Principal Capital Appreciation Fund Class A (CMNWX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Blend

Fund Family Principal Funds

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US74254V3490

CUSIP 74254V349

Inception Date 1986-11-24

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End October

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Fund Metrics

Net Assets $4.77 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $1.47 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.74%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-03-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 1.67%

1-Year Return 13.25%

3-Year Return 20.45%

5-Year Return 13.99%

NAV $83.86

Previous Close Price $83.75

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Principal Capital Appreciation Fund Class A

The fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies with any market capitalization, but it has a greater exposure to large market capitalization companies than small or medium market capitalization companies. The managers seek to invest in securities of businesses that they believe are trading at a discount to their private market value (i.e., the value of the business if it was sold), have a competitive advantage, and/or that have barriers to entry in their respective industries.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 394453.06%

Giant 46.90%

Large 30.21%

Medium 17.14%

Micro 0.00%

Small 3.56%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 10.44%

Cash-Flow Growth % 7.98%

Dividend Yield % 0.94%

Historical Earnings % 13.11%

Long-Term Earnings % 10.64%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.20%	0.20%	0.00%	0.63%	0.00%
Cash	1.99%	2.00%	0.01%	1.42%	0.00%
Non US Stock	3.67%	3.67%	0.00%	2.27%	0.77%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.35%	0.00%
US Stock	94.14%	94.14%	0.00%	96.27%	99.23%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Apple Inc	6.33%	-	-
Microsoft Corp	6.73%	-	-
NVIDIA Corp	7.72%	-	-
Alphabet Inc - A Shares	5.16%	-	-
Amazon.com Inc	3.51%	-	-
JPMorgan Chase Co	3.10%	-	-
Meta Platforms Inc	2.44%	-	-
Broadcom Inc	3.50%	-	-
Visa Inc	2.52%	-	-
UnitedHealth Group Inc	1.97%	-	-
Costco Wholesale Corp	1.82%	-	-
Casey's General Stores Inc	1.43%	-	-
Principal Government Money Market Fund - Class R-6	1.81%	-	-

See the full breakdown of CMNWX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	2.27%	71.85%	87.79%	100.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	2.27%	3.97%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	2.27%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	2.27%	10.55%	12.21%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	2.27%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	2.27%	13.63%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	1.95%	1.96%	0.00%	1.66%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	12.33%	10.13%	0.00%	10.54%
Cyclical	Financial Services	13.61%	13.82%	0.00%	13.00%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.11%	1.61%	0.00%	1.68%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	2.21%	4.74%	0.00%	4.56%
Defensive	Healthcare	11.61%	10.28%	0.00%	9.60%
Defensive	Utilities	2.27%	2.35%	0.00%	2.20%
Sensitive	Communication Services	10.91%	10.16%	0.00%	11.02%
Sensitive	Energy	3.86%	2.83%	0.00%	2.82%
Sensitive	Industrials	7.44%	9.49%	0.00%	7.77%
Sensitive	Technology	32.70%	32.64%	0.00%	35.16%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.09%	-	0.20%
Americas	North America	98.10%	96.91%	99.23%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.34%	1.02%	0.04%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.17%	-	0.11%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.00%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.07%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.03%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	0.82%	2.07%	0.37%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.39%	-	0.06%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-27	$0.367	$0.367	USD	-	-	-	-
2023-12-27	$0.468	$0.468	USD	-	2023-12-26	2023-12-27	Annual
2022-12-28	$0.368	$0.368	USD	-	2022-12-27	2022-12-28	Annual
2021-12-29	$0.274	$0.274	USD	2021-12-29	2021-12-28	2021-12-29	Annual
2020-12-29	$0.431	$0.431	USD	2020-12-29	2020-12-28	2020-12-29	Annual
2019-12-27	$0.460	$0.460	USD	2019-12-27	2019-12-26	2019-12-27	Annual
2018-12-27	$0.656	$0.656	USD	2018-12-27	2018-12-26	2018-12-27	Annual
2017-12-21	$0.621	$0.621	USD	2017-12-21	2017-12-20	2017-12-21	Annual
2016-12-22	$0.587	$0.587	USD	2016-12-22	2016-12-21	2016-12-22	Annual
2015-12-21	$0.663	$0.663	USD	2015-12-21	2015-12-18	2015-12-21	Annual
2014-12-19	$0.530	$0.530	USD	2014-12-19	2014-12-18	2014-12-19	Annual
2013-12-20	$0.409	$0.409	USD	2013-12-20	2013-12-19	2013-12-20	Annual
2012-12-21	$0.528	$0.528	USD	2012-12-21	2012-12-20	2012-12-21	Annual
2011-12-21	$0.299	$0.299	USD	-	2011-12-20	2011-12-21	Annual
2010-12-21	$0.401	$0.401	USD	-	2010-12-20	2010-12-21	Annual
2009-12-21	$0.170	$0.170	USD	-	2009-12-18	2009-12-21	Annual
2009-12-10	$0.222	$0.222	USD	-	2009-12-09	2009-12-10	Other
2008-12-19	$0.165	$0.165	USD	-	2008-12-18	2008-12-19	Annual
2007-12-31	$0.235	$0.235	USD	-	2007-12-28	2007-12-31	Other
2006-12-27	$0.176	$0.176	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-12-28	$0.127	$0.127	USD	-	-	-	-
2004-12-28	$0.206	$0.206	USD	-	-	-	-
2003-02-28	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	-	-	-
2003-01-31	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-11-29	$0.040	$0.040	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-05-31	$0.042	$0.042	USD	-	-	-	-
2002-04-30	$0.042	$0.042	USD	-	-	-	-
2001-12-31	$0.076	$0.076	USD	-	-	-	-
2000-12-14	$0.032	$0.032	USD	-	-	-	-

Principal Capital Appreciation Fund Class A NMFQS:CMNWX