Principal runs 4 funds available to UK investors on Funds Benchmark, with £14.4B in combined assets under management. The book is concentrated in Bond (2 funds), Equity (1 fund). The average ongoing charge (OCF) across the range is 0.01% — competitive for actively-managed funds.
| # | Fund | 1Y | AUM | OCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Equity China
CCB Principal China New Energy Innovation Fund
IE0000I1QIQ4
|
+71.9% | £41M | 0.02% |
| 2 |
Bond Global
Finisterre Unconstrained Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund
IE00BD2ZKP80
|
+13.6% | £4.3B | 0.01% |
| 3 |
Bond Global
Preferred Securities Fund
IE0003BPD715
|
+5.6% | £3.8B | 0.01% |
| 4 |
Principal Principal- Real Estate Securities R-2 USD
US74253J3398
|
— | £6.3B | — |
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We list 4 Principal funds available to UK investors. Not every share class is offered by every platform — check your broker's fund list before placing an order. Use the search above each fund to see its full ISIN and pricing details.
Principal's largest exposure is in Bond alongside 1 other asset class . The full breakdown by count is shown above. You can also filter the firm's funds by asset class using the buttons on the Fund Finder.
Open any Principal fund's detail page to see its quartile rank against peers in the same IA sector, cumulative and discrete performance over 1Y / 3Y / 5Y, risk metrics (volatility, Sharpe, max drawdown), and full holdings breakdown. Performance data is from FE fundinfo and refreshed monthly.
Across the Principal retail share classes we cover, the average ongoing charge (OCF) is 0.01%. Individual share classes vary — institutional and clean retail classes are typically cheaper than legacy retail classes with embedded platform fees. Each fund's detail page shows the OCF for that specific share class.
The table above lists every Principal fund we cover, sortable by AUM, 1Y / 3Y / 5Y return, and ongoing charge. The Fund Finder offers more granular filtering across multiple managers at once.