PPSAX

Principal Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund

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    Principal Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund

    Highlights

    Active management based on specialized research and dynamic security selection to manage complex global markets

    • Deep and broad experience analyzing, managing, and pricing complex security structures across a variety of credit, interest rate, and regulatory conditions.
    • An emphasis on capital preservation equates to higher quality and capital structure bias.
    • Has delivered a low volatility profile and attractive risk-adjusted returns by selecting higher-quality and improving credits and avoiding speculative risks.

    Fund details

    as of 01/07/2026 unless indicated otherwise
    Fund ticker
    PPSAX
    CUSIP
    74254T252
    Benchmark
    ICE BofA U.S. All Capital Securities Index
    Extended performance inception date
    05/01/2002
    NAV
    $9.48
    Total fund assets
    $5.15B
    Dividend frequency
    Monthly
    Minimum investment
    $1,000.00
    Inception date
    06/28/2005
    Morningstar category
    Preferred Stock
    Investment approach
    The investment seeks to provide current income. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in preferred securities and capital securities. Preferred securities typically include preferred stock and various types of junior subordinated debt and trust preferred securities. It also invests up to 55% of its assets in below-investment-grade preferred securities and bonds (sometimes called “high yield bonds” or “junk bonds”), which are rated at the time of purchase Ba1 or lower by Moody’s and BB+ or lower by S&P Global.

    Performance & expenses

    As of 12/31/2025
    Name 1 month 3 month YTD 1-year 3-year 5-year 10-year Since inception Overall
    Excluding sales charge 0.68% 1.07% 7.63% 7.63% 7.82% 2.77% 4.28% 5.25% —
    Including sales charge -3.11% -2.71% 3.61% 3.61% 6.47% 1.99% 3.88% 5.08% —
    Benchmark performance
    ICE BofA U.S. All Capital Securities Index
    		 0.40% 0.28% 6.77% 6.77% 8.54% 2.41% — — —
    Morningstar category average
    Preferred Stock
    		 0.62% 0.74% 6.31% 6.31% 8.36% 2.71% 4.22% — —
    Morningstar percentile rankings — — — 39 59 58 54 — —
    # of funds in category 71 71 70 70 66 59 44 — 66
    Morningstar rating — — — — —
    30-Day SEC yield
    Unsubsidized as of 11/30/2025
    4.67%
    30-Day SEC yield
    Subsidized as of 11/30/2025
    4.67%
    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.

    Ratings

    Morningstar ratings

    as of 12/31/2025
    3-year
    66 funds
    5-year
    59 funds
    10-year
    44 funds
    Overall
    66 funds
    3 year | 66 funds
    5 year | 59 funds
    10 year | 44 funds
    Overall | 66 funds

    Holdings

    Top 10

    as of 11/30/2025
    % of Assets
    % of Assets
    1. PNC Financial Services Group I
    2.21%
    2. Liberty Mutual Group Inc
    1.70%
    3. Bank of America Corp
    1.68%
    4. ING Groep NV
    1.61%
    5. Barclays PLC
    1.57%
    6. Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH
    1.50%
    7. NatWest Group PLC
    1.45%
    8. MetLife Inc
    1.41%
    9. Nationwide Financial Services
    1.32%
    10. Argentum Netherlands BV for Sw
    1.25%
    The holdings listed do not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. Cash and/or derivative positions that are not part of the core investment strategy will not be reflected in the top holdings list.
    May not reflect current holdings or allocations.

    Portfolio characteristics

    Qualified dividend income
    as of 09/30/2025
    68.83%
    # of holdings
    as of 09/30/2025
    314
    Average weighted coupon
    as of 09/30/2025
    6.45%
    Average yield to maturity
    as of 09/30/2025
    7.22%
    Turnover ratio
    as of 08/31/2025
    24.80%
    Weighted avg duration
    as of 09/30/2025
    4.31
    Yield to worst
    as of 09/30/2025
    5.61%
    May not reflect current holdings or allocations.

    Portfolio management

    Fred Diaz
    34 years of experience
    Bob Giangregorio
    23 years of experience
    L. Phillip Jacoby, IV
    44 years of experience
    Manu Krishnan, CFA
    22 years of experience
    Kevin Nugent
    42 years of experience

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    Disclosures
    Principal Funds are distributed by Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of the Principal ETFs. ALPS Distributors, Inc. and the Principal Funds are not affiliated.
    Contingent Capital Securities carry greater risk compared to other securities in times of credit stress. An issuer or regulator’s decision to write down, write off or convert a CoCo may result in complete loss on an investment.
    Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. is an affiliate of Principal Global Investors. Spectrum is a leading manager of institutional and retail preferred securities portfolios and manages portfolios for an international universe of corporate, insurance, and endowment clients.
    Fixed‐income investment options are subject to interest rate risk, and their value will decline as interest rates rise.
    The holdings listed do not constitute a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. Cash and/or derivative positions that are not part of the core investment strategy will not be reflected in the top holdings list.
    NOT FDIC INSURED - MAY LOSE VALUE - NO BANK GUARANTEE
    Morningstar percentile rankings are based on total returns and do not reflect the inclusion of sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, rankings could be lower.
    Risks of preferred securities differ from risks inherent in other investments. In particular, in a bankruptcy preferred securities are senior to common stock but subordinate to other corporate debt.
    Performance assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
    Principal Global Investors is the Investment Adviser of all funds included in the Principal Funds, Inc. Principal Funds are managed by Principal Global Investors, its boutique affiliates, and by many leading sub-advisors.
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    ICE BofA US All Capital Securities Index tracks the performance of fixed rate, US dollar denominated hybrid corporate and preferred securities publicly issued in the US domestic market. Qualifying securities must be rated by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch. Floating rate coupon or dividend securities are excluded, but zero, step and rating-dependent coupons are included.
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    These calculated returns reflect the historical performance of the oldest share class of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of the share class shown. Please see the Fund's prospectus for more information on specific expenses and see the Fund's most recent shareholder report for the actual date of first sale. Expenses are deducted from income earned by the Fund. As a result, dividends and investment results will differ for each share class.