SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio
Overview
Performance
As of 11/30/2025
YTD
14.64%
1-year
10.67%
3-year
14.45%
5-year
9.36%
10-year
9.26%
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 10/31/2025
Fund details
as of
12/03/2025
unless indicated otherwise
Fund ticker
SAGPX
CUSIP
74254V471
Benchmark
SAM Conservative Growth Blended Index
NAV
$21.92
Total fund assets
$3.39B
Dividend frequency
Annually
Minimum investment
$1,000.00
Inception date
07/25/1996
Morningstar category
Global Moderately Aggressive Allocation
Investment approach
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.
The fund operates 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 | 0.74% | 4.18% | 14.64% | 10.67% | 14.45% | 9.36% | 9.26% | 7.99% | — |
| Including sales charge | -4.82% | -1.53% | 8.35% | 4.57% | 12.32% | 8.13% | 8.64% | 7.78% | — |
| Benchmark performance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morningstar category average | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morningstar percentile rankings | — | — | — | 68 | 22 | 28 | 23 | — | — |
| # of funds in category | 183 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 177 | 173 | 140 | — | 177 |
| 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 | 2.61% | 5.89% | 12.92% | 12.22% | 18.43% | 10.74% | 9.67% | 7.98% | — |
| Including sales charge | -3.01% | 0.05% | 6.72% | 6.06% | 16.21% | 9.49% | 9.05% | 7.77% | — |
| Benchmark performance SAM Conservative Growth Blended Index |
2.67% | 6.26% | 14.92% | 14.13% | 19.76% | 11.62% | 10.94% | — | — |
| Morningstar category average Moderately Aggressive Allocation |
2.22% | 5.76% | 11.09% | 11.11% | 16.35% | 10.48% | 9.30% | — | — |
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 | 14.85% | 18.93% | -18.10% | 17.21% | 12.53% |
| Including sales charge | 8.53% | 12.42% | -22.61% | 10.76% | 6.33% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Income | 0.2568 |
| 12/19/2024 | Long Term Capital Gain | 1.1323 |
| 12/29/2023 | Income | 0.2178 |
| 12/30/2022 | Income | 0.1711 |
| 12/20/2022 | Long Term Capital Gain | 1.6249 |
Expense ratio gross
1.09%
Expense ratio net
1.09%
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 10/31/2025
Holdings
Top 10
as of
10/31/2025
% of Assets
% of Assets
1.
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF
14.49%
2.
Principal Capital Appreciation
13.41%
3.
Equity Income Fund
8.32%
4.
Principal International Equity
6.98%
5.
Overseas Fund
6.90%
6.
Core Fixed Income Fund
5.82%
7.
Global Emerging Markets Fund
5.68%
8.
LargeCap Value Fund III
5.38%
9.
Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF
4.57%
10.
International Equity Index Fun
3.94%
Portfolio management
Brody Dass, CFA
12 years of experience
Todd Jablonski, CFA
27 years of experience
Yesim Tokat-Acikel
23 years of experience