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Principal LifeTime 2050 Fund Class A PPEAX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return $19.66  /  −0.20 %
  • Fund Size $2.9B
  • Adjusted Expense Ratio 0.960%
  • Net Expense Ratio 0.380%
  • Fee Level: Distribution Above Average
  • Share Class Type Front Load
  • Morningstar Category Target-Date 2050
  • Equity Style Box (Funds) Large Blend
  • Fixed-Income Style Box (Funds) Medium/Moderate
  • Investment Status Open
  • TTM Yield 1.52%
  • Turnover Ratio 45%
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Morningstar’s Analysis PPEAX

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

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the PPEAX 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 PPEAX’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.

by Hyunmin Kim
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Portfolio Holdings PPEAX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 94.1
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
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