SRCMX
California Municipal Fund
Principal Funds, Inc
Expense ratio1
0.85%
Net assets2
$671.78M
Holdings2
217
Category
Muni Bond
2025 return3
3.54%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide as high a level of current income that is exempt from federal and state personal income tax as is consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in California municipal obligations (securities issued by or on behalf of state or local governments and other public authorities). Generally, these municipal obligations pay interest that is exempt from state personal income tax and federal income tax. These obligations may include bonds that generate interest payments that are subject to the federal individual alternative minimum tax. The Funds investment in municipal obligations include industrial revenue bonds. The Fund invests up to 20% of its net assets in below-investment-grade bonds (sometimes called high yield bonds or junk bonds), which are rated at the time of purchase Ba1 or lower by Moodys Investors … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in California municipal obligations (securities issued by or on behalf of state or local governments and other public authorities). Generally, these municipal obligations pay interest that is exempt from state personal income tax and federal income tax. These obligations may include bonds that generate interest payments that are subject to the federal individual alternative minimum tax. The Funds investment in municipal obligations include industrial revenue bonds. The Fund invests up to 20% of its net assets in below-investment-grade bonds (sometimes called high yield bonds or junk bonds), which are rated at the time of purchase Ba1 or lower by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) and BB+ or lower by S&P Global Ratings (S&P Global). If the bond has been rated by only one of the rating agencies, that rating will determine the bond's rating; if the bond is rated differently by the rating agencies, the highest rating will be used; and if the bond has not been rated by either of the rating agencies, those selecting such investments will determine the bond's quality. The Fund also invests in inverse floating rate obligations (variable rate debt instruments that pay interest at rates that move in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates), which are generally more volatile than other types of municipal obligations and may involve leverage. Under normal circumstances, the Fund maintains an average portfolio duration that is within 50% of the duration of the Bloomberg California Municipal Bond Index, which as of January 31, 2026 was 6.25 years. The Fund is not managed to a particular maturity.

Allocation by sector

As of January 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026
Opened
22
Exited
8
Increased
10
Decreased
10
Unchanged
176

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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Advisers

As of October 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Principal Global Investors, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.

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