Principal Global Emerging Markets Fund Class A (PRIAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
31.45
+0.17 (0.54%)
Jul 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
14.16%
Fund Assets2.72B
Expense Ratio1.45%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover28.50%
Dividend (ttm)0.45
Dividend Yield1.63%
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close31.28
YTD Return18.48%
1-Year Return11.94%
5-Year Return37.18%
52-Week Low23.93
52-Week High31.45
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings120
Inception DateJun 28, 2005

About PRIAX

The Principal Global Emerging Markets Fund Class A is a mutual fund designed to achieve long-term growth of capital by primarily investing in equity securities of emerging market companies. The fund focuses on countries considered emerging markets by the international financial community, aligning with indices like the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. It invests across various market capitalizations and styles, including growth and value stocks, providing a diversified portfolio that includes sectors such as technology, communication services, and financial services. The fund's role in the financial market is to offer investors exposure to emerging economies, which are critical for global economic growth and often present opportunities for higher returns compared to developed markets.

Fund Family Principal Funds
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PRIAX
Share Class Class A
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

PRIAX had a total return of 11.94% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.24%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FGOMXFidelityStrategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund0.36%
FPADXFidelityFidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund0.08%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
PIIMXR-61.03%
PIEIXInstitutional Class1.10%
PIEJXClass J1.30%
PEPSXR-51.34%

Top 10 Holdings

38.78% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited233011.58%
Tencent Holdings Limited07006.42%
Principal Government Money Market R-6PGWXX4.47%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited99883.38%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0059302.74%
National Bank of Greece S.A.ETE2.26%
ICICI Bank LimitedICICIBANK2.17%
Kotak Mahindra Bank LimitedKOTAKBANK1.97%
Xiaomi Corporation18101.91%
AIA Group Limited12991.89%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 27, 2023$0.4541Dec 27, 2023
Dec 28, 2022$0.239Dec 28, 2022
Dec 29, 2021$0.3136Dec 29, 2021
Dec 20, 2021$1.7506Dec 20, 2021
Dec 29, 2020$0.0379Dec 29, 2020
Dec 27, 2019$0.4447Dec 27, 2019
Full Dividend History