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Exhibit 21

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Member Companies
December 31, 2016

Corporation   State or Country
of Domicile

Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Cuprum S.A. 

  Chile

Brasilprev Seguros e Previdencia S.A. 

  Brazil

CCB Principal Asset Management Co., Ltd. 

  China

CCI Capital Partners, LLC

  Delaware

CCIP, LLC

  Delaware

CIMB Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn. Bhd. 

  Malaysia

CIMB Wealth Advisors Berhad

  Malaysia

CIMB-Principal Asset Management (S) Pte. Ltd. 

  Singapore

CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad

  Malaysia

CIMB-Principal Asset Management Company Limited

  Thailand

Claritas Administração de Recursos Ltda. 

  Brazil

Claritas Investments Ltd. 

  Cayman Islands

Columbus Circle Investors

  Delaware

Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Company

  Delaware

Distribuidora Principal Mexico, S.A. De C.V. 

  Mexico

Diversified Dental Services, Inc. 

  Nevada

Edge Asset Management, Inc. 

  Washington

Employers Dental Services, Inc. 

  Arizona

Equity FC, Ltd. 

  Iowa

Finansa Asset Management Limited

  Thailand

Finisterre Capital LLP

  United Kingdom

Finisterre Capital UK Limited

  United Kingdom

Finisterre Holdings Limited

  Malta

Finisterre Malta Limited

  Malta

Finisterre USA, Inc. 

  Delaware

First Dental Health

  California

GAVI PREHC HC, LLC

  Delaware

GAVI PREPI HC, LLC

  Delaware

Hipotecaria Security Principal, S.A. 

  Chile

Inversiones Cuprum Internacional S.A. 

  Chile

LG Capital (UK) Limited

  United Kingdom

LGCM (Cayman) Limited

  Cayman Islands

Liongate Capital Management (Cayman) Limited

  Cayman Islands

Liongate Capital Management (India) Private Limited

  India

Liongate Capital Management (UK) Limited

  United Kingdom

Liongate Capital Management (US) LP

  Delaware

Liongate Capital Management Inc. 

  Delaware

Liongate Capital Management Limited

  Malta

Liongate Capital Management LLP

  United Kingdom

Liongate Limited

  Malta

Liongate Multi-Strategy GP Limited

  Cayman Islands

Morley Capital Management, Inc. 

  Oregon

Morley Financial Services, Inc. 

  Oregon

Origin Asset Management LLP

  United Kingdom

Petula Associates, LLC

  Iowa

Petula Prolix Development Company

  Iowa

PFG DO Brasil LTDA

  Brazil

PGI Finisterre Holding Company Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

PGI Origin Holding Company Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

Post Advisory Europe Limited

  United Kingdom

Post Advisory Group, LLC

  Delaware

Preferred Product Network, Inc. 

  Delaware

Principal Administradora General de Fondos S.A. 

  Chile

Principal Afore, S.A. de C.V., Principal Grupo Financiero

  Mexico

Principal Asia Pacific Investment Consulting (Beijing) Limited

  China

Principal Asset Management Chile S.A. 

  Chile

Principal Asset Management Company (Asia) Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal Bank

  Iowa

Principal Chile Limitada

  Chile

Principal Commercial Acceptance, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Commercial Funding, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Compañía de Seguros de Vida Chile S.A. 

  Chile

Principal Consulting (India) Private Limited

  India

Principal Dental Services, Inc. 

  Arizona

Principal Development Investors, L.L.C. 

  Delaware

Principal Enterprise Capital, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Financial Advisors, Inc. 

  Iowa

Principal Financial Group (Mauritius) Ltd. 

  Mauritius

Principal Financial Group, Inc. 

  Delaware

Principal Financial Group, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Financiero

  Mexico

Principal Financial Services (Australia), Inc. 

  Iowa

Principal Financial Services I (UK) LLP

  United Kingdom

Corporation   State or Country
of Domicile

Principal Financial Services I (US), LLC

  Delaware

Principal Financial Services II (UK) Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

Principal Financial Services II (US), LLC

  Delaware

Principal Financial Services III (UK) Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

Principal Financial Services IV (UK) LLP

  United Kingdom

Principal Financial Services Latin America Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

Principal Financial Services V (UK) Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

Principal Financial Services VI (UK) Ltd

  United Kingdom

Principal Financial Services, Inc. 

  Iowa

Principal Fondos de Inversión, S.A. de C.V., Operadora de Fondos de Inversión,

   

Principal Grupo Financiero

  Mexico

Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. 

  Washington

Principal Generation Plant, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Global Columbus Circle, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Global Financial Services (Europe) II Ltd

  United Kingdom

Principal Global Financial Services (Europe) Ltd

  United Kingdom

Principal Global Investors (Asia) Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal Global Investors (Australia) Limited

  Australia

Principal Global Investors (Australia) Service Company Pty Ltd

  Australia

Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited

  United Kingdom

Principal Global Investors (Hong Kong) Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal Global Investors (Ireland) Limited

  Ireland

Principal Global Investors (Japan) Ltd. 

  Japan

Principal Global Investors (Singapore) Limited

  Singapore

Principal Global Investors (Switzerland) GmbH

  Switzerland

Principal Global Investors Holding Company, Inc. 

  Delaware

Principal Global Investors Participacoes LTDA

  Brazil

Principal Global Investors Trust

  Delaware

Principal Global Investors Trust Company

  Oregon

Principal Global Investors, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Global Services Private Limited

  India

Principal Holding Company Chile S.A. 

  Chile

Principal Holding Company, LLC

  Iowa

Principal Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal International (Asia) Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal International (South Asia) Snd. Bhd

  Malaysia

Principal International de Chile S.A. 

  Chile

Principal International Holding Company, LLC

  Delaware

Principal International Latin America Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

Principal International Mexico, LLC

  Delaware

Principal International South America I Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

Principal International South America II Ltd. 

  United Kingdom

Principal International South America II Ltd., Agencia en Chile

  Chile

Principal International, LLC. 

  Iowa

Principal Investment & Retirement Services Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal Investors Corporation

  New Jersey

Principal Life Insurance Company

  Iowa

Principal Life Insurance Company of Iowa

  Iowa

Principal Management Corporation

  Iowa

Principal Mexico Servicios, S.A. de C.V. 

  Mexico

Principal National Life Insurance Company

  Iowa

Principal Nominee Company (Hong Kong) Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal Pensiones, S.A. De C.V., Principal Grupo Financiero

  Mexico

Principal Pnb Asset Management Company Private Limited

  India

Principal Real Estate Fund Investors, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Real Estate Holding Company, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC

  Delaware

Principal Real Estate Portfolio, Inc. 

  Delaware

Principal Reinsurance Company of Delaware

  Delaware

Principal Reinsurance Company of Delaware II

  Delaware

Principal Reinsurance Company of Vermont

  Vermont

Principal Retirement Advisors Private Limited

  India

Principal Securities, Inc. 

  Iowa

Principal Seguros, S.A. De C.V., Principal Grupo Financiero

  Mexico

Principal Servicios Corporativos Chile Ltda. 

  Chile

Principal Servicios de Administración S.A. 

  Chile

Principal Shareholder Services, Inc. 

  Washington

Principal Trust Company (Asia) Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal Trust Company (Bermuda) Limited

  Bermuda

Principal Trust Company (Hong Kong) Limited

  Hong Kong

Principal Trustee Company Private Limited

  India

PT CIMB-Principal Asset Management

  Indonesia

Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. 

  Connecticut



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