Head Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Total Assets Under Management: US$248.3 billion
Investment Professionals: 541
Investment Style: Emerging markets core

Investment Philosophy and Approach:

Principal believe that stock selection is the most reliable and repeatable factor in outperformance and that disciplined portfolio construction is the key to consistency over time.

Principal also believe that integrated quantitative and qualitative fundamental research is integral to superior stock selection, which they call Research Integration. Their customized quantitative research platform is called Global Research Platform (GRP). GRP combines quantitative stock ranking with integrated portfolio management tools, and alpha testing, which allows the factors used for stock selection and the models to be continually evaluated for their predictive power. The GRP also helps measure risk, providing access to risk tools and style research.