PDSRX

Principal Real Asset Fund

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    Principal Real Asset Fund

    Highlights

    Private and public real asset universe, asset allocation expertise, and rigorous manager selection process

    • Strategic allocation to private real asset investments with opportunistic exposure to public real assets.
    • Multi-real asset strategy aims to deliver superior diversification and enhanced risk adjusted returns. 
    • Investment team with a proven track record of identifying specialized real asset investment managers.

    Fund details

    as of 11/17/2025 unless indicated otherwise
    Fund ticker
    PDSRX
    CUSIP
    74257T101
    NAV
    $26.98
    Total fund assets
    $162.3M
    Gross assets
    162,368,636.78
    Leverage
    0.00%
    Dividend frequency
    Semi-Annually
    Minimum investment
    $25,000.00
    Inception date
    06/25/2019
    Investment approach
    The investment seeks to provide long-term total return (after fund fees and expenses) in excess of inflation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in real assets and real asset companies. It invests in real assets and real asset companies directly, and indirectly through other entities, including private institutional investment funds that pursue these strategies. It is non-diversified.

    Performance & expenses

    As of 10/31/2025
    Name 1 month 3 month YTD 1-year 3-year 5-year 10-year Since inception Overall
    Including sales charge -5.64% -3.81% 0.01% -0.32% 2.24% 6.06% — 3.81% —
    Excluding sales charge 0.11% 2.06% 6.13% 5.77% 4.28% 7.33% — 4.79% —
    Distribution rate
    1.89%
    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.

    Holdings

    Top Allocations

    as of 09/30/2025
    Public Fund Allocation
    33.06% of total fund
    % of public allocations
    Natural resources
    Principal Asset Allocation
    		 41.87%
    Global infrastructure
    Principal Real Estate-Listed Infrastructure
    		 30.18%
    Global REITs
    Principal Real Estate-REIT
    		 27.95%
    Total of public allocations
    100.00%
    Private Fund Allocation
    66.94% of total fund
    % of private allocations
    Principal Asset Allocation
    		 100.00%
    Total of private allocations
    100.00%
    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

    # of holdings
    as of 10/31/2025
    208
    May not reflect current holdings or allocations.

    Portfolio management

    Jessica Bush, CFA
    24 years of experience
    Ben Rotenberg, CFA, CAIA
    32 years of experience
    May Tong, CFA
    24 years of experience

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    Portfolio holdings

    Disclosures
    The fund is subject to annual expenses including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, interest payments on borrowed funds, acquired funds fees, and other expenses. In addition, a sales load may be charged, depending on the share class selected and the amount invested. These fees and expenses are reflected in the expense ratios shown.
    Investing in the Fund is speculative and involves a high degree of risk, including the risks associated with leverage and the risk of a substantial loss of investment. Real estate investment options, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs) and commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS), are subject to risks associated with credit, liquidity, interest rate fluctuation, adverse general and local economic conditions, and decreases in real estate values and occupancy rates. Investments in companies involved in agriculture, infrastructure, natural resources and energy can be significantly affected by government policies, regulations, interest costs, surplus capacity, weather conditions, and natural disasters. Investing in derivatives entails specific risks relating to liquidity, leverage, and credit, which may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. The use of leverage increases investment exposure and has the potential to magnify losses. International and global investing involves greater risks such as currency fluctuations, political/social instability and differing accounting standards. Risk is magnified in emerging markets, which may lack established legal, political, business or social structures to support securities markets. Fixed-income investments are subject to interest rate risk; as interest rates rise their value will decline. Floating rate debt instruments are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, and impaired collateral risk, which means that the value of the collateral used to secure a loan held by the fund could decline over the course of the loan. Lower-rated securities are subject to additional credit and default risks. Due to the inherent uncertainty and subjectivity of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund's private investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed and may differ materially from the amounts the Fund may realize on any disposition of such investments. Asset allocation and diversification do not ensure a profit or protect against a loss.
    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.
    Infrastructure companies may be subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business, including high interest costs, high leverage, regulation costs, economic slowdown, surplus capacity, increased competition, lack of fuel availability, and energy conservation policies.
    NOT FDIC INSURED - MAY LOSE VALUE - NO BANK GUARANTEE
    Principal Real Asset Fund is a closed-end investment company that continuously offers its shares. Investors in a closed-end fund do not have the right to redeem their shares on a daily basis at a price based on NAV per share. There is no secondary market for the Shares, and the Fund does not expect a secondary market will develop. You may not be able to sell your Shares when and/or in the amount that you desire.
    The Fund is structured as an interval fund, which means it conducts quarterly repurchase offers of no less than 5% of the Fund's outstanding shares at net asset value ("NAV"). Investors should not rely on any expectation of repurchase offers being made in excess of 5%.
    Investors should consider the Fund's shares illiquid. The ability of investors to sell shares to access their invested capital is very limited.
    The distribution rate is calculated based on actual distributions paid over a trailing 12-month period and dividing by the NAV as of the reporting date plus any capital gains distributed over the same period. The Fund makes periodic distributions to shareholders based on a set distribution frequency. The level of distributions (including any return of capital) is not fixed. The Fund's distribution amounts are determined based on the cash distributions received from the underlying investments less applicable expenses. Shareholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net profit. A portion of the distributions consist of a return of capital based on the character of the distributions received from the underlying holdings. If a distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the Fund provides a Section 19(a) notice of the best estimate of its distribution sources at that time. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholders' 1099- DIV forms after the end of the year. There is no assurance that the Company will continue to declare distributions or that they will continue at these rates.
    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.
    Performance assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
    To obtain a prospectus, download prospectus online or call Customer Service at 1-800-222-5852 . Carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. The prospectus, or summary prospectus if available, contains this and other information. Please read it carefully before investing.
    Principal Real Asset Fund is distributed by Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. Principal Global Investors is the Investment Adviser to the Fund.
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