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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: 515-248-0156
Date of fiscal year end: June 30, 2020  
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2020  

 


 

ITEM 1 – REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS


Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

Annual Report

June 30, 2020

Beginning on November 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the report. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 If you already elected to receive such reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. If you have not previously elected electronic delivery and you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to enroll in electronic delivery. Please note that not all financial intermediaries may offer this service. You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge.

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Table of Contents

Economic & Financial Market Review 1
Important Fund Information 2
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF (unaudited) 3
Principal Active Income ETF (unaudited) 4
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF (unaudited) 5
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF (unaudited) 6
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF (unaudited) 7
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF (unaudited) 8
Principal Millennials Index ETF (unaudited) 9
Principal Price Setters Index ETF (unaudited) 10
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF (unaudited) 11
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF (unaudited) 12
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF (unaudited) 13
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF (unaudited) 14
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF (unaudited) 15
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (unaudited) 16
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (unaudited) 17
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF  
(unaudited) 18
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 19
Statements of Operations 25
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 31
Notes to Financial Statements 48
Schedules of Investments 62
Financial Highlights (Includes Performance Information) 119
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 136
Shareholder Expense Example 139
Supplemental Information 141
 
Not FDIC or NCUA insured

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

 


 

Economic & Financial Market Review

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the arbiter of United States business cycle dates, concluded that February was the peak of the last expansion. That economic uptrend lasted 128 months from the recession low of June 2009, the longest in U.S. history. The worst recession since the 1930s began in March, due to business closures and shelter-in-place policies to check the spread of the current pandemic. This recession was also unique in its length, the shortest in history, ending in April or May, after only two or three months. The U.S. economy rushed higher in May after the collapse and closures of March and April. Regional manufacturing purchasing manager indices (PMIs) leapt to near breakeven or more in New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Kansas City and Dallas, most well above expectations. May retail sales sky-rocketed 17.7% over April as consensus forecast only an 8.4% gain. According to data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, May payrolls climbed a monster 2.5 million jobs versus pre-report guesses of a 7.5 million job loss. June payrolls had a record gain of 4.8 million new jobs. The revival from suspending business closures continued the first half of June. However, gains seem to have stalled somewhat as daily new COVID-19 cases reached new records, recently in several southern states. J.P. Morgan’s tracker of consumer spending data from its Chase credit and debit card system fell back noticeably in late June after increasing steadily since mid-April. The huge May pop from the April economic collapse was like taking the express elevator back to the ground floor from the sub-sub-basement, a V-shaped upwelling after a record contraction.

China was the first country to emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown and data from its government noted economic improvement in March from the collapse in January and February. Industrial output for those worst two months combined was down 13.5% below the prior year. Production surged in March and surpassed the prior year in April, up 3.9%; further progress was made in May. PMIs from manufacturing business surveys improved from May and showed faster expansion. According to the Chinese government, industry was mostly back to normal and expecting output in June to exceed May’s annual gain. Chinese consumers were more restrained, likely from lingering fear of infection and reports of a renewed outbreak in Beijing. Retail sales disintegrated in January and February, off a combined 23.7% from the same period in 2019. Sales recovered in May but were still down 2.8% from the prior year. Still, demand seemed to be improving. June PMIs from services companies were robust and above expectations. The all-industry composite index from the National Bureau of Statistics reached the highest since mid-2018. China reported incredible progress in just a few months.

The Eurozone economy showed signs of life after the devastating collapse in March and April. The PMI for manufacturing companies was 47.4 in June, still below 50 breakeven. But it’s the second highest this year and up from a devastating April low of 33.4. The all-industry composite PMI jumped nearly 35 points in two months to 48.5. Daily mobility statistics pointed to a healthy pickup in activity. German retail sales in May surged 13.9% over April to put them above the level in February as well as May 2019. May retail sales in France and Spain rose even more sharply. The Eurozone benefitted from strong action by the European Central Bank (ECB) to increase its country bond purchases and expand its bank lending program. The ECB hiked its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) to a massive 1.35 trillion of potential bond purchases. In addition, the latest auction of its Targeted Longer-Term Lending Operation swelled to 1.3 trillion, funds that are available to banks for specified lending activity. Widespread work subsidy programs have kept the Eurozone jobless rate from roaring higher, only ticking up to 7.7% in May.

Japan’s economy was faltering ahead of the COVID-19 crisis from the October hike in the value-added tax. Fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 plunged 7.1%, annualized quarter-over-quarter, and another 2.2% in this year’s first quarter. The economy in June was following two tracks: further weakness in industrial output, down another 8.8% in May after a bigger 9.8% plunge in April. The other track showed clear gains in consumer activity with May retail sales up 2.2% . The Apple Mobility Index for Japan was nearly back to January’s level. The composite PMI, at 40.8 in June, was still very low, but was rising. Recovery appeared to be underway.

June was a good month for most stock and bond markets. The S&P 500 index rose 1.8% in price but was outperformed by many foreign equity indices. The MSCI Emerging Market Index jumped 7.0% and the MSCI All Country World Index climbed 3%. While June returns were good, the second quarter was stellar; the S&P 500 Index soared 19.95%, the best gain since the fourth quarter of 1998. Of the 47 markets we follow, only the Mongolian Top 20 index lost ground for the quarter.

*      Commentary taken from July Economic Insights by Robert F. Baur, Ph.D., executive director, chief global economist. Unless otherwise stated all sources are Bloomberg.

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Important Fund Information

The following information applies to all funds shown in the annual report:

The line graph illustrates the growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment.

Investment results shown represent historical performance and do not guarantee future results. Your investment’s returns and principal values will fluctuate with changes in interest rates and other market conditions so the value, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original costs. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance shown. You may get updated performance information by calling 1-800-787-1621 or online at www.PrincipalETFs.com.

*      Performance is based on net asset value (NAV) and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Performance does not reflect the impact of federal, state, or municipal taxes. If it did, performance would be lower. Since inception returns less than one year are not annualized.
**      Performance shown for the benchmark assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Indices are unmanaged, and individuals cannot invest directly in an index.

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Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* May 9, 2017 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF -2.43 % 4.44 % 5/9/2017

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF seeks current income and long-term growth of income and capital. The Fund is an actively managed 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 dividend-paying equity securities at the time of purchase. It invests in equity securities of small, medium and large market capitalization companies and in growth and value stocks.

Deutsche Boerse (DB1-DE) benefited from a less volatile profile than other financials as well as positive investor sentiment about its secular growth and mergers and acquisitions opportunities. Roche Holding Ltd (RHHBY) outperformed on the success of the company’s well positioned oncology product line and FDA approval of their COVID-19 detection test. Microsoft (MSFT) outperformed as the company continued to execute well and both its cloud and non-cloud computing businesses showed strength.

PacWest Bancorp (PACW) detracted due to concerns about net interest margins compressing due to its commercial loan portfolio, which is levered to short term rates, and the level of provisions that may be needed in a sharp economic slowdown. Ambev SA (ABEV3-BR) was weak due to concerns about Brazil’s economic woes and currency headwinds. Vermillion Energy Inc. (VET) detracted from results. The exploration and production company cut the dividend as oil prices declined due to COVID-19 related demand destruction and increased supply as Russia and Saudi Arabia announced production increases.

** The benchmark performance for Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF is calculated from 4/30/2017 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Active Income ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* July 8, 2015 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Active Income ETF -4.78 % 3.15 % 7/8/2015

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Active Income ETF seeks to provide current income. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, its assets in investment grade and non-investment grade fixed income securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) and in equity securities. The Fund’s advisor, actively and tactically allocates the fund’s assets among fixed income securities and equity securities in an effort to take advantage of changing economic conditions that the advisor believes favors one asset class over another.

The Fund’s tactical overweight to fixed income versus equities was the largest contributor to performance for the period; fixed income outperformed equities in the risk-off environment. In addition, the Fund’s strategic and tactical allocation to preferred stock positively contributed to performance as the asset class outperformed the high yield benchmark for the period. Lastly, the Fund’s tactical overweight to high yield corporate bonds, which posted positive returns, helped results for the period.

The Fund’s strategic allocation to North American high dividend equities was the largest detractor for the period as they underperformed the high yield bond benchmark in the risk-off environment. In addition, security selection in high yield corporate bonds was the largest detractor from performance for the period. In particular, security selection in the consumer cyclical, REITs, and electric sectors detracted, but was partially offset by security selection in the transportation, consumer non-cyclical, and communications sectors. Lastly, the Fund’s strategic allocation to CMBS detracted from performance. Despite CMBS’ underperformance versus high yield bonds, the asset class still provides positive diversification benefits.

** The benchmark performance for Principal Active Income ETF is calculated from 6/30/2015 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* October 18, 2017 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF -13.63 % -2.05 % 10/18/2017

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq U.S. Contrarian Value Index (the “index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities in the Nasdaq US Large Mid Cap Index (the “parent index”) that appear to be undervalued by the market relative to their fundamental value.

Our positioning in Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Delta Air Lines, and Carnival contributed to performance. Our positioning in Newmont, Strategic Education, and NortonLifeLock detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF is calculated from 10/31/2017 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* August 19, 2016 - June 30, 2020


Av Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF 29.01 % 16.04 % 08/19/2016

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq Healthcare Innovators Index (the “index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities in the Nasdaq US Benchmark Index (including growth and value stock) that are small and medium capitalization U.S. healthcare companies.

Our positioning in HealthEquity, Adaptive Biotechnologies, and Acadia Pharmaceuticals contributed to performance. Our positioning in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Endo International, Mirati Therapeutics detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for the Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF is calculated from 8/31/2016 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* July 23, 2019 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020      
 
  Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF -3.13 % 7/23/2019

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq Developed Select Leaders Core Index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities of companies in the Nasdaq Developed Market Ex-US Ex-Korea Large Mid Cap Index that exhibit potential for high degrees of sustainable shareholder value, growth and strong momentum.

Our positioning in Roche Holding, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, and Cosmos Pharmaceutical contributed to performance. Our positioning in SMC, OBIC, and Brookfield Asset Management detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF is calculated from 7/31/2019 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* April 18, 2018 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF 8.98 % 8.36 % 4/18/2018

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF seeks to provide current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation. 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 investment grade corporate bonds and other fixed income securities at the time of purchase. “Investment grade” securities are rated BBB- or higher by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P Global”) or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or, if unrated, of comparable quality in the opinion of those selecting such investments.

Contributors included issuer and security selection within utility and consumer non-cyclical. An underweight position to energy excluding midstream also contributed positively to performance. Detractors included issuer and security selection within capital goods and transportation. An underweight position to technology also detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for the Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF is calculated from 4/30/2018 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Millennials Index ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* August 19, 2016 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Millennials Index ETF 12.96 % 15.82 % 8/19/2016

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Millennials Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq Global Millennial Opportunity Index (the “index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities of companies in the Nasdaq Global Index (the “parent index”) that are impacted by the spending and lifestyle activities of the Millennial generation, which refers to people born from 1980 to the mid-2000s.

Our positioning in Planet Fitness, New Oriental Education & Technology, and Adidas contributed to performance. Our positioning in Lexinfintech, Naspers Limited, and Fast Retailing detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for the Principal Millennials Index ETF is calculated from 8/31/2016 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Price Setters Index ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* March 21, 2016 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Price Setters Index ETF 7.05 % 12.98 % 3/21/2016

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Price Setters Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq US Price Setters Index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities of mid-to large-capitalization companies in the Nasdaq US Large Mid Cap Index (the “parent index”) that exhibit high degrees of pricing power.

Our positioning in FactSet Research Systems, TD Ameritrade, and ViacomCBS contributed to performance. Our positioning in ResMed, General Mills, and Scotts Miracle-Gro detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for the Principal Price Setters Index ETF is calculated from 3/31/2016 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* March 21, 2016 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF -11.09 % 4.62 % 3/21/2016

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq US Shareholder Yield Index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities (including value stock) of mid- to large-capitalization companies in the Nasdaq US Large Mid Cap Index (the “parent index”) that exhibit high degrees of sustainable, shareholder yield.

Our positioning in Broadcom, Lam Research, and Cummins contributed to performance. Our positioning in VMware, ADT, and Hanover Insurance Group detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for the Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF is calculated from 3/31/2016 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC
Sub-Advisor: Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.

Value of a $10,000 Investment* July 10, 2017 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF 4.60 % 3.73 % 7/10/2017

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF seeks to provide current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in preferred securities at the time of purchase. Examples of preferred securities include preferred stock, certain depositary receipts, and various types of junior subordinated debt (such debt generally includes the contractual ability to defer payment of interest without accelerating an immediate default event). It concentrates its investments (invests more than 25% of its net assets) in securities in one or more industries within the financial services sector.

The top contributing names were AXA SA 6.379% 12/36-49 144A, BNP Paribas 7.195% 6/37-49, and Sumitomo Life Insurance 6.5% 9/23-73. The top detracting names were Citigroup Inc 4.7% 1/25-perp DRD, Truist Financial 4.8% 9/24-49 DRD, and Citizens Financial 6.375% 4/24-49 DRD.

** The benchmark performance for Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF is calculated from 6/30/2017 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* October 18, 2017 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF 5.63 % 7.69 % 10/18/2017

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq U.S. Sustainable Momentum Index (the “index”). The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities, including growth and value stocks, within the Nasdaq US Large Mid Cap Index that exhibit sustainable price momentum, based on historical stock prices over multiple periods and taking multiple market environments into consideration.

Our positioning in Vereit, General Electric, and Medical Properties Trust contributed to performance. Our positioning in Apache, Continental Resources, and Ovintiv detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF is calculated from 10/31/2017 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* April 24, 2019 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF 2.54 % 2.67 % 4/24/2019

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF seeks to provide 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 investment-grade bonds and other debt securities. The Fund invests in fixed- and floating-rate securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund maintains an average effective maturity of three years or less and an average portfolio duration of one year or less.

Longer duration was the primary contributor of outperformance along with sector allocation within banking and communications. Underperformance vs the benchmark was driven by an underweight to U.S. Treasurys while sector allocations to Asset Backed Securities and finance companies also detracted.

** The benchmark performance for Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF is calculated from 4/30/2019 to 6/30/2020.

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

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* July 23, 2019 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020      
 
  Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 3.62 % 7/23/2019

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq US Large Cap Select Leaders Core Index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of U.S. companies with large market capitalizations that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities of companies in the Nasdaq US Large Cap Index that exhibit potential for high degrees of sustainable shareholder value, growth and strong momentum.

Our positioning in Skyworks Solutions, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Gartner contributed to performance. Our positioning in Raytheon Technologies, Carrier Global, and Otis Worldwide detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index is calculated from 7/31/2019 to 6/30/2020.

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

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* October 11, 2017 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 5.62 % 9.02 % 10/11/2017

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq U.S. Mega Cap Select Leaders Index (the “index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities of companies with the largest market capitalizations in the Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap Index (the “parent index”), with higher weights given to securities that are less volatile.

Our positioning in Costco Wholesale, Comcast, and Pfizer contributed to performance. Our positioning in Raytheon Technologies, Carrier Global, and Otis Worldwide detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index is calculated from 9/30/2017 to 6/30/2020.

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

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* September 21, 2016 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2020        
 
  1-Year   Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF -11.71 % 3.59 % 9/21/2016

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF seeks investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq US Small Cap Select Leaders Index. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that compose the index. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities (including growth and value stock) of small-capitalization companies in the Nasdaq US Small Cap Index (the “parent index”) that exhibit potential for high degrees of sustainable shareholder yield, pricing power and strong momentum, while adjusting for liquidity and quality.

Our positioning in SmileDirectClub, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, and Macerich contributed to performance. Our positioning in Office Depot, Callon Petroleum, and Gulfport Energy detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index is calculated from 9/30/2016 to 6/30/2020.

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Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF

Investment Advisor: Principal Global Investors, LLC

Value of a $10,000 Investment* July 23, 2019 - June 30, 2020


Average Annual Total Returns* as of June 30, 2019      
 
  Since Inception   Inception Date
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Index ETF -10.04 % 7/23/2019

 

What contributed to or detracted from Fund performance during the fiscal year?

The Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Select Leaders Core Index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. companies with small- to medium-market capitalizations that compose the index at the time of purchase. The index uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities of companies in the Nasdaq US Small Cap Index and Nasdaq US Mid Cap Index that exhibit potential for high degrees of sustainable shareholder value, growth and strong momentum.

Our positioning in Howmet Aerospace, Norwegian Cruise Line, and DXC Technology contributed to performance. Our positioning in Pennant Group, Akazoo, and Hawaiian Electric Industries detracted from performance.

** The benchmark performance for Principal U.S. Small-Midcap Multi-Factor Index is calculated from 7/31/2019 to 6/30/2020.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

 
    Principal           Principal  
    Active Global   Principal       Contrarian  
    Dividend   Active Income       Value Index  
    Income ETF   ETF       ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 627,464,297 $ 283,731,406   $   3,658,251  
 
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost   $ $ 2,918,957   $   96,401  
 
Assets                    
Investment in securities — at value   $ 701,545,955   $ 266,813,456 (a) $ 3,398,352 (a)
Investment in affiliated funds — at value       2,918,957       96,401  
Receivables:                    
Dividends     2,467,013   216,918       5,564  
Interest       3,163,056        
Securities lending income     4,499   12,123       220  
Fund shares sold     1,308,859          
Investment securities sold     4,372,552          
  Total Assets   709,698,878   273,124,510       3,500,537  
 
Liabilities                    
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     337,147   109,505       834  
Payables:                    
Investment securities purchased     1,269,425          
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value       2,918,957       96,401  
  Total Liabilities   1,606,572   3,028,462       97,235  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 708,092,306 $ 270,096,048   $   3,403,302  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 704,779,979 $ 293,568,625   $   4,045,545  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     3,312,327   (23,472,577 )     (642,243 )
  Total Net Assets $ 708,092,306 $ 270,096,048   $   3,403,302  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                    
Net assets   $ 708,092,306 $ 270,096,048   $   3,403,302  
Shares issued and outstanding     27,050,001   7,475,000       150,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 26.18 $ 36.13   $   22.69  

 

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

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

 
            Principal       Principal  
    Principal     International       Investment  
    Healthcare     Multi-Factor       Grade  
    Innovators     Core Index       Corporate  
    Index ETF     ETF       Active ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 81,057,465 $   17,218,376   $   102,962,961  
 
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost   $ 4,074,103 $   158,531   $   600,345  
 
Foreign currency — at cost   $ $   4,924   $    
 
Assets                      
Investment in securities — at value   $ 95,338,438 (a) $ 16,625,482 (a) $ 110,874,520 (a)
Investment in affiliated funds — at value     4,074,103     158,531       600,345  
Foreign currency — at value         4,930        
Cash         210       3,844  
Deposits with counterparty               105,600  
Receivables:                      
Dividends     846     33,463       177  
Interest               930,684  
Securities lending income     18,934     80       197  
Fund shares sold     2,217,151            
Investment securities sold     291,755           292,834  
Variation margin on financial derivative instruments               9,688  
  Total Assets   101,941,227     16,822,696       112,817,889  
Liabilities                      
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     30,103     3,459       23,401  
Payables:                      
Investment securities purchased     2,498,760     16       1,501,608  
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     4,074,103     158,531       600,345  
  Total Liabilities   6,602,966     162,006       2,125,354  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 95,338,261 $   16,660,690   $   110,692,535  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                      
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 85,599,959 $   17,603,264   $   99,067,069  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     9,738,302     (942,574 )     11,625,466  
  Total Net Assets $ 95,338,261 $   16,660,690   $   110,692,535  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                      
Net assets   $ 95,338,261 $   16,660,690   $   110,692,535  
Shares issued and outstanding     2,150,001     700,001       4,150,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 44.34 $   23.80   $   26.67  

 

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

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

 
                  Principal  
    Principal     Principal     Shareholder  
    Millennials     Price Setters     Yield Index  
    Index ETF     Index ETF     ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 22,159,791 $   17,700,423   $ 30,827,330  
 
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost   $ 736,189 $     $ 982,112  
 
Assets                    
Investment in securities — at value   $ 26,030,400 (a) $ 18,442,308   $ 31,820,814 (a)
Investment in affiliated funds — at value     736,189         982,112  
Receivables:                    
Dividends     7,731     10,010     93,473  
Securities lending income     858         425  
Investment securities sold     303,205          
  Total Assets   27,078,383     18,452,318     32,896,824  
Liabilities                    
Cash overdraft     75,244          
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     9,319     4,146     7,745  
Payables:                    
Investment securities purchased     549,251     496,963      
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     736,189         982,112  
  Total Liabilities   1,370,003     501,109     989,857  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 25,708,380 $   17,951,209   $ 31,906,967  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 23,292,093 $   18,790,477   $ 32,675,750  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     2,416,287     (839,268 )   (768,783 )
  Total Net Assets $ 25,708,380 $   17,951,209   $ 31,906,967  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                    
Net assets   $ 25,708,380 $   17,951,209   $ 31,906,967  
Shares issued and outstanding     600,001     450,001     1,150,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 42.85 $   39.89   $ 27.75  

 

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

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

 
    Principal       Principal        
    Spectrum       Spectrum Tax-     Principal  
    Preferred       Advantaged     Sustainable  
    Securities       Dividend     Momentum  
    Active ETF       Active ETF     Index ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 137,886,320   $   19,927,145   $ 4,039,967  
 
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost   $ 2,865,310   $     $ 93,298  
 
Assets                      
Investment in securities — at value   $ 138,343,383 (a) $ 19,779,305   $ 4,426,712 (a)
Investment in affiliated funds — at value     2,865,310           93,298  
Cash           1,310,579      
Receivables:                      
Dividends     147       9,391     5,292  
Interest     1,712,659       178,246      
Securities lending income     1,901           427  
  Total Assets   142,923,400       21,277,521     4,525,729  
Liabilities                      
Due to broker           14,766      
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     63,010       4,581     1,093  
Payables:                      
Investment securities purchased           1,310,579      
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     2,865,310           93,298  
  Total Liabilities   2,928,320       1,329,926     94,391  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 139,995,080   $   19,947,595   $ 4,431,338  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                      
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 141,789,015   $   20,070,020   $ 4,173,106  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     (1,793,935 )     (122,425 )   258,232  
  Total Net Assets $ 139,995,080   $   19,947,595   $ 4,431,338  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                      
Net assets   $ 139,995,080   $   19,947,595   $ 4,431,338  
Shares issued and outstanding     7,250,005 (b)     1,000,001     150,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 19.31 (b) $ 19.95   $ 29.54  

 

(a)      Includes fair market value of securities loaned; see ‘Securities Lending’ in Notes to Financial Statements.
(b)      Reflects a 5 to 1 stock split effective after the close of trading on July 22, 2020; see ‘Subsequent Events’ in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

 
            Principal U.S.      
    Principal     Large-Cap     Principal U.S.
    Ultra-Short     Multi-Factor     Mega-Cap
    Active Income     Core Index     Multi-Factor
      ETF     ETF     Index ETF
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 12,648,704 $   6,050,643 $   1,398,085,632
 
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost   $ 11,413 $   21,902 $  
 
Assets                  
Investment in securities — at value   $ 12,692,995 (a) $ 6,389,074 (a) $ 1,504,010,642
Investment in affiliated funds — at value     11,413     21,902    
Receivables:                  
Dividends     49     8,426     1,183,333
Interest     67,545        
Securities lending income     9        
Expense reimbursement from Advisor             37,023
  Total Assets   12,772,011     6,419,402     1,505,230,998
Liabilities                  
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     1,844     788     185,115
Payables:                  
Investment securities purchased     249,276        
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     11,413     21,902    
  Total Liabilities   262,533     22,690     185,115
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 12,509,478 $   6,396,712 $   1,505,045,883
 
Net Assets Consist of:                  
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 12,503,901 $   6,309,935 $   1,473,141,356
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     5,577     86,777     31,904,527
  Total Net Assets $ 12,509,478 $   6,396,712 $   1,505,045,883
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                  
Net assets   $ 12,509,478 $   6,396,712 $   1,505,045,883
Shares issued and outstanding     500,001     250,001     50,100,001
Net asset value per share   $ 25.02 $   25.59 $   30.04

 

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

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

 
              Principal U.S.  
              Small-  
      Principal U.S.       MidCap  
    Small -Cap       Multi-Factor  
      Multi-Factor       Core Index  
      Index ETF       ETF  
Investment in securities — at cost   $ 368,970,146   $   9,592,014  
 
Investment in affiliated funds — at cost   $ 13,835,298   $   240,129  
 
Assets                
Investment in securities — at value     $ 328,239,414 (a) $ 8,868,718 (a)
Investment in affiliated funds — at value     13,835,298       240,129  
Receivables:                
Dividends     276,796       10,259  
Securities lending income     149,730       652  
Investment securities sold     3,153,875       20,538  
  Total Assets   345,655,113       9,140,296  
Liabilities                
Cash overdraft           526  
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     103,955       1,476  
Fund shares redeemed     1,350,188        
Payables:                
Investment securities purchased     2,060,455       25,738  
Collateral obligation on securities loaned — at value     13,835,298       240,129  
  Total Liabilities   17,349,896       267,869  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 328,305,217   $   8,872,427  
 
Net Assets Consist of:                
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 431,319,459   $   10,216,458  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)     (103,014,242 )     (1,344,031 )
  Total Net Assets $ 328,305,217   $   8,872,427  
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:                
Net assets   $ 328,305,217   $   8,872,427  
Shares issued and outstanding     12,000,001       400,001  
Net asset value per share   $ 27.36   $   22.18  

 

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

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Year Ended June 30, 2020

 
    Principal           Principal  
    Active Global     Principal     Contrarian  
    Dividend     Active Income     Value Index  
    Income ETF     ETF     ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 20,916,016   $ 2,610,284   $ 95,680  
Withholding tax   (1,470,722 )   (17,711 )   (16 )
Interest       11,673,276      
Securities lending   54,389     84,406     293  
Total Income   19,499,683     14,350,255     95,957  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   4,187,007     1,305,732     13,903  
Total Expenses   4,187,007     1,305,732     13,903  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   15,312,676     13,044,523     82,054  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (66,954,655 )   (6,439,357 )   (395,462 )
In-kind redemptions           (282,643 )
Foreign currency transactions   (148,901 )   414      
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   33,872,245     (21,773,882 )   (310,904 )
Foreign currency transactions   12,416     (211 )    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency   (33,218,895 )   (28,213,036 )   (989,009 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ (17,906,219 ) $ (15,168,513 ) $ (906,955 )

 

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Year Ended June 30, 2020

 
          Principal     Principal  
    Principal     International     Investment  
    Healthcare     Multi-Factor     Grade  
    Innovators     Core Index     Corporate  
    Index ETF     ETF (a)     Active ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 2,834   $ 464,116   $ 29,154  
Withholding tax       (46,591 )    
Interest           4,223,924  
Securities lending   77,062     888     2,147  
Total Income   79,896     418,413     4,255,225  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   249,161     39,575     304,670  
Total Expenses   249,161     39,575     304,670  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   (169,265 )   378,838     3,950,555  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign Currency and Futures:                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (1,615,128 )   (435,038 )   5,540,680  
In-kind redemptions   7,864,657     206,359      
Foreign currency transactions       (7,680 )    
Futures contracts           119,273  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   10,242,069     (592,894 )   957,760  
Foreign currency transactions       321      
Futures contracts           (84,948 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign Currency and Futures   16,491,598     (828,932 )   6,532,765  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 16,322,333   $ (450,094 ) $ 10,483,320  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Year Ended June 30, 2020

 
                Principal  
    Principal     Principal     Shareholder  
    Millennials     Price Setters     Yield Index  
    Index ETF     Index ETF     ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 284,804   $ 328,388   $ 457,816  
Withholding tax   (6,584 )       (272 )
Securities lending   13,316     43     779  
Total Income   291,536     328,431     458,323  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   98,707     69,245     45,862  
Total Gross Expenses   98,707     69,245     45,862  
Less: Reimbursement from Advisor       (9,980 )   (5,030 )
Total Net Expenses   98,707     59,265     40,832  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   192,829     269,166     417,491  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (974,922 )   (1,530,779 )   (1,048,872 )
In-kind redemptions       1,632,915     617,997  
Foreign currency transactions   (940 )        
Payment from Advisor due to operational error by a third party       510,112      
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   3,511,897     (392,815 )   1,221,147  
Foreign currency transactions   (1,469 )        
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency   2,534,566     219,433     790,272  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 2,727,395   $ 488,599   $ 1,207,763  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Year Ended June 30, 2020

 
          Principal        
    Principal     Spectrum        
    Spectrum     Tax-     Principal  
    Preferred     Advantaged     Sustainable  
    Securities     Dividend     Momentum  
    Active ETF     Active ETF (a)     Index ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividend $ 20,149   $ 9,391   $ 106,033  
Withholding tax           (55 )
Interest   4,714,508     28,397      
Securities lending   17,107         931  
Total Income   4,751,764     37,788     106,909  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   561,110     4,581     15,112  
Total Expenses   561,110     4,581     15,112  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   4,190,654     33,207     91,797  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (138,163 )   62,208     60,810  
In-kind redemptions           (218,597 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                  
Investments   225,581     (147,840 )   (18,737 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   87,418     (85,632 )   (176,524 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 4,278,072   $ (52,425 ) $ (84,727 )

 

(a)      Period from June 16, 2020, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Year Ended June 30, 2020

 
        Principal U.S.        
    Principal   Large-Cap     Principal U.S.  
    Ultra-Short   Multi-Factor     Mega-Cap  
    Active   Core Index     Multi-Factor  
    Income ETF   ETF (a)     Index ETF  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                
Income:                
Dividend $ 4,565 $ 113,598   $ 31,545,402  
Interest   290,762        
Securities lending   232   6      
Total Income   295,559   113,604     31,545,402  
Expenses:                
Management and investment advisory fees   22,481   8,723     2,185,571  
Total Gross Expenses   22,481   8,723     2,185,571  
Less: Reimbursement from Advisor         (437,114 )
Total Net Expenses   22,481   8,723     1,748,457  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   273,078   104,881     29,796,945  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                
Investment transactions   13,894   (281,084 )   (39,096,513 )
In-kind redemptions     53,516     76,719,704  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:                
Investments   26,421   338,431     3,750,721  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   40,315   110,863     41,373,912  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 313,393 $ 215,744   $ 71,170,857  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

See accompanying notes.

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Statements of Operations
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
Year Ended June 30, 2020

 
          Principal U.S.  
          Small-  
    Principal U.S.     MidCap  
  Small-Cap     Multi-Factor  
    Multi-Factor     Core Index  
    Index ETF     ETF(a)  
Net Investment Income (Loss)            
Income:            
Dividend $ 6,239,476   $ 178,147  
Withholding tax   (7,914 )   (96 )
Securities lending   519,630     3,622  
Total Income   6,751,192     181,673  
Expenses:            
Management and investment advisory fees   1,339,461     17,715  
Total Expenses   1,339,461     17,715  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   5,411,731     163,958  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:            
Net realized gain (loss) from:            
Investment transactions   (29,948,688 )   (658,947 )
In-kind redemptions   17,966,067     207,400  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:            
Investments   (38,339,811 )   (723,296 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   (50,322,432 )   (1,174,843 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ (44,910,701 ) $ (1,010,885 )

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

See accompanying notes.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Active Global Dividend  
    Income ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 15,312,676   $ 17,193,973  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   (67,103,556 )   1,254,462  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency   33,884,661     8,596,041  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (17,906,219 )   27,044,476  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (21,484,757 )   (25,157,071 )
Total Dividends   (21,484,757 )   (25,157,071 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   30,294,631     9,866,044  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (9,096,345 )   11,753,449  
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   717,188,651     705,435,202  
End of year $ 708,092,306   $ 717,188,651  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 30,294,631   $ 19,614,987  
Redeemed       (9,748,943 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 30,294,631   $ 9,866,044  
Shares:            
Sold   1,100,000     700,000  
Redeemed       (350,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   1,100,000     350,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Active Income ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 13,044,523   $ 13,956,407  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   (6,438,943 )   820,496  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency   (21,774,093 )   (1,252,222 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (15,168,513 )   13,524,681  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (13,270,230 )   (16,682,129 )
Total Dividends   (13,270,230 )   (16,682,129 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   82,015,573     (73,290,077 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   53,576,830     (76,447,525 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   216,519,218     292,966,743  
End of year $ 270,096,048   $ 216,519,218  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 83,568,006   $ 19,735,184  
Redeemed   (1,552,433 )   (93,025,261 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 82,015,573   $ (73,290,077 )
Shares:            
Sold   2,100,000     500,000  
Redeemed   (50,000 )   (2,350,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   2,050,000     (1,850,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

32


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 82,054   $ 62,766  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (678,105 )   31,247  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   (310,904 )   72,388  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (906,955 )   166,401  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (88,000 )   (59,096 )
Total Dividends   (88,000 )   (59,096 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (957,251 )   1,330,160  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (1,952,206 )   1,437,465  
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   5,355,508     3,918,043  
End of year $ 3,403,302   $ 5,355,508  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 2,617,157  
Redeemed   (957,251 )   (1,286,997 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (957,251 ) $ 1,330,160  
Shares:            
Sold       100,000  
Redeemed   (50,000 )   (50,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (50,000 )   50,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

33


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Healthcare Innovators  
    Index ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ (169,265 ) $ (206,535 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   6,249,529     437,096  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   10,242,069     (313,182 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   16,322,333     (82,621 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   22,302,643     4,692,133  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   38,624,976     4,609,512  
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   56,713,285     52,103,773  
End of year $ 95,338,261   $ 56,713,285  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 43,226,695   $ 17,629,984  
Redeemed   (20,924,052 )   (12,937,851 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 22,302,643   $ 4,692,133  
Shares:            
Sold   1,100,000     550,000  
Redeemed   (600,000 )   (400,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   500,000     150,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

34


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
 
    Principal  
    International  
    Multi- Factor  
    Core Index ETF  
    Period ended  
    June 30, 2020 (a)  
Operations      
Net investment income (loss) $ 378,838  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   (236,359 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency   (592,573 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (450,094 )
Dividends to Shareholders      
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (286,121 )
Total Dividends   (286,121 )
Capital Share Transactions      
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   17,396,905  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   16,660,690  
Net Assets      
Beginning of period    
End of period $ 16,660,690  
 
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Dollars:      
Sold $ 19,968,892  
Redeemed   (2,571,987 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 17,396,905  
 
Shares:      
Sold   800,001  
Redeemed   (100,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   700,001  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

See accompanying notes.

35


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Investment Grade Corporate  
    Active ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 3,950,555   $ 8,348,813  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures   5,659,953     3,807,776  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures   872,812     8,074,319  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   10,483,320     20,230,908  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (8,211,758 )   (9,092,787 )
Total Dividends   (8,211,758 )   (9,092,787 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (12,119,128 )   (119,307,966 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (9,847,566 )   (108,169,845 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   120,540,101     228,709,946  
End of year $ 110,692,535   $ 120,540,101  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 3,894,368   $  
Redeemed   (16,013,496 )   (119,307,966 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (12,119,128 ) $ (119,307,966 )
Shares:            
Sold   150,000      
Redeemed   (600,000 )   (4,700,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (450,000 )   (4,700,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

36


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Millennials Index ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 192,829   $ 89,134  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   (975,862 )   1,610,100  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency   3,510,428     (1,332,880 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   2,727,395     366,354  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (175,301 )   (117,278 )
Total Dividends   (175,301 )   (117,278 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   2,125,336     564,845  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   4,677,430     813,921  
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   21,030,950     20,217,029  
End of year $ 25,708,380   $ 21,030,950  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 2,125,336   $ 11,237,019  
Redeemed       (10,672,174 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 2,125,336   $ 564,845  
Shares:            
Sold   50,000     300,000  
Redeemed       (300,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   50,000      

 

See accompanying notes.

37


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Price Setters Index ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 269,166   $ 244,715  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   612,248     1,295,164  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   (392,815 )   904,053  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   488,599     2,443,932  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (260,900 )   (256,124 )
Total Dividends   (260,900 )   (256,124 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (3,062,580 )   (3,056,520 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (2,834,881 )   (868,712 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   20,786,090     21,654,802  
End of year $ 17,951,209   $ 20,786,090  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 25,326,160   $ 15,750,833  
Redeemed   (28,388,740 )   (18,807,353 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (3,062,580 ) $ (3,056,520 )
Shares:            
Sold   650,000     450,000  
Redeemed   (750,000 )   (550,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (100,000 )   (100,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

38


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Shareholder Yield  
    Index ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 417,491   $ 314,148  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (430,875 )   (454,901 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   1,221,147     44,142  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   1,207,763     (96,611 )
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (284,301 )   (303,638 )
Total Dividends   (284,301 )   (303,638 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   16,588,925     172,725  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   17,512,387     (227,524 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   14,394,580     14,622,104  
End of year $ 31,906,967   $ 14,394,580  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 24,375,394   $ 6,273,624  
Redeemed   (7,786,469 )   (6,100,899 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 16,588,925   $ 172,725  
Shares:            
Sold   950,000     200,000  
Redeemed   (250,000 )   (200,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   700,000      

 

See accompanying notes.

39


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Spectrum Preferred  
    Securities Active ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 4,190,654   $ 1,964,634  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (138,163 )   (347,758 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   225,581     2,730,862  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   4,278,072     4,347,738  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (4,757,405 )   (2,777,398 )
Total Dividends   (4,757,405 )   (2,777,398 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   72,724,847     14,230,056  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   72,245,514     15,800,396  
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   67,749,566     51,949,170  
End of year $ 139,995,080   $ 67,749,566  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 87,341,857   $ 14,230,056  
Redeemed   (14,617,010 )    
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 72,724,847   $ 14,230,056  
Shares: (a)            
Sold   4,500,000     750,000  
Redeemed   (750,000 )    
Net Increase (Decrease)   3,750,000     750,000  

 

(a)      Reflects a 5 to 1 stock split effective after the close of trading on July 22, 2020; see ‘Subsequent Events’ in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

40


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
 
    Principal  
    Spectrum  
    Tax-Advantaged  
    Dividend Active  
    ETF  
    Period ended  
    June 30, 2020 (a)  
Operations      
Net investment income (loss) $ 33,207  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   62,208  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   (147,840 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (52,425 )
Capital Share Transactions      
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   20,000,020  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   19,947,595  
Net Assets      
Beginning of period    
End of period $ 19,947,595  
 
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Dollars:      
Sold $ 20,000,020  
Redeemed    
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 20,000,020  
 
Shares:      
Sold   1,000,001  
Redeemed    
Net Increase (Decrease)   1,000,001  

 

(a)      Period from June 16, 2020, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

See accompanying notes.

41


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Sustainable Momentum  
    Index ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 91,797   $ 62,333  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (157,787 )   (134,921 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   (18,737 )   220,129  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (84,727 )   147,541  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (92,000 )   (49,407 )
Total Dividends   (92,000 )   (49,407 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (1,092,783 )    
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (1,269,510 )   98,134  
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   5,700,848     5,602,714  
End of year $ 4,431,338   $ 5,700,848  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $  
Redeemed   (1,092,783 )    
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (1,092,783 ) $  
Shares:            
Sold        
Redeemed   (50,000 )    
Net Increase (Decrease)   (50,000 )    

 

See accompanying notes.

42


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal Ultra-Short Active  
    Income ETF    
    Year ended   Period ended  
    June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019 (a)  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 273,078   $ 51,912  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   13,894     3  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   26,421     17,870  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   313,393     69,785  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (346,501 )   (31,100 )
Total Dividends   (346,501 )   (31,100 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions       12,503,901  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (33,108 )   12,542,586  
Net Assets            
Beginning of period   12,542,586      
End of period $ 12,509,478   $ 12,542,586  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $   $ 12,503,901  
Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease) $   $ 12,503,901  
Shares:            
Sold       500,001  
Redeemed        
Net Increase (Decrease)       500,001  

 

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

See accompanying notes.

43


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
 
    Principal U.S.  
    Large- Cap  
    Multi-Factor  
    Core Index ETF  
    Period ended  
    June 30, 2020 (a)  
Operations      
Net investment income (loss) $ 104,881  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (227,568 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   338,431  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   215,744  
Dividends to Shareholders      
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (75,200 )
Total Dividends   (75,200 )
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   6,256,168  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   6,396,712  
Net Assets      
Beginning of period    
End of period $ 6,396,712  
 
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Dollars:      
Sold $ 7,509,615  
Redeemed   (1,253,447 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 6,256,168  
 
Shares:      
Sold   300,001  
Redeemed   (50,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   250,001  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

See accompanying notes.

44


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor  
    Index ETF    
    Year ended   Year ended  
    June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 29,796,945   $ 36,755,038  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   37,623,191     81,166,626  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   3,750,721     108,677,962  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   71,170,857     226,599,626  
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (31,719,706 )   (36,383,987 )
Total Dividends   (31,719,706 )   (36,383,987 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   (153,346,324 )   (237,799,859 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (113,895,173 )   (47,584,220 )
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   1,618,941,056     1,666,525,276  
End of year $ 1,505,045,883   $ 1,618,941,056  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 413,860,349   $ 419,368,978  
Redeemed   (567,206,673 )   (657,168,837 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (153,346,324 ) $ (237,799,859 )
Shares:            
Sold   13,900,000     14,950,000  
Redeemed   (19,500,000 )   (23,300,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (5,600,000 )   (8,350,000 )

 

See accompanying notes.

45


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
    Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor  
    Index ETF  
    Year ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Operations            
Net investment income (loss) $ 5,411,731   $ 4,433,970  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (11,982,621 )   19,174,249  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   (38,339,811 )   (40,968,590 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (44,910,701 )   (17,360,371 )
Dividends to Shareholders            
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (4,965,930 )   (4,270,986 )
Total Dividends   (4,965,930 )   (4,270,986 )
Capital Share Transactions            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   22,981,970     25,655,605  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (26,894,661 )   4,024,248  
Net Assets            
Beginning of year   355,199,878     351,175,630  
End of year $ 328,305,217   $ 355,199,878  
 
Capital Share Transactions            
Dollars:            
Sold $ 113,314,051   $ 226,644,303  
Redeemed   (90,332,081 )   (200,988,698 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 22,981,970   $ 25,655,605  
Shares:            
Sold   3,650,000     7,150,000  
Redeemed   (2,950,000 )   (6,350,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   700,000     800,000  

 

See accompanying notes.

46


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
 
    Principal U.S.  
    Small- MidCap  
    Multi-Factor  
    Core Index ETF  
    Period ended  
    June 30, 2020 (a)  
Operations      
Net investment income (loss) $ 163,958  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   (451,547 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   (723,296 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (1,010,885 )
Dividends to Shareholders      
From net investment income and net realized gain on investments   (124,800 )
Total Dividends   (124,800 )
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions   10,008,112  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   8,872,427  
Net Assets      
Beginning of period    
End of period $ 8,872,427  
 
 
Capital Share Transactions      
Dollars:      
Sold $ 11,258,339  
Redeemed   (1,250,227 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 10,008,112  
 
Shares:      
Sold   450,001  
Redeemed   (50,000 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   400,001  

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

See accompanying notes.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

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 seventeen series, Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF, Principal Active Income ETF, Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF, Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF, Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF, Principal Millennials Index ETF, Principal Price Setters Index ETF, Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF, Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF, Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF, Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF, Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF, Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF, Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF, and Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, (collectively, the “Funds” and individually, a “Fund”). The Funds are “diversified”, and as such, the Funds’ investments are required to meet certain diversification requirements under the 1940 Act. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares”.

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

The Trust issues and redeems Shares at net asset value (“NAV”) only with Authorized Participants (“APs”) and only in aggregations of 50,000 Shares with the exception of Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF which is in creation of 100,000 shares (each a “Creation Unit” or multiples thereof “Creation Unit Aggregations”), which is subject to change. The Trust issues and redeems Creation Unit Aggregations in exchange for portfolio securities and/or cash, plus a fixed and/or variable transaction fee.

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


Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF initial investment and commencement of operations was April 24, 2019. Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, and Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF initial investment and commencement of operations was July 23, 2019. Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF initial investment and commencement of operations was June 16, 2020.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation. The Funds value securities for which market quotations are readily available at fair value, which is determined using the last reported sale price. If no sales are reported, as is regularly the case for some securities traded over-the-counter, securities are valued using the last reported bid price or an evaluated bid price provided by a pricing service. Pricing services use modeling techniques that incorporate security characteristics, market conditions and dealer-supplied valuations to determine an evaluated bid price. When reliable market quotations are not considered to be readily available, which may be the case, for example, with respect to restricted securities, certain debt securities, preferred stocks, and foreign securities, the investments are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by Principal Global Investors, LLC (“the Advisor”) under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Funds invest in other publicly traded investment funds, which are valued at the respective fund’s NAV.

The value of foreign securities used in computing the NAV per share is generally determined as of the close of the foreign exchange where the security is principally traded. Significant events that occur after the close of the applicable foreign market or exchange but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV are reflected in the Fund’s NAV and these securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Many factors, provided by independent pricing services, are reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value including, but not limited to, price movements in American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”), futures contracts, industry indices, general indices, and foreign currencies.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

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 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, real estate investment trust’s (“REITs”), utilization of earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of Shares, and limitations imposed by Sections 381-384 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). 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. During the year ended June 30, 2020, 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 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. Management is evaluating the underlying securities referencing LIBOR or another reference rate that is expected to be discontinued over the period of time the ASU is effective.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which amends and eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value as part of its framework project. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The early adoption of the removal or modification of disclosures and delay of adoption of the additional disclosures is permitted. As of June 30, 2020, the Funds have adopted the ASU.

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

3. Operating Policies

Contingent Convertible Securities (“CoCos”). 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. As of June 30, 2020, Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF invested 42.38% of net assets in CoCos.

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 Investment Company Act of 1940 are satisfied. There were no funds with cross trades during the year.

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 June 30, 2020, deposits with counterparty for Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF were $105,600.

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, the Funds agree 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. 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.

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.

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Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

3. Operating Policies (continued)

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

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

Securities Lending. To earn additional income, certain of the Funds may lend portfolio securities to approved brokerage firms. The Funds receive collateral, in the form of cash, against the loaned securities. During the period of the loan, the borrower must maintain collateral in an amount not less than 102% of the market value of the domestic and foreign fixed income loaned securities and 105% of the market value of the foreign equity loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The cash collateral received is usually invested in a SEC-registered money market mutual fund and the Funds could realize a loss on such investments. Further, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them. Securities lending income, net of related fees, is shown on the Statements of Operations. As of June 30, 2020, the Funds had securities on loan as follows:

Fund   Market Value   Collateral Value
Principal Active Income ETF $ 2,836,660 $ 2,918,957
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   93,029   96,401
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   3,979,431   4,074,103
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   151,999   158,531
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   587,624   600,345
Principal Millennials Index ETF   660,967   736,189
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   979,657   982,112
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   2,800,918   2,865,310
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   90,025   93,298
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   11,173   11,413
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   21,248   21,902
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi Factor Index ETF   13,244,086   13,835,298
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   233,460   240,129

 

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

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

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

As of June 30, 2020, Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. owned the following percentages, in the aggregate, of the outstanding Shares of the underlying funds listed below:

  Total Percentage of  
Fund Outstanding Shares Owned  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF 98.52 %
Principal Active Income ETF 86.25  
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF 95.18  
Principal Price Setters Index ETF 1.27  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 87.43  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 96.67  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

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

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      
  June 30, 2020   June 30, 2020      
  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) $ — (accumulated loss) $ (84,948 )*

 

*      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  
  Location of Gain or (Loss) on   (Loss) on Derivatives   Appreciation (Depreciation)  
  Derivatives Recognized in   Recognized in   of Derivatives Recognized in  
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments Statement of Operations   Statement of Operations   Statement of Operations  
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF            
Interest rate contracts Net realized gain (loss) from          
  Futures contracts/Net change          
  in unrealized appreciation/          
  (depreciation) of Futures          
  contracts $ 119,273 $ (84,948 )

 

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.

The following table includes a summary of the monthly average outstanding notional by derivative instrument type for the year ended June 30, 2020:

Contract Type Derivative Type   Average Notional
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF      
Interest rate contracts Futures — Long $ 2,411,216
  Futures — Short   2,105,864

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

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, mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

4. Fair Valuation (continued)

Fair value of these investments is determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Advisor has established a valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”) of senior officers and employees, with the responsibility of overseeing the pricing and valuation of all securities, including securities where market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee meets at least monthly and reports directly to the Trust’s Board of Trustees. A pricing group (the “Pricing Group”) who reports to the Valuation Committee relies on the established pricing policies to determine fair valuation. Included in the pricing policies is an overview of the approved valuation approaches established for each asset class. The Pricing Group will consider all appropriate information when determining fair valuation.

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

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing the Funds’ securities carried at value:

          Level 2 —          
          Other   Level 3 —      
    Level 1 —     Significant   Significant      
    Quoted     Observable   Unobservable   Totals  
Fund   Prices     Inputs   Inputs   (Level 1,2,3)  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF                    
Common Stocks* $ 697,831,672   $ $ $ 697,831,672  
Investment Companies   3,714,283         3,714,283  
Total investments in securities $ 701,545,955   $ $ $ 701,545,955  
Principal Active Income ETF                    
Common Stocks* $ 55,206,691   $ $ $ 55,206,691  
Preferred Stocks*   20,583,700         20,583,700  
Bonds*       189,225,469     189,225,469  
Investment Companies   4,716,553         4,716,553  
Total investments in securities $ 80,506,944   $ 189,225,469 $ $ 269,732,413  
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF                    
Common Stocks* $ 3,386,417   $ $ $ 3,386,417  
Investment Companies   108,336         108,336  
Total investments in securities $ 3,494,753   $ $ $ 3,494,753  
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF                    
Common Stocks* $ 95,150,997   $ $ $ 95,150,997  
Investment Companies   4,261,544         4,261,544  
Total investments in securities $ 99,412,541   $ $ $ 99,412,541  
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF                    
Common Stocks* $ 16,387,916   $ $ $ 16,387,916  
Preferred Stocks*   179,325         179,325  
Investment Companies   216,772         216,772  
Total investments in securities $ 16,784,013   $ $ $ 16,784,013  
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                    
Bonds* $   $ 109,453,741 $ $ 109,453,741  
Investment Companies   2,021,124         2,021,124  
Total investments in securities $ 2,021,124   $ 109,453,741 $ $ 111,474,865  
Liabilities                    
Interest rate contracts                    
Futures $ (84,948 ) $ $ $ (84,948 )

 

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4. Fair Valuation (continued)                
 
        Level 2 —        
        Other   Level 3 —    
    Level 1 —   Significant   Significant    
    Quoted   Observable   Unobservable   Totals
Fund   Prices   Inputs   Inputs   (Level 1,2,3)
Principal Millennials Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 25,646,008 $ $ $ 25,646,008
Investment Companies   1,120,581       1,120,581
Total investments in securities $ 26,766,589 $ $ $ 26,766,589
Principal Price Setters Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 17,891,698 $ $ $ 17,891,698
Investment Companies   550,610       550,610
Total investments in securities $ 18,442,308 $ $ $ 18,442,308
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 31,736,359 $ $ $ 31,736,359
Investment Companies   1,066,567       1,066,567
Total investments in securities $ 32,802,926 $ $ $ 32,802,926
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF                
Bonds* $ $ 137,313,540 $ $ 137,313,540
Investment Companies   3,895,153       3,895,153
Total investments in securities $ 3,895,153 $ 137,313,540 $ $ 141,208,693
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF                
Preferred Stocks* $ 3,047,963 $ $ $ 3,047,963
Bonds*     16,597,694     16,597,694
Investment Companies   133,648       133,648
Total investments in securities $ 3,181,611 $ 16,597,694 $ $ 19,779,305
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 4,410,209 $ $ $ 4,410,209
Investment Companies   109,801       109,801
Total investments in securities $ 4,520,010 $ $ $ 4,520,010
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF                
Bonds* $ $ 12,331,813 $ $ 12,331,813
U.S. Government & Government Agency Obligations     103,102     103,102
Investment Companies   269,493       269,493
Total investments in securities $ 269,493 $ 12,434,915 $ $ 12,704,408
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 6,372,302 $ $ $ 6,372,302
Investment Companies   38,674       38,674
Total investments in securities $ 6,410,976 $ $ $ 6,410,976
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 1,500,426,652 $ $ $ 1,500,426,652
Investment Companies   3,583,990       3,583,990
Total investments in securities $ 1,504,010,642 $ $ $ 1,504,010,642
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 327,274,248 $ $ $ 327,274,248
Investment Companies   14,800,464       14,800,464
Total investments in securities $ 342,074,712 $ $ $ 342,074,712
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF                
Common Stocks* $ 8,845,758 $ $ $ 8,845,758
Investment Companies   263,089       263,089
Total investments in securities $ 9,108,847 $ $ $ 9,108,847
 
* For additional detail regarding sector classifications, please see the Schedules of Investments.            

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

5. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates

Management Services. The Funds have agreed to pay investment advisory and management fees to the Advisor computed at an annual percentage rate of each of the Funds’ average daily net assets. A portion of the management fee is paid by the Advisor to the sub-advisor of the Funds, which is also 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 Index ETF 0.42 % 0.40 % 0.38 % 0.37 %
Principal Millennials Index ETF 0.45   0.43   0.41   0.40  
Principal Price Setters Index ETF^ 0.29   0.27   0.25   0.24  
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF^ 0.29   0.27   0.25   0.24  
 
^ Prior to November 1, 2019, the management fee was 0.40%, 0.38%, 0.36% and 0.35% respectively.              
 
Fund             All Assets  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF             0.58 %
Principal Active Income ETF             0.49  
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF             0.29  
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF             0.25  
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF             0.26  
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF             0.55  
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF             0.60  
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF             0.29  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF             0.18  
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF             0.15  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF             0.15  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF             0.38  
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF             0.20  

 

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

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

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

 

Affiliated Ownership. At June 30, 2020, Principal Financial Services, Inc., Principal Funds, Inc., and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (each an affiliate of the Advisor) owned Shares as follows:

Fund Shares
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF 26,650,000
Principal Active Income ETF 6,447,100
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF 104,905
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 586,897
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF 3,950,000
Principal Millennials Index ETF 200,001
Principal Price Setters Index ETF 5,716
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF 100,001
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF 199,004
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF 995,521
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF 104,905
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF 399,681
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 199,921
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 43,800,000
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 11,992,090

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

6. Investment Transactions

For the period ended June 30, 2020, the cost of investment securities purchased and proceeds from investment securities sold (not including short-term investments and in-kind transactions) by the Funds were as follows:

Non-U.S. Government U.S. Government

 

Fund   Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 296,533,681 $ 300,871,272 $ $
Principal Active Income ETF   111,321,186   27,103,144    
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   4,456,605   4,452,729    
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   21,760,484   23,343,202    
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   10,144,034   9,370,414    
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   82,929,267   96,321,816   1,461,338   1,664,322
Principal Millennials Index ETF   10,428,654   10,518,901    
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   20,847,626   20,308,324    
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   7,030,555   7,006,635    
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   88,073,805   42,064,223    
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF   21,041,535   1,234,625    
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   3,307,017   3,296,958    
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   5,924,236   2,522,540   412,477   309,371
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   3,741,379   4,322,108    
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   625,611,584   625,250,209    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   282,274,804   280,990,413    
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   7,553,008   6,710,707    
 
 
For the period ended June 30, 2020, in-kind transactions were as follows:            
 
Fund   Purchases     Sales    
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 28,397,662   $    
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF         956,360
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   43,226,051     19,640,931
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   19,184,029     2,571,138
Principal Millennials Index ETF   2,133,710        
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   25,312,637     28,392,764  
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   24,376,843     7,788,467
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   26,591,181        
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF         1,092,204
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   7,498,589     655,050
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   406,583,252     560,353,895
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   113,303,494     89,380,509
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   11,244,526     2,051,182

 

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

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Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

7. Federal Tax Information

Distributions to Shareholders. The federal income tax character of distributions paid to shareholders for the periods ended June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2019 was as follows:

    Ordinary Income   Long-Term Capital Gain*
    Period ended   Period ended   Period ended   Period ended
Fund   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 21,484,757 $ 20,184,875 $ $ 4,972,196
Principal Active Income ETF   13,270,230   14,143,301     2,538,828
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   88,000   59,096    
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF        
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   286,121   N/A     N/A
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   7,184,698   9,092,787   1,027,060  
Principal Millennials Index ETF   175,301   117,278    
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   260,900   256,124    
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   284,301   303,638    
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   4,757,405   2,777,398    
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF     N/A     N/A
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   92,000   49,407    
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   346,501   31,100    
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   75,200   N/A     N/A
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   31,719,706   36,383,987    
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   4,965,930   4,270,986    
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   124,800   N/A     N/A

 

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

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

Distributable Earnings. As of June 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a federal income tax basis were:

                  Late Year        
                  Ordinary and        
    Undistributed Undistributed   Unrealized     Post Oct        
    Ordinary Long-Term   Appreciation/     Capital Loss     Capital Loss  
Fund   Income Capital Gains   (Depreciation)     Deferrals     Carryforward  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 6,444,257 $ $ 68,313,182   $   $ (71,445,112 )
Principal Active Income ETF   1,081,908     (17,582,436 )       (6,972,049 )
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   13,383     (263,109 )       (392,517 )
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF       14,152,967     (73,221 )   (4,341,444 )
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   107,572     (615,174 )   (434,972 )    
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   1,962,336   1,913,776   7,749,354          
Principal Millennials Index ETF   151,077     3,711,326         (1,446,116 )
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   59,666     455,757         (1,354,691 )
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   213,753     989,042         (1,971,578 )
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   604,872     (775,864 )       (1,622,943 )
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF   48,638     (165,171 )       (5,892 )
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   21,161     386,486         (149,415 )
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   23,530     4,406         (22,359 )
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   29,681     334,960         (277,864 )
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   6,941,485     105,434,052         (80,471,010 )
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   1,513,125     (40,922,534 )       (63,604,833 )
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   41,259     (731,381 )       (653,909 )

 

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Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

7. Federal Tax Information (continued)

Capital Loss Carryforwards. As of June 30, 2020, the following Funds had net realized capital loss carryforwards, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, available to be used to offset future realized capital gains:

    No Expiration   No Expiration       Annual
Fund   Short-Term   Long-Term   Total   Limitations*
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $ 10,018,097 $ 61,427,015 $ 71,445,112 $
Principal Active Income ETF   1,309,661   5,662,388   6,972,049  
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF     392,517   392,517  
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   1,409,906   2,931,538   4,341,444  
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF        
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF        
Principal Millennials Index ETF   938,931   507,185   1,446,116  
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   1,068,758   285,933   1,354,691   294,429
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   804,006   1,167,572   1,971,578   230,798
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   618,548   1,004,395   1,622,943  
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF   5,892     5,892  
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   149,415     149,415  
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   22,271   88   22,359  
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   277,864     277,864  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   61,853,968   18,617,042   80,471,010  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   52,479,933   11,124,900   63,604,833  
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   653,909     653,909  
 
* In accordance with IRC Sections 381-384, a portion of certain Funds’ losses have been subjected to an annual limitation.        

 

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

For the taxable year ended June 30, 2020, the Funds had late-year capital and ordinary losses as follows:

Fund   Late Year Ordinary Loss     Post October Loss Capital Loss  
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF $ (73,221 ) $  
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF       (434,972 )

 

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, 2020, the Funds recorded reclassifications as follows:

    Total Distributable        
    Earnings        
Fund   (Accumulated Loss)     Paid In Capital  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF $   $  
Principal Active Income ETF   (297,922 )   297,922  
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   501,140     (501,140 )
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   (7,613,224 )   7,613,224  
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   (206,359 )   206,359  
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   (357,784 )   357,784  
Principal Millennials Index ETF        
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   (1,632,456 )   1,632,456  
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   (610,963 )   610,963  
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   (256,739 )   256,739  
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF   (70,000 )   70,000  
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   216,662     (216,662 )
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF        
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   (53,767 )   53,767  
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   (76,422,483 )   76,422,483  
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   (17,901,905 )   17,901,905  
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   (208,346 )   208,346  

 

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Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020

7. Federal Tax Information (continued)

Federal Income Tax Basis. As of June 30, 2020, 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 Global Dividend Income ETF $ 127,706,567 $ (59,417,867 ) $ 68,288,700   $ 633,257,255
Principal Active Income ETF   12,083,274   (29,665,745 )   (17,582,471 )   287,314,884
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF   61,354   (324,463 )   (263,109 )   3,757,862
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF   21,255,246   (7,102,279 )   14,152,967     85,259,574
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   1,098,439   (1,713,934 )   (615,495 )   17,399,508
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF   8,949,743   (1,200,389 )   7,749,354     103,725,511
Principal Millennials Index ETF   5,066,679   (1,353,902 )   3,712,777     23,053,812
Principal Price Setters Index ETF   844,809   (389,052 )   455,757     17,986,551
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF   1,965,982   (976,940 )   989,042     31,813,884
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF   2,019,041   (2,794,905 )   (775,864 )   141,984,557
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF   30,620   (195,791 )   (165,171 )   19,944,476
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF   674,760   (288,274 )   386,486     4,133,524
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF   33,908   (29,502 )   4,406     12,700,002
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   693,114   (358,154 )   334,960     6,076,016
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   184,413,469   (78,979,417 )   105,434,052     1,398,576,590
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF   23,490,831   (64,413,365 )   (40,922,534 )   382,997,246
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF   598,908   (1,330,289 )   (731,381 )   9,840,228

 

8. Other Matters

As of the date these financial statements were available to be issued, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) in many countries continues to adversely impact global commercial activity and has contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving and many countries have reacted by instituting quarantines and restrictions on travel. Such measures, as well as the general uncertainty surrounding the dangers and impact of COVID-19, are creating significant disruption in supply chains and economic activity. As COVID-19 continues to spread, the potential impacts, including a global, regional or other economic recession, are increasingly difficult to assess. These events, or fear of such an event, present material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Funds’ performance and financial results.

9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated events or transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. On June 9, 2020, the Board of Trustees approved items which merit recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

The Board approved a 5 to 1 stock split for Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities ETF. The stock split, which was effective after the close of trade on July 22, 2020, has been retroactively reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statement of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights.

The Board approved a Plan of Liquidation and Termination (the “Plan”) for Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF and Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF. Pursuant to the Plan, these Funds will liquidate on August 19, 2020.

The Board also approved Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF switching exchanges from Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. to NYSE Arca effective on August 17, 2020.

The following name changes effective on or about September 30, 2020, as shown below:

Current Name
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF
Principal Price Setters Index ETF
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF

Approved New Name
Principal International Multi-Factor ETF
Principal Quality ETF
Principal Value ETF
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor ETF
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor ETF
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor ETF

There were no additional items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

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Schedule of Investments

Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF

June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 98.55% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Apparel — 4.37%       Machinery — Diversified — 1.06%      
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 29,106 $ 12,769,576 Kone OYJ, Class B 109,081 $ 7,502,661
NIKE Inc, Class B 185,343   18,172,881        
        Media — 1.58%      
    $ 30,942,457 Walt Disney Co/The 100,185   11,171,629
 
Auto Manufacturers — 2.01%       Multi-National — 0.22%      
PACCAR Inc 190,352   14,247,847 Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior      
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.17%       SA, Class E 132,671   1,525,717
Bridgestone Corp 260,500   8,369,294        
Magna International Inc 157,822   7,028,519 Oil & Gas — 3.82%      
        Chevron Corp 136,882   12,213,981
    $ 15,397,813 Marathon Petroleum Corp 225,670   8,435,544
Banks — 5.25%       Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B 420,797   6,382,056
First Republic Bank 142,973   15,153,708     $ 27,031,581
JPMorgan Chase & Co 185,874   17,483,308        
PacWest Bancorp 231,891   4,570,572 Packaging & Containers — 1.15%      
        Packaging Corp of America 81,859   8,169,528
    $ 37,207,588        
Beverages — 4.55%       Pharmaceuticals — 5.02%      
Ambev SA ADR 3,895,862   10,285,076 Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 160,296   10,377,852
Coca-Cola Co/The 270,187   12,071,955 Pfizer Inc 369,785   12,091,970
Diageo PLC 297,410   9,881,888 Roche Holding AG 37,833   13,111,473
    $ 32,238,919     $ 35,581,295
Biotechnology — 1.71%       Real Estate — 0.78%      
CSL Ltd 61,059   12,093,269 Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd 59,900   5,497,098
 
Chemicals — 2.39%       REITs — 3.25%      
Givaudan SA 2,004   7,462,254 Keppel DC REIT 7,416,000   13,516,533
Kansai Paint Co Ltd 450,800   9,489,867 Terreno Realty Corp 180,333   9,492,729
    $ 16,952,121     $ 23,009,262
Commercial Services — 2.73%       Semiconductors — 6.49%      
Experian PLC 298,320   10,420,391 Lam Research Corp 34,072   11,020,929
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc 218,067   8,908,037 Microchip Technology Inc 70,946   7,471,323
    $ 19,328,428 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd      
        ADR 483,248   27,433,989
Computers — 4.13%              
Apple Inc 80,148   29,237,990     $ 45,926,241
        Software — 7.81%      
Construction Materials — 1.07%       Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 67,659   8,537,889
James Hardie Industries PLC 400,741   7,610,695 Microsoft Corp 147,272   29,971,325
Diversified Financial Services — 5.51%       SAP SE 120,222   16,791,823
BlackRock Inc 30,056   16,353,169     $ 55,301,037
Deutsche Boerse AG 77,220   13,972,157        
Discover Financial Services 172,992   8,665,169 Telecommunications — 5.24%      
        BCE Inc 298,179   12,435,839
    $ 38,990,495 Telenor ASA 706,476   10,283,087
Electric — 3.07%       Verizon Communications Inc 260,481   14,360,318
CLP Holdings Ltd 806,500   7,908,393     $ 37,079,244
NextEra Energy Inc 57,668   13,850,124        
        Toys, Games & Hobbies — 4.10%      
    $ 21,758,517 Hasbro Inc 250,463   18,772,202
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.41%       Nintendo Co Ltd 23,000   10,226,719
Energizer Holdings Inc 209,871   9,966,774     $ 28,998,921
Electronics — 2.42%       Transportation — 3.12%      
nVent Electric PLC 410,432   7,687,392 Expeditors International of Washington Inc 92,971   7,069,515
TE Connectivity Ltd 115,622   9,428,974 Union Pacific Corp 88,960   15,040,467
    $ 17,116,366     $ 22,109,982
Food — 2.84%              
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS 1,402,593   13,916,440 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 697,831,672
Danone SA 89,747   6,207,139 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.53% Shares Held   Value
    $ 20,123,579 Money Market Fund — 0.53%      
Gas — 0.81%       State Street Institutional U.S. Government      
Rubis SCA 119,796   5,757,792 Money Market Fund — Institutional      
        Class 0.12% (a) 3,714,283 $ 3,714,283
Healthcare — Products — 4.12%              
Coloplast A/S, Class B 81,402   12,616,850        
Medtronic PLC 180,333   16,536,536 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 3,714,283
    $ 29,153,386 Total Investments   $ 701,545,955
        Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.92%   $ 6,546,351
Household Products/Wares — 1.07%              
Avery Dennison Corp 66,122   7,543,859 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 708,092,306
 
Insurance — 3.28%       (a) Current yield shown is as of period end.      
Chubb Ltd 122,226   15,476,256        
Swiss Re AG 100,935   7,783,325        
    $ 23,259,581        

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                      
Location Percent                    
United States 48.70 %                  
Switzerland 7.52 %                  
Ireland 4.88 %                  
Japan 4.74 %                  
Germany 4.35 %                  
Canada 4.01 %                  
Taiwan 3.87 %                  
France 3.49 %                  
Denmark 3.25 %                  
United Kingdom 2.48 %                  
Turkey 1.97 %                  
Singapore 1.91 %                  
Australia 1.71 %                  
Brazil 1.45 %                  
Norway 1.45 %                  
Hong Kong 1.12 %                  
Finland 1.06 %                  
Netherlands 0.90 %                  
Panama 0.22 %                  
Other Assets and Liabilities 0.92 %                  
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %                  
 
  June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities     Value     Cost   Proceeds   Value
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $   $ 150,930,295 $ 150,930,295 $
  $   $ 150,930,295 $ 150,930,295 $
 
 
                Realized Gain    
          Realized   from     Change in
          Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
      Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $     $   $ $
  $     $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                    

 

See accompanying notes.

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COMMON STOCKS — 20.44% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.19%       Oil & Gas — 1.35%      
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The 29,883 $ 512,792 Chevron Corp 11,480 $ 1,024,361
        EOG Resources Inc 14,488   733,962
Apparel — 0.30%              
        Exxon Mobil Corp 10,937   489,103
VF Corp 13,270   808,674        
        HollyFrontier Corp 23,061   673,381
Auto Manufacturers — 0.35%       Marathon Petroleum Corp 19,377   724,312
PACCAR Inc 12,636   945,805     $ 3,645,119
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.39%       Packaging & Containers — 0.41%      
Magna International Inc 23,828   1,061,061 Packaging Corp of America 11,210   1,118,758
 
Banks — 2.70%       Pharmaceuticals — 1.18%      
Bank of Hawaii Corp 6,537   401,437 Johnson & Johnson 6,108   858,968
Columbia Banking System Inc 26,335   746,466 Merck & Co Inc 16,110   1,245,786
Cullen / Frost Bankers Inc 9,441   705,337 Pfizer Inc 33,490   1,095,123
East West Bancorp Inc 31,010   1,123,802        
JPMorgan Chase & Co 14,575   1,370,925     $ 3,199,877
PacWest Bancorp 38,475   758,342 REITs — 1.47%      
Truist Financial Corp 18,413   691,408 Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc 6,989   1,133,965
US Bancorp 24,265   893,437 Digital Realty Trust Inc 9,871   1,402,768
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc 18,337   600,537 Medical Properties Trust Inc 75,828   1,425,566
    $ 7,291,691     $ 3,962,299
Chemicals — 0.41%       Retail — 0.98%      
Air Products & Chemicals Inc 4,647   1,122,065 Costco Wholesale Corp 3,380   1,024,850
        Home Depot Inc/The 2,940   736,499
Computers — 0.62%              
Apple Inc 4,567   1,666,042 Starbucks Corp 12,184   896,621
            $ 2,657,970
Diversified Financial Services — 1.02%              
BlackRock Inc 2,458   1,337,373 Semiconductors — 0.67%      
KKR & Co Inc, Class A 45,683   1,410,691 Applied Materials Inc 10,335   624,751
        Microchip Technology Inc 11,171   1,176,418
    $ 2,748,064        
            $ 1,801,169
Electric — 1.45%              
ALLETE Inc 14,108   770,438 Software — 0.55%      
Eversource Energy 12,778   1,064,024 Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 4,405   555,867
WEC Energy Group Inc 11,603   1,017,003 SAP SE 6,705   938,700
Xcel Energy Inc 16,845   1,052,812     $ 1,494,567
    $ 3,904,277 Telecommunications — 0.43%      
Electronics — 0.36%       BCE Inc 28,032   1,170,897
Honeywell International Inc 6,738   974,247 Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.41%      
Food — 0.77%       Hasbro Inc 14,659   1,098,692
Hormel Foods Corp 25,013   1,207,377        
Tyson Foods Inc, Class A 14,697   877,558 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 55,206,691
    $ 2,084,935 PREFERRED STOCKS — 7.62% Shares Held   Value
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.34%       Banks — 2.74%      
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 6,497   547,307 Bank of America Corp; Series KK      
        5.38%, 06/25/2024 (a),(b) 30,000 $ 771,000
Snap-on Inc 2,618   362,619        
        Bank of America Corp; Series EE      
    $ 909,926 6.00%, 04/25/2021 (a),(b) 10,000   258,400
Healthcare — Products — 1.33%       Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The; Series N      
Abbott Laboratories 15,259   1,395,130 6.30%, 05/10/2021 (a),(b) 40,000   1,038,000
Medtronic PLC 14,112   1,294,071 JPMorgan Chase & Co; Series BB      
Teleflex Inc 2,449   891,387 6.15%, 09/01/2020 (a),(b) 25,000   635,250
    $ 3,580,588 KeyCorp; Series F      
        5.65%, 12/15/2023 (b) 50,000   1,250,000
Home Builders — 0.43%       Morgan Stanley; Series I      
LCI Industries 10,063   1,157,044 (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.71%),      
Insurance — 0.52%       6.38%, 10/15/2024 (a),(b),(c) 10,000   259,300
Chubb Ltd 6,054   766,558 Morgan Stanley; Series E      
Fidelity National Financial Inc 20,926   641,591 (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.32%),      
        7.13%, 10/15/2023 (a),(b),(c) 35,000   928,900
    $ 1,408,149        
        Truist Financial Corp; Series O      
Leisure Time — 0.31%       5.25%, 06/01/2025 (b) 40,000   1,043,200
Acushnet Holdings Corp 23,882   830,855 Wells Fargo & Co; Series Z      
        4.75%, 03/15/2025 (b) 30,000   697,200
Machinery — Diversified — 0.78%              
Deere & Co 7,263   1,141,380 Wells Fargo & Co; Series Y      
Nordson Corp 5,143   975,679 5.63%, 06/15/2022 (b) 20,000   507,200
    $ 2,117,059     $ 7,388,450
Media — 0.72%       Electric — 1.44%      
Comcast Corp, Class A 23,084   899,814 Alabama Power Co; Series A      
Walt Disney Co/The 9,275   1,034,255 5.00%, 10/01/2022 (a),(b) 50,000   1,286,000
        Duke Energy Corp; Series A      
    $ 1,934,069 5.75%, 06/15/2024 (b) 35,000   942,200

 

See accompanying notes.

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              Principal    
PREFERRED STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Electric (continued)         Diversified Financial Services — 1.27%        
Entergy Louisiana LLC         Jefferies Group LLC        
4.88%, 09/01/2066   25,000 $ 626,250 6.25%, 01/15/2036 $ 3,000,000 $ 3,437,059
Entergy Mississippi LLC                  
          Electric — 4.51%        
4.90%, 10/01/2066   25,000   623,000          
          Emera Inc        
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc; Series I                  
5.13%, 11/15/2072 (a)   16,000   405,600 (3-month USD LIBOR + 5.44%),        
          6.75%, 06/15/2076 (c)   3,000,000   3,244,530
      $ 3,883,050 GenOn Energy Inc        
Gas — 0.43%         0.00%, 10/15/2020 (e),(f),(g),(h)   3,100,000  
NiSource Inc         PPL Capital Funding Inc        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.67%),        
Rate + 3.63%),         2.97%, 03/30/2067 (c)   6,000,000   4,500,000
6.50%, 03/15/2024 (a),(b),(c)   45,000   1,161,450 Talen Energy Supply LLC        
          4.60%, 12/15/2021   5,000,000   4,451,250
Insurance — 1.01%                  
Allstate Corp/The; Series H               $ 12,195,780
5.10%, 10/15/2024 (b)   40,000   1,014,400 Entertainment — 0.57%        
MetLife Inc; Series F         AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc        
4.75%, 03/15/2025   70,000   1,719,900 6.13%, 05/15/2027   5,000,000   1,550,000
      $ 2,734,300 Environmental Control — 4.79%        
REITs — 2.00%         Advanced Disposal Services Inc        
Kimco Realty Corp; Series L         5.63%, 11/15/2024 (d)   3,000,000   3,112,500
5.13%, 08/16/2022 (a),(b)   40,000   937,600 Covanta Holding Corp        
PS Business Parks Inc; Series W         5.88%, 03/01/2024   3,000,000   3,026,250
5.20%, 10/20/2021 (b)   20,000   492,400 5.88%, 07/01/2025   2,000,000   2,025,000
PS Business Parks Inc; Series Y         Waste Pro USA Inc        
5.20%, 12/07/2022 (b)   40,000   989,600 5.50%, 02/15/2026 (d)   5,000,000   4,772,450
Public Storage; Series I               $ 12,936,200
4.88%, 09/12/2024 (b)   15,000   379,500          
          Food — 1.61%        
Public Storage; Series E                  
4.90%, 10/14/2021 (b)   15,000   374,700 Post Holdings Inc        
          4.63%, 04/15/2030 (d)   4,440,000   4,345,872
Public Storage; Series H                  
5.60%, 03/11/2024 (b)   35,000   933,450 Healthcare — Products — 1.92%        
Vornado Realty Trust; Series M         Hologic Inc        
5.25%, 12/13/2022 (b)   60,000   1,309,200 4.63%, 02/01/2028 (d)   5,000,000   5,187,500
 
      $ 5,416,450 Healthcare — Services — 6.51%        
          Encompass Health Corp        
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $ 20,583,700 4.75%, 02/01/2030   2,000,000   1,910,000
    Principal     5.75%, 09/15/2025   3,000,000   3,060,000
BONDS — 70.06%   Amount   Value HCA Inc        
Apparel — 1.31%         5.63%, 09/01/2028   4,000,000   4,465,000
Under Armour Inc         MEDNAX Inc        
3.25%, 06/15/2026 (a) $ 4,000,000 $ 3,530,800 6.25%, 01/15/2027 (d)   5,000,000   5,000,000
          Surgery Center Holdings Inc        
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.97%         6.75%, 07/01/2025 (a),(d)   3,500,000   3,158,750
Titan International Inc                  
6.50%, 11/30/2023   4,000,000   2,612,040       $ 17,593,750
 
Banks — 3.21%         Home Builders — 1.30%        
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The         PulteGroup Inc        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         6.38%, 05/15/2033   3,000,000   3,510,000
Rate + 3.22%),         Insurance — 1.55%        
4.95%, 02/10/2025 (b),(c)   4,000,000   3,800,000 MetLife Inc        
JPMorgan Chase & Co         9.25%, 04/08/2038 (d)   3,000,000   4,192,500
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.25%),                  
5.15%, 05/01/2023 (b),(c)   5,000,000   4,862,500 Iron & Steel — 0.76%        
          Allegheny Technologies Inc        
      $ 8,662,500 7.88%, 08/15/2023   2,000,000   2,047,500
Chemicals — 3.70%                  
          Lodging — 1.77%        
Kraton Polymers LLC / Kraton Polymers Capital         Boyd Gaming Corp 4.75%, 12/01/2027 (d)   3,000,000   2,580,000
Corp         6.00%, 08/15/2026   2,000,000   1,869,400
7.00%, 04/15/2025 (d)   5,000,000   5,025,000          
          8.63%, 06/01/2025 (d)   310,000   323,950
OCI NV                  
5.25%, 11/01/2024 (d)   1,000,000   960,000       $ 4,773,350
6.63%, 04/15/2023 (d)   4,000,000   4,020,000 Media — 7.00%        
      $ 10,005,000 CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp        
          5.13%, 05/01/2027 (d)   1,000,000   1,034,600
Commercial Services — 0.09%         5.38%, 06/01/2029 (d)   2,000,000   2,110,000
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget         CSC Holdings LLC        
Finance Inc         6.75%, 11/15/2021   3,000,000   3,149,130
5.50%, 04/01/2023   296,000   244,200 DISH DBS Corp        
          5.88%, 11/15/2024   4,000,000   3,980,000

 

See accompanying notes.

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      Principal         Principal      
BONDS (continued)     Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount     Value
Media (continued)           Pharmaceuticals — 1.86%          
Sirius XM Radio Inc           HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife          
4.13%, 07/01/2030 (d)   $ 1,500,000 $ 1,483,440 International Inc          
5.00%, 08/01/2027 (d)     1,000,000   1,022,070 7.25%, 08/15/2026 (d) $ 5,000,000   $ 5,025,000
5.38%, 04/15/2025 (d)     4,000,000   4,108,000            
ViacomCBS Inc           Pipelines — 5.69%          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.90%),           Buckeye Partners LP          
5.88%, 02/28/2057 (c)     1,000,000   985,500 3.95%, 12/01/2026   6,000,000     5,653,800
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.90%),           EnLink Midstream Partners LP          
6.25%, 02/28/2057 (c)     1,000,000   1,022,900 4.15%, 06/01/2025   5,000,000     3,850,000
        $ 18,895,640 4.85%, 07/15/2026   1,000,000     740,300
            NGPL PipeCo LLC          
Mining — 1.11%           4.88%, 08/15/2027 (d)   2,000,000     2,197,841
Freeport-McMoRan Inc           Transcanada Trust          
3.88%, 03/15/2023     3,000,000   3,000,000 (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.53%),          
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 4.46%           5.63%, 05/20/2075 (c)   3,000,000     2,932,500
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-GC29                   $ 15,374,441
4.30%, 04/10/2048 (i)     750,000   716,217            
COMM 2015-CCRE22 Mortgage Trust           REITs — 0.64%          
4.24%, 03/10/2048 (i)     500,000   499,215 CBL & Associates LP          
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GC13           5.95%, 12/15/2026   6,000,000     1,725,000
4.22%, 07/10/2046 (d),(i)     500,000   471,199            
            Storage/Warehousing — 1.91%          
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ12           Mobile Mini Inc          
4.18%, 06/10/2046 (i)     2,000,000   1,779,986            
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24           5.88%, 07/01/2024   5,000,000     5,146,500
4.67%, 09/10/2047 (i)     500,000   403,407 Telecommunications — 4.10%          
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC32           CommScope Technologies LLC          
4.57%, 07/10/2048 (i)     1,241,000   1,132,044 5.00%, 03/15/2027 (d)   6,250,000     5,629,375
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage           Sprint Corp          
Securities Trust 2012-LC9           7.88%, 09/15/2023   3,000,000     3,378,750
4.57%, 12/15/2047 (d),(i)     1,750,000   1,407,188            
            T-Mobile USA Inc          
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust           6.38%, 03/01/2025   2,000,000     2,055,000
2013-L C12                    
4.41%, 07/15/2046 (i)     1,000,000   869,594       $ 11,063,125
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust           Transportation — 1.98%          
2014-L C16         XPO Logistics Inc          
4.46%, 08/15/2050     1,000,000   929,408 6.25%, 05/01/2025 (d)   2,250,000     2,356,875
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust           6.50%, 06/15/2022 (d)   3,000,000     3,003,750
2015 -SG1                    
4.61%, 09/15/2048 (i)     1,600,000   1,434,297         $ 5,360,625
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust                      
2016 -C35         TOTAL BONDS     $ 189,225,469
4.18%, 07/15/2048 (i)     1,000,000   879,927 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.75%   Shares Held     Value
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C14           Money Market Funds — 1.75%          
4.11%, 06/15/2046 (d),(i)     500,000   226,063            
            Principal Government Money Market Fund —          
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C22           Institutional Class 0.00% (e),(j),(k),(l)   2,918,957   $ 2,918,957
3.91%, 09/15/2057 (i)     1,000,000   901,613            
4.05%, 09/15/2057 (d),(i)     500,000   402,534 State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
            Money Market Fund — Institutional          
        $ 12,052,692 Class 0.12% (l)   1,797,596     1,797,596
Office & Business Equipment — 1.09%                      
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp           TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $ 4,716,553
4.25%, 04/01/2028     750,000   764,295 Total Investments     $ 269,732,413
5.50%, 12/01/2024     2,000,000   2,174,580 Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.13%       $ 363,635
        $ 2,938,875 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%     $ 270,096,048
Oil & Gas — 2.15%                      
Gulfport Energy Corp           (a) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.
6.38%, 01/15/2026     6,000,000   2,887,500 (b) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest,
Valaris PLC                      
4.75%, 01/15/2024     3,000,000   330,000 but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date. Date shown, if any,
4.88%, 06/01/2022     2,000,000   220,000 reflects the next call date or final legal maturity date. Rate shown is as of
W&T Offshore Inc           period end.          
9.75%, 11/01/2023 (d)     3,000,000   1,878,000            
            (c) Rate shown is as of period end. The rate may be a variable or floating rate
Whiting Petroleum Corp                      
0.00%, 03/15/2021 (e),(f)     2,500,000   481,250 or a fixed rate which may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future.
            (d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
        $ 5,796,750            
            1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from
Packaging & Containers — 2.23%           registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc / Reynolds Group                      
Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer           period, the value of these securities totaled $81,057,227 or 30.01% of net
(Luxembourg) S.A.           assets.          
5.13%, 07/15/2023 (d)     3,000,000   3,022,770 (e) Non-income producing security.          
Sealed Air Corp           (f) Security is defaulted.          
4.00%, 12/01/2027 (d)     3,000,000   3,000,000            
            (g) The value of these investments was determined using significant  
        $ 6,022,770 unobservable inputs.          

 

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(h) Fair value of the investment is determined in good faith by the Advisor Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Board of Sector Percent  
Directors. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of the security totaled $0 or Financial 17.61 %
0.00% of net assets. Consumer, Non-cyclical 15.28 %
(i) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate Communications 12.43 %
and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on Industrial 11.42 %
  Consumer, Cyclical 10.99 %
current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate Energy 9.62 %
and spread in their description. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period Utilities 7.40 %
end. Basic Materials 5.99 %
(j) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the Mortgage Securities 4.46 %
Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the Technology 2.92 %
Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the Investment Companies 1.75 %
  Other Assets and Liabilities 0.13 %
outstanding voting shares of the security).      
Please see affiliated sub-schedule for transactional information. TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %
(k) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities      
lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled      
$2,918,957 or 1.08% of net assets.      
(l) Current yield shown is as of period end.      

 

    June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost     Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 72,421,308 $ 69,502,351 $ 2,918,957
  $ $ 72,421,308 $ 69,502,351 $ 2,918,957
 
 
              Realized Gain      
        Realized   from     Change in
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $   $   $   $
  $   $   $   $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 99.51% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Aerospace & Defense — 0.33%       Commercial Services — 2.47%      
L3Harris Technologies Inc 29 $ 4,920 Aaron’s Inc 364 $ 16,526
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Class A 267   6,392 ADT Inc (b) 1,889   15,074
    $ 11,312 AMERCO 43   12,994
        Global Payments Inc 33   5,598
Agriculture — 0.58%       ManpowerGroup Inc 195   13,406
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 342   13,646 Quanta Services Inc 364   14,280
Bunge Ltd 148   6,087 ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc (a) 176   6,281
    $ 19,733     $ 84,159
Airlines — 2.43%       Computers — 1.66%      
Alaska Air Group Inc 583   21,140 DXC Technology Co 1,403   23,150
Delta Air Lines Inc 548   15,371 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 2,055   19,995
JetBlue Airways Corp (a) 1,980   21,582        
        Western Digital Corp 301   13,289
United Airlines Holdings Inc (a) 710   24,573        
            $ 56,434
    $ 82,666        
        Construction Materials — 1.02%      
Apparel — 1.31%       Johnson Controls International PLC 427   14,578
Dow Inc (a) 152   6,195        
        MDU Resources Group Inc 268   5,944
PVH Corp 439   21,094 Owens Corning 256   14,275
Ralph Lauren Corp 78   5,657        
Skechers U.S.A. Inc, Class A (a) 187   5,868     $ 34,797
Tapestry Inc 426   5,657 Distribution/Wholesale — 0.81%      
        LKQ Corp (a) 488   12,785
    $ 44,471        
        Univar Solutions Inc (a) 866   14,601
Auto Manufacturers — 1.20%              
Ford Motor Co 3,493   21,238     $ 27,386
General Motors Co 771   19,506 Diversified Financial Services — 3.72%      
    $ 40,744 Air Lease Corp 663   19,419
        Alliance Data Systems Corp 127   5,730
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.84%       Ally Financial Inc 993   19,691
BorgWarner Inc 417   14,720 Capital One Financial Corp 293   18,339
Lear Corp 126   13,737 Invesco Ltd 2,168   23,328
    $ 28,457 Jefferies Financial Group Inc 1,182   18,380
Banks — 4.89%       Synchrony Financial 978   21,673
Bank OZK 484   11,360     $ 126,560
BOK Financial Corp 91   5,136 Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.19%      
CIT Group Inc 954   19,776 Acuity Brands Inc 68   6,510
Citigroup Inc 236   12,060        
Citizens Financial Group Inc 719   18,148 Electronics — 1.44%      
Comerica Inc 129   4,915 Arrow Electronics Inc (a) 193   13,257
Fifth Third Bancorp 562   10,835 Avnet Inc 732   20,412
First Horizon National Corp 1,167   11,623 SYNNEX Corp 127   15,211
FNB Corp 1,474   11,055     $ 48,880
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 23   4,545        
        Energy — Alternate Sources — 0.62%      
KeyCorp 394   4,799 First Solar Inc (a) 427   21,137
PacWest Bancorp 271   5,341        
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 118   4,955 Engineering & Construction — 1.10%      
Popular Inc 277   10,296 AECOM (a) 346   13,003
Regions Financial Corp 964   10,720 EMCOR Group Inc 92   6,085
Synovus Financial Corp 242   4,968 Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 70   5,936
Wintrust Financial Corp 256   11,167 KBR Inc 248   5,592
Zions Bancorp NA 141   4,794 MasTec Inc (a) 150   6,730
    $ 166,493     $ 37,346
Beverages — 0.53%       Entertainment — 0.99%      
Molson Coors Beverage Co, Class B 526   18,073 Cinemark Holdings Inc 889   10,268
        Madison Square Garden Sports Corp (a) 34   4,994
Biotechnology — 1.09%              
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 48   5,387 Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp 222   18,251
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc, Class A (a) 12   5,418     $ 33,513
Corteva Inc (a) 730   19,557 Food — 1.85%      
Sage Therapeutics Inc (a) 162   6,736 Conagra Brands Inc 166   5,838
    $ 37,098 JM Smucker Co/The 52   5,502
        Kraft Heinz Co/The 654   20,856
Chemicals — 3.25%       Performance Food Group Co (a) 217   6,323
Albemarle Corp 76   5,868 Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (a) 282   4,763
Ashland Global Holdings Inc 201   13,889        
        Tyson Foods Inc, Class A 96   5,732
DuPont de Nemours Inc 393   20,880 US Foods Holding Corp (a) 698   13,765
Eastman Chemical Co 198   13,789        
Huntsman Corp 736   13,226     $ 62,779
Mosaic Co/The 1,649   20,629 Food Service — 0.15%      
Westlake Chemical Corp 418   22,425 Aramark 225   5,078
 
    $ 110,706 Forest Products & Paper — 0.18%      
        International Paper Co 172   6,056

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.18%       Mining — 1.41%      
Snap-on Inc 45 $ 6,233 Alcoa Corp (a) 2,163 $ 24,312
Healthcare — Products — 0.33%       Freeport-McMoRan Inc 1,524   17,633
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc 126   5,551 Newmont Corp 98   6,050
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 47   5,610     $ 47,995
    $ 11,161 Miscellaneous Manufacture — 0.42%      
Healthcare — Services — 0.80%       Textron Inc 433   14,250
Anthem Inc 20   5,260 Office & Business Equipment — 0.57%      
Centene Corp (a) 89   5,656 Xerox Holding Corp (a) 1,257   19,220
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (a) 34   5,648        
Syneos Health Inc (a) 94   5,475 Oil & Gas — 13.49%      
Universal Health Services Inc, Class B 56   5,202 Chevron Corp 151   13,474
    $ 27,241 Cimarex Energy Co 759   20,865
        Concho Resources Inc 254   13,081
Home Builders — 1.98%       ConocoPhillips 328   13,782
DR Horton Inc 243   13,474 Continental Resources Inc 1,628   28,539
Lennar Corp, Class A 330   20,335 CVR Energy Inc 286   5,751
PulteGroup Inc 395   13,442 Devon Energy Corp 1,843   20,900
Toll Brothers Inc 617   20,108 Diamondback Energy Inc 468   19,572
    $ 67,359 EOG Resources Inc 271   13,729
Home Furnishings — 0.18%       EQT Corp 1,496   17,802
Whirlpool Corp 48   6,217 Exxon Mobil Corp 439   19,632
        Helmerich & Payne Inc 991   19,334
Housewares — 0.21%       Hess Corp 121   6,269
Newell Brands Inc 440   6,987 HollyFrontier Corp 634   18,513
Insurance — 5.14%       Marathon Oil Corp 3,732   22,840
American International Group Inc 576   17,960 Marathon Petroleum Corp 568   21,232
Assured Guaranty Ltd 669   16,330 Murphy Oil Corp 1,668   23,018
Athene Holding Ltd, Class A (a) 377   11,759 Noble Energy Inc 2,283   20,456
Brighthouse Financial Inc (a) 583   16,219 Occidental Petroleum Corp 1,537   28,127
Equitable Holdings Inc 907   17,496 Parsley Energy Inc, Class A 2,181   23,293
Lincoln National Corp 456   16,776 Phillips 66 177   12,726
Loews Corp 142   4,869 Pioneer Natural Resources Co 151   14,753
MetLife Inc 481   17,566 Transocean Ltd (a),(b) 14,958   27,373
MGIC Investment Corp 1,329   10,885 Valero Energy Corp 200   11,764
Prudential Financial Inc 284   17,296 WPX Energy Inc (a) 3,515   22,426
Radian Group Inc 294   4,560        
Reinsurance Group of America Inc 52   4,079     $ 459,251
Unum Group 1,143   18,962 Oil & Gas Services — 2.16%      
    $ 174,757 Baker Hughes Co 1,209   18,607
Iron & Steel — 1.17%       Halliburton Co 1,697   22,027
Nucor Corp 318   13,168 National Oilwell Varco Inc 1,602   19,624
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 142   13,480 Schlumberger Ltd 726   13,351
Steel Dynamics Inc 505   13,176     $ 73,609
    $ 39,824 Packaging & Containers — 0.59%      
Leisure Time — 1.98%       Westrock Co 711   20,093
Carnival Corp (b) 1,267   20,804        
        Pharmaceuticals — 1.90%      
Harley-Davidson Inc 273   6,489 Cigna Corp (a) 29   5,442
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (a) 1,273   20,916        
        CVS Health Corp 205   13,319
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 384   19,315 Elanco Animal Health Inc (a) 626   13,428
    $ 67,524 Mylan NV (a) 1,170   18,813
Lodging — 0.57%       Perrigo Co PLC 245   13,541
MGM Resorts International 1,162   19,522     $ 64,543
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.17%       Pipelines — 1.97%      
Oshkosh Corp 82   5,873 Antero Midstream Corp 4,168   21,257
Machinery — Diversified — 1.15%       Kinder Morgan Inc 846   12,834
AGCO Corp 243   13,477 ONEOK Inc 158   5,249
Flowserve Corp 221   6,303 Targa Resources Corp 1,114   22,358
Middleby Corp/The (a) 86   6,789 Williams Cos Inc/The 283   5,382
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp 220   12,665     $ 67,080
    $ 39,234 Real Estate — 1.00%      
Media — 3.14%       Howard Hughes Corp/The (a) 394   20,469
Discovery Inc, Class A (a),(b) 616   12,998 Jones Lang LaSalle Inc 131   13,553
DISH Network Corp, Class A (a) 437   15,081     $ 34,022
Fox Corp, Class A 201   5,391        
Liberty Broadband Corp (a) 43   5,254 REITs — 15.94%      
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM (a) 366   12,634 Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc 37   6,003
News Corp, Class A 1,630   19,332 American Campus Communities Inc 428   14,963
Nexstar Media Group Inc, Class A 166   13,893 American Homes 4 Rent, Class A 529   14,230
ViacomCBS Inc, Class B 961   22,410 Brixmor Property Group Inc 1,198   15,358
    $ 106,993 Cousins Properties Inc 429   12,797
        EPR Properties 631   20,905

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held     Value  
REITs (continued)       Transportation — 1.36%          
Equity Commonwealth 399 $ 12,848 FedEx Corp 44   $ 6,170  
Healthcare Trust of America Inc, Class A 218   5,781 Kirby Corp (a) 389     20,835  
Healthpeak Properties Inc 236   6,504 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc 321     13,389  
Highwoods Properties Inc 151   5,637 XPO Logistics Inc (a) 74     5,716  
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1,122   12,106       $ 46,110  
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc 553   13,913            
Invitation Homes Inc 219   6,029 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 3,386,417  
JBG SMITH Properties 449   13,277            
Kilroy Realty Corp 101   5,929 INVESTMENT COMPANIES —3.18% Shares Held     Value  
Kimco Realty Corp 1,795   23,048 Money Market Funds — 3.18%          
Macerich Co/The (b) 2,925   26,237 Principal Government Money Market Fund —          
Medical Properties Trust Inc 739   13,893 Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(c),(d),(e) 96,401   $ 96,401  
National Retail Properties Inc 185   6,564 State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money          
New Residential Investment Corp 1,521   11,301 Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.12% (e) 11,935     11,935  
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc 186   5,530            
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc 2,029   20,067 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 108,336  
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 1,461   19,957            
Prologis Inc 63   5,880 Total Investments   $ 3,494,753  
Realty Income Corp 104   6,188 Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.69)%     $ (91,451 )
Regency Centers Corp 312   14,318 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 3,403,302  
Sabra Health Care REIT Inc 1,482   21,385            
Service Properties Trust 2,952   20,930 (a) Non-income producing security.          
SL Green Realty Corp 473   23,314 (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Spirit Realty Capital Inc 701   24,437 (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
STAG Industrial Inc 215   6,304            
Starwood Property Trust Inc 352   5,266 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
STORE Capital Corp 714   17,000 $96,401 or 2.83% of net assets.          
Two Harbors Investment Corp 2,414   12,167 (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Ventas Inc 382   13,989 Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the    
VEREIT Inc 3,636   23,379 Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the    
VICI Properties Inc 705   14,234 outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-schedule  
Vornado Realty Trust 369   14,100            
Welltower Inc 263   13,610 for transactional information.          
Weyerhaeuser Co 289   6,491 (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
WP Carey Inc 97   6,562            
    $ 542,431 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Retail — 4.72%       Sector       Percent  
Advance Auto Parts Inc 42   5,983 Financial       31.13 %
AutoNation Inc (a) 506   19,015 Energy       18.25 %
Foot Locker Inc 482   14,055 Consumer, Cyclical       18.00 %
Gap Inc/The 2,239   28,256 Consumer, Non-cyclical       9.54 %
Kohl’s Corp 1,037   21,539 Industrial       7.95 %
Macy’s Inc (b) 3,136   21,576 Basic Materials       6.01 %
Penske Automotive Group Inc 558   21,600 Communications       5.25 %
Qurate Retail Inc, Series A (a) 2,421   23,000 Technology       3.38 %
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc 136   5,765 Investment Companies       3.18 %
    $ 160,789 Other Assets and Liabilities       (2.69 )%
Savings & Loans — 0.44%       TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %
People’s United Financial Inc 409   4,732            
Sterling Bancorp 886   10,384            
    $ 15,116            
Semiconductors — 0.82%                  
Marvell Technology Group Ltd 177   6,206            
Micron Technology Inc (a) 288   14,838            
ON Semiconductor Corp (a) 354   7,016            
    $ 28,060            
Software — 0.33%                  
Fidelity National Information Services Inc 42   5,632            
SolarWinds Corp (a) 317   5,601            
    $ 11,233            
Telecommunications — 2.10%                  
AT&T Inc 434   13,120            
CenturyLink Inc 2,030   20,361            
Corning Inc 256   6,630            
GCI Liberty Inc, Class A (a) 193   13,726            
Juniper Networks Inc 240   5,486            
ViaSat Inc (a) 318   12,202            
    $ 71,525            
Textiles — 0.64%                  
Mohawk Industries Inc (a) 214   21,777            

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020
 
  June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales   June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost   Proceeds   Value
Principal Government Money                
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 505,286 $ 408,885 $ 96,401
  $ $ 505,286 $ 408,885 $ 96,401
 
            Realized Gain    
        Realized   from   Change in
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money                
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ $ $
  $ $ $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.              

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 99.80% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Biotechnology — 60.32%       Biotechnology (continued)      
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 33,270 $ 1,612,597 PTC Therapeutics Inc (a) 13,346 $ 677,176
Acceleron Pharma Inc (a) 11,476   1,093,318 Puma Biotechnology Inc (a) 8,318   86,757
ADMA Biologics Inc (a) 17,685   51,817 Radius Health Inc (a) 9,856   134,337
Adverum Biotechnologies Inc (a) 15,818   330,280 REGENXBIO Inc (a) 7,875   290,036
Agenus Inc (a) 29,335   115,287 Retrophin Inc (a) 9,172   187,201
Allakos Inc (a),(b) 10,538   757,261 Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 35,789   65,494
Allogene Therapeutics Inc (a) 26,386   1,129,848 Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 10,762   225,249
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 19,185   2,841,490 Rubius Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 17,040   101,899
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 7,242   55,401 Sage Therapeutics Inc (a) 11,328   471,018
Amicus Therapeutics Inc (a) 55,190   832,265 Sangamo Therapeutics Inc (a) 24,756   221,814
AnaptysBio Inc (a) 5,793   129,416 Seattle Genetics Inc (a) 18,098   3,075,212
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 16,226   529,941 Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 36,937   231,964
Applied Therapeutics Inc (a) 3,956   143,009 Stoke Therapeutics Inc (a) 6,988   166,524
Ardelyx Inc (a) 18,963   131,224 Theravance Biopharma Inc (a) 12,126   254,525
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 10,861   683,700 Turning Point Therapeutics Inc (a) 7,802   503,931
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 20,723   895,026 Twist Bioscience Corp (a) 7,022   318,097
Assembly Biosciences Inc (a) 6,939   161,817 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 12,509   978,454
Atara Biotherapeutics Inc (a) 11,560   168,429 Veracyte Inc (a) 10,431   270,163
Avrobio Inc (a) 7,696   134,295 Vericel Corp (a) 9,543   131,884
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 32,895   156,745 Viking Therapeutics Inc (a) 15,430   111,250
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd (a) 11,327   828,117 Vir Biotechnology Inc (a) 23,746   972,874
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 24,712   3,047,978 Xencor Inc (a) 12,421   402,316
Bluebird Bio Inc (a) 11,983   731,442 Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc (a) 8,704   376,013
Blueprint Medicines Corp (a) 10,662   831,636 ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc (a),(b) 38,655   126,788
Bridgebio Pharma Inc (a) 26,737   871,894        
            $ 57,507,847
Cara Therapeutics Inc (a) 9,967   170,436        
CEL-SCI Corp (a),(b) 7,768   115,899 Chemicals — 0.10%      
ChemoCentryx Inc (a) 12,618   726,040 Amyris Inc (a),(b) 22,530   96,203
Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 8,888   267,084 Commercial Services — 1.72%      
Cortexyme Inc (a) 6,276   290,579 HealthEquity Inc (a) 15,334   899,646
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (a) 12,878   946,404 Progyny Inc (a) 18,377   474,311
CytomX Therapeutics Inc (a) 9,704   80,834 R1 RCM Inc (a) 24,102   268,737
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 11,057   660,324        
Denali Therapeutics Inc (a) 20,837   503,839     $ 1,642,694
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 14,999   380,975 Healthcare — Products — 13.40%      
Dynavax Technologies Corp (a),(b) 17,905   158,817 10X Genomics Inc (a) 4,661   416,274
Editas Medicine Inc (a) 10,952   323,960 Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (a),(b) 11,669   176,902
Epizyme Inc (a) 20,874   335,236 Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp (a) 26,899   1,301,374
Esperion Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 5,835   299,394 AtriCure Inc (a) 8,666   389,537
Evolus Inc (a),(b) 7,142   37,853 Avanos Medical Inc (a) 10,234   300,777
Exact Sciences Corp (a) 31,797   2,764,431 AxoGen Inc (a) 8,429   77,884
Fate Therapeutics Inc (a) 16,435   563,885 Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc (a) 7,247   254,442
FibroGen Inc (a) 18,890   765,612 Cardiovascular Systems Inc (a) 7,530   237,571
Gossamer Bio Inc (a) 14,100   183,300 CareDx Inc (a) 9,064   321,137
Guardant Health Inc (a) 20,287   1,645,884 Cerus Corp (a) 33,477   220,948
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc (a) 31,731   850,708 CryoLife Inc (a) 8,008   153,513
Homology Medicines Inc (a) 9,406   142,877 Cutera Inc (a) 3,035   36,936
ImmunoGen Inc (a) 37,198   171,111 GenMark Diagnostics Inc (a) 12,401   182,419
Immunomedics Inc (a) 41,784   1,480,825 Glaukos Corp (a) 7,884   302,903
Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b) 21,815   587,914 Hanger Inc (a) 7,971   132,000
Insmed Inc (a) 19,434   535,212 Inogen Inc (a) 4,694   166,731
Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 7,092   339,778 Inspire Medical Systems Inc (a) 5,264   458,073
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 30,381   1,791,264 Intersect ENT Inc (a) 6,729   91,111
Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc (a) 27,304   749,495 Invacare Corp 7,189   45,794
Karuna Therapeutics Inc (a) 5,643   628,969 iRhythm Technologies Inc (a) 5,766   668,222
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc (a) 13,410   253,985 Luminex Corp 9,622   313,004
Kodiak Sciences Inc (a) 9,594   519,227 Merit Medical Systems Inc (a) 11,978   546,796
Krystal Biotech Inc (a) 3,699   153,213 NanoString Technologies Inc (a) 7,629   223,911
Kura Oncology Inc (a) 9,674   157,686 Natera Inc (a) 16,799   837,598
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 3,843   429,840 Natus Medical Inc (a) 7,280   158,850
MacroGenics Inc (a) 10,444   291,596 Nevro Corp (a) 6,708   801,405
Mirati Therapeutics Inc (a) 8,541   975,126 Novocure Ltd (a) 21,384   1,268,071
Moderna Inc (a) 69,686   4,474,538 Orthofix Medical Inc (a) 4,074   130,368
Myriad Genetics Inc (a) 15,885   180,136 OrthoPediatrics Corp (a) 3,573   156,354
NantKwest Inc (a),(b) 21,006   257,954 Quanterix Corp (a) 5,980   163,792
Nektar Therapeutics (a) 38,087   882,095 Shockwave Medical Inc (a) 6,044   286,304
NextCure Inc (a) 5,733   122,916 Sientra Inc (a) 10,565   40,886
NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b) 14,234   280,979 Silk Road Medical Inc (a) 6,594   276,223
Novavax Inc (a),(b) 9,579   798,410 SmileDirectClub Inc (a),(b) 21,951   173,413
Omeros Corp (a),(b) 10,621   156,341 Tandem Diabetes Care Inc (a) 12,778   1,264,000
Pacific Biosciences of California Inc (a) 32,678   112,739 Varex Imaging Corp (a) 8,220   124,533
Precigen Inc (a) 34,742   173,363 ViewRay Inc (a) 31,433   70,410
Provention Bio Inc (a) 10,174   143,555        
            $ 12,770,466

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held     Value  
Healthcare — Services — 5.24%       Retail — 0.18%          
Brookdale Senior Living Inc (a) 39,629 $ 116,906 PetIQ Inc (a) 4,999   $ 174,165  
Community Health Systems Inc (a) 25,166   75,750            
Invitae Corp (a),(b) 21,056   637,786 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 95,150,997  
MEDNAX Inc (a) 18,005   307,886            
        INVESTMENT COMPANIES —4.47% Shares Held     Value  
OPKO Health Inc (a),(b) 145,501   496,158            
Personalis Inc (a) 6,674   86,562 Money Market Funds — 4.47%          
RadNet Inc (a) 10,734   170,349 Principal Government Money Market Fund —          
        Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(c),(d),(e) 4,074,103   $ 4,074,103  
Surgery Partners Inc (a) 10,569   122,283            
Teladoc Health Inc (a) 13,475   2,571,569 State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
Tenet Healthcare Corp (a) 22,549   408,362 Money Market Fund — Institutional Class          
        0.12% (e) 187,441     187,441  
    $ 4,993,611            
Pharmaceuticals — 18.84%       TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 4,261,544  
Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 9,888   145,947            
        Total Investments   $ 99,412,541  
Agile Therapeutics Inc (a) 18,587   51,672            
        Other Assets and Liabilities — (4.27)%   $ (4,074,280 )
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 14,816   792,360            
Aimmune Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 13,515   225,836 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 95,338,261  
Akebia Therapeutics Inc (a) 25,397   344,891            
Alector Inc (a) 17,111   418,193 (a) Non-income producing security.          
Alkermes PLC (a) 34,185   663,360 (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 28,633   136,293 (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Antares Pharma Inc (a) 34,853   95,846 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Arvinas Inc (a) 8,321   279,086            
        $4,074,103 or 4.27% of net assets.          
Athenex Inc (a) 16,555   227,797            
        (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Axsome Therapeutics Inc (a) 7,471   614,714            
BioDelivery Sciences International Inc (a) 19,202   83,721 Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc (a) 3,849   204,035 Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the    
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 22,008   101,677 outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-schedule  
Clovis Oncology Inc (a),(b) 15,502   104,639 for transactional information.          
Coherus Biosciences Inc (a) 14,980   267,543            
        (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 7,158   125,265            
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (a),(b) 15,264   128,065            
Cytokinetics Inc (a) 12,616   297,359 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Eidos Therapeutics Inc (a) 8,007   381,694 Sector       Percent  
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 4,213   211,535            
        Consumer, Non-cyclical       99.52 %
Endo International PLC (a) 48,428   166,108            
        Investment Companies       4.47 %
Flexion Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 8,150   107,172            
        Consumer, Cyclical       0.18 %
G1 Therapeutics Inc (a) 8,023   194,638            
        Basic Materials       0.10 %
Global Blood Therapeutics Inc (a) 13,026   822,331            
        Other Assets and Liabilities       (4.27 )%
Heron Therapeutics Inc (a) 19,226   282,814            
Heska Corp (a) 1,669   155,501 TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %
Intellia Therapeutics Inc (a) 10,437   219,386            
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc (a) 13,969   358,584            
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 33,486   345,576            
Kadmon Holdings Inc (a) 27,694   141,793            
Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 7,856   82,567            
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (a),(b) 5,797   24,695            
Lannett Co Inc (a),(b) 8,612   62,523            
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 3,382   383,011            
Mallinckrodt PLC (a),(b) 17,961   48,135            
MannKind Corp (a) 44,080   77,140            
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 24,573   817,544            
MyoKardia Inc (a) 10,017   967,843            
Owens & Minor Inc 13,420   102,260            
Pacira BioSciences Inc (a) 9,122   478,631            
Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 391   7,034            
Principia Biopharma Inc (a) 7,180   429,292            
Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc, Class A (a) 5,957   929,411            
Relmada Therapeutics Inc (a),(b) 3,106   138,993            
Revance Therapeutics Inc (a) 11,023   269,182            
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 9,377   209,107            
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (a) 16,167   2,592,217            
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 24,122   81,532            
TG Therapeutics Inc (a) 21,801   424,683            
TherapeuticsMD Inc (a),(b) 57,904   72,380            
Tricida Inc (a) 10,597   291,206            
uniQure NV (a) 9,454   425,997            
Voyager Therapeutics Inc (a) 7,918   99,925            
Zogenix Inc (a) 9,451   255,272            
    $ 17,966,011            

 

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  June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities   Value     Cost   Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 37,827,518 $ 33,753,415 $ 4,074,103
  $ $ 37,827,518 $ 33,753,415 $ 4,074,103
 
              Realized Gain      
        Realized   from     Change in
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money                      
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $   $   $   $
  $   $   $   $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                    

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 98.36% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.57%       Banks (continued)      
Dentsu Group Inc 800 $ 18,930 Bankia SA 14,423 $ 15,368
JCDecaux SA (a) 886   16,474 Bankinter SA 4,332   20,660
Publicis Groupe SA 560   18,126 Banque Cantonale Vaudoise 430   41,800
Stroeer SE & Co KGaA 308   20,728 BNP Paribas SA (a) 2,126   84,483
WPP PLC 2,700   21,104 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 453   30,278
    $ 95,362 Chiba Bank Ltd/The 3,300   15,526
        Commerzbank AG (a) 4,382   19,530
Aerospace & Defense — 0.73%       Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1,827   87,526
Airbus SE (a) 181   12,917        
        Concordia Financial Group Ltd 4,900   15,656
BAE Systems PLC 2,853   17,089 Credit Agricole SA (a) 2,186   20,699
Leonardo SpA 2,409   15,969 Credit Suisse Group AG 4,418   45,689
MTU Aero Engines AG (a) 108   18,704        
        DBS Group Holdings Ltd 4,000   59,702
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 4,370   15,454 DNB ASA 481   6,352
Saab AB, Class B (a) 440   10,983        
        Erste Group Bank AG (a) 866   20,383
Safran SA (a) 299   29,971        
        Hang Seng Bank Ltd 700   11,750
    $ 121,087 HSBC Holdings PLC 18,217   85,460
        Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (a) 33,405   63,937
Agriculture — 1.11%              
British American Tobacco PLC 2,921   112,365 Israel Discount Bank Ltd, Class A 2,118   6,420
Imperial Brands PLC 994   18,949 Japan Post Bank Co Ltd 1,600   11,884
Japan Tobacco Inc (b) 2,900   53,756 KBC Group NV 348   19,963
        Lloyds Banking Group PLC 65,958   25,479
    $ 185,070 Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA 2,909   20,884
Airlines — 0.32%       Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 13,900   54,274
ANA Holdings Inc (a) 600   13,620 Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd 336   6,268
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA 6,920   19,053 Mizuho Financial Group Inc 25,600   31,344
Japan Airlines Co Ltd 800   14,388 National Australia Bank Ltd 3,035   38,161
Singapore Airlines Ltd 2,100   5,621 National Bank of Canada 474   21,479
        Natixis SA (a) 4,929   12,875
    $ 52,682        
        Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd 8,800   56,831
Apparel — 1.63%       Raiffeisen Bank International AG 1,093   19,476
adidas AG (a) 167   43,829        
        Resona Holdings Inc 4,800   16,350
Gildan Activewear Inc 1,466   22,709 Royal Bank of Canada 1,921   130,335
Hermes International 37   30,920 Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 13,185   19,866
Kering SA 79   42,980 Shinsei Bank Ltd 1,100   13,223
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 275   120,650 Shizuoka Bank Ltd/The 2,400   15,404
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd 7,500   11,399 Societe Generale SA (a) 953   15,846
    $ 272,487 Standard Chartered PLC 3,339   18,209
Auto Manufacturers — 2.54%       Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 1,400   39,313
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 312   19,917 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc 500   14,008
        Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (a) 1,011   9,596
Hino Motors Ltd 2,700   18,204        
        Swedbank AB, Class A (a) 758   9,713
Honda Motor Co Ltd 1,800   45,936        
Isuzu Motors Ltd 2,200   19,831 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 2,531   112,959
Mazda Motor Corp 2,700   16,154 UBS Group AG 6,817   78,463
Peugeot SA (a) 1,202   19,554 United Overseas Bank Ltd 600   8,710
Renault SA (a) 826   20,955 Westpac Banking Corp 3,773   46,737
Toyota Motor Corp 3,100   194,139     $ 1,769,130
Volvo AB, Class B (a) 4,426   69,300        
        Beverages — 1.76%      
    $ 423,990 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA 1,112   54,802
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.43%       Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 500   17,486
Bridgestone Corp 500   16,064 Carlsberg A/S, Class B 171   22,601
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA 180   18,674 Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd 2,301   13,751
Continental AG (a) 222   21,739 Coca-Cola HBC AG 857   21,535
Faurecia SE (a) 536   20,938 Diageo PLC 2,127   70,673
Hella GmbH & Co KGaA 550   22,492 Heineken Holding NV 209   17,106
Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd 400   16,078 Heineken NV 192   17,701
Magna International Inc 600   26,721 Pernod Ricard SA 179   28,165
NGK Insulators Ltd 1,100   15,159 Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd 400   15,578
Rheinmetall AG 227   19,688 Treasury Wine Estates Ltd 2,028   14,667
Stanley Electric Co Ltd 800   19,227     $ 294,065
Toyota Industries Corp 300   15,865        
        Biotechnology — 0.71%      
Valeo SA 959   25,169        
        CSL Ltd 309   61,200
    $ 237,814 Genmab A/S (a) 65   21,757
Banks — 10.62%       H Lundbeck A/S 654   24,592
ABN AMRO Bank NV (c) 1,954   16,829 Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (a) 497   11,478
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd 2,985   38,398     $ 119,027
Banca Mediolanum SpA 3,145   22,579        
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 5,065   17,436 Chemicals — 2.35%      
Banco Santander SA (a) 16,506   40,325 Air Liquide SA 231   33,324
Bank of East Asia Ltd/The 5,200   11,875 Arkema SA 232   22,192
Bank of Ireland Group PLC (a) 8,483   17,393 Asahi Kasei Corp 2,000   16,219
Bank of Montreal 651   34,650 BASF SE 891   49,932
Bank of Nova Scotia/The (b) 1,227   50,776 Brenntag AG 430   22,595

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Chemicals (continued)       Distribution/Wholesale (continued)      
Chr Hansen Holding A/S 104 $ 10,725 Toyota Tsusho Corp 600 $ 15,165
Croda International PLC 348   22,664 Travis Perkins PLC 1,687   23,527
EMS-Chemie Holding AG 58   44,933     $ 257,357
ICL Group Ltd 1,971   5,838        
LANXESS AG 402   21,209 Diversified Financial Services — 2.75%      
Nitto Denko Corp 300   16,948 Acom Co Ltd 3,500   13,323
        Amundi SA (a),(c) 272   21,300
Novozymes A/S, Class B 255   14,744        
Nutrien Ltd (b) 555   17,832 ASX Ltd 264   15,555
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 400   46,659 Brookfield Asset Management Inc, Class A 1,597   52,559
Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd 4,800   14,314 CI Financial Corp 1,886   23,992
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp 1,000   16,680 Daiwa Securities Group Inc 3,700   15,410
Toray Industries Inc 3,300   15,511 EQT AB 709   12,718
        GRENKE AG 272   20,964
    $ 392,319 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 1,264   53,818
Commercial Services — 3.39%       IGM Financial Inc (b) 1,104   26,827
Adecco Group AG 924   43,359 Magellan Financial Group Ltd 467   18,695
Adyen NV (a),(c) 19   27,654 Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd 2,900   13,698
Amadeus IT Group SA 335   17,456 Nomura Holdings Inc 3,400   15,190
Ashtead Group PLC 843   28,402 Onex Corp 522   23,581
Atlantia SpA (a) 1,280   20,564 ORIX Corp 1,200   14,765
Babcock International Group PLC 3,885   14,933 Partners Group Holding AG 51   46,260
Brambles Ltd 1,926   14,448 SBI Holdings Inc 1,000   21,561
Bureau Veritas SA (a) 845   17,829 Schroders PLC 599   21,888
Elis SA (a) 1,693   19,763 Tokyo Century Corp 500   25,515
G4S PLC 16,127   22,771     $ 457,619
Intertek Group PLC 315   21,233        
IWG PLC 8,634   28,351 Electric — 1.69%      
Park24 Co Ltd 1,000   17,087 A2A SpA 12,908   18,280
Persol Holdings Co Ltd 1,400   19,190 ACEA SpA 1,010   19,393
Randstad NV 455   20,274 AGL Energy Ltd 1,183   13,919
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd 1,700   57,971 Atco Ltd, Class I 656   19,459
RELX PLC 1,719   39,831 Canadian Utilities Ltd, Class A 768   19,121
Rentokil Initial PLC 3,838   24,235 Chubu Electric Power Co Inc 1,000   12,521
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc 558   22,717 Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc/The 1,000   13,346
Securitas AB, Class B (a) 782   10,536 Electric Power Development Co Ltd 700   13,258
SGS SA 16   39,094 Enel SpA 3,192   27,535
Sixt SE (a) 296   22,614 Fortum OYJ 1,093   20,759
Sohgo Security Services Co Ltd 300   13,948 Iberdrola SA 2,727   31,618
        Origin Energy Ltd 4,644   18,716
    $ 564,260 Power Assets Holdings Ltd 2,000   10,877
Computers — 1.01%       Red Electrica Corp SA 894   16,678
Atos SE (a) 237   20,210 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc 1,500   14,253
Avast PLC (c) 709   4,643 Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings Inc (a) 4,100   12,569
Capgemini SE 190   21,763     $ 282,302
CGI Inc (a) 335   21,105        
Computershare Ltd 2,095   19,156 Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.97%      
Fujitsu Ltd 200   23,376 Brother Industries Ltd 1,000   17,985
NEC Corp 400   19,153 Casio Computer Co Ltd 1,000   17,319
Nomura Research Institute Ltd 700   18,976 Legrand SA 250   18,993
Otsuka Corp 300   15,781 Prysmian SpA 1,002   23,213
SCSK Corp 100   4,853 Schneider Electric SE 568   63,100
        Signify NV (a),(c) 827   21,361
    $ 169,016        
            $ 161,971
Construction Materials — 1.62%              
Boral Ltd 9,922   25,951 Electronics — 0.82%      
Buzzi Unicem SpA 877   18,888 ABB Ltd 2,022   45,521
Cie de Saint-Gobain (a) 660   23,766 Alps Alpine Co Ltd 1,500   19,171
CRH PLC 589   20,183 Assa Abloy AB, Class B 448   9,108
Daikin Industries Ltd 300   48,164 Hoya Corp 400   38,009
Geberit AG 80   40,040 Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd 100   5,850
HeidelbergCement AG 371   19,816 Spectris PLC 606   18,960
LafargeHolcim Ltd 996   43,637     $ 136,619
LIXIL Group Corp 1,200   16,737 Engineering & Construction — 2.05%      
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd 10,000   12,257 ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA 818   20,623
    $ 269,439 ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios      
        SA — Rights (a) 818   1,276
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.54%              
        Aena SME SA (a),(c) 146   19,470
Bunzl PLC 914   24,531        
Ferguson PLC 294   24,087 Aeroports de Paris 167   17,149
ITOCHU Corp 3,000   64,501 Auckland International Airport Ltd 2,027   8,594
        Bouygues SA (a) 547   18,689
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd 600   8,680        
Mitsubishi Corp 1,600   33,637 CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd 2,000   10,296
        Eiffage SA (a) 227   20,760
Mitsui & Co Ltd 1,800   26,581        
        Flughafen Zurich AG (a) 324   42,097
Sumitomo Corp 1,300   14,863        
        Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a) 396   17,271
Toromont Industries Ltd 439   21,785        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Engineering & Construction (continued)       Healthcare — Services — 0.42%      
HOCHTIEF AG 241 $ 21,377 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA 243 $ 20,831
Kajima Corp 1,400   16,648 Fresenius SE & Co KGaA 431   21,364
Obayashi Corp 1,700   15,870 Lonza Group AG 7   3,696
Shimizu Corp 1,800   14,753 NMC Health PLC (a),(d) 708  
Skanska AB, Class B (a) 555   11,287 Ramsay Health Care Ltd 355   16,296
Sydney Airport 3,639   14,239 Ryman Healthcare Ltd 982   8,288
Taisei Corp 500   18,152     $ 70,475
Vinci SA 573   52,789        
        Holding Companies — Diversified — 0.11%      
    $ 341,340 CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd 1,500   9,638
Entertainment — 0.66%       Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd 200   8,348
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 953   16,770     $ 17,986
Flutter Entertainment PLC (a) 208   27,307        
Genting Singapore Ltd 17,600   9,598 Home Builders — 1.04%      
OPAP SA 2,110   20,020 Barratt Developments PLC 3,375   20,738
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd 8,039   18,751 Bellway PLC 690   21,768
Toho Co Ltd 500   18,037 Berkeley Group Holdings PLC 412   21,263
        Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd 600   14,125
    $ 110,483 Haseko Corp 1,400   17,608
Food — 4.70%       Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd 1,100   15,709
AAK AB (a) 519   8,917 Sekisui House Ltd 900   17,108
Ajinomoto Co Inc 800   13,277 Taylor Wimpey PLC 12,669   22,386
Associated British Foods PLC 821   19,481 Vistry Group PLC 2,584   22,749
Calbee Inc 600   16,576     $ 173,454
Carrefour SA 1,015   15,686        
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 4   32,931 Home Furnishings — 0.77%      
Coles Group Ltd 1,342   15,901 Haier Electronics Group Co Ltd 4,000   12,103
Danone SA 671   46,408 Hoshizaki Corp 200   17,115
Empire Co Ltd 962   23,037 Panasonic Corp 1,900   16,534
George Weston Ltd 259   18,973 Sony Corp 1,200   82,063
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA 890   15,584     $ 127,815
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 2,300   62,689 Household Products — 1.46%      
MEIJI Holdings Co Ltd 200   15,893 Essity AB, Class B (a) 275   8,886
Mowi ASA 354   6,718 Kao Corp 500   39,546
Nestle SA 3,040   336,070 L’Oreal SA (a) 139   44,617
NH Foods Ltd 400   16,022 Pola Orbis Holdings Inc 800   13,900
Salmar ASA (a) 162   7,727        
        Unilever NV 1,420   75,381
Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd 1,700   55,420 Unilever PLC 1,127   60,816
Tesco PLC 9,268   26,195        
Yakult Honsha Co Ltd 300   17,643     $ 243,146
Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd 700   12,032 Household Products/Wares — 0.19%      
    $ 783,180 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 342   31,495
Food Service — 0.19%       Insurance — 6.31%      
Compass Group PLC 1,178   16,232 Aegon NV 6,320   18,838
Sodexo SA 237   16,029 AIA Group Ltd 11,507   107,342
    $ 32,261 Allianz SE 566   115,581
        AMP Ltd (a) 15,236   19,504
Forest Products & Paper — 0.38%       Assicurazioni Generali SpA 1,179   17,842
Mondi PLC 1,078   20,177 Aviva PLC 5,544   18,795
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd 12,000   10,853 AXA SA 2,029   42,428
Oji Holdings Corp 2,700   12,528 Baloise Holding AG 279   41,845
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 569   19,025 CNP Assurances (a) 1,640   18,886
    $ 62,583 Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc 1,200   14,259
        Direct Line Insurance Group PLC 5,031   16,894
Gas — 0.50%              
        Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 61   18,846
Centrica PLC 39,090   18,667 Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (a) 316   5,814
Enagas SA 806   19,696        
        Great-West Lifeco Inc 1,099   19,266
National Grid PLC 875   10,725        
        Grupo Catalana Occidente SA 800   18,425
Naturgy Energy Group SA 902   16,787        
        Helvetia Holding AG 426   39,725
Snam SpA 3,479   16,940        
        iA Financial Corp Inc 613   20,527
    $ 82,815 Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd 1,800   12,781
Healthcare — Products — 1.05%       Japan Post Insurance Co Ltd 1,200   15,704
Coloplast A/S, Class B 194   30,069 Manulife Financial Corp 4,248   57,794
ConvaTec Group PLC (c) 7,982   19,346 Mapfre SA (b) 9,994   17,786
EssilorLuxottica SA (a) 313   40,176 Medibank Pvt Ltd 7,647   15,779
GN Store Nord A/S 434   23,125 MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc 500   13,711
Koninklijke Philips NV (a) 160   7,464 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG      
Lifco AB, Class B 230   14,563 in Muenchen 280   72,794
Olympus Corp 1,000   19,222 NN Group NV 595   19,988
Sartorius Stedim Biotech 80   20,223 Power Corp of Canada 1,178   20,721
        Prudential PLC 289   4,363
    $ 174,188        
        QBE Insurance Group Ltd 2,365   14,460
        Sampo OYJ, Class A 549   18,886

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Insurance (continued)       Media (continued)      
Sony Financial Holdings Inc 900 $ 21,630 Quebecor Inc, Class B 824 $ 17,705
Sun Life Financial Inc 565   20,763 Schibsted ASA, Class A (a) 283   7,374
Swiss Life Holding AG 108   40,011 Telenet Group Holding NV 533   21,941
Swiss Re AG 314   24,213 Vivendi SA 749   19,220
T&D Holdings Inc 1,700   14,501     $ 125,927
Talanx AG 476   17,691        
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 700   30,457 Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 0.56%      
Tryg A/S 788   22,811 NSK Ltd 2,200   16,280
Zurich Insurance Group AG 56   19,753 SKF AB, Class B 615   11,428
        Tenaris SA 2,621   16,926
    $ 1,051,414 VAT Group AG (c) 263   48,022
Internet — 1.00%           $ 92,656
Adevinta ASA (a) 604   6,081        
Iliad SA 118   23,021 Mining — 2.73%      
Kakaku.com Inc 800   20,220 Anglo American PLC 1,051   24,345
Rakuten Inc 1,900   16,682 Antofagasta PLC 1,926   22,376
Rightmove PLC 3,054   20,662 Barrick Gold Corp 1,853   49,860
Shopify Inc, Class A (a) 33   31,351 BHP Group Ltd 4,621   114,228
Trend Micro Inc 100   5,575 BHP Group PLC 3,795   77,796
United Internet AG 93   3,940 Fresnillo PLC 2,232   23,271
Z Holdings Corp 2,900   14,127 Glencore PLC 12,024   25,510
ZOZO Inc 1,100   24,409 Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd 647   26,641
        Newcrest Mining Ltd 882   19,191
    $ 166,068 Rio Tinto Ltd 241   16,292
Investment Companies — 0.47%       Rio Tinto PLC 980   55,239
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA 204   17,116     $ 454,749
Industrivarden AB, Class C (a) 433   9,810        
Investor AB, Class B 730   38,520 Miscellaneous Manufacture — 1.19%      
Kinnevik AB, Class B 509   13,388 Aalberts NV 676   22,169
        Alfa Laval AB (a) 488   10,705
    $ 78,834 IMI PLC 1,992   22,770
Iron & Steel — 0.36%       Indutrade AB (a) 311   12,282
BlueScope Steel Ltd 2,357   19,014 JSR Corp 800   15,411
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 2,034   19,441 Nikon Corp 1,500   12,531
thyssenkrupp AG (a) 3,051   21,643 Siemens AG 772   90,863
        Trelleborg AB, Class B (a) 783   11,398
    $ 60,098        
Leisure Time — 0.34%           $ 198,129
Carnival PLC 1,517   18,530 Office & Business Equipment — 0.38%      
Shimano Inc 100   19,218 Canon Inc (b) 1,400   27,676
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd 1,200   18,760 FUJIFILM Holdings Corp 500   21,348
    $ 56,508 Seiko Epson Corp 1,300   14,845
Lodging — 0.42%           $ 63,869
Accor SA (a) 585   15,912 Oil & Gas — 3.76%      
MGM China Holdings Ltd 10,800   13,934 Beach Energy Ltd 17,687   18,553
NagaCorp Ltd 12,000   13,888 BP PLC 19,423   73,934
Sands China Ltd 3,236   12,693 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1,341   23,262
SJM Holdings Ltd 13,000   14,425 Cenovus Energy Inc 9,154   42,817
    $ 70,852 ENEOS Holdings Inc 4,200   14,859
        Eni SpA 2,566   24,476
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.83%       Galp Energia SGPS SA 1,407   16,274
Epiroc AB, Class A 853   10,628 Husky Energy Inc 7,628   25,059
Hitachi Ltd 900   28,365 Imperial Oil Ltd 1,625   26,142
Komatsu Ltd 900   18,367 Inpex Corp 2,500   15,441
Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2,200   28,515 Oil Search Ltd 8,771   19,187
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 600   14,131 OMV AG 581   19,426
Sandvik AB (a) 595   11,117        
        Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A 7,878   125,632
Weir Group PLC/The 2,065   27,212 Santos Ltd 5,947   21,751
    $ 138,335 Suncor Energy Inc 3,310   55,809
Machinery — Diversified — 1.55%       TOTAL SA 2,304   87,946
ANDRITZ AG (a) 512   18,637 Woodside Petroleum Ltd 1,117   16,689
Atlas Copco AB, Class A 956   40,484     $ 627,257
GEA Group AG 775   24,510 Oil & Gas Services — 0.10%      
Hexagon AB, Class B (a) 317   18,507        
        Saipem SpA 6,529   16,277
Keyence Corp 200   83,408        
KION Group AG 368   22,657 Packaging & Containers — 0.37%      
Kone OYJ, Class B 480   33,015 CCL Industries Inc, Class B 619   20,007
Kubota Corp 1,100   16,382 DS Smith PLC 5,405   21,981
        Huhtamaki OYJ (a) 501   19,723
    $ 257,600        
            $ 61,711
Media — 0.76%              
Informa PLC 3,363   19,602 Pharmaceuticals — 9.25%      
ITV PLC 22,547   20,864 Amplifon SpA (a) 781   20,804
Pearson PLC 2,694   19,221 Astellas Pharma Inc 1,800   29,999

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value
Pharmaceuticals (continued)       Retail (continued)        
AstraZeneca PLC 919 $ 95,893 Dufry AG (a)   1,129 $ 33,437
Bayer AG 955   70,589 FamilyMart Co Ltd   800   13,699
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 600   32,035 Fast Retailing Co Ltd   100   57,143
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd 200   16,311 Fielmann AG   274   18,440
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 6,246   126,663 Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B   656   9,504
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 731   20,108 Industria de Diseno Textil SA   2,214   58,629
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co Inc 300   16,143 Lawson Inc   300   15,031
Ipsen SA 310   26,348 Moncler SpA (a)   439   16,789
Merck KGaA 421   48,860 Next PLC   366   22,195
Novartis AG 2,585   224,873 Nitori Holdings Co Ltd   100   19,565
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 2,264   146,576 Pandora A/S   597   32,431
Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 600   17,432 Restaurant Brands International Inc   475   25,853
Orion OYJ, Class B 392   18,964 Sundrug Co Ltd   500   16,532
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd 400   17,408 Swatch Group AG/The   176   35,128
Recordati SpA 379   18,927 Tsuruha Holdings Inc   100   13,753
Roche Holding AG 965   334,432 USS Co Ltd   1,100   17,553
Sanofi 768   78,217 Welcia Holdings Co Ltd   200   16,096
Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 900   16,529 Yamada Denki Co Ltd   3,600   17,837
Shionogi & Co Ltd 300   18,754       $ 650,109
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd 1,100   15,180          
Suzuken Co Ltd/Aichi Japan 400   14,892 Semiconductors — 1.29%        
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 1,500   53,457 Advantest Corp   400   22,672
UCB SA 185   21,429 ASM International NV   172   26,581
Vifor Pharma AG 263   39,570 ASM Pacific Technology Ltd   1,200   12,595
        ASML Holding NV   372   136,625
    $ 1,540,393 SUMCO Corp   1,100   16,799
Pipelines — 0.94%             $ 215,272
Enbridge Inc 1,969   59,871          
Inter Pipeline Ltd 3,198   29,775 Shipbuilding — 0.11%        
Keyera Corp 2,036   30,999 Wartsila OYJ Abp   2,186   18,071
Pembina Pipeline Corp 970   24,250 Software — 1.13%        
TC Energy Corp (b) 265   11,321 Constellation Software Inc   23   25,970
    $ 156,216 Micro Focus International PLC   338   1,809
        Nemetschek SE   58   3,988
Real Estate — 1.27%                
        Nexon Co Ltd   900   20,313
Azrieli Group Ltd 109   4,931          
CapitaLand Ltd (a) 4,300   9,010 Open Text Corp   255   10,829
        Sage Group PLC/The   1,105   9,198
CK Asset Holdings Ltd 2,016   12,017          
        SAP SE   792   110,621
Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd 200   18,354 TeamViewer AG (a),(c)   91   4,969
Grand City Properties SA 763   17,607          
Henderson Land Development Co Ltd 3,000   11,380       $ 187,697
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd 2,200   9,086 Telecommunications — 3.95%        
Hulic Co Ltd 1,400   13,122 1 &1 Drillisch AG 767   19,932
Hysan Development Co Ltd 4,000   12,825 BCE Inc   917   38,244
Kerry Properties Ltd 4,500   11,612 BT Group PLC   12,626   17,843
Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd 1,000   14,841 Deutsche Telekom AG   5,521   92,701
Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd 800   14,148 Hikari Tsushin Inc   100   22,737
Sino Land Co Ltd 10,000   12,580 KDDI Corp   2,600   77,874
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd 600   16,465 Koninklijke KPN NV   6,721   17,820
Swiss Prime Site AG 358   33,100 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp   2,700   62,902
    $ 211,078 NTT DOCOMO Inc   1,200   32,030
        Orange SA   1,933   23,118
REITs — 1.28%                
        Singapore Telecommunications Ltd   4,800   8,473
Activia Properties Inc 5   17,203          
        Softbank Corp   1,100   14,008
British Land Co PLC/The 4,428   21,201          
        SoftBank Group Corp   700   35,332
CapitaLand Commercial Trust 7,900   9,580          
        Spark New Zealand Ltd   2,477   7,289
CapitaLand Mall Trust 6,800   9,564          
        Swisscom AG   66   34,545
Gecina SA 121   14,954          
        Tele2 AB, Class B   630   8,353
GPT Group/The 5,603   16,124          
        Telecom Italia SpA/Milano   39,273   15,430
Klepierre SA 832   16,578          
        Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B   3,360   31,068
Merlin Properties Socimi SA 2,143   17,768          
        Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG   6,429   18,975
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust 1,590   17,989          
        Telefonica SA   3,502   16,710
Scentre Group 12,997   19,463 Telefonica SA — Rights (a)   3,502   689
Stockland 8,039   18,363 Telekom Austria AG (a)   2,303   15,913
United Urban Investment Corp 14   15,015          
        Telenor ASA   370   5,385
Vicinity Centres 19,652   19,393          
        Vodafone Group PLC   26,027   41,557
    $ 213,195          
              $ 658,928
Retail — 3.90%                
        Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.27%        
ABC-Mart Inc 300   17,532          
        Nintendo Co Ltd   100   44,464
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, Class B 2,378   74,566          
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd, Class A 301   26,082 Transportation — 2.76%        
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 606   38,658 AP Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B   22   25,634
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp 200   30,637 Aurizon Holdings Ltd   4,808   16,324
Dollarama Inc 692   23,019 Canadian National Railway Co   597   52,818

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held     Value   Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
Transportation (continued)           Location Percent  
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd 271   $ 68,932   Japan 22.37 %
Central Japan Railway Co 200     30,914   Switzerland 11.95 %
Deutsche Post AG 1,992     72,847   United Kingdom 10.90 %
East Japan Railway Co 400     27,688   Canada 10.31 %
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc 400     13,503   France 8.77 %
Kuehne + Nagel International AG (a) 267     44,357        
            Germany 8.62 %
Kyushu Railway Co 500     12,961   Australia 5.85 %
Poste Italiane SpA (c) 1,894     16,470        
            Netherlands 3.35 %
Seibu Holdings Inc 1,300     14,099   Sweden 2.55 %
SG Holdings Co Ltd 600     19,560   Italy 2.49 %
Tokyu Corp 900     12,645   Denmark 2.25 %
West Japan Railway Co 200     11,199   Spain 2.21 %
Yamato Holdings Co Ltd 900     19,421   Hong Kong 2.20 %
      $ 459,372   United States 1.41 %
            Singapore 1.12 %
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 16,387,916   Belgium 0.81 %
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.08% Shares Held     Value   Finland 0.78 %
            Austria 0.56 %
Auto Manufacturers — 0.64%           Ireland 0.50 %
Porsche Automobil Holding SE           Norway 0.27 %
3.24%, 03/24/2021 378   $ 21,727   Luxembourg 0.21 %
Volkswagen AG           Portugal 0.19 %
2.84%, 09/29/2023 558     84,595   Macau 0.16 %
      $ 106,322   New Zealand 0.15 %
Household Products/Wares — 0.44%           Israel 0.14 %
Henkel AG & Co KGaA           Mexico 0.14 %
1.98%, 08/07/2022 784     73,003   Chile 0.13 %
            Jordan 0.12 %
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $ 179,325   Greece 0.12 %
            Cambodia 0.08 %
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.30% Shares Held     Value        
            Czech Republic 0.03 %
Money Market Funds — 1.30%           Other Assets and Liabilities (0.74 )%
Principal Government Money Market Fund —                
Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(e),(f),(g) 158,531   $ 158,531   TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %
State Street Institutional U.S. Government                
Money Market Fund — Institutional Class                
0.12% (g) 58,241     58,241        
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 216,772        
Total Investments   $ 16,784,013        
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.74)%     $ (123,323 )      
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 16,660,690        
 
(a) Non-income producing security.                
(b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.        
(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 $200,064 or 1.20% of net assets.        
(d) Fair value of the investment is determined in good faith by the Advisor        
under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Board of        
Directors. As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of the security totaled $0 or        
0.00% of net assets.                
(e) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities        
lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled        
$158,531 or 0.95% 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 sub-schedule for transactional information.              
(g) Current yield shown is as of period end.                

 

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  June 30, 2019 Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost   Proceeds   Value
Principal Government Money                  
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 2,490,432 $ 2,331,901 $ 158,531
  $ $ 2,490,432 $ 2,331,901 $ 158,531
 
            Realized Gain    
        Realized   from     Change in
      Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
    Income (a) Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money                  
Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $   $ $
  $ $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Principal         Principal    
BONDS — 98.88%   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Aerospace & Defense — 4.14%         Banks (continued)        
Boeing Co/The         Bank of America Corp (continued)        
2.70%, 02/01/2027 $ 770,000 $ 752,112 (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.97%),        
2.80%, 03/01/2024   300,000   304,334 3.46%, 03/15/2025 (d) $ 15,000 $ 16,270
3.50%, 03/01/2039   350,000   311,730 4.20%, 08/26/2024   225,000   249,795
3.63%, 03/01/2048   210,000   184,534 4.25%, 10/22/2026   310,000   355,587
3.75%, 02/01/2050   100,000   89,791 (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.66%),        
3.90%, 05/01/2049   415,000   381,306 4.30%, 01/28/2025 (d),(e)   375,000   336,525
4.88%, 05/01/2025   335,000   365,084 Bank of Montreal        
Lockheed Martin Corp         (5-year Swap rate + 1.43%),        
1.85%, 06/15/2030   180,000   185,021 3.80%, 12/15/2032 (d)   295,000   317,512
4.09%, 09/15/2052   110,000   143,636 Barclays PLC        
Raytheon Technologies Corp         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.45%),        
3.50%, 03/15/2027 (a)   330,000   371,331 2.85%, 05/07/2026 (d)   400,000   417,945
3.95%, 08/16/2025   435,000   494,960 5.20%, 05/12/2026   400,000   444,960
4.50%, 06/01/2042   640,000   797,640 BNP Paribas SA        
4.63%, 11/16/2048   75,000   97,370 (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity        
5.40%, 05/01/2035   75,000   101,505 Rate + 2.94%),        
      $ 4,580,354 4.50%, 02/25/2030 (a),(d),(e)   605,000   530,131
          CIT Group Inc        
Agriculture — 2.50%         3.93%, 06/19/2024 (c)   75,000   72,758
Altria Group Inc         Citigroup Inc        
2.35%, 05/06/2025   260,000   273,212 (3-month USD LIBOR + 1.15%),        
5.80%, 02/14/2039   95,000   117,483 3.52%, 10/27/2028 (d)   40,000   44,082
5.95%, 02/14/2049   120,000   157,391 Credit Suisse Group AG        
BAT Capital Corp         2.19%, 06/05/2026 (a),(c)   1,500,000   1,519,197
3.22%, 08/15/2024   880,000   942,468 (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity        
3.22%, 09/06/2026   440,000   471,738 Rate + 3.29%),        
3.56%, 08/15/2027   325,000   350,298 5.10%, 01/24/2030 (a),(d),(e)   400,000   379,000
4.54%, 08/15/2047   315,000   342,021 Discover Bank        
Reynolds American Inc         2.70%, 02/06/2030   250,000   251,874
5.85%, 08/15/2045   95,000   116,770 First Republic Bank        
      $ 2,771,381 2.50%, 06/06/2022   250,000   257,320
          4.63%, 02/13/2047   735,000   882,347
Airlines — 2.66%         Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The        
American Airlines 2013-2 Class A Pass Through         (3-month USD LIBOR + 1.05%),        
Trust         2.91%, 06/05/2023 (d)   445,000   461,302
4.95%, 07/15/2024   698,287   565,599 3.63%, 02/20/2024   635,000   690,470
Continental Airlines 2012-1 Class A Pass Through         3.85%, 01/26/2027   910,000   1,026,493
Trust         HSBC Holdings PLC        
4.15%, 10/11/2025   734,125   687,829 (3-month USD LIBOR + 1.14%),        
JetBlue 2019-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust         2.63%, 11/07/2025 (d)   565,000   586,028
2.75%, 11/15/2033   227,196   215,383 JPMorgan Chase & Co        
Southwest Airlines Co         4.60%, 02/01/2025 (c),(e)   720,000   642,600
4.75%, 05/04/2023   175,000   179,772 5.50%, 10/15/2040   780,000   1,119,478
5.25%, 05/04/2025   210,000   221,686 Morgan Stanley        
United Airlines 2014-2 Class A Pass Through Trust         2.19%, 04/28/2026 (c)   250,000   260,302
3.75%, 03/03/2028   559,365   510,261 3.62%, 04/01/2031 (c)   285,000   325,577
United Airlines 2019-2 Class AA Pass Through         5.00%, 11/24/2025   265,000   309,498
Trust         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.81%),        
2.70%, 11/01/2033   205,000   185,112 5.55%, 10/15/2020 (d),(e)   825,000   758,335
US Airways 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust         NatWest Markets PLC        
3.95%, 05/15/2027   462,570   382,650 2.38%, 05/21/2023 (a)   500,000   511,873
      $ 2,948,292 Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC        
          5.13%, 05/28/2024   1,050,000   1,148,581
Auto Manufacturers — 0.77%         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity        
General Motors Financial Co Inc         Rate + 5.63%),        
3.95%, 04/13/2024   650,000   672,426 6.00%, 12/29/2025 (d),(e)   665,000   673,645
6.25%, 10/02/2043   170,000   180,655 Standard Chartered PLC        
      $ 853,081 (3-month USD LIBOR + 1.21%),        
          2.82%, 01/30/2026 (a),(d)   400,000   408,526
Banks — 20.57%         6.00%, 07/26/2025 (a),(c),(e)   335,000   333,158
ANZ New Zealand Int’l Ltd         Synchrony Bank        
2.55%, 02/13/2030 (a),(b)   625,000   669,403 3.00%, 06/15/2022   911,000   930,178
Banco Santander SA         US Bancorp        
2.75%, 05/28/2025   1,000,000   1,036,315 3.00%, 07/30/2029   300,000   326,123
Bank of America Corp         Wells Fargo & Co        
2.68%, 06/19/2041 (c)   560,000   575,116 2.39%, 06/02/2028 (c)   860,000   888,564
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.01%),         3.07%, 04/30/2041 (c)   185,000   192,971
2.88%, 10/22/2030 (d)   535,000   578,795 3.75%, 01/24/2024   650,000   710,221
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.18%),         4.40%, 06/14/2046   290,000   345,794
3.19%, 07/23/2030 (d)   465,000   513,317          

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Banks (continued)         Diversified Financial Services (continued)        
Westpac Banking Corp         Brookfield Finance Inc        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         3.45%, 04/15/2050 $ 635,000 $ 608,935
Rate + 2.00%),         4.00%, 04/01/2024   450,000   487,951
4.11%,07/24/2034 (d) $ 220,000 $ 242,712 4.85%, 03/29/2029   130,000   153,016
4.42%, 07/24/2039   365,000   430,322 GE Capital International Funding Co Unlimited Co        
          4.42%, 11/15/2035   480,000   488,042
      $ 22,771,000          
          Nuveen Finance LLC        
Beverages — 2.50%         4.13%, 11/01/2024 (a)   1,650,000   1,860,988
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev                  
                $ 5,086,204
Worldwide Inc                  
3.65%, 02/01/2026   325,000   364,905 Electric — 7.30%        
4.90%, 02/01/2046   385,000   471,119 Alabama Power Co        
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc         3.45%, 10/01/2049   255,000   278,328
4.60%, 04/15/2048   360,000   421,422 CMS Energy Corp        
5.45%, 01/23/2039   295,000   372,729 3.00%, 05/15/2026   235,000   254,886
Constellation Brands Inc         Commonwealth Edison Co        
2.88%, 05/01/2030   150,000   158,931 4.00%, 03/01/2049   540,000   669,817
3.70%, 12/06/2026   330,000   370,189 Dominion Energy Inc        
4.40%, 11/15/2025   525,000   606,825 4.25%, 06/01/2028   165,000   190,172
          DTE Electric Co        
      $ 2,766,120 3.95%, 03/01/2049   120,000   146,007
Biotechnology — 0.44%         DTE Energy Co        
Amgen Inc         3.40%, 06/15/2029   465,000   502,317
2.20%, 02/21/2027   290,000   305,825 Duke Energy Florida LLC        
3.38%, 02/21/2050   165,000   183,991 3.80%, 07/15/2028   290,000   338,576
      $ 489,816 Duke Energy Ohio Inc        
          4.30%, 02/01/2049   165,000   208,826
Chemicals — 0.74%         Evergy Inc        
Air Products and Chemicals Inc         2.90%, 09/15/2029   280,000   298,960
2.70%, 05/15/2040   145,000   152,565 FirstEnergy Corp        
DuPont de Nemours Inc         1.60%, 01/15/2026   60,000   60,529
5.32%, 11/15/2038   425,000   538,843 2.25%, 09/01/2030   75,000   75,412
EI du Pont de Nemours and Co         3.40%, 03/01/2050   495,000   522,679
2.30%, 07/15/2030   60,000   62,327 Georgia Power Co        
Westlake Chemical Corp         3.70%, 01/30/2050   90,000   99,467
3.38%, 06/15/2030   60,000   61,234 MidAmerican Energy Co        
      $ 814,969 3.15%, 04/15/2050   270,000   306,409
Commercial Services — 0.72%         NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc        
CoStar Group Inc         2.75%, 11/01/2029   195,000   209,810
2.80%, 07/15/2030 (a)   210,000   214,907 3.50%, 04/01/2029   560,000   633,479
Global Payments Inc         Pacific Gas and Electric Co        
2.65%, 02/15/2025   230,000   243,640 1.75%, 06/16/2022   405,000   405,648
PayPal Holdings Inc         Public Service Co of Colorado        
2.65%, 10/01/2026   310,000   336,887 4.05%, 09/15/2049   110,000   136,723
          Southern California Edison Co        
      $ 795,434 4.20%, 03/01/2029   230,000   268,327
Computers — 1.62%         4.88%, 03/01/2049   365,000   477,379
Apple Inc         Southern Co/The        
4.65%, 02/23/2046   640,000   881,377 (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.63%),        
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp         5.50%, 03/15/2057 (d)   715,000   725,020
4.90%,10/01/2026 (a)   305,000   336,538 Tucson Electric Power Co        
8.35%, 07/15/2046 (a)   155,000   206,737 4.85%, 12/01/2048   150,000   195,223
NetApp Inc         Virginia Electric & Power Co        
1.88%, 06/22/2025   245,000   248,491 3.80%, 04/01/2028   595,000   690,153
Seagate HDD Cayman         4.60%, 12/01/2048   55,000   72,436
4.13%, 01/15/2031 (a)   115,000   120,839 Xcel Energy Inc        
      $ 1,793,982 2.60%, 12/01/2029   290,000   311,165
Construction Materials — 0.38%               $ 8,077,748
Carrier Global Corp         Environmental Control — 0.51%        
2.24%, 02/15/2025 (a)   200,000   204,484 Republic Services Inc        
Martian Marietta Material Inc         2.30%, 03/01/2030   160,000   166,857
2.50%, 03/15/2030   215,000   216,420 Waste Connections Inc        
      $ 420,904 4.25%, 12/01/2028   340,000   401,989
Diversified Financial Services — 4.60%               $ 568,846
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global         Food — 0.34%        
Aviation Trust         McCormick & Co Inc        
4.50%, 09/15/2023   720,000   720,084 3.15%, 08/15/2024   350,000   379,006
Air Lease Corp                  
3.38%, 07/01/2025   580,000   580,992 Gas — 0.87%        
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co LLC         Dominion Energy Gas Holdings LLC        
3.50%, 09/10/2049 (a)   180,000   186,196 3.00%, 11/15/2029   170,000   182,076

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

    Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Gas (continued)         Media — 5.51%        
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc         Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter        
3.50%, 06/01/2029 $ 450,000 $ 513,077 Communications Operating Capital        
Southern California Gas Co         3.70%, 04/01/2051 $ 310,000 $ 304,053
2.55%, 02/01/2030   250,000   269,069 4.80%, 03/01/2050   375,000   415,058
      $ 964,222 4.91%, 07/23/2025   405,000   464,164
          Comcast Corp        
Healthcare — Products — 0.99%         3.75%, 04/01/2040   270,000   316,140
Abbott Laboratories         3.95%, 10/15/2025   485,000   555,785
4.90%, 11/30/2046   330,000   473,769 3.97%, 11/01/2047   140,000   165,994
Boston Scientific Corp         4.60%, 10/15/2038   670,000   852,003
4.70%, 03/01/2049   450,000   574,100 Fox Corp        
Medtronic Inc         5.48%, 01/25/2039   325,000   434,535
4.63%, 03/15/2045   39,000   52,525 5.58%, 01/25/2049   170,000   236,549
      $ 1,100,394 NBCUniversal Media LLC        
          4.45%, 01/15/2043   510,000   641,098
Healthcare — Services —0.77%         ViacomCBS Inc        
Centene Corp         2.90%, 01/15/2027   330,000   346,414
3.38%, 02/15/2030   290,000   292,816 4.95%, 05/19/2050   200,000   222,766
UnitedHealth Group Inc         5.25%, 04/01/2044   415,000   463,319
2.75%, 05/15/2040   395,000   422,861 Walt Disney Co/The        
3.50%, 08/15/2039   120,000   139,540 3.50%, 05/13/2040   625,000   682,611
      $ 855,217       $ 6,100,489
Insurance — 5.77%         Mining — 1.59%        
American International Group Inc         BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd        
3.90%, 04/01/2026   400,000   451,928 (5-year Swap rate + 5.09%),        
4.50%, 07/16/2044   790,000   920,332 6.75%, 10/19/2075 (a),(d)   500,000   577,350
Arch Capital Finance LLC         Newmont Corp        
5.03%, 12/15/2046   295,000   368,720 2.25%, 10/01/2030   515,000   521,934
Arch Capital Group Ltd         Teck Resources Ltd        
3.64%, 06/30/2050   300,000   314,470 3.90%, 07/15/2030 (a)   270,000   268,744
Markel Corp         5.40%, 02/01/2043   400,000   393,372
3.35%, 09/17/2029   25,000   26,693       $ 1,761,400
4.30%, 11/01/2047   350,000   395,895          
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co         Miscellaneous Manufacture — 0.67%        
3.38%, 04/15/2050 (a)   185,000   190,192 General Electric Co        
New York Life Insurance Co         3.45%, 05/01/2027   140,000   143,292
3.75%, 05/15/2050 (a)   205,000   231,513 5.88%, 01/14/2038   530,000   598,205
PartnerRe Finance B LLC               $ 741,497
3.70%, 07/02/2029   90,000   98,648 Oil & Gas — 3.98%        
Progressive Corp         BP Capital Markets America Inc        
3.95%, 03/26/2050   140,000   177,607 3.59%, 04/14/2027   465,000   513,839
Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA         4.23%, 11/06/2028   25,000   29,049
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 3.58),         Canadian Natural Resources Ltd        
5.00%, 04/02/2049 (a),(d)   200,000   224,000 4.95%, 06/01/2047 (b)   120,000   132,669
XLIT Ltd         Chevron Corp        
4.45%, 03/31/2025   1,670,000   1,881,214 2.00%, 05/11/2027   445,000   465,964
5.50%, 03/31/2045   825,000   1,103,879 Continental Resources Inc        
      $ 6,385,091 3.80%, 06/01/2024   765,000   715,290
          4.90%, 06/01/2044 (b)   60,000   47,775
Internet — 0.54%         Exxon Mobil Corp        
Amazon.com Inc         2.44%, 08/16/2029   325,000   344,682
1.20%, 06/03/2027   220,000   223,176 3.00%, 08/16/2039   100,000   105,145
2.50%, 06/03/2050   195,000   200,191 Marathon Oil Corp        
2.70%, 06/03/2060   170,000   172,922 4.40%, 07/15/2027   390,000   383,707
      $ 596,289 6.60%, 10/01/2037   600,000   620,532
          Occidental Petroleum Corp        
Iron & Steel — 0.44%         2.90%, 08/15/2024   165,000   140,989
Nucor Corp         3.20%, 08/15/2026   150,000   121,875
2.70%, 06/01/2030   55,000   57,743 4.30%, 08/15/2039   135,000   93,111
Steel Dynamics Inc         Shell International Finance BV        
2.40%, 06/15/2025   125,000   128,737 3.13%, 11/07/2049   100,000   105,045
3.25%, 01/15/2031   80,000   81,596 Total Capital International SA        
3.45%, 04/15/2030   205,000   214,301 2.83%, 01/10/2030   535,000   581,403
      $ 482,377 3.46%, 07/12/2049   5,000   5,402
Machinery — Diversified — 0.79%               $ 4,406,477
CNH Industrial Capital LLC         Packaging & Containers — 0.37%        
1.95%, 07/02/2023   580,000   583,807 Bemis Co Inc        
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp         2.63%, 06/19/2030   280,000   287,080
3.20%, 06/15/2025   290,000   295,509 WRKCo Inc        
      $ 879,316 3.00%, 06/15/2033   115,000   119,782
                $ 406,862

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

    Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Pharmaceuticals — 7.26%         Retail — 0.17%        
AbbVie Inc         Home Depot Inc/The        
2.60%, 11/21/2024 (a) $ 290,000 $ 307,867 3.30%, 04/15/2040 $ 110,000 $ 123,485
4.05%, 11/21/2039 (a)   80,000   93,557 Walmart Inc        
Bayer US Finance II LLC         4.05%, 06/29/2048   45,000   59,213
3.38%, 07/15/2024 (a)   250,000   270,863          
                $ 182,698
4.25%, 12/15/2025 (a)   950,000   1,090,704          
4.38%, 12/15/2028 (a)   335,000   391,502 Semiconductors — 2.99%        
Becton Dickinson and Co         Applied Materials Inc        
3.36%, 06/06/2024   275,000   296,800 1.75%, 06/01/2030   595,000   608,106
3.70%, 06/06/2027   235,000   262,662 Broadcom Inc        
          3.15%, 11/15/2025 (a)   235,000   250,116
4.67%, 06/06/2047   180,000   220,713          
          4.70%, 04/15/2025 (a)   285,000   321,131
4.69%, 12/15/2044   354,000   435,922          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co         Lam Research Corp        
4.13%, 06/15/2039 (a)   495,000   630,172 4.00%, 03/15/2029   220,000   261,458
4.25%, 10/26/2049 (a)   565,000   745,345 4.88%, 03/15/2049   45,000   62,399
Cigna Corp         Micron Technology Inc        
4.38%, 10/15/2028   430,000   508,900 2.50%, 04/24/2023   240,000   249,423
4.90%, 12/15/2048   50,000   65,906 4.19%, 02/15/2027   330,000   365,560
CVS Health Corp         NVIDIA Corp        
4.30%, 03/25/2028   180,000   210,522 3.50%, 04/01/2040   155,000   180,789
5.05%, 03/25/2048   195,000   255,429 NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA Inc        
          2.70%, 05/01/2025 (a)   100,000   104,828
Pfizer Inc                  
          3.15%, 05/01/2027 (a)   100,000   106,008
2.55%, 05/28/2040   205,000   212,091          
2.70%, 05/28/2050   155,000   160,512 Xilinx Inc        
Upjohn Inc         2.38%, 06/01/2030   145,000   149,272
2.30%, 06/22/2027 (a)   170,000   175,361 2.95%, 06/01/2024   605,000   648,870
Zoetis Inc               $ 3,307,960
3.90%, 08/20/2028   1,195,000   1,407,398 Software — 2.98%        
4.45%, 08/20/2048   225,000   290,323 Adobe Inc        
      $ 8,032,549 2.15%, 02/01/2027   230,000   246,904
Pipelines — 4.75%         2.30%, 02/01/2030   140,000   151,199
Energy Transfer Operating LP         Fiserv Inc        
3.75%, 05/15/2030   600,000   595,952 3.50%, 07/01/2029   335,000   376,581
5.15%, 03/15/2045   100,000   95,301 3.80%, 10/01/2023   485,000   529,912
6.25%, 04/15/2049   300,000   318,034 4.40%, 07/01/2049   205,000   249,502
Enterprise Products Operating LLC         Microsoft Corp        
3.13%, 07/31/2029   285,000   305,065 3.70%, 08/08/2046   615,000   765,850
3.95%, 01/31/2060   160,000   164,880 Oracle Corp        
4.20%, 01/31/2050   455,000   507,669 2.50%, 04/01/2025   130,000   139,233
MPLX LP         2.80%, 04/01/2027   315,000   344,013
4.00%, 03/15/2028   70,000   73,765 salesforce.com Inc        
4.88%, 12/01/2024   265,000   294,326 3.70%, 04/11/2028   420,000   490,289
5.50%, 02/15/2049   260,000   288,139       $ 3,293,483
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC         Telecommunications — 5.11%        
5.00%, 03/15/2027   460,000   514,691 AT&T Inc        
5.75%, 05/15/2024   1,620,000   1,824,363 2.75%, 06/01/2031   220,000   229,062
Western Midstream Operating LP         3.50%, 06/01/2041   355,000   372,136
3.10%, 02/01/2025   290,000   274,775 3.60%, 07/15/2025   630,000   699,852
      $ 5,256,960 4.05%, 12/15/2023   400,000   444,391
          4.75%, 05/15/2046   255,000   305,704
REITs — 3.54%         5.35%, 09/01/2040   315,000   396,021
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc         5.38%, 10/15/2041   725,000   909,119
3.45%, 04/30/2025   920,000   1,024,091 Rogers Communications Inc        
4.70%, 07/01/2030   330,000   403,974 3.70%, 11/15/2049   220,000   242,208
American Campus Communities Operating         4.35%, 05/01/2049   105,000   129,001
Partnership LP         T-Mobile USA Inc        
3.88%, 01/30/2031   415,000   435,569 2.05%, 02/15/2028 (a)   330,000   330,155
American Tower Corp         Verizon Communications Inc        
3.10%, 06/15/2050   245,000   242,338 3.88%, 02/08/2029   355,000   419,574
Essex Portfolio LP         5.25%, 03/16/2037   630,000   843,420
3.00%, 01/15/2030   225,000   245,253 Vodafone Group PLC        
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP         4.88%, 06/19/2049   270,000   340,356
3.10%, 02/15/2030   345,000   348,081       $ 5,660,999
Healthpeak Properties Inc                  
2.88%, 01/15/2031   255,000   261,859 TOTAL BONDS     $ 109,453,741
Prologis LP                  
3.00%, 04/15/2050   195,000   206,155          
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP                  
3.10%, 12/15/2029   260,000   250,589          
Welltower Inc                  
2.75%, 01/15/2031   505,000   504,415          
      $ 3,922,324          

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.83% Shares Held   Value   (f) Non-income producing security.
Money Market Funds — 1.83%         (g) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities
Principal Government Money Market Fund —         lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled
Institutional Class 0.00% (f),(g),(h),(i) 600,345 $ 600,345    
          $600,345 or 0.54% of net assets.
State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
          (h) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the
Money Market Fund — Institutional          
Class 0.12% (i) 1,420,779   1,420,779   Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the
          Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 2,021,124   outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated
Total Investments   $ 111,474,865   sub-schedule for transactional information.
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.71)%   $ (782,330 ) (i) Current yield shown is as of period end.
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 110,692,535    

 

  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act      
  Sector Percent  
of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from      
  Financial 34.48 %
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the      
  Consumer, Non-cyclical 15.53 %
period, the value of these securities totaled $14,162,716 or 12.79% of net Communications 11.16 %
assets. Energy 8.73 %
(b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period. Utilities 8.17 %
(c) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate Technology 7.59 %
and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on Industrial 6.86 %
  Consumer, Cyclical 3.60 %
current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate      
  Basic Materials 2.76 %
and spread in their description. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period Investment Companies 1.83 %
end. Other Assets and Liabilities (0.71 )%
(d) Rate shown is as of period end. The rate may be a variable or floating rate      
  TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %
or a fixed rate which may convert to a variable or floating rate in the      
future.      
(e) 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.      

 

Futures Contracts

          Value and
          Unrealized
        Notional Appreciation/
Description and Expiration Date   Type Contracts Amount (Depreciation)

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bonds;              
September 2020 Short 6 $ 1,308,938 $ (53,825 )
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes;              
September 2020 Short 14   2,204,781   (31,123 )

 

Total                 $ (84,948 )
 
    June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020  
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost     Proceeds     Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 14,279,731 $ 13,679,386 $ 600,345  
  $ $ 14,279,731 $ 13,679,386 $ 600,345  
 
              Realized Gain      
        Realized   from     Change in  
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized  
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $   $   $ $  
  $   $   $ $  
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 99.76% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Apparel — 4.09%       Internet (continued)      
adidas AG (a) 461 $ 120,989 Facebook Inc, Class A (a) 2,713 $ 616,041
boohoo Group PLC (a) 21,934   111,975 Farfetch Ltd, Class A (a) 6,567   113,412
Carter’s Inc 788   63,591 iQIYI Inc ADR (a) 12,745   295,557
Deckers Outdoor Corp (a) 389   76,396 JOYY Inc (a) 6,354   562,647
Fila Holdings Corp 2,190   63,906 Momo Inc ADR 2,393   41,830
Gildan Activewear Inc 4,178   64,720 Naspers Ltd, Class N 2,104   383,529
Hanesbrands Inc 6,592   74,424 Netflix Inc (a) 1,199   545,593
Kering SA 199   108,267 Pinduoduo Inc ADR (a) 2,917   250,395
Levi Strauss & Co, Class A 4,173   55,918 Rightmove PLC 17,171   116,170
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 280   122,843 Roku Inc (a) 2,580   300,648
Puma SE (a) 1,737   134,303 Snap Inc, Class A (a) 18,978   445,793
Tapestry Inc 4,006   53,200 Spotify Technology SA (a) 2,785   719,059
    $ 1,050,532 Tencent Holdings Ltd 9,245   594,743
        Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (a) 10,315   138,840
Beverages — 1.17%       Trip.com Group Ltd ADR (a) 9,579   248,288
Brown-Forman Corp, Class B 1,870   119,044 Wayfair Inc, Class A (a) 984   194,448
Davide Campari-Milano SpA 14,441   121,684 Yandex NV, Class A (a) 6,658   333,033
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd 8,452   61,127 ZOZO Inc 3,900   86,542
    $ 301,855     $ 7,907,832
Chemicals — 1.40%       Leisure Time — 0.97%      
Givaudan SA 97   361,197 Camping World Holdings Inc, Class A (c) 9,168   249,003
 
Commercial Services — 10.56%       Media — 4.32%      
Aaron’s Inc 2,277   103,376 AMC Networks Inc, Class A (a) 2,133   49,891
Adyen NV (a),(b) 355   516,700        
        Comcast Corp, Class A 3,019   117,681
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (a) 1,019   119,427 Fox Corp, Class B (a) 4,535   121,719
China Yuhua Education Corp Ltd (b) 456,000   374,190 MSG Networks Inc, Class A (a) 5,086   50,606
Global Payments Inc 721   122,296 Sirius XM Holdings Inc 21,006   123,305
GMO Payment Gateway Inc 700   72,869 ViacomCBS Inc, Class B 7,518   175,320
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc       Vivendi SA 4,845   124,326
ADR (a) 2,076   270,357 Walt Disney Co/The 3,114   347,242
PayPal Holdings Inc (a) 3,140   547,082        
Square Inc, Class A (a) 1,983   208,096     $ 1,110,090
StoneCo Ltd, Class A (a) 2,382   92,326 REITs — 0.80%      
TAL Education Group ADR (a) 4,220   288,564 Equity Residential 1,681   98,876
    $ 2,715,283 Essex Property Trust Inc 471   107,939
Computers — 2.51%           $ 206,815
Apple Inc 1,772   646,426 Retail — 19.92%      
        American Eagle Outfitters Inc 6,526   71,133
Construction Materials — 1.62%       ANTA Sports Products Ltd 14,000   123,553
Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc 2,396   153,176 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (c) 12,324   130,635
Masco Corp 3,003   150,781 Children’s Place Inc/The (c) 2,652   99,238
Patrick Industries Inc 1,841   112,761 Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (a) 516   543,018
    $ 416,718 Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc 2,440   100,674
Diversified Financial Services — 3.34%       Domino’s Pizza Inc 1,048   387,173
Discover Financial Services 9,484   475,053 Foot Locker Inc 2,352   68,584
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd ADR (a) 5,851   62,255 Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B 26,196   379,522
Pagseguro Digital Ltd, Class A (a) 2,685   94,888 Home Depot Inc/The 2,424   607,236
XP Inc, Class A (a) 5,389   226,392 Industria de Diseno Textil SA 17,372   460,026
        Li Ning Co Ltd 115,500   366,596
    $ 858,588 Lowe’s Cos Inc 1,225   165,522
Electronics — 0.53%       Lululemon Athletica Inc (a) 1,584   494,224
Garmin Ltd 1,386   135,135 Pandora A/S 1,596   86,700
        Qurate Retail Inc, Series A (a) 8,498   80,731
Food — 2.25%       Signet Jewelers Ltd 8,044   82,612
Kroger Co/The 14,968   506,667 Starbucks Corp 1,579   116,199
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (a) 2,792   71,447        
        Urban Outfitters Inc (a) 15,940   242,607
    $ 578,114 Williams-Sonoma Inc 1,219   99,970
        Zalando SE (a),(b) 5,877   414,524
Home Builders — 0.67%              
DR Horton Inc 3,099   171,839     $ 5,120,477
Home Furnishings — 2.13%       Semiconductors — 1.69%      
Sleep Number Corp (a) 2,707   112,719 NVIDIA Corp 1,142   433,857
Sony Corp 5,100   348,770 Software — 8.78%      
Tempur Sealy International Inc (a) 1,186   85,333        
        Activision Blizzard Inc 5,057   383,826
    $ 546,822 Bilibili Inc ADR (a),(c) 9,611   445,182
        Electronic Arts Inc (a) 1,054   139,181
Internet — 30.76%              
        Fiserv Inc (a) 1,091   106,503
AfreecaTV Co Ltd 7,851   412,506        
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (a) 2,316   499,561 Microsoft Corp 2,857   581,428
Alphabet Inc, Class C (a) 389   549,894 NetEase Inc ADR 323   138,690
Booking Holdings Inc (a) 78   124,203 Pearl Abyss Corp (a) 355   64,339
        Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (a) 2,853   398,193
eBay Inc 3,452   181,057        
Expedia Group Inc 1,874   154,043     $ 2,257,342

 

See accompanying notes.

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (c) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.
Telecommunications — 1.71%       (d) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities
AT&T Inc 10,325 $ 312,125 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled
Xiaomi Corp, Class B (a),(b) 77,000   127,563  
        $736,189 or 2.86% of net assets.
    $ 439,688 (e) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the
Textiles — 0.54%       Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the
Mohawk Industries Inc (a) 1,360   138,395 Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the
        outstanding voting shares of the security).
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 25,646,008
        Please see affiliated sub-schedule for transactional information.
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 4.36% Shares Held   Value (f) Current yield shown is as of period end.

 

Money Market Funds — 4.36%              
Principal Government Money Market Fund —              
          Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(d),(e),(f) 736,189 $ 736,189        
State Street Institutional U.S. Government         Sector Percent  
Money Market Fund — Institutional         Communications 36.79 %
Class 0.12% (f) 384,392   384,392   Consumer, Cyclical 28.31 %
          Consumer, Non-cyclical 13.98 %
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 1,120,581   Technology 12.98 %
Total Investments   $ 26,766,589   Investment Companies 4.36 %
Other Assets and Liabilities — (4.12)%   $ (1,058,209 ) Financial 4.14 %
          Industrial 2.15 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 25,708,380   Basic Materials 1.41 %
          Other Assets and Liabilities (4.12 )%

 

(a) Non-income producing security.      
  TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act      
of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from      
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the      
period, the value of these securities totaled $1,432,977 or 5.57% of net      
assets.      

 

    June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost     Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 12,697,227 $ 11,961,038 $ 736,189
  $ $ 12,697,227 $ 11,961,038 $ 736,189
 
              Realized Gain    
        Realized   from     Change in
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $   $   $ $
  $   $   $ $
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                    

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 99.67% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.22%       Electrical Components & Equipment — 2.55%      
Omnicom Group Inc 717 $ 39,148 AMETEK Inc 1,993 $ 178,114
        Emerson Electric Co 2,674   165,868
Aerospace & Defense — 1.82%              
        Universal Display Corp 756   113,113
Lockheed Martin Corp 463   168,958        
Teledyne Technologies Inc (a) 508   157,963     $ 457,095
    $ 326,921 Electronics — 4.23%      
        Allegion PLC 432   44,159
Apparel — 0.30%              
        Amphenol Corp, Class A 561   53,749
NIKE Inc, Class B 555   54,418        
        Garmin Ltd 1,357   132,308
Banks — 0.71%       Honeywell International Inc 307   44,389
M&T Bank Corp 1,221   126,947 Keysight Technologies Inc (a) 525   52,910
        Mettler-Toledo International Inc (a) 244   196,554
Beverages — 2.57%       Roper Technologies Inc 487   189,083
Brown-Forman Corp, Class B 2,791   177,675 Waters Corp (a) 256   46,182
Coca-Cola Co/The 2,243   100,217        
Monster Beverage Corp (a) 1,923   133,303     $ 759,334
PepsiCo Inc 377   49,862 Environmental Control — 0.87%      
    $ 461,057 Republic Services Inc 1,899   155,813
Biotechnology — 0.58%       Food — 2.46%      
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 547   61,395 General Mills Inc 2,449   150,981
Biogen Inc (a) 160   42,808 Hershey Co/The 1,190   154,248
    $ 104,203 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc 1,381   88,287
        Mondelez International Inc, Class A 940   48,062
Chemicals — 2.46%              
Air Products & Chemicals Inc 227   54,812     $ 441,578
Ecolab Inc 275   54,711 Healthcare — Products — 8.41%      
RPM International Inc 1,872   140,512 Abbott Laboratories 1,558   142,448
Sherwin-Williams Co/The 332   191,846 Align Technology Inc (a) 236   64,768
    $ 441,881 Cooper Cos Inc/The 528   149,762
        Edwards Lifesciences Corp (a) 2,510   173,466
Commercial Services — 8.90%       IDEXX Laboratories Inc (a) 471   155,505
Automatic Data Processing Inc 1,108   164,970 Intuitive Surgical Inc (a) 96   54,704
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 1,683   130,921 Medtronic PLC 491   45,025
Cintas Corp 643   171,270 ResMed Inc 1,078   206,976
FleetCor Technologies Inc (a) 645   162,237        
        Teleflex Inc 512   186,358
MarketAxess Holdings Inc 529   264,987 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 413   149,646
Moody’s Corp 714   196,157 West Pharmaceutical Services Inc 797   181,054
Rollins Inc 1,373   58,201        
S&P Global Inc 451   148,595     $ 1,509,712
TransUnion 1,928   167,813 Healthcare — Services — 2.27%      
Verisk Analytics Inc 774   131,735 Anthem Inc 467   122,812
    $ 1,596,886 Humana Inc 375   145,406
        UnitedHealth Group Inc 471   138,921
Computers — 2.03%              
Accenture PLC, Class A 949   203,770     $ 407,139
Apple Inc 439   160,147 Home Builders — 0.68%      
    $ 363,917 Lennar Corp, Class A 1,989   122,562
Distribution/Wholesale — 2.14%       Household Products — 1.04%      
Copart Inc (a) 2,029   168,955 Colgate-Palmolive Co 2,537   185,861
Fastenal Co 5,009   214,586 Household Products/Wares — 3.34%      
    $ 383,541 Avery Dennison Corp 1,048   119,566
Diversified Financial Services — 6.56%       Church & Dwight Co Inc 2,466   190,622
Blackstone Group Inc/The 955   54,110 Clorox Co/The 1,075   235,823
Cboe Global Markets Inc 1,504   140,293 Kimberly-Clark Corp 379   53,572
KKR & Co Inc, Class A 4,195   129,542     $ 599,583
Mastercard Inc, Class A 591   174,759 Insurance — 5.29%      
Nasdaq Inc 1,671   199,634 Aflac Inc 1,155   41,615
SEI Investments Co 3,133   172,252 Allstate Corp/The 1,629   157,997
T Rowe Price Group Inc 1,017   125,600 American Financial Group Inc 1,298   82,371
Visa Inc, Class A 943   182,159 Arch Capital Group Ltd (a) 4,240   121,476
    $ 1,178,349 Arthur J Gallagher & Co 507   49,427
Electric — 4.10%       Brown & Brown Inc 3,985   162,428
Alliant Energy Corp 2,302   110,128 Everest Re Group Ltd 199   41,034
American Electric Power Co Inc 556   44,280 Fidelity National Financial Inc 1,277   39,153
CMS Energy Corp 1,986   116,022 Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 1,148   123,261
Duke Energy Corp 1,308   104,496 Progressive Corp/The 1,640   131,380
Evergy Inc 2,623   155,517     $ 950,142
Southern Co/The 822   42,621 Internet — 2.18%      
WEC Energy Group Inc 1,300   113,945 Alphabet Inc, Class A (a) 37   52,468
Xcel Energy Inc 796   49,750 Booking Holdings Inc (a) 101   160,826
    $ 736,759 CDW Corp 1,051   122,105

 

See accompanying notes.

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value  
Internet (continued)       Software (continued)        
VeriSign Inc (a) 271 $ 56,051 VMware Inc, Class A (a) 427 $ 66,125  
    $ 391,450     $ 2,240,782  
Lodging — 0.50%       Telecommunications — 1.51%        
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc 1,234   90,637 Arista Networks Inc (a) 266   55,868  
        Cisco Systems Inc 1,288   60,072  
Machinery — Diversified — 1.80%                
        Ubiquiti Inc 884   154,311  
Dover Corp 1,168   112,782          
IDEX Corp 336   53,101     $ 270,251  
Nordson Corp 826   156,701 Transportation — 0.30%        
    $ 322,584 Expeditors International of Washington Inc 705   53,608  
Media — 1.18%       Water — 0.97%        
FactSet Research Systems Inc 644   211,535 American Water Works Co Inc 970   124,800  
        Essential Utilities Inc 1,154   48,745  
Miscellaneous Manufacture — 1.39%                
3M Co 804   125,416     $ 173,545  
Illinois Tool Works Inc 715   125,018          
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 17,891,698  
    $ 250,434          
        INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 3.07% Shares Held   Value  
Packaging & Containers — 0.27%                
Ball Corp 704   48,921 Money Market Fund — 3.07%        
        State Street Institutional U.S. Government        
Pharmaceuticals — 3.20%       Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Eli Lilly & Co 1,359   223,121 Class 0.12% (b) 550,610 $ 550,610  
Johnson & Johnson 1,275   179,303          
Merck & Co Inc 1,567   121,176 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 550,610  
Zoetis Inc 371   50,842          
        Total Investments   $ 18,442,308  
    $ 574,442 Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.74)%   $ (491,099 )
Real Estate — 0.22%       TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 17,951,209  
CBRE Group Inc, Class A (a) 882   39,884          
 
REITs — 3.59%       (a) Non-income producing security.        
American Tower Corp 756   195,456 (b) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
Extra Space Storage Inc 1,196   110,474          
Federal Realty Investment Trust 427   36,385 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc 14   569          
National Retail Properties Inc 976   34,628 Sector     Percent  
Public Storage 238   45,670 Consumer, Non-cyclical     33.06 %
Realty Income Corp 1,658   98,651 Financial     15.35 %
Vornado Realty Trust 3,199   122,234 Technology     15.23 %
    $ 644,067 Industrial     13.95 %
        Consumer, Cyclical     9.46 %
Retail — 5.83%       Communications     5.08 %
AutoZone Inc (a) 116   130,862          
        Utilities     5.07 %
Costco Wholesale Corp 427   129,471 Investment Companies     3.07 %
Dollar General Corp 342   65,154 Basic Materials     2.47 %
Domino’s Pizza Inc 147   54,308 Other Assets and Liabilities     (2.74 )%
Home Depot Inc/The 551   138,031          
Lowe’s Cos Inc 483   65,263 TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %
O’Reilly Automotive Inc (a) 325   137,043          
Ross Stores Inc 1,103   94,020          
TJX Cos Inc/The 2,006   101,423          
Tractor Supply Co 581   76,570          
Walmart Inc 461   55,218          
    $ 1,047,363          
Semiconductors — 0.72%                
Intel Corp 926   55,403          
Teradyne Inc 875   73,946          
    $ 129,349          
Software — 12.48%                
Adobe Inc (a) 497   216,349          
ANSYS Inc (a) 495   144,406          
Cadence Design Systems Inc (a) 2,592   248,728          
Citrix Systems Inc 497   73,511          
Fair Isaac Corp (a) 456   190,626          
Intuit Inc 645   191,043          
Jack Henry & Associates Inc 791   145,568          
Microsoft Corp 1,058   215,314          
MSCI Inc 406   135,531          
Oracle Corp 3,466   191,566          
Paychex Inc 2,212   167,559          
Paycom Software Inc (a) 182   56,371          
Veeva Systems Inc, Class A(a) 845   198,085          

 

See accompanying notes.

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  June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales   June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost     Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund —Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 381,678 $ 381,678 $
  $ $ 381,678 $ 381,678 $
 
              Realized Gain    
        Realized   from   Change in
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain Unrealized
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $   $   $ $
  $   $   $ $
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                    

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF

June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 99.47% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 1.79%       Distribution/Wholesale — 1.24%      
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The 18,758 $ 321,887 Watsco Inc 2,230 $ 396,271
Omnicom Group Inc 4,560   248,976        
        Diversified Financial Services — 6.53%      
    $ 570,863 Air Lease Corp 2,905   85,087
Aerospace & Defense — 0.09%       Alliance Data Systems Corp 2,563   115,643
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Class A 1,218   29,159 American Express Co 1,144   108,909
        Capital One Financial Corp 1,722   107,780
Agriculture — 3.40%       Charles Schwab Corp/The 3,434   115,863
Altria Group Inc 16,012   628,471 Discover Financial Services 2,957   148,116
Philip Morris International Inc 6,529   457,422 Jefferies Financial Group Inc 11,630   180,846
    $ 1,085,893 Mastercard Inc, Class A 157   46,425
Airlines — 1.23%       OneMain Holdings Inc 19,055   467,610
Alaska Air Group Inc 4,007   145,294 Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc 14,614   269,044
Delta Air Lines Inc 5,467   153,349 Synchrony Financial 8,042   178,211
Southwest Airlines Co 2,750   93,995 T Rowe Price Group Inc 2,098   259,103
    $ 392,638     $ 2,082,637
Apparel — 2.75%       Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.11%      
Carter’s Inc 1,965   158,575 Acuity Brands Inc 364   34,849
Dow Inc (a) 9,347   380,984 Electronics — 1.63%      
Hanesbrands Inc 30,047   339,231 Avnet Inc 6,163   171,855
    $ 878,790 Honeywell International Inc 1,147   165,845
        TE Connectivity Ltd 2,246   183,161
Auto Manufacturers — 2.54%              
Cummins Inc 1,796   311,175     $ 520,861
PACCAR Inc 6,654   498,052 Entertainment — 1.32%      
    $ 809,227 Cinemark Holdings Inc 15,159   175,086
        Vail Resorts Inc 1,359   247,542
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.66%              
Lear Corp 1,925   209,864     $ 422,628
 
Banks — 11.80%       Food — 0.76%      
Bank of America Corp 6,441   152,974 Kroger Co/The 7,207   243,957
Citizens Financial Group Inc 10,485   264,641 Hand/Machine Tools — 1.31%      
Comerica Inc 6,984   266,090 Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 2,354   198,301
Fifth Third Bancorp 12,436   239,766 Snap-on Inc 1,576   218,292
Huntington Bancshares Inc 30,873   278,938     $ 416,593
KeyCorp 21,281   259,203        
M&T Bank Corp 1,690   175,709 Healthcare — Services — 1.16%      
Morgan Stanley 5,535   267,341 Anthem Inc 409   107,559
Northern Trust Corp 2,769   219,693 Humana Inc 183   70,958
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 2,051   215,786 UnitedHealth Group Inc 546   161,043
Popular Inc 4,167   154,887 Universal Health Services Inc, Class B 323   30,003
Regions Financial Corp 25,050   278,556     $ 369,563
State Street Corp 4,473   284,259        
        Home Builders — 0.68%      
Synovus Financial Corp 10,331   212,096        
        DR Horton Inc 2,176   120,659
Wells Fargo & Co 8,559   219,110        
        PulteGroup Inc 2,823   96,067
Western Alliance Bancorp 1,859   70,400        
Zions Bancorp NA 6,046   205,564     $ 216,726
    $ 3,765,013 Home Furnishings — 1.00%      
        Whirlpool Corp 2,472   320,198
Biotechnology — 0.88%              
Amgen Inc 1,187   279,966 Insurance — 10.31%      
        Allstate Corp/The 1,652   160,228
Chemicals — 1.66%              
        American Financial Group Inc 4,810   305,243
Celanese Corp 2,039   176,047        
        First American Financial Corp 4,943   237,363
Eastman Chemical Co 5,087   354,259        
        Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The 5,890   596,834
    $ 530,306 Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The 3,869   149,150
Commercial Services — 6.45%       MetLife Inc 7,872   287,485
ADT Inc (b) 163,686   1,306,214 MGIC Investment Corp 6,895   56,470
H&R Block Inc 20,896   298,395 Primerica Inc 917   106,922
ManpowerGroup Inc 2,893   198,894 Progressive Corp/The 5,228   418,815
Quanta Services Inc 1,326   52,019 Prudential Financial Inc 5,568   339,091
Robert Half International Inc 3,817   201,652 Reinsurance Group of America Inc 1,280   100,403
        Travelers Cos Inc/The 1,956   223,082
    $ 2,057,174 Unum Group 15,794   262,022
Computers — 2.86%       Voya Financial Inc 981   45,764
Apple Inc 369   134,611     $ 3,288,872
DXC Technology Co 8,863   146,240        
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 22,096   214,994 Internet — 1.31%      
MAXIMUS Inc 2,155   151,820 CDW Corp 758   88,065
NetApp Inc 5,963   264,578 eBay Inc 4,380   229,731
        Expedia Group Inc 1,215   99,873
    $ 912,243        
            $ 417,669

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF

June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 3.34%   Shares Held   Value  
Iron & Steel — 1.38%       Money Market Funds — 3.34%          
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 1,760 $ 167,077 Principal Government Money Market Fund —          
Steel Dynamics Inc 10,504   274,049 Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(c),(d),(e)   982,112 $ 982,112  
    $ 441,126 State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
        Money Market Fund — Institutional          
Leisure Time — 0.54%       Class 0.12% (e)   84,455   84,455  
Brunswick Corp 2,674   171,163            
 
Media — 0.53%       TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $   1,066,567  
Fox Corp, Class A 3,957   106,127 Total Investments $ 32,802,926  
Sirius XM Holdings Inc 10,720   62,926 Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.81)%   $   (895,959 )
    $ 169,053 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00% $ 31,906,967  
Mining — 1.41%                  
Newmont Corp 7,312   451,443 (a) Non-income producing security.          
        (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Miscellaneous Manufacture — 2.42%                  
Carlisle Cos Inc 752   89,992 (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Eaton Corp PLC 3,251   284,397 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Illinois Tool Works Inc 1,351   236,222 $982,112 or 3.08% of net assets.          
Parker-Hannifin Corp 873   159,995 (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
    $ 770,606 Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
Oil & Gas — 6.09%       Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the      
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 14,209   244,111 outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-schedule  
Continental Resources Inc 754   13,218 for transactional information.          
CVR Energy Inc 26,111   525,092 (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
Helmerich & Payne Inc 16,684   325,505            
HollyFrontier Corp 7,688   224,490            
Marathon Petroleum Corp 7,362   275,191 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Valero Energy Corp 5,711   335,921 Sector       Percent  
    $ 1,943,528 Financial       32.70 %
Packaging & Containers — 0.96%       Consumer, Non-cyclical       16.52 %
Packaging Corp of America 3,063   305,687 Consumer, Cyclical       16.37 %
        Technology       11.65 %
Pharmaceuticals — 3.87%       Industrial       7.83 %
AbbVie Inc 5,548   544,703 Energy       6.09 %
AmerisourceBergen Corp 2,217   223,407 Basic Materials       4.46 %
Cardinal Health Inc 8,945   466,839 Communications       3.85 %
    $ 1,234,949 Investment Companies       3.34 %
        Other Assets and Liabilities       (2.81 )%
REITs — 4.06%                  
CubeSmart 16,633   448,925 TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %
VICI Properties Inc 17,997   363,359            
Vornado Realty Trust 12,676   484,350            
    $ 1,296,634            
Retail — 4.40%                  
Foot Locker Inc 10,343   301,602            
Home Depot Inc/The 1,121   280,822            
Kohl’s Corp 13,238   274,953            
Tractor Supply Co 1,635   215,477            
Williams-Sonoma Inc 4,044   331,648            
    $ 1,404,502            
Semiconductors — 3.80%                  
Applied Materials Inc 2,292   138,551            
Broadcom Inc 1,286   405,875            
Intel Corp 3,767   225,380            
Lam Research Corp 522   168,846            
Texas Instruments Inc 2,153   273,366            
    $ 1,212,018            
Software — 4.99%                  
Oracle Corp 3,408   188,360            
VMware Inc, Class A (a) 9,063   1,403,496            
    $ 1,591,856            
Telecommunications — 0.23%                  
Ubiquiti Inc 413   72,093            
 
Transportation — 1.32%                  
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc 3,679   290,862            
CSX Corp 1,848   128,879            
    $ 419,741            
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 31,736,359          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF
June 30, 2020
 
  June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost     Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 2,822,931 $ 1,840,819 $ 982,112
  $ $ 2,822,931 $ 1,840,819 $ 982,112
 
              Realized Gain    
        Realized   from     Change in
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $   $   $ $
  $   $   $ $
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                    

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF

June 30, 2020

    Principal         Principal    
BONDS — 98.09%   Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Banks — 33.91%         Electric (continued)        
Bank of America Corp         Duke Energy Corp        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.90%),         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity        
6.10%, 03/17/2025 (a),(b) $ 5,576,000 $ 5,882,680 Rate + 3.39%),        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.55%),         4.88%, 09/16/2024 (a),(b) $ 5,576,000 $ 5,569,867
6.30%, 03/10/2026 (a),(b)   557,000   618,114 Emera Inc        
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The         (3-month USD LIBOR + 5.44%),        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.42%),         6.75%, 06/15/2076 (b)   4,182,000   4,522,875
3.73%, 09/20/2020 (a),(b)   1,902,000   1,804,428          
                $ 14,733,668
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                  
Rate + 4.36%),         Gas — 1.52%        
4.70%, 09/20/2025 (a),(b)   538,000   559,520 NiSource Inc        
Bank of Nova Scotia/The         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         Rate + 2.84%),        
          5.65%, 06/15/2023 (a),(b)   2,231,000   2,130,605
Rate + 4.55%),                  
4.90%, 06/04/2025 (a),(b)   2,320,000   2,314,896 Hand/Machine Tools — 1.99%        
BNP Paribas SA         Stanley Black & Decker Inc        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.29%),         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity        
7.20%, 06/25/2037 (a),(b),(c)   2,300,000   2,484,000          
          Rate + 2.66%),        
Citigroup Inc         4.00%, 03/15/2060 (b)   2,788,000   2,789,411
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.91%),                  
5.95%, 05/15/2025 (a),(b)   2,788,000   2,768,484 Insurance — 35.49%        
Citizens Financial Group Inc         Allstate Corp/The        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.16%),         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.94%),        
6.38%, 04/06/2024 (a),(b),(d)   2,788,000   2,590,902 5.75%, 08/15/2053 (b)   2,788,000   2,880,116
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The         American International Group Inc        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.87%),        
Rate + 3.62%),         5.75%, 04/01/2048 (b)   1,160,000   1,197,227
5.50%, 08/10/2024 (a),(b),(d)   4,182,000   4,334,099 Argentum Netherlands BV for Swiss Re Ltd        
HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.78%),        
          5.63%, 08/15/2052 (b)   5,600,000   6,096,440
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.98%),                  
10.18%, 06/30/2030 (a),(b)   2,075,000   3,278,500 AXA SA        
Huntington Bancshares Inc         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.26%),        
          6.38%, 12/14/2036 (a),(b),(c)   3,801,000   4,884,285
(10-year Treasury Constant Maturity                  
Rate + 4.95%),         Cloverie PLC for Zurich Insurance Co Ltd        
5.63%, 07/15/2030 (a),(b)   2,030,000   2,082,577 (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.92%),        
          5.63%, 06/24/2046 (b)   5,600,000   6,342,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co                  
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.78%),         M&G PLC        
6.75%, 02/01/2024 (a),(b)   3,625,000   3,896,875 6.50%, 10/20/2048   2,200,000   2,516,250
KeyCorp         Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.61%),         (5-year Swap rate + 4.23%),        
          5.20%, 10/20/2045 (b),(c)   2,788,000   3,146,955
5.00%, 09/15/2026 (a),(b)   837,000   790,965          
Lloyds Bank PLC         MetLife Inc        
          9.25%, 04/08/2068 (c)   4,182,000   5,844,345
(3-month USD LIBOR + 11.76%),                  
12.00%, 12/16/2024 (a),(b),(c)   3,195,000   3,686,391 Progressive Corp/The        
Truist Financial Corp         (3-month USD LIBOR + 2.54%),        
          5.38%, 03/15/2023 (a),(b)   951,000   941,490
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                  
Rate + 3.00%),         Prudential Financial Inc        
4.80%, 09/01/2024 (a),(b)   5,576,000   5,135,942 (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.92%),        
          5.63%, 06/15/2043 (b)   4,182,000   4,449,648
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                  
          QBE Insurance Group Ltd        
Rate + 4.61%),                  
          (10-year Swap rate + 4.40%),        
4.95%, 09/01/2025 (a),(b)   1,160,000   1,186,100          
          5.88%, 06/17/2046 (b)   2,200,000   2,327,192
Wells Fargo & Co         Sumitomo Life Insurance Co        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.99%),         (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.44%),        
5.88%, 06/15/2025 (a),(b)   3,905,000   4,058,740          
          6.50%, 09/20/2073 (b),(c)   5,600,000   6,326,712
      $ 47,473,213 Voya Financial Inc        
Diversified Financial Services — 3.14%         (5-year United States Treasury + 3.36%),        
          6.13%, 09/15/2023 (a),(b)   2,788,000   2,726,887
Charles Schwab Corp/The                  
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity               $ 49,679,547
Rate + 4.97%),         Pipelines — 9.18%        
5.38%, 06/01/2025 (a),(b)   3,345,000   3,573,530          
          Enbridge Inc        
Discover Financial Services         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.89%),        
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         6.00%, 01/15/2077 (b)   4,182,000   4,119,270
Rate + 5.78%),         Enterprise Products Operating LLC        
6.13%, 06/23/2025 (a),(b)   800,000   820,560          
          (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.03%),        
      $ 4,394,090 5.25%, 08/16/2077 (b)   2,788,000   2,606,780
Electric — 10.53%         Transcanada Trust        
Dominion Energy Inc         (3-month USD LIBOR + 4.15%),        
          5.50%, 09/15/2079 (b)   6,136,000   6,120,660
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                  
Rate + 2.99%),               $ 12,846,710
4.65%, 12/15/2024 (a),(b)   4,739,000   4,640,926          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF

June 30, 2020

    Principal         (d) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
BONDS (continued)   Amount     Value   (e) Non-income producing security.            
Telecommunications — 2.33%             (f) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Vodafone Group PLC             lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
(5-year Swap rate + 4.87%),                                
7.00%, 04/04/2079 (b) $ 2,788,000   $ 3,266,296   $2,865,310 or 2.05% of net assets.          
              (g) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
TOTAL BONDS     $ 137,313,540   Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.78%   Shares Held     Value   Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the  
Money Market Funds — 2.78%             outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated    
Principal Government Money Market Fund —             sub-schedule for transactional information.        
Institutional Class 0.00% (e),(f),(g),(h)   2,865,310   $ 2,865,310   (h) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government                                
Money Market Fund — Institutional             Portfolio Summary (unaudited)            
Class 0.12% (h)   1,029,843     1,029,843                      
              Sector               Percent  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $ 3,895,153   Financial               72.54 %
              Utilities               12.05 %
Total Investments     $ 141,208,693                      
              Energy               9.18 %
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.87)%       $ (1,213,613 )                    
              Investment Companies             2.78 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%     $ 139,995,080   Communications               2.33 %
              Industrial               1.99 %
(a) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest,   Other Assets and Liabilities         (0.87 )%
but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date. Date shown, if any,   TOTAL NET ASSETS             100.00 %
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 $26,372,688 or 18.84% of net                      
assets.                                
 
              June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales June 30, 2020  
Affiliated Securities             Value     Cost     Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00%   $ $ 25,846,308 $ 22,980,998 $ 2,865,310  
              $ $ 25,846,308 $ 22,980,998 $ 2,865,310  
 
                        Realized Gain      
                    Realized   from Change in  
                    Gain/Loss on Capital Gain Unrealized  
              Income (a)   Investments Distributions Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00%   $   $ $ $  
              $   $ $ $  
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                            

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF

June 30, 2020

                Principal    
PREFERRED STOCKS — 15.28%   Shares Held   Value BONDS (continued)     Amount   Value
Banks — 6.36%         Banks (continued)          
Associated Banc-Corp; Series F         HSBC Holdings PLC          
5.63%, 09/15/2025 (a)   1,800 $ 45,306 (5-year Swap rate + 4.37%),          
JPMorgan Chase & Co; Series DD         6.38%, 03/30/2025 (a),(b)   $ 750,000 $ 770,160
5.75%, 12/01/2023 (a)   5,000   132,100            
          Huntington Bancshares Inc          
JPMorgan Chase & Co; Series EE         (10-year Treasury Constant Maturity          
6.00%, 03/01/2024 (a)   5,000   137,000            
          Rate + 4.95%),          
Morgan Stanley; Series I         5.63%, 07/15/2030 (a),(b)     500,000   512,950
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.71%),                    
6.38%, 10/15/2024 (a),(b)   15,000   388,950 ING Groep NV          
Synovus Financial Corp; Series E         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity          
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         Rate + 4.34%),          
Rate + 4.13%),         5.75%, 11/16/2026 (a),(b)     750,000   744,375
5.88%, 07/01/2024 (a),(b)   10,000   217,500 Lloyds Banking Group PLC          
Wells Fargo & Co; Series Z         (5-year Swap rate + 4.50%),          
4.75%, 03/15/2025 (a)   10,767   250,225 7.50%, 09/27/2025 (a),(b)     750,000   778,275
Wells Fargo & Co; Series L         M&T Bank Corp          
7.50%, 07/15/2023 (a)   75   97,275 (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.52%),          
      $ 1,268,356 5.13%, 11/01/2026 (a),(b)     500,000   498,435
          Nordea Bank Abp          
Electric — 0.67%                    
Duke Energy Corp; Series A         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity          
5.75%, 06/15/2024 (a)   5,000   134,600 Rate + 4.11%),          
          6.63%, 03/26/2026 (a),(b),(c)     750,000   800,550
Insurance — 4.08%         PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The          
Allstate Corp/The; Series H         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.68%),          
5.10%, 10/15/2024 (a)   10,000   253,600 6.75%, 08/01/2021 (a),(b)     500,000   496,250
American International Group Inc; Series A         Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC          
5.85%, 03/15/2024 (a)   7,439   191,257            
          (5-year Swap rate + 5.72%),          
MetLife Inc; Series F         8.00%, 08/10/2025 (a),(b)     750,000   827,895
4.75%, 03/15/2025 (a)   15,000   368,550            
          Societe Generale SA          
      $ 813,407 (5-year Swap rate + 4.98%),          
          7.88%, 12/18/2023 (a),(b)     750,000   787,215
Telecommunications — 4.17%         Standard Chartered PLC          
AT&T Inc; Series C                    
4.75%, 02/18/2025 (a)   24,174   578,000 (5-year Swap rate + 6.30%),          
          7.50%, 04/02/2022 (a),(b)     750,000   774,150
AT&T Inc; Series A                    
5.00%, 12/12/2024 (a)   10,000   253,600 State Street Corp          
          (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.60%),          
      $ 831,600 5.25%, 09/15/2020 (a),(b)     500,000   477,275
          Truist Financial Corp          
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $ 3,047,963 (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity        
    Principal     Rate + 4.61%),          
BONDS — 83.21%   Amount   Value 4.95%, 09/01/2025 (a),(b)     500,000   511,250
Banks — 71.53%         UBS Group AG          
Bank of America Corp         (5-year Swap rate + 4.34%),          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 3.90%),         7.00%, 01/31/2024 (a),(b)     750,000   779,063
6.10%, 03/17/2025 (a),(b) $ 200,000 $ 211,000 Wells Fargo & Co          
(3-month USD LIBOR + 4.55%),         (3-month USD LIBOR + 3.99%),          
6.30%, 03/10/2026 (a),(b)   500,000   554,860 5.88%, 06/15/2025 (a),(b)     500,000   519,685
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The                    
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                 $ 14,268,280
Rate + 4.36%),         Diversified Financial Services — 5.25%          
4.70%, 09/20/2025 (a),(b)   500,000   520,000 Charles Schwab Corp/The          
Bank of Nova Scotia/The         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity          
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         Rate + 4.97%),          
Rate + 4.55%),         5.38%, 06/01/2025 (a),(b)     500,000   534,160
4.90%, 06/04/2025 (a),(b)   500,000   498,900            
          Discover Financial Services          
BNP Paribas SA         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity          
(5-year Swap rate + 6.31%),                    
7.63%, 03/30/2021 (a),(b)   500,000   507,500 Rate + 5.78%),          
          6.13%, 06/23/2025 (a),(b)     500,000   512,850
Citizens Financial Group Inc                    
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                 $ 1,047,010
Rate + 5.31%),         Electric — 4.47%          
5.65%, 10/06/2025 (a),(b)   500,000   506,735            
Comerica Inc         Dominion Energy Inc          
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity          
Rate + 5.29%),         Rate + 2.99%),          
5.63%, 07/01/2025 (a),(b)   500,000   507,500 4.65%, 12/15/2024 (a),(b)     400,000   391,722
Credit Agricole SA         Duke Energy Corp          
(5-year Swap rate + 4.90%),         (5-year Treasury Constant Maturity          
7.88%, 01/23/2024 (a),(b)   750,000   813,607 Rate + 3.39%),          
Credit Suisse Group AG         4.88%, 09/16/2024 (a),(b)     500,000   499,450
(5-year Treasury Constant Maturity                    
                  $ 891,172
Rate + 4.82%),                    
6.38%, 08/21/2026 (a),(b),(c)   350,000   355,425            
(5-year Swap rate + 5.11%),                    
7.13%, 07/29/2022 (a),(b)   500,000   515,225            

 

See accompanying notes.

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Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF

June 30, 2020

    Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Insurance — 1.96%        
Voya Financial Inc        
(5-year United States Treasury + 3.36%), 6.13%,        
09/15/2023 (a),(b) $ 400,000 $ 391,232
 
TOTAL BONDS     $ 16,597,694
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.67%   Shares Held   Value
Money Market Fund — 0.67%        
State Street Institutional U.S. Government        
Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Class 0.12% (d)   133,648 $ 133,648
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 133,648
Total Investments     $ 19,779,305
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.84%     $ 168,290
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%     $ 19,947,595

 

(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 $1,155,975 or 5.80% of net assets.
(d)      Current yield shown is as of period end.
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
Sector Percent  
Financial 89.18 %
Utilities 5.14 %
Communications 4.17 %
Investment Companies 0.67 %
Other Assets and Liabilities 0.84 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF

June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 99.52% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.41%       Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.68%      
Omnicom Group Inc 329 $ 17,963 Acuity Brands Inc 316 $ 30,254
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.62%       Environmental Control — 0.70%      
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Class A 1,150   27,531 Stericycle Inc (a) 558   31,237
 
Agriculture — 0.41%       Food — 0.80%      
Bunge Ltd 438   18,015 Kraft Heinz Co/The 1,111   35,430
 
Airlines — 2.87%       Food Service — 0.46%      
Alaska Air Group Inc 966   35,027 Aramark 902   20,358
American Airlines Group Inc 2,218   28,989        
JetBlue Airways Corp (a) 3,084   33,616 Gas — 0.48%      
United Airlines Holdings Inc (a) 857   29,661 UGI Corp 675   21,465
    $ 127,293 Hand/Machine Tools — 1.09%      
        Colfax Corp (a) 910   25,389
Apparel — 2.97%       Snap-on Inc 167   23,131
Hanesbrands Inc 3,494   39,447        
PVH Corp 730   35,077     $ 48,520
Tapestry Inc 2,123   28,193 Healthcare — Products — 0.70%      
Under Armour Inc, Class A (a) 2,986   29,084 DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc 708   31,194
 
    $ 131,801 Home Builders — 1.74%      
Auto Manufacturers — 0.78%       Thor Industries Inc 433   46,128
Ford Motor Co 5,711   34,723 Toll Brothers Inc 956   31,156
 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.90%           $ 77,284
BorgWarner Inc 1,129   39,854 Home Furnishings — 1.76%      
Banks — 5.40%       Leggett & Platt Inc 1,031   36,240
CIT Group Inc 1,593   33,023 Whirlpool Corp 321   41,579
East West Bancorp Inc 700   25,368     $ 77,819
First Horizon National Corp 2,237   22,281 Household Products — 0.54%      
PacWest Bancorp 1,536   30,275 Coty Inc, Class A 5,330   23,825
Signature Bank 343   36,674        
Synovus Financial Corp 1,026   21,064 Housewares — 0.73%      
TCF Financial Corp 794   23,359 Newell Brands Inc 2,036   32,332
Webster Financial Corp 786   22,487        
        Insurance — 2.48%      
Wells Fargo & Co 959   24,550        
        American International Group Inc 1,134   35,358
    $ 239,081 Axis Capital Holdings Ltd 465   18,860
Beverages — 0.55%       Lincoln National Corp 684   25,164
Molson Coors Beverage Co, Class B 705   24,224 Unum Group 1,833   30,410
 
Biotechnology — 1.03%           $ 109,792
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 201   22,560 Internet — 0.91%      
United Therapeutics Corp (a) 190   22,990 Expedia Group Inc 489   40,196
 
    $ 45,550 Leisure Time — 4.25%      
Chemicals — 3.02%       Carnival Corp (b) 2,082   34,186
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (a) 1,593   35,922 Harley-Davidson Inc 1,458   34,657
Eastman Chemical Co 387   26,951 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (a) 2,509   41,223
Mosaic Co/The 2,543   31,813 Polaris Inc 380   35,169
W R Grace & Co 772   39,225 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 855   43,006
    $ 133,911     $ 188,241
Commercial Services — 1.79%       Lodging — 0.58%      
H&R Block Inc 1,280   18,278 MGM Resorts International 1,527   25,654
ManpowerGroup Inc 341   23,444 Machinery — Diversified — 2.34%      
Sabre Corp 4,652   37,495 Flowserve Corp 1,151   32,826
    $ 79,217 Middleby Corp/The (a) 484   38,207
Computers — 1.12%       Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp 570   32,815
DXC Technology Co 1,380   22,770     $ 103,848
NCR Corp (a) 1,554   26,915        
        Media — 3.08%      
    $ 49,685 Discovery Inc, Class A (a),(b) 929   19,602
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.52%       DISH Network Corp, Class A (a) 1,376   47,486
LKQ Corp (a) 878   23,004 News Corp, Class A 2,008   23,815
        ViacomCBS Inc, Class B 1,963   45,777
Diversified Financial Services — 5.52%              
Affiliated Managers Group Inc 458   34,149     $ 136,680
Alliance Data Systems Corp 817   36,863 Miscellaneous Manufacture — 1.03%      
Capital One Financial Corp 357   22,345 General Electric Co 3,408   23,277
Discover Financial Services 505   25,295 Textron Inc 675   22,214
Franklin Resources Inc 1,643   34,454     $ 45,491
Invesco Ltd 2,978   32,043        
Lazard Ltd, Class A 764   21,873 Oil & Gas — 17.70%      
Synchrony Financial 1,704   37,761 Apache Corp 6,561   88,574
        Cimarex Energy Co 1,633   44,891
    $ 244,783 Concho Resources Inc 641   33,012

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held     Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)       Telecommunications (continued)          
Continental Resources Inc 3,594 $ 63,003 ViaSat Inc (a) 765   $ 29,353  
Devon Energy Corp 3,976   45,088       $ 58,520  
Diamondback Energy Inc 1,049   43,869            
EOG Resources Inc 765   38,755 Textiles — 0.82%          
        Mohawk Industries Inc (a) 356     36,227  
Exxon Mobil Corp 724   32,377            
Helmerich & Payne Inc 1,757   34,279 Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.67%          
Marathon Oil Corp 8,352   51,114 Mattel Inc (a) 3,069     29,677  
Noble Energy Inc 4,552   40,786            
Occidental Petroleum Corp 2,374   43,444 Transportation — 0.98%          
Ovintiv Inc 10,170   97,123 FedEx Corp 150     21,033  
        Kirby Corp (a) 414     22,174  
Parsley Energy Inc, Class A 4,797   51,232            
Pioneer Natural Resources Co 393   38,396       $ 43,207  
WPX Energy Inc (a) 5,994   38,242            
    $ 784,185 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 4,410,209  
Oil & Gas Services — 3.70%       INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.48% Shares Held     Value  
Baker Hughes Co 2,618   40,291 Money Market Funds — 2.48%          
Halliburton Co 4,015   52,115 Principal Government Money Market Fund —          
National Oilwell Varco Inc 2,797   34,263 Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(c),(d),(e) 93,298   $ 93,298  
Schlumberger Ltd 2,039   37,497 State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money          
        Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.12% (e) 16,503     16,503  
    $ 164,166            
 
Packaging & Containers — 0.82%       TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 109,801  
Sealed Air Corp 1,112   36,529            
        Total Investments   $ 4,520,010  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.17%       Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.00)%     $ (88,672 )
Cardinal Health Inc 574   29,957            
        TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 4,431,338  
CVS Health Corp 457   29,691            
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) 182   20,082            
        (a) Non-income producing security.          
Mylan NV (a) 1,850   29,748            
        (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Perrigo Co PLC 564   31,172            
        (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
    $ 140,650            
        lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Pipelines — 1.20%                  
Targa Resources Corp 2,644   53,065 $93,298 or 2.11% of net assets.          
        (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Real Estate — 0.64%       Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the    
Howard Hughes Corp/The (a) 544   28,261            
        Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the    
REITs — 7.79%       outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-schedule  
American Campus Communities Inc 648   22,654 for transactional information.          
Boston Properties Inc 196   17,715 (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
Brixmor Property Group Inc 2,887   37,011            
EPR Properties 744   24,649            
Federal Realty Investment Trust 363   30,931 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Kimco Realty Corp 2,854   36,645 Sector       Percent  
Regency Centers Corp 716   32,857            
        Consumer, Cyclical       25.06 %
Simon Property Group Inc 493   33,711            
        Financial       22.72 %
SL Green Realty Corp 638   31,447            
        Energy       22.60 %
Ventas Inc 672   24,609            
        Consumer, Non-cyclical       8.98 %
Vornado Realty Trust 759   29,001            
        Industrial       8.28 %
Weyerhaeuser Co 1,062   23,853            
        Communications       5.73 %
    $ 345,083 Basic Materials       3.02 %
Retail — 6.01%       Technology       2.66 %
Advance Auto Parts Inc 194   27,635 Investment Companies       2.48 %
Foot Locker Inc 1,248   36,392 Utilities       0.47 %
Gap Inc/The 3,905   49,281 Other Assets and Liabilities       (2.00 )%
Kohl’s Corp 1,235   25,651 TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %
L Brands Inc 2,378   35,599            
Macy’s Inc (b) 5,599   38,521            
Nordstrom Inc (b) 1,792   27,758            
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc 602   25,519            
    $ 266,356            
Savings & Loans — 0.90%                  
New York Community Bancorp Inc 1,919   19,574            
Sterling Bancorp 1,724   20,205            
    $ 39,779            
Software — 1.54%                  
CDK Global Inc 837   34,668            
DocuSign Inc (a) 195   33,581            
    $ 68,249            
Telecommunications — 1.32%                  
CenturyLink Inc 2,908   29,167            

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020
 
  June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities   Value   Cost     Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 1,463,796 $ 1,370,498 $ 93,298
  $ $ 1,463,796 $ 1,370,498 $ 93,298
 
              Realized Gain    
        Realized   from     Change in
        Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
    Income (a)   Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $   $   $ $
  $   $   $ $
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                    

 

See accompanying notes.

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June 30, 2020

      Principal         Principal    
BONDS — 98.58%     Amount   Value BONDS (continued)   Amount   Value
Aerospace & Defense — 1.84%           Chemicals — 2.02%        
General Dynamics Corp           DuPont de Nemours Inc        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.38%),           3.77%, 11/15/2020 $ 250,000 $ 252,850
0.83%, 05/11/2021 (a)   $ 230,000 $ 230,545          
            Diversified Financial Services — 4.13%        
Asset-Backed Securities — 15.64%           American Express Co        
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2019-3           (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.53%),        
2.17%, 01/18/2023     219,105   220,714 0.91%, 05/17/2021 (a)   266,000   266,677
CCG Receivables Trust 2018-1 A2           USAA Capital Corp        
2.50%, 06/16/2025 (b)     77,129   77,523 2.45%, 08/01/2020 (b)   250,000   250,416
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2019-A                 $ 517,093
3.18%, 06/15/2022 (b)     60,944   61,154          
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2020-A           Electric — 11.18%        
2.09%, 05/15/2023 (b)     75,419   76,046 Alabama Power Co        
            3.38%, 10/01/2020 (d)   250,000   251,835
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2015-2                    
2.44%, 01/15/2027 (b)     150,000   150,100 Dominion Energy Inc        
Navient Private Education Loan Trust 2018-BA           2.58%, 07/01/2020   350,000   350,000
1.69%, 12/15/2059 (b),(c)     250,000   250,933 LG&E & KU Energy LLC        
SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2015-B           3.75%, 11/15/2020   420,000   421,585
1.39%, 07/15/2027 (b),(c)     163,484   163,251 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc        
Verizon Owner Trust 2018-A A1A           (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.48%),        
3.23%, 04/20/2023     256,000   261,637 1.04%, 05/04/2021 (a)   374,000   374,893
Volvo Financial Equipment Master Owner Trust                 $ 1,398,313
2018 -A                  
0.71%, 07/17/2023 (b),(c)     325,000   323,083 Food — 2.03%        
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-1A C           Tyson Foods Inc        
2.92%, 05/15/2023 (b)     121,010   121,366 2.25%, 08/23/2021   250,000   253,896
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2020-2A           Insurance — 7.99%        
0.93%, 02/15/2024 (b)     250,000   250,097 MassMutual Global Funding II        
            1.95%, 09/22/2020 (b)   250,000   250,900
        $ 1,955,904          
            2.00%, 04/15/2021 (b)   200,000   202,665
Banks — 31.84%           Metropolitan Life Global Funding I        
Bank of America Corp           0.90%, 06/08/2023 (b)   250,000   251,410
2.63%, 10/19/2020     205,000   206,394 New York Life Global Funding        
5.63%, 07/01/2020     250,000   250,000 1.70%, 09/14/2021 (b)   290,000   294,421
Citibank NA                    
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.57%),                 $ 999,396
1.61%, 07/23/2021 (a)     250,000   251,166 Machinery — Construction & Mining — 2.40%        
Citigroup Inc           Caterpillar Financial Services Corp        
2.70%, 03/30/2021     200,000   203,256 (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.30%),        
Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd           0.62%, 03/08/2021 (a)   300,000   300,151
3.13%, 12/10/2020     250,000   252,864          
Fifth Third Bank           Oil & Gas — 3.64%        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.25%),           BP Capital Markets America Inc        
1.01%, 10/30/2020 (a)     200,000   200,115 4.74%, 03/11/2021   200,000   206,068
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The           Phillips 66        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.20%),           (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.60%),        
1.51%, 09/15/2020 (a)     250,000   250,320 0.96%, 02/26/2021 (a)   250,000   249,626
HSBC Holdings PLC                 $ 455,694
(3-month USD LIBOR + 1.66%),                    
2.02%, 05/25/2021 (a)     250,000   252,787 Pharmaceuticals — 2.04%        
ING Bank NV           CVS Health Corp        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.88%),           3.35%, 03/09/2021   250,000   254,960
1.27%, 08/15/2021 (a),(b)     200,000   201,382 Retail — 3.21%        
JPMorgan Chase & Co           McDonald’s Corp        
2.30%, 08/15/2021     300,000   300,627 (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.43%),        
KeyCorp           1.32%, 10/28/2021 (a)   400,000   400,891
5.10%, 03/24/2021     245,000   253,170          
Morgan Stanley           Software — 2.03%        
0.76%, 01/20/2023 (c)     200,000   199,323 Oracle Corp        
5.50%, 07/24/2020     200,000   200,612 1.90%, 09/15/2021   250,000   254,272
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The           Telecommunications — 4.57%        
4.38%, 08/11/2020     309,000   310,381 AT&T Inc        
Truist Bank           (3-month USD LIBOR + 0.75%),        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.50%),           1.10%, 06/01/2021 (a)   286,000   287,448
1.49%, 10/26/2021 (a)     200,000   200,339 Sprint Spectrum Co LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co II        
Wells Fargo & Co           LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co III LLC        
(3-month USD LIBOR + 0.88%),           3.36%, 03/20/2023 (b)   281,250   284,676
1.98%, 07/22/2020 (a)     200,000   200,088          
2.60%, 07/22/2020     250,000   250,305       $ 572,124
        $ 3,983,129          
Beverages — 2.06%                    
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc                    
3.55%, 05/25/2021     250,000   256,948          

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Principal         (c) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate  
BONDS (continued)   Amount     Value   and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on  
Transportation — 1.96%             current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate  
Penske Truck Leasing Co LP / PTL Finance             and spread in their description. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period  
Corp                              
              end.                
3.65%, 07/29/2021 (b) $ 240,000   $ 245,647                    
              (d) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
              (e) Non-Income producing security.          
TOTAL BONDS     $ 12,331,813                    
              (f) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT   Principal                          
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 0.82%   Amount     Value   lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
              $11,413 or 0.09% of net assets.          
Sovereign — 0.82%                              
              (g) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
U.S. Treasury Note                              
2.75%, 09/15/2021 $ 100,000   $ 103,102   Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the    
              Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the    
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT &             outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-    
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS       $ 103,102   schedule for transactional information.          
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.16%   Shares Held     Value   (h) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
 
Money Market Funds — 2.16%             Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
Principal Government Money Market Fund —                              
Institutional Class 0.00% (e),(f),(g),(h)   11,413   $ 11,413   Sector             Percent  
State Street Institutional U.S. Government             Financial             43.96 %
Money Market Fund — Institutional             Asset-Backed Securities           15.64 %
Class 0.12% (h)   258,080     258,080   Utilities             11.18 %
              Industrial             6.21 %
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $ 269,493   Consumer, Non-cyclical           6.12 %
Total Investments     $ 12,704,408   Communications             4.57 %
Other Assets and Liabilities — (1.56)%       $ (194,930 ) Energy             3.64 %
              Consumer, Cyclical           3.21 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%     $ 12,509,478   Investment Companies           2.16 %
(a) Rate shown is as of period end. The rate may be a variable or floating rate   Technology             2.03 %
              Basic Materials             2.02 %
or a fixed rate which may convert to a variable or floating rate in the   Government             0.82 %
future.             Other Assets and Liabilities         (1.56 )%
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act                    
              TOTAL NET ASSETS           100.00 %
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 $3,455,070 or 27.62% of net                    
assets.                              
 
              June 30, 2019   Purchases   Sales June 30, 2020  
Affiliated Securities             Value     Cost   Proceeds Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00%   $ $ 1,274,579 $ 1,263,166 $ 11,413  
              $ $ 1,274,579 $ 1,263,166 $ 11,413  
 
                      Realized Gain      
                    Realized   from Change in  
                  Gain/Loss on Capital Gain Unrealized  
              Income (a) Investments Distributions Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00%   $ $ $ $  
              $ $ $ $  
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.62% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.41%       Distribution/Wholesale — 0.58%      
Omnicom Group Inc 475 $ 25,935 Fastenal Co 454 $ 19,450
        WW Grainger Inc 57   17,907
Aerospace & Defense — 0.49%              
General Dynamics Corp 106   15,843     $ 37,357
Lockheed Martin Corp 42   15,326 Diversified Financial Services — 4.19%      
    $ 31,169 Capital One Financial Corp 334   20,905
Agriculture — 0.92%       Charles Schwab Corp/The 502   16,938
Altria Group Inc 519   20,371 Discover Financial Services 474   23,743
Philip Morris International Inc 546   38,253 Mastercard Inc, Class A 226   66,828
        Synchrony Financial 1,050   23,268
    $ 58,624 T Rowe Price Group Inc 174   21,489
Airlines — 0.79%       Visa Inc, Class A 490   94,653
Delta Air Lines Inc 915   25,666     $ 267,824
Southwest Airlines Co 732   25,020        
        Electric — 1.45%      
    $ 50,686 Alliant Energy Corp 267   12,773
Apparel — 0.41%       DTE Energy Co 135   14,513
NIKE Inc, Class B 265   25,983 Duke Energy Corp 159   12,703
        Edison International 236   12,817
Auto Manufacturers — 0.56%       Evergy Inc 235   13,933
Cummins Inc 105   18,192        
PACCAR Inc 233   17,440 Sempra Energy 114   13,364
        Southern Co/The 239   12,392
    $ 35,632        
            $ 92,495
Banks — 5.54%              
Bank of America Corp 1,976   46,930 Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.56%      
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 501   19,364 AMETEK Inc 198   17,695
Citizens Financial Group Inc 899   22,691 Emerson Electric Co 295   18,299
Fifth Third Bancorp 1,139   21,960     $ 35,994
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 111   21,936 Electronics — 1.04%      
Huntington Bancshares Inc 2,060   18,612 Amphenol Corp, Class A 193   18,491
JPMorgan Chase & Co 780   73,367 Honeywell International Inc 107   15,471
KeyCorp 1,631   19,865 TE Connectivity Ltd 224   18,267
M&T Bank Corp 163   16,947 Waters Corp (a) 79   14,252
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 176   18,517        
Regions Financial Corp 1,886   20,972     $ 66,481
State Street Corp 316   20,082 Food — 1.86%      
US Bancorp 490   18,042 General Mills Inc 382   23,550
Wells Fargo & Co 590   15,104 Hershey Co/The 151   19,573
    $ 354,389 Kraft Heinz Co/The 812   25,895
Beverages — 1.76%       Kroger Co/The 867   29,348
Coca-Cola Co/The 983   43,920 Mondelez International Inc, Class A 401   20,503
Monster Beverage Corp (a) 356   24,678     $ 118,869
PepsiCo Inc 333   44,043 Forest Products & Paper — 0.19%      
    $ 112,641 International Paper Co 341   12,007
 
Biotechnology — 1.25%       Healthcare — Products — 1.85%      
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 51   5,724        
        Abbott Laboratories 419   38,309
Amgen Inc 138   32,549 Cooper Cos Inc/The 179   50,772
Biogen Inc (a) 40   10,702        
        Medtronic PLC 322   29,527
Illumina Inc (a) 31   11,481        
Incyte Corp (a) 59   6,134     $ 118,608
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 21   13,097 Healthcare — Services — 3.08%      
    $ 79,687 Humana Inc 157   60,877
        Quest Diagnostics Inc 615   70,085
Chemicals — 0.71%       UnitedHealth Group Inc 225   66,364
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A 214   14,064        
PPG Industries Inc 126   13,364     $ 197,326
Sherwin-Williams Co/The 31   17,913 Home Builders — 1.02%      
    $ 45,341 DR Horton Inc 591   32,771
        Lennar Corp, Class A 525   32,350
Commercial Services — 1.95%              
Cintas Corp 83   22,108     $ 65,121
FleetCor Technologies Inc (a) 75   18,865        
        Household Products — 1.52%      
Gartner Inc (a) 693   84,081        
        Colgate-Palmolive Co 302   22,125
    $ 125,054 Procter & Gamble Co/The 627   74,970
Computers — 11.65%           $ 97,095
Apple Inc 1,038   378,662 Household Products/Wares — 0.78%      
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Class A 1,484   84,321 Church & Dwight Co Inc 312   24,117
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 7,109   69,171 Clorox Co/The 118   25,886
HP Inc 3,988   69,511        
International Business Machines Corp 622   75,119     $ 50,003
Seagate Technology PLC 1,415   68,500 Insurance — 3.65%      
    $ 745,284 Allstate Corp/The 184   17,846
        Arch Capital Group Ltd (a) 593   16,990

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held     Value  
Insurance (continued)       Semiconductors — 6.16%          
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Class B (a) 575 $ 102,643 Intel Corp 1,281   $ 76,642  
Fidelity National Financial Inc 679   20,818 Maxim Integrated Products Inc 1,419     86,006  
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The 480   18,504 NVIDIA Corp 104     39,511  
Markel Corp (a) 18   16,617 QUALCOMM Inc 1,020     93,034  
MetLife Inc 552   20,159 Skyworks Solutions Inc 772     98,708  
Prudential Financial Inc 323   19,671       $ 393,901  
    $ 233,248 Software — 8.38%          
Internet — 14.55%       Adobe Inc (a) 114     49,625  
Alphabet Inc, Class A (a) 173   245,322 Akamai Technologies Inc (a) 46     4,926  
Amazon.com Inc (a) 101   278,641 ANSYS Inc (a) 23     6,710  
Booking Holdings Inc (a) 20   31,847 Cerner Corp 81     5,552  
CDW Corp 739   85,857 Citrix Systems Inc 32     4,733  
eBay Inc 883   46,313 Microsoft Corp 1,918     390,332  
Expedia Group Inc 464   38,141 Oracle Corp 536     29,625  
Facebook Inc, Class A (a) 683   155,089 Paychex Inc 225     17,044  
Netflix Inc (a) 101   45,959 salesforce.com Inc (a) 129     24,166  
NortonLifeLock Inc 164   3,252 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc 64     3,615  
    $ 930,421       $ 536,328  
Lodging — 0.58%       Telecommunications — 2.56%          
MGM Resorts International 2,213   37,178 Arista Networks Inc (a) 17     3,570  
        AT&T Inc 1,825     55,170  
Media — 3.09%                  
        Cisco Systems Inc 1,014     47,293  
Comcast Corp, Class A 1,472   57,379            
Discovery Inc, Class A (a),(b) 1,343   28,337 Verizon Communications Inc 1,053     58,052  
Fox Corp, Class A 1,105   29,636       $ 164,085  
ViacomCBS Inc, Class B 1,894   44,168 Transportation — 0.53%          
Walt Disney Co/The 345   38,471 CSX Corp 245     17,086  
    $ 197,991 Union Pacific Corp 99     16,738  
Miscellaneous Manufacture — 0.83%             $ 33,824  
3M Co 103   16,067            
Illinois Tool Works Inc 100   17,485 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 6,372,302  
Parker-Hannifin Corp 108   19,793 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.60% Shares Held     Value  
    $ 53,345 Money Market Funds — 0.60%          
Oil & Gas — 2.19%       Principal Government Money Market Fund —          
        Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(c),(d),(e) 21,902   $ 21,902  
Chevron Corp 328   29,267            
ConocoPhillips 465   19,539 State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money          
EOG Resources Inc 399   20,213 Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.12% (e) 16,772     16,772  
Exxon Mobil Corp 1,080   48,298            
Marathon Petroleum Corp 607   22,690 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 38,674  
    $ 140,007 Total Investments   $ 6,410,976  
        Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.22)%     $ (14,264 )
Pharmaceuticals — 7.76%                  
AbbVie Inc 650   63,817 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 6,396,712  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 772   45,394            
        (a) Non-income producing security.          
Cardinal Health Inc 1,034   53,964            
Cigna Corp (a) 279   52,354 (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
CVS Health Corp 440   28,587 (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Eli Lilly & Co 212   34,806 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Johnson & Johnson 747   105,051 $21,902 or 0.34% of net assets.          
Merck & Co Inc 751   58,075 (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Pfizer Inc 1,666   54,478            
        Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the    
    $ 496,526 Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the    
Pipelines — 0.57%       outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-schedule  
Cheniere Energy Inc (a) 428   20,681            
        for transactional information.          
Kinder Morgan Inc 1,032   15,655            
        (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
    $ 36,336            
REITs — 0.33%                  
Simon Property Group Inc 307   20,993            
 
Retail — 3.88%                  
Costco Wholesale Corp 112   33,960            
Home Depot Inc/The 271   67,888            
McDonald’s Corp 125   23,059            
O’Reilly Automotive Inc (a) 88   37,107            
Ulta Beauty Inc (a) 151   30,716            
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc 570   24,162            
Walmart Inc 264   31,622            
    $ 248,514            

 

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Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                      
Sector Percent                    
Technology 26.19 %                  
Consumer, Non-cyclical 22.74 %                  
Communications 20.61 %                  
Financial 13.70 %                  
Consumer, Cyclical 7.82 %                  
Industrial 3.45 %                  
Energy 2.76 %                  
Utilities 1.45 %                  
Basic Materials 0.90 %                  
Investment Companies 0.60 %                  
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.22 )%                  
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %                  
 
      June 30, 2019 Purchases   Sales     June 30, 2020
Affiliated Securities       Value   Cost   Proceeds   Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00%   $ $ 153,770 $ 131,868 $ 21,902
      $ $ 153,770 $ 131,868 $ 21,902
 
 
                Realized Gain    
          Realized   from     Change in
          Gain/Loss on   Capital Gain   Unrealized
        Income (a) Investments   Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00%   $ $   $ $
      $ $   $ $
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                    

 

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 99.69% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value  
Banks — 3.61%       Software (continued)        
Bank of America Corp 837,676 $ 19,894,805 salesforce.com Inc (a) 213,407 $ 39,977,533  
JPMorgan Chase & Co 197,297   18,557,756     $ 205,317,208  
Wells Fargo & Co 619,787   15,866,547          
        Telecommunications — 7.52%        
    $ 54,319,108 AT&T Inc 1,055,970   31,921,973  
Beverages — 5.19%       Cisco Systems Inc 782,063   36,475,419  
Coca-Cola Co/The 987,635   44,127,532 Verizon Communications Inc 813,317   44,838,166  
PepsiCo Inc 256,333   33,902,602     $ 113,235,558  
    $ 78,030,134          
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 1,500,426,652  
Biotechnology — 2.38%                
Amgen Inc 151,633   35,764,159 INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.24% Shares Held   Value  
 
Computers — 2.93%       Money Market Fund — 0.24%        
Apple Inc 120,894   44,102,131 State Street Institutional U.S. Government        
        Money Market Fund — Institutional        
Diversified Financial Services — 4.95%       Class 0.12% (b) 3,583,990 $ 3,583,990  
Mastercard Inc, Class A 127,206   37,614,814          
Visa Inc, Class A 190,716   36,840,610 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 3,583,990  
    $ 74,455,424 Total Investments   $ 1,504,010,642  
Electric — 2.04%       Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.07%   $ 1,035,241  
NextEra Energy Inc 127,846   30,704,774 TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 1,505,045,883  
 
Healthcare — Products — 7.05%       (a) Non-income producing security.        
Abbott Laboratories 389,399   35,602,750 (b) Current yield shown is as of period end.        
Medtronic PLC 341,384   31,304,913          
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 108,332   39,253,017          
        Portfolio Summary (unaudited)        
    $ 106,160,680          
        Sector     Percent  
Healthcare — Services — 1.40%                
UnitedHealth Group Inc 71,128   20,979,204 Consumer, Non-cyclical     29.59 %
        Communications     24.06 %
Household Products — 2.22%       Technology     19.58 %
Procter & Gamble Co/The 279,819   33,457,958 Financial     10.55 %
Insurance — 2.00%       Consumer, Cyclical     10.01 %
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Class B (a) 168,409   30,062,691 Energy     3.86 %
        Utilities     2.04 %
Internet — 11.86%       Investment Companies     0.24 %
Alphabet Inc, Class A (a) 26,445   37,500,332 Other Assets and Liabilities     0.07 %
Amazon.com Inc (a) 22,466   61,979,650          
        TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %
Facebook Inc, Class A (a) 184,210   41,828,565          
Netflix Inc (a) 81,853   37,246,389          
    $ 178,554,936          
Media — 4.67%                
Comcast Corp, Class A 893,913   34,844,729          
Walt Disney Co/The 318,145   35,476,349          
    $ 70,321,078          
Oil & Gas — 3.86%                
Chevron Corp 245,413   21,898,202          
Exxon Mobil Corp 809,566   36,203,791          
    $ 58,101,993          
Pharmaceuticals — 11.36%                
Eli Lilly & Co 221,708   36,400,019          
Johnson & Johnson 333,212   46,859,604          
Merck & Co Inc 568,123   43,932,952          
Pfizer Inc 1,339,220   43,792,494          
    $ 170,985,069          
Retail — 10.01%                
Costco Wholesale Corp 153,288   46,478,454          
Home Depot Inc/The 95,221   23,853,813          
McDonald’s Corp 185,800   34,274,526          
Walmart Inc 384,714   46,081,043          
    $ 150,687,836          
Semiconductors — 3.00%                
Intel Corp 327,826   19,613,829          
NVIDIA Corp 67,313   25,572,882          
    $ 45,186,711          
Software — 13.64%                
Adobe Inc (a) 96,650   42,072,712          
Microsoft Corp 432,742   88,067,324          
Oracle Corp 636,867   35,199,639          

 

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS — 99.68% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.01%       Banks (continued)      
National CineMedia Inc 11,280 $ 33,502 MidWestOne Financial Group Inc 3,373 $ 67,460
Agriculture — 0.24%       NBT Bancorp Inc 13,344   410,461
        Nicolet Bankshares Inc (a) 3,373   184,840
Phibro Animal Health Corp, Class A 7,232   189,985        
Vector Group Ltd 58,184   585,331 Old Second Bancorp Inc 12,481   97,102
        Origin Bancorp Inc 5,721   125,862
    $ 775,316 Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp 6,152   115,227
Airlines — 0.74%       Peoples Bancorp Inc 6,590   140,235
Allegiant Travel Co 5,423   592,246 Preferred Bank 9,937   425,800
Hawaiian Holdings Inc 32,448   455,570 Renasant Corp 23,976   597,002
Spirit Airlines Inc (a) 78,599   1,399,062 S&T Bancorp Inc 16,294   382,094
    $ 2,446,878 Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc 20,906   518,051
        ServisFirst Bancshares Inc 17,946   641,749
Apparel — 0.91%       Simmons First National Corp, Class A 57,531   984,355
Kontoor Brands Inc (a) 36,779   655,034        
        South State Corp 26,946   1,284,246
Levi Strauss & Co, Class A 44,897   601,620 Stock Yards Bancorp Inc 4,503   181,021
Oxford Industries Inc 6,554   288,442 TriCo Bancshares 8,355   254,410
Steven Madden Ltd 25,867   638,656 United Community Banks Inc 38,269   769,972
Wolverine World Wide Inc 33,699   802,373 Univest Financial Corp 12,347   199,281
    $ 2,986,125 Veritex Holdings Inc 46,319   819,846
Auto Manufacturers — 0.23%       Washington Trust Bancorp Inc 4,111   134,635
Wabash National Corp 71,689   761,337 WesBanco Inc 24,973   507,202
        Wintrust Financial Corp 41,588   1,814,069
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.22%              
Dana Inc 52,659   641,913     $ 39,053,418
Douglas Dynamics Inc 9,347   328,267 Biotechnology — 2.73%      
Gentherm Inc (a) 7,804   303,576 ADMA Biologics Inc (a),(b) 65,955   193,248
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The 240,541   2,151,639 Agenus Inc (a) 111,570   438,470
Methode Electronics Inc 13,339   416,977 ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 3,972   128,455
Standard Motor Products Inc 4,206   173,287 Ardelyx Inc (a) 42,261   292,446
        Clearside Biomedical Inc (a),(b) 35,648   67,018
    $ 4,015,659        
        EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 33,649   25,472
Banks — 11.90%       ImmunoGen Inc (a) 119,280   548,688
1st Source Corp 5,264   187,293 Innoviva Inc (a) 45,022   629,408
Amalgamated Bank, Class A 9,119   115,264 Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 28,572   1,368,885
Ameris Bancorp 40,401   953,060 Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 69,138   137,930
Associated Banc-Corp 140,370   1,920,262 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 24,649   2,756,991
Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc (a) 6,311   76,742        
        Myriad Genetics Inc (a) 57,632   653,547
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 39,714   919,776 NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc (a) 18,685   368,842
BancorpSouth Bank 48,522   1,103,390 Prothena Corp PLC (a) 9,814   102,654
Bank of Hawaii Corp 25,012   1,535,987 Puma Biotechnology Inc (a) 55,728   581,243
Bank OZK 102,472   2,405,018 Radius Health Inc (a) 26,089   355,593
BankUnited Inc 74,682   1,512,311 Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 82,531   151,032
Banner Corp 20,650   784,700 TransMedics Group Inc (a) 8,658   155,151
Cadence BanCorp 175,622   1,556,011        
Cathay General Bancorp 33,049   869,189     $ 8,955,073
Central Pacific Financial Corp 17,216   275,972 Chemicals — 2.21%      
City Holding Co 6,206   404,445 Amyris Inc (a),(b) 65,252   278,626
Civista Bancshares Inc 4,161   64,079 Cabot Corp 16,846   624,144
ConnectOne Bancorp Inc 15,859   255,647 Hawkins Inc 1,174   49,989
Customers Bancorp Inc (a) 20,320   244,246        
        HB Fuller Co 27,815   1,240,549
Eagle Bancorp Inc 21,146   692,532 Ingevity Corp (a) 28,618   1,504,448
Enterprise Financial Services Corp 9,831   305,941 Innospec Inc 5,339   412,438
FB Financial Corp 13,502   334,445 Koppers Holdings Inc (a) 8,795   165,698
Financial Institutions Inc 3,262   60,706 Minerals Technologies Inc 8,420   395,151
First Bancshares Inc/The 11,545   259,763 Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. 30,052   318,251
First Financial Corp 3,636   133,950 PolyOne Corp 41,031   1,076,243
First Foundation Inc 11,957   195,377 PQ Group Holdings Inc (a) 5,193   68,755
First Hawaiian Inc 108,985   1,878,901 Sensient Technologies Corp 21,612   1,127,282
First Merchants Corp 19,871   547,843        
First Midwest Bancorp Inc 78,638   1,049,817     $ 7,261,574
First of Long Island Corp/The 5,020   82,027 Coal — 0.44%      
Great Southern Bancorp Inc 4,239   171,086 Arch Resources Inc 24,441   694,369
Great Western Bancorp Inc 35,430   487,517 Warrior Met Coal Inc 49,526   762,205
Hanmi Financial Corp 13,891   134,882        
HarborOne Bancorp Inc (a) 39,156   334,392     $ 1,456,574
Hilltop Holdings Inc 50,929   939,640 Commercial Services — 4.33%      
Home BancShares Inc 71,670   1,102,285 ABM Industries Inc 30,830   1,119,129
Hope Bancorp Inc 109,040   1,005,349 ASGN Inc (a) 27,776   1,852,104
Horizon Bancorp Inc 10,149   108,493 Barrett Business Services Inc 3,386   179,898
Independent Bank Group Inc 54,764   2,219,037 BG Staffing Inc 4,001   45,291
Kearny Financial Corp 50,983   417,041 Carriage Services Inc 3,669   66,482
Lakeland Bancorp Inc 11,717   133,925 Cass Information Systems Inc 3,834   149,641
Lakeland Financial Corp 8,522   397,040 Cimpress PLC (a) 17,979   1,372,517
Mercantile Bank Corp 4,630   104,638 Collectors Universe Inc 1,683   57,693
Midland States Bancorp Inc 7,925   118,479 CorVel Corp (a) 4,334   307,237

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Commercial Services (continued)       Electronics — 2.04%      
Deluxe Corp 27,892 $ 656,578 Advanced Energy Industries Inc (a) 15,955 $ 1,081,589
EVERTEC Inc 29,539   830,046 Atkore International Group Inc (a) 19,616   536,498
Forrester Research Inc (a) 3,344   107,142 Avnet Inc 57,504   1,603,499
Hackett Group Inc/The 11,757   159,190 Badger Meter Inc 12,069   759,382
Heidrick & Struggles International Inc 7,846   169,631 Comtech Telecommunications Corp 26,059   440,137
HMS Holdings Corp (a) 54,146   1,753,789 Fluidigm Corp (a) 20,981   84,134
Kelly Services Inc, Class A 14,568   230,393 OSI Systems Inc (a) 13,802   1,030,181
Kforce Inc 10,287   300,895 SMART Global Holdings Inc (a) 13,747   373,643
Korn Ferry 30,038   923,068 Watts Water Technologies Inc, Class A 9,619   779,139
Medifast Inc (b) 13,672   1,897,263        
            $ 6,688,202
Monro Inc 12,383   680,322        
Rent-A-Center Inc 23,923   665,538 Engineering & Construction — 1.50%      
Resources Connection Inc 11,413   136,614 Arcosa Inc 7,036   296,919
SP Plus Corp (a) 3,561   73,748 Comfort Systems USA Inc 13,281   541,201
TrueBlue Inc (a) 23,894   364,861 Construction Partners Inc, Class A (a) 9,373   166,464
Viad Corp 7,010   133,330 Exponent Inc 17,050   1,379,857
        Mistras Group Inc (a) 9,302   36,743
    $ 14,232,400 TopBuild Corp (a) 21,894   2,490,880
Computers — 1.58%           $ 4,912,064
Diebold Nixdorf Inc (a) 91,515   554,581        
ExlService Holdings Inc (a) 11,671   739,941 Entertainment — 1.13%      
Insight Enterprises Inc (a) 30,029   1,477,427 AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, Class A (b) 79,755   342,149
MTS Systems Corp 12,183   214,299 Cinemark Holdings Inc 68,508   791,267
NetScout Systems Inc (a) 30,890   789,548 RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc 2,412   33,430
Super Micro Computer Inc (a) 17,932   509,090 SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (a) 49,688   735,879
TTEC Holdings Inc 9,434   439,247 Six Flags Entertainment Corp 89,341   1,716,241
Virtusa Corp (a) 14,081   457,210 Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc 4,437   98,901
    $ 5,181,343     $ 3,717,867
Construction Materials — 1.62%       Food — 1.49%      
American Woodmark Corp (a) 3,247   245,636 B&G Foods Inc (b) 33,976   828,335
        BellRing Brands Inc, Class A (a) 16,429   327,594
Apogee Enterprises Inc 9,866   227,313        
        Hostess Brands Inc (a) 86,143   1,052,667
Boise Cascade Co 19,950   750,319        
Griffon Corp 11,148   206,461 J&J Snack Foods Corp 4,303   547,040
Patrick Industries Inc 11,162   683,672 John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc 3,273   279,285
PGT Innovations Inc (a) 23,967   375,803 Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (a) 41,669   1,066,310
        TreeHouse Foods Inc (a) 17,727   776,443
Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc 20,325   1,714,617        
UFP Industries Inc 22,691   1,123,431     $ 4,877,674
    $ 5,327,252 Food Service — 0.29%      
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.62%       Healthcare Services Group Inc 39,082   955,946
Core-Mark Holding Co Inc 5,205   129,891 Forest Products & Paper — 0.20%      
G-III Apparel Group Ltd (a) 26,811   356,318 Neenah Inc 5,678   280,834
H&E Equipment Services Inc 20,351   376,086 Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc 11,127   371,753
KAR Auction Services Inc 72,477   997,284        
ScanSource Inc (a) 7,757   186,866     $ 652,587
Systemax Inc 4,468   91,773 Gas — 1.16%      
Triton International Ltd 23,553   712,243 Chesapeake Utilities Corp 3,469   291,396
WESCO International Inc (a) 70,165   2,463,493 National Fuel Gas Co 47,198   1,979,012
    $ 5,313,954 South Jersey Industries Inc 61,250   1,530,638
Diversified Financial Services — 4.51%           $ 3,801,046
B. Riley Financial Inc 4,197   91,327 Hand/Machine Tools — 1.22%      
Brightsphere Investment Group Inc (a) 32,663   406,981 Franklin Electric Co Inc 12,548   659,021
Cohen & Steers Inc 12,537   853,143 Kennametal Inc 64,791   1,860,150
Curo Group Holdings Corp 30,669   250,566 Regal Beloit Corp 17,070   1,490,552
Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc 2,203   250,415     $ 4,009,723
Ellington Financial Inc 83,001   977,752        
Encore Capital Group Inc (a) 23,444   801,316 Healthcare — Products — 4.46%      
        Accuray Inc (a) 34,085   69,192
Evercore Inc, Class A 39,097   2,303,595        
        AngioDynamics Inc (a) 17,383   176,785
Federated Hermes Inc 64,884   1,537,751        
Navient Corp 188,835   1,327,510 Atrion Corp 476   303,217
Premier Financial Corp 15,943   281,713 Cantel Medical Corp 25,824   1,142,195
Regional Management Corp (a) 5,545   98,202 CONMED Corp 22,714   1,635,181
        GenMark Diagnostics Inc (a) 52,969   779,174
Tradeweb Markets Inc, Class A 42,804   2,488,624        
        Inspire Medical Systems Inc (a) 21,682   1,886,768
Virtus Investment Partners Inc 6,990   812,867        
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc, Class A 149,932   2,325,445 Invacare Corp 15,319   97,582
        LeMaitre Vascular Inc 7,898   208,507
    $ 14,807,207 Luminex Corp 21,328   693,800
Electric — 0.32%       Meridian Bioscience Inc (a) 26,059   606,914
NorthWestern Corp 19,236   1,048,747 Natus Medical Inc (a) 13,058   284,926
        OrthoPediatrics Corp (a) 9,317   407,712
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.19%       Patterson Cos Inc 97,529   2,145,638
Belden Inc 19,051   620,110 RTI Surgical Holdings Inc (a) 26,468   84,168
        Silk Road Medical Inc (a) 18,193   762,105

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Healthcare — Products (continued)       Leisure Time — 0.16%      
SmileDirectClub Inc (a),(b) 384,666 $ 3,038,861 Acushnet Holdings Corp 13,001 $ 452,305
Utah Medical Products Inc 1,013   89,772 Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc (a) 11,031   85,159
Varex Imaging Corp (a) 15,424   233,674        
            $ 537,464
    $ 14,646,171 Lodging — 0.02%      
Healthcare — Services — 4.23%       Marcus Corp/The 5,677   75,334
Acadia Healthcare Co Inc (a) 43,458   1,091,665        
Brookdale Senior Living Inc (a) 120,994   356,932 Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.37%      
Community Health Systems Inc (a) 90,770   273,218 Terex Corp 64,743   1,215,226
Ensign Group Inc/The 16,127   674,915 Machinery — Diversified — 1.23%      
Fulgent Genetics Inc (a) 10,421   166,736 Albany International Corp, Class A 15,701   921,806
Magellan Health Inc (a) 9,780   713,744 Altra Industrial Motion Corp 24,669   785,954
MEDNAX Inc (a) 92,930   1,589,103 Applied Industrial Technologies Inc 12,333   769,456
Medpace Holdings Inc (a) 16,772   1,560,131 Cactus Inc, Class A 14,908   307,552
National HealthCare Corp 4,504   285,734 Ichor Holdings Ltd (a) 22,999   611,313
OPKO Health Inc (a),(b) 435,666   1,485,621 Kadant Inc 3,634   362,165
Pennant Group Inc/The (a) 7,993   180,642 Tennant Co 4,302   279,673
Personalis Inc (a) 18,793   243,745        
Select Medical Holdings Corp (a) 52,875   778,849     $ 4,037,919
Surgery Partners Inc (a) 36,150   418,255 Media — 1.32%      
Tenet Healthcare Corp (a) 121,589   2,201,977 AMC Networks Inc, Class A (a) 22,547   527,374
Tivity Health Inc (a),(b) 100,013   1,133,147 Entercom Communications Corp, Class A 23,574   32,532
Triple-S Management Corp, Class B (a) 10,079   191,703 EW Scripps Co/The Class A 9,401   82,259
US Physical Therapy Inc 6,578   532,950 iHeartMedia Inc, Class A (a),(b) 13,550   113,143
        John Wiley & Sons Inc, Class A 9,715   378,885
    $ 13,879,067 Meredith Corp 62,493   909,273
Home Builders — 2.56%       MSG Networks Inc, Class A (a) 30,196   300,450
Century Communities Inc (a) 15,397   472,072 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, Class A 58,032   1,071,271
Installed Building Products Inc (a) 15,560   1,070,217 TEGNA Inc 83,315   928,129
LCI Industries 5,613   645,383     $ 4,343,316
Meritage Homes Corp (a) 20,128   1,532,143        
Taylor Morrison Home Corp, Class A (a) 101,974   1,967,078 Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 0.48%      
TRI Pointe Group Inc (a) 77,107   1,132,702 AZZ Inc 10,379   356,207
Winnebago Industries Inc 23,645   1,575,230 Mueller Industries Inc 9,843   261,627
        Park-Ohio Holdings Corp 2,450   40,645
    $ 8,394,825 Valmont Industries Inc 7,990   907,824
Home Furnishings — 0.05%           $ 1,566,303
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc 13,781   163,029        
        Mining — 0.43%      
Household Products — 0.20%       Compass Minerals International Inc 18,766   914,843
Edgewell Personal Care Co (a) 20,698   644,950        
        Kaiser Aluminum Corp 6,834   503,119
Household Products/Wares — 0.35%              
            $ 1,417,962
ACCO Brands Corp 27,178   192,964        
Quanex Building Products Corp 17,538   243,427 Miscellaneous Manufacture — 0.59%      
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc 15,580   715,122 EnPro Industries Inc 5,599   275,975
        Federal Signal Corp 28,256   840,051
    $ 1,151,513        
        Hillenbrand Inc 21,837   591,127
Insurance — 2.08%       Myers Industries Inc 6,273   91,272
American National Insurance Co 5,111   368,350 Standex International Corp 2,678   154,119
CNO Financial Group Inc 103,544   1,612,180        
Enstar Group Ltd (a) 2,591   395,827     $ 1,952,544
Hallmark Financial Services Inc (a) 9,635   33,626 Office & Business Equipment — 0.14%      
Kinsale Capital Group Inc 12,660   1,964,959 Pitney Bowes Inc 171,099   444,857
Mercury General Corp 27,072   1,103,184 Office Furnishings — 0.47%      
National General Holdings Corp 24,910   538,305 Herman Miller Inc 23,832   562,673
Stewart Information Services Corp 13,602   442,201 HNI Corp 6,068   185,499
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd (a) 47,389   355,891        
        Interface Inc 11,698   95,222
    $ 6,814,523 Kimball International Inc, Class B 3,975   45,951
Internet — 1.89%       Knoll Inc 23,152   282,223
ChannelAdvisor Corp (a) 5,154   81,639 Steelcase Inc, Class A 31,268   377,092
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc 20,124   1,556,793     $ 1,548,660
Endurance International Group Holdings Inc (a) 47,191   190,180        
        Oil & Gas — 2.92%      
GlobalSCAPE Inc 8,967   87,428 Berry Corp 31,796   153,575
HealthStream Inc (a) 9,348   206,871        
        Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (a) 6,292   93,247
NIC Inc 25,368   582,449 Callon Petroleum Co (a) 897,732   1,032,392
Perficient Inc (a) 22,459   803,583        
        CVR Energy Inc 24,565   494,002
Revolve Group Inc (a),(b) 27,830   413,554        
        Denbury Resources Inc (a),(b) 762,532   210,535
Shutterstock Inc 15,916   556,583 Kosmos Energy Ltd 342,718   568,912
TripAdvisor Inc 90,342   1,717,401 Murphy Oil Corp (b) 147,622   2,037,183
    $ 6,196,481 Par Pacific Holdings Inc (a) 14,439   129,807
Iron & Steel — 0.60%       Patterson-UTI Energy Inc 184,023   638,560
Carpenter Technology Corp 19,341   469,600 PBF Energy Inc, Class A 106,001   1,085,450
        PDC Energy Inc (a) 67,283   837,000
Commercial Metals Co 73,256   1,494,422        
        ProPetro Holding Corp (a) 68,369   351,417
    $ 1,964,022 QEP Resources Inc 521,930   673,290

 

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June 30, 2020

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Oil & Gas (continued)       Retail (continued)      
Southwestern Energy Co (a) 500,080 $ 1,280,205 Cato Corp/The, Class A 5,839 $ 47,763
        Cheesecake Factory Inc/The (b) 47,228   1,082,466
    $ 9,585,575        
        Chico’s FAS Inc 102,226   141,072
Oil & Gas Services — 0.60%       Children’s Place Inc/The 28,062   1,050,080
Archrock Inc 20,692   134,291 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc 11,868   1,316,280
Core Laboratories NV 54,710   1,111,707 Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (b) 30,121   401,513
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (a) 66,166   229,596 Denny’s Corp (a) 17,229   174,013
MRC Global Inc (a) 31,031   183,393        
        Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc 67,038   2,765,988
RPC Inc 60,458   186,211 El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (a) 9,983   147,349
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc, Class A 19,182   142,331 Foundation Building Materials Inc (a) 26,516   413,915
    $ 1,987,529 GMS Inc (a) 21,014   516,734
Packaging & Containers — 1.01%       Group 1 Automotive Inc 7,639   503,945
Greif Inc, Class A 13,381   460,440 Haverty Furniture Cos Inc 4,929   78,864
Matthews International Corp, Class A 3,944   75,330 Jack in the Box Inc 16,064   1,190,182
O-I Glass Inc 131,402   1,179,990 La-Z-Boy Inc 11,938   323,042
Silgan Holdings Inc 49,392   1,599,807 Lithia Motors Inc, Class A 6,946   1,051,138
        MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc, Class A 32,768   2,385,838
    $ 3,315,567 Office Depot Inc 132,392   311,121
Pharmaceuticals — 5.68%       PC Connection Inc 10,549   489,052
Akebia Therapeutics Inc (a) 46,335   629,229 Penske Automotive Group Inc 9,395   363,680
Alkermes PLC (a) 124,189   2,409,888 PetIQ Inc (a) 12,670   441,423
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 67,811   322,780 PriceSmart Inc 5,056   305,028
Anika Therapeutics Inc (a) 14,452   545,274 Qurate Retail Inc, Series A (a) 100,688   956,536
Arvinas Inc (a) 16,565   555,590 Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc 17,749   144,832
BioDelivery Sciences International Inc (a) 73,233   319,296 Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (a) 60,950   763,703
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp (a) 2,780   170,358 Shoe Carnival Inc 3,788   110,875
Clovis Oncology Inc (a),(b) 228,609   1,543,111 Signet Jewelers Ltd 84,370   866,480
Coherus Biosciences Inc (a) 61,629   1,100,694 Sonic Automotive Inc, Class A 11,894   379,538
Durect Corp (a),(b) 49,484   114,803 Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc (a) 20,446   291,356
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 10,790   517,704 Tilly’s Inc, Class A 11,978   67,915
Endo International PLC (a) 269,799   925,411 World Fuel Services Corp 30,503   785,757
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 139,069   1,435,192 Zumiez Inc (a) 14,364   393,286
Jounce Therapeutics Inc (a) 16,767   115,692        
            $ 25,722,848
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (a),(b) 41,246   175,708        
Lannett Co Inc (a),(b) 48,557   352,524 Savings & Loans — 1.34%      
Mallinckrodt PLC (a),(b) 287,259   769,854 Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc 26,906   296,504
Owens & Minor Inc 39,016   297,302 Meridian Bancorp Inc 19,813   229,831
Pacira BioSciences Inc (a) 52,121   2,734,789 Northfield Bancorp Inc 13,267   152,836
Premier Inc, Class A (a) 55,081   1,888,177 OceanFirst Financial Corp 24,880   438,634
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc (a) 34,121   1,281,585 Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc 47,571   1,031,339
USANA Health Sciences Inc (a) 5,908   433,824 Provident Financial Services Inc 25,146   363,360
        Washington Federal Inc 48,319   1,296,882
    $ 18,638,785 WSFS Financial Corp 21,018   603,217
Private Equity — 0.07%           $ 4,412,603
Victory Capital Holdings Inc, Class A 12,675   217,883        
        Semiconductors — 1.39%      
Real Estate — 1.27%       ACM Research Inc, Class A (a) 21,934   1,367,804
Alexander & Baldwin Inc 68,375   833,491 Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd (a) 10,555   114,839
Realogy Holdings Corp 301,716   2,235,716 Diodes Inc (a) 27,113   1,374,629
RMR Group Inc/The, Class A 12,811   377,540 Power Integrations Inc 14,569   1,721,036
Safehold Inc 12,799   735,814     $ 4,578,308
    $ 4,182,561 Software — 3.68%      
REITs — 3.96%       Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (a) 149,115   1,009,508
Corporate Office Properties Trust 59,188   1,499,824 American Software Inc, Class A 5,410   85,262
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc 94,567   1,403,374 Blackbaud Inc 25,078   1,431,452
Exantas Capital Corp 41,023   108,711 Computer Programs & Systems Inc 5,429   123,727
iStar Inc 51,313   632,176 Cornerstone OnDemand Inc (a) 56,246   2,168,846
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc 41,376   686,014 CSG Systems International Inc 28,533   1,180,981
LTC Properties Inc 26,664   1,004,433 Ebix Inc 23,806   532,302
Macerich Co/The (b) 319,480   2,865,736 Inovalon Holdings Inc, Class A (a) 32,862   632,922
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc (b) 359,462   2,562,964 MicroStrategy Inc, Class A (a) 5,120   605,645
Weingarten Realty Investors 117,958   2,232,945 NantHealth Inc (a) 15,438   70,706
        PDF Solutions Inc (a) 9,355   182,984
    $ 12,996,177        
        Progress Software Corp 45,043   1,745,416
Retail — 7.83%       Sciplay Corp, Class A (a) 8,548   126,767
Asbury Automotive Group Inc (a) 7,231   559,173 Seachange International Inc (a) 23,666   35,736
AutoNation Inc (a) 24,616   925,069        
        Simulations Plus Inc 8,460   506,077
Big Lots Inc 28,045   1,177,890 SPS Commerce Inc (a) 14,216   1,067,906
Biglari Holdings Inc, Class B (a) 445   30,696        
        Xperi Holding Corp 39,998   590,370
BJ’s Restaurants Inc 13,137   275,089        
Bloomin’ Brands Inc 46,487   495,551     $ 12,096,607
BMC Stock Holdings Inc (a) 33,191   834,422        
Brinker International Inc 42,513   1,020,312        
Caleres Inc 17,252   143,882        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value   (a) Non-income producing security.          
Telecommunications — 2.57%         (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc (a) 50,649 $ 342,894                    
          (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
GTT Communications Inc (a),(b) 46,380   378,461                    
          lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
InterDigital Inc 14,739   834,669                    
Loral Space & Communications Inc 11,109   216,848   $13,835,298 or 4.21% of net assets.          
ORBCOMM Inc (a) 41,703   160,556   (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Ribbon Communications Inc (a) 17,084   67,140   Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co 16,165   796,773   Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the  
Switch Inc, Class A 108,985   1,942,113   outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-  
Telephone & Data Systems Inc 82,903   1,648,112   schedule for transactional information.          
Viavi Solutions Inc (a) 160,691   2,047,203                    
          (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.          
    $ 8,434,769                    
Textiles — 0.36%         Portfolio Summary (unaudited)          
UniFirst Corp 6,595   1,180,175                    
          Sector             Percent  
Transportation — 1.19%         Financial             25.12 %
ArcBest Corp 14,964   396,695   Consumer, Non-cyclical           23.70 %
Dorian LPG Ltd (a) 42,802   331,287                    
          Consumer, Cyclical           17.61 %
Forward Air Corp 10,896   542,839   Industrial             11.43 %
Ryder System Inc 68,025   2,551,618   Technology             6.79 %
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc 4,015   69,781   Communications             5.79 %
    $ 3,892,220   Investment Companies           4.51 %
Water — 0.35%         Energy             3.97 %
American States Water Co 14,586   1,146,897   Basic Materials             3.44 %
          Utilities             1.83 %
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 327,274,248   Other Assets and Liabilities       (4.19 )%
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 4.51% Shares Held   Value   TOTAL NET ASSETS           100.00 %
Money Market Funds — 4.51%                          
Principal Government Money Market Fund —                          
Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(c),(d),(e) 13,835,298 $ 13,835,298                    
State Street Institutional U.S. Government                          
Money Market Fund — Institutional Class                          
0.12% (e) 965,166   965,166                    
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 14,800,464                    
Total Investments   $ 342,074,712                    
Other Assets and Liabilities — (4.19)%   $ (13,769,495 )                  
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%   $ 328,305,217                    
 
 
          June 30, 2019 Purchases   Sales June 30, 2020  
Affiliated Securities         Value     Cost   Proceeds   Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00%   $ $ 89,060,206 $ 75,224,908 $ 13,835,298  
          $ $ 89,060,206 $ 75,224,908 $ 13,835,298  
 
                  Realized Gain      
              Realized   from Change in  
              Gain/Loss on Capital Gain Unrealized  
          Income (a) Investments Distributions Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00%   $ $ $ $  
          $ $ $ $  
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                        

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.70% Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Advertising — 0.21%       Banks (continued)      
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The 1,079 $ 18,516 Fulton Financial Corp 846 $ 8,908
National CineMedia Inc 102   303 Great Southern Bancorp Inc 34   1,372
    $ 18,819 Great Western Bancorp Inc 287   3,949
        Hanmi Financial Corp 111   1,078
Aerospace & Defense — 0.74%       HarborOne Bancorp Inc (a) 317   2,707
Howmet Aerospace Inc 2,537   40,211 Hilltop Holdings Inc 401   7,399
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Class A 1,059   25,353 Home BancShares Inc 565   8,690
    $ 65,564 Hope Bancorp Inc 858   7,911
Agriculture — 0.02%       Horizon Bancorp Inc 80   855
Phibro Animal Health Corp, Class A 81   2,128 Independent Bank Corp 81   1,203
        Independent Bank Group Inc 459   18,599
Airlines — 0.73%       International Bancshares Corp 153   4,899
Alaska Air Group Inc 590   21,393 Kearny Financial Corp 413   3,378
Allegiant Travel Co 48   5,242 Lakeland Bancorp Inc 93   1,063
Hawaiian Holdings Inc 290   4,072 Mercantile Bank Corp 37   836
JetBlue Airways Corp (a) 1,979   21,571 Midland States Bancorp Inc 63   942
Spirit Airlines Inc (a) 687   12,229 MidWestOne Financial Group Inc 27   540
        Nicolet Bankshares Inc (a) 27   1,480
    $ 64,507        
        Old Second Bancorp Inc 99   770
Apparel — 2.31%       Origin Bancorp Inc 47   1,034
Carter’s Inc 224   18,077 PacWest Bancorp 1,041   20,518
Hanesbrands Inc 3,480   39,289 Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp 49   918
Kontoor Brands Inc (a) 311   5,539 People’s Utah Bancorp 16   360
Levi Strauss & Co, Class A 382   5,119 Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 396   16,628
Oxford Industries Inc 55   2,421 Popular Inc 683   25,387
PVH Corp 444   21,334 Preferred Bank 81   3,471
Ralph Lauren Corp 487   35,317 Renasant Corp 193   4,806
Skechers U.S.A. Inc, Class A (a) 785   24,633 S&T Bancorp Inc 132   3,095
Steven Madden Ltd 218   5,382 Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc 168   4,163
Tapestry Inc 1,303   17,304 ServisFirst Bancshares Inc 145   5,185
Under Armour Inc, Class A (a) 2,470   24,058 Sierra Bancorp 20   378
Wolverine World Wide Inc 285   6,786 Signature Bank 381   40,737
    $ 205,259 Simmons First National Corp, Class A 451   7,717
Auto Manufacturers — 0.07%       South State Corp 215   10,247
Wabash National Corp 590   6,266 Stock Yards Bancorp Inc 37   1,487
        Synovus Financial Corp 1,168   23,979
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.24%       TCF Financial Corp 624   18,358
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc 884   32,514 TriCo Bancshares 67   2,040
BorgWarner Inc 1,393   49,173 United Bankshares Inc 504   13,941
Dana Inc 448   5,461 United Community Banks Inc 310   6,237
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The 2,006   17,944 Univest Financial Corp 99   1,598
Methode Electronics Inc 109   3,407 Veritex Holdings Inc 375   6,638
Standard Motor Products Inc 35   1,442 Webster Financial Corp 583   16,680
    $ 109,941 WesBanco Inc 201   4,082
        Western Alliance Bancorp 667   25,259
Banks — 7.94%       Wintrust Financial Corp 331   14,438
1st Source Corp 42   1,494 Zions Bancorp NA 1,330   45,220
Amalgamated Bank, Class A 72   910        
Ameris Bancorp 316   7,454     $ 704,516
Associated Banc-Corp 1,123   15,363 Beverages — 0.35%      
Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc (a) 52   632 Molson Coors Beverage Co, Class B 904   31,061
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 310   7,180 Biotechnology — 1.65%      
BancorpSouth Bank 380   8,641 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 311   15,074
Bank of Hawaii Corp 200   12,282 ADMA Biologics Inc (a) 152   445
Bank OZK 821   19,269 Agenus Inc (a) 277   1,089
BankUnited Inc 596   12,069 ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 23   744
Banner Corp 167   6,346 Ardelyx Inc (a) 198   1,370
Cathay General Bancorp 270   7,101 Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc, Class A (a) 102   46,052
Central Pacific Financial Corp 138   2,212 Clearside Biomedical Inc (a),(b) 99   186
Comerica Inc 1,213   46,215 Dynavax Technologies Corp (a),(b) 192   1,703
ConnectOne Bancorp Inc 127   2,047 Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc (a) 56   538
Eagle Bancorp Inc 171   5,600 EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 183   139
East West Bancorp Inc 1,381   50,047 ImmunoGen Inc (a) 449   2,065
Enterprise Financial Services Corp 79   2,459 Innoviva Inc (a) 508   7,102
Financial Institutions Inc 26   484 Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 55   2,635
First Bancshares Inc/The 93   2,093 Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc (a) 139   2,633
First Citizens BancShares Inc, Class A 40   16,201 Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 101   201
First Foundation Inc 95   1,552 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 40   4,474
First Hawaiian Inc 1,029   17,740 Prothena Corp PLC (a) 91   952
First Horizon National Corp 4,416   43,983 Puma Biotechnology Inc (a) 88   918
First Merchants Corp 161   4,439 Radius Health Inc (a) 294   4,007
First Mid-Illinois Bancshares Inc 23   603 Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 933   1,707
First Midwest Bancorp Inc 618   8,250 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (a) 85   6,649
First of Long Island Corp/The 41   670        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Biotechnology (continued)       Computers (continued)      
United Therapeutics Corp (a) 375 $ 45,375 Perspecta Inc 1,641 $ 38,120
    $ 146,058 Science Applications International Corp 479   37,209
        Super Micro Computer Inc (a) 360   10,220
Chemicals — 3.18%       TTEC Holdings Inc 78   3,632
Amyris Inc (a),(b) 159   679 Virtusa Corp (a) 283   9,189
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (a) 1,440   32,472        
Cabot Corp 160   5,928     $ 306,565
CF Industries Holdings Inc 1,266   35,625 Construction Materials — 1.46%      
Eastman Chemical Co 709   49,375 American Woodmark Corp (a) 28   2,118
FMC Corp 366   36,461 Apogee Enterprises Inc 80   1,843
Hawkins Inc 12   511 Armstrong World Industries Inc 211   16,450
HB Fuller Co 258   11,507 Boise Cascade Co 164   6,168
Huntsman Corp 1,103   19,821 Eagle Materials Inc 157   11,025
Ingevity Corp (a) 269   14,141 Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc 498   31,837
Innospec Inc 52   4,017 Owens Corning 810   45,166
Koppers Holdings Inc (a) 83   1,564 Patrick Industries Inc 92   5,635
Minerals Technologies Inc 80   3,754 UFP Industries Inc 181   8,961
NewMarket Corp 37   14,818     $ 129,203
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. 286   3,029        
PolyOne Corp 378   9,915 Distribution/Wholesale — 0.86%      
Sensient Technologies Corp 200   10,432 Core-Mark Holding Co Inc 47   1,173
        G-III Apparel Group Ltd (a) 226   3,003
Valvoline Inc 544   10,515        
W R Grace & Co 344   17,479 H&E Equipment Services Inc 166   3,068
        HD Supply Holdings Inc (a) 757   26,230
    $ 282,043 LKQ Corp (a) 656   17,187
Coal — 0.16%       ScanSource Inc (a) 155   3,734
Arch Resources Inc 232   6,591 Systemax Inc 89   1,828
Warrior Met Coal Inc 472   7,264 WESCO International Inc (a) 569   19,978
    $ 13,855     $ 76,201
Commercial Services — 3.45%       Diversified Financial Services — 5.24%      
Aaron’s Inc 262   11,895 Affiliated Managers Group Inc 441   32,881
ABM Industries Inc 245   8,894 Air Lease Corp 472   13,825
AMERCO 14   4,231 Alliance Data Systems Corp 702   31,674
ASGN Inc (a) 224   14,936 B. Riley Financial Inc 34   740
Barrett Business Services Inc 29   1,541 Brightsphere Investment Group Inc (a) 264   3,289
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 521   40,529 Cohen & Steers Inc 103   7,009
Carriage Services Inc 33   598 Credit Acceptance Corp (a),(b) 139   58,242
Cass Information Systems Inc 31   1,210 Curo Group Holdings Corp 248   2,026
Cimpress PLC (a) 144   10,993 Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc 17   1,932
Collectors Universe Inc 16   548 Eaton Vance Corp 381   14,707
CorVel Corp (a) 50   3,545 Ellington Financial Inc 651   7,669
Deluxe Corp 229   5,391 Encore Capital Group Inc (a) 189   6,460
Euronet Worldwide Inc (a) 415   39,765 Evercore Inc, Class A 439   25,866
EVERTEC Inc 242   6,800 Federated Hermes Inc 517   12,253
Forrester Research Inc (a) 68   2,179 Invesco Ltd 3,928   42,265
H&R Block Inc 883   12,609 Jefferies Financial Group Inc 1,870   29,079
Hackett Group Inc/The 236   3,195 Lazard Ltd, Class A 790   22,618
Heidrick & Struggles International Inc 65   1,405 Mr Cooper Group Inc (a) 353   4,391
Huron Consulting Group Inc (a) 75   3,319 Navient Corp 1,501   10,552
IAA Inc (a) 295   11,378 OneMain Holdings Inc 722   17,718
Kelly Services Inc, Class A 118   1,866 Premier Financial Corp 128   2,262
Kforce Inc 84   2,457 Regional Management Corp (a) 44   779
Korn Ferry 238   7,314 Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc 986   18,152
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp 322   9,882 SEI Investments Co 562   30,899
ManpowerGroup Inc 384   26,400 Virtus Investment Partners Inc 57   6,629
Monro Inc 112   6,153 Waddell & Reed Financial Inc, Class A 1,201   18,628
Resources Connection Inc 95   1,137 Western Union Co/The 1,965   42,483
Robert Half International Inc 769   40,626     $ 465,028
Sabre Corp 1,119   9,019        
Service Corp International/US 320   12,445 Electric — 1.79%      
SP Plus Corp (a) 33   683 Black Hills Corp 276   15,638
TrueBlue Inc (a) 195   2,978 IDACORP Inc 229   20,008
        NorthWestern Corp 222   12,103
    $ 305,921 OGE Energy Corp 1,160   35,218
Computers — 3.45%       Pinnacle West Capital Corp 474   34,739
Diebold Nixdorf Inc (a) 1,844   11,175 Vistra Energy Corp 2,229   41,504
DXC Technology Co 2,723   44,929     $ 159,210
Genpact Ltd 789   28,814        
Insight Enterprises Inc (a) 609   29,963 Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.31%      
MAXIMUS Inc 266   18,740 Acuity Brands Inc 233   22,307
NCR Corp (a) 1,200   20,784 Belden Inc 156   5,078
NetApp Inc 854   37,892     $ 27,385
NetScout Systems Inc (a) 622   15,898        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Electronics — 3.17%       Healthcare — Products (continued)      
Allegion PLC 389 $ 39,764 Cantel Medical Corp 282 $ 12,473
Atkore International Group Inc (a) 160   4,376 CONMED Corp 252   18,141
Avnet Inc 465   12,966 DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc 917   40,403
Badger Meter Inc 100   6,292 GenMark Diagnostics Inc (a) 598   8,797
Comtech Telecommunications Corp 524   8,850 Hanger Inc (a) 192   3,179
FLIR Systems Inc 679   27,547 Henry Schein Inc (a) 705   41,165
Gentex Corp 743   19,147 Hill-Rom Holdings Inc 356   39,082
Hubbell Inc 163   20,434 Inspire Medical Systems Inc (a) 241   20,972
OSI Systems Inc (a) 111   8,285 Invacare Corp 171   1,089
SYNNEX Corp 487   58,328 iRadimed Corp (a) 30   696
Trimble Inc (a) 767   33,127 LeMaitre Vascular Inc 88   2,323
Watts Water Technologies Inc, Class A 80   6,480 Luminex Corp 107   3,481
Woodward Inc 456   35,363 Meridian Bioscience Inc (a) 293   6,824
        Natus Medical Inc (a) 147   3,208
    $ 280,959        
        NuVasive Inc (a) 575   32,004
Engineering & Construction — 0.68%       OrthoPediatrics Corp (a) 104   4,551
Arcosa Inc 42   1,772 Patterson Cos Inc 1,123   24,706
Construction Partners Inc, Class A (a) 76   1,350 RTI Surgical Holdings Inc (a) 298   948
frontdoor Inc (a) 210   9,309        
        Utah Medical Products Inc 11   975
MasTec Inc (a) 620   27,820 Varex Imaging Corp (a) 173   2,621
TopBuild Corp (a) 178   20,251        
        West Pharmaceutical Services Inc 231   52,476
    $ 60,502     $ 417,541
Entertainment — 0.25%       Healthcare — Services — 4.10%      
Cinemark Holdings Inc 613   7,080 Acadia Healthcare Co Inc (a) 475   11,932
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp 91   7,481 Brookdale Senior Living Inc (a) 1,366   4,030
RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc 21   291 Catalent Inc (a) 653   47,865
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (a) 444   6,576 Charles River Laboratories International Inc (a) 124   21,619
Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc 38   847 Chemed Corp 74   33,379
    $ 22,275 Community Health Systems Inc (a) 1,024   3,082
        DaVita Inc (a) 471   37,275
Food — 0.59%              
BellRing Brands Inc, Class A (a) 137   2,732 Encompass Health Corp 556   34,433
Flowers Foods Inc 502   11,225 Ensign Group Inc/The 184   7,700
        Fulgent Genetics Inc (a) 25   400
Ingredion Inc 172   14,276        
        LHC Group Inc (a) 171   29,809
John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc 28   2,389        
        Magellan Health Inc (a) 111   8,101
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (a) 358   6,047        
        MEDNAX Inc (a) 1,026   17,545
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (a) 363   9,289        
        Medpace Holdings Inc (a) 67   6,232
TreeHouse Foods Inc (a) 152   6,657        
        National HealthCare Corp 51   3,235
    $ 52,615 OPKO Health Inc (a),(b) 1,275   4,348
Food Service — 0.32%       Surgery Partners Inc (a) 407   4,709
Aramark 787   17,763 Syneos Health Inc (a) 149   8,679
Healthcare Services Group Inc 425   10,395 Tenet Healthcare Corp (a) 1,391   25,191
        Tivity Health Inc (a),(b) 1,096   12,418
    $ 28,158        
        Triple-S Management Corp, Class B (a) 112   2,130
Forest Products & Paper — 0.18%       Universal Health Services Inc, Class B 359   33,348
Domtar Corp 410   8,655 US Physical Therapy Inc 74   5,996
Neenah Inc 54   2,671        
PH Glatfelter Co 81   1,300     $ 363,456
Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc 105   3,508 Home Builders — 1.46%      
        Century Communities Inc (a) 129   3,955
    $ 16,134        
        Installed Building Products Inc (a) 123   8,460
Gas — 1.31%       LCI Industries 47   5,404
National Fuel Gas Co 571   23,942 Meritage Homes Corp (a) 166   12,636
ONE Gas Inc 194   14,948 PulteGroup Inc 1,427   48,561
South Jersey Industries Inc 713   17,818 Taylor Morrison Home Corp, Class A (a) 849   16,377
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (a) 252   17,400 Toll Brothers Inc 768   25,029
UGI Corp 1,335   42,453 TRI Pointe Group Inc (a) 637   9,358
    $ 116,561     $ 129,780
Hand/Machine Tools — 0.95%       Home Furnishings — 0.63%      
Franklin Electric Co Inc 104   5,462 Ethan Allen Interiors Inc 115   1,360
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 251   21,144 Leggett & Platt Inc 390   13,709
Regal Beloit Corp 138   12,050 Whirlpool Corp 314   40,672
Snap-on Inc 327   45,293        
            $ 55,741
    $ 83,949        
        Household Products/Wares — 0.04%      
Healthcare — Products — 4.70%       ACCO Brands Corp 229   1,626
Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (a),(b) 89   1,349 Quanex Building Products Corp 143   1,985
Accuray Inc (a) 384   780        
AngioDynamics Inc (a) 195   1,983     $ 3,611
Atrion Corp 6   3,822 Housewares — 0.21%      
Avantor Inc (a) 907   15,419 Newell Brands Inc 1,156   18,357
Bio-Techne Corp 187   49,381        
Bruker Corp 607   24,693        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Insurance — 4.65%       Media (continued)      
American Financial Group Inc 265 $ 16,817 FactSet Research Systems Inc 79 $ 25,949
American National Insurance Co 41   2,955 John Wiley & Sons Inc, Class A 86   3,354
Athene Holding Ltd, Class A (a) 1,224   38,177 Meredith Corp 539   7,843
CNO Financial Group Inc 823   12,814 MSG Networks Inc, Class A (a) 269   2,677
Enstar Group Ltd (a) 21   3,208 Nexstar Media Group Inc, Class A 168   14,060
Essent Group Ltd 428   15,524 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, Class A (b) 503   9,285
First American Financial Corp 748   35,919 TEGNA Inc 720   8,021
Globe Life Inc 439   32,587     $ 151,420
Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The 252   25,535        
Kinsale Capital Group Inc 101   15,676 Metal Fabrication & Hardware — 0.31%      
Mercury General Corp 213   8,680 AZZ Inc 86   2,951
MGIC Investment Corp 2,714   22,228 Mueller Industries Inc 82   2,180
National General Holdings Corp 201   4,344 Park-Ohio Holdings Corp 20   332
Old Republic International Corp 1,459   23,796 Timken Co/The 321   14,602
Primerica Inc 171   19,939 Valmont Industries Inc 63   7,158
Radian Group Inc 1,024   15,882     $ 27,223
Reinsurance Group of America Inc 423   33,180 Miscellaneous Manufacture — 2.20%      
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd 241   41,218 AO Smith Corp 942   44,387
Selective Insurance Group Inc 223   11,761 AptarGroup Inc 232   25,979
Stewart Information Services Corp 110   3,576 Carlisle Cos Inc 276   33,029
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd (a) 383   2,876        
        Donaldson Co Inc 305   14,189
Unum Group 1,545   25,631 EnPro Industries Inc 46   2,267
    $ 412,323 Federal Signal Corp 232   6,897
Internet — 1.11%       Hillenbrand Inc 194   5,252
ChannelAdvisor Corp (a) 77   1,220 ITT Inc 462   27,138
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc 131   10,134 Standex International Corp 22   1,266
F5 Networks Inc (a) 333   46,447 Textron Inc 1,047   34,457
GlobalSCAPE Inc 36   351     $ 194,861
HealthStream Inc (a) 107   2,368        
        Office & Business Equipment — 0.37%      
NIC Inc 190   4,362 Pitney Bowes Inc 3,448   8,965
Perficient Inc (a) 451   16,137        
        Xerox Holding Corp (a) 1,546   23,638
Shutterstock Inc 59   2,063        
TripAdvisor Inc 796   15,132     $ 32,603
    $ 98,214 Office Furnishings — 0.14%      
        Herman Miller Inc 204   4,816
Iron & Steel — 0.52%       HNI Corp 52   1,590
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 255   24,207 Interface Inc 100   814
Steel Dynamics Inc 837   21,837 Knoll Inc 195   2,377
    $ 46,044 Steelcase Inc, Class A 264   3,184
Leisure Time — 1.07%           $ 12,781
Acushnet Holdings Corp 109   3,792 Oil & Gas — 2.46%      
Harley-Davidson Inc 640   15,213 Berry Corp 186   898
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (a) 3,079   50,588        
        Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (a) 38   563
Polaris Inc 279   25,821 Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 1,306   22,437
    $ 95,414 Callon Petroleum Co (a) 5,127   5,896
Lodging — 0.28%       Cimarex Energy Co 487   13,388
Choice Hotels International Inc 167   13,176 Continental Resources Inc 989   17,337
Marcus Corp/The 52   690 CVR Energy Inc 146   2,936
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc 262   11,167 Devon Energy Corp 1,823   20,673
        Diamondback Energy Inc 667   27,894
    $ 25,033 EQT Corp 860   10,234
Machinery — Construction & Mining — 0.34%       Falcon Minerals Corp 69   221
Oshkosh Corp 422   30,224 Helmerich & Payne Inc 473   9,228
        Kosmos Energy Ltd 2,021   3,355
Machinery — Diversified — 1.53%       Matador Resources Co (a) 1,274   10,829
AGCO Corp 282   15,640 Murphy Oil Corp 857   11,827
Altra Industrial Motion Corp 202   6,436 Ovintiv Inc 1,969   18,804
Cactus Inc, Class A 89   1,836 Par Pacific Holdings Inc (a) 86   773
Crane Co 212   12,605 Parsley Energy Inc, Class A 1,541   16,458
Curtiss-Wright Corp 152   13,571 Patterson-UTI Energy Inc 1,084   3,761
Flowserve Corp 847   24,156 PBF Energy Inc, Class A 605   6,195
Ichor Holdings Ltd (a) 462   12,280        
        PDC Energy Inc (a) 395   4,914
Middleby Corp/The (a) 257   20,288        
        ProPetro Holding Corp (a) 405   2,082
Nordson Corp 121   22,955 Southwestern Energy Co (a) 2,906   7,439
Tennant Co 36   2,340        
Welbilt Inc (a) 679   4,135     $ 218,142
    $ 136,242 Oil & Gas Services — 0.20%      
        Core Laboratories N.V. 312   6,340
Media — 1.71%       Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (a) 389   1,350
Altice USA Inc, Class A (a) 1,458   32,863        
        MRC Global Inc (a) 181   1,069
AMC Networks Inc, Class A (a) 203   4,748        
        National Oilwell Varco Inc 688   8,428
Cable One Inc 7   12,424        
DISH Network Corp, Class A (a) 875   30,196        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value
Oil & Gas Services (continued)       Retail — 6.61%      
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc, Class A 114 $ 846 Advance Auto Parts Inc 304 $ 43,305
    $ 18,033 American Eagle Outfitters Inc 1,243   13,549
        Asbury Automotive Group Inc (a) 65   5,026
Packaging & Containers — 2.14%       AutoNation Inc (a) 214   8,042
Berry Global Group Inc (a) 1,055   46,757        
        Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (b) 3,051   32,341
Crown Holdings Inc (a) 608   39,599        
        Big Lots Inc 246   10,332
Greif Inc, Class A 109   3,751 Biglari Holdings Inc, Class B (a) 4   276
Matthews International Corp, Class A 36   688 BJ’s Restaurants Inc 117   2,450
O-I Glass Inc 1,051   9,438 Bloomin’ Brands Inc 415   4,424
Packaging Corp of America 412   41,118 BMC Stock Holdings Inc (a) 272   6,838
Sealed Air Corp 666   21,878 Buckle Inc/The 171   2,681
Silgan Holdings Inc 402   13,021 Caleres Inc 153   1,276
Sonoco Products Co 267   13,961 Cheesecake Factory Inc/The (b) 409   9,374
    $ 190,211 Children’s Place Inc/The 244   9,131
Pharmaceuticals — 3.93%       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc 105   11,646
Akebia Therapeutics Inc (a) 303   4,115 Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (b) 272   3,626
Alkermes PLC (a) 1,427   27,691 Denny’s Corp (a) 156   1,576
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 765   3,641 Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc 594   24,508
Anika Therapeutics Inc (a) 163   6,150 Dillard’s Inc, Class A (b) 71   1,831
Arvinas Inc (a) 83   2,784 Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc 212   13,829
BioDelivery Sciences International Inc (a) 827   3,606 El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (a) 87   1,284
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp (a) 15   919 Floor & Decor Holdings Inc, Class A (a) 301   17,353
Clovis Oncology Inc (a) 162   1,093 Foot Locker Inc 932   27,177
Coherus Biosciences Inc (a) 162   2,893 Foundation Building Materials Inc (a) 217   3,387
Durect Corp (a),(b) 558   1,295 GMS Inc (a) 175   4,303
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 121   5,806 Group 1 Automotive Inc 68   4,486
Endo International PLC (a) 2,941   10,088 Haverty Furniture Cos Inc 45   720
Horizon Therapeutics PLC (a) 1,200   66,696 Jack in the Box Inc 141   10,447
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 1,533   15,820 Kohl’s Corp 1,647   34,208
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) 359   39,612 L Brands Inc 1,784   26,707
Jounce Therapeutics Inc (a) 45   310 Lithia Motors Inc, Class A 61   9,231
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (a),(b) 465   1,981 Macy’s Inc (b) 6,364   43,784
Lannett Co Inc (a),(b) 548   3,978 MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc, Class A 490   35,677
Mallinckrodt PLC (a),(b) 3,246   8,699 Nordstrom Inc (b) 1,159   17,953
Mylan NV (a) 2,387   38,383 Office Depot Inc 1,185   2,785
Owens & Minor Inc 440   3,353 PC Connection Inc 212   9,828
Pacira BioSciences Inc (a) 600   31,482 Penske Automotive Group Inc 85   3,290
Perrigo Co PLC 744   41,121 Qurate Retail Inc, Series A (a) 875   8,313
Premier Inc, Class A (a) 235   8,056 Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc 157   1,281
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc (a) 375   14,085 Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (a) 545   6,829
Rockwell Medical Inc (a) 471   918 Shoe Carnival Inc 35   1,024
Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (a) 63   672 Signet Jewelers Ltd 728   7,477
TherapeuticsMD Inc (a),(b) 2,607   3,259 Sonic Automotive Inc, Class A 106   3,382
    $ 348,506 Texas Roadhouse Inc 283   14,877
        Tractor Supply Co 421   55,484
Private Equity — 0.02%       Williams-Sonoma Inc 236   19,354
Victory Capital Holdings Inc, Class A 101   1,736 World Fuel Services Corp 250   6,440
Real Estate — 0.79%       Zumiez Inc (a) 127   3,477
Alexander & Baldwin Inc 555   6,766     $ 586,619
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc 353   36,521        
Realogy Holdings Corp 2,412   17,873 Savings & Loans — 0.71%      
RMR Group Inc/The, Class A 103   3,035 Investors Bancorp Inc 1,915   16,277
Safehold Inc 104   5,979 Meridian Bancorp Inc 159   1,844
        Northfield Bancorp Inc 109   1,256
    $ 70,174 OceanFirst Financial Corp 201   3,544
REITs — 5.01%       Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc 373   8,087
Corporate Office Properties Trust 472   11,961 Provident Financial Services Inc 203   2,933
EPR Properties 841   27,862 Sterling Bancorp 1,184   13,876
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc 756   11,219 Washington Federal Inc 384   10,307
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc 932   32,247 WSFS Financial Corp 170   4,879
iStar Inc 418   5,150     $ 63,003
Kimco Realty Corp 3,681   47,264        
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc 337   5,588 Semiconductors — 3.70%      
        ACM Research Inc, Class A (a) 445   27,750
LTC Properties Inc 211   7,948        
Macerich Co/The (b) 5,596   50,196 Cabot Microelectronics Corp 257   35,862
Regency Centers Corp 926   42,494 Diodes Inc (a) 547   27,733
Sabra Health Care REIT Inc 1,468   21,183 Entegris Inc 795   46,945
Starwood Property Trust Inc 2,722   40,721 MKS Instruments Inc 437   49,486
STORE Capital Corp 1,964   46,763 Monolithic Power Systems Inc 210   49,770
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc (b) 5,375   38,324 Power Integrations Inc 296   34,966
Vornado Realty Trust 982   37,522 Teradyne Inc 658   55,608
Weingarten Realty Investors 948   17,946     $ 328,120
    $ 444,388        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF
June 30, 2020

 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held     Value  
Software — 2.84%       Water — 0.15%                    
ACI Worldwide Inc (a) 329 $ 8,880 American States Water Co       169   $ 13,288  
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (a) 469   3,175                      
American Software Inc, Class A 67   1,056 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS       $ 8,845,758  
Black Knight Inc (a) 395   28,661                      
        INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 2.96%   Shares Held     Value  
Blackbaud Inc 117   6,678                      
CDK Global Inc 393   16,278 Money Market Funds — 2.96%              
Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (a) 159   12,604 Principal Government Money Market Fund —          
        Institutional Class 0.00% (a),(c),(d),(e)   240,129   $ 240,129  
Computer Programs & Systems Inc 40   912                      
CSG Systems International Inc 100   4,139 State Street Institutional U.S. Government              
Ebix Inc 55   1,230 Money Market Fund — Institutional              
Immersion Corp (a) 368   2,293 Class 0.12% (e)         22,960     22,960  
Inovalon Holdings Inc, Class A (a) 201   3,871                      
j2 Global Inc 155   9,797 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES         $ 263,089  
Manhattan Associates Inc (a) 161   15,166 Total Investments           $ 9,108,847  
MicroStrategy Inc, Class A (a) 24   2,839 Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.66)%       $ (236,420 )
NantHealth Inc (a) 60   275                      
        TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $ 8,872,427  
Nuance Communications Inc (a) 1,046   26,469                      
PDF Solutions Inc (a) 72   1,408                      
        (a) Non-income producing security.              
Progress Software Corp 137   5,309                      
        (b) Security or a portion of the security was on loan at the end of the period.  
Sciplay Corp, Class A (a) 79   1,171                      
Seachange International Inc (a) 476   719 (c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for securities  
Simulations Plus Inc 44   2,632 lending. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
SolarWinds Corp (a) 266   4,700 $240,129 or 2.71% of net assets.              
SPS Commerce Inc (a) 106   7,963                      
        (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Verint Systems Inc (a) 222   10,030                      
        Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the    
Xperi Holding Corp 805   11,882                      
Zoom Video Communications Inc, Class A (a) 244   61,864 Investment Company Act of 1940 (controls 5.00% or more of the    
        outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated    
    $ 252,001                      
        sub-schedule for transactional information.            
Telecommunications — 1.93%       (e) Current yield shown is as of period end.              
Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc (a) 1,019   6,899                      
GTT Communications Inc (a),(b) 932   7,605                      
InterDigital Inc 297   16,819 Portfolio Summary (unaudited)              
Juniper Networks Inc 1,860   42,520 Sector                 Percent  
Loral Space & Communications Inc 189   3,689 Financial                 24.36 %
ORBCOMM Inc (a) 837   3,222                      
        Consumer, Non-cyclical               18.70 %
Ribbon Communications Inc (a) 342   1,344                      
        Consumer, Cyclical               16.43 %
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co 326   16,069 Industrial                 14.94 %
Switch Inc, Class A 206   3,671 Technology                 10.36 %
ViaSat Inc (a) 751   28,816                      
        Communications                 4.95 %
Viavi Solutions Inc (a) 3,177   40,475                      
        Basic Materials                 3.88 %
    $ 171,129 Utilities                 3.26 %
Textiles — 0.11%       Investment Companies               2.96 %
UniFirst Corp 54   9,663 Energy                 2.82 %
        Other Assets and Liabilities           (2.66 )%
Transportation — 1.12%                            
ArcBest Corp 121   3,208 TOTAL NET ASSETS               100.00 %
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc 538   42,534                      
Dorian LPG Ltd (a) 351   2,717                      
Forward Air Corp 91   4,534                      
Landstar System Inc 189   21,226                      
Ryder System Inc 651   24,419                      
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc 32   556                      
    $ 99,194                      
 
 
        June 30, 2019 Purchases   Sales June 30, 2020  
Affiliated Securities       Value     Cost   Proceeds     Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ 1,672,456 $ 1,432,327 $     240,129  
        $ $ 1,672,456 $ 1,432,327 $     240,129  
 
                Realized Gain          
              Realized   from     Change in  
            Gain/Loss on Capital Gain     Unrealized  
        Income (a) Investments Distributions     Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class 0.00% $ $ $ $      
        $ $ $ $      
 
(a) Amount excludes earnings from securities lending collateral.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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  Financial Highlights                        
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                
 
 
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF                              
 
For a share outstanding:                              
 
      Year ended       Year ended       Year ended       Period ended
      June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019       June 30, 2018       June 30, 2017 (a)
Net asset value, beginning of period $   27.64   $   27.56   $   25.36   $   25.00
Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income (loss) (b)     0.57       0.67       0.69       0.17
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)     (1.22 )     0.39       2.15       0.19
Total from investment operations     (0.65 )     1.06       2.84       0.36
Dividends to Shareholders from:                              
Net investment income     (0.81 )     (0.68 )     (0.51 )    
Net realized gains           (0.30 )     (0.13 )    
Total dividends to stockholders     (0.81 )     (0.98 )     (0.64 )    
Net asset value, end of period $   26.18   $   27.64   $   27.56   $   25.36
Total return     (2.43 )% 4.12 %     11.24 %     1.43% (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000s) $   708,092   $   717,189   $   705,435   $   428,567
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.58% (d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense   (e)       0.58 %   (e)     (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     2.12 %     2.49 %     2.51 %     4.56% (d)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     41.6 %     31.5 %     22.0 %     0.0% (d)

 

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

See accompanying notes.

119


 

Financial Highlights
      Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                    
 
 
Principal Active Income ETF                                  
 
For a share outstanding:                                  
 
      Year ended   Year ended     Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
      June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018     June 30, 2017     June 30, 2016 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $   39.91   $   40.27   $ 41.31   $ 39.12   $ 40.00  
Investment Operations:                                  
Net investment income (loss) (b)     1.87       1.91     1.78     1.95     2.13  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)     (3.71 )     (0.01 )   (0.50 )   2.22     (1.39 )
Total from investment operations     (1.84 )     1.90     1.28     4.17     0.74  
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                  
Net investment income     (1.94 )     (1.92 )   (1.87 )   (1.98 )   (1.62 )
Net realized gains           (0.34 )   (0.45 )        
Total dividends to stockholders     (1.94 )     (2.26 )   (2.32 )   (1.98 )   (1.62 )
Net asset value, end of period $   36.13   $   39.91   $ 40.27   $ 41.31   $ 39.12  
Total return     (4.78 )%     4.95 %   3.10 %   10.92 %   2.13 % (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $   270,096   $   216,519   $ 292,967   $ 286,084   $ 265,013  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.49 %     0.61 %   0.65 % (d)   0.77 % (d)   0.85% (d)(e)  
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   (f)     (f)     0.68 %   0.80 %   1.34 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     4.89 %     4.84 %   4.34 %   4.82 %   5.99 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (g)     10.6 %     17.9 %   11.0 %   30.7 %   34.3 % (e)

 

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

See accompanying notes.

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  Financial Highlights                
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
 
 
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF                  
 
For a share outstanding:                  
 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Period Ended  
  June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 26.78   $ 26.12   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.44     0.39     0.26  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (4.06 )   0.66     1.03  
Total from investment operations   (3.62 )   1.05     1.29  
Dividends to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.47 )   (0.39 )   (0.17 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.47 )   (0.39 )   (0.17 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 22.69   $ 26.78   $ 26.12  
Total return   (13.63 )%   4.13 %   5.15 % (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 3,403   $ 5,356   $ 3,918  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.29 %   0.29 %   0.29 % (d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.71 %   1.52 %   1.44 % (d)
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   94.7 %   47.1 %   61.6 % (d)

 

(a)      Period from October 18, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(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 in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

121


 

  Financial Highlights                    
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                
 
 
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF                        
 
For a share outstanding:                        
 
    Year ended   Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018     June 30, 2017 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 34.37   $ 34.74   $ 28.56   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                        
Net investment income (loss) (b)   (0.10 )   (0.13 )   (0.12 )   (0.08 )
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   10.07     (0.24 )   6.35     3.64  
Total from investment operations   9.97     (0.37 )   6.23     3.56  
Dividends to Shareholders from:                        
Net realized gains           (0.05 )    
Total dividends to stockholders           (0.05 )    
Net asset value, end of period $ 44.34   $ 34.37   $ 34.74   $ 28.56  
Total return   29.01 %   (1.05 )%   21.83 %   14.24 % (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 95,338   $ 56,713   $ 52,104   $ 7,140  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.42 %   0.42 %   0.42 %   0.42 % (d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.29 )%   (0.39 )%   (0.38 )%   (0.32 )% (d)
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   36.1 %   34.5 %   33.6 %   18.2 % (d)

 

(a)      Period from August 19, 2016, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2017.
(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 in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF      
 
For a share outstanding:      
 
    Period ended  
    June 30, 2020 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:      
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.54  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (1.34 )
Total from investment operations   (0.80 )
Dividends to Shareholders from:      
Net investment income   (0.39 )
Net realized gains   (0.01 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.40 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 23.80  
Total return (c)   (3.13 )%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 16,661  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.25 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d)   2.39 %
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   56.1 %

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amount has not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

123


 

Financial Highlights                  
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                
 
 
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                  
 
For a share outstanding:                  
 
  Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 26.20   $ 24.59   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.88     0.95     0.19  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   1.39     1.66     (0.52 )
Total from investment operations   2.27     2.61     (0.33 )
Dividends to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.95 )   (0.98 )   (0.08 )
Net realized gains   (0.85 )   (0.02 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (1.80 )   (1.00 )   (0.08 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.67   $ 26.20   $ 24.59  
Total return   8.98 %   10.95 %   (1.32 )% (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 110,693   $ 120,540   $ 228,710  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.26 %   0.26 %   0.26 % (d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   3.37 %   3.86 %   3.83 % (d)
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   73.3 %   92.8 %   47.8 % (d)

 

(a)      Period from April 18, 2018, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(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 in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

124


 

  Financial Highlights                        
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                    
 
 
Principal Millennials Index ETF                              
 
For a share outstanding:                              
 
      Year ended   Year ended     Year ended       Period ended  
  June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018       June 30, 2017 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $   38.24   $   36.76   $ 28.92   $   25.00  
Investment Operations:                              
Net investment income (loss) (b)     0.34       0.17     0.23       0.17  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)     4.59       1.54     7.91       3.87  
Total from investment operations     4.93       1.71     8.14       4.04  
Dividends to Shareholders from:                              
Net investment income     (0.32 )     (0.23 )   (0.23 )     (0.09 )
Net realized gains               (0.07 )     (0.03 )
Total dividends to stockholders     (0.32 )     (0.23 )   (0.30 )     (0.12 )
Net asset value, end of period $   42.85   $   38.24   $ 36.76   $   28.92  
Total return     12.96 %     4.70 %   28.31 %     16.23 % (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000s) $   25,708   $   21,031   $ 20,217   $   7,230  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.45 %     0.45 %   0.45 %     0.45 % (d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense   (e)     (e)     0.45 %   (e)  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     0.88 %     0.47 %   0.66 %     0.71 % (d)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)     47.4 %     32.9 % (g)   35.6 %     5.1 % (d)

 

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

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
Principal Price Setters Index ETF                                
 
For a share outstanding:                                
 
    Year ended   Year ended   Year ended       Year ended       Period ended
    June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018       June 30, 2017       June 30, 2016 (a)
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 37.79   $ 33.32   $ 29.03   $   26.08   $   25.00
Investment Operations:                                
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.51     0.46     0.39       0.34       0.09
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   1.00     4.48     4.20       3.06       0.99
Net realized gain due from payment from Advisor   1.13 (c)                  
Total from investment operations   2.64     4.94     4.59       3.40       1.08
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                
Net investment income   (0.54 )   (0.47 )   (0.27 )     (0.39 )    
Net realized gains           (0.03 )     (0.06 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.54 )   (0.47 )   (0.30 )     (0.45 )    
Net asset value, end of period $ 39.89   $ 37.79   $ 33.32   $   29.03   $   26.08
Total return   7.05 % (c)   15.03 %   15.89 %     13.23 %     4.31% (d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 17,951   $ 20,786   $ 21,655   $   7,257   $   6,519
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.29 % (e)   0.29 % (e)   0.29 % (e)     0.40 %     0.40% (f)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.34 %   0.40 %   0.40 %   (g)     (g)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.32 %   1.32 %   1.22 %     1.26 %     1.32% (f)
Portfolio turnover rate (h)   103.7 %   40.4 %   63.5 %     2.0 %     0.0% (f)

 

(a)      Period from March 21, 2016, date of operations commenced, through June 30, 2016.
(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)      Includes reimbursement from Advisor.
(f)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(g)      Ratio is not applicable as there was no reimbursement from Advisor in the period.
(h)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

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Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF                                  
 
For a share outstanding:                                  
 
    Year ended   Year ended     Year ended       Year ended       Period ended  
    June 30, 2020   June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018       June 30, 2017       June 30, 2016 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 31.99   $ 32.49   $ 29.16   $   24.65   $   25.00  
Investment Operations:                                  
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.87     0.71     0.61       0.54       0.18  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (4.36 )   (0.51 )   3.21       4.67       (0.53 )
Total from investment operations   (3.49 )   0.20     3.82       5.21       (0.35 )
Dividends to Shareholders from:                                  
Net investment income   (0.75 )   (0.70 )   (0.47 )     (0.67 )      
Net realized gains           (0.02 )     (0.03 )      
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.75 )   (0.70 )   (0.49 )     (0.70 )      
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.75   $ 31.99   $ 32.49   $   29.16   $   24.65  
Total return   (11.09 )%   0.68 %   13.17 %     21.42 %     (1.39 )% (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 31,907   $ 14,395   $ 14,622   $   7,290   $   6,163  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.29 % (d)   0.29 % (d)   0.29 % (d)     0.40 %     0.40 % (e)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.32 %   0.40 %   0.40 %   (f)     (f)  
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   2.95 %   2.26 %   1.90 %     1.98 %     2.73 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   47.6 %   49.2 %   55.5 %     3.0 %     7.1 % (e)

 

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

See accompanying notes.

127


 

Financial Highlights                  
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                
 
 
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF                  
 
For a share outstanding:                  
 
  Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
  June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period (b) $ 19.36   $ 18.89   $ 20.00  
Investment Operations: (b)                  
Net investment income (loss) (c)   0.80     0.68     0.94  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.08     0.77     (1.18 )
Total from investment operations   0.88     1.45     (0.24 )
Dividends to Shareholders from: (b)                  
Net investment income   (0.93 )   (0.98 )   (0.87 )
Net realized gains           (0.00 ) (d)
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.93 )   (0.98 )   (0.87 )
Net asset value, end of period (b) $ 19.31   $ 19.36   $ 18.89  
Total return   4.60 %   7.99 %   (1.28 )% (e)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 139,995   $ 67,750   $ 51,949  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.55 %   0.55 %   0.55 % (f)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   4.10 %   3.65 %   4.93 % (f)
Portfolio turnover rate (g)   41.9 %   27.6 %   41.0 % (f)

 

(a)      Period from July 10, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(b)      Reflects a 5 to 1 stock split effective after the close of trading on July 22, 2020; see ‘Subsequent Events’ in Notes to Financial Statements.
(c)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(d)      Reflects an amount rounding to less than one cent.
(e)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(f)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(g)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

128


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF      
 
For a share outstanding:      
 
    Period ended  
    June 30, 2020 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 20.00  
Investment Operations:      
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.03  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (0.08 )
Total from investment operations   (0.05 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.95  
Total return (c)   (0.26 )%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 19,948  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.60 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d)   4.35 %
Portfolio turnover rate   6.3 %

 

(a)      Period from June 16, 2020, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amount has not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.

See accompanying notes.

129


 

  Financial Highlights                
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
 
 
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF                  
 
For a share outstanding:                  
 
    Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 28.50   $ 28.01   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.49     0.31     0.18  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   1.05     0.43     2.96  
Total from investment operations   1.54     0.74     3.14  
Dividends to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.50 )   (0.25 )   (0.13 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.50 )   (0.25 )   (0.13 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.54   $ 28.50   $ 28.01  
Total return   5.63 %   2.68 %   12.62 % (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 4,431   $ 5,701   $ 5,603  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.29 %   0.29 %   0.29 % (d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.76 %   1.13 %   0.97 % (d)
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   64.3 %   102.6 %   158.1 % (d)

 

(a)      Period from October 18, 2017, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2018.
(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 in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

130


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds            
 
 
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF            
 
For a share outstanding:            
 
    Year ended     Period ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.09   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:            
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.55     0.12  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.07     0.04  
Total from investment operations   0.62     0.16  
Dividends to Shareholders from:            
Net investment income   (0.69 )   (0.07 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.69 )   (0.07 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 25.02   $ 25.09  
Total return   2.54 %   0.62 % (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 12,509   $ 12,543  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.18 %   0.18 % (d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   2.19 %   2.51 % (d)
Portfolio turnover rate   32.7 %   0.0% (d),(e)  

 

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

See accompanying notes.

131


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF      
 
For a share outstanding:      
 
    Period ended  
    June 30, 2020 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:      
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.42  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   0.47  
Total from investment operations   0.89  
Dividends to Shareholders from:      
Net investment income   (0.30 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.30 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 25.59  
Total return (c)   3.62 %
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 6,397  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.15 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d)   1.80 %
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   60.4 %

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amount has not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

132


 

  Financial Highlights                
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds              
 
 
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                  
 
For a share outstanding:                  
 
    Year ended     Year ended     Period ended  
    June 30, 2020     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2018 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 29.07   $ 26.02   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                  
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.60     0.63     0.38  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   1.00     3.04     0.80  
Total from investment operations   1.60     3.67     1.18  
Dividends to Shareholders from:                  
Net investment income   (0.63 )   (0.62 )   (0.16 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.63 )   (0.62 )   (0.16 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 30.04   $ 29.07   $ 26.02  
Total return   5.62 %   14.32 %   4.73 % (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 1,505,046   $ 1,618,941   $ 1,666,525  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.12 %   0.12 %   0.12 % (e)
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets   0.15 %   0.15 %   0.15 % (e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   2.05 %   2.30 %   2.02 % (e)
Portfolio turnover rate (f)   42.9 %   27.0 %   39.8 % (e)

 

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

See accompanying notes.

133


 

  Financial Highlights                        
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds                
 
 
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                            
 
For a share outstanding:                            
 
    Year ended       Year ended       Year ended     Period ended  
    June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019       June 30, 2018     June 30, 2017 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 31.43   $   33.45   $   28.84   $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:                            
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.45       0.40       0.29     0.26  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (4.11 )     (2.03 )     4.64     3.75  
Total from investment operations   (3.66 )     (1.63 )     4.93     4.01  
Dividends to Shareholders from:                            
Net investment income   (0.41 )     (0.39 )     (0.30 )   (0.17 )
Net realized gains               (0.02 )    
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.41 )     (0.39 )     (0.32 )   (0.17 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.36   $   31.43   $   33.45   $ 28.84  
Total return   (11.71 )% (4.84 )% 17.14 %   16.08 % (c)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                            
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 328,305   $   355,200   $   351,176   $ 275,466  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets   0.38 %     0.38 %     0.38 %   0.38 % (d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.54 %     1.27 %     0.94 %   1.21 % (d)
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   80.4 %     81.9 %     76.3 %   44.7 % (d)

 

(a)      Period from September 21, 2016, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2017.
(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 in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

134


 

Financial Highlights
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

 
 
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF      
 
For a share outstanding:      
 
    Period ended  
    June 30, 2020 (a)  
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.00  
Investment Operations:      
Net investment income (loss) (b)   0.41  
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)   (2.92 )
Total from investment operations   (2.51 )
Dividends to Shareholders from:      
Net investment income   (0.31 )
Total dividends to stockholders   (0.31 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 22.18  
Total return (c)   (10.04 )%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      
Net assets, end of period (000s) $ 8,872  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (d)   0.20 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (d)   1.85 %
Portfolio turnover rate (e)   71.5 %

 

(a)      Period from July 23, 2019, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.
(b)      Calculated on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c)      Total return amount has not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See accompanying notes.

135


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (the “Trust”) (comprising Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF, Principal Active Income ETF, Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF, Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF, Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF, Principal Millennials Index ETF, Principal Price Setters Index ETF, Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF, Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF, Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF, Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF, Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF, Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF, Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF, and Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF, and Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF (collectively referred to as the “Funds”)), including the schedules of investments, as of June 30, 2020, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising the Trust at June 30, 2020, the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

  Statement of Statements of  
Funds comprising the Trust operations changes in net assets Financial highlights
Principal Active Income ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the four
  June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      July 8, 2015 (date
      operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2016
Principal Price Setters Index ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the four
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      March 21, 2016 (date
      operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2016
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the three
Principal Millennials Index ETF June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      August 19, 2016 (date
      operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2017
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the three
  June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      September 21, 2016
      (date operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2017

 

136


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
 
  Statement of Statements of  
Funds comprising the Trust operations changes in net assets Financial highlights
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the three
  June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      May 9, 2017 (date
      operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2017
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the two
  June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      July 10, 2017 (date
      operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2018
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the two
  June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      October 11, 2017
      (date operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2018
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the two
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      October 18, 2017
      (date operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2018
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF For the year ended For each of the two For each of the two
  June 30, 2020 years in the period years in the period
    ended June 30, 2020 ended June 30, 2020
      and the period from
      April 18, 2018 (date
      operations
      commenced) through
      June 30, 2018
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF For the year ended For the year ended June 30, 2020 and the
  June 30, 2020 period from April 24, 2019 (date operations
    commenced) through June 30, 2019
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF For the period from July 23, 2019 (date operations commenced) through
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index June 30, 2020    
ETF      
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core      
Index ETF      
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend For the period from June 16, 2020 (date operations commenced) through
Active ETF June 30, 2020    

 

137


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more Principal investment companies since 1969.

Minneapolis, MN

August 21, 2020

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Shareholder Expense Example
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020 (unaudited)

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

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period, January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020, 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 Paid
    Beginning   Ending Expense Ratio     During Period
    Account Value   Account Value January 1, 2020     January 1, 2020
    January 1, 2020   June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020     to June 30, 2020 (a)
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 882.50 0.58 % $ 2.71
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,021.98 0.58     2.92
Principal Active Income ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   904.70 0.49     2.32
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,022.43 0.49     2.46
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   799.60 0.29     1.30
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,023.42 0.29     1.46
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   1,149.60 0.42     2.24
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,022.77 0.42     2.11
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   902.70 0.25     1.18
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,023.62 0.25     1.26
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   1,045.30 0.26     1.32
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,023.57 0.26     1.31
Principal Millennials Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   1,036.50 0.45     2.28
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,022.63 0.45     2.26
Principal Price Setters Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   973.10 0.29     1.42
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,023.42 0.29     1.46

 

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Shareholder Expense Example
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 
          Annualized     Expenses Paid
    Beginning   Ending Expense Ratio     During Period
  Account Value   Account Value January 1, 2020     January 1, 2020
  January 1, 2020   June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020     to June 30, 2020 (a)
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return $ 1,000 $ 814.20 0.29 % $ 1.31
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,023.42 0.29     1.46
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   983.20 0.55     2.71
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,022.13 0.55     2.77
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF (b)              
Actual Fund Return   1,000   997.40 0.60     0.23
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,001.68 0.60     2.99
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   1,022.20 0.29     1.46
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,023.42 0.29     1.46
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   1,012.70 0.18     0.90
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,023.97 0.18     0.91
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   970.30 0.15     0.73
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,024.12 0.15     0.75
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   964.50 0.12     0.59
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,024.27 0.12     0.60
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF                
Actual Fund Return   1,000   843.20 0.38     1.74
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,022.97 0.38     1.91
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF              
Actual Fund Return   1,000   846.50 0.20     0.92
Hypothetical 5% Annual Return   1,000   1,023.87 0.20     1.01

 

(a)      Expenses are equal to a fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.
(b)      Period from June 16, 2020, date operations commenced, through June 30, 2020.

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Trustees and Officers

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

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

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

 

Tao Huang Retired. 127 Armstrong World
Trustee since 2014     Industries, Inc. and
Member, 15(c) Committee     Equity Lifestyle
Member, Operations Committee     Properties, Inc.
1962      

 

Karen (“Karrie”) McMillan Managing Director, Patomak Global 127 None
Trustee since 2014 Partners, LLC.    
Member, Operations Committee      
1961      
Elizabeth A. Nickels Retired 127 SpartanNash;
Trustee since 2015     formerly:
Member, Audit Committee     Charlotte Russe;
1962     Follet Corporation;
      PetSmart;
      Spectrum Health
      Systems

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

50392.

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The following table presents officers of the Trust.  
 
Name,  
Position Held with the Trust, Principal Occupation(s)
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years
Kamal Bhatia President — PFG, PFSI, PLIC (since 2019)
President, Chief Executive Officer Principal Executive Officer, OC Private Capital (2017-2019)
1972 Senior Vice President, Oppenheimer Funds (2011-2019)
 
Randy D. Bolin Vice President/Associate General Counsel, PFSI (since 2013)
Assistant Tax Counsel Vice President/Associate General Counsel, PGI (since 2016)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant General Counsel, PGI (2007-2016)
1961 Vice President/Associate General Counsel, PLIC (since 2013)
 
Tracy W. Bollin Managing Director, PGI (since 2016)
Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer, PMC (2015-2017)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Chief Financial Officer, PFA (2010-2015)
1970 Senior Vice President, PFD (since 2015)
  Chief Financial Officer, PFD (2010-2016)
  Senior Vice President, PMC (2015-2017)
  Chief Financial Officers, PMC (2010-2015)
  Director, PMC (2014-2017)
  Chief Financial Officer, PSI (2010-2015)
  President, PSS (since 2015)
  Chief Financial Officer, PSS (2010-2015)
 
Gina L. Graham Vice President/Treasurer, PFA (since 2016)
Treasurer Vice President/Treasurer, PFD (since 2016)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Vice President/Treasurer, PGI (since 2016)
1965 Vice President/Treasurer, PLIC (since 2016)
  Vice President/Treasurer, PMC (2016-2017)
  Vice President/Treasurer, PREI (since 2016)
  Vice President/Treasurer, PSI (since 2016)
  Vice President/Treasurer, PSS (since 2016)
 
Laura B. Latham Counsel, PGI (since 2018)
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Secretary Prior thereto, Attorney in Private Practice
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1986  
 
Diane K. Nelson Chief Compliance Officer/AML Officer, PSS (Since 2015)
AML Officer Compliance Advisor, PMC (2013-2015)
Des Moines, 50392  
1965  
 
Sara L. Reece Director — Accounting, PLIC (since 2015)
Vice President and Controller Assistant Financial Controller, PLIC (prior to 2015)
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1975  
 
Teri R. Root Interim Chief Compliance Officer (2018)
Chief Compliance Officer Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (2015-2018)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, PGI (since 2017)
1979 Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, PMC
  (2015-2017)
  Vice President, PSS (since 2015)
 
Britney L. Schnathorst Counsel, PLIC (since 2013)
Assistant Counsel and Assistant  
Secretary  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1981  
 
Adam U. Shaikh Assistant General Counsel, PGI (since 2018)
Assistant Counsel Counsel, PGI (2017-2018)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Counsel, PLIC (since 2006)
1972 Counsel, PMC (2007-2017)

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

Additional information about the Trust is available in the Prospectuses and the Statements of Additional Information dated November 1, 2019 and restated June 15, 2020. These documents may be obtained free of charge by writing Principal Exchange-Traded Funds, c/o ALPS Distributors, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203 or telephoning 1-800-787-1621. The prospectuses may be viewed at www.PrincipalETFs.com.

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES

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

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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

STATEMENT REGARDING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

The Board of Trustees of Principal Exchange-Traded Funds met on March 10, 2020 to review the liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) applicable to all series of Principal Exchange- Traded Funds (each, a “Fund”), pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”) for the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”). At the meeting, the committee designated by the Board to administer the Program, the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), addressed the operation, adequacy and effectiveness of the Program, the operation of each Fund’s highly liquid investment minimum, where applicable, and any material changes made to the Program during the Reporting Period.

The Committee noted key factors it considered when assessing, managing and reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk. Such factors included each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonable foreseeable stressed conditions, including (a) whether the Fund’s investment strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund, (b) the extent to which the strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers, and (c) the use of borrowings for investment purposes and use of leveraged derivatives and financial commitment obligations; short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources; and each Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period. The Committee concluded, based on the operation of the functions as described in the Report, that the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

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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: (1) a management agreement between PETF and Principal Global Investors, LLC (“PGI” or “Manager”) related to the addition of the PETF Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF; (2) a sub-advisory agreement (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (the “Subadvisor”); and (3) an amended management agreement between PETF and PGI related to the PETF Principal Price Setters Index ETF and the PETF Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF.

Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement for PETF Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF

On March 9, 2020, the Board considered, on behalf of the newly established Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income ETF series of PETF (the “Fund”), the approval of a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) between PETF, for the Fund, and the Manager and a Subadvisory Agreement between the Manager and the Subadvisor. The Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement are together referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

Based upon their review, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the Fund to approve the Advisory Agreements and, accordingly, recommended to the Board the approval of each of the Advisory Agreements. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis, but rather the Board considered a variety of factors.

With respect to the Management Agreement, the Board considered, among other factors, that the Manager serves as the investment adviser to the existing series of PETF, that the Manager and Principal Management Corporation, the previous investment adviser to PETF, Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Variable Contracts, Inc. (collectively with Principal Diversified Select Real Asset Fund, the “Principal Funds”), which merged with and into the Manager on May 1, 2017, have had a long-term relationship with the Principal Funds, all of which are also overseen by the Trustees; and that the Manager has demonstrated a commitment to support the Principal Funds. The Board concluded that a long-term relationship with a capable and conscientious adviser is in the best interests of the Fund. The Board considered various factors, including the following, and made certain findings and conclusions with regard thereto, in approving the Advisory Agreements.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided under the Management Agreement, including administrative services. The Board noted that, in connection with the 2019 annual renewal of the management agreements for the other Principal Funds, the Board had: (1) reviewed the services provided by the Manager to the other series of Principal Funds under the management agreements; (2) considered the experience and skills of senior management leading fund operations, the experience and skills of the personnel performing the functions under the management agreements 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 and concluded that appropriate resources were provided under the management agreements; (3) noted that the Manager’s process emphasizes the selection of Principal-affiliated subadvisors that are determined to be qualified under the Manager’s due diligence process and concluded that this due diligence process was working well; and (4) considered the compliance program established by the Manager for the Principal Funds and their respective series, as applicable, and the level of compliance attained by the Principal Funds. Based upon all relevant factors, the Board concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided by the Manager to the Fund under the Management Agreement are expected to be satisfactory.

Investment Performance

As the Fund is a newly created series, the Board did not review performance of the Fund since no track record was available.

Fees, Economies of Scale and Profitability.

The Board considered the Fund’s proposed management and subadvisory fees. The Board noted that the Manager proposed a unitary management fee for the Fund. The Board also received information from the Manager, based upon data supplied by Broadridge, comparing the proposed unitary management fee to the total expense ratios of funds in the same asset category. For the Fund, the Board also considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the services to be provided to the Fund under the Management Agreement. The Board concluded that, although the proposed management fee schedule for the Fund does not include breakpoints, the management fee schedule is appropriate at currently anticipated asset levels.

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With respect to the subadvisory fee proposed to be paid to the Subadvisor, the Board noted that the Manager compensates the Subadvisor, an affiliated company, from its own management fee so that shareholders pay only the management fee. The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the subadvisory services to be provided under the Subadvisory Agreement. The Board concluded that, although the proposed subadvisory fee schedule does not include breakpoints, the Subadvisor’s fee schedule is appropriate at currently anticipated asset levels. The Board considered the Subadvisor’s representation that it does not offer other clients a lower fee for comparable strategies and services and the Manager’s statement that it found the proposed subadvisory fee to be competitive.

In addition, in evaluating the management and subadvisory fees, the Board considered the Manager’s statements regarding the expected asset levels and timing that will be required for the Fund to break even. On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that the proposed management and subadvisory fees for the Fund was reasonable.

Other Benefits

The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits to be received by the Manager and the Subadvisor. The Board noted that the Subadvisor did not intend to engage in soft dollar trading in connection with the Fund and that there would be no known fall-out benefits to the Manager in connection with its management of the Fund. The Board concluded that, on the basis of the information provided, the incidental benefits to be received by the Manager and Subadvisor were appropriate.

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, are fair and reasonable and that approval of each of the Advisory Agreements is in the best interests of the Fund.

Amended Management Agreement for PETF Principal Price Setters Index ETF and PETF Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF

On June 8, 2020, the Board considered, on behalf of the PETF Principal Price Setters Index ETF and PETF Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”), the approval of an amended management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) between PETF, for each Fund, and the Manager in connection with a proposal to amend each Fund’s unitary management fee schedule to reduce each Fund’s effective unitary management fee rate payable at all asset levels.

The Board reviewed materials received from the Manager regarding the proposed reduction in each Fund’s unitary management fee schedule. The Board considered the Manager’s representation that the change in each Fund’s unitary management fee schedule would not reduce the quality or quantity of the services the Manager provides to the Funds and that the Manager’s obligations under the Management Agreement would remain the same in all material respects. The Board also considered that the Manager was not proposing any material changes to the terms of the Management Agreement other than to each Fund’s unitary management fee schedule.

The Board considered that they had last approved the Management Agreement for each Fund during the annual contract renewal process that concluded at the Board’s September 2019 meeting. They noted that during the annual contract renewal process, they had considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager under the Management Agreement and had concluded, based upon the information provided, that the terms of the Management Agreement were reasonable and that approval of the Management Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund.

Based upon all of the information considered, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of each Fund to approve the amended Management Agreement at this time and, accordingly, recommended approval of the amended Management Agreement.

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Federal Income Tax Information
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2019 (unaudited)

Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends. Certain funds distributed long-term capital gain dividends during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. Details of designated long-term capital gain dividends for federal income tax purposes are shown in the notes to financial statements. To the extent necessary to distribute such capital gains, certain funds may also utilize, and hereby designate, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction.

Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”). For corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributions (dividend income and short-term gains if any) for the year ended June 30, 2020, that qualifies for the DRD are as follows:

  DRD  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF 35.43 %
Principal Active Income ETF 14.35 %
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF 96.04 %
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF N/A  
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 0.00 %
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF 0.75 %
Principal Millennials Index ETF 38.58 %
Principal Price Setters Index ETF 100.00 %
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF 100.00 %
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF 28.24 %
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF N/A  
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF 84.88 %
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 99.14 %
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 100.00 %
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 82.83 %
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 73.39 %
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF 0.00 %

 

Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”). Certain dividends paid by the funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 20%. The QDI percentages of ordinary income distributions are as follows:

  QDI  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF 91.96 %
Principal Active Income ETF 17.24 %
Principal Contrarian Value Index ETF 100.00 %
Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF N/A  
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 91.58 %
Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF 2.27 %
Principal Millennials Index ETF 86.76 %
Principal Price Setters Index ETF 100.00 %
Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF 100.00 %
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF 45.42 %
Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF N/A  
Principal Sustainable Momentum Index ETF 89.63 %
Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 100.00 %
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 100.00 %
Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 84.26 %
Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 77.75 %
Principal Ultra-Short Active Income ETF 0.00 %

 

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Federal Income Tax Information
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds
June 30, 2019 (unaudited)

Foreign Taxes Paid. The following funds elect under the Internal Revenue Code Section 853 to pass through foreign taxes paid to their shareholders. The total amounts of foreign taxes passed through to shareholders on a per share basis for the year ended June 30, 2020, are as follows:

  Foreign Taxes Foreign  
  Per Share Source Income  
Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF 0.041 53.82 %
Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 0.0594 99.63 %

 

The latest tax reporting supplement is available on Principal’s Tax Center website. Website: https://www.principalfunds.com/individual-investor/customer-support/tax-center

Please consult your tax advisor if you have any questions.

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ITEM 2 – CODE OF ETHICS

(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Code of Ethics") that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.

(b)      Not applicable.
(c)      The Registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder

report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(d) The Registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver from a provision of its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(e)      Not applicable.
(f)      The Registrant's Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit in response to Item 13(a)(1).

ITEM 3 – AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The Registrant's Board has determined that Elizabeth Nickels, a member of the Registrant's Audit Committee, is an "audit committee financial expert" and "independent," as such terms are defined in this Item.

ITEM 4 – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

(a) Audit Fees. Ernst & Young is the principal accountant for the registrant. As such, Ernst & Young has audited the financial statements of the registrant and reviewed regulatory filings that include those financial statements. During the last two fiscal years, Ernst & Young has billed the following amounts for their professional services.

June 30, 2019 - $268,823
June 30, 2020 - $363,078

(b) Audit-Related Fees. Ernst & Young provided audit-related services to the registrant during the last fiscal year that are not included in response to item 4(a). Those services related to the review of Form N-1A. Ernst & Young has billed the following amounts for those services.

June 30, 2019 - $5,500
June 30, 2020 - $11,000

Ernst and Young billed no fees that registrant’s audit committee was required to pre-approve pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(c) Tax Fees. Ernst & Young reviews the federal income tax returns and federal excise tax returns of the registrant. In connection with this review, Ernst & Young reviews the calculation of the registrant’s dividend distributions that are included as deductions on the tax returns. Ernst & Young also provides services to identify passive foreign investment companies. Ernst & Young also provides services to understand and comply with tax laws in certain foreign countries. During the last two fiscal years, Ernst & Young has billed the following amounts for their professional tax services.

June 30, 2019 - $110,306 June 30, 2020 - $144,679

Ernst and Young billed no fees that registrant’s audit committee was required to pre-approve pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.


 

(d) All Other Fees. Ernst & Young has not billed the registrant for other products or services during the last two fiscal years.

Ernst and Young billed no fees that registrant’s audit committee was required to pre-approve pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy. The audit committee of the registrant has adopted the following pre-approval policy:

The Principal Funds
Policy on Auditor Independence

The purpose of this policy is to ensure the independence of the Principal Funds' primary independent auditor. This policy is established by the Audit Committee (the "Committee") of the Boards of Directors of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and the Boards of Trustees of Principal Exchange-Traded Funds and any registered closed-end management investment company that is operated as an interval fund and managed by Principal Global Investors, LLC1 (the “Funds”) (the “Boards of the Funds”) effective for all engagements of the primary independent auditor.

1.      The primary independent auditor, its subsidiaries and affiliates shall not provide Prohibited
 
  • to the Funds. For the purposes of this policy, Prohibited Services are:
     
  • Services that are subject to audit procedure during a financial statement audit;
     
  • Services where the auditor would act on behalf of management;
     
  • Services where the auditor is an advocate to the client's position in an adversarial proceeding;
     
  • Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Funds, its subsidiaries and affiliates;
     
  • Financial information systems design and implementation;
     
  • Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports;
     
  • Actuarial services;
     
  • Internal audit functions or human resources;
     
  • Broker or dealer, investment advisor, or investment banking services;
     
  • Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit;
     
  • Tax planning services related to listed, confidential and aggressive transactions;
     
  • Personal tax planning services to individuals in a financial reporting oversight role with regard to the Funds (other than members of the Boards of the Funds who are not also officers of the Funds), including the immediate family members of such individuals;
     
  • Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) determines, by regulation, is impermissible.
    2.      (A) All services the primary independent auditor, its subsidiaries and affiliates provide to the Funds, and (B) Audit services, including audits of annual financial statements, audits of acquired or divested businesses or review of regulatory filings, any independent auditor provides, shall be approved by the Committee in advance in accordance with the following procedure:

    Each quarter, Management will present to the Committee for pre-approval, a detailed description of each particular service, excluding tax services, for which pre-approval is sought and a range of fees for such service. The Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members provided such delegated member(s) shall present a report of any services approved to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The Committee Chairperson shall have pre-approval authority for changes to any range of fees applicable to services the Committee previously approved and for new

    1 The first such interval fund is the Principal Diversified Select Real Asset Fund; Management, subject to Board approval, may create others, each of which would be formed as a separate trust.


     

    services and the range of fees for such services that arise between regularly scheduled Committee meetings.

    Similarly, the primary independent auditor will present to the Committee for pre-approval a written description of the nature and scope of all tax services not expressly prohibited, including the fee arrangements for such services, and the potential effects of such services on the audit firm’s independence.

    In considering whether to pre-approve the primary independent auditor’s provision of non-audit services, the Committee will consider whether the services are compatible with the maintenance of such auditor's independence. The Committee will also consider whether the primary independent auditor is best positioned to provide the most effective and efficient service, for reasons such as its familiarity with the Funds' business, people, culture, accounting systems, risk profile and other factors, and whether the service might enhance the Funds' ability to manage or control risk or improve audit quality.

    3.      The provisions of this policy shall apply to all audit and non-audit services provided directly to the Funds. Additionally, the provisions of this policy shall apply to non-audit services provided to Principal Global Investors, LLC (“PGI”) or an affiliate of PGI that provides ongoing services to the Funds if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.
    4.      Not less than annually, the primary independent auditor shall report to the Committee in writing all relationships that may reasonably be thought to bear on independence between the auditor and the Funds or persons in financial reporting oversight roles with respect to any services provided by the auditor, its subsidiaries or affiliates as of the date of the communication, pursuant to Rule 3526 of the PCAOB. The primary independent auditor shall discuss with the Committee the potential effects of such relationships on the independence of the auditor. In addition, the primary independent auditor shall affirm, in writing, that, as of the date of the communication, it is independent within the meaning of the federal securities laws and Rule 3520 of the PCAOB.
    5.      The Committee shall ensure that the lead (or coordinating) audit partners, as well as the reviewing audit partner, of the Funds' primary independent auditor are rotated at least every five years and subject upon rotation to a five year "time out" period. All other audit partners of the primary independent auditor, excluding partners who simply consult with others on the audit engagement regarding technical issues, shall rotate after seven years and be subject upon rotation to a two year "time out" period.
    6.      Neither the Funds nor PGI may hire or promote any former partner, principal, shareholder or professional employee (Former Employee) of the primary independent auditor into a financial reporting oversight role unless the Former Employee (1) has severed his/her economic interest in the independent audit firm, and (2) was not a member of the audit engagement team for the Funds during the one year period preceding the date that the audit procedures began for the fiscal period in which the Funds or PGI proposes to hire or promote the Former Employee. Neither the Funds nor PGI shall, without prior written consent of the primary independent auditor, hire or
    promote      any Former Employee into a role not prohibited above if the Former Employee had
    provided      any services to the Funds or PGI during the 12 months preceding the date of filing of
    the      Funds' most recent annual report with the SEC. Upon termination of the primary independent
    auditor,      the Funds or PGI shall not, without prior written consent of the former primary independent
    auditor,      hire or promote any Former Employee for a period of up to 12 months from termination.
    7.      For persons recently promoted or hired into a financial reporting oversight role (other than
    members      of the Boards of the Funds who are not also officers of the Funds), any personal tax
    planning      services pursuant to an engagement that was in progress before the hiring or promotion
    and      provided by the primary independent auditor must be completed on or before 180 days after
    the      hiring or promotion.

     

    8.      The phrase "financial reporting oversight role" means a role in which a person is in a position to exercise influence over the contents of the financial statements or anyone who prepares them, such as a member of the board of directors or similar management or governing body, chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, counsel, controller, chief internal auditor, or any equivalent positions.

    (Adopted by the Audit Committee of the Boards of the Funds on March 10, 2020).

    (End of policy)

    (e) (2) Pre-Approval Waivers. There were no services provided to the registrant by Ernst & Young that were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

    (f) Substantially all work in connection with the audit of the registrant’s financial statements was performed by full-time employees of Ernst & Young.

    (g) The aggregate non-audit fees Ernst and Young billed to the registrant, the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of registrant's last two fiscal years were as follows.

    June 30, 2019 - $115,806
    June 30, 2020 - $155,679

    (h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

    ITEM 5 – AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

    (a) The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the audit committee are Leroy Barnes, Mark Grimmett, and Elizabeth Nickels, (b) Not applicable.

    ITEM 6 – SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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

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

    Not applicable.

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

    Not applicable.


     

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

    Not applicable.

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

    There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to registrant’s board of trustees.

    ITEM 11 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing).

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

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

    Not applicable.

    ITEM 13 – EXHIBITS

    (a)(1) Code of Ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.

    (a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

    (b) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act is 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 8/6/2020

     

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

    By /s/ Kamal Bhatia
      Kamal Bhatia, President and CEO
    Date 8/6/2020
     
    By /s/ Tracy W. Bollin
      Tracy W. Bollin, Chief Financial Officer
    Date 8/6/2020