Performance analysis of PY (PRINCIPAL VALUE ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, PY has had an average annual return of +13.44%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, PY has had an average annual return of +7.44%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.05% annual.
Over the past 10 years, PY has had an average annual return of +10.79%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Mar 22, 2016, PY has had an average annual return of +10.69%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.56% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.65% | +7.73% | +16.81% | +9.11% | -5.13% | +34.81% | +2.72% | +26.86% | -13.34% | +18.86% | +14.28% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.74% | +2.15% | -4.13% | +4.77% | +1.76% | -0.50% | +4.65% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.20% | +0.70% | -3.71% | -5.26% | +3.78% | +3.09% | +1.64% | +4.16% | +0.74% | -1.14% | +0.80% | +0.91% | +7.73% |
| 2024 | -0.21% | +3.25% | +4.88% | -5.01% | +3.27% | +0.61% | +5.32% | +2.03% | +1.98% | -1.66% | +7.15% | -5.15% | +16.81% |
| 2023 | +3.11% | -2.56% | -1.50% | +1.35% | -4.78% | +7.03% | +2.62% | -3.03% | -4.10% | -3.47% | +8.73% | +6.56% | +9.11% |
| 2022 | -3.09% | -0.98% | +3.86% | -5.70% | +4.43% | -10.84% | +6.98% | -1.76% | -8.81% | +12.12% | +5.62% | -4.47% | -5.13% |
| 2021 | +2.37% | +8.29% | +7.61% | +3.87% | +2.83% | -1.72% | +0.52% | +2.97% | -3.08% | +3.93% | -2.62% | +6.03% | +34.81% |
| 2020 | -3.20% | -4.71% | -27.86% | +15.01% | +5.29% | +1.49% | +2.33% | +6.40% | -4.87% | -1.08% | +19.90% | +2.25% | +2.72% |
| 2019 | +10.30% | +4.26% | -2.87% | +5.89% | -9.65% | +8.63% | +2.99% | -6.32% | +4.92% | +1.69% | +4.19% | +1.89% | +26.86% |
| 2018 | +6.76% | -4.20% | -4.06% | +0.70% | +0.94% | +1.08% | +1.47% | +2.78% | -0.76% | -9.27% | +1.31% | -9.63% | -13.34% |
| 2017 | -0.25% | +4.77% | -2.39% | +2.47% | -2.82% | +3.91% | +1.43% | -2.62% | +5.20% | +0.53% | +0% | +7.80% | +18.86% |
Drawdown analysis of PY (PRINCIPAL VALUE ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the PY was -45.43%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 179 trading sessions.
The current PY drawdown is -0.50%.
Since Mar 22, 2016 PY has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -45.43% | Jan 17, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 179 | Dec 4, 2020 | 223 |
| -20.72% | Jan 26, 2018 | 231 | Dec 27, 2018 | 216 | Nov 5, 2019 | 447 |
| -17.83% | Nov 29, 2024 | 87 | Apr 8, 2025 | 94 | Aug 22, 2025 | 181 |
| -17.72% | Jan 14, 2022 | 178 | Sep 30, 2022 | 303 | Dec 14, 2023 | 481 |
| -6.92% | May 10, 2021 | 48 | Jul 19, 2021 | 29 | Aug 27, 2021 | 77 |
| -6.46% | Nov 12, 2021 | 12 | Dec 1, 2021 | 17 | Dec 27, 2021 | 29 |
| -6.20% | Feb 6, 2026 | 29 | Mar 20, 2026 | 28 | Apr 30, 2026 | 57 |
| -6.10% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 14 | Aug 23, 2024 | 28 |
| -5.67% | Mar 28, 2024 | 23 | May 1, 2024 | 48 | Jul 11, 2024 | 71 |
| -5.34% | Sep 2, 2021 | 12 | Sep 21, 2021 | 18 | Oct 15, 2021 | 30 |
| -4.60% | Mar 1, 2017 | 58 | May 23, 2017 | 28 | Jul 3, 2017 | 86 |
| -4.47% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 13 | Dec 10, 2025 | 31 |
| -4.46% | Feb 24, 2021 | 2 | Feb 26, 2021 | 6 | Mar 8, 2021 | 8 |
| -4.32% | Aug 23, 2016 | 51 | Nov 3, 2016 | 5 | Nov 10, 2016 | 56 |
| -4.26% | Apr 19, 2016 | 21 | May 18, 2016 | 12 | Jun 6, 2016 | 33 |
| -4.21% | Jan 14, 2021 | 10 | Jan 29, 2021 | 4 | Feb 4, 2021 | 14 |
| -3.90% | Oct 17, 2024 | 11 | Nov 1, 2024 | 3 | Nov 6, 2024 | 14 |
| -3.82% | Mar 17, 2021 | 5 | Mar 24, 2021 | 7 | Apr 5, 2021 | 12 |
| -3.60% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -3.58% | Jul 31, 2017 | 15 | Aug 21, 2017 | 15 | Sep 12, 2017 | 30 |
| -3.45% | Oct 3, 2025 | 5 | Oct 10, 2025 | 11 | Oct 27, 2025 | 16 |
| -3.30% | Jun 6, 2016 | 19 | Jul 1, 2016 | 9 | Jul 15, 2016 | 28 |
| -3.01% | Nov 27, 2019 | 3 | Dec 3, 2019 | 8 | Dec 13, 2019 | 11 |
| -2.93% | Dec 16, 2016 | 21 | Jan 19, 2017 | 16 | Feb 10, 2017 | 37 |
| -2.61% | Jan 9, 2026 | 6 | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 | Feb 2, 2026 | 15 |