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Performance analysis of PSC (Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, PSC has had an average annual return of +16.74%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.

Over the past 5 years, PSC has had an average annual return of +9.83%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.55% annual.

Since Sep 22, 2016, PSC has had an average annual return of +11.87%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.13% annual.

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
+18%+13.41%+12.39%+18.52%-15.93%+32.54%+13.34%+19%-11.36%+15.93%+9.38%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+4.02%+0.32%-4.85%+10.65%+4.34%+6.15%-3.04%+18%
2025+4.39%-4.47%-5.03%-1.61%+7.24%+4.22%-0.48%+5.11%+2.43%-0.66%+2.90%-0.58%+13.41%
2024-1.11%+5.35%+3.51%-5.60%+4.44%-1.33%+8.80%-1.93%+1.40%-2.12%+10.70%-8.61%+12.39%
2023+9.32%-0.98%-5.27%-1.58%-1.40%+9.08%+4.98%-3.22%-4.84%-5.97%+8.52%+10.67%+18.52%
2022-7.35%+0.41%+0.61%-7.61%+1.56%-8.55%+9.58%-2.69%-8.91%+11.28%+3.45%-6.39%-15.93%
2021+6.35%+10.01%+3.84%+3.28%+2.85%+0.73%-2.70%+2.54%-2.86%+2.24%-1.11%+4.07%+32.54%
2020-2.62%-9.38%-25.08%+18.68%+4.17%+3.14%+3.58%+4.56%-4.89%+1.35%+19.53%+7.74%+13.34%
2019+9.72%+5.50%-3.01%+3.19%-8.32%+6.89%+1.40%-5.40%+2.28%+1.38%+3.21%+2.11%+19%
2018+1.29%-2.69%+0.37%+0.78%+5.92%+0.40%+1.48%+5.15%-1.48%-10.73%+0.81%-11.62%-11.36%
2017-0.77%+2.80%+0.96%+2.27%-2.80%+2.38%+0.93%-4.10%+8.28%+1.11%+0%+4.36%+15.93%

Drawdown analysis of PSC (Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF)

The maximum drawdown for the PSC was -46.70%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 175 trading sessions.

The current PSC drawdown is -3.04%.

Since Sep 22, 2016 PSC has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 40% or more: 1 time
  • 30% or more: 1 time
  • 20% or more: 3 times
  • 10% or more: 3 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-46.70%Aug 29, 2018389Mar 18, 2020175Nov 24, 2020564
-25.87%Nov 8, 2021221Sep 26, 2022359Mar 1, 2024580
-23.49%Nov 25, 202490Apr 8, 2025104Sep 8, 2025194
-9.95%Jan 22, 202646Mar 30, 202613Apr 17, 202659
-9.37%Jul 16, 202416Aug 7, 202447Oct 14, 202463
-9.19%Jan 23, 201813Feb 9, 201867May 17, 201880
-9.03%Jun 8, 202128Jul 19, 202169Oct 25, 202197
-8.59%Mar 15, 20217Mar 24, 202131May 7, 202138
-7.12%Mar 28, 202414Apr 18, 202457Jul 11, 202471
-7.12%Oct 8, 202531Nov 20, 20255Nov 28, 202536
-6.67%Sep 22, 201629Nov 2, 20168Nov 14, 201637
-5.90%Jul 27, 201717Aug 21, 201727Sep 28, 201744
-5.57%Nov 11, 20244Nov 15, 20246Nov 25, 202410
-5.37%May 7, 20213May 12, 202111May 27, 202114
-4.62%Apr 27, 201714May 17, 201716Jun 9, 201730
-4.35%Oct 17, 202410Oct 31, 20244Nov 6, 202414
-3.88%May 6, 20269May 19, 20264May 26, 202613
-3.73%Jan 14, 202110Jan 29, 20214Feb 4, 202114
-3.61%Feb 24, 20212Feb 26, 20216Mar 8, 20218
-3.53%Jun 20, 20185Jun 27, 201814Jul 18, 201819
-3.51%Mar 1, 201718Mar 27, 201720Apr 25, 201738
-3.43%Dec 8, 20174Dec 14, 201710Dec 29, 201714
-3.31%Nov 24, 20203Nov 30, 20204Dec 4, 20207
-3.21%Oct 25, 20212Oct 27, 20213Nov 1, 20215
-3.16%Jun 30, 20265Jul 8, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing