PGBGX Performance & Stats | Principal Blue Chip R5 - YCharts

Principal Blue Chip Fund R-5 (PGBGX) 41.30 +0.33 (+0.81%) USD | Dec 23 2025

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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio	Total Assets Under Management	Weighted Average Dividend Yield	Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.82%	9.886B	0.38%	21.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows	1 Year Total Returns (Daily)	Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily)	Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-2.089B	7.99%	Upgrade	Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with large market capitalizations companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest in foreign securities. The Fund invests in growth equity securities.

General
Security Type	Mutual Fund
Equity Style	Large Cap Growth
Broad Asset Class	US Equity
Broad Category	Equity
Global Peer Group	Equity US
Peer Group	Large-Cap Growth Funds
Global Macro	Equity North America
US Macro	Large-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization	--
YCharts Benchmark	--
Prospectus Objective	Growth Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name	Principal

Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR	100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

View Net Fund Flows. Upgrade now. 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 80.00B 60.00B 40.00B 20.00B 0 -20.00B 1 Month % Rank: 87 -2.634B Peer Group Low 2.637B Peer Group High 1 Year % Rank: 86 -2.089B -18.61B Peer Group Low 21.40B Peer Group High 3 Months % Rank: 93 -5.101B Peer Group Low 6.083B Peer Group High 3 Years % Rank: 85 -53.07B Peer Group Low 45.66B Peer Group High 6 Months % Rank: 89 -9.596B Peer Group Low 11.62B Peer Group High 5 Years % Rank: 78 -72.90B Peer Group Low 68.72B Peer Group High YTD % Rank: 87 -15.38B Peer Group Low 19.97B Peer Group High 10 Years % Rank: 38 -123.03B Peer Group Low 91.68B Peer Group High Date Unavailable

Risk

Alpha (5Y)	5.00%
Beta (5Y)	5.00%
Annualized Standard Deviation of Monthly Returns (5Y Lookback)	5.00%
Historical Sharpe Ratio (5Y)	5.00%
Historical Sortino (5Y)	5.00%
Max Drawdown (5Y)	5.00%
Monthly Value at Risk (VaR) 5% (5Y Lookback)	5.00%

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Performance Versus Peer Group

20% 15% 10% 5% 0 Name 1M 3M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 15Y Total Return (NAV) 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% Peer Group Rtn. (NAV) 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% % Rank in Peer Group (NAV) 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 View Performance Versus Peer Group Start Trial

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

Loading chart... Name 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 YTD Principal Blue Chip Fund R-5 2.83% 38.53% 34.55% 24.95% -30.85% 39.59% 21.33% 9.76% S&P 500 Total Return -4.38% 31.49% 18.40% 28.71% -18.11% 26.29% 25.02% 18.96% American Century Ultra Fund R 0.16% 33.92% 49.02% 22.59% -32.81% 42.62% 28.89% 13.63% American Century Growth Fund R -2.14% 34.74% 34.53% 26.88% -31.79% 42.55% 25.61% 16.03% Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund R -5.15% 28.85% 31.31% 29.04% -30.15% 36.59% 35.59% 16.42% JPMorgan US GARP Equity Fund R2 -4.01% 28.47% 27.13% 30.36% -27.95% 41.31% 31.87% 21.41% As of December 24, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield	--
Dividend Yield TTM (12-22-25)	0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield	--
7-Day SEC Yield	--
Number of Holdings	41
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio	41.16
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio	12.14
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio	11.84
Weighted Median ROE	40.07%
Weighted Median ROA	18.14%
ROI (TTM)	23.69%
Return on Investment (TTM)	23.69%
Earning Yield	0.0262
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity	0.5573
Number of Equity Holdings	38

As of November 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y)	23.74%
EPS Growth (3Y)	15.54%
EPS Growth (5Y)	21.25%
Sales Growth (1Y)	19.37%
Sales Growth (3Y)	16.10%
Sales Growth (5Y)	17.23%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y)	19.95%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y)	16.30%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y)	27.90%

As of November 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of November 30, 2025.

Type	% Net
Cash	-0.01%
Stock	100.0%
Bond	0.00%
Convertible	0.00%
Preferred	0.00%
Other	0.00%

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Top 10 Holdings

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Name	% Weight	Price	% Change
Microsoft Corp.	14.94%	487.99	0.23%
Amazon.com, Inc.	11.71%	232.39	0.11%
NVIDIA Corp.	7.27%	188.55	-0.35%
Brookfield Corp.	6.86%	46.62	0.76%
TransDigm Group, Inc.	5.42%	1312.10	-0.18%
Broadcom Inc.	4.66%	350.19	0.25%
Mastercard, Inc.	4.45%	580.13	0.66%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	4.09%	317.78	0.27%
Visa, Inc.	4.04%	355.19	0.51%
Danaher Corp.	3.52%	231.34	0.22%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee	--
Actual Management Fee	0.56%
Administration Fee	3.00K%
Maximum Front Load	--
Maximum Deferred Load	--
Maximum Redemption Fee	--

General Availability
Available for Insurance Product	No
Available for RRSP	No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors	Yes
Minimum Initial Investment	0.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment	0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with large market capitalizations companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest in foreign securities. The Fund invests in growth equity securities.

General
Security Type	Mutual Fund
Equity Style	Large Cap Growth
Broad Asset Class	US Equity
Broad Category	Equity
Global Peer Group	Equity US
Peer Group	Large-Cap Growth Funds
Global Macro	Equity North America
US Macro	Large-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization	--
YCharts Benchmark	--
Prospectus Objective	Growth Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name	Principal

Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR	100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield	--
Dividend Yield TTM (12-22-25)	0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield	--
7-Day SEC Yield	--
Number of Holdings	41
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio	41.16
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio	12.14
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio	11.84
Weighted Median ROE	40.07%
Weighted Median ROA	18.14%
ROI (TTM)	23.69%
Return on Investment (TTM)	23.69%
Earning Yield	0.0262
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity	0.5573
Number of Equity Holdings	38

As of November 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y)	23.74%
EPS Growth (3Y)	15.54%
EPS Growth (5Y)	21.25%
Sales Growth (1Y)	19.37%
Sales Growth (3Y)	16.10%
Sales Growth (5Y)	17.23%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y)	19.95%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y)	16.30%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y)	27.90%

As of November 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date	6/14/2012
Share Classes
PBCJX	Other
PBCKX	Inst
PBLAX	A
PBLCX	C
PGBEX	Retirement
PGBHX	Retirement

Attributes
Inverse Fund	No
Leveraged Fund	--
Currency Hedged Fund	--
Socially Responsible Fund	No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name	% Weight
Portfolio A	5.00%
Portfolio B	3.50%
Portfolio C	2.25%

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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:PGBGX", "name")

Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:PGBGX", "broad_asset_class")

Broad Category: =YCI("M:PGBGX", "broad_category_group")

Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:PGBGX", "prospectus_objective")

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