# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000898745
**File Stem:** 0000898745-26-000702
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 17836
**Document Hash:** dcb41d9818fbdea8f9e295ad511cc073
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000898745-26-000702.hdr.sgml**: 20260625

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000898745-26-000702

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260430

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260625

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260625

**PERIOD START**: 20261031

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000898745

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-07572
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261118211

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 711 HIGH STREET
- **CITY:** DES MOINES
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 50392
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 515-235-9328

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
- **CITY:** DES MOINES
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 50392

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20211220

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRINCIPAL FUNDS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20080616

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRINCIPAL INVESTORS FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20001012

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Strategic Asset Management Balanced Portfolio (Series ID: S000014246)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000038768 | Class A             | SABPX           |
| C000038770 | Class C             | SCBPX           |
| C000038771 | Institutional Class | PSBIX           |
| C000039361 | R-3                 | PBAPX           |
| C000039364 | R-5                 | PSBFX           |
| C000039365 | Class J             | PSAJX           |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** Principal Funds, Inc

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-07572

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0000898745

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 549300HZGBXSW6DSXF23

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 711 High St

  - **City:** Des Moines

  - **State:** IA

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 50392

  - **Telephone number:** 515-235-1719

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** SAM Balanced Portfolio

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000014246

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300S8O6Z9WO7ZQ889

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2026-10-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2026-04-30

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $4848641342.98

**Total Liabilities:** $2060023.75

**Net Assets:** $4846581319.23

**Cash Not Reported:** $1109476.76

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000038768 | 1.78%                | -4.65%               | 5.82%                |
| Class ID C000038770 | 1.72%                | -4.70%               | 5.75%                |
| Class ID C000038771 | 1.83%                | -4.64%               | 5.86%                |
| Class ID C000039361 | 1.72%                | -4.60%               | 5.77%                |
| Class ID C000039364 | 1.77%                | -4.60%               | 5.81%                |
| Class ID C000039365 | 1.76%                | -4.64%               | 5.85%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $1002774.00              | $80514501.22                               |
| Month 2  | $8696126.57              | $-236411401.90                             |
| Month 3  | $373828.03               | $263125903.83                              |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                                                            | Title                                                           | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Diversified Real Asset Fund                                     | Diversified Real Asset Fund                                     | CUSIP: 742537467<br>LEI: 549300FY1HF8KNDK4G58 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   5156116 | NS      | $72134058.81  | 1.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| LargeCap Growth Fund I                                          | LargeCap Growth Fund I                                          | CUSIP: 742537590<br>LEI: 5493005TWCHTR0PO8C36 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   2665935 | NS      | $42574984.47  | 0.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Core Fixed Income Fund                                          | Core Fixed Income Fund                                          | CUSIP: 742537616<br>LEI: 2K6IF9KYA1Q08XNZVZ48 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |  64986880 | NS      | $560186907.60 | 11.56%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| LargeCap Value Fund III                                         | LargeCap Value Fund III                                         | CUSIP: 74253J677<br>LEI: 549300P5E4OK1XZWQO33 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   9144628 | NS      | $169358517.69 | 3.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| LargeCap S&P 500 Index Fund                                     | LargeCap S&P 500 Index Fund                                     | CUSIP: 74253Q788<br>LEI: 549300HDJCROTIVIXD92 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   6332628 | NS      | $216575870.55 | 4.47%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Inflation Protection Fund                                       | Inflation Protection Fund                                       | CUSIP: 74254T815<br>LEI: 5493006ECFME6VCZ0U45 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   4150985 | NS      | $32336174.26  | 0.67%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Principal Capital Appreciation Fund                             | Principal Capital Appreciation Fund                             | CUSIP: 74254U432<br>LEI: 549300488LDV833BXR20 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   4599064 | NS      | $416859166.49 | 8.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Short-Term Income Fund                                          | Short-Term Income Fund                                          | CUSIP: 74254U440<br>LEI: IJOCWVJG326LDFE5SJ51 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   9916513 | NS      | $119989802.87 | 2.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Government & High Quality Bond Fund                             | Government & High Quality Bond Fund                             | CUSIP: 74254U457<br>LEI: XQSA5XKJBXF2IV4K6K06 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   6217101 | NS      | $56513445.22  | 1.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Equity Income Fund                                              | Equity Income Fund                                              | CUSIP: 74254U499<br>LEI: 549300LK1BTIDFAOW136 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   8031486 | NS      | $358123974.65 | 7.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bond Market Index Fund                                          | Bond Market Index Fund                                          | CUSIP: 742553316<br>LEI: VNIC77YUXCT48GBDSU43 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |  24814154 | NS      | $212161013.94 | 4.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Overseas Fund                                                   | Overseas Fund                                                   | CUSIP: 742553571<br>LEI: M8LPS0WBNG35BUE1BV52 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |  19294124 | NS      | $244070665.37 | 5.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Finisterre Emerging Markets Total Return Bond Fund              | Finisterre Emerging Markets Total Return Bond Fund              | CUSIP: 74255L175<br>LEI: 549300MNS2JZWUXHD778 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |  14893185 | NS      | $143719237.40 | 2.97%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Principal Value ETF                                             | Principal Value ETF                                             | CUSIP: 74255Y300<br>LEI: 549300X72DS7OIEXMJ50 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    452000 | NS      | $24281214.00  | 0.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF                                    | Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF                                    | CUSIP: 74255Y607<br>LEI: 5493008MXNTNT2RRXN18 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   3129700 | NS      | $198156955.50 | 4.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Principal International Equity ETF                              | Principal International Equity ETF                              | CUSIP: 74255Y698<br>LEI: 254900IUDNVVDBH14H30 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   8465387 | NS      | $296034583.39 | 6.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF                                     | Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF                                     | CUSIP: 74255Y870<br>LEI: 549300XGM3O583ZPRJ37 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   7570257 | NS      | $532946092.80 | 11.00%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Global Listed Infrastructure Fund                               | Global Listed Infrastructure Fund                               | CUSIP: 74256W121<br>LEI: 549300UO9IFEWQKUAV03 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   1814795 | NS      | $24372694.62  | 0.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund                               | Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund                               | CUSIP: 74256W469<br>LEI: 54930000PG64KHHYCN32 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   2112822 | NS      | $46608852.00  | 0.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund           | Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund           | CUSIP: 74256W485<br>LEI: 549300C5BAH7DRKDHO25 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   9736393 | NS      | $90451087.17  | 1.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| International Small Company Fund                                | International Small Company Fund                                | CUSIP: 74256W493<br>LEI: 5493005DM6DKJRUY3N14 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   1655490 | NS      | $21554483.09  | 0.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| International Equity Index Fund                                 | International Equity Index Fund                                 | CUSIP: 74256W519<br>LEI: 5493006KEEH2X763W530 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |  11776784 | NS      | $175238538.78 | 3.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Blue Chip Fund                                                  | Blue Chip Fund                                                  | CUSIP: 74256W535<br>LEI: 549300DIGKZKBG8KG876 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   1786146 | NS      | $73589199.96  | 1.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Real Estate Securities Fund                                     | Real Estate Securities Fund                                     | CUSIP: 74256W568<br>LEI: 5493007VCVKAGWPVUY18 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   3232310 | NS      | $100266262.65 | 2.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Global Emerging Markets Fund                                    | Global Emerging Markets Fund                                    | CUSIP: 74256W618<br>LEI: 5493005LRWTRDOOFXF24 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   7344812 | NS      | $290266951.35 | 5.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| High Yield Fund                                                 | High Yield Fund                                                 | CUSIP: 74256W626<br>LEI: 2U04QLKKFWRJC7CSOX80 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |  25848484 | NS      | $171375445.68 | 3.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Global Macro Fund                                               | Global Macro Fund                                               | CUSIP: 74257B522<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   4825999 | NS      | $53085987.45  | 1.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Principal Funds, Inc - Government Money Market Fund - Class R-6 | Principal Funds, Inc - Government Money Market Fund - Class R-6 | CUSIP: 74257B639<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        | 100857941 | NS      | $100857941.10 | 2.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| N/A                                                             | Futures                                                         | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: N/A                        | N/A              | DIR              |  | N/A       |        33 | NC      | $-79853.45    | -0.00%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| N/A                                                             | Futures                                                         | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: N/A                        | N/A              | DIR              |  | N/A       |        71 | NC      | $-596450.71   | -0.01%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| N/A                                                             | Futures                                                         | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: N/A                        | N/A              | DIR              |  | N/A       |       103 | NC      | $-346510.50   | -0.01%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| N/A                                                             | Futures                                                         | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: N/A                        | N/A              | DIR              |  | N/A       |        31 | NC      | $-502571.65   | -0.01%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| N/A                                                             | Futures                                                         | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: N/A                        | N/A              | DIR              |  | N/A       |        77 | NC      | $-197913.05   | -0.00%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| N/A                                                             | Futures                                                         | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: N/A                        | N/A              | DIR              |  | N/A       |        49 | NC      | $-134912.11   | -0.00%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| N/A                                                             | Futures                                                         | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: N/A                        | N/A              | DIR              |  | N/A       |        28 | NC      | $-31043.81    | -0.00%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2026-05-29

**Name of Applicant:** Principal Funds, Inc

**Signature:** Megan Hoffmann

**Name of Signer:** /s/ Megan Hoffmann

**Title:** Vice President and Treasurer