Principal Blue Chip Fund Institutional Class (PBCKX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
45.73
-1.05 (-2.24%)
Oct 31, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
40.32%
Fund Assets 11.82B
Expense Ratio 0.66%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover 10.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.20
Dividend Yield 0.51%
Dividend Growth n/a
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Previous Close 46.78
YTD Return 18.91%
1-Year Return 44.28%
5-Year Return 117.88%
52-Week Low 34.52
52-Week High 47.12
Beta (5Y) 1.15
Holdings 41
Inception Date Jun 15, 2012

About PBCKX

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 PBCKX
Index Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

PBCKX had a total return of 44.28% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.64%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FHOFX Fidelity Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fund n/a
LGILX Schwab Schwab Select Large Cap Growth Fund 0.75%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
PBLAX Class A 0.96%
PGBEX R-3 1.14%
PBLCX Class C 1.68%
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 27, 2019 $0.0914 Dec 27, 2019
Dec 11, 2019 $1.1453 Dec 11, 2019
Dec 19, 2018 $1.5866 Dec 19, 2018
Full Dividend History