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Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF (PQDI)

Preferred Stock | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
19.34 USD -0.03 (-0.155%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT

The asset presents as a classic income vehicle with a robust 5.44% yield, supported by a consistent history of quarterly distributions that have recently accelerated, suggesting management confidence in cash flow. However, the capital appreciation story is muted; despite a recent year-over-year gain, the five-year trajectory remains flat to slightly negative, indicating the market views the compounding of dividends as insufficient to offset price depreciation over the medium term. Technically, the price is hovering near its 52-week lows with minimal momentum, offering no immediate catalyst for a breakout. While the dividend provides a solid floor, the lack of price elasticity and the stagnant long-term trend suggest this is a hold for income rather than a vehicle for significant total return.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.005214
AutoETS0.005215
MSTL0.007013
AutoTheta0.007335

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 82%
H-stat 1.17
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.587
Excess Kurtosis -0.72

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.53% 5.54% 5.26% 5.31%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.103 0.531202
2026-06-01 0.099 0.510309
2026-05-01 0.095 0.488181
2026-04-01 0.093 0.484249
2026-03-02 0.093 0.474369
2026-02-02 0.086 0.437659
2025-12-29 0.090 0.459888
2025-12-01 0.083 0.425205
2025-11-03 0.085 0.434894
2025-10-01 0.088 0.449553
2025-09-02 0.082 0.423554
2025-08-01 0.081 0.419363
2025-07-01 0.082 0.425377
2025-06-02 0.074 0.388982
2025-05-01 0.071 0.377840
2025-04-01 0.079 0.416184
2025-03-03 0.086 0.451918
2025-02-03 0.081 0.427441
2024-12-27 0.081 0.426990
2024-12-02 0.087 0.455975
2024-11-01 0.081 0.424974
2024-10-01 0.077 0.400416
2024-09-03 0.078 0.411392
2024-08-01 0.073 0.388401
2024-07-01 0.078 0.417894
2024-06-03 0.076 0.409042
2024-05-01 0.076 0.412595
2024-04-01 0.076 0.409483
2024-03-01 0.073 0.395771
2024-02-01 0.079 0.430049
2023-12-27 0.074 0.408163
2023-12-01 0.086 0.484098
2023-11-01 0.083 0.486661
2023-10-02 0.079 0.455069
2023-09-01 0.082 0.466837
2023-08-01 0.083 0.467474
2023-07-03 0.076 0.434534
2023-06-01 0.074 0.425654
2023-05-01 0.081 0.461670
2023-04-03 0.084 0.480549
2023-03-01 0.085 0.458716
2023-02-01 0.085 0.448786
2022-12-28 0.088 0.487535
2022-12-01 0.087 0.480530
2022-11-01 0.080 0.450450
2022-10-03 0.083 0.466922
2022-09-01 0.083 0.447536
2022-08-01 0.082 0.426528
2022-07-01 0.087 0.472056
2022-06-01 0.087 0.454664
2022-05-02 0.086 0.450734
2022-04-01 0.082 0.412994
2022-03-01 0.081 0.404192
2022-02-01 0.083 0.403010
2021-12-29 0.086 0.409232
2021-12-17 0.086 0.409621
2021-12-01 0.082 0.391091
2021-11-01 0.080 0.375499
2021-10-01 0.078 0.363213
2021-09-01 0.080 0.370885
2021-08-02 0.082 0.380070
2021-07-01 0.089 0.412897
2021-06-01 0.090 0.419972
2021-05-03 0.088 0.410448
2021-04-01 0.082 0.386246
2021-03-01 0.090 0.424628
2021-02-01 0.085 0.398126
2020-12-29 0.091 0.424045
2020-12-17 0.037 0.171965
2020-12-01 0.085 0.398220
2020-11-02 0.087 0.418974
2020-10-01 0.078 0.376012
2020-09-01 0.073 0.346991
2020-08-03 0.127 0.614566
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 5.44

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 21.71
All Time Low 16.5
Ask 24.18
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,947
Average Volume 5,947
Average Volume10Days 5,640
Beta3 Year 0.55
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Category Preferred Stock
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 19.35
Day Low 19.33
Dividend Yield 5.44
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.4087
Fifty Day Average Change -0.07370186
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0037973619
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.20730495
Fifty Two Week High 20.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7350006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.036621854
Fifty Two Week Low 19.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.33499908
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.01763153
Fifty Two Week Range 19.0 - 20.07
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,592,400,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0314463
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Principal Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,592,265,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in preferred securities and other income-producing securities. The fund also invests in other income-producing securities that include securities that have a stated coupon rate which expects to pay interest or dividends. The fund invests in income-producing securities, including but not limited to contingent convertible securities (“Cocos”) and other types of capital securities.
Long Name Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_665372268
Nav Price 19.32213
Net Assets 69,968,752.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.6
Open 19.34
Phone 515-235-9328
Previous Close 19.365
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0300007
Regular Market Change Percent -0.154922
Regular Market Day High 19.35
Regular Market Day Low 19.33
Regular Market Day Range 19.33 - 19.35
Regular Market Open 19.34
Regular Market Previous Close 19.365
Regular Market Price 19.335
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,768
Regular Market Volume 9,810
Short Name Principal Spectrum Preferred an
Source Interval 15
Symbol PQDI
Three Year Average Return 0.0879454
Total Assets 69,968,752
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.12503
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.12503
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.52615
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.19115067
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.009789471
Type Disp ETF
Volume 9,810
Yield 0.0544
Ytd Return 1.82096