Principal Blue Chip Fund Institutional Class (PBCKX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
49.94
-0.34 (-0.68%)
Jul 8, 2025, 8:07 AM EDT
10.41%
Fund Assets 11.10B
Expense Ratio 0.66%
Min. Investment $0.00
Turnover 14.70%
Dividend (ttm) 2.07
Dividend Yield 4.12%
Dividend Growth n/a
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 27, 2024
Previous Close 50.28
YTD Return 8.99%
1-Year Return 19.96%
5-Year Return 99.35%
52-Week Low 39.54
52-Week High 50.28
Beta (5Y) 1.14
Holdings 45
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
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PBCKX
Share Class Institutional Class
Index Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

PBCKX had a total return of 19.96% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 17.02%.

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Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FLGEX Fidelity Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund 0.39%
FBCGX Fidelity Fidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund 0.46%
FHOFX Fidelity Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fund n/a
LGILX Schwab Schwab Select Large Cap Growth Fund 0.75%
FBGRX Fidelity Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund 0.69%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
PGBHX R-6 0.57%
PBCJX Class J 0.81%
PGBGX R-5 0.83%
PBLAX Class A 0.96%

Top 10 Holdings

57.60% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 13.43%
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 10.71%
TransDigm Group Incorporated TDG 5.00%
Brookfield Corporation BN 4.94%
Mastercard Incorporated MA 4.82%
Visa Inc. V 4.67%
Netflix, Inc. NFLX 4.13%
The Progressive Corporation PGR 3.76%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS 3.17%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. HLT 2.97%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 27, 2024 $0.011 Dec 27, 2024
Dec 12, 2024 $2.0582 Dec 12, 2024
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
Full Dividend History