Principal Inflation Protection Fund Institutional Class (PIPIX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
7.78
-0.02 (-0.26%)
Mar 2, 2026, 9:30 AM EST
Fund Assets2.27B
Expense Ratio0.11%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover155.40%
Dividend (ttm)0.36
Dividend Yield4.64%
Dividend Growth40.62%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 29, 2025
Previous Close7.80
YTD Return1.43%
1-Year Return4.70%
5-Year Return6.89%
52-Week Low7.29
52-Week High7.80
Beta (5Y)0.30
Holdings391
Inception DateDec 29, 2004

About PIPIX

Principal Inflation Protection Fund Institutional Class is a mutual fund focused on providing current income and real, inflation-adjusted total returns. The fund primarily invests in inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. and non-U.S. governments, their agencies, and governmental instrumentalities, as well as select corporations. By emphasizing inflation-protected securities, such as U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), the fund aims to preserve purchasing power regardless of shifts in the inflation rate. It maintains an average portfolio duration within ±20% of the duration of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury TIPS Index, ensuring its sensitivity to interest rates closely aligns with this benchmark. The portfolio consists mostly of government-related debt, enhancing its credit quality profile, and also maintains exposure to asset-backed, mortgage-backed, and corporate bonds for diversification. With annual dividend distributions and a historically low net expense ratio, Principal Inflation Protection Fund Institutional Class occupies a specialized role among fixed income offerings, serving investors seeking to mitigate the eroding effects of inflation within a diversified investment strategy.

Fund Family Principal Funds
Category Inflation-Protected Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PIPIX
Share Class Institutional Class
Index Bloomberg U.S. TIPS TR

Performance

PIPIX had a total return of 4.70% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.13%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
SWRSXSchwabSchwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Fund0.05%
VIPSXVanguardVanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares0.20%
FIPDXFidelityFidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund0.05%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
PBPPXR-50.65%
PIPJXClass J0.80%
PIFPXR-30.96%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 29, 2025$0.3607Dec 29, 2025
Dec 27, 2024$0.2565Dec 27, 2024
Dec 27, 2023$0.2788Dec 27, 2023
Dec 28, 2022$0.4882Dec 28, 2022
Dec 29, 2021$0.3888Dec 29, 2021
Dec 20, 2021$0.2924Dec 20, 2021
Full Dividend History