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PEMGX Mutual Fund — Principal MidCap Fund Class A
Principal MidCap Fund Class A (PEMGX)
Updated October 15, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
PEMGX's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (77/100, low confidence). It pays annual and its distribution rate is 6.58%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $2.49 with an ex-date of December 11, 2025, was 78.3% higher than the previous $1.40. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Principal, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
PEMGX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 6.58%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.58%, its expense ratio is 0.90%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 77/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.4%.
Principal MidCap Fund Class A is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies within the Russell MidCap Index range, along with some foreign securities. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.90%. It appeals to equity-focused investors seeking exposure to the mid-cap segment of the U.S. stock market.
PEMGX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-15.
The distribution rate (6.58%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (6.58%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $2.489. The ex-dividend date is 12/11/2025. The payment date is 12/11/2025.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | $2.489 | $2.489 | 78.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-12 | $1.396 | $1.396 | 47.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-13 | $0.948 | $0.948 | -4.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.992 | $0.992 | -70.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-13 | $3.331 | $3.331 | 749.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-11 | $0.392 | $0.392 | 452.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-27 | $0.071 | $0.071 | -94.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-11 | $1.321 | $1.321 | N/A |
| 2018-12-19 | $2.74 | $2.74 | 15122.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-08-08 | $0.018 | $0.018 | -98.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-20 | $0.889 | $0.889 | 2863.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-22 | $0.03 | $0.03 | -93.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-20 | $0.469 | $0.469 | -63.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-17 | $1.291 | $1.291 | 645400.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-12-19 | $0.0002 | $0.0002 | -100.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-12-17 | $1.075 | $1.075 | 152.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-12-18 | $0.425 | $0.425 | 212.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-12-21 | $0.136 | $0.136 | -41.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-12-19 | $0.233 | $0.233 | 796.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-12-21 | $0.026 | $0.026 | -96.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-12-19 | $0.81 | $0.81 | N/A |
| 2010-12-21 | $0.138 | $0.138 | -71.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-12-10 | $0.491 | $0.491 | N/A |
| 2010-04-30 | $0.021 | $0.021 | -46.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-12-21 | $0.039 | $0.039 | -92.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-12-10 | $0.525 | $0.525 | -64.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-12-06 | $1.479 | $1.479 | 5182.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-12-29 | $0.028 | $0.028 | -98.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-12-06 | $1.416 | $1.416 | 5346.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-12-30 | $0.026 | $0.026 | -96.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-12-06 | $0.7068 | $0.7068 | N/A |
| 2005-06-29 | $0.21699 | $0.0732 | -93.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-06-28 | $3.231 | $1.0906 | N/A |
| 2004-12-31 | $0.235 | $0.0793 | -94.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-12-02 | $3.92501 | $1.3248 | 2130.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2003-12-19 | $0.17601 | $0.0594 | -90.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2003-12-02 | $1.867 | $0.6302 | 1767.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2002-12-19 | $0.09999 | $0.0337 | 170.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2002-05-17 | $0.037 | $0.0125 | N/A |
| 2002-04-19 | $0.037 | $0.0125 | N/A |
| 2001-12-19 | $0.07102 | $0.024 | N/A |
| 2001-12-04 | $0.99002 | $0.3342 | -93.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2000-12-04 | $15.161 | $5.1173 | 648.7% Unclassified cash |
| 1999-12-02 | $2.02501 | $0.6835 | 84.3% Unclassified cash |
| 1997-12-02 | $1.09901 | $0.3709 | 1973.6% Unclassified cash |
| 1997-06-20 | $0.053 | $0.0179 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-12-31 | $0.053 | $0.0179 | -95.5% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-12-02 | $1.186 | $0.4003 | 2477.7% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-07-01 | $0.04601 | $0.0155 | — |
| 1996 total | — | $0.4337 | — |
| 1997 total | — | $0.3888 | -10.4% |
| 1999 total | — | $0.6835 | 75.8% |
| 2000 total (partial launch year) | — | $5.1173 | 648.7% |
| 2001 total | — | $0.3581 | — |
| 2002 total | — | $0.0587 | -83.6% |
| 2003 total | — | $0.6896 | 1074.2% |
| 2004 total | — | $1.4041 | 103.6% |
| 2005 total | — | $1.8966 | 35.1% |
| 2006 total | — | $1.444 | -23.9% |
| 2007 total | — | $1.479 | 2.4% |
| 2008 total | — | $0.525 | -64.5% |
| 2009 total | — | $0.039 | -92.6% |
| 2010 total | — | $0.65 | 1566.7% |
| 2011 total | — | $0.836 | 28.6% |
| 2012 total | — | $0.369 | -55.9% |
| 2013 total | — | $0.425 | 15.2% |
| 2014 total | — | $1.0752 | 153.0% |
| 2015 total | — | $1.291 | 20.1% |
| 2016 total | — | $0.499 | -61.3% |
| 2017 total | — | $0.889 | 78.2% |
| 2018 total | — | $2.758 | 210.2% |
| 2019 total (cadence changed) | — | $1.392 | -49.5% |
| 2020 total | — | $0.392 | -71.8% |
| 2021 total | — | $3.331 | 749.7% |
| 2022 total | — | $0.992 | -70.2% |
| 2023 total | — | $0.948 | -4.4% |
| 2024 total | — | $1.396 | 47.3% |
| 2025 total | — | $2.489 | 78.3% |
PEMGX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +78.3%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -26.55%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +78.3% |
| 3Y | 150.9% |
| 5Y | 534.9% |
| 10Y | 92.8% |
PEMGX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
PEMGX performance
Returns are updating. PEMGX's total return appears here after the next nightly update.
Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.4%.
PEMGX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 77 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 5.07%
- Issuer
- Principal
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 12/06/2000
- Expense ratio
- 0.90%
- Distribution rate
- 6.58%
- Distribution frequency
- Annual
- Trailing yield
- 6.58%
- Last close
- $37.83 (as of 2026-10-15)
- NAV
- $35.78 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
- Premium / discount
- N/A (price 2026-10-15, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
- AUM
- $19,962,050,000
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Dividend
- $2.489
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/11/2025
- Payment date
- 12/11/2025
- Beta
- 0.96
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (6.58%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.58%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Principal; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
PEMGX risks and drawbacks
Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.4%.
Who may consider PEMGX — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PEMGX pays annual). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does PEMGX pay monthly?
No. PEMGX currently pays annual, not monthly.
What is PEMGX's expense ratio?
PEMGX's expense ratio is 0.90%.
What is PEMGX's dividend yield?
PEMGX's distribution rate is 6.58%, paid annual, with a 0.90% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has PEMGX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +78.3%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does PEMGX pay a dividend?
PEMGX pays annual. The dividend amount is $2.489. The ex-dividend date is 12/11/2025. The payment date is 12/11/2025.
How has PEMGX performed?
Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.4%.
Is PEMGX a good investment?
PEMGX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 77 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 6.58% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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