Principal Equity Income Fund Class A (PQIAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Value

Fund Family Principal Funds

Fund Style Large Value

ISIN US74254V8697

CUSIP 74254V869

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 $1.34 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.85%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-03-01

Dividend Yield 0.01%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 8.03%

1-Year Return 22.79%

3-Year Return 17.28%

5-Year Return 8.64%

NAV $44.00

Previous Close Price $44.22

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 A

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 PQIAX 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
2024-09-19	$0.134	$0.134	USD	-	2024-09-18	2024-09-19	Quarterly
2024-06-20	$0.159	$0.159	USD	-	2024-06-18	2024-06-20	Quarterly
2024-03-19	$0.172	$0.172	USD	-	2024-03-18	2024-03-19	Quarterly
2023-12-27	$0.169	$0.169	USD	-	2023-12-26	2023-12-27	Quarterly
2023-09-20	$0.192	$0.192	USD	-	2023-09-19	2023-09-20	Quarterly
2023-06-20	$0.180	$0.180	USD	-	2023-06-19	2023-06-20	Quarterly
2023-03-17	$0.165	$0.165	USD	-	2023-03-16	2023-03-17	Quarterly
2022-12-28	$0.136	$0.136	USD	-	2022-12-27	2022-12-28	Quarterly
2022-09-20	$0.134	$0.134	USD	-	2022-09-19	2022-09-20	Quarterly
2022-06-17	$0.118	$0.118	USD	-	2022-06-16	2022-06-17	Quarterly
2022-03-17	$0.131	$0.131	USD	-	2022-03-16	2022-03-17	Quarterly
2021-12-29	$0.107	$0.107	USD	2021-12-29	2021-12-28	2021-12-29	Quarterly
2021-09-20	$0.101	$0.101	USD	2021-09-20	2021-09-17	2021-09-20	Quarterly
2021-06-17	$0.127	$0.127	USD	2021-06-17	2021-06-16	2021-06-17	Quarterly
2021-03-17	$0.128	$0.128	USD	2021-03-17	2021-03-16	2021-03-17	Quarterly
2020-12-29	$0.124	$0.124	USD	2020-12-29	2020-12-28	2020-12-29	Quarterly
2020-09-18	$0.134	$0.134	USD	2020-09-18	2020-09-17	2020-09-18	Quarterly
2020-06-17	$0.133	$0.133	USD	2020-06-17	2020-06-16	2020-06-17	Quarterly
2020-03-18	$0.148	$0.148	USD	2020-03-18	2020-03-17	2020-03-18	Quarterly
2019-12-27	$0.098	$0.098	USD	2019-12-27	2019-12-26	2019-12-27	Quarterly
2019-09-18	$0.137	$0.137	USD	2019-09-18	2019-09-17	2019-09-18	Quarterly
2019-06-19	$0.135	$0.135	USD	2019-06-19	2019-06-18	2019-06-19	Quarterly
2019-03-19	$0.150	$0.150	USD	2019-03-19	2019-03-18	2019-03-19	Quarterly
2018-12-27	$0.177	$0.177	USD	2018-12-27	2018-12-26	2018-12-27	Quarterly
2018-09-18	$0.157	$0.157	USD	2018-09-18	2018-09-17	2018-09-18	Quarterly
2018-06-19	$0.164	$0.164	USD	2018-06-19	2018-06-18	2018-06-19	Quarterly
2018-03-19	$0.130	$0.130	USD	2018-03-19	2018-03-16	2018-03-19	Quarterly
2017-12-27	$0.117	$0.117	USD	2017-12-27	2017-12-26	2017-12-27	Quarterly
2017-09-18	$0.101	$0.101	USD	2017-09-18	2017-09-15	2017-09-18	Quarterly
2017-06-20	$0.105	$0.105	USD	2017-06-20	2017-06-19	2017-06-20	Quarterly
2017-03-21	$0.130	$0.130	USD	2017-03-21	2017-03-20	2017-03-21	Quarterly
2016-12-28	$0.124	$0.124	USD	2016-12-28	2016-12-27	2016-12-28	Quarterly
2016-09-30	$0.130	$0.130	USD	2016-09-30	2016-09-29	2016-09-30	Quarterly
2016-06-30	$0.131	$0.131	USD	2016-06-30	2016-06-29	2016-06-30	Quarterly
2016-03-31	$0.126	$0.126	USD	2016-03-31	2016-03-30	2016-03-31	Quarterly
2015-12-28	$0.140	$0.140	USD	2015-12-28	2015-12-24	2015-12-28	Quarterly
2015-09-30	$0.138	$0.138	USD	2015-09-30	2015-09-29	2015-09-30	Quarterly
2015-06-30	$0.120	$0.120	USD	2015-06-30	2015-06-29	2015-06-30	Quarterly
2015-03-31	$0.130	$0.130	USD	2015-03-31	2015-03-30	2015-03-31	Quarterly
2014-12-29	$0.122	$0.122	USD	2014-12-29	2014-12-26	2014-12-29	Quarterly
2014-09-30	$0.107	$0.107	USD	2014-09-30	2014-09-29	2014-09-30	Quarterly
2014-06-30	$0.108	$0.108	USD	2014-06-30	2014-06-27	2014-06-30	Quarterly
2014-03-31	$0.130	$0.130	USD	2014-03-31	2014-03-28	2014-03-31	Quarterly
2013-12-27	$0.124	$0.124	USD	2013-12-27	2013-12-26	2013-12-27	Quarterly
2013-09-30	$0.125	$0.125	USD	2013-09-30	2013-09-27	2013-09-30	Quarterly
2013-06-28	$0.117	$0.117	USD	2013-06-28	2013-06-27	2013-06-28	Quarterly
2013-03-28	$0.119	$0.119	USD	2013-03-28	2013-03-27	2013-03-28	Quarterly
2012-12-27	$0.168	$0.168	USD	2012-12-27	2012-12-26	2012-12-27	Quarterly
2012-09-28	$0.125	$0.125	USD	-	2012-09-27	2012-09-28	Quarterly
2012-06-29	$0.115	$0.115	USD	-	2012-06-28	2012-06-29	Quarterly
2012-03-30	$0.102	$0.102	USD	-	2012-03-29	2012-03-30	Quarterly
2011-12-27	$0.132	$0.132	USD	-	2011-12-23	2011-12-27	Quarterly
2011-09-30	$0.119	$0.119	USD	-	2011-09-29	2011-09-30	Quarterly
2011-06-30	$0.118	$0.118	USD	-	2011-06-29	2011-06-30	Quarterly
2011-03-31	$0.101	$0.101	USD	-	2011-03-30	2011-03-31	Quarterly
2010-12-31	$0.124	$0.124	USD	-	2010-12-30	2010-12-31	Quarterly
2010-09-30	$0.088	$0.088	USD	-	2010-09-29	2010-09-30	Quarterly
2010-06-30	$0.082	$0.082	USD	-	2010-06-29	2010-06-30	Quarterly
2010-04-30	$0.032	$0.032	USD	-	-	-	-
2010-03-31	$0.083	$0.083	USD	-	2010-03-30	2010-03-31	Quarterly
2009-12-31	$0.129	$0.129	USD	-	2009-12-30	2009-12-31	Quarterly
2009-09-30	$0.102	$0.102	USD	-	2009-09-29	2009-09-30	Quarterly
2009-06-30	$0.080	$0.080	USD	-	2009-06-29	2009-06-30	Quarterly
2009-03-31	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	2009-03-30	2009-03-31	Quarterly
2008-12-31	$0.128	$0.128	USD	-	2008-12-30	2008-12-31	Quarterly
2008-09-30	$0.089	$0.089	USD	-	2008-09-29	2008-09-30	Quarterly
2008-06-30	$0.119	$0.119	USD	-	2008-06-27	2008-06-30	Quarterly
2008-03-31	$0.093	$0.093	USD	-	2008-03-28	2008-03-31	Quarterly
2007-12-31	$0.094	$0.094	USD	-	2007-12-28	2007-12-31	Quarterly
2007-09-28	$0.092	$0.092	USD	-	2007-09-27	2007-09-28	Quarterly
2007-06-29	$0.086	$0.086	USD	-	2007-06-28	2007-06-29	Quarterly
2007-03-30	$0.075	$0.075	USD	-	2007-03-29	2007-03-30	Other

View the full dividend history for PQIAX.

Principal Equity Income Fund Class A NMFQS:PQIAX