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Principal Fds, Inc. Tax-exempt Bond Fd Cl A: (MF: PTEAX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Apr 2, 2026 06:17 PM ET

$6.61 USD

+0.01 (0.15%)

Zacks MF Rank

This is our Mutual Fund rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for Mutual Fund's over the next 6 months:

Zacks Rank Definition
1 Strong Buy
2 Buy
3 Hold
4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

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5-Strong Sell of 5         5

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Latest Performance as of Feb 28, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 1.94 55
3 months 1.96 58
6 months 6.16 36
1 Year 4.23 47
3 Year 4.37 52
5 Year 0.99 77
10 Year 2.26 38

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) NA
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) -6.35
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) 85.00

Load Adjusted Returns as of Feb 28, 2026

1 Year 0.00
5 Year -0.30
10 Year 1.76
Since Inception 2.75

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2025 -0.33 -0.42 3.03 1.46
2024 0.53 0.26 2.23 -1.16
2023 2.87 0.61 -3.10 6.34
2022 -7.10 -4.59 -3.90 3.60
2021 0.03 2.67 -0.62 0.64

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 1.943.751.866.65-11.762.734.778.790.426.42-0.68
% Total Return Rel to Index -0.17-0.500.920.25-3.241.21-0.421.23-0.850.98-0.93
% Total Return Rel to Peer 0.050.51-1.001.01-2.720.460.902.23-0.511.96-0.58
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 2.003.000.002.004.002.002.001.004.002.004.00
% Dividends 0.030.250.230.200.180.160.160.210.250.260.28
% Yield 0.293.653.373.592.652.102.122.753.533.563.90
Capital Gains ($) 0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 0.000.920.720.850.730.790.810.790.780.790.81

* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%