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Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Fund Class A PALTX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 12.27  /  −0.08 %
  • Total Assets 778.3M
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.840%
  • Expense Ratio 0.380%
  • Distribution Fee Level Average
  • Share Class Type Front Load
  • Category Target-Date Retirement
  • Investment Style Large Blend
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Moderate
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 2.92%
  • Turnover 24%

USD | NAV as of Sep 05, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Sep 05, 2026, 10:06 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis PALTX

Will PALTX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable PALTX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the PALTX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of PALTX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Underlying fund managers need to pull through.

Senior Analyst Hyunmin Kim

Hyunmin Kim

Senior Analyst

Summary

Capable asset allocators support the Principal Lifetime target-date series, yet under its new proprietary structure, the series’ underlying active fund managers have struggled to hold up their end.

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Portfolio Holdings PALTX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 90.7
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
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