# Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF (BCHP): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bchp for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Principal Funds · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2023-07-12 Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by Principal Financial Services, Inc. The fund is managed by Principal Global Investors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of global ex-US region. The fund invests directly and through other funds in stocks of companies operating across financials and information technology sectors. The fund invests in growth stocks of large-cap companies, within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The fund employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approa... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $37.18 | | Expense Ratio | 0.58% | | Assets Under Management | $225.7M | | NAV | $37.50 | | Holdings Count | 23 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $31.55 – $40.00 | | Beta | 1.05 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0073 /share - Ex-date: 2024-12-27 - Pay date: 2024-12-31 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does BCHP invest in? Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by Principal Financial Services, Inc. The fund is managed by Principal Global Investors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of global ex-US region. The fund invests directly and through other funds in stocks of companies operating across financials and information technology sectors. The fund invests in growth stocks of large-cap companies, within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The fund employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 1000 Index and the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF was formed on July 12, 2023 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of BCHP? Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF (BCHP) charges an expense ratio of 0.58%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is BCHP? Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF (BCHP) manages $225.7M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is BCHP actively managed or an index fund? BCHP is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (BCHP's is 0.58%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was BCHP launched? Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF (BCHP) launched in July 2023 and is managed by Principal Funds. ### How has BCHP performed? BCHP's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does BCHP pay a dividend? Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF (BCHP) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does BCHP pay dividends? Principal Focused Blue Chip ETF pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is BCHP's dividend yield? BCHP's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is BCHP's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for BCHP was 2024-12-27. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will BCHP's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.58% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does BCHP charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from BCHP's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does BCHP cost more than a fund like VOO? BCHP is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.58%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to BCHP? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as BCHP (0.58%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bchp - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bchp/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bchp/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bchp/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bchp/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.