Principal Blue Chip Fund Class C (PBLCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
40.76
-0.01 (-0.02%)
Oct 24, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
40.36%
Fund Assets 11.82B
Expense Ratio 1.68%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover 10.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.20
Dividend Yield 0.57%
Dividend Growth n/a
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Previous Close 40.77
YTD Return 16.49%
1-Year Return 41.17%
5-Year Return 104.73%
52-Week Low 29.04
52-Week High 41.58
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 41
Inception Date Sep 30, 2013

About PBLCX

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies with large market capitalizations at the time of purchase that, in the fund's investment advisor's opinion, display characteristics of a "blue chip" company. The advisor tends to focus on securities of companies that show potential for growth of capital as well as an expectation for above average earnings. The fund invests in securities of foreign companies.

Fund Family Principal Funds
Category Large Growth
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PBLCX
Index Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

PBLCX had a total return of 41.17% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.75%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
LGILX Schwab Schwab Select Large Cap Growth Fund 0.75%
FHOFX Fidelity Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fund n/a
VWUSX Vanguard Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares 0.30%
FBGKX Fidelity Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund - Class K 0.59%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
PBCKX Institutional Class 0.66%
PBLAX Class A 0.96%
PGBEX R-3 1.14%
PGBHX R-6 0.57%

Top 10 Holdings

56.20% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 11.47%
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 8.14%
Brookfield Corporation BN 5.36%
TransDigm Group Incorporated TDG 5.25%
Alphabet Inc. GOOG 5.24%
Mastercard Incorporated MA 4.87%
Visa Inc. V 4.25%
The Progressive Corporation PGR 4.09%
Netflix, Inc. NFLX 3.87%
Danaher Corporation DHR 3.65%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 13, 2022 $0.1987 Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2021 $2.726 Dec 13, 2021
Dec 11, 2020 $1.1448 Dec 11, 2020
Dec 11, 2019 $1.1453 Dec 11, 2019
Dec 19, 2018 $1.5866 Dec 19, 2018
Dec 20, 2017 $0.5868 Dec 20, 2017
Full Dividend History