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Institutional investors

Actionable insights and innovative solutions

Our flexible, client-focused approach integrates governance, ethics, and risk across actively managed portfolios. We work closely with you to align your values and goals with distinctive opportunities to enhance portfolio optimization.

A global leader in asset management

$593.8 billion in assets under management.

Over 650 Global Investment professionals

1,600+ institutional clients across 78 markets.

As of 12/31/2025.

29th largest manager of worldwide institutional assets

Institutional clients we serve

Our institutional investment solutions are designed around your unique needs.

Consultants

Insurance

Defined contribution

Defined benefit

Endowments & foundations

Key institutional solutions

In today's complex financial landscape, investment management transcends traditional risk-return optimization. Our global investment approach integrates forward-looking market intelligence, rigorous analytical frameworks, and deep institutional expertise across public and private markets.

Fixed income

Our fixed income investment teams have a track record of solving for a wide range of investor objectives, including diversifying existing portfolios, enhancing income/return potential, optimizing tax- efficiency, or solving an investment challenge.

Real estate and private markets

Our proven, credible investment teams harness their expertise to provide you with access to both core and underexplored investment opportunities. We help you pursue opportunities across the full capital spectrum, leveraging our time-tested track record in real estate and private markets.

Equities

Our distinct and highly experienced equity investment teams are committed to delivering consistent results. We help you take advantage of the widespread opportunities within the equities market, including—U.S. equities, international equities, global equities, emerging markets, Asia equities, factor investing, and various thematics.

Asset allocation

Backed by decades of experience and market insight, our asset allocation investment team designs and delivers solutions to meet portfolio objectives. Asset allocation views, grounded in industry insights to inform our portfolio construction process, seek to deliver competitive performance, tailored to your desired outcomes for risk, return, and income potential.

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Global Market Perspectives, 1Q 2026
Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
January 8, 2026
1Q 2026 Fixed Income Perspectives
Themes, outlook, and investment implications across global fixed income markets.
January 13, 2026
2026 Inside Real Estate outlook
Strategic selection will be key to thriving in a recovering, but divergent market. Read our 2026 Inside Real Estate outlook.
January 5, 2026

Footnotes

As of 12/31/2025. Principal Asset Management is the global investment management business for Principal Financial Group ® and includes the asset management operations of the following: Principal Global Investors, LLC; Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC; Principal Real Estate Europe Limited and its affiliates; Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.; Principal Asset Management Ltda; Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited; Principal Global Investors (Ireland) Limited, Principal Global Investors (Singapore) Limited.; Principal Global Investors (Australia) Ltd.; Principal Global Investors (Japan) Ltd.; Principal Asset Management Company (Asia) Ltd., Principal Asset Management Berhad, Principal Islamic Asset Management SDN BHD, Principal Fondos de Inversion, S.A. DE C.V., Principal Mexico Servicios, S.A. DE C.V., Principal Adminstradora General de Fondos S.A., and includes assets where we provide model portfolios.

All figures shown in this document are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. All assets under management figures shown in this document are gross figures and may include leverage, unless otherwise noted. Assets under management may include model-only assets managed by the firm, where the firm has no control as to whether investment recommendations are accepted, or the firm does not have trading authority over the assets.

369 managers profiled by total worldwide institutional assets as of December 31, 2024 “Largest Money Manager,” PENSIONS & INVESTMENTS, June 2025.

Important information

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Fixed-income investments are subject to interest rate risk; as interest rates rise their value will decline. Equity investments involve greater risk, including higher volatility, than fixed-income investments. Potential investors should be aware of the risks inherent to owning and investing in real estate, including: value fluctuations, capital market pricing volatility, liquidity risks, leverage, credit risk, occupancy risk and legal risk. Private market investments, unlike publicly traded stocks, involve various risks due to illiquidity, lack of transparency, and higher minimum investment requirements. These risks include liquidity risk, market risk, capital risk, and regulatory risk. Additionally, private market investments often involve higher fees and expenses and may have longer investment horizons. Asset allocation and diversification do not ensure a profit or protect against a loss.

Principal Asset Management℠ is a trade name of Principal Global Investors, LLC.

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