Principal Blue Chip Fund Class A (PBLAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
49.74
+0.04 (0.08%)
Aug 1, 2025, 8:06 AM EDT
0.08%
Fund Assets11.35B
Expense Ratio0.96%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover14.70%
Dividend (ttm)2.06
Dividend Yield3.91%
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close49.70
YTD Return12.26%
1-Year Return24.94%
5-Year Return95.93%
52-Week Low38.21
52-Week High49.74
Beta (5Y)1.11
Holdings44
Inception DateOct 3, 2013

About PBLAX

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 PBLAX
Share Class Class A
Index Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

PBLAX had a total return of 24.94% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.38%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FLGEXFidelityFidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund0.39%
FBCGXFidelityFidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund0.46%
FHOFXFidelityFidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fundn/a
LGILXSchwabSchwab Select Large Cap Growth Fund0.75%
FBGRXFidelityFidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund0.69%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
PGBHXR-60.57%
PBCKXInstitutional Class0.66%
PBCJXClass J0.81%
PGBGXR-50.83%

Top 10 Holdings

57.63% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Microsoft CorporationMSFT14.12%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN11.18%
Brookfield CorporationBN5.07%
TransDigm Group IncorporatedTDG4.98%
Mastercard IncorporatedMA4.46%
Visa Inc.V4.39%
Netflix, Inc.NFLX4.02%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.CDNS3.26%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO3.08%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.HLT3.06%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 12, 2024$2.0582Dec 12, 2024
Dec 13, 2022$0.1987Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2021$2.726Dec 13, 2021
Dec 11, 2020$1.1448Dec 11, 2020
Dec 27, 2019$0.0266Dec 27, 2019
Dec 11, 2019$1.1453Dec 11, 2019
Full Dividend History