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Mutual Fund Insights: Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX)

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See Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $11.66 on 3/12/2010, Change: +0.01 (0.09%)
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Fund Manager - K. William Nolin

Fund Manager Tenure: 9.3 years   [Similar Funds: PMBCX  PMBJX  PMBMX  PMBPX  PMBSX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.75)     (What does this score mean?)
Nolin is a portfolio manager for PGI. He serves as the portfolio manager for the firm's international small-cap equity portfolios. He joined the firm in 1994. Nolin holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on K. William Nolin

  

What we like about Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) What we like about Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX)

Data for Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) as of January 31, 2010

  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) management has been with Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund for 9.3 years
  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -3.48% vs -6.52% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 3.09% vs 1.32% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 12.90% vs Mid-Cap Blend average of 91.38%. It is good that Principal MidCap Blend R2 management does not trade extensively for its return.
  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 20.61, lower than category average of 24.11

  

What we are cautious about Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) What we are cautious about Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX)

Data for Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) as of January 31, 2010

  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 34.26% vs 42.02% Mid-Cap Blend category average)
  • Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) has a higher management fee of 1.40% than its Mid-Cap Blend average of 1.38%
  • Even though Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.30% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses
See Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Principal MidCap Blend R2 fund (PMBNX)

DateNet Asset
01/2010$4.22M
11/2009$4.32M
10/2009$4.05M
More historic net asset information on Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX)

  

Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) Portfolio Allocation

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DateCashStockBondOther
10/20091.54%96.73%0%1.72%
09/20091.58%96.78%0%1.64%
08/20092.08%96.4%0%1.51%
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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX)

Discover what Principal MidCap Blend R2 Fund (PMBNX) manager is buying

31-Oct-09
LABORATORY CORP NEW [2.97%]
NEWMONT MIN CP (HLDG [2.65%]
IRON MOUNTAIN (DEL) [2.53%]
LOEWS CP [2.46%]
COVANTA HLD CP [2.4%]
EVEREST RE GRP LTD [2.34%]
ENCORE ACQUISITION [2.21%]
Discovery Communications, Inc [2.16%]
Liberty Media Corporation [2.14%]

30-Sep-09
Cintas Corporation [3.41%]
LABORATORY CORP NEW [2.54%]
NEWMONT MIN CP (HLDG [2.47%]
IRON MOUNTAIN (DEL) [2.47%]
LOEWS CP [2.3%]
VALEANT PHARMA INTL [2.26%]
COVANTA HLD CP [2.15%]
EVEREST RE GRP LTD [2.13%]
ENCORE ACQUISITION [2.03%]

31-Aug-09
Cintas Corporation [3.25%]
IRON MOUNTAIN (DEL) [2.82%]
LABORATORY CORP NEW [2.79%]
NEWMONT MIN CP (HLDG [2.44%]
LOEWS CP [2.41%]
COVANTA HLD CP [2.36%]
EVEREST RE GRP LTD [2.21%]
VALEANT PHARMA INTL [2.19%]
ENCORE ACQUISITION [2.15%]

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