Principal Blue Chip Fund Class A
PBLAX
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Good | |||
| Reward Grade | B | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C- | |||
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| Provider | Principal Funds | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Bill Nolin (13), Thomas Rozycki (13) | |||
| Website | -- | |||
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| Fund Name | Principal Blue Chip Fund Class A | |||
| Category | Large Growth | |||
| Sub-Category | US Equity Large Cap Growth | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Growth | |||
| Inception Date | Sep 30, 2013 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 1,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 100.00 | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.06 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 0.00% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.46% | |||
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| Cash | -0.28% | |||
| Stock | 100.28% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 91.75% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 8.53% | |||
| Bond | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.00% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 1.82% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | -4.90% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -10.43% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | -11.76% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | -12.18% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 2.90% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 6.04% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 48.62% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 34.31% | |||
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| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $35.09 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $33.59 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $37.36 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $33.59 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Mar 27, 2026 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $50.18 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 28, 2025 | |||
| Beta / Standard Deviation | PBLAX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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| Beta | 0.84 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 13.94 | |||
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| Total Assets | 8.50B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 0.92% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 20.90% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 18.31% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -20.36% | |||