Expense Ratio History

PLTSX expense ratio history

Principal LifeTime 2070 Fund, R-1

Fund company
Principal
Type
Mutual fund

Expense ratio: 4.76%

In basis points
476 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$476
Prospectus dated
1 March 2024, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 1.88% on 1 March 2024

Fee over time

PLTSX expense ratio: 1.88% until 1 Mar 2024, then 4.76%; read at 4.76% on 1 Mar 2024.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%Feb 2023May 2023Aug 2023Nov 2023Feb 20241.88% before4.76% from 1 Mar 2024
PLTSX expense ratio: 1.88% until 1 Mar 2024, then 4.76%; read at 4.76% on 1 Mar 2024.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%Feb 2023Jul 2023Dec 20231.88% before4.76% from 1 Mar 2024
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 6 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
PLTSX (this page) R-1 4.76% 1.60% 1 Mar 2024
PLTGX Institutional Class 0.65% 0.63% 1 Mar 2026
PLTBX R-4 8.33% 1.10% 1 Mar 2024
PLTFX R-5 0.88% — 1 Mar 2026
PLTDX R-3 1.19% — 1 Mar 2026
PLTLX Class J 3.94% 0.88% 1 Mar 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Mar 2024 4.76% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2024 4.76% Raised from 1.88% to 4.76%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-02-27
1 Mar 2023 1.88% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-03-01 (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 4.76% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$4,906 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $10,122.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$488
3 years$1,465
5 years$2,445
10 years$4,906

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 2023. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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