# Global Div Inc Fund — new fund registration

PRINCIPAL FUNDS INC registered 2 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2008-10-01. Featured series: Global Div Inc Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: PRINCIPAL FUNDS INC
- CIK: 0000898745
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2008-10-01
- State of incorporation: MD
- Accession: 0000898745-08-000087
- Reported net assets: $2.2B

## Series & classes (10)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Global Div Inc Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024296) | Institutional Class | PGDIX | Yes |
| [Global Div Inc Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024296) | Class J | — | Yes |
| [Global Div Inc Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024296) | Class A | PGBAX | Yes |
| [Global Div Inc Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024296) | Class C | PGDCX | Yes |
| [Mortgage Sec Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024297) | Class J | — | Yes |
| [Mortgage Sec Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024297) | Class R-1 | — | Yes |
| [Mortgage Sec Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024297) | Class R-2 | — | Yes |
| [Mortgage Sec Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024297) | Class R-3 | — | Yes |
| [Mortgage Sec Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024297) | Class R-4 | — | Yes |
| [Mortgage Sec Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000024297) | Class R-5 | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.82%
- Management fee: 0.66%
- Net expense ratio: 0.73%
- Other expenses: 0.12%

## Investment objective

The Fund seeks income.

## Advisers

- [Principal Global Investors, LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/109002)
- [Blackrock Financial Management, Inc. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/107105)
- [Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106220)
- [Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/155584)
- [PineBridge Investments, LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105926)
- [Polen Capital Credit, LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/108468)
- [Post Advisory Group, LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/108860)
- [Principal Real Estate Investors LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/109008)
- [Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/18217)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-06-26](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-26-000760)
- [485APOS — 2025-12-16 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-25-000688)
- [485APOS — 2025-04-04 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-25-000260)
- [NT NPORT-P — 2022-12-30](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001752724-22-298176)
- [485APOS — 2022-12-14 (9 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-22-007624)
- [485APOS — 2022-09-19](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-22-000163)
- [485APOS — 2022-07-01 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-22-005229)
- [485APOS — 2020-12-29](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-20-000772)
- [485APOS — 2020-10-30](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-20-000619)
- [485APOS — 2019-12-17](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-19-000725)
- [485APOS — 2019-10-31](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-19-000686)
- [485APOS — 2019-03-29 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898745-19-000316)

## More

- [Registrant profile: PRINCIPAL FUNDS INC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/898745)
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