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    • Performance
    04-30-13

    Total ReturnCategory Average
    Total Return28.6815.490.2214.707.99
    Category Average28.1514.07-0.5912.917.42
    Assets for Each Yr*65.4883.5788.15112.01126.16
    *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 mil $0 26.99 73.01
    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.

    Top 20 US Holdings | Get Price Quotes
    05-20-13

      Sector YTD Return % % Net Assets  
    Apple Inc* Technology -15.70 0.41
    Google, Inc. Class A* Technology 28.44 0.36
    Simon Property Group Inc* RealEstate 14.66 0.30
    Exxon Mobil Corporation* Energy 8.28 0.28
    Chevron Corp* Energy 17.14 0.28
    Pfizer Inc* Healthcare 16.35 0.26
    JPMorgan Chase & Co* Financial Services 20.29 0.25
    Microsoft Corporation* Technology 33.06 0.24
    Wells Fargo & Co* Financial Services 19.22 0.23
    Qualcomm, Inc.* Technology 7.26 0.21
    Starbucks Corporation* Consumer Cyclical 19.80 0.18
    MasterCard Incorporated Class A* Financial Services 18.92 0.18
    Gilead Sciences Inc* Healthcare 51.78 0.17
    Williams Companies Inc* Energy 16.73 0.17
    General Electric Co* Industrials 13.20 0.16
    Union Pacific Corp* Industrials 27.52 0.16
    Accenture PLC* Technology 25.32 0.15
    Kinder Morgan, Inc.* Energy 18.31 0.14
    Occidental Petroleum Corporation* Energy 23.13 0.14
    Procter & Gamble Co* Consumer Defensive 18.21 0.14

    Best 5-Year Relative Performance | More
    05-20-13

    Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report  
    Principal Preferred Securiti 2 07-19-11
    Principal High Yield Fund I 3 --
    Principal LargeCap Growth I 6 --
    Principal Global Real Estate 7 --
    Principal MidCap R2 12 01-23-13

    Worst 5-Year Relative Performance | More
    05-20-13

    Fund Name 5-Yr Rank Analyst Report  
    Principal Inflation Protecti 93 --
    Principal California Municip 85 --
    Principal Large Cap Value II 83 --
    Principal MidCap Growth R2 83 --
    Principal Large Cap Growth R 82 11-14-11

    Lowest Expenses | More
    05-20-13

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

    Highest Expenses | More
    05-20-13

    Fund Name Expense Ratio Analyst Report  
    Principal Global Multi-Strat 2.00 --
    Principal Intl Emerging Mark 1.98 --
    Principal MidCap Growth III 1.70 --
    Principal Diversified Intl R 1.63 03-31-11
    Principal Real Estate Securi 1.58 --

    Longest Manager Tenure | More
    05-20-13

    Fund Name   Manager Name Avg Manager Tenure  
    Principal Bond & Mtg William C. Armstrong 12.50
    Principal Diversifie Paul H. Blankenhagen 9.20
    Principal SmallCap G Kenneth G. Mertz II 7.20
    Principal Capital Ap Philip M. Foreman 7.10
    Principal Large Cap E.A. Prescott LeGard 6.70

    Shortest Manager Tenure | More
    05-20-13

    Fund Name   Manager Name Avg Manager Tenure  
    Principal LifeTime 2 Matthew Annenberg 0.20
    Principal Global Opp Christopher Ibach 0.40
    Principal Blue Chip K. William Nolin 0.70
    Principal Opportunis Douglas J. Gaylor 0.70
    Principal California Douglas J. Gaylor 1.00