SAM Balanced Portfolio
Overview
Performance
As of 11/30/2025
YTD
13.12%
1-year
9.79%
3-year
12.38%
5-year
7.47%
10-year
7.64%
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
SABPX
CUSIP
74254V547
Benchmark
SAM Balanced Blended Index
NAV
$18.10
Total fund assets
$4.79B
Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Minimum investment
$1,000.00
Inception date
07/25/1996
Morningstar category
Global Moderate Allocation
Investment approach
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of total return (consisting of reinvested income and capital appreciation) as is consistent with reasonable risk.
The fund operates as funds of funds and generally invests: between 20% and 60% of its assets in fixed-income funds, and less than 40% in any one fixed-income fund; between 40% and 80% of its assets in equity funds, and less than 30% in any one equity fund; and less than 20% of its assets in specialty funds, and less than 20% in any one specialty fund.
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 | 0.67% | 3.70% | 13.12% | 9.79% | 12.38% | 7.47% | 7.64% | 7.34% | — |
| Including sales charge | -4.89% | -2.01% | 6.88% | 3.72% | 10.29% | 6.26% | 7.03% | 7.13% | — |
| Benchmark performance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morningstar category average | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morningstar percentile rankings | — | — | — | 57 | 28 | 30 | 21 | — | — |
| # of funds in category | 419 | 418 | 417 | 415 | 410 | 397 | 320 | — | 410 |
| 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 | 2.27% | 5.15% | 11.56% | 10.53% | 15.41% | 8.52% | 7.92% | 7.33% | — |
| Including sales charge | -3.37% | -0.63% | 5.41% | 4.48% | 13.26% | 7.30% | 7.31% | 7.12% | — |
| Benchmark performance SAM Balanced Blended Index |
2.28% | 5.19% | 12.72% | 11.28% | 15.95% | 8.58% | 8.72% | — | — |
| Morningstar category average Global Moderate Allocation |
2.22% | 4.99% | 13.16% | 10.32% | 13.98% | 8.17% | 6.94% | — | — |
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 | 12.24% | 15.64% | -16.47% | 13.22% | 10.83% |
| Including sales charge | 6.08% | 9.24% | -21.08% | 6.97% | 4.73% |
| Morningstar category average Global Moderate Allocation |
8.79% | 12.16% | -13.20% | 12.01% | 9.32% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 09/30/2025 | Income | 0.0465 |
| 06/30/2025 | Income | 0.0397 |
| 03/31/2025 | Income | 0.0301 |
| 12/31/2024 | Income | 0.1866 |
| 12/19/2024 | Short Term Capital Gain | 0.0410 |
| 12/19/2024 | Long Term Capital Gain | 0.7606 |
| 09/30/2024 | Income | 0.0394 |
| 06/28/2024 | Income | 0.0418 |
| 03/28/2024 | Income | 0.0316 |
| 12/29/2023 | Income | 0.1598 |
| 09/29/2023 | Income | 0.0343 |
| 06/30/2023 | Income | 0.0311 |
| 03/31/2023 | Income | 0.0258 |
| 12/30/2022 | Income | 0.1340 |
| 12/20/2022 | Long Term Capital Gain | 0.8666 |
Expense ratio gross
1.07%
Expense ratio net
1.07%
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.
Core Fixed Income Fund
12.29%
2.
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF
12.25%
3.
Principal Capital Appreciation
9.85%
4.
Equity Income Fund
7.17%
5.
Bond Market Index Fund
5.92%
6.
Principal International Equity
5.65%
7.
Overseas Fund
4.97%
8.
Global Emerging Markets Fund
4.38%
9.
High Yield Fund
4.28%
10.
Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF
3.49%
Portfolio management
Brody Dass, CFA
12 years of experience
Todd Jablonski, CFA
27 years of experience
Yesim Tokat-Acikel
23 years of experience