Principal Blue Chip has an excellent team and an approach that's easy to get behind, but there’s no denying it competes in a tough category. As a result, a revised assessment of excess return opportunities for funds means more of this strategy's Morningstar Medalist Ratings than usual have shifted with this update even without changes to pillar ratings or fund costs.
Principal Blue Chip Fund Class R-5 PGBGX
- NAV / 1-Day Return 39.38 / −1.75 %
- Total Assets 7.9B
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Adj. Expense Ratio
0.820%
- Expense Ratio 0.820%
- Distribution Fee Level High
- Share Class Type Retirement, Large
- Category Large Growth
- Investment Style Large Blend
- Min. Initial Investment 0
- Status Open
- TTM Yield 0.00
- Turnover 21%
USD | NAV as of Jun 18, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jun 18, 2026, 12:05 AM GMT+0
Morningstar’s Analysis PGBGX
Will PGBGX outperform in the future?
Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.
People Pillar
The People Pillar is our evaluation of the PGBGX 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 PGBGX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.
- Current Portfolio Date
- Equity Holdings —
- Bond Holdings —
- Other Holdings —
- % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 71.0
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Top 10 Holdings
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% Portfolio Weight
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Market Value USD
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Sector
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|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Corp | 12.79 | 1B | Technology |
Amazon.com Inc | 11.81 | 1B | Consumer Cyclical |
NVIDIA Corp | 10.13 | 860M | Technology |
Brookfield Corp Registered Shs -A- Limited Vtg | 7.17 | 609M | Financial Services |
Broadcom Inc | 5.13 | 435M | Technology |
Visa Inc Class A | 4.92 | 417M | Financial Services |
Mastercard Inc Class A | 4.91 | 417M | Financial Services |
TransDigm Group Inc | 4.90 | 416M | Industrials |
Alphabet Inc Class C | 4.73 | 401M | Communication Services |
Meta Platforms Inc Class A | 4.53 | 384M | Communication Services |
United States