Principal LifeTime 2050 Fund R-3 Class (PTERX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
18.13
+0.04 (0.22%)
At close: Feb 13, 2026
Fund Assets3.46B
Expense Ratio1.23%
Min. Investment$0.00
Turnover37.10%
Dividend (ttm)1.70
Dividend Yield9.38%
Dividend Growth65.56%
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 31, 2025
Previous Close18.09
YTD Return2.43%
1-Year Return15.35%
5-Year Return43.75%
52-Week Low13.43
52-Week High18.36
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings16
Inception DateMar 1, 2001

About PTERX

The Principal LifeTime 2050 Fund R-3 Class is a target date mutual fund designed to serve investors planning to retire around the year 2050. Its primary purpose is to provide a total return comprised of long-term capital growth and current income, achieved through a diversified investment strategy that automatically adjusts over time. As a “fund of funds,” it allocates assets across a wide mix of underlying Principal Funds, which represent domestic and international equities, fixed income, and real asset categories. This structure offers broad diversification and aims to balance risk and reward throughout varying market conditions. One of the fund’s defining characteristics is its glide path: as the target year approaches, the allocation gradually becomes more conservative, reducing equity exposure in favor of fixed income and other lower-risk investments. This approach is intended to help protect accumulated savings as investors near retirement, while still pursuing growth in earlier years. The Principal LifeTime 2050 Fund R-3 Class plays a significant role in employer-sponsored retirement plans by offering an efficient, all-in-one solution that automatically evolves to meet the needs of investors throughout their working years and into retirement.

Fund Family Principal Funds
Category Target-Date 2050
Performance Rating Low
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PTERX
Share Class R-3
Index S&P Target Date 2050 TR

Performance

PTERX had a total return of 15.35% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 13.10%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
PPLIXInstitutional Class0.67%
PFLJXClass J0.91%
PTEFXR-50.92%
PPEAXClass A1.04%

Top 10 Holdings

95.15% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Principal LargeCap S&P 500 Index Fund Institutional ClassPLFIX27.31%
Principal International Equity Fund R-6 ClassPIIDX25.14%
Principal Equity Income Fund Institutional ClassPEIIX7.09%
Principal LargeCap Growth Fund I Class R-6PLCGX6.78%
Principal LargeCap Value Fund III Institutional ClassPLVIX6.59%
Principal Blue Chip Fund Class R6PGBHX6.35%
Principal Global Emerging Markets Fund Class R6PIIMX5.12%
Principal SmallCap Fund Class R6PSMLX4.18%
Principal Core Fixed Income Fund Class R-6PICNX4.17%
Principal Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund R6PMDHX2.42%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 31, 2025$0.288Dec 31, 2025
Dec 18, 2025$1.4125Dec 18, 2025
Dec 31, 2024$0.1825Dec 31, 2024
Dec 19, 2024$0.8446Dec 19, 2024
Dec 29, 2023$0.1881Dec 29, 2023
Dec 20, 2023$0.4337Dec 20, 2023
Full Dividend History