Principal Spectrum Preferred And Income ETF (PQDI) closed at $18.53 on October 23, 2026, unchanged from the previous close, on volume of 2,740 shares (30-day average 26,889).
Data as of October 23, 2026.
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Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF seeks to provide current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in preferred securities and other income-producing securities. Preferred securities generally pay fixed and floating rate distributions and are junior to all forms of the company's senior debt but has "preference" over common stock in the payment of distributions and liquidation of a company's assets. The preferred securities in which the Fund invests include, but are not limited to, preferred stock, certain depositary receipts, and various types of junior subordinated debt. The Fund also invests in other income- producing securities that include securities that have a stated coupon rate which expects to pay interest or dividends. The Fund invests in income-producing securities, including but not limited to contingent convertible securities ("Cocos") and other types of capital securities. The Fund invests in securities that, at the time of issuance, are eligible to pay dividends that qualify for favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment, such as dividends treated as "qualified dividend income" ("QDI").
Principal Spectrum Preferred And Income ETF trades on the ARCA stock market under the symbol PQDI.
As of October 23, 2026, PQDI stock price declined to $18.52 with 2,740 million shares trading.
PQDI has a beta of 0.19, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. PQDI has a correlation of 0.45 to the broad based SPY ETF.
PQDI has a market cap of $122.27 million. This is considered a Micro Cap stock.
In the last 3 years, PQDI traded as high as $20.07 and as low as $17.02.
PQDI has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of 0.0%, while the SPY ETF gained +14.3%. In the last 3 month period, PQDI fell short of the market, returning -2.2%, while SPY returned +3.2%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks PQDI has outperformed the stock market by returning -0.5%, while SPY returned -2.4%.
PQDI support price is $18.46 and resistance is $18.60 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that PQDI shares will trade within this expected range on the day.
