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Principal LifeTime 2020 Fund Class J PLFJX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 12.39  /  +0.16 %
  • Total Assets 1.6B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.640%
  • Expense Ratio 0.170%
  • Distribution Fee Level Low
  • Share Class Type Retirement, Medium
  • Category Target-Date 2020
  • Investment Style Large Blend
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Moderate
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 3.04%
  • Turnover 26%

USD | NAV as of Oct 03, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Oct 03, 2026, 12:14 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis PLFJX

Will PLFJX 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 PLFJX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the PLFJX 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 PLFJX’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 PLFJX

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  • Current Portfolio Date
  • Equity Holdings —
  • Bond Holdings —
  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 89.5
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
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Principal Core Fixed Income R6

26.47 440M
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Principal Short-Term Income Inst

14.18 236M
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Principal International Equity R-6

10.30 171M
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Principal Capital Appreciation Inst

7.80 130M
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Principal High Yield R-6

6.01 100M
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Principal Spectrum Pref&Cptl Scs IncR6

5.87 98M
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Principal LargeCap Growth I R6

5.72 95M
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Principal Inflation Protection Inst

5.17 86M
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Principal Large Cap Value III Inst

4.29 71M
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Principal US Mega-Cap ETF

3.69 61M
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