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Principal Fds, Inc. Equity Income Fd Insti: (MF: PEIIX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 6, 2026 06:11 PM ET
$43.60 USD
+0.69 (1.61%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 15.61 | 52 |
| 3 months | 3.39 | 30 |
| 6 months | 9.42 | 36 |
| 1 Year | 15.61 | 52 |
| 3 Year | 14.04 | 51 |
| 5 Year | 10.17 | 63 |
| 10 Year | 11.46 | 40 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -49.27 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 743.25 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 15.61 |
| 5 Year | 10.17 |
| 10 Year | 11.46 |
| Since Inception | 8.38 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.63 | 4.98 | 5.83 | 3.39 |
| 2024 | 8.00 | -0.81 | 9.62 | -1.69 |
| 2023 | 0.06 | 3.96 | -3.57 | 10.75 |
| 2022 | -3.80 | -11.24 | -6.38 | 11.95 |
| 2021 | 7.49 | 5.70 | -2.15 | 10.01 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 15.61 | 15.45 | 11.10 | -10.51 | 22.31 | 6.53 | 28.92 | -5.04 | 21.02 | 15.55 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.60 | -9.56 | -15.14 | 7.68 | -6.36 | -11.86 | -2.56 | -0.65 | -0.77 | 3.62 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.55 | -0.38 | -4.18 | 0.27 | -2.02 | -1.67 | 3.28 | 2.51 | 3.61 | 4.23 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.56 | 0.61 |
| % Yield | 1.50 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.34 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 2.45 | 1.64 | 2.08 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 3.50 | 3.72 | 0.26 | 1.35 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 0.52 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%