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Principal Fds, Inc. - Principal Capital Appreciation Fund Cl A: (MF: CMNWX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 30, 2026 06:47 PM ET
$83.63 USD
-0.75 (-0.89%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 13.19 | 52 |
| 3 months | 1.12 | 60 |
| 6 months | 9.28 | 37 |
| 1 Year | 13.20 | 52 |
| 3 Year | 21.21 | 37 |
| 5 Year | 13.70 | 15 |
| 10 Year | 14.18 | 27 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 137.43 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -47.38 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 1,024.67 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 7.29 |
| 5 Year | 12.48 |
| 10 Year | 13.57 |
| Since Inception | 12.49 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.70 | 9.84 | 8.07 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | 11.68 | 3.82 | 5.47 | 2.64 |
| 2023 | 5.84 | 8.22 | -2.99 | 12.78 |
| 2022 | -5.98 | -15.04 | -3.48 | 8.49 |
| 2021 | 4.53 | 9.13 | 0.36 | 11.42 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 13.19 | 25.53 | 25.32 | -16.36 | 27.57 | 18.37 | 32.17 | -3.51 | 20.66 | 8.83 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -5.02 | 0.51 | -0.92 | 1.83 | -1.10 | -0.02 | 0.68 | 0.87 | -1.13 | -3.10 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.48 | 6.14 | 2.32 | 3.33 | 5.51 | -1.54 | 3.74 | 3.34 | -0.01 | 1.01 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.58 |
| % Yield | 0.26 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.37 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 1.07 | 0.89 | 0.92 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 6.96 | 3.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.85 | 2.52 | 3.67 | 18.20 | 4.14 | 5.09 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%