Principal Equity Income Fund Class A (PQIAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
40.74
+0.19 (0.47%)
Jun 27, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
2.28%
Fund Assets 8.56B
Expense Ratio 0.87%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 4.26
Dividend Yield 9.93%
Dividend Growth 108.40%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 18, 2025
Previous Close 40.55
YTD Return 4.74%
1-Year Return 22.13%
5-Year Return 101.06%
52-Week Low 34.72
52-Week High 45.72
Beta (5Y) 0.95
Holdings 62
Inception Date Dec 31, 1984

About PQIAX

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend-paying equity securities at the time of purchase. It usually invests in equity securities of companies with large and medium market capitalizations. The fund invests in value equity securities, an investment strategy that emphasizes buying equity securities that appear to be undervalued.

Fund Family Principal Investors
Category Large Value
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PQIAX
Share Class Class A
Index Russell 1000 Value TR

Performance

PQIAX had a total return of 22.13% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.90%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
SWDSX Schwab Schwab Dividend Equity Fund™ 0.88%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
PEIIX Institutional Class 0.52%
PEIQX R-5 0.77%
PEIJX Class J 0.81%
PEIOX R-3 1.08%

Top 10 Holdings

28.51% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Morgan Stanley MS 3.38%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 3.30%
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR 3.22%
Costco Wholesale Corporation COST 3.07%
Trane Technologies plc TT 2.85%
Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH 2.62%
Bank of America Corporation BAC 2.56%
Deere & Company DE 2.55%
Chubb Limited CB 2.54%
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC 2.41%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 18, 2025 $0.1316 Jun 18, 2025
Mar 19, 2025 $0.1465 Mar 19, 2025
Dec 27, 2024 $0.1267 Dec 27, 2024
Dec 12, 2024 $3.723 Dec 12, 2024
Sep 19, 2024 $0.1342 Sep 19, 2024
Jun 20, 2024 $0.1591 Jun 20, 2024
Full Dividend History