Principal MidCap Growth Fund III R-3 Class (PPQMX)

Fund Assets	1.18B
Expense Ratio	1.37%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	4.59
Dividend Yield	86.09%
Dividend Growth	463.80%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 19, 2024

Previous Close	5.57
YTD Return	-3.42%
1-Year Return	39.95%
5-Year Return	160.51%
52-Week Low	n/a
52-Week High	n/a
Beta (5Y)	1.20
Holdings	326
Inception Date	Dec 6, 2000

About PPQMX

The Principal MidCap Growth Fund III R-3 Class (PPQMX) seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital by investing in companies with medium market capitalizations; those in the $1 billion and $10 billion range. Though not an index fund, the Fund attempts to maintain sector concentrations that approximate those of its current benchmark, the Russell MidCap Index.

• Category: Mid-Cap Growth
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: PPQMX
• Share Class: R-3
• Index: Russell MidCap Growth TR

Performance

PPQMX had a total return of 39.95% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.50%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
undefined	Vanguard	Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund Investor Shares	0.33%
undefined	Fidelity	Fidelity Mid Cap Growth Index Fund	0.05%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
PPIMX	Institutional Class	0.80%
PPQPX	R-5	1.06%
PPQJX	Class J	1.15%

Top 10 Holdings

16.25% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Principal Government Money Market R-6	PGWXX	2.21%
Datadog, Inc.	DDOG	1.69%
Tyler Technologies, Inc.	TYL	1.67%
HubSpot, Inc.	HUBS	1.63%
Palantir Technologies Inc.	PLTR	1.60%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.	MPWR	1.57%
PTC Inc.	PTC	1.48%
Vertiv Holdings Co	VRT	1.47%
Ares Management Corporation	ARES	1.47%
MSCI Inc.	MSCI	1.46%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 19, 2024	$4.5888	Dec 19, 2024
Dec 20, 2023	$0.8139	Dec 20, 2023
Dec 20, 2022	$0.1911	Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2021	$3.4314	Dec 20, 2021
Dec 18, 2020	$0.8006	Dec 18, 2020
Dec 19, 2019	$0.9903	Dec 19, 2019