PAM”) since 2022
President – Principal Global Asset Management
(“PGAM”) (2020-2022)

Post

Director since 2017
Chair (2017-2020)

Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC (“PREI”)
President - PGAM since 2022
Director and Chair since 2004
Chief Executive Officer and
President (2018-2021)
Chief Executive Officer (2005-2018)

Origin Asset Management LLP (“Origin”)
Director (2018-2019)

Correspondence intended for each Board Member who is other than an Interested Board Member may be sent to 655 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50392.

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FUND COMPLEX OFFICERS  
 
Name,  
Position Held with the Fund Complex, Principal Occupation(s)
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years
 
Kamal Bhatia PGI
President and Chief Executive Officer Director since 2019
Des Moines, IA 50392 President – Principal Funds since 2019
1972  
 
  Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. (“PFD”)
  Director since 2019
 
  PFGI, PFSI, and PLIC
  Senior Executive Director and Chief Operating
  Officer - PAM since 2022
  Senior Executive Director and Chief Operating
  Officer – PGI (2020-2022)
  President-Principal Funds (2019-2020)
 
Post

  Director since 2020
 
PREI

  Senior Executive Director and Chief Operating
  Officer – PGI since 2022
  Director since 2020
 
  Principal Shareholder Services, Inc. (“PSS”)
  Executive Vice President since 2019
  Director and Chair (2019-2022)
 
  Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (“Spectrum”)
  Director since 2021
 
Origin

  Additional Director since 2022
 
  Oppenheimer Funds
  Senior Vice President (2011-2019)
 
Randy D. Bolin Vice President/Associate General Counsel, PGI
Assistant Tax Counsel since 2016
Des Moines, IA 50392 Vice President/Associate General Counsel, PFSI
1961 since 2013
  Vice President/Associate General Counsel, PLIC
  since 2013
 
Beth Graff Director – Fund Accounting, PLIC since 2016
Vice President and Assistant Controller  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1968  
 
Gina L. Graham Vice President and Treasurer, PGI since 2016
Treasurer Vice President and Treasurer, PFD since 2016
Des Moines, IA 50392 Vice President and Treasurer, PFSI since 2016
1965 Vice President and Treasurer, PLIC since 2016
  Vice President and Treasurer, PREI since 2017
  Vice President and Treasurer, Principal Securities,
  Inc. (“PSI”) since 2016
  Vice President and Treasurer, PSS since 2016
  Vice President and Treasurer, RobustWealth, Inc.
  since 2018
 
Megan Hoffmann Director – Accounting, PLIC since 2020
Vice President and Controller Assistant Director – Accounting, PLIC (2017-2020)
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1979  
 
Laura B. Latham Counsel, PGI since 2018
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Secretary Counsel, PLIC since 2018
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1986  
 
 
 
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Name,    
Position Held with the Fund Complex, Principal Occupation(s)  
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years  
Diane K. Nelson Chief Compliance Officer/AML Officer, PSS since  
AML Officer 2015  
Des Moines, IA 50392    
1965    
 
Tara Parks Director – Accounting, PLIC since 2019  
Vice President and Assistant Controller Tax Manager – ALPS Fund Services (2011-2019)  
Des Moines, IA 50392    
1983    
 
Deanna Y. Pellack Counsel, PLIC since 2022  
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Secretary Vice President, The Northern Trust Company (2019-  
Des Moines, IA 50392 2022 )
1987 Second Vice President, The Northern Trust  
  Company (2014-2019)  
  Secretary, Advisers Investment Trust (2021-2022)  
  Assistant Secretary, Advisers Investment Trust  
  (2018-2021)  
 
Sara L. Reece Managing Director – Global Funds Ops, PLIC since  
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 2021  
Des Moines, IA 50392 Managing Director – Financial Analysis/ Planning,  
1975 PLIC (2021)  
  Director - Accounting, PLIC (2015-2021)  
 
 
Teri R. Root Interim Chief Compliance Officer - Funds (2018)  
Chief Compliance Officer Deputy Chief Compliance Officer - Funds (2015-  
Des Moines, IA 50392 2018 )
1979 Chief Compliance Officer – Funds, PGI since 2018  
  Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, PGI (2017-2018)  
  Vice President, PSS since 2015  
 
Michael Scholten Chief Operations Officer, PFD since 2022  
Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer – PFD (2016-2022)  
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant Vice President and Actuary, PLIC since  
1979 2021  
  Chief Financial Officer – Funds/Platforms, PLIC  
  since 2015  
  Chief Financial Officer, PSS since 2015  
 
 
Adam U. Shaikh Assistant General Counsel, PGI since 2018  
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Secretary Counsel, PGI (2017-2018)  
Des Moines, IA 50392 Counsel, PLIC since 2006  
1972    
 
John L. Sullivan Counsel, PGI since 2020  
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Secretary Counsel, PLIC since 2019  
Des Moines, IA 50392 Prior thereto, Attorney in Private Practice  
1970    
 
Dan L. Westholm Assistant Vice President-Treasury, PGI since 2013  
Assistant Treasurer Assistant Vice President-Treasury, PFD since 2013  
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant Vice President-Treasury, PLIC since 2014  
1966 Assistant Vice President-Treasury, PSI since 2013  
  Assistant Vice President-Treasury, PSS since 2013  
 
Beth C. Wilson Director and Secretary – Funds, PLIC since 2007  
Vice President and Secretary    
Des Moines, IA 50392    
1956    

 

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Name,

Position Held with the Fund Complex, Address, and Year of Birth

Clint L. Woods

Counsel, Vice President, and Assistant Secretary Des Moines, IA 50392 1961

Principal Occupation(s) During past 5 years

PGI

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary since 2021 Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Secretary (2020-2021) Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Governance Officer, and Assistant Corporate Secretary (2018-2020)

PFD

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Secretary since 2022 Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Assistant Corporate Secretary (2019-2022)

PFSI

Vice President, Associate Counsel, Governance Officer, and Assistant Corporate Secretary since 2015

PLIC

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Governance Officer, and Assistant Corporate Secretary since 2015

Post

Assistant Secretary since 2021 Secretary (2020-2021)

PREI

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Governance Officer, and Secretary since 2020 Vice President, Associate Counsel, Governance Officer, and Assistant Corporate Secretary (2020)

PSI

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Secretary (2021-2022) Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Assistant Corporate Secretary (2019-2021)

PSS

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Secretary since 2021 Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Assistant Corporate Secretary (2019-2021)

RobustWealth, Inc.

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Assistant Corporate Secretary since 2019

Spectrum

Assistant Secretary since 2021 Secretary (2020-2021)

 

Jared A. Yepsen Assistant Tax Counsel Des Moines, IA 50392 1981

Counsel, PGI (2017-2019) Counsel, PLIC since 2015

 

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The 15(c) Committee’s primary purpose is to assist the Board in performing the annual review of the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements pursuant to Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Committee responsibilities include requesting and reviewing related materials.

The Audit Committee’s primary purpose is to assist the Board by serving as an independent and objective party to monitor the Fund Complex’s accounting policies, financial reporting and internal control system, as well as the work of the independent registered public accountants. The Audit Committee assists Board oversight of 1) the integrity of the Fund Complex’s financial statements; 2) the Fund Complex’s compliance with certain legal and regulatory requirements; 3) the independent registered public accountants’ qualifications and independence; and 4) the performance of the Fund Complex’s independent registered public accountants. The Audit Committee also provides an open avenue of communication among the independent registered public accountants, the Manager’s internal auditors, Fund Complex management, and the Board.

The Executive Committee’s primary purpose is to exercise certain powers of the Board when the Board is not in session. When the Board is not in session, the Committee may exercise all powers of the Board in the management of the Fund Complex's business except the power to 1) issue stock, except as permitted by law; 2) recommend to the stockholders any action which requires stockholder approval; 3) amend the bylaws; or 4) approve any merger or share exchange which does not require shareholder approval.

The Nominating and Governance Committee’s primary purpose is to oversee the structure and efficiencyof the Board and the committees. The Committee is responsible for evaluating Board membership and functions, committee membership and functions, insurance coverage, and legal matters. The Committee's nominating functions include selecting and nominating Independent Board Member candidates for election to the Board. Generally, the Committee requests nominee suggestions from Board Members and management. In addition, the Committee considers candidates recommended by shareholders of the Fund Complex. Recommendations should be submitted in writing to the Principal Funds Complex Secretary, in care of the Principal Funds Complex, 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392. Such recommendations must include all information specified in the Committee’s charter and must conform with the procedures set forth in Appendix A thereto, which can be found at https://secure02.principal.com/publicvsupply/GetFile?fm=MM13013&ty=VOP&EXT=.VOP. Examples of such information include the nominee’s biographical information; relevant educational and professional background of the nominee; the number of shares of each Fund owned of record and beneficially by the nominee and by the recommending shareholder; any other information regarding the nominee that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of board members; whether the nominee is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act; and the written consent of the nominee to be named as a nominee and serve as a board member if elected.

When evaluating a potential nominee for Independent Board Member, the Committee may consider, among other factors: educational background; relevant business and industry experience; whether the person is an "interested person" of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act; and whether the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary to attend meetings and perform the duties of an Independent Board Member. In addition, the Committee may consider whether a candidate’s background, experience, skills and views would complement the background, experience, skills and views of other Board Members and would contribute to the diversity of the Board. The Committee meets with nominees and conducts a reference check. The final decision is based on a combination of factors, including the strengths and the experience an individual may bring to the Board.  The Board does not regularly use the services of professional search firms to identify or evaluate potential candidates or nominees.

The Operations Committee’s primary purpose is to review and oversee the provision of administrative and distribution services to the Fund Complex, communications with the Fund Complex’s shareholders, and review and oversight of the Fund Complex’s operations.

Additional information about the Fund is available in the Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information dated November 1, 2022 and as supplemented. These documents may be obtained free of charge by writing Principal  Exchange-Traded Funds, c/o ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, CO 80203 or telephoning 1-800-222-5852. The prospectus may be viewed at www.PrincipalAM. com/ETFProspectuses.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund 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 1-800-222-5852, or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

The Fund files complete schedules of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www. sec.gov.

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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 the annual renew and review of the Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF and the Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF.

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

At its September 13, 2022 meeting, the Board performed its annual review and renewal process relating to the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory 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 fifteen (15) series of PETF (each series is referred to as a “Fund”); and (2) the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and each of Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC (“Principal-REI”) and Spectrum Asset Management Inc. (“Spectrum”) (collectively, the “Sub-Advisors”). The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements 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, investment advisory fees, total expenses, profitability from the Advisory Agreements to the Manager and information about economies of scale and fall out benefits. The Board reviewed the materials provided and concluded that it was provided all information reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreements. For the Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF, which began operations after the previous annual evaluation of the Advisory Agreements in September 2021, the Board considered that the Fund had less than a full year of operations and reviewed the information that they had considered in connection with the initial approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund, as updated, along with such additional information as the Board requested. The Board reviewed the materials provided and, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, concluded that they were provided information reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreements.

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Management Agreement

With respect to the Management Agreement for each Fund, the Board considered, among other factors, that the Manager 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 for certain Funds, during the periods reviewed, the Manager had delegated day-to-day portfolio management responsibility to the Sub-Advisors. The Board noted that the Manager’s process for the selection of sub-advisors emphasizes the selection of Principal-affiliated sub-advisors that are determined to be qualified under the Manager’s due diligence process. 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, 2022 and the blended investment return (50%/50%) of the three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2022, 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, 2022, respectively, if available. The Board also compared each Fund’s investment performance over the one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2022, 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 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 effective unitary management fee rate. For each Fund, the Board received certain information from Broadridge including comparing the contractual and effective unitary

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management fee rates 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 effective management fee rates, the Board considered a variety of factors, including the contractual and effective fee rates, comparison to fee rates of peer group funds and other funds and non-fund accounts managed by the Manager, sub-advisory fee rates paid, services provided, investment performance, total net expense ratios, profitability, the existence and sharing of economies of scale, fallout benefits and expense caps and fee waivers. The Board considered that certain Funds with similar investment strategies and policies as other mutual funds managed by the Manager have different management fee schedules and noted the reasons cited by the Manager for the differing fee rates. In reviewing the fee rates of other accounts managed by the Manager, the Board considered information provided by the Manager regarding differences between the services provided to the Funds and the services provided to such other accounts. For most Funds, effective net management fee rates were within the third quartile or better when compared to the applicable Expense Group. For some Funds, although effective net management fee rates were higher than the third quartile, total net expense ratios were within the third quartile or better.

With regard to Principal Millennial Global Growth ETF, the Board noted that the effective net management fee rate and the total net expense ratio on the basis of common shares were higher than the third quartile (99th and 80th percentiles, respectively) in the Expense Group. The Board accepted the Manager’s proposal to amend the unitary management fee schedule for the Fund to reduce the effective management fee rate payable at all asset levels and considered the pro forma effect of the lower unitary management fee schedule on the rankings of the Fund’s effective net management fee rate and total net expense ratio in the Expense Group, noting that the Fund’s effective net management fee rate and total net expense ratio would both move to the 60th percentile. The Board considered information regarding the Fund’s tracking error and excess return versus the Fund’s target index for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2022 and noted that the Fund’s performance had adequately tracked that of its target index. The Independent Board Members also considered that, effective July 15, 2022, the Fund transitioned from a passive, index-tracking investment strategy to an active management strategy. Considering all relevant factors, including the Fund’s performance in the fourth and third quartiles, respectively, of its Performance Universe for the three-year and blended three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2022 (88th and 65th percentiles, respectively) and the Manager’s explanation of the Fund’s relative performance, the Independent Board Members concluded 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, 2021. The Board also considered the returns on revenue generated in connection with the payment of sub-advisory fees to affiliated Sub-Advisors (Principal-REI and Spectrum) and the aggregated return on revenue to the Manager and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Board concluded that the management fee for each Fund was reasonable, taking into account the profitability information presented by the Manager.

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Economies of Scale

The Board noted that the Funds pay a unitary fee and determined that no breakpoints are necessary at this time, 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 consideredthe nature, quality and extent of the services provided under each Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board considered the reputation, qualifications and background of the Sub-Advisor, the investment approach of the Sub-Advisor, the experience and skills of investment personnel responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund and the resources made available to such personnel. The Board also considered the Sub-Advisors’ 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 the Sub-Advisors to the sub-advised Funds under the Sub-Advisory Agreements were satisfactory.

Investment Performance

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

Sub-Advisory Fees, Economies of Scale and Profitability

The Board considered the sub-advisory fee rates, noting that the Manager compensates each Sub-Advisor from its own management fee, so that shareholders pay only the management fee.

Other Benefits to the Manager and Sub-Advisor

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 sub-advisory 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 sub-advisory fee. The Board concluded that taking into account these fall-out benefits, the sub-advisory 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

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ITEM 4 – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

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ITEM 5 – AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

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.

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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 period covered by this report 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.

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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 2/13/2023

 

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 2/13/2023
 
 
 
By s/ Michael Scholten
  Michael Scholten, Chief Financial Officer

 

Date 2/13/2023