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Principal Active High Yield ETF
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68 hedge funds and large institutions have $334M invested in Principal Active High Yield ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 4

169% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 13

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $261M → $334M (+$73.5M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 68 (+7)

0.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.24% → 82.94% (-0.3%)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.48%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
35
Reduced
13
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$20.4M
2
PS
Principal Securities
Iowa
+$12.9M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$11.6M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$7.9M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$5.6M

Top Sellers

1
LC
Legacy CG
Texas
-$6.28M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.47M
3
AAS
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
-$582K
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$476K
5
OPAM
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
-$419K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.55M +$721K +37,372 +88%
FTS
27
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$1.13M +$1.12M +57,995 New
NB
28
Nicolet Bankshares
Wisconsin
$1.08M +$224K +11,588 +26%
HPC
29
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$1.02M +$6.19K +321 +0.6%
CIAS
30
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$826K -$106K -5,492 -11%
PAG
31
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$791K +$306K +15,850 +64%
TWP
32
Tyche Wealth Partners
Texas
$739K +$245K +12,713 +50%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$687K -$476K -24,686 -41%
MML Investors Services
34
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$669K +$62K +3,214 +10%
KPWS
35
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$663K -$91.7K -4,754 -12%
AAS
36
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$634K -$582K -30,170 -48%
BAS
37
Brueske Advisory Services
Washington
$625K +$39.9K +2,068 +7%
SAM
38
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$615K -$9.32K -483 -2%
PI
39
PFG Investments
New York
$530K +$46.8K +2,426 +10%
CW
40
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$530K -$69.8K -3,618 -12%
DC
41
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$494K +$90.1K +4,669 +23%
Truist Financial
42
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$460K +$228K +11,845 +101%
EH
43
Equitable Holdings
New York
$439K +$96.5K +5,002 +28%
MPIA
44
Milestones Private Investment Advisors
New York
$388K -$16.8K -870 -4%
SPIA
45
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$351K +$323K +16,754 +1,280%
GFA
46
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$320K +$318K +16,465 New
AI
47
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$305K +$302K +15,680 New
VCP
48
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
$305K +$31.7K +1,646 +12%
OHWA
49
Oak Hill Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$292K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
50
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$291K -$4.51K -234 -2%
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YLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

68 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $334M — up 28% from $261M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new YLD positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.4M. The largest seller was Legacy CG, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.28M sold.

  • 68 institutional investors held Principal Active High Yield ETF (YLD) as of Q3 2025, up from 61 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $334M of Principal Active High Yield ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Principal Active High Yield ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 4 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Principal Active High Yield ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Ameriprise, an estimated $20.4M added.
  • The largest Principal Active High Yield ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Legacy CG, an estimated $6.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.