Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 (PSSMX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 (PSSMX) Fund

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Fund Manager - Thomas L. Kruchten

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 7.5 years
Similar Funds: PSSIX  PSSJX  PSSNX  PSSPX  PSSSX
Fund Family: Principal Funds
Fund Category: Small Blend
Fund Performance: May 30, 2016
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A+ (Score: 0.82)     (What does this score mean?)
Thomas L. Kruchten has been with Principal Global Investors, LLC since 2005. He earned a B.A. in finance from the University of Northern Iowa. Mr. Kruchten has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Iowa.  Get more insights on Thomas L. Kruchten

Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund normally invests at least 80% of the assets in common stocks of companies that compose the Standard & Poorâs (âS&Pâ) SmallCap 600 index. It attempts to mirror the investment performance of the index by allocating the fundâs assets in approximately the same weightings as the S&P SmallCap 600 index.

What we like about Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 (PSSMX) Fund

Data for Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) as of May 30, 2016

Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) management has been with Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund for 7.5 years
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) has good short-term performance (1-year return -0.52% vs -5.18% Small Blend category median performance)
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 9.08% vs 6.96% Small Blend category median performance)
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 9.79% vs 7.84% Small Blend category median performance)
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above
Asset base in Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) has been consistently increasing at a reasonable pace in the last 2 months. It shows investor confidence and market support
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 19.90% vs Small Blend average of 52.13%. It is good that Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 management does not trade extensively for its return.
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 14.08, lower than category average of 14.58
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) has a lower expense ratio than its Small Blend average: 0.73% vs 1.22%

What we are cautious about Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 (PSSMX) Fund

Data for Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund (PSSMX) as of May 30, 2016

Even though Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.25% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

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Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3	5.22	-0.52	9.08	9.79
Voya Small Company W (ISMWX)	5.84	0.39	9.50	9.36	Compare
Natixis Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value A (NEFJX)	4.84	-1.74	10.70	10.01	Compare
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ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY)	5.61%	0.29%	9.84%
Wilshire Micro-Cap ETF (WMCR)	0	0	0
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB)	0	0	0
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO)	0	0	0
WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings ETF (EES)	0	0	0

Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 (PSSMX) Fund Net Asset

Track net asset change of Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 fund (PSSMX)

Date	Net Asset
05/2016	$1.14B
03/2016	$1.13B
02/2016	$1.05B

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Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 (PSSMX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R3 fund (PSSMX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
04/2016	1.39%	98.6%	0%	0%
02/2016	2.92%	97.07%	0%	0%
01/2016	2.99%	97%	0%	0%

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Apr 29, 2016

Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures June16 [1.37%]
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, I [0.78%]
ViaSat, Inc. [0.55%]
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. [0.51%]
Southwest Gas Corporation Commo [0.49%]
EMCOR Group, Inc. Common Stock [0.47%]
Take-Two Interactive Software, [0.46%]
Blackbaud, Inc. [0.46%]
PDC Energy, Inc. [0.45%]
Helen of Troy Limited [0.45%]

Feb 28, 2016

Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures June16 [1.62%]
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, I [0.77%]
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. [0.56%]
ViaSat, Inc. [0.52%]
Take-Two Interactive Software, [0.5%]
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. [0.49%]
Southwest Gas Corporation Commo [0.49%]
NorthWestern Corporation Common [0.47%]
EMCOR Group, Inc. Common Stock [0.47%]
Blackbaud, Inc. [0.47%]

Jan 30, 2016

Russell 2000 Mini Mar16 [2.95%]
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, I [0.79%]
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. [0.57%]
ABIOMED, Inc. [0.56%]
NewJersey Resources Corporation [0.51%]
PrivateBancorp, Inc. [0.5%]
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorpo [0.49%]
Take-Two Interactive Software, [0.49%]
EMCOR Group, Inc. Common Stock [0.48%]
Blackbaud, Inc. [0.48%]

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