PSM Fees and Costs — Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF

Data updated: 2020-11-18

The net expense ratio is 0.20%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $5K in broker commissions, 0.0516% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 72%.

PSM Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.20%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio0.20%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.20%
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

PSM Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PSM, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $160 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.26% 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 0.20%)$21$66$115
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$17$30
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$4$15
Total costs$26$87$160
Value after costs$10,474$11,489$12,603
Impact on return, per year0.26%0.26%0.26%

PSM 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): 0.0516%
  • Total broker commissions: $5K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $15.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 72%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $85K
  • Net income from securities lending: $4K (0.038% of average net assets)

PSM Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Bofa Securities, Inc.$5K97.25%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$380.77%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$230.48%
Virtu Americas LLC$190.39%
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC$130.27%
Hilltop Securities Inc.$110.23%
Barclays Capital Inc.$80.17%
National Financial Services LLC$80.17%
Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc.$80.15%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$60.13%

PSM Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
National Securities Clearing Corporation$13.3M83.69%
State Street Bank and Trust Company$2.6M16.31%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.