Principal Securities, Inc.

In its 13F for Q3 2025 (holdings as of September 30, 2025, filed November 12, 2025), Principal Securities, Inc. reported 3,718 stock positions worth $6.1 billion. Its top holding was Principal US Mega-Cap ETF (USMC) at 4.9% of the portfolio, followed by iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV, 3.0%) and iShares Core U.S. Aggregate (AGG, 2.2%). Compared with Q2 2025, it opened 196 new positions, sold out of 144, added to 1,741 and reduced 1,019. The biggest buy was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV, shares +29%) and the biggest sale Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF (SPMO, shares −60%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
DES MOINES, IA
CIK
0000012600
Portfolio Value
$6.1B (Q3 2025)
SEC Filing
0000012600-25-000011 ↗ filed Nov 12, 2025

Holdings Value

0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B$10.0B Q1 2024: $3.2B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $3.6B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $4.1B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $4.4B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $4.5B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $5.3B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $6.1B $6.1B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $6.5B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $6.8B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $8.3B Q2 2026

Holdings 3,718 stocks · $6.1B

USMC Principal US Mega-Cap ETF 4.92% 4,379,501 $298.6M Add +9.3%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 2.96% 268,803 $179.9M Add +28.6%
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate 2.17% 1,311,530 $131.5M Add +8.7%
BCHP Principal Foc Blue Chip ETF 2.10% 3,382,028 $127.3M Add +29.4%
PSC Principal US Small-Cap ETF 2.08% 2,219,443 $126.4M Reduce -1.3%
GSUS Goldman Sachs Marketbeta US 1.73% 1,137,684 $105.1M Add +1.7%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 1.64% 191,661 $99.3M Add +8.4%
PIEQ Principal Intl Eqty ETF 1.63% 3,135,239 $99.2M Add +32.3%
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value 1.21% 736,567 $73.6M Add +0.5%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 1.20% 933,131 $73.1M Reduce -6.7%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 1.19% 388,113 $72.4M Add +6.3%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1.14% 315,536 $69.3M Add +4.1%
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.10% 262,373 $66.8M Add +6.8%
IG Prin Invest Grad Corp. ETF-Ui 1.08% 3,108,813 $65.6M Add +21.5%
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 1.06% 175,983 $64.3M Reduce -1.6%
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth 0.95% 348,963 $57.4M Add +14.4%
GCOR Goldman Sachs Access US Agg 0.90% 1,312,863 $54.9M Add +9.6%
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging 0.87% 801,214 $52.8M Add +5.9%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.84% 155,275 $51.0M Add +6.5%
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.83% 418,180 $50.5M Add +8.8%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 0.81% 561,976 $49.1M Reduce -7.5%
PY Principal Value ETF 0.81% 933,336 $49.0M Add +36.3%
APUE Activepassive US Equity ETF 0.79% 1,176,065 $48.0M Add +26.9%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.78% 194,972 $47.4M Add +7.5%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.78% 64,452 $47.3M Add +5.9%
GSIE Goldman Sachs Activebeta Int 0.68% 1,009,846 $41.5M Reduce -7.2%
YLD Principal Act Hi YLD ETF 0.68% 2,112,828 $41.1M Add +46.5%
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth 0.67% 1,279,964 $40.8M Reduce -3.4%
SCHP Schwab U.S. Tips ETF 0.67% 1,501,036 $40.5M Add +6.2%
IDEV iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS 0.63% 475,828 $38.1M Add +8.5%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.61% 451,090 $37.3M Reduce -3.2%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 0.58% 620,587 $35.4M Add +10.8%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.58% 106,459 $35.1M Reduce -3.0%
GSLC Goldman Activebeta US LC ETF 0.54% 251,884 $32.8M Add +4.0%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.52% 264,525 $31.4M Reduce -1.5%
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow 0.49% 109,086 $29.9M Add +518.3%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.49% 493,104 $29.5M Add +0.4%
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market 0.48% 392,152 $29.2M Add +11.9%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.48% 91,968 $29.0M Add +4.3%
PSET Principal Quality ETF 0.46% 367,369 $28.0M Reduce -5.8%
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 0.45% 131,894 $27.2M Add +6.0%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.44% 110,698 $27.0M Add +1.6%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.44% 142,587 $26.6M Add +5.3%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.44% 77,863 $26.6M Add +3.4%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.44% 254,136 $26.6M Add +11.8%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.43% 43,860 $26.3M Add +3.5%
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui 0.40% 524,695 $24.5M Add +12.2%
SPMO Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF 0.40% 198,768 $24.1M Reduce -59.7%
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 0.39% 292,729 $23.8M Add +12.1%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.39% 46,708 $23.5M Add +4.1%
LCAP Principal CPTL Apprec S3 ETF 0.38% 803,223 $23.3M Add +99.9%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.38% 156,585 $22.8M Reduce -1.5%
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui 0.37% 202,883 $22.6M Add +29.7%
MBB iShares MBS ETF 0.36% 231,823 $22.1M Add +34.4%
APIE Activepassive Intl Eqty ETF 0.36% 608,977 $21.6M Add +10.9%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR 0.35% 75,774 $21.2M Reduce -9.4%
VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury 0.34% 360,581 $20.5M Add +4.9%
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Info Tech Indx 0.32% 86,652 $19.3M Add +176.6%
EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom 0.32% 456,845 $19.2M Add +7.8%
DYNF Ishrs US E F R A ETF-Usd Inc. 0.31% 319,887 $18.9M Add +18.6%
XETYX Eaton Vance Tax-MGD Div Eqty 0.30% 1,151,738 $18.3M Add +1.5%
FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF 0.30% 681,154 $17.9M Reduce -1.5%
APCB Activepassive Core Bond ETF 0.29% 598,469 $17.9M Add +25.1%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 0.28% 30,210 $17.2M Add +4.8%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.28% 87,584 $17.0M Reduce -0.6%
QYLD Global X Nasd 100 Cov Call 0.28% 988,061 $16.8M Reduce -5.2%
XYLD Global X S&P 500 Cove Call E 0.28% 428,043 $16.8M Add +2.4%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.27% 36,337 $16.2M Add +9.9%
FNDE Schwab Fndmntl Em MRK Eq ETF 0.26% 436,861 $15.8M Reduce -6.7%
GIGB Goldman Sachs Inv GRD Corp. 0.26% 336,508 $15.7M Add +3.6%
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF 0.25% 73,706 $15.4M Add +5.1%
VCIT Vanguard Int-Term Corporate 0.25% 178,498 $15.0M Add +0.7%
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 0.25% 186,974 $14.9M Add +8.6%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.24% 19,450 $14.8M Add +1.6%
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. 0.24% 152,070 $14.5M Add +5.7%
CMDY iShares Bloomberg Roll Selec 0.23% 268,906 $14.1M Add +6.3%
USHY iShares Broad Usd High Yield 0.23% 371,463 $14.0M Reduce -4.9%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.23% 49,599 $13.9M Reduce -18.6%
SPHY SS SPDR P High Yield ETF 0.23% 582,366 $13.9M Reduce -0.1%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.23% 59,351 $13.7M Add +2.6%
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF 0.22% 52,467 $13.6M Add +9.1%
GEM Goldman Sachs Activebeta Em 0.22% 331,224 $13.5M Add +4.1%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.22% 20,217 $13.5M Add +1.7%
GGUS Goldman SS MB RL 1000 GE ETF 0.22% 210,808 $13.3M Add +113.5%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.22% 242,833 $13.2M Add +5.8%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.22% 21,421 $13.1M Add +10.1%
GOVT iShares US Treasury Bond ETF 0.21% 563,417 $13.0M Add +59.9%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.21% 44,310 $13.0M Add +6.5%
LVHI Franklin International Low V 0.21% 374,473 $13.0M Add +34.9%
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF 0.21% 176,324 $12.9M Add +1.0%
PREF Pri Spe Pre Sec Acti-Usd Inc. 0.21% 672,795 $12.9M Add +56.7%
SCHH Schwab US REIT ETF 0.21% 589,221 $12.7M Add +19.4%
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. 0.21% 2,346 $12.7M Reduce -1.6%
PM Philip Morris International 0.20% 76,547 $12.4M Add +3.3%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.20% 30,058 $12.2M Reduce -1.1%
MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infras 0.20% 194,142 $12.2M Add +10.6%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.20% 117,095 $12.1M Reduce -0.2%
EQWL Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight 0.20% 105,043 $12.0M Add +9.0%
HIGH Simplify Enhanced Income ETF 0.20% 520,839 $12.0M Add +12.4%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.20% 105,404 $11.9M Add +4.9%

Show all 3,718 holdings

Other holdings (13): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $99K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) PERP PFD CNV A 45$56KNo change
FLAGSTAR BANK NA (FLG 6 11/01/51) UNIT 05/07/2051 500$20KReduce -23.1%
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 290$7KAdd +6.2%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) 7.25%CNV PFD L 5$6KNo change
BULLW Webull Corp.-30 *W EXP 04/10/203 500$3KNo change
HP ENTERPRISE CO (HPE 7.625 09/01/27) 7.625 MAND CONV 42$3KNew
BOEING CO/THE (BA 6 10/15/27) DEP CONV PFD A 30$2KNew
RIVERNORTH OPPORTUNI-RT RIGHT 10/06/2025 183,792$1KAdd +0.7%
NE.WS Noble Corp. PLC-28 *W EXP 02/04/202 9$125No change
NOBLE CORP PLC-28 *W EXP 02/04/202 9$72No change
DSX.WS Diana Shipping Inc.-28 *W EXP 12/14/202 105$10No change
VAL.WS Valaris Ltd. -CW28 *W EXP 04/29/202 2$6No change
CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MI-RT RIGHT 10/10/2025 90$2Reduce -10.9%

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $6.1B.

Portfolio Sells Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

SPMO Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF Reduce -59.7% 0.40% −0.65
MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Fa Reduce -76.1% 0.08% −0.27
EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Reduce -99.5% 0.00% −0.18
VOX Vanguard Communication Servi Reduce -59.8% 0.11% −0.17
PSC Principal US Small-Cap ETF Reduce -1.3% 2.08% −0.17
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Reduce -6.7% 1.20% −0.16
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Reduce -7.5% 0.81% −0.15
GSIE Goldman Sachs Activebeta Int Reduce -7.2% 0.68% −0.13
JEPQ JPM Nasdaq Equity Premium Reduce -53.7% 0.07% −0.09
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF Reduce -42.3% 0.09% −0.08
VFH Vanguard Financials ETF Reduce -93.7% 0.01% −0.08
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF Reduce -1.6% 1.06% −0.08
PSET Principal Quality ETF Reduce -5.8% 0.46% −0.08
ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF Reduce -87.6% 0.01% −0.07
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF Reduce -3.2% 0.61% −0.06
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth Reduce -3.4% 0.67% −0.05
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Reduce -18.5% 0.16% −0.05
PGR Progressive Corp. Reduce -34.6% 0.06% −0.05
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. Reduce -1.6% 0.21% −0.05
QYLD Global X Nasd 100 Cov Call Reduce -5.2% 0.28% −0.05
IHI iShares U.S. Medical Devices Reduce -35.7% 0.06% −0.05
GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration Reduce -12.1% 0.16% −0.05
IYW iShares Ustechnology ETF Reduce -26.6% 0.13% −0.05
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector Reduce -71.6% 0.02% −0.05
USHY iShares Broad Usd High Yield Reduce -4.9% 0.23% −0.04
ZJUL Innovator Edp ETF 1 YR July Reduce -98.2% 0.00% −0.04
KMX Carmax Inc. Reduce -1.8% 0.05% −0.04
FISV Fiserv Inc. Reduce -8.9% 0.06% −0.04
ACN Accenture PLC Class A Reduce -6.7% 0.08% −0.04
FV First Trust DW Focus 5 Fund Reduce -90.4% 0.00% −0.04
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value Reduce -11.7% 0.17% −0.04
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Reduce -1.5% 0.52% −0.03
DIS The Walt Disney Co. Reduce -0.1% 0.14% −0.03
SPHY SS SPDR P High Yield ETF Reduce -0.1% 0.23% −0.03
FNDE Schwab Fndmntl Em MRK Eq ETF Reduce -6.7% 0.26% −0.03
ABT Abbott Laboratories Reduce -6.9% 0.12% −0.03
SNSR Global X Internet of Things Reduce -49.9% 0.02% −0.03
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Reduce -1.5% 0.38% −0.03
PBJ Invesco Food & Beverage ETF Reduce -95.0% 0.00% −0.03
EFG iShares MSCI Eafe Growth ETF Reduce -39.3% 0.03% −0.03
CGUS Cap Group Core Equity Reduce -8.4% 0.16% −0.03
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. Reduce -8.3% 0.06% −0.03
PCN PIMCO Corporate & Income STR Reduce -9.6% 0.12% −0.02
FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF Reduce -1.5% 0.30% −0.02
RSPT Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Reduce -23.7% 0.06% −0.02
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac Reduce -0.6% 0.28% −0.02
CB Chubb Ltd. Reduce -10.1% 0.07% −0.02
FPEI First Trust Institutional PR Reduce -40.0% 0.02% −0.02
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B Reduce -28.7% 0.03% −0.02
ORCL Oracle Corp. Reduce -18.6% 0.23% −0.02

Portfolio Buys Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +28.6% 2.96% +0.52
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow Add +518.3% 0.49% +0.41
PIEQ Principal Intl Eqty ETF Add +32.3% 1.63% +0.34
BCHP Principal Foc Blue Chip ETF Add +29.4% 2.10% +0.30
USMC Principal US Mega-Cap ETF Add +9.3% 4.92% +0.21
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Info Tech Indx Add +176.6% 0.32% +0.20
LCAP Principal CPTL Apprec S3 ETF Add +99.9% 0.38% +0.18
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +7.5% 0.78% +0.18
PY Principal Value ETF Add +36.3% 0.81% +0.17
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +6.8% 1.10% +0.15
YLD Principal Act Hi YLD ETF Add +46.5% 0.68% +0.15
SHYG iShares 0-5 YR HY Corp. Bond Add +865.4% 0.16% +0.14
APUE Activepassive US Equity ETF Add +26.9% 0.79% +0.14
GGUS Goldman SS MB RL 1000 GE ETF Add +113.5% 0.22% +0.11
CGHM Cap Group Muni High-Income New 0.11% +0.11
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +6.3% 1.19% +0.11
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth Add +14.4% 0.95% +0.08
CGGE Cap Group Global Eq New 0.08% +0.08
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +1.6% 0.44% +0.08
IG Prin Invest Grad Corp. ETF-Ui Add +21.5% 1.08% +0.08
GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality Gar Add +615.3% 0.09% +0.08
JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF Add +656.1% 0.09% +0.07
FENI Fidelity Enhanced Intl ETF Add +156.3% 0.13% +0.07
EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Add +477.6% 0.09% +0.07
TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +9.9% 0.27% +0.07
GOVT iShares US Treasury Bond ETF Add +59.9% 0.21% +0.06
PREF Pri Spe Pre Sec Acti-Usd Inc. Add +56.7% 0.21% +0.06
MBB iShares MBS ETF Add +34.4% 0.36% +0.06
XMMO Invesco S&P Midcap Momentum Add +83.3% 0.14% +0.06
GQGU GQG US Equity ETF New 0.06% +0.06
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui Add +29.7% 0.37% +0.05
MAS Masco Corp. Add +361.4% 0.06% +0.05
BAI Ishrs AI in and Tech Act ETF Add +165.0% 0.07% +0.05
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF Add +44.6% 0.16% +0.05
LVHI Franklin International Low V Add +34.9% 0.21% +0.04
SCHE Schwab Emrg Mrkts Eqty ETF Add +97.0% 0.09% +0.04
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Add +141.0% 0.08% +0.04
THRO iShares U.S. Thematic Rotati Add +534.8% 0.05% +0.04
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Add +13.2% 0.16% +0.04
SBAR Simplify Barrier Income ETF Add +3672.9% 0.04% +0.04
FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Grow ETF Add +180.3% 0.06% +0.04
SDIV Global X Superdividend ETF Add +112.1% 0.07% +0.04
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Add +8.8% 0.83% +0.04
DYNF Ishrs US E F R A ETF-Usd Inc. Add +18.6% 0.31% +0.04
NLR Vaneck Urani & Nuclr ETF-Usd Add +262.6% 0.05% +0.03
APP AppLovin Corp. Class A Add +2.1% 0.07% +0.03
NJUL Innovator Growth 100 Power B Add +74.8% 0.09% +0.03
CGMM Cap Group Small and Mid Cap New 0.03% +0.03
BYRE Principal RL Est Act Opp ETF Add +39.3% 0.19% +0.03
GRNY Fundstr Gran SH US LRG Cap Add +858.8% 0.04% +0.03

Notes & Other Activity Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

FLAGSTAR BANK NA (FLG 6 11/01/51) UNIT 05/07/2051 Reduce -23.1% 500 $20K
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 Add +6.2% 290 $7K
HP ENTERPRISE CO (HPE 7.625 09/01/27) 7.625 MAND CONV New 42 $3K
BOEING CO/THE (BA 6 10/15/27) DEP CONV PFD A New 30 $2K
BULLZ Webull Corp.-29 *W EXP 04/10/202 Sold out 1,000 $2Kbefore exit
RIVERNORTH OPPORTUNI-RT RIGHT 10/06/2025 Add +0.7% 183,792 $1K
CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MI-RT RIGHT 10/10/2025 Reduce -10.9% 90 $2
IXP iShares Global Comm Services GBL COMM SVC ETF Sold out 0 $0before exit
NTRB Nutriband Inc. COM NEW Sold out 0 $0before exit
UIS Unisys Corp. COM NEW Sold out 0 $0before exit
ZIMV Zimvie Inc. COM Sold out 0 $0before exit
AVDL Avadel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. COM SHS Sold out 0 $0before exit

Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 1,538$8.3BPIEQ, USMC, IVV, LCAP, PSC
Q1 2026 1,410$6.8BUSMC, IVV, PSC, PIEQ, LCAP
Q4 2025 1,344$6.5BUSMC, IVV, BCHP, AGG, PSC
Q3 2025 3,718$6.1BUSMC, IVV, AGG, BCHP, PSC
Q2 2025 3,663$5.3BUSMC, IVV, PSC, AGG, BCHP
Q1 2025 3,539$4.5BUSMC, AGG, PSC, IVV, GSUS
Q4 2024 3,534$4.4BUSMC, AGG, PSC, IVV, GSUS
Q3 2024 3,422$4.1BUSMC, IEFA, IVV, AGG, GSUS
Q2 2024 3,380$3.6BUSMC, IVV, IEFA, AGG, GSUS
Q1 2024 3,306$3.2BUSMC, IVV, IEFA, AGG, GSUS