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Is PSET a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Principal Quality ETF (PSET) is a quality and low-volatility ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores PSET 6.3 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.4), lowest on Return (5.3). It trades at 25.0 times earnings, against its own median of 25.3. Its ten largest holdings are 34% of the fund.

What stands out in PSET's data

Large US growth companies from a large-cap growth index, chosen by a quantitative quality model.

Earns more on its capital than most similar funds — a sign of real business strength.

Return on equity of 27.7% sits ahead of most peers, above the category median of 23.1%. It also delivered a 14% annualized return over three years.

Can serve as large-cap US growth exposure, chosen by a model that weighs profitability and balance sheet strength.

Why did PSET move this week? It rose 1.6% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Visa and Microsoft drove it

PSET rose 1.6% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Visa (+6.9%), Microsoft (+3.4%) and Cboe (+12.1%); Nvidia (−2.0%) pushed the other way.

How is PSET rated? ETF Copilot scores Principal Quality ETF (PSET) 6.3 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Principal Quality ETF (PSET) 6.3 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.3 / 10
  • Growth: 5.9 / 10
  • Value: 5.9 / 10
  • Risk: 5.5 / 10
  • Quality: 9.4 / 10
  • Return: 5.3 / 10

Is PSET expensive right now? It trades at 25.0 times earnings, against its own median of 25.3

As of October 9, 2026, PSET is cheaper than 52% of its own 115 monthly readings since 2017 — 55 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside PSET? 45% Tech

What's inside PSET: Size (Large 80%, Mid 20%, Small 0%); Geography (International 8%, US 92%); Tech 44.6%; Magnificent 7 25.4%; AI 16.3%; Semiconductors 12.0%; Memory 8.8%.

What are PSET's top holdings? The ten largest are 34% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Alphabet, NetApp, Amazon.com, Applied Materials, Visa and Mastercard are PSET's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 70% of Quality & Low Volatility ETFs.

Half of PSET's weight sits in its 22 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 45 equally weighted holdings.

What is PSET's expense ratio? 0.15% a year

As of October 9, 2026, PSET charges 0.15% a year, yields 0.55% and holds $25M in assets across 73 positions.

Principal Quality ETF (PSET) — cost, income and size
MeasurePSET
Expense ratio0.15%
Dividend yield0.55%
Assets under management$25M
Holdings73

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Principal Quality ETF (PSET) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/pset

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