Principal Blue Chip Fund (PBCKX)

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Principal Blue Chip Fund (PBCKX) is up 1.7% since the beginning of the year. PBCKX is currently trading at $42 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PBCKX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,555.

Principal Blue Chip Fund (PBCKX) has returned 1.70% so far this year and 6.41% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, PBCKX has achieved an annualized return of 16.67%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 15, 2012, PBCKX's average daily return is +0.07%, while the average monthly return is +1.34%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 4.3 years.

Historically, 69% of months were positive and 31% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +15.1%, while the worst month was Apr 2022 at -13.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, PBCKX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 13, 2020 with a return of +9.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -8.7%.

Principal Blue Chip Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.09%, beta of 0.98, and R2 of 0.79 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 18, 2012.

• This fund captured 112.50% of S&P 500 Index gains and 101.10% of its losses - amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 3.09% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 0.98 and R2 of 0.79, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

PBCKX has an expense ratio of 0.66%, placing it in the medium range.

PBCKX ranks 5 for risk / return — in the bottom 5% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Principal Blue Chip Fund (PBCKX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Principal Blue Chip Fund provided a 19.61% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $8.32 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Principal Blue Chip Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Principal Blue Chip Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Principal Blue Chip Fund was 38.00%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 331 trading sessions.

The current Principal Blue Chip Fund drawdown is 2.16%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.