# U.S. LargeCap Buffer July Account — new fund registration PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2022-02-11. Featured series: U.S. LargeCap Buffer July Account. ## Registration - Registrant / trust: PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC - CIK: 0000012601 - Form: 485APOS - Filed: 2022-02-11 - Accession: 0001683863-22-000622 - Reported net assets: $42.1M ## Series & classes (55) _Showing 25 of 55 series/class rows._ | Series | Class | Ticker | New | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [International Emerging Markets Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007656) | International Emerging Markets Account Class 1 | — | — | | [LargeCap S&P 500 Index Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007660) | LargeCap S&P 500 Index Account Class 1 | — | — | | [LargeCap S&P 500 Index Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007660) | LargeCap S&P 500 Index Account Class 2 | — | — | | [MidCap Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007662) | MidCap Account Class 1 | — | — | | [MidCap Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007662) | MidCap Account Class 2 | — | — | | [Principal LifeTime 2010 Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007667) | Principal LifeTime 2010 Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Principal LifeTime 2020 Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007668) | Principal LifeTime 2020 Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Principal LifeTime 2030 Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007669) | Principal LifeTime 2030 Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Principal LifeTime 2040 Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007670) | Principal LifeTime 2040 Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Principal LifeTime 2050 Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007671) | Principal LifeTime 2050 Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007672) | Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Real Estate Securities Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007673) | Real Estate Securities Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Real Estate Securities Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007673) | Real Estate Securities Account Class 2 | — | — | | [SmallCap Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007675) | SmallCap Account Class 1 | — | — | | [SmallCap Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007675) | SmallCap Account Class 2 | — | — | | [Core Plus Bond Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007677) | Core Plus Bond Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Diversified International Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007681) | Diversified International Account Class 1 | — | — | | [LargeCap Growth Account I](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000007682) | LargeCap Growth Account I Class 1 | — | — | | [Equity Income Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000014083) | Equity Income Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Equity Income Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000014083) | Equity Income Account Class 2 | — | — | | [Equity Income Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000014083) | Equity Income Account Class 3 | — | — | | [Strategic Asset Management Strategic Growth Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000014084) | Strategic Asset Management Strategic Growth Portfolio Class 1 | — | — | | [Strategic Asset Management Strategic Growth Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000014084) | Strategic Asset Management Strategic Growth Portfolio Class 2 | — | — | | [Principal Capital Appreciation Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000014085) | Principal Capital Appreciation Account Class 1 | — | — | | [Principal Capital Appreciation Account](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000014085) | Principal Capital Appreciation Account Class 2 | — | — | ## Fees (from the effective prospectus) - 12b-1 fee: 0.25% - Gross expense ratio: 1.02% - Management fee: 0.69% - Net expense ratio: 1.00% - Other expenses: 0.05% ## Investment objective The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) based on the S&P 500 Price Return Index (the Index), while seeking to provide a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Index losses, over a twelve-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30. ## Advisers - [Principal Global Investors, LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/109002) ## Other filings by this registrant (15) - [485APOS — 2025-03-04](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-25-000024) - [485APOS — 2025-02-24 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-25-000011) - [485APOS — 2022-08-12 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-22-005561) - [485APOS — 2021-02-25](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-21-000017) - [485APOS — 2020-09-25 (9 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-20-000205) - [485APOS — 2020-02-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-20-000026) - [485APOS — 2019-02-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-19-000024) - [485APOS — 2018-03-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-18-000015) - [485APOS — 2017-03-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-17-000033) - [485APOS — 2016-12-14 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-16-000514) - [485APOS — 2016-02-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-16-000309) - [485APOS — 2015-05-14 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000012601-15-000163) ## More - [Registrant profile: PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/12601) - [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-22-000622.md) - [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/) --- Source: public SEC filing data via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). 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