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Exhibit 21

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Member Companies
December 31, 2015

Corporation   State or Country
of Domicile
Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Cuprum S.A.    Chile
Brasilprev Seguros e Previdencia S.A.    Brazil
CCB Principal Asset Management Co., Ltd.    China
CCI Capital Partners, LLC   Delaware
CCIP, LLC   Delaware
CIMB Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia
CIMB Wealth Advisors Berhad   Malaysia
CIMB-Principal Asset Management (S) Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad   Malaysia
CIMB-Principal Asset Management Company Limited   Thailand
Claritas Administração de Recursos Ltda.    Brazil
Claritas Investments Ltd.    Cayman Islands
Claritas Participaçoes S.A.    Brazil
Columbus Circle Investors   Delaware
Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Company   Delaware
Distribuidora Principal Mexico, S.A. De C.V.    Mexico
Diversified Dental Services, Inc.    Nevada
Edge Asset Management, Inc.    Washington
Employers Dental Services, Inc.    Arizona
Equity FC, Ltd.    Iowa
Finansa Asset Management Limited   Thailand
Finisterre Capital LLP   United Kingdom
Finisterre Capital UK Limited   United Kingdom
Finisterre Holdings Limited   Malta
Finisterre Hong Kong Limited   Hong Kong
Finisterre Malta Limited   Malta
Finisterre USA, Inc.    Delaware
First Dental Health   California
GAVI PREHC HC, LLC   Delaware
GAVI PREPI HC, LLC   Delaware
Hipotecaria Security Principal, S.A.    Chile
Inversiones Cuprum Internacional S.A.    Chile
Liongate Capital Management (Cayman) Limited   Cayman Islands
Liongate Capital Management (India) Private Limited   India
Liongate Capital Management (UK) Limited   United Kingdom
Liongate Capital Management (US) LP   Delaware
Liongate Capital Management Inc.    Delaware
Liongate Capital Management Limited   Malta
Liongate Capital Management LLP   United Kingdom
Liongate Limited   Malta
Liongate Multi-Strategy GP Limited   Cayman Islands
Morley Capital Management, Inc.    Oregon
Morley Financial Services, Inc.    Oregon
Origin Asset Management LLP   United Kingdom
Petula Associates, LLC   Iowa
Petula Prolix Development Company   Iowa
PFG DO Brasil LTDA   Brazil
PGI Finisterre Holding Company Ltd.    United Kingdom
PGI Origin Holding Company Ltd.    United Kingdom
Post Advisory Europe Limited   United Kingdom
Post Advisory Group, LLC   Delaware
Preferred Product Network, Inc.    Delaware
Principal Administradora General de Fondos S.A.    Chile
Principal Afore, S.A. de C.V., Principal Grupo Financiero   Mexico
Principal Asset Management Chile S.A.    Chile
Principal Asset Management Company (Asia) Limited   Hong Kong
Principal Bank   Iowa
Principal Chile Limitada   Chile
Principal Commercial Acceptance, LLC   Delaware
Principal Commercial Funding, LLC   Delaware
Principal Compañía de Seguros de Vida Chile S.A.    Chile
Principal Consulting (India) Private Limited   India
Principal Dental Services, Inc.    Arizona
Principal Development Investors, L.L.C.    Delaware
Principal Enterprise Capital, LLC   Delaware
Principal Financial Advisors, Inc.    Iowa
Principal Financial Group (Mauritius) Ltd.    Mauritius
Principal Financial Group, Inc.    Delaware
Principal Financial Group, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Financiero   Mexico
Principal Financial Services (Australia), Inc.    Iowa
Principal Financial Services I (UK) LLP   United Kingdom
Principal Financial Services I (US), LLC   Delaware

Corporation   State or Country
of Domicile
Principal Financial Services II (UK) Ltd.    United Kingdom
Principal Financial Services II (US), LLC   Delaware
Principal Financial Services III (UK) Ltd.    United Kingdom
Principal Financial Services IV (UK) LLP   United Kingdom
Principal Financial Services Latin America Ltd.    United Kingdom
Principal Financial Services V (UK) Ltd.    United Kingdom
Principal Financial Services VI (UK) Ltd   United Kingdom
Principal Financial Services, Inc.    Iowa
Principal Fondos de Inversión, S.A. de C.V., Operadora de Fondos de Inversión,    

Principal Grupo Financiero

  Mexico
Principal Funds Distributor, Inc.    Washington
Principal Generation Plant, LLC   Delaware
Principal Global Columbus Circle, LLC   Delaware
Principal Global Financial Services (Europe) II Ltd   United Kingdom
Principal Global Financial Services (Europe) Ltd   United Kingdom
Principal Global Investors (Asia) Limited   Hong Kong
Principal Global Investors (Australia) Limited   Australia
Principal Global Investors (Australia) Service Company Pty Ltd   Australia
Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited   United Kingdom
Principal Global Investors (Hong Kong) Limited   Hong Kong
Principal Global Investors (Ireland) Limited   Ireland
Principal Global Investors (Japan) Ltd.    Japan
Principal Global Investors (Singapore) Limited   Singapore
Principal Global Investors Holding Company, Inc.    Delaware
Principal Global Investors Participacoes LTDA   Brazil
Principal Global Investors Trust   Delaware
Principal Global Investors, LLC   Delaware
Principal Global Services Private Limited   India
Principal Holding Company Chile S.A.    Chile
Principal Holding Company, LLC   Iowa
Principal Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited   Hong Kong
Principal International (Asia) Limited   Hong Kong
Principal International (South Asia) Snd. Bhd   Malaysia
Principal International de Chile S.A.    Chile
Principal International Holding Company, LLC   Delaware
Principal International Latin America Ltd.    United Kingdom
Principal International Mexico, LLC   Delaware
Principal International South America I Ltd.    United Kingdom
Principal International South America II Ltd.    United Kingdom
Principal International South America II Ltd., Agencia en Chile   Chile
Principal International, Inc.    Iowa
Principal Investment & Retirement Services Limited   Hong Kong
Principal Investors Corporation   New Jersey
Principal Life Insurance Company   Iowa
Principal Life Insurance Company of Iowa   Iowa
Principal Management Corporation   Iowa
Principal Mexico Servicios, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico
Principal National Life Insurance Company   Iowa
Principal Nominee Company (Hong Kong) Limited   Hong Kong
Principal Pensiones, S.A. De C.V., Principal Grupo Financiero   Mexico
Principal Pnb Asset Management Company Private Limited   India
Principal Real Estate Fund Investors, LLC   Delaware
Principal Real Estate Holding Company, LLC   Delaware
Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC   Delaware
Principal Real Estate Portfolio, Inc.    Delaware
Principal Reinsurance Company of Delaware   Delaware
Principal Reinsurance Company of Vermont   Vermont
Principal Retirement Advisors Private Limited   India
Principal Seguros, S.A. De C.V., Principal Grupo Financiero   Mexico
Principal Servicios Corporativos Chile Ltda.    Chile
Principal Servicios de Administración S.A.    Chile
Principal Shareholder Services, Inc.    Washington
Principal Trust Company (Asia) Limited   Hong Kong
Principal Trust Company (Bermuda) Limited   Bermuda
Principal Trust Company (Hong Kong) Limited   Hong Kong
Principal Trustee Company Private Limited   India
Princor Financial Services Corporation   Iowa
PT CIMB-Principal Asset Management   Indonesia
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.    Connecticut
Union Bond & Trust Company   Oregon



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