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Principal Funds, Inc. Blue Chip Fund, Class A: (MF: PBLAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 12, 2026 06:10 PM ET
$36.87 USD
-0.56 (-1.50%)
Zacks MF Rank
4-Sell of 5 4
Latest Performance as of Jan 31, 2026
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | -1.95 | 91 |
| 3 months | -4.63 | 89 |
| 6 months | -4.95 | 95 |
| 1 Year | 2.00 | 85 |
| 3 Year | 18.42 | 39 |
| 5 Year | 9.98 | 63 |
| 10 Year | 15.82 | 16 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Jan 31, 2026
| 1 Year | 3.14 |
| 5 Year | 8.48 |
| 10 Year | 14.83 |
| Since Inception | 14.13 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.46 | 13.34 | 2.48 | -1.94 |
| 2024 | 9.92 | 2.57 | 4.29 | 3.06 |
| 2023 | 8.76 | 11.95 | -2.66 | 17.65 |
| 2022 | -12.82 | -20.36 | -5.88 | 5.71 |
| 2021 | 1.75 | 14.71 | 1.15 | 5.72 |
Annual Return
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | -1.95 | 8.81 | 21.20 | 39.43 | -30.92 | 24.83 | 34.52 | 38.31 | 2.67 | 28.32 | 8.26 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.00 | -9.40 | -3.81 | 13.18 | -12.72 | -3.85 | 16.12 | 6.82 | 7.07 | 6.52 | -3.66 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.00 | -3.89 | 1.81 | 16.43 | -11.22 | 2.77 | 14.60 | 9.89 | 9.53 | 7.64 | 0.44 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| % Yield | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 8.32 | 2.06 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 2.73 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.59 | 0.59 | 0.10 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.28 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%