December 28, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission
Via EDGAR
Re: Principal Funds, Inc.
File Nos. 033-59474, 811-07572
Interactive data files for previous 497 filing
Pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Principal Funds, Inc. (“the Registrant”) is filing interactive data files that relate to the supplement the Registrant filed on December 14, 2012 (SEC Accession No. 0000012601-12-000145) and now is incorporating by reference.
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Exhibit No. Exhibits
Ex-101.INS XBRL Instance Document
Ex-101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Ex-101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculations Linkbase Document
Ex-101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Ex-101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
Ex-101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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High Yield Fund (Prospectus Summary): | High Yield Fund |
High Yield Fund |
Supplement dated December 14, 2012 to the Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class P Shares Prospectus for Principal Funds, Inc. dated February 29, 2012
(as supplemented on March 16, 2012, March 29, 2012, April 9, 2012, April 20, 2012,
This supplement updates information currently in the Prospectus. Retain this supplement with the Prospectus.
FUND SUMMARIES
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Principal Investment Strategies |
Effective March 1, 2013, delete the first sentence under the Principal Investment Strategies and substitute: Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in below investment grade bonds (sometimes called “high yield bonds” or "junk bonds") which are rated at the time of purchase Ba1 or lower by Moody's and BB+ or lower by S&P (if the bond has been rated by only one of those agencies, that rating will determine whether the bond is below investment grade; if the bond has not been rated by either of those agencies the Sub-Advisor will determine whether the bond is of a quality comparable to those rated below investment grade).
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Feb. 29, 2012 |
High Yield Fund (Prospectus Summary): | High Yield Fund
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Risk/Return, Heading | rr_RiskReturnHeading | High Yield Fund |
Supplement Text | ck0000898745_SupplementTextBlock |
Supplement dated December 14, 2012 to the Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class P Shares Prospectus for Principal Funds, Inc. dated February 29, 2012
(as supplemented on March 16, 2012, March 29, 2012, April 9, 2012, April 20, 2012,
This supplement updates information currently in the Prospectus. Retain this supplement with the Prospectus.
FUND SUMMARIES
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Investment Strategy, Heading | rr_StrategyHeading | Principal Investment Strategies |
Investment Strategy, Narrative | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | Effective March 1, 2013, delete the first sentence under the Principal Investment Strategies and substitute: Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in below investment grade bonds (sometimes called “high yield bonds” or "junk bonds") which are rated at the time of purchase Ba1 or lower by Moody's and BB+ or lower by S&P (if the bond has been rated by only one of those agencies, that rating will determine whether the bond is below investment grade; if the bond has not been rated by either of those agencies the Sub-Advisor will determine whether the bond is of a quality comparable to those rated below investment grade).
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High Yield Fund | Class A
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | CPHYX |
High Yield Fund | Class B
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | CBHYX |
High Yield Fund | Class C
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | CCHIX |
High Yield Fund | Class P Shares
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Trading Symbol | dei_TradingSymbol | PYHPX |
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Label | Element | Value |
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Document Type | dei_DocumentType | Other |
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Dec. 14, 2012 |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | PRINCIPAL FUNDS INC |
Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0000898745 |
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Dec. 14, 2012 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Dec. 14, 2012 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Feb. 29, 2012 |