Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD)

Market Price (8/6/2026): $18.9

Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD)

Market Price (8/6/2026): $18.9

Key Takeaways

YLD has returned +3.1% YTD vs +13.2% for SPY; +5.0% over the past 12 months (SPY +23.6%). details →
Priced in gold, YLD has returned -40.4% over the past 3 years, vs +27.1% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
Over the past month, YLD has seen net inflows of +$12M (+2.1% of assets). details →
YLD is trading at an all-time high. details →
Risk-adjusted returns trail SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 0.7 vs 0.9. details →

Last updated: 8/5/2026.

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ETF Price
Price/Gold

Asset Allocation with YLD

Risk Tolerance:

ConservativeModerateAggressive

Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives

10Y Return (ann.)

+6.5%

Volatility

7.3%

Sharpe

0.52

YTD

+2.9%

Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

	ETF	%	1D	1W	1M	YTD
Equity	YLD	25.0%	0.0%	0.2%	-0.2%	3.1%
Bond	BND	50.0%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.1%
Gold	GLD	10.0%	4.1%	5.0%	3.2%	-1.7%
Commodity	DBC	2.5%	0.6%	-3.2%	4.1%	27.4%
Real Estate	VNQ	5.0%	0.0%	-1.7%	0.5%	14.0%
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	0.0%	-0.2%	0.1%	1.0%	-26.9%
Cash	GOVT	7.5%	0.1%	0.1%	-0.4%	-0.5%
Conservative Portfolio		100.0%	0.4%	0.6%	0.3%	2.0%

	ETF	%	1D	1W	1M	YTD
Equity	YLD	55.0%	0.0%	0.2%	-0.2%	3.1%
Bond	BND	25.0%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.1%
Gold	GLD	7.0%	4.1%	5.0%	3.2%	-1.7%
Commodity	DBC	4.0%	0.6%	-3.2%	4.1%	27.4%
Real Estate	VNQ	5.0%	0.0%	-1.7%	0.5%	14.0%
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	2.0%	-0.2%	0.1%	1.0%	-26.9%
Cash	GOVT	2.0%	0.1%	0.1%	-0.4%	-0.5%
Moderate Portfolio		100.0%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%	2.9%

	ETF	%	1D	1W	1M	YTD
Equity	YLD	80.0%	0.0%	0.2%	-0.2%	3.1%
Bond	BND	5.0%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.1%
Gold	GLD	3.0%	4.1%	5.0%	3.2%	-1.7%
Commodity	DBC	2.2%	0.6%	-3.2%	4.1%	27.4%
Real Estate	VNQ	4.5%	0.0%	-1.7%	0.5%	14.0%
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	5.2%	-0.2%	0.1%	1.0%	-26.9%
Cash	GOVT	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	-0.4%	-0.5%
Aggressive Portfolio		100.0%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	2.3%

	ETF	%	Return	Volatility	Sharpe
Equity	YLD	25.0%	5.6%	8.5%	0.36
Bond	BND	50.0%	1.4%	5.1%	-0.23
Gold	GLD	10.0%	12.0%	15.1%	0.65
Commodity	DBC	2.5%	7.1%	17.1%	0.32
Real Estate	VNQ	5.0%	4.9%	17.5%	0.21
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	0.0%	58.2%	76.0%	0.91
Cash	GOVT	7.5%	0.4%	4.9%	-0.44
Conservative Portfolio		100.0%	4.0%	5.8%	0.23

	ETF	%	Return	Volatility	Sharpe
Equity	YLD	55.0%	5.6%	8.5%	0.36
Bond	BND	25.0%	1.4%	5.1%	-0.23
Gold	GLD	7.0%	12.0%	15.1%	0.65
Commodity	DBC	4.0%	7.1%	17.1%	0.32
Real Estate	VNQ	5.0%	4.9%	17.5%	0.21
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	2.0%	58.2%	76.0%	0.91
Cash	GOVT	2.0%	0.4%	4.9%	-0.44
Moderate Portfolio		100.0%	6.5%	7.3%	0.52

	ETF	%	Return	Volatility	Sharpe
Equity	YLD	80.0%	5.6%	8.5%	0.36
Bond	BND	5.0%	1.4%	5.1%	-0.23
Gold	GLD	3.0%	12.0%	15.1%	0.65
Commodity	DBC	2.2%	7.1%	17.1%	0.32
Real Estate	VNQ	4.5%	4.9%	17.5%	0.21
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	5.2%	58.2%	76.0%	0.91
Cash	GOVT	0.0%	0.4%	4.9%	-0.44
Aggressive Portfolio		100.0%	9.3%	9.8%	0.67

Figures are on an annualized basis, based on monthly return data for the last 10 years

	ETF	%	Inflation Shock	Covid Pandemic	2018 Correction
Equity	YLD	25.0%	-12.5%	-27.0%	-6.7%
Bond	BND	50.0%	-14.2%	-2.2%	1.3%
Gold	GLD	10.0%	-7.7%	-6.3%	5.0%
Commodity	DBC	2.5%	20.5%	-23.7%	-17.5%
Real Estate	VNQ	5.0%	-29.8%	-41.6%	-11.1%
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	0.0%	-56.0%	-33.5%	-37.4%
Cash	GOVT	7.5%	-12.4%	4.4%	1.6%
Conservative Portfolio		100.0%	-12.9%	-10.8%	-1.4%

	ETF	%	Inflation Shock	Covid Pandemic	2018 Correction
Equity	YLD	55.0%	-12.5%	-27.0%	-6.7%
Bond	BND	25.0%	-14.2%	-2.2%	1.3%
Gold	GLD	7.0%	-7.7%	-6.3%	5.0%
Commodity	DBC	4.0%	20.5%	-23.7%	-17.5%
Real Estate	VNQ	5.0%	-29.8%	-41.6%	-11.1%
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	2.0%	-56.0%	-33.5%	-37.4%
Cash	GOVT	2.0%	-12.4%	4.4%	1.6%
Moderate Portfolio		100.0%	-13.0%	-19.5%	-5.0%

	ETF	%	Inflation Shock	Covid Pandemic	2018 Correction
Equity	YLD	80.0%	-12.5%	-27.0%	-6.7%
Bond	BND	5.0%	-14.2%	-2.2%	1.3%
Gold	GLD	3.0%	-7.7%	-6.3%	5.0%
Commodity	DBC	2.2%	20.5%	-23.7%	-17.5%
Real Estate	VNQ	4.5%	-29.8%	-41.6%	-11.1%
Bitcoin	BTCUSD	5.2%	-56.0%	-33.5%	-37.4%
Cash	GOVT	0.0%	-12.4%	4.4%	1.6%
Aggressive Portfolio		100.0%	-14.8%	-26.1%	-8.0%

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Top 20 Holdings for YLD

Total Weights
Top 5: 4.7% | Top 10: 4.7% | Top 20: 4.7%

	Holding	ETF Weight
857492706	STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL US STATE ST INST US GOV MM PREM	3.40%
	DIG INTL FIN/DIFL US LLC SR SECURED 144A 08/32 8.625	1.28%

Performance for YLD Top Holdings

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Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Total [1]
Returns
YLD Return	9%	-9%	13%	9%	7%	3%	35%
Peers Return	10%	-15%	13%	11%	15%	7%	45%
S&P 500 Return	27%	-19%	24%	23%	16%	13%	106%
Monthly Win Rates [3]
YLD Win Rate	75%	25%	67%	83%	67%	62%
Peers Win Rate	73%	35%	57%	73%	88%	70%
S&P 500 Win Rate	75%	42%	67%	75%	67%	50%
Max Drawdowns [4]
YLD Max Drawdown	-2%	-14%	-4%	-2%	-6%	-2%
Peers Max Drawdown	-3%	-21%	-8%	-5%	-9%	-6%
S&P 500 Max Drawdown	-5%	-25%	-10%	-8%	-19%	-9%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: CGBL, AOR, AOA, AOM, AOK.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/5/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker	1Y	3Y	5Y
YLD	0.20	0.66	0.16
Equity Top Results (3Y)
IALT	2.11	2.11	2.11
SPMO	0.89	1.38	0.82
VLUE	2.49	1.26	0.69
CORO	1.33	1.25	1.25
CGDV	1.35	1.23	0.94

Results as of 7312026.

Event	YLD	S&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
% Loss	-13.6%	-24.5%
% Gain to Breakeven	15.7%	32.4%
Time to Breakeven	427 days	427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
% Loss	-28.1%	-33.7%
% Gain to Breakeven	39.1%	50.9%
Time to Breakeven	255 days	140 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
% Loss	-11.9%	-12.2%
% Gain to Breakeven	13.6%	13.9%
Time to Breakeven	63 days	62 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
% Loss	-13.4%	-6.8%
% Gain to Breakeven	15.5%	7.3%
Time to Breakeven	77 days	15 days

Compare to CGBL, AOR, AOA, AOM, AOK

In The Past

Principal Active High Yield ETF's stock fell -5.3% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 5.6% gain to breakeven.

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Event	YLD	S&P 500
2020 COVID-19 Crash
% Loss	-28.1%	-33.7%
% Gain to Breakeven	39.1%	50.9%
Time to Breakeven	255 days	140 days

Compare to CGBL, AOR, AOA, AOM, AOK

In The Past

Principal Active High Yield ETF's stock fell -5.3% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 5.6% gain to breakeven.

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Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

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YLD Dip Buy History

YLD had 6 events since 7/9/2015 where the dip threshold of -5.0% within 60 days was triggered

14% median peak return within 1 year of dip event
362 days is the median time to peak return after a dip event
-5.9% median max drawdown within 1 year of dip event

60 Day Dip			YLD Subsequent Performance
Date	YLD	SPY	1Y	Peak Return	Max Drop	# Days to Peak
Median			13%	14%	-6%	362
11092022	-5%	-13%	11%	11%	0%	359
5062022	-5%	-10%	3%	4%	-7%	357
3092020	-9%	-12%	16%	17%	-19%	365
12182018	-5%	-13%	13%	13%	-2%	365
12142015	-5%	4%	19%	20%	-5%	365
10022015	-6%	-4%	14%	16%	-8%	340

[1] Dip event defined as first instance dip threshold is triggered within a 60-day time period.
[2] Analysis for period from 1/1/2005 to 8/5/2026

YLD had 2 events since 7/9/2015 where the dip threshold of -10% within 90 days was triggered

17% median peak return within 1 year of dip event
360 days is the median time to peak return after a dip event
-8.2% median max drawdown within 1 year of dip event

90 Day Dip			YLD Subsequent Performance
Date	YLD	SPY	1Y	Peak Return	Max Drop	# Days to Peak
Median			16%	17%	-8%	360
6132022	-10%	-18%	9%	9%	-2%	357
3122020	-13%	-18%	24%	24%	-14%	364

[1] Dip event defined as first instance dip threshold is triggered within a 90-day time period.
[2] Analysis for period from 1/1/2005 to 8/5/2026

YLD had 1 events since 7/9/2015 where the dip threshold of -20% within 180 days was triggered

39% median peak return within 1 year of dip event
363 days is the median time to peak return after a dip event
-4% median max drawdown within 1 year of dip event

180 Day Dip			YLD Subsequent Performance
Date	YLD	SPY	1Y	Peak Return	Max Drop	# Days to Peak
Median			38%	39%	-4%	363
3192020	-21%	-18%	38%	39%	-4%	363

[1] Dip event defined as first instance dip threshold is triggered within a 180-day time period.
[2] Analysis for period from 1/1/2005 to 8/5/2026

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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

Ticker	Name	Dip %	Mkt Price	Price Date	Peak Price	Peak Date	# Days
IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	-7.0%	79.96	8052026	86.00	6222026	44
EEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	-7.7%	65.72	8052026	71.21	6222026	44
ASHR	Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF	-7.5%	34.52	8052026	37.30	6222026	44
EWY	iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	-22.8%	169.14	8052026	219.20	6212026	45
EWZ	iShares MSCI Brazil ETF	-13.5%	36.11	8052026	41.73	4142026	113
FXI	iShares China Large-Cap ETF	-8.7%	36.08	8052026	39.53	2102026	176
ILF	iShares Latin America 40 ETF	-7.9%	35.09	8052026	38.10	4142026	113
KWEB	KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF	-16.9%	28.54	8052026	34.34	2092026	177
MTUM	iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF	-10.2%	309.98	8052026	345.22	6222026	44
SPMO	Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF	-7.0%	150.27	8052026	161.66	6222026	44
ARKK	ARK Innovation ETF	-8.9%	76.18	8052026	83.61	7062026	30
URA	Global X Uranium ETF	-26.4%	42.89	8052026	58.26	5062026	91
BOTZ	Global X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF	-10.4%	37.30	8052026	41.63	5132026	84
ROBO	ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF	-6.6%	84.37	8052026	90.34	6022026	64
LIT	Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF	-20.7%	72.65	8052026	91.62	5112026	86
ICLN	iShares Global Clean Energy ETF	-23.8%	18.10	8052026	23.75	6022026	64
ARKQ	ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF	-14.9%	122.40	8052026	143.82	5282026	69
ARKW	ARK Next Generation Internet ETF	-5.8%	145.30	8052026	154.18	6012026	65
ARKX	ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF	-13.7%	32.58	8052026	37.74	5282026	69
NASA	Tema Space Innovators ETF	-43.5%	23.65	8052026	41.89	5272026	70
XOVR	EntrepreneurShares Series Trust ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF	-9.1%	19.39	8052026	21.34	7062026	30
AGIX	KraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF	-9.8%	44.57	8052026	49.40	6012026	65
GDE	WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund	-7.1%	65.40	8052026	70.39	5112026	86
RAAX	VanEck Real Assets ETF	-6.3%	40.03	8052026	42.70	5112026	86
XLK	State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF	-6.2%	185.91	8052026	198.21	6022026	64
XLE	State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF	-8.4%	57.31	8052026	62.56	3292026	129
XLC	State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF	-6.9%	110.87	8052026	119.10	4192026	108
XLU	State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF	-7.9%	43.66	8052026	47.40	3012026	157
FXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund	-8.7%	21.16	8052026	23.18	3292026	129
SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETF	-14.8%	569.70	8052026	668.91	6222026	44
SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	-19.0%	530.70	8052026	655.01	6222026	44
XBI	State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF	-6.9%	153.01	8052026	164.28	7092026	27
XOP	State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF	-12.2%	165.19	8052026	188.18	3292026	129
IGV	iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF	-5.9%	101.31	8052026	107.70	6012026	65
MISL	First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF	-9.4%	45.92	8052026	50.66	3022026	156
RING	iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF	-27.4%	72.19	8052026	99.42	3012026	157
SOXQ	Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF	-17.9%	94.53	8052026	115.11	6222026	44
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	-6.9%	83.00	8052026	89.15	3012026	157
VGLT	Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF	-5.8%	53.25	8052026	56.53	3012026	157
SPTL	State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF	-6.2%	25.33	8052026	26.99	3012026	157
TLH	iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF	-5.5%	97.36	8052026	103.08	3012026	157
EDV	Vanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF	-10.0%	60.65	8052026	67.42	3012026	157
PDBC	Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	-10.2%	16.98	8052026	18.91	5122026	85
DBC	Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund	-10.1%	28.48	8052026	31.69	5122026	85
COMT	iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF	-11.8%	32.24	8052026	36.53	5192026	78
GSG	iShares GSCI Commodity	-5.8%	30.01	8052026	31.85	3182026	140
BCI	abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF	-9.1%	23.54	8052026	25.91	5122026	85
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	-6.2%	28.63	8052026	30.53	5122026	85
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust	-20.5%	389.64	8052026	490.00	3022026	156
IAU	iShares Gold Trust	-20.5%	79.85	8052026	100.38	3022026	156
GLDM	SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	-20.4%	84.03	8052026	105.54	3022026	156
SGOL	ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares	-12.1%	44.66	8052026	50.81	3022026	156
BAR	Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares	-15.6%	44.34	8052026	52.53	3022026	156
SLV	iShares Silver Trust	-34.0%	56.07	8052026	84.99	3012026	157
SIVR	ETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF	-6.6%	83.39	8052026	89.26	3012026	157
PPLT	ETFS Physical Platinum Shares	-26.7%	15.73	8052026	21.47	3012026	157
CPER	United States Copper Index Fund ETV	-9.6%	33.33	8052026	36.88	3012026	157
PALL	ETFS Physical Palladium Shares	-23.7%	24.82	8052026	32.54	2242026	162
USO	United States Oil Fund LP	-24.9%	114.88	8052026	152.96	5192026	78
UNG	United States Natural Gas Fund LP	-28.0%	9.74	8052026	13.52	2052026	181
BNO	United States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV	-7.1%	55.85	8052026	60.13	5042026	93
IBIT	iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	-20.9%	36.74	8052026	46.47	5112026	86
FBTC	Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund	-20.9%	56.42	8052026	71.35	5112026	86
ETHA	iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	-21.2%	14.48	8052026	18.38	4192026	108

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-08-04

Asset allocation rotation · Past week

Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$14.5B), followed by Bond (+$3.7B), while Real Estate (−$60M) saw the largest outflows.
Within the mix, money rotated into US Total Market (+$7.2B) and out of Industry Subsector (−$2.6B).
Relative to fund size, KLMN drew the largest inflow (+11.0% of AUM) and PKW the largest outflow (−30.1%).

Largest inflows

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	VTI	Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF	Equity US Total Market	+$7.08B	+1.0%
2	IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	+$3.6B	+0.4%
3	DIA	State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	Equity US Large Concentrated	+$1.92B	+4.2%
4	EWY	iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	Equity Emerging Markets	+$1.42B	+5.6%
5	HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	Bond High Yield Corporate	+$1.09B	+6.3%
6	XLI	State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF	Equity Broad Sector	+$1.05B	+3.1%
7	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	+$901M	+0.1%
8	XLF	State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF	Equity Broad Sector	+$808M	+1.4%
9	JEPQ	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	Equity Option Income	+$805M	+2.0%
10	SPYG	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF	Equity US Large Growth	+$758M	+1.4%

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	KLMN		Other	+$218M	+11.0%
2	TBLL	Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF	Other	+$237M	+8.3%
3	BHYB	Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF	Other	+$215M	+8.0%
4	IYH	iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF	Other	+$255M	+7.0%
5	HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	Bond High Yield Corporate	+$1.09B	+6.3%
6	ACYN	FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF	Other	+$87M	+6.3%
7	EWY	iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	Equity Emerging Markets	+$1.42B	+5.6%
8	FYC	First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund	Other	+$72M	+5.4%
9	HYMB	State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	Other	+$169M	+5.1%
10	SEIE		Other	+$62M	+5.0%

Largest outflows

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	-$4.45B	-0.6%
2	SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	Equity Industry Subsector	-$1.99B	-4.4%
3	SDY	State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	Equity Dividend Income	-$1.77B	-8.1%
4	SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETF	Equity Industry Subsector	-$1.15B	-1.7%
5	SPYD	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF	Other	-$1.06B	-13.8%
6	IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	Equity US Small Cap Core	-$1.04B	-1.3%
7	QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1	Equity US Nasdaq Growth	-$879M	-0.2%
8	SPHD	Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF	Other	-$654M	-19.2%
9	PKW	Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF	Other	-$529M	-30.1%
10	TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	Bond Long Treasury	-$508M	-1.2%

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	PKW	Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF	Other	-$529M	-30.1%
2	SPHD	Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF	Other	-$654M	-19.2%
3	IYM	iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF	Equity Broad Sector	-$185M	-16.9%
4	SPYD	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF	Other	-$1.06B	-13.8%
5	ICLN	iShares Global Clean Energy ETF	Equity Thematic	-$264M	-11.9%
6	SDY	State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	Equity Dividend Income	-$1.77B	-8.1%
7	FTXL	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	Other	-$83M	-6.5%
8	SNXX	Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF	Other	-$94M	-5.8%
9	RSPN	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials ETF	Other	-$54M	-4.9%
10	RING	iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF	Equity Industry Subsector	-$100M	-4.8%

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$65.1B), followed by Bond (+$17.3B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$17.2B) and out of US Nasdaq Growth (−$4.5B).
Relative to fund size, BFLX drew the largest inflow (+56.6% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−39.2%).

Largest inflows

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	+$11.98B	+1.2%
2	VTI	Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF	Equity US Total Market	+$10.93B	+1.6%
3	SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	+$10.43B	+1.3%
4	SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	Equity Industry Subsector	+$6.68B	+14.6%
5	SPYM	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	+$6.2B	+3.9%
6	DRAM	Roundhill Memory ETF	Other	+$6.13B	+25.4%
7	EWY	iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	Equity Emerging Markets	+$5.95B	+26.4%
8	SGOV	iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	Cash	+$3.85B	+3.9%
9	EFV	iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF	Equity International Developed Broad	+$3.64B	+13.1%
10	XLF	State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF	Equity Broad Sector	+$3.53B	+6.3%

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	BFLX	iShares Flexible Equity Active ETF	Other	+$889M	+56.6%
2	DFAL		Other	+$582M	+48.0%
3	ACYN	FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF	Other	+$410M	+33.6%
4	IHE	iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF	Other	+$427M	+29.6%
5	EWY	iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	Equity Emerging Markets	+$5.95B	+26.4%
6	DFGP	Dimensional - Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF	Other	+$873M	+26.1%
7	DRAM	Roundhill Memory ETF	Other	+$6.13B	+25.4%
8	IXC	iShares Global Energy ETF	Other	+$585M	+21.8%
9	FLKR	Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF	Other	+$267M	+20.8%
10	HFSI	Hartford Strategic Income ETF	Other	+$190M	+18.9%

Largest outflows

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	-$12.17B	-1.4%
2	QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1	Equity US Nasdaq Growth	-$7.07B	-1.5%
3	IQMM	ProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETF	Other	-$3.14B	-17.3%
4	LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	Bond Intermediate Corporate	-$1.49B	-4.3%
5	IWD	iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF	Equity US Large Value	-$1.13B	-1.4%
6	SCZ	iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF	Equity International Small Cap	-$1.05B	-7.9%
7	XLC	State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF	Equity Broad Sector	-$908M	-4.0%
8	FTXL	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	Other	-$885M	-39.2%
9	IWF	iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	Equity US Large Growth	-$855M	-0.7%
10	IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	Equity US Small Cap Core	-$854M	-1.0%

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	FTXL	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	Other	-$885M	-39.2%
2	XHB	State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF	Other	-$466M	-27.7%
3	USO	United States Oil Fund, LP	Commodity Energy	-$531M	-24.6%
4	IYM	iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF	Equity Broad Sector	-$284M	-24.3%
5	DMXF	iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF	Other	-$275M	-23.8%
6	LCTU	iShares U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness Aware Active ETF	Other	-$278M	-22.9%
7	KLMN		Other	-$516M	-22.4%
8	FXI	iShares China Large-Cap ETF	Equity Emerging Markets	-$781M	-18.1%
9	IQMM	ProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETF	Other	-$3.14B	-17.3%
10	ITB	iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF	Other	-$378M	-16.3%

Asset allocation rotation · Past 3 months

Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$196.4B), followed by Bond (+$68.4B), while Crypto (−$8.2B) and Commodity (−$4.6B) saw the largest outflows.
Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$71.0B) and out of Gold (−$6.3B).
Relative to fund size, NASA drew the largest inflow (+127.1% of AUM) and FXN the largest outflow (−63.4%).

Largest inflows

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	+$43.77B	+5.1%
2	SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	+$26.06B	+3.3%
3	DRAM	Roundhill Memory ETF	Other	+$24.03B	+116.6%
4	VTI	Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF	Equity US Total Market	+$20.51B	+3.1%
5	SPYM	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	+$19.01B	+12.7%
6	SGOV	iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	Cash	+$14.33B	+15.1%
7	QQQM	Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF	Equity US Nasdaq Growth	+$12.08B	+12.4%
8	SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	Equity Industry Subsector	+$11.96B	+27.6%
9	BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	Bond US Aggregate Core	+$9.22B	+5.8%
10	SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Equity Dividend Income	+$9.09B	+9.5%

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	NASA	Tema Space Innovators ETF	Equity Thematic	+$1.69B	+127.1%
2	DRAM	Roundhill Memory ETF	Other	+$24.03B	+116.6%
3	ARKQ	ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF	Equity Thematic	+$2.29B	+105.7% ⚠
4	SNXX	Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF	Other	+$1.66B	+62.8% ⚠
5	FXL	First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund	Other	+$989M	+56.6%
6	FLKR	Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF	Other	+$651M	+56.0%
7	CORO	iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF	Equity International Broad	+$4.16B	+54.6%
8	IALT	iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF	Equity Asset Allocation	+$2.45B	+51.8% ⚠
9	DFAL		Other	+$582M	+50.0%
10	TSPA	T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETF	Other	+$1.62B	+45.3%

Largest outflows

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	Equity US Large Cap Core	-$19.37B	-2.0%
2	QUAL	iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	Equity Factor Smart Beta	-$6.15B	-13.3%
3	IBIT	iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	Crypto	-$5.22B	-10.8%
4	IQMM	ProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETF	Other	-$4.75B	-22.6%
5	VLUE	iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF	Equity Factor Smart Beta	-$4.6B	-36.6%
6	GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	Commodity Gold	-$3.5B	-2.6%
7	XLE	State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF	Equity Broad Sector	-$3.37B	-8.7%
8	IAU	iShares Gold Trust	Commodity Gold	-$2.89B	-4.6%
9	THRO	iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF	Equity Thematic	-$2.23B	-34.4%
10	IVE	iShares S&P 500 Value ETF	Equity US Large Value	-$2.19B	-4.5%

#	Ticker	Name	Type	Net flow	% of AUM
1	FXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund	Equity Broad Sector	-$733M	-63.4%
2	FTXL	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	Other	-$1.07B	-44.7%
3	EEMA	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF	Other	-$509M	-39.7%
4	IYM	iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF	Equity Broad Sector	-$541M	-39.4%
5	VLUE	iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF	Equity Factor Smart Beta	-$4.6B	-36.6%
6	THRO	iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF	Equity Thematic	-$2.23B	-34.4%
7	FXI	iShares China Large-Cap ETF	Equity Emerging Markets	-$1.56B	-32.2%
8	AKRE	Akre Focus ETF	Equity US Large Growth	-$1.41B	-25.8%
9	ILF	iShares Latin America 40 ETF	Equity Emerging Markets	-$876M	-22.7%
10	IQMM	ProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETF	Other	-$4.75B	-22.6%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2589 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About YLD

Holdings Count: 147
Expense Ratio: 0.39%
Inception Date: 2015-07-07

Principal Active High Yield ETF
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in below-investment-grade (commonly known as "junk" or "high yield") fixed-income securities, such as bonds and bank loans. The fund invests in U.S. treasury securities, investment grade bank loans (also known as senior floating rate interests), and preferred securities.
Asset Class: Fixed Income | ETF Website

Recent Active Movers

Top Gainers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
APPS	Digital Turbine	1.6	38.5%	163.4%
BLMN	Bloomin Brands	1.0	32.8%	92.1%
MTRN	Materion	6.2	30.8%	139.3%
SWIM	Latham	0.9	28.1%	15.0%
FTK	Flotek Industries	1.3	27.9%	109.3%
PRGO	Perrigo	1.8	23.1%	0.0%
CRCT	Cricut	1.3	22.9%	28.0%
GERN	Geron	1.1	21.6%	23.5%
GSM	Ferroglobe	0.8	21.3%	-9.9%
WTTR	Select Water Solutions	2.8	20.3%	113.7%

Top Losers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
LMB	Limbach	0.6	-35.5%	-36.1%
SEDG	SolarEdge Technologies	2.1	-30.5%	17.5%
VPG	Vishay Precision	1.0	-27.2%	91.1%
LMAT	LeMaitre Vascular	1.8	-25.3%	-2.1%
TDC	Teradata	2.4	-23.7%	-13.8%
TYRA	Tyra Biosciences	1.6	-21.0%	-2.2%
ADV	Advantage Solutions	0.4	-20.9%	50.1%
PODD	Insulet	9.3	-20.1%	-53.1%
BV	BrightView	1.0	-19.2%	-16.3%
EXTR	Extreme Networks	3.5	-19.0%	57.3%

Top Gainers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
AXTI	AXT	3.7	85.6%	319.6%
AAOI	Applied Optoelectronics	9.8	68.0%	268.8%
PLPC	Preformed Line Products	2.3	66.2%	128.5%
FTK	Flotek Industries	1.3	65.5%	109.3%
BLZE	Backblaze	1.1	63.6%	299.6%
APPS	Digital Turbine	1.6	62.2%	163.4%
IESC	IES	15.6	58.0%	101.5%
MTRN	Materion	6.2	56.9%	139.3%
VOYG	Voyager Technologies	2.0	53.5%	32.9%
AEHR	Aehr Test Systems	3.0	51.0%	389.3%

Top Losers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
AHCO	AdaptHealth	0.9	-39.8%	-34.8%
EMAT	Evolution Metals & Technologies	1.7	-38.0%	-87.2%
CCB	Coastal Financial	0.7	-37.5%	-61.5%
PHAT	Phathom Pharmaceuticals	0.7	-29.3%	-50.4%
ALIT	Alight	7.6	-28.9%	-63.0%
RBLX	Roblox	25.8	-27.8%	-55.3%
GLUE	Monte Rosa Therapeutics	1.6	-27.6%	-0.4%
LMB	Limbach	0.6	-26.5%	-36.1%
REZI	Resideo Technologies	4.0	-26.4%	-25.3%
ALHC	Alignment Healthcare	2.8	-25.2%	-30.7%

Top Gainers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1M Rtn	YTD Rtn
FBRX	Forte Biosciences	1.4	244.3%	180.9%
TRAX	First Tracks Biotherapeutics	1.6	137.4%	152.4%
UTZ	Utz Brands	1.2	73.0%	38.4%
EFOR	Everforth	1.3	72.2%	66.8%
CMCO	Columbus McKinnon	0.6	61.9%	25.6%
FTK	Flotek Industries	1.3	61.0%	109.3%
CDNA	CareDx	2.3	60.7%	141.5%
FET	Forum Energy Technologies	0.8	59.1%	104.4%
AMC	AMC Entertainment	1.9	55.2%	71.2%
NEWP	New Pacific Metals	1.1	53.2%	68.9%

Top Losers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1M Rtn	YTD Rtn
WLFC	Willis Lease Finance	1.3	-70.6%	-51.9%
MPLT	MapLight Therapeutics	0.6	-65.1%	-26.4%
EMAT	Evolution Metals & Technologies	1.7	-52.7%	-87.2%
CCB	Coastal Financial	0.7	-43.4%	-61.5%
ALHC	Alignment Healthcare	2.8	-43.1%	-30.7%
SNEX	StoneX	8.7	-37.4%	19.9%
IONS	Ionis Pharmaceuticals	8.9	-37.2%	-31.5%
NTLA	Intellia Therapeutics	1.3	-37.1%	22.0%
ADTN	Adtran	0.6	-36.9%	-9.0%
FAC	Factorial Energy	0.7	-36.7%	46.3%

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Profile

	YLD	CGBL	AOR	AOA	AOM	AOK	Median
Name	Principal .	Capital Gr.	RUA Life S.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.
Asset Class	Equity	Equity	Equity	Equity	Equity	Equity	-
AUM ($ Bil)	0.6	7.1	3.6	3.1	1.7	0.8	2.4
Expense Ratio	0.39%	0.33%	0.20%	0.19%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)	0.20	2.06	0.32	0.11	0.15	0.19	0.19
Latest Day Volume (Mil)	0.16	1.42	0.20	0.14	0.11	0.12	0.15
Holdings Count	147	74	7	7	7	7	7
Inception Date	7/7/2015	9/26/2023	11/4/2008	11/4/2008	11/4/2008	11/4/2008	-

Fundamentals

	YLD	CGBL	AOR	AOA	AOM	AOK	Median
Name	Principal .	Capital Gr.	RUA Life S.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.
Net Asset Value	18.82	36.84	67.59	94.87	48.64	40.66	-
Premium/Discount	0.4%	3.7%	3.4%	4.4%	2.4%	1.7%	2.9%
Distribution Yield	7.3%	1.8%	2.5%	2.1%	3.0%	3.4%	2.8%
Sales Yield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earnings Yield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Valuation

	YLD	CGBL	AOR	AOA	AOM	AOK	Median
Name	Principal .	Capital Gr.	RUA Life S.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.
P/S (TTM)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P/E (TTM)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P/FCF (TTM)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Forward P/E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Forward P/S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Risk

	YLD	CGBL	AOR	AOA	AOM	AOK	Median
Name	Principal .	Capital Gr.	RUA Life S.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.
Volatility (1Y)	4.4%	10.5%	9.2%	11.5%	7.2%	6.0%	8.2%
Volatility (3Y)	5.7%	11.1%	9.5%	11.8%	7.4%	6.4%	8.4%
Volatility (5Y)	6.4%	11.1%	10.7%	13.1%	8.3%	7.2%	9.5%
Beta (1Y)	0.23	0.75	0.67	0.85	0.50	0.40	0.58
Beta (3Y)	0.25	0.68	0.58	0.75	0.42	0.33	0.50
Beta (5Y)	0.24	0.68	0.58	0.74	0.42	0.33	0.50
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	1.18	1.38	1.60	1.65	1.47	1.48	1.48
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)	1.42	1.55	1.32	1.30	1.31	1.33	1.33
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)	0.75	1.55	0.67	0.73	0.58	0.52	0.70
Max Drawdown (1Y)	-2.0%	-7.9%	-6.6%	-8.2%	-5.1%	-4.5%	-5.9%
Max Drawdown (3Y)	-5.6%	-11.7%	-9.8%	-12.9%	-6.7%	-6.2%	-8.2%
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-13.8%	-11.7%	-21.7%	-23.6%	-20.0%	-18.9%	-19.4%

Returns

	YLD	CGBL	AOR	AOA	AOM	AOK	Median
Name	Principal .	Capital Gr.	RUA Life S.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.	iShares Co.
1M Return	-0.2%	1.6%	1.6%	2.3%	1.2%	0.6%	1.4%
3M Return	0.5%	4.1%	2.9%	4.1%	1.7%	1.7%	2.3%
6M Return	2.0%	6.6%	5.7%	7.9%	3.7%	3.1%	4.7%
YTD Return	3.1%	8.6%	8.0%	10.9%	5.1%	4.7%	6.5%
1Y Return	5.3%	15.0%	15.4%	20.1%	10.8%	9.1%	12.9%
2Y Return	13.0%	31.2%	28.2%	35.9%	20.8%	17.9%	24.5%
3Y Return	27.0%	-	43.9%	55.5%	33.0%	28.4%	33.0%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date	7152026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity	0.1 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 6302026	-26.0%
Average Daily Volume	0.2 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest	1

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