# Global Opportunities Fund — new fund registration

PRINCIPAL FUNDS INC registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2012-10-12. Featured series: Global Opportunities Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: PRINCIPAL FUNDS INC
- CIK: 0000898745
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2012-10-12
- State of incorporation: MD
- Accession: 0001144204-12-055877
- Reported net assets: $16.4M

## Series & classes (39)

_Showing 25 of 39 series/class rows._

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | R-2 | PPRSX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | R-3 | PNARX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | R-5 | PPARX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | R-4 | PQARX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | R-1 | PUSAX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | Institutional Class | PPSIX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | Class J | PPSJX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | Class A | PPSAX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | Class C | PRFCX | — |
| [Preferred Securities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007170) | Class P Shares | PPSPX | — |
| [Bond Market Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027178) | Institutional Class | PNIIX | — |
| [Bond Market Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027178) | Class R-1 | PBIMX | — |
| [Bond Market Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027178) | Class R-2 | PBINX | — |
| [Bond Market Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027178) | Class R-3 | PBOIX | — |
| [Bond Market Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027178) | Class R-4 | PBIPX | — |
| [Bond Market Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027178) | Class R-5 | PBIQX | — |
| [Bond Market Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027178) | Class J Shares | PBIJX | — |
| [International Equity Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027179) | Class R-3 | PIIOX | — |
| [International Equity Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027179) | Class R-4 | PIIPX | — |
| [International Equity Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027179) | Class R-5 | PIIQX | — |
| [International Equity Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027179) | Institutional Class | PIDIX | — |
| [International Equity Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027179) | Class R-1 | PILIX | — |
| [International Equity Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000027179) | Class R-2 | PINEX | — |
| [Diversified Real Asset Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000028139) | Class A Shares | PRDAX | — |
| [Diversified Real Asset Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000028139) | Class C Shares | PRDCX | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.85%
- Management fee: 0.83%
- Net expense ratio: 0.85%
- Other expenses: 0.02%

## Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

## Advisers

- [Principal Global Investors, LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/109002)

## 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)

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