PLC Fees and Costs — Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF

Data updated: 2020-11-18

The net expense ratio is 0.15%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $1K in broker commissions, 0.0186% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 60%.

PLC Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PLC. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.15%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio0.15%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.15%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

PLC Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PLC, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $107 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.18% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.15%)$16$50$87
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$11
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$3$10
Total costs$18$58$107
Value after costs$10,482$11,518$12,656
Impact on return, per year0.18%0.18%0.18%

PLC Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0186%
  • Total broker commissions: $1K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $9.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 60%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $3K
  • Net income from securities lending: $6 (0.000% of average net assets)

PLC Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Bofa Securities, Inc.$1K98.59%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$40.32%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$30.23%
Instinet, LLC$30.21%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$20.19%
UBS Securities LLC$20.16%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$20.16%
Jefferies LLC$20.13%
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC$00.01%

PLC Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
National Securities Clearing Corporation$8.2M90.19%
State Street Bank and Trust Company$886K9.81%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.