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Principal Fds, Inc. Short-term Income Fund Class J: (MF: PSJIX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 12, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$12.16 USD
-0.01 (-0.08%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Aug 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.95 | 81 |
| 3 months | 1.53 | 89 |
| 6 months | 2.56 | 51 |
| 1 Year | 4.68 | 51 |
| 3 Year | 4.84 | 44 |
| 5 Year | 1.97 | 47 |
| 10 Year | 2.26 | 52 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Aug 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.86 |
| 5 Year | 1.90 |
| 10 Year | 2.16 |
| Since Inception | 1.92 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.65 | 1.35 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 2.97 | -0.15 |
| 2023 | 1.63 | 0.28 | 0.85 | 2.92 |
| 2022 | -2.55 | -1.46 | -1.33 | 1.30 |
| 2021 | -0.56 | 0.38 | -0.01 | -0.63 |
| 2020 | -0.58 | 3.38 | 0.47 | 0.52 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.95 | 4.84 | 5.80 | -4.01 | -0.83 | 3.81 | 4.63 | 0.91 | 1.83 | 2.16 | 0.30 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.04 | 3.58 | 0.27 | 9.00 | 0.71 | -3.69 | -4.09 | 0.89 | -1.71 | -0.49 | -0.27 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.04 | 0.97 | -0.59 | 5.50 | -1.50 | -2.12 | -3.35 | 2.05 | -2.17 | -2.97 | 2.28 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.29 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.14 |
| % Yield | 2.32 | 3.36 | 3.54 | 1.56 | 0.89 | 1.39 | 2.09 | 1.96 | 1.64 | 1.56 | 1.15 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.75 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%