Principal Blue Chip Fund Class A (PBLAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Growth

Fund Family Principal Funds

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US74255L4721

CUSIP 74255L472

Inception Date 2012-06-14

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $8.49 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $1.09 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.92%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-12-31

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return -%

1-Year Return 4.60%

3-Year Return 16.68%

5-Year Return 7.76%

NAV $39.51

Previous Close Price $39.51

Last Update 2026-03-31

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 Blue Chip Fund Class A

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies with large market capitalizations that, in the fund's investment advisor's opinion, display characteristics of a "blue chip" company. The advisor tends to focus on securities of companies that show potential for growth of capital as well as an expectation for above average earnings. The fund also invests in securities of foreign companies. It is non-diversified.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 759263.83%

Giant 66.22%

Large 23.35%

Medium 10.65%

Micro 0.00%

Small 0.00%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 14.70%

Cash-Flow Growth % 23.74%

Dividend Yield % 0.44%

Historical Earnings % 19.42%

Long-Term Earnings % 13.31%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%
Cash	-0.21%	0.00%	0.21%	1.79%	0.00%
Non US Stock	8.54%	8.54%	0.00%	4.55%	0.59%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.66%	0.00%
US Stock	91.68%	91.68%	0.00%	93.34%	99.41%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Microsoft Corp	14.94%	-	-
Amazon.com Inc	11.71%	-	-
Brookfield Corp	6.86%	-	-
Alphabet Inc - C Shares	5.24%	-	-
TransDigm Group Inc	5.42%	-	-
Mastercard Inc	4.45%	-	-
Progressive Corp/The	4.35%	-	-
Visa Inc	4.04%	-	-
Netflix Inc	3.54%	-	-
Intuit Inc	3.75%	-	-
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc	3.22%	-	-
Cadence Design Systems Inc	4.09%	-	-
Broadcom Inc	4.66%	-	-
Danaher Corp	3.52%	-	-
NVIDIA Corp	7.27%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	91.08%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	1.86%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	6.49%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.56%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.82%	1.09%	0.00%	1.09%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	14.67%	12.27%	0.00%	10.62%
Cyclical	Financial Services	22.46%	7.68%	0.00%	5.97%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	0.58%	0.00%	1.42%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.58%	2.52%	0.00%	1.63%
Defensive	Healthcare	4.58%	9.02%	0.00%	5.33%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.59%	0.00%	0.81%
Sensitive	Communication Services	15.36%	13.97%	0.00%	14.50%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	0.92%	0.00%	0.47%
Sensitive	Industrials	6.66%	8.26%	0.00%	8.35%
Sensitive	Technology	34.89%	43.08%	0.00%	49.82%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.35%	-	0.24%
Americas	North America	96.67%	100.00%	99.41%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.30%	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.19%	-	0.13%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.00%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.04%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.03%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	1.11%	-	0.16%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.30%	-	0.07%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2019-12-27	$0.027	$0.027	USD	2019-12-27	2019-12-26	2019-12-27	Annual
2015-12-21	$0.007	$0.007	USD	2015-12-21	2015-12-18	2015-12-21	Annual
2014-12-19	$0.024	$0.024	USD	2014-12-19	2014-12-18	2014-12-19	Annual
2013-12-20	$0.032	$0.032	USD	2013-12-20	2013-12-19	2013-12-20	Annual
2013-12-18	$0.002	$0.002	USD	2013-12-18	2013-12-17	2013-12-18	Other

View the full dividend history for PBLAX.

Principal Blue Chip Fund Class A NMFQS:PBLAX