Principal Blue Chip A (PBLAX)

Fund Assets	11.67B
Expense Ratio	0.96%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	14.70%
Dividend (ttm)	2.06
Dividend Yield	3.94%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 12, 2024

Previous Close	48.60
YTD Return	11.51%
1-Year Return	23.35%
5-Year Return	84.61%
52-Week Low	38.21
52-Week High	49.74
Beta (5Y)	1.09
Holdings	43
Inception Date	Oct 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 23.35% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.22%.

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	0.46%
FHOFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Large Cp Grwth Idx	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%
PBCKX	Institutional Class	0.66%
PBCJX	Class J	0.81%
PGBGX	R-5	0.83%

Top 10 Holdings

60.03% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	14.67%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	12.12%
Brookfield Corporation	BN	5.82%
TransDigm Group Incorporated	TDG	5.08%
Mastercard Incorporated	MA	4.44%
Visa Inc.	V	4.33%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	CDNS	4.04%
Netflix, Inc.	NFLX	3.37%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	3.19%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.	HLT	2.97%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
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	$0.0266	Dec 27, 2019
Dec 11, 2019	$1.1453	Dec 11, 2019