Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio (SAIPX)
The investment seeks to provide as high a level of total return (consisting of reinvested income and capital appreciation), consistent with a moderate degree of principal risk. The fund operate as funds of funds and invest principally in funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") of Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds ("underlying funds"). It generally categorizes each underlying fund as a fixed-income, equity, or specialty fund based on its investment profile.
Fund Info
US74254V5131
74254V513
Jul 24, 1996
$1,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
SAIPX features an expense ratio of 0.61%, falling within the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio had a return of 2.68% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.43% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio had an annualized return of 2.34%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio did not perform as well as the benchmark.
SAIPX
2.68%
1.69%
1.76%
9.43%
2.37%
2.34%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SAIPX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03% | 2.68% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 0.43% | 1.27% | 1.51% | -2.48% | 2.63% | 1.13% | 2.14% | 1.77% | 1.55% | -1.88% | 2.79% | -3.55% | 7.30% |
| 2023 | 4.75% | -2.67% | 1.58% | 1.08% | -1.07% | 2.39% | 1.41% | -1.22% | -3.18% | -1.92% | 6.34% | 4.13% | 11.69% |
| 2022 | -3.26% | -2.35% | 0.17% | -5.38% | 0.42% | -5.23% | 4.92% | -2.90% | -6.25% | 2.07% | 4.98% | -4.70% | -16.89% |
| 2021 | -0.62% | 1.17% | 1.36% | 2.89% | 0.74% | 1.04% | 0.80% | 0.94% | -2.46% | 2.42% | -1.50% | -2.99% | 3.65% |
| 2020 | 0.33% | -3.18% | -9.14% | 6.15% | 2.46% | 1.45% | 3.39% | 2.21% | -1.36% | -0.81% | 5.67% | 1.44% | 7.91% |
| 2019 | 4.11% | 1.14% | 1.39% | 1.63% | -1.69% | 3.10% | 0.42% | 0.17% | 0.75% | 1.00% | 1.07% | 0.19% | 13.99% |
| 2018 | 1.80% | -2.41% | -0.33% | 0.17% | 0.58% | -0.10% | 1.32% | 0.73% | -0.16% | -3.50% | 0.67% | -7.22% | -8.47% |
| 2017 | 1.47% | 1.53% | 0.15% | 1.01% | 0.91% | 0.19% | 1.40% | 0.41% | 0.99% | 0.81% | 0.80% | -1.78% | 8.12% |
| 2016 | -2.13% | -0.18% | 3.73% | 0.70% | 0.61% | 0.64% | 2.16% | 0.25% | 0.29% | -1.18% | -0.09% | 0.03% | 4.83% |
| 2015 | -0.08% | 2.15% | -0.24% | 0.33% | 0.40% | -1.32% | 0.66% | -3.02% | -1.18% | 2.82% | -0.17% | -5.32% | -5.10% |
| 2014 | -0.92% | 2.71% | 0.00% | 0.25% | 1.49% | 1.30% | -1.21% | 1.96% | -1.74% | 1.39% | 0.97% | -2.09% | 4.04% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SAIPX is 70, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio (SAIPX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio provided a 2.26% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.29 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.29 | $0.29 | $0.26 | $0.24 | $0.21 | $0.22 | $0.25 | $0.27 | $0.28 | $0.24 | $0.22 | $0.28 |
Dividend yield | 2.26% | 2.32% | 2.20% | 2.19% | 1.62% | 1.70% | 2.08% | 2.50% | 2.27% | 2.10% | 1.93% | 2.32% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.29 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.26 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.24 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.21 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.22 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.25 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.27 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.28 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.24 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.22 |
| 2014 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.28 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio. 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 Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio was 35.20%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 460 trading sessions.
The current Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio drawdown is 3.45%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.2% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 460 | Jan 3, 2011 | 798 |
| -23.82% | Nov 10, 2021 | 234 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -20.02% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 107 | Aug 24, 2020 | 130 |
| -12.57% | Apr 27, 2015 | 202 | Feb 11, 2016 | 301 | Apr 24, 2017 | 503 |
| -12.49% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 210 | Oct 24, 2019 | 439 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced Portfolio volatility is 1.44%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.