Principal Global Emerging Markets Fund
Overview
Performance
As of 11/30/2025
YTD
33.22%
1-year
32.28%
3-year
15.62%
5-year
5.88%
10-year
7.33%
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
PEPSX
CUSIP
74251T511
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets NTR Index
NAV
$34.85
Total fund assets
$5.43B
Dividend frequency
Annually
Minimum investment
—
Inception date
12/06/2000
Morningstar category
Diversified Emerging Markets
Investment approach
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of emerging market companies. The fund's manager considers “emerging market” to mean any market that is considered to be an emerging market by the international financial community (including the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or Bloomberg Emerging Markets USD Aggregate Bond Index). It invests in equity securities regardless of market capitalization (small, medium or large) and style (growth or value).
Performance & expenses
As of
11/30/2025
| Name | 1 month | 3 month | YTD | 1-year | 3-year | 5-year | 10-year | Since inception | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total return | -1.77% | 8.27% | 33.22% | 32.28% | 15.62% | 5.88% | 7.33% | 7.93% | — |
| Benchmark performance MSCI Emerging Markets NTR Index |
-2.39% | 8.96% | 29.69% | 29.51% | 14.72% | 5.06% | 7.85% | — | — |
| Morningstar category average Diversified Emerging Markets |
-1.45% | 7.71% | 27.22% | 25.96% | 13.98% | 5.33% | 7.41% | — | — |
| Morningstar percentile rankings | — | — | — | 15 | 25 | 42 | 54 | — | — |
| # of funds in category | 765 | 764 | 752 | 751 | 693 | 616 | 456 | — | 693 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total return | 7.32% | 12.37% | 32.06% | 23.23% | 19.91% | 7.75% | 7.45% | 7.95% | — |
| Benchmark performance MSCI Emerging Markets NTR Index |
7.15% | 10.64% | 27.53% | 17.32% | 18.21% | 7.02% | 7.99% | — | — |
| Morningstar category average Diversified Emerging Markets |
5.49% | 8.79% | 24.61% | 15.93% | 17.75% | 7.26% | 7.59% | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total return | 5.96% | 12.65% | -22.76% | 0.67% | 19.49% |
| Morningstar category average Diversified Emerging Markets |
6.04% | 12.32% | -20.86% | 0.39% | 17.90% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Income | 0.0363 |
| 12/27/2023 | Income | 0.4405 |
| 12/28/2022 | Income | 0.2777 |
Expense ratio gross
1.32%
Expense ratio net
1.32%
Expense limit expiration date
—
Maximum up-front sales charge
—
Contingent deferred sales charge
—
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.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactu
13.30%
2.
Tencent Holdings Ltd
5.73%
3.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
4.60%
4.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
4.16%
5.
Principal Government Money Mar
4.10%
6.
SK hynix Inc
2.48%
7.
Delta Electronics Inc
1.83%
8.
HDFC Bank Ltd
1.75%
9.
AIA Group Ltd
1.74%
10.
ICICI Bank Ltd
1.63%
Portfolio management
Daniel Graña
32 years of experience
John Paul Lech
21 years of experience