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Principal Fds, Inc. Principal Capital Appreciation Fund Class R-3: (MF: PCAOX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 30, 2026 06:47 PM ET
$83.64 USD
-0.75 (-0.89%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 12.91 | 54 |
| 3 months | 1.05 | 60 |
| 6 months | 9.14 | 39 |
| 1 Year | 12.91 | 54 |
| 3 Year | 20.92 | 38 |
| 5 Year | 13.42 | 18 |
| 10 Year | 13.92 | 30 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 12.91 |
| 5 Year | 13.42 |
| 10 Year | 13.92 |
| Since Inception | 12.80 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.75 | 9.77 | 8.00 | 1.05 |
| 2024 | 11.89 | 3.76 | 5.40 | 2.56 |
| 2023 | 5.76 | 8.17 | -3.05 | 12.44 |
| 2022 | -6.04 | -15.10 | -3.53 | 8.43 |
| 2021 | 4.48 | 9.05 | 0.30 | 11.36 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 12.91 | 25.52 | 24.72 | -16.57 | 27.27 | 18.10 | 31.91 | -3.73 | 20.44 | 8.63 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -5.30 | 0.50 | -1.51 | 1.63 | -1.41 | -0.29 | 0.42 | 0.65 | -1.35 | -3.29 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.20 | 6.13 | 1.72 | 3.12 | 5.21 | -1.80 | 3.49 | 3.12 | -0.23 | 0.81 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.47 |
| % Yield | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.83 | 0.62 | 0.75 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 6.96 | 3.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.85 | 2.52 | 3.67 | 18.20 | 4.14 | 5.09 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%