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Principal Value ETF (PY)

Large Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
57.67 USD +0.57 (1.005%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT

The Principal Value ETF presents a classic value trap scenario where strong historical performance masks recent stagnation. While the nine-year trajectory shows a robust +98.74% gain driven by a massive 2021 surge and steady growth in 2024, the most recent annual return was merely flat (+1.18%), indicating the market has stopped rewarding the business with capital appreciation. This lack of recent momentum is compounded by weak short-term price action; the fund is trading below its 50-day moving average and has slipped over the last two weeks, suggesting immediate selling pressure. The 1.92% dividend yield offers some income, but the payout appears inconsistent, with amounts fluctuating significantly year-to-year rather than following a disciplined growth path, making it difficult to classify as a reliable income stream. Ultimately, while the long-term fundamentals remain solid enough to avoid a 'sell' rating, the combination of flat recent returns and weak technicals prevents a bullish stance in either the short or long term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.015643
AutoARIMA0.017073
AutoETS0.017074
MSTL0.019491

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 0.31
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.375
Excess Kurtosis -0.67
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.81

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.39% 1.83% 1.93% 2.38%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.218 0.390891
2026-07-01 0.263 0.486541
2026-04-01 0.216 0.420971
2025-12-29 0.282 0.535816
2025-10-01 0.311 0.597571
2025-07-01 0.344 0.689172
2025-04-01 0.178 0.363414
2024-12-27 0.263 0.527255
2024-10-01 0.284 0.572812
2024-07-01 0.263 0.576906
2024-04-01 0.288 0.621762
2023-10-02 0.365 0.942909
2023-07-03 0.246 0.593486
2023-04-03 0.288 0.712061
2022-12-28 0.293 0.724172
2022-10-03 0.324 0.866125
2022-07-01 0.473 1.218350
2022-04-01 0.147 0.334623
2021-12-29 0.330 0.741073
2021-10-01 0.411 0.982948
2021-07-01 0.330 0.779405
2021-04-01 0.188 0.464083
2020-12-29 0.231 0.679752
2020-10-01 0.454 1.584200
2020-07-01 0.181 0.665123
2020-04-01 0.137 0.629596
2019-12-27 0.203 0.590116
2019-10-01 0.227 0.721437
2019-07-01 0.183 0.570093
2019-04-01 0.171 0.546850
2018-12-27 0.212 0.784430
2018-10-01 0.158 0.468426
2018-07-02 0.158 0.482443
2018-04-02 0.121 0.378172
2017-12-15 0.017 0.052885
2017-10-02 0.136 0.447766
2017-07-03 0.069 0.235495
2017-04-03 0.183 0.642105
2016-12-28 0.158 0.565518
2016-12-14 0.061 0.214110
2016-10-03 0.139 0.545954
2016-07-01 0.188 0.769861
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-07-06
dividendYield 1.92

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 58.5
All Time Low 18.781
Ask 72.94
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 27,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 15,692
Average Volume 15,692
Average Volume10Days 27,980
Beta3 Year 0.78
Bid 41.25
Bid Size 2
Category Large Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 57.675
Day Low 57.57
Dividend Date 1,530,835,200
Dividend Yield 1.92
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.0656343
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 57.23432
Fifty Day Average Change 0.43977737
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.007683805
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 12.531054
Fifty Two Week High 58.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.82590103
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.014117966
Fifty Two Week Low 50.08
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.594097
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15163931
Fifty Two Week Range 50.08 - 58.5
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,458,653,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0881845
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change 0.5741005
Fullday Change Percent 1.0060308
Fullday Price 57.6741
Fund Family Principal Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,458,518,400
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 equity securities of value companies. For this fund, value companies are those with market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the S&P 500 Index (as of September 30, 2025, this range was between $6.5 billion and $4.6 trillion) and included within the S&P 500 Value Index.
Long Name Principal Value ETF
Market us_market
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_320153848
Nav Price 57.07349
Net Assets 239,562,944.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.15
Open 57.61
Phone 515-235-9328
Previous Close 57.1
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.5741005
Regular Market Change Percent 1.00543
Regular Market Day High 57.675
Regular Market Day Low 57.57
Regular Market Day Range 57.57 - 57.675
Regular Market Open 57.61
Regular Market Previous Close 57.1
Regular Market Price 57.6741
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,400
Regular Market Volume 17,340
Short Name Principal Value ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol PY
Three Year Average Return 0.1622365
Total Assets 239,562,944
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 18.813105
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 4.11509
Trailing Three Month Returns 4.11509
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 54.37631
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.2977905
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.060647562
Type Disp ETF
Volume 17,340
Yield 0.019199999
Ytd Return 8.08571