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Principal made investors more money ($1.3B) and had more funds that made money (75%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one income fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.
| BOX SCORE · INCOME | Principal | Simplify |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 2 | 10 |
| Made money (W–L) | 0–1 | 4–4 |
| Win % | 0% | 50% |
| Money made | −$331K | $44M |
| Typical return | −0.3% | +2.8% |
| Launches · 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| Assets | $133M | $1.3B |
| Fee per $100 | $0.58 | $0.59 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| PQDI | Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF | $123M | −0.3% ✕ |
| PCOV | Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal Equity Premium Income ETF | $10M | — |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK | Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF | $516M | +2.8% ✓ |
| SBAR | Simplify Barrier Income ETF | $440M | +6.6% ✓ |
| SPUC | Simplify US Equity Income ETF | $260M | +6.6% ✓ |
| HIGH | Simplify Enhanced Income ETF | $56M | −5.7% ✕ |
| YGLD | Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF | $29M | −22.7% ✕ |
| CRDT | Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF | $27M | −5.5% ✕ |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.