PPQPX
MidCap Growth Fund III
Principal Funds, Inc
Expense ratio1
1.06%
Net assets2
$242.57M
Holdings2
316
Category
US Equity
2024 return3
7.24%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 26, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies with medium market capitalizations. For this Fund, companies with medium market capitalizations are those with market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the Russell MidCap Growth Index (as of January 31, 2025, this range was between approximately $1.5 billion and $183.7 billion). The Fund invests in growth equity securities, an investment strategy that emphasizes buying equity securities of companies whose potential for growth of capital and earnings is expected to be above average. The Fund is primarily actively managed by the sub-advisors. In addition, Principal Global Investors, LLC may invest up to 30% of the … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies with medium market capitalizations. For this Fund, companies with medium market capitalizations are those with market capitalizations within the range of companies comprising the Russell MidCap Growth Index (as of January 31, 2025, this range was between approximately $1.5 billion and $183.7 billion). The Fund invests in growth equity securities, an investment strategy that emphasizes buying equity securities of companies whose potential for growth of capital and earnings is expected to be above average. The Fund is primarily actively managed by the sub-advisors. In addition, Principal Global Investors, LLC may invest up to 30% of the Funds assets using an index sampling strategy designed to match the performance of the Russell MidCap Growth Index.

Top holdings

As of July 31, 2025 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC $5.11M 2.11%
DRAFTKINGS INC $4.55M 1.88%
Principal Government Money Market Fund - Class R-6 $4.52M 1.86%
CASEY'S GENERAL $4.49M 1.85%
ROYAL CARIBBEAN $4.28M 1.76%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO $4.26M 1.76%
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC $4.26M 1.76%
DATADOG INC CL A $4.21M 1.74%
MONOLITHIC POWER SYS INC $4.02M 1.66%
DEXCOM INC $3.86M 1.59%
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Allocation by sector

As of July 31, 2025 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Apr 30, 2025 → Jul 31, 2025
Opened
57
Exited
62
Increased
59
Decreased
193
Unchanged
8

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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FundOverlapNet exp.
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Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund · FRSGX, FRSIX, FSGAX, FSMRX, FMGGX 35% 0.51%
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Advisers

As of October 31, 2024 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated Sub-adviser
Principal Global Investors, LLC Adviser
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 26, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of July 31, 2025, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2024, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2024 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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