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04-30-13

Total ReturnCategory Average
Total Return 28.7 15.5 0.2 14.7 8.0
Category Average 28.2 14.1 -0.6 12.9 7.4
Assets for Each Yr* 65.5 83.6 88.2 112.0 126.2
*billions

Trailing Returns %
04-30-13

  YTD 3 Year 5 Year    
Fund Family 7.99 10.40 5.38

Key Stats
04-30-13

Total Assets* Min. Investment Load (% of Assets) No Load (% of Assets)
126,157 $0 27.0 73.0
Asset Class Score % of Assets Expense Ratio % Expense Rating
Domestic Stock 3.2 33.63 1.18 Average
International Stock 2.8 8.15 1.51 Average
Municipal Bond 2.3 0.42 1.21 Above Avg
Taxable Bond 3.5 20.47 1.02 Average
*Doesn't include money market assets.

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Portfolio Analysis

Morningstar Style Box
4 4 4
2 1 3
2 2 2
Asset Allocation %
Cash 5.2
Stocks 65.9
Bonds 25.8
Other 3.2
Annual Turnover % 53
% Assets in Top 10 2.8
 
Sector Breakdown (% of stocks) 
Sensitive 38.1
Communication Services 3.4
Energy 10.2
Industrials 11.1
Technology 13.4
Cyclical 41.4
Basic Materials 4.4
Consumer Cyclical 12.1
Financial Services 15.8
Real Estate 9.0
Defensive 20.5
Consumer Defensives 6.8
Healthcare 10.3
Utilities 3.4

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YTD Return through 05-21-13

  Sector YTD Return % % Net Assets  
  Apple Inc* Technology -16.31 0.41
  Google, Inc. Class A* Technology 28.22 0.36
  Simon Property Group Inc* RealEstate 15.46 0.30
  Exxon Mobil Corporation* Energy 8.61 0.28
  Chevron Corp* Energy 18.22 0.28
  Pfizer Inc* Healthcare 16.67 0.26
  JPMorgan Chase & Co* Financial Services 21.95 0.25
  Microsoft Corporation* Technology 32.20 0.24
  Wells Fargo & Co* Financial Services 20.63 0.23
  Qualcomm, Inc.* Technology 6.71 0.21
  Starbucks Corporation* Consumer Cyclical 20.59 0.18
  MasterCard Incorporated Class A* Financial Services 19.23 0.18
  Gilead Sciences Inc* Healthcare 53.76 0.17
  Williams Companies Inc* Energy 16.34 0.17
  General Electric Co* Industrials 13.63 0.16
  Union Pacific Corp* Industrials 26.59 0.16
  Accenture PLC* Technology 25.88 0.15
  Kinder Morgan, Inc.* Energy 18.43 0.14
  Occidental Petroleum Corporation* Energy 22.31 0.14
  Procter & Gamble Co* Consumer Defensive 17.78 0.14
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Best 5-Year Relative Performance | More
05-21-13

Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report
Principal Preferred Securities Inst 2 07-19-11
Principal High Yield Fund I Inst 3 ---
Principal LargeCap Growth I Inst 5 ---
Principal Global Real Estate Sec A 7 ---
Principal MidCap R2 13 05-20-13

Worst 5-Year Relative Performance | More
05-21-13

Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report
Principal Inflation Protection Inst 93 ---
Principal California Municipal A 85 ---
Principal MidCap Growth R2 84 ---
Principal Large Cap Value III Inst 83 ---
Principal Large Cap Growth R2 82 11-14-11

Lowest Expenses | More
05-21-13

Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report
Principal LifeTime 2010 Instl 0.04 03-21-13
Principal LifeTime 2015 Instl 0.04 03-21-13
Principal LifeTime 2020 Instl 0.04 03-21-13
Principal LifeTime 2025 Instl 0.04 03-21-13
Principal LifeTime 2030 Instl 0.04 03-21-13

Highest Expenses | More
05-21-13

Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report
Principal Global Multi-Strategy A 2.00 ---
Principal Intl Emerging Markets R2 1.98 ---
Principal MidCap Growth III R2 1.70 ---
Principal Diversified Intl R2 1.63 03-31-11
Principal Real Estate Securities R2 1.58 ---

Longest Manager Tenure | More
05-21-13

Fund Name Manager Name Average Manager Tenure
Principal Bond & Mtg Securities R2 William C. Armstrong 13
Principal Diversified Intl R2 Paul H. Blankenhagen III 9
Principal SmallCap Growth II Inst Kenneth G. Mertz II 7
Principal Capital Appreciation A Philip M. Foreman 7
Principal Large Cap Growth II Inst E.A. Prescott LeGard 7

Shortest Manager Tenure | More
05-21-13

Fund Name Manager Name Average Manager Tenure
Principal LifeTime 2060 Institutional Matthew Annenberg 0
Principal Global Opportunities Instl Christopher Ibach 0
Principal Blue Chip Institutional K. William Nolin 1
Principal Opportunistic Municipal A Douglas J. Gaylor 1
Principal California Municipal A Douglas J. Gaylor 1

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