Principal Global Investors to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell in Celebration of the Launch of its U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (Nasdaq: USMC)

ADVISORY, Oct. 16, 2017 --

What: 
Principal Global investors, the asset management arm of Principal Financial Group, Inc., a firm that helps people and companies around the world build, protect and advance their financial well-being through retirement, insurance and asset management solutions, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of the launch of its U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (Nasdaq:USMC).

In honor of the occasion, Paul Kim, Managing Director, ETF Strategy, will ring the Opening Bell. 

To learn more about Principal ETFs visit: http://www.principalfunds.com/etf-funds

Where:
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET  

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Media Contact:
Cait Suttie
515-878-1458
[email protected]

Nasdaq MarketSite Media Contact:
Emily Pan
(646) 441-5120
[email protected]

Feed Information:
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK

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Webcast:
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Photos:
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About Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Principal helps people and companies around the world build, protect and advance their financial well-being through retirement, insurance and asset management solutions that fit their lives. Our employees are passionate about helping clients of all income and portfolio sizes achieve their goals — offering innovative ideas, investment expertise and real-life solutions to make financial progress possible. To find out more, visit us at principal.com.

About Nasdaq
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,900 total listings with a market value of approximately $12 trillion. To learn more, visit: http://business.nasdaq.com   

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