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Performance analysis of YLD (PRINCIPAL ACTIVE HIGH YIELD ETF (FORMERLY PRINCIPAL ACTIVE INCOME ETF))

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, YLD has had an average annual return of +8.43%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.

Over the past 5 years, YLD has had an average annual return of +4.76%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, YLD has had an average annual return of +5.51%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Jul 9, 2015, YLD has had an average annual return of +5.34%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.33% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+3.29%+6.55%+9.21%+12.91%-8.78%+9.17%+1.50%+13.58%-3.28%+9.10%+14.57%-5.75%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+0.89%+0.37%-0.31%+1.15%+0.92%+0.37%-0.13%+3.29%
2025+1.46%+0.67%-1.57%-0.13%+1.33%+2.30%+0.14%+0.83%+1.16%-0.54%-0.01%+0.78%+6.55%
2024+0.79%+0.36%+1.59%-0.73%+1.33%+0.58%+2.03%+1.35%+0.89%+0.29%+1.34%-0.94%+9.21%
2023+3.50%-1.29%+1.52%+1.22%-1.06%+1.64%+1.04%+0.53%-1.53%-0.32%+4.26%+2.89%+12.91%
2022-2.28%-0.53%-0.67%-3.11%-0.28%-6.52%+5.69%-2.76%-3.45%+3.28%+3.14%-1.04%-8.78%
2021-0.10%+1.42%+2.12%+1.78%+0.56%+0.98%+0.70%+0.48%-0.04%+0.51%-1.01%+1.46%+9.17%
2020-0.83%-4.82%-15.91%+8.76%+3.71%+0.56%+4.12%+2.85%-1.25%-0.51%+5.16%+1.90%+1.50%
2019+2.81%+1.96%+0.95%+1.55%-2.45%+2.96%+1.04%-0.68%+1.15%+0.65%+1.13%+1.83%+13.58%
2018+0.05%-1.30%-1.26%+1.04%+0.93%-0.05%+1.14%+1.60%-0.39%-2.54%-0.19%-2.26%-3.28%
2017+1.43%+2.21%-0.63%+0.86%+0.47%+1.21%+0.75%-0.37%+1.46%-0.06%+0.62%+0.82%+9.10%

Drawdown analysis of YLD (PRINCIPAL ACTIVE HIGH YIELD ETF (FORMERLY PRINCIPAL ACTIVE INCOME ETF))

The maximum drawdown for the YLD was -28.34%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 179 trading sessions.

The current YLD drawdown is -0.18%.

Since Jul 9, 2015 YLD has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 20% or more: 1 time
  • 10% or more: 3 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-28.34%Jan 14, 202047Mar 23, 2020179Dec 4, 2020226
-13.89%Nov 8, 2021222Sep 27, 2022297Dec 1, 2023519
-13.74%Jul 17, 2015145Feb 12, 201675Jun 1, 2016220
-7.77%Aug 20, 201893Jan 3, 201968Apr 11, 2019161
-5.62%Feb 28, 202526Apr 7, 202540Jun 4, 202566
-4.66%Sep 6, 20165Sep 13, 201664Dec 13, 201669
-4.54%Jan 24, 201846Apr 2, 201890Aug 8, 2018136
-2.61%Apr 15, 201932May 31, 201914Jun 20, 201946
-2.39%Jul 29, 201913Aug 15, 201917Sep 10, 201930
-2.35%Mar 2, 201718Mar 28, 201739May 23, 201757
-1.98%Feb 20, 202625Mar 27, 20267Apr 8, 202632
-1.89%Dec 5, 202410Dec 19, 202422Jan 24, 202532
-1.83%Mar 27, 202413Apr 16, 202413May 3, 202426
-1.81%Oct 13, 201724Nov 16, 201710Dec 1, 201734
-1.77%Aug 3, 20179Aug 16, 201724Sep 20, 201733
-1.66%Aug 11, 20164Aug 17, 20165Aug 24, 20169
-1.64%Oct 1, 202535Nov 19, 202523Dec 23, 202558
-1.54%Jul 29, 20161Aug 1, 20162Aug 3, 20163
-1.48%Jun 7, 20166Jun 15, 201612Jul 1, 201618
-1.44%Jul 12, 20215Jul 19, 20215Jul 26, 202110
-1.43%May 7, 20213May 12, 202114Jun 2, 202117
-1.41%Aug 5, 20161Aug 8, 20163Aug 11, 20164
-1.35%Aug 24, 20167Sep 2, 20161Sep 6, 20168
-1.35%Jul 19, 20162Jul 21, 20166Jul 29, 20168
-1.27%Jan 5, 201711Jan 23, 20179Feb 3, 201720