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- Principal Funds, Inc. (PFI) serves as the investment adviser and distributor for a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds offered to individual and institutional investors seeking asset accumulation, income, and growth objectives. The firm offers equity funds including large-cap blend strategies such as the Principal Capital Appreciation Fund Class A (CMNWX), which primarily invests in equity securities across market capitalizations with emphasis on large-cap companies trading at discounts to private market value, competitive advantages, or industry barriers to entry; fixed income funds covering government, corporate, and high-yield bonds; balanced and asset allocation funds; alternative investments; and target-date retirement series; alongside money market and stable value options. Funds are distributed through Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. and accessible via broker-dealers, retirement plans, and direct channels, with share classes including A, R, I, J, and institutional variants featuring varying sales loads and expense ratios from 0.74% net for CMNWX. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, Principal Funds, Inc. operates as part of Principal Financial Group, Inc., a global financial services organization originally founded in 1879, with fund operations tracing to 1993 under its corporate structure. The company's funds target retail investors, defined contribution plans such as 401(k)s, and institutional clients across the United States, with underlying support from Principal Asset Management's global investment teams managing billions in assets. In recent developments, Principal Financial Group, the parent entity, announced a strategic partnership with Barings in October 2025 to allocate up to $1 billion in private investment-grade portfolio finance via a separately managed account, enhancing its private credit platform under Principal Asset Management's oversight. Earlier in February 2025, Principal Asset Management closed a $3.64 billion capital raise for its Data Center Growth & Income Fund, exceeding targets to develop hyperscale data centers in partnership with Stream Data Centers, capitalizing over $8 billion in U.S. assets. These initiatives reflect ongoing expansion into private markets, direct lending—reaching $2 billion in borrower commitments—and opportunistic real estate amid surging digital infrastructure demand.