USMC
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF
The investment 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 uses a quantitative model designed to identify equity securities of companies with the largest market capitalizations in the Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap Index, with higher weights given to securities that are less volatile.
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | The Principal Financial Group |
Category | US Equities |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Oct 11, 2017 |
Assets (mns) | $1,465 |
Expense ratio | 12 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Market Cap |
Weighting | Tiered |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
APPLE INC | 7.0 % |
MICROSOFT CORP | 6.4 % |
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC | 4.1 % |
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A | 3.7 % |
ACCENTURE PLC-CL A | 3.4 % |
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 3.3 % |
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED CLASS A | 3.2 % |
NVIDIA CORP | 3.2 % |
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 3.1 % |
TESLA MOTORS INC | 3.1 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 42 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 307 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $801,335 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 96.6% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 0.0% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES | 95.0 % | |
IRELAND | 3.4 % | |
BRITAIN | 1.2 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 08/31/2023)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
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25.6% | 22.5% | 5.3% | 11.5% | 12.1% | -- | 12.5% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 0.93 | 95% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.79 | 72% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.56 | 34% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 33 |
Turnover | 0.1% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.18% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $82,926 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $42.91 |
30d moving avg. | $44.17 |
Annualized volatility | 17.1% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 45 |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.0% |
Short interest (underlying) | 1.0% |
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. USMC |
Expenses vs. USMC |
ALTAR Score™ vs. USMC |
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XLG | Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | 70.9% | +8 bp | -0.2% |
BBLU | EA Bridgeway Blue Chip ETF | 64.5% | +3 bp | +0.9% |
OEF | iShares S&P 100 ETF | 63.4% | +8 bp | +0.3% |
BKLC | BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF | 55.4% | -12 bp | +0.4% |
IWL | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | 55.4% | +3 bp | +0.3% |
SNPG | Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF | 55.2% | +3 bp | +0.1% |
MGC | Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund | 54.5% | -5 bp | +0.4% |
IVW | iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 52.7% | +6 bp | +0.4% |
SPYG | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF | 52.7% | -8 bp | +0.6% |
VOOG | Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 52.7% | -2 bp | +0.5% |
Risk and Returns: USMC vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
USMC
5.2%
Cat. Avg
6.4%
Fund Category: US Equities
Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
Less: Expenses | -- bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 5.2% |
Recommendation
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
Category Overview
There are 898 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 6.4% and a standard deviation of
3.1%. USMC's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.4 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places USMC in the 35th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
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USMC | 12.0 | 17.6 | 29.6 |
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