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Principal Mutual Funds
View all of Principal’s mutual funds and start searching for your next investment.
Below are pre-screened investment lists to kickstart the process.
All lists can be further sorted by data points such as Morningstar Ratings, Total Return Rankings, Fee Level Rating and Morningstar Category.
Principal Funds List
Share Class Type
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Name
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Ticker
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Morningstar Category
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Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
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Morningstar Sustainability Rating
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Total Return
YTD
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Total Return Rank in Category
YTD
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Adjusted Expense Ratio
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Fee Level
Distribution
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Share Class Type
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Minimum Initial Investment
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| Principal Capital Appreciation Inst | PWCIX | Large Blend | 10.56% | 16 | 0.460% | Low | Institutional | — | ||
| Principal Capital Appreciation R5 | PCAQX | Large Blend | 10.60% | 18 | 0.700% | Above Average | Retirement, Large | — | ||
| Principal Capital Securities S | PCSFX | Preferred Stock | 5.13% | 9 | — | Low | No Load | — | ||
| Principal Finisterre EmMkts TR Bd Instl | PFUMX | Emerging Markets Bond | 2.33% | 28 | 0.870% | Above Average | Institutional | — | ||
| Principal LifeTime Hybrid 2025 Instl | PHTQX | Target-Date 2025 | 3.67% | 10 | 0.370% | Average | Institutional | — | ||
| Principal LifeTime Hybrid 2025 R6 | PLFTX | Target-Date 2025 | 3.83% | 11 | 0.340% | Below Average | Retirement, Large | — | ||
| Principal MidCap A | PEMGX | Mid-Cap Growth | 7.73% | 25 | 0.950% | Low | Front Load | $1,000 | ||
| Principal MidCap Institutional | PCBIX | Mid-Cap Growth | 7.83% | 29 | 0.680% | Low | Institutional | — | ||
| Principal MidCap J | PMBJX | Mid-Cap Growth | 7.79% | 30 | 0.820% | Low | Retirement, Medium | $1,000 | ||
| Principal MidCap R4 | PMBSX | Mid-Cap Growth | 7.78% | 30 | 0.960% | Low | Retirement, Medium | — | ||
| Principal MidCap R5 | PMBPX | Mid-Cap Growth | 7.78% | 25 | 0.840% | Above Average | Retirement, Large | — | ||
| Principal Real Estate Securities Inst | PIREX | Real Estate | −5.82% | 56 | 0.860% | Average | Institutional | — | ||
| Principal Blue Chip A | PBLAX | Large Growth | 9.61% | 61 | 0.960% | Below Average | Front Load | $1,000 | ||
| Principal Blue Chip Institutional | PBCKX | Large Growth | 9.86% | 60 | 0.660% | Average | Institutional | — | ||
| Principal California Municipal A | SRCMX | Muni California Intermediate | — | 0.32% | 7 | 0.720% | Below Average | Front Load | $1,000 | |
| Principal California Municipal Instl | PCMFX | Muni California Intermediate | — | 0.41% | 7 | 0.460% | Average | Institutional | — | |
| Principal Capital Appreciation A | CMNWX | Large Blend | 10.59% | 19 | 0.780% | Low | Front Load | $1,000 | ||
| Principal Capital Appreciation R1 | PCAMX | Large Blend | 10.36% | 19 | 1.320% | Above Average | Retirement, Medium | — | ||
| Principal Capital Appreciation R3 | PCAOX | Large Blend | 10.49% | 20 | 1.010% | Below Average | Retirement, Medium | — | ||
| Principal Capital Appreciation R4 | PCAPX | Large Blend | 10.42% | 19 | 0.820% | Low | Retirement, Medium | — | ||
| Principal Core Fixed Income Instl | PIOIX | Intermediate Core Bond | −1.73% | 52 | 0.440% | Below Average | Institutional | — | ||
| Principal Core Fixed Income R6 | PICNX | Intermediate Core Bond | −1.69% | 49 | 0.350% | Below Average | Retirement, Large | — | ||
| Principal Diversified Income Instl | PGDIX | Multisector Bond | — | 1.40% | 41 | 0.700% | Average | Institutional | — | |
| Principal Diversified International R-6 | PDIFX | Foreign Large Blend | 8.65% | 8 | 0.790% | Average | Retirement, Large | — | ||
| Principal Diversified Intl A | PRWLX | Foreign Large Blend | 8.50% | 7 | 1.290% | Above Average | Front Load | $1,000 |
Principal Funds - Default List Criteria
This list shows only funds that are open to new purchases or limited and does not include funds that are closed to new investments.
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