PIEQ vs RODM: Differences, Returns & Fees
PIEQ and RODM hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and RODM returned +18.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal International Equity ETF, and $1.6bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF.
RODM costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.8 points.
| PIEQ | RODM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.48% | 0.29% |
| Net assets, PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026 and RODM as of Jul 31, 2026 | $1.3bn | $1.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +18.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 3% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 47.1% | 11.1% |
| Below its high | 5.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | 4.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PIEQ and RODM hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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3% in common
On the same fields
PIEQ and RODM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PIEQ in plain words
PIEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.48% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
RODM in plain words
RODM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 336 positions, with the top ten at 11.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PIEQ or RODM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PIEQ returned +13.0% and RODM +18.8%.
- Which is cheaper, PIEQ or RODM?
- RODM is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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