SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio
Overview
Performance
As of 11/30/2025
YTD
11.05%
1-year
8.36%
3-year
9.56%
5-year
5.12%
10-year
5.77%
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
Overall Morningstar Rating™
As of 11/30/2025
Fund details
as of
12/11/2025
unless indicated otherwise
Fund ticker
SAIPX
CUSIP
74254V513
Benchmark
SAM Conservative Balanced Blended Index
NAV
$13.53
Total fund assets
$1.87B
Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Minimum investment
$1,000.00
Inception date
07/25/1996
Morningstar category
Global Moderately Conservative Allocation
Investment approach
The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income and capital appreciation), consistent with a moderate degree of principal risk.
The fund operate as funds of funds and invest principally in funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds ("underlying funds"). It generally categorizes each underlying fund as a fixed-income, equity, or specialty fund based on its investment profile.
Performance & expenses
As of
11/30/2025
| Name | 1 month | 3 month | YTD | 1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | Since inception | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excluding sales charge | 0.60% | 3.09% | 11.05% | 8.36% | 9.56% | 5.12% | 5.77% | 5.49% | — |
| Including sales charge | -4.93% | -2.61% | 4.91% | 2.41% | 7.52% | 3.93% | 5.17% | 5.29% | — |
| Benchmark performance SAM Conservative Balanced Blended Index |
0.52% | 3.57% | 12.36% | 9.97% | 10.23% | 4.99% | 6.32% | — | — |
| Morningstar category average | 0.67% | 3.34% | 11.97% | 9.21% | 8.95% | 4.76% | 5.37% | — | — |
| Morningstar percentile rankings | — | — | — | 66 | 31 | 27 | 37 | — | — |
| # of funds in category | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 225 | 218 | 179 | — | 225 |
| Morningstar rating | — | — | — | — | — |
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
Returns shown for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
Index performance information: no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. Indices are unmanaged and individuals cannot invest directly in an index.
| Name | 1 month | 3 month | YTD | 1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | Since inception | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excluding sales charge | 1.79% | 4.09% | 9.65% | 7.92% | 11.64% | 5.84% | 5.91% | 5.48% | — |
| Including sales charge | -3.84% | -1.65% | 3.59% | 2.02% | 9.55% | 4.65% | 5.31% | 5.28% | — |
| Benchmark performance SAM Conservative Balanced Blended Index |
1.88% | 4.13% | 10.53% | 8.46% | 12.21% | 5.55% | 6.46% | — | — |
| Morningstar category average Moderately Conservative Allocation |
1.75% | 4.26% | 9.24% | 7.63% | 11.39% | 6.23% | 6.07% | — | — |
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
Returns shown for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
Index performance information: no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. Indices are unmanaged and individuals cannot invest directly in an index.
| Data | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excluding sales charge | 8.55% | 11.69% | -14.83% | 9.17% | 9.03% |
| Including sales charge | 2.60% | 5.50% | -19.52% | 3.19% | 3.04% |
| Morningstar category average |
— | — | — | — | — |
Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
| Date | Type | Dollar per share |
|---|---|---|
| 09/30/2025 | Income | 0.0557 |
| 06/30/2025 | Income | 0.0511 |
| 03/31/2025 | Income | 0.0447 |
| 12/31/2024 | Income | 0.1520 |
| 12/19/2024 | Short Term Capital Gain | 0.0059 |
| 12/19/2024 | Long Term Capital Gain | 0.1386 |
| 09/30/2024 | Income | 0.0458 |
| 06/28/2024 | Income | 0.0472 |
| 03/28/2024 | Income | 0.0402 |
| 12/29/2023 | Income | 0.1511 |
| 09/29/2023 | Income | 0.0387 |
| 06/30/2023 | Income | 0.0353 |
| 03/31/2023 | Income | 0.0329 |
| 12/30/2022 | Income | 0.1151 |
| 12/20/2022 | Long Term Capital Gain | 0.2693 |
Expense ratio gross
1.03%
Expense ratio net
1.03%
Expense limit expiration date
—
Maximum up-front sales charge
5.50%
Contingent deferred sales charge
1.00%
A maximum sales charge of 5.50% may apply for Class A shares. Performance reflects this maximum sales charge when a sales charge is indicated.
In situations where the net and gross fund expense figures are different, the investment manager has contractually agreed to limit the investment option's expense. Differences may also be shown due to the investment manager choosing to pay certain expenses that would normally be payable by the fund. The gross fund expense figure does not reflect any waivers or caps on the mutual fund. Performance shown reflects the application of net expenses of the fund.
Ratings
Morningstar ratings
as of 11/30/2025
Holdings
Top 10
as of
10/31/2025
% of Assets
% of Assets
1.
Core Fixed Income Fund
22.58%
2.
Bond Market Index Fund
10.26%
3.
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF
8.45%
4.
Principal Capital Appreciation
5.74%
5.
Equity Income Fund
5.67%
6.
Finisterre Emerging Markets To
5.53%
7.
High Yield Fund
5.27%
8.
Inflation Protection Fund
4.11%
9.
Short-Term Income Fund
3.60%
10.
Principal International Equity
3.51%
Portfolio management
Brody Dass, CFA
12 years of experience
Todd Jablonski, CFA
27 years of experience
Yesim Tokat-Acikel
23 years of experience