PEPSX — International Emerging Markets Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-25
PEPSX — International Emerging Markets Fund. Emerging Markets Mid Cap Blend / Core Materials Equity · $7.75B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
PEPSX Fund Overview
PEPSX — International Emerging Markets Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Principal Funds, Inc., categorised as Emerging Markets Mid Cap Blend / Core Materials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Principal Funds, Inc.
- Category: Emerging Markets Mid Cap Blend / Core Materials Equity
- Assets under management: $7.75B
- 1-year return: 50.7%
- Ticker: PEPSX
- SEC CIK: 0000898745
- SEC series ID: S000007013
- Share class ID: C000019142
PEPSX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of International Emerging Markets Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 16.40% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 8.14% |
| SK hynix Inc | 4.41% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 3.79% |
| Delta Electronics Inc | 2.57% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 2.50% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd | 2.24% |
| AIA Group Ltd | 2.22% |
| Banco BTG Pactual SA | 1.88% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd | 1.82% |
PEPSX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of International Emerging Markets Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.2% |
PEPSX Performance
Total returns for PEPSX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 15.1% |
| 1 year | 50.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 21.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.4% |
PEPSX Risk Information
Risk metrics for PEPSX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 18.7%
PEPSX Costs and Fees
PEPSX costs about $125 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.25%
- Portfolio turnover: 32%
- Brokerage commissions: 13.80 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
PEPSX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, International Emerging Markets Fund had net inflows of $3.54B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$120.65M |
| 2026-03 | $66.86M |
| 2026-02 | $669.66M |
| 2026-01 | $684.93M |
| 2025-12 | $121.87M |
| 2025-11 | −$3.10M |
PEPSX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in International Emerging Markets Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
PEPSX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official International Emerging Markets Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-02-27
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-02-26
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-02-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-03-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2025-12-23
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-01-14
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-01-13
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.