AW 1 pfi831classtwithdrawal1220.htm AW - 831 CLASS T Document


Principal Funds, Inc.
711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392
515 247 5111 tel
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December 21, 2017

VIA EDGAR
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549

RE: Principal Funds, Inc. (the “Registrant”) (CIK 0000898745)
Request for Withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment
File No. 033-59474, 811-07572

Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), as amended, the Registrant hereby respectfully requests withdrawal of the following Post-Effective Amendment to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”):                
Post Effective
Amendment Number
Dated Filed
Submission Type
Accession Number
1921
January 30, 2017
485APOS
0000898745-17-000041
197
March 30, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-000468
203
April 27, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-000571
205
May 25, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-000893
211
June 22, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-000999
219
July 20, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001061
221
August 17, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001082
225
September 14, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001128
230
October 12, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001222
234
November 9, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001261
236
December 7, 2017
485BXT
0000898745-17-001281
The Amendment relates to the registration of Class T shares for the Registrant’s Diversified Real Asset Fund, EDGE MidCap Fund, Global Multi-Strategy Fund, Opportunistic Municipal Fund, Real Estate Debt Income Fund, and Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”). The series and class identifiers for the Funds and the Class T shares are as follows:
Fund
Series Identifier
Class T Identifier
Diversified Real Asset Fund
S000028139
C000182252
EDGE MidCap Fund
S000049582
C000182258
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
S000033960
C000182254
Opportunistic Municipal Fund
S000037379
C000182256
Real Estate Debt Income Fund
S000047841
C000182257
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund
S000032942
C000182253
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1 This withdrawal does not affect that portion of Post-Effective Amendment No. 192 that relates to the addition of Class T shares to the Registrant’s Blue Chip Fund and the Preferred Securities Fund, the effectiveness of which occurred on June 12, 2017, via Post-Effective Amendment No. 209.




Except as otherwise noted above in relation to specified portions of Post-Effective Amendment No. 192, no securities were sold in connection with the Amendment. The Registrant has determined not to proceed with the offering of Class T shares of the Funds at this time.

If you would like to discuss this withdrawal request in further detail or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 515-235-9328 or Jennifer Block at 515-235-9154.

Regards,
/s/ Adam Shaikh

Adam Shaikh
Counsel