Principal Blue Chip R6 (PGBHX)

Fund Assets	7.02B
Expense Ratio	0.57%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	20.90%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 11, 2025

Previous Close	41.88
YTD Return	-1.52%
1-Year Return	-3.87%
5-Year Return	34.73%
52-Week Low	35.38
52-Week High	52.33
Beta (5Y)	0.99
Holdings	39
Inception Date	Jan 3, 2017

About PGBHX

Principal Blue Chip Fund Class R6 is an actively managed mutual fund designed to seek long-term capital growth by investing primarily in large-capitalization companies that exhibit blue chip characteristics. The fund focuses on equity securities of U.S. and select foreign companies with strong market positions, solid financials, and growth potential. An important aspect of its investment approach is a preference for owner-operator companies, reflecting a belief in management teams with significant personal stakes and a long-term outlook. The fund typically invests at least 80% of its net assets in equities, with top holdings often including major technology, consumer, and financial services firms such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Visa. Its strategy allows for significant deviation from benchmark weights, resulting in a concentrated portfolio that can differ notably from standard large-cap growth indexes. Principal Blue Chip Fund Class R6 is positioned within the large growth category and is frequently selected by institutional investors seeking exposure to established, growth-oriented companies that play key roles in the U.S. and global economies. The fund’s performance is benchmarked against the Russell 1000 Growth Index and is supported by an experienced management team with a history of delivering risk-adjusted returns over market cycles.

• Fund Family: Principal Funds
• Category: Large Growth
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: PGBHX
• Share Class: R-6
• Index: Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

PGBHX had a total return of -3.87% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.98%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FBCGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund	0.45%
FHOFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fund	n/a
LGILX	Schwab	Schwab Large Cap Growth Opportunities Fund	0.74%
FBGRX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund	0.61%
FBGKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth K	0.54%

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%
PBCJX	Class J	0.75%
PGBGX	R-5	0.82%
PBLAX	Class A	0.92%

Top 10 Holdings

66.46% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	11.62%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	10.43%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	8.60%
Brookfield Corporation	BN	7.22%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	5.19%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	4.92%
Mastercard Incorporated	MA	4.83%
TransDigm Group Incorporated	TDG	4.77%
Visa Inc.	V	4.69%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	4.19%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 11, 2025	$8.3248	Dec 11, 2025
Dec 27, 2024	$0.0533	Dec 27, 2024
Dec 12, 2024	$2.0582	Dec 12, 2024
Dec 27, 2023	$0.0121	Dec 27, 2023
Dec 13, 2022	$0.1987	Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2021	$2.726	Dec 13, 2021

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

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Last checked:

Sep 17, 2026

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