Principal Global Emerging Markets Fund Class A (PRIAX)

Fund Assets	7.67B
Expense Ratio	1.483%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	32.30%
Dividend (ttm)	0.21
Dividend Yield	0.53%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 29, 2025

Previous Close	40.24
YTD Return	13.50%
1-Year Return	16.35%
5-Year Return	39.12%
52-Week Low	33.65
52-Week High	44.08
Beta (5Y)	0.87
Holdings	74
Inception Date	Jun 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
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: PRIAX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

PRIAX had a total return of 16.35% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.96%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FGOMX	Fidelity	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund	0.29%
FPADX	Fidelity	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
PIIMX	R-6	1.00%
PIEIX	Institutional Class	1.11%
PEPSX	R-5	1.25%
PIEJX	Class J	1.31%

Top 10 Holdings

46.77% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	2330	17.56%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	005930	9.85%
SK hynix Inc.	000660	3.84%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited	9988	3.19%
Tencent Holdings Limited	0700	2.90%
AIA Group Limited	1299	2.12%
ICICI Bank Limited	ICICIBANK	2.03%
Delta Electronics, Inc.	2308	2.00%
Piraeus Bank S.A.	TPEIR	1.68%
HDFC Bank Limited	HDFCBANK	1.61%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 29, 2025	$0.2107	Dec 29, 2025
Dec 18, 2025	$0.5521	Dec 18, 2025
Dec 27, 2023	$0.4541	Dec 27, 2023
Dec 28, 2022	$0.239	Dec 28, 2022
Dec 29, 2021	$0.3136	Dec 29, 2021
Dec 20, 2021	$1.7506	Dec 20, 2021

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Last checked:

Oct 15, 2026

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