PAFIX expense ratio history

Global Macro Fund, R-6

Fund company: Principal
Type: Mutual fund

Expense ratio: 0.81%

In basis points: 81 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000: $81
Prospectus dated: 31 December 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

Each dot is a prospectus filed with the SEC or a date we read the fee from a source. The fee hasn't changed between them.

Every figure we've recorded

Date	Fee	What happened
31 Dec 2025	0.81%	In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-12-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
20 Jun 2025	0.81%	In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-06-20 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.81% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

Amount invested ($)

Years

Yearly return (%)

Compare with

$1,005 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,046.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
After	Fees paid
1 year	$83
3 years	$260
5 years	$451
10 years	$1,005

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 2 prospectuses for this share class since 2025. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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