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Principal Global Emerging Markets Fund A (PRIAX) Total Return
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Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.47% 5.461B 1.76% 29.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries. "Emerging market countries" are defined as those countries considered such by the international banking community. The Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in these issuers.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Emerging Markets Global
Peer Group Emerging Markets Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro Emerging Markets Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Emerging Markets Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Principal
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 2
-504.77M Peer Group Low
1.297B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 2
2.213B
-10.06B Peer Group Low
9.312B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 2
-2.460B Peer Group Low
3.071B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 3
-21.05B Peer Group Low
14.11B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 2
-6.139B Peer Group Low
7.598B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 6
-27.78B Peer Group Low
28.31B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 2
-8.670B Peer Group Low
10.38B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 10
-33.29B Peer Group Low
64.75B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
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3M
YTD
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5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-21.12%
17.21%
19.33%
0.43%
-22.89%
12.52%
5.81%
33.46%
-14.20%
21.51%
10.65%
7.82%
-16.00%
15.62%
5.53%
28.85%
-23.87%
22.95%
58.46%
-3.36%
-23.59%
7.73%
4.07%
22.57%
-20.87%
25.54%
30.58%
-2.74%
-30.22%
6.26%
8.81%
28.95%
-19.31%
21.61%
24.71%
-6.30%
-28.35%
5.14%
11.28%
31.87%
-17.18%
26.06%
32.37%
-7.74%
-27.56%
4.18%
5.13%
18.29%
As of November 16, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-14-25) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 126
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 24.76
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 5.291
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 4.760
Weighted Median ROE 20.38%
Weighted Median ROA 10.06%
ROI (TTM) 16.79%
Return on Investment (TTM) 16.79%
Earning Yield 0.0577
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.3613
Number of Equity Holdings 121
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 41.50%
EPS Growth (3Y) 18.25%
EPS Growth (5Y) 20.03%
Sales Growth (1Y) 19.32%
Sales Growth (3Y) 15.58%
Sales Growth (5Y) 16.48%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 19.47%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 14.99%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 23.36%
As of September 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 1.05%
Stock 94.88%
Bond 1.85%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 1.02%
Other 1.19%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 13.00% 17.24 0.00%
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 7.15% 82.55 -0.06%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 5.56% 18.56 -7.43%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 3.75% 65.21 0.00%
Principal Government Money Market Fund R6 2.93% 1.00 0.00%
Delta Electronics Inc ORD
2.30% -- --
SK Hynix Inc ORD
2.01% -- --
AIA Group Ltd. 1.76% 10.76 -1.28%
National Bank of Greece SA 1.71% 15.80 0.00%
ICICI Bank Ltd ORD
1.59% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 0.25%
Actual Management Fee 0.89%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load 5.50%
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1000.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 100.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries. "Emerging market countries" are defined as those countries considered such by the international banking community. The Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in these issuers.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Emerging Markets Global
Peer Group Emerging Markets Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro Emerging Markets Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Emerging Markets Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Principal
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-14-25) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 126
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 24.76
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 5.291
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 4.760
Weighted Median ROE 20.38%
Weighted Median ROA 10.06%
ROI (TTM) 16.79%
Return on Investment (TTM) 16.79%
Earning Yield 0.0577
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.3613
Number of Equity Holdings 121
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 41.50%
EPS Growth (3Y) 18.25%
EPS Growth (5Y) 20.03%
Sales Growth (1Y) 19.32%
Sales Growth (3Y) 15.58%
Sales Growth (5Y) 16.48%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 19.47%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 14.99%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 23.36%
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/6/2000
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 3/1/2025
Share Classes
PEAPX Retirement
PEPSX Retirement
PIEIX Inst
PIEJX Other
PIIMX Retirement
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:PRIAX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:PRIAX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:PRIAX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:PRIAX", "prospectus_objective")
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