Principal Equity Income Fund Class C (PEUCX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Value

Fund Family Principal Funds

Fund Style Large Value

ISIN US74254V8440

CUSIP 74254V844

Inception Date 1939-05-31

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End October

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $8.14 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $67.05 Million

Expense Ratio 1.63%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-03-01

Dividend Yield 0.01%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 8.33%

1-Year Return 21.89%

3-Year Return 16.61%

5-Year Return 7.99%

NAV $42.49

Previous Close Price $42.49

Last Update 2026-03-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.01%

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 Equity Income Fund Class C

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend-paying equity securities. The managers define dividend-paying equity securities as securities that produced dividend income within the last rolling 12 months. It usually invests in equity securities of companies with large and medium market capitalizations.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 185683.06%

Giant 24.38%

Large 44.14%

Medium 29.52%

Micro 0.00%

Small 1.20%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 8.33%

Cash-Flow Growth % 8.87%

Dividend Yield % 1.85%

Historical Earnings % 3.79%

Long-Term Earnings % 11.19%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.11%	0.11%	0.00%	1.16%	0.00%
Cash	0.66%	0.66%	0.00%	1.88%	0.00%
Non US Stock	10.59%	10.59%	0.00%	5.60%	0.90%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.26%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.90%	0.00%
US Stock	88.64%	88.64%	0.00%	91.43%	99.10%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
KKR Co Inc	2.49%	-	-
Parker-Hannifin Corp	2.61%	-	-
Morgan Stanley	2.73%	-	-
JPMorgan Chase Co	3.37%	-	-
Costco Wholesale Corp	2.91%	-	-
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The	2.62%	-	-
Chubb Ltd	2.50%	-	-
Principal Government Money Market Fund - Class R-6	2.40%	-	-
PACCAR Inc	2.46%	-	-
Trane Technologies PLC	2.69%	-	-
Deere Co	2.47%	-	-
Blackrock Inc	2.45%	-	-
UnitedHealth Group Inc	2.43%	-	-
Alphabet Inc - A Shares	4.08%	-	-
Bank of America Corp	2.82%	-	-
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd	2.59%	-	-
Cummins Inc	2.57%	-	-
DR Horton Inc	2.65%	-	-
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc	2.56%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	4.58%	52.51%	80.78%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	4.58%	19.79%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	4.58%	3.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	4.58%	15.29%	19.22%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	4.58%	0.03%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	4.58%	9.37%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	4.32%	3.47%	0.00%	2.44%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	7.32%	7.19%	0.00%	9.60%
Cyclical	Financial Services	20.09%	19.25%	0.00%	17.23%
Cyclical	Real Estate	3.18%	3.07%	0.00%	2.15%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	7.19%	7.62%	0.00%	7.85%
Defensive	Healthcare	10.87%	13.13%	0.00%	11.63%
Defensive	Utilities	4.58%	4.85%	0.00%	3.75%
Sensitive	Communication Services	8.63%	6.80%	0.00%	8.30%
Sensitive	Energy	7.05%	8.26%	0.00%	6.53%
Sensitive	Industrials	13.44%	11.87%	0.00%	8.93%
Sensitive	Technology	13.33%	14.48%	0.00%	21.58%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.10%	-	0.14%
Americas	North America	95.04%	89.32%	99.10%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.65%	3.10%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.28%	-	0.07%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.03%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.13%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.04%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	2.18%	6.57%	0.64%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.00%	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.54%	1.00%	0.05%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-27	$0.047	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2024-12-12	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2024-09-19	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2024-09-18	2024-09-19	Quarterly
2024-06-20	$0.082	$0.082	USD	-	2024-06-18	2024-06-20	Quarterly
2024-03-19	$0.102	$0.102	USD	-	2024-03-18	2024-03-19	Quarterly
2023-12-27	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	2023-12-26	2023-12-27	Quarterly
2023-12-13	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2023-09-20	$0.118	$0.118	USD	-	2023-09-19	2023-09-20	Quarterly
2023-06-20	$0.111	$0.111	USD	-	2023-06-19	2023-06-20	Quarterly
2023-03-17	$0.106	$0.106	USD	-	2023-03-16	2023-03-17	Quarterly
2022-12-28	$0.067	$0.067	USD	-	2022-12-27	2022-12-28	Quarterly
2022-12-13	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2022-09-20	$0.065	$0.065	USD	-	2022-09-19	2022-09-20	Quarterly
2022-06-17	$0.046	$0.046	USD	-	2022-06-16	2022-06-17	Quarterly
2022-03-17	$0.069	$0.069	USD	-	2022-03-16	2022-03-17	Quarterly
2021-12-29	$0.026	$0.026	USD	2021-12-29	2021-12-28	2021-12-29	Quarterly
2021-12-13	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2021-09-20	$0.025	$0.025	USD	2021-09-20	2021-09-17	2021-09-20	Quarterly
2021-06-17	$0.045	$0.045	USD	2021-06-17	2021-06-16	2021-06-17	Quarterly
2021-03-17	$0.072	$0.072	USD	2021-03-17	2021-03-16	2021-03-17	Quarterly
2020-12-29	$0.054	$0.054	USD	2020-12-29	2020-12-28	2020-12-29	Quarterly
2020-09-18	$0.072	$0.072	USD	2020-09-18	2020-09-17	2020-09-18	Quarterly
2020-06-17	$0.083	$0.083	USD	2020-06-17	2020-06-16	2020-06-17	Quarterly
2020-03-18	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2020-03-18	2020-03-17	2020-03-18	Quarterly
2019-12-27	$0.036	$0.036	USD	2019-12-27	2019-12-26	2019-12-27	Quarterly
2019-12-19	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2019-09-18	$0.079	$0.079	USD	2019-09-18	2019-09-17	2019-09-18	Quarterly
2019-06-19	$0.077	$0.077	USD	2019-06-19	2019-06-18	2019-06-19	Quarterly
2019-03-19	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2019-03-19	2019-03-18	2019-03-19	Quarterly
2018-12-27	$0.120	$0.120	USD	2018-12-27	2018-12-26	2018-12-27	Quarterly
2018-12-19	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2018-09-18	$0.101	$0.101	USD	2018-09-18	2018-09-17	2018-09-18	Quarterly
2018-06-19	$0.106	$0.106	USD	2018-06-19	2018-06-18	2018-06-19	Quarterly
2018-03-19	$0.079	$0.079	USD	2018-03-19	2018-03-16	2018-03-19	Quarterly
2017-12-27	$0.054	$0.054	USD	2017-12-27	2017-12-26	2017-12-27	Quarterly
2017-12-20	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2017-09-18	$0.048	$0.048	USD	2017-09-18	2017-09-15	2017-09-18	Quarterly
2017-06-20	$0.050	$0.050	USD	2017-06-20	2017-06-19	2017-06-20	Quarterly
2017-03-21	$0.083	$0.083	USD	2017-03-21	2017-03-20	2017-03-21	Quarterly
2016-12-28	$0.077	$0.077	USD	2016-12-28	2016-12-27	2016-12-28	Quarterly
2016-12-20	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2016-09-30	$0.080	$0.080	USD	2016-09-30	2016-09-29	2016-09-30	Quarterly
2016-06-30	$0.084	$0.084	USD	2016-06-30	2016-06-29	2016-06-30	Quarterly
2016-03-31	$0.079	$0.079	USD	2016-03-31	2016-03-30	2016-03-31	Quarterly
2015-12-28	$0.096	$0.096	USD	2015-12-28	2015-12-24	2015-12-28	Quarterly
2015-09-30	$0.091	$0.091	USD	2015-09-30	2015-09-29	2015-09-30	Quarterly
2015-06-30	$0.073	$0.073	USD	2015-06-30	2015-06-29	2015-06-30	Quarterly
2015-03-31	$0.081	$0.081	USD	2015-03-31	2015-03-30	2015-03-31	Quarterly
2014-12-29	$0.080	$0.080	USD	2014-12-29	2014-12-26	2014-12-29	Quarterly
2014-09-30	$0.059	$0.059	USD	2014-09-30	2014-09-29	2014-09-30	Quarterly
2014-06-30	$0.063	$0.063	USD	2014-06-30	2014-06-27	2014-06-30	Quarterly
2014-03-31	$0.087	$0.087	USD	2014-03-31	2014-03-28	2014-03-31	Quarterly
2013-12-27	$0.085	$0.085	USD	2013-12-27	2013-12-26	2013-12-27	Quarterly
2013-09-30	$0.088	$0.088	USD	2013-09-30	2013-09-27	2013-09-30	Quarterly
2013-06-28	$0.080	$0.080	USD	2013-06-28	2013-06-27	2013-06-28	Quarterly
2013-03-28	$0.083	$0.083	USD	2013-03-28	2013-03-27	2013-03-28	Quarterly
2012-12-27	$0.133	$0.133	USD	2012-12-27	2012-12-26	2012-12-27	Quarterly
2012-09-28	$0.091	$0.091	USD	-	2012-09-27	2012-09-28	Quarterly
2012-06-29	$0.082	$0.082	USD	-	2012-06-28	2012-06-29	Quarterly
2012-03-30	$0.067	$0.067	USD	-	2012-03-29	2012-03-30	Quarterly
2011-12-27	$0.104	$0.104	USD	-	2011-12-23	2011-12-27	Quarterly
2011-09-30	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2011-09-29	2011-09-30	Quarterly
2011-06-30	$0.086	$0.086	USD	-	2011-06-29	2011-06-30	Quarterly
2011-03-31	$0.070	$0.070	USD	-	2011-03-30	2011-03-31	Quarterly
2010-12-31	$0.093	$0.093	USD	-	2010-12-30	2010-12-31	Quarterly
2010-09-30	$0.059	$0.059	USD	-	2010-09-29	2010-09-30	Quarterly
2010-06-30	$0.052	$0.052	USD	-	2010-06-29	2010-06-30	Quarterly
2010-04-30	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	-	-	-
2010-03-31	$0.054	$0.054	USD	-	2010-03-30	2010-03-31	Quarterly
2009-12-31	$0.099	$0.099	USD	-	2009-12-30	2009-12-31	Quarterly
2009-09-30	$0.074	$0.074	USD	-	2009-09-29	2009-09-30	Quarterly
2009-06-30	$0.056	$0.056	USD	-	2009-06-29	2009-06-30	Quarterly
2009-03-31	$0.078	$0.078	USD	-	2009-03-30	2009-03-31	Quarterly
2008-12-31	$0.101	$0.101	USD	-	2008-12-30	2008-12-31	Quarterly
2008-09-30	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	2008-09-29	2008-09-30	Quarterly
2008-06-30	$0.086	$0.086	USD	-	2008-06-27	2008-06-30	Quarterly
2008-03-31	$0.059	$0.059	USD	-	2008-03-28	2008-03-31	Quarterly
2007-12-31	$0.056	$0.056	USD	-	2007-12-28	2007-12-31	Quarterly
2007-12-06	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2007-09-28	$0.048	$0.048	USD	-	2007-09-27	2007-09-28	Quarterly
2007-06-29	$0.041	$0.041	USD	-	2007-06-28	2007-06-29	Quarterly
2007-03-30	$0.034	$0.034	USD	-	2007-03-29	2007-03-30	Other
2006-12-27	$0.034	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-09-27	$0.052	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-06-28	$0.038	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2006-03-29	$0.041	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-12-28	$0.067	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-09-28	$0.051	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-06-28	$0.058	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2005-03-29	$0.096	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-12-28	$0.053	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-09-28	$0.034	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-06-28	$0.047	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2004-03-18	$0.037	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-12-11	$0.061	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-09-11	$0.052	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-06-12	$0.054	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2003-03-13	$0.050	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-12-12	$0.079	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-09-12	$0.065	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-06-13	$0.074	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2002-03-14	$0.085	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-

View the full dividend history for PEUCX.

Principal Equity Income Fund Class C NMFQS:PEUCX