Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX)

Basic Info

Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 started on 06/26/2003
Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 is classified as asset class Intermediate Government
Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 expense ratio is -
Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 rating is
Not Rated

Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) Dividend Info

Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) dividend growth in the last 12 months is -11.70%

The trailing 12-month yield of Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 is 4.05%. its dividend history:

DateDividend
03/31/2009 0.031
02/27/2009 0.02
01/30/2009 0.036
12/31/2008 0.051
11/28/2008 0.043
10/31/2008 0.033
09/30/2008 0.036
08/29/2008 0.04
07/31/2008 0.036
06/30/2008 0.035
05/30/2008 0.039
04/30/2008 0.036
03/31/2008 0.034
02/29/2008 0.039
01/31/2008 0.039
12/31/2007 0.036
11/30/2007 0.037
10/31/2007 0.036
09/28/2007 0.046
08/31/2007 0.035
07/31/2007 0.03
06/29/2007 0.04
05/31/2007 0.045
04/30/2007 0.038
03/30/2007 0.039
02/28/2007 0.037
01/31/2007 0.033
12/29/2006 0.043
11/30/2006 0.037
10/31/2006 0.037
09/29/2006 0.038
08/31/2006 0.037
07/31/2006 0.036
06/30/2006 0.038
05/31/2006 0.035
04/28/2006 0.034
03/31/2006 0.027
02/28/2006 0.036
01/31/2006 0.036
12/30/2005 0.028
11/30/2005 0.034
10/31/2005 0.029
09/30/2005 0.028
08/31/2005 0.028
07/29/2005 0.023
06/29/2005 0.029
05/31/2005 0.032
04/29/2005 0.032
03/31/2005 0.029
02/23/2005 0.029
01/21/2005 0.03
12/23/2004 0.029
11/23/2004 0.031
10/22/2004 0.033
09/23/2004 0.031
08/23/2004 0.031
07/23/2004 0.029
06/23/2004 0.029
05/21/2004 0.029
04/23/2004 0.029
03/23/2004 0.03
02/23/2004 0.035
01/23/2004 0.035
12/23/2003 0.044
11/21/2003 0.037
10/23/2003 0.029
09/23/2003 0.029
08/22/2003 0.029

Dividend Growth History for Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX)

Year
Payout Amount
Year Start Yield
Annual Payout Growth (YoY)
CAGR to 2009
2009 $0.087 0.93% -81.13% -
2008 $0.461 4.56% 1.99% -81.13%
2007 $0.452 4.47% 4.15% -56.13%
2006 $0.434 4.28% 23.65% -41.47%
2005 $0.351 3.40% -5.39% -29.44%
2004 $0.371 3.59% 120.83% -25.18%
2003 $0.168 1.59% - -10.39%

Dividend Growth Chart for Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX)


Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) Historical Returns And Risk Info

From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the compound annualized total return (dividend reinvested) of Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is 1.27%. Its cumulative total return (dividend reinvested) is 7.745%.

From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the Maximum Drawdown of Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is 7.9%.

From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the Sharpe Ratio of Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is -0.15.

From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the Annualized Standard Deviation of Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is 3.7%.

From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the Beta of Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is 0.53.

Last 1 Week* 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr Since
06/26/2003
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Annualized Return(%) 0.0 -4.4 1.2 1.6 1.3 -2.5 -2.3 4.3 3.9 1.7 3.3 -0.6
Sharpe Ratio NA -0.93 -0.18 -0.11 -0.15 -2.0 -0.54 0.36 0.25 -0.19 0.86 -0.42
Draw Down(%) NA 6.4 7.9 7.9 7.9 3.5 7.9 2.5 1.6 2.1 2.9 3.7
Standard Deviation(%) NA 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.2 6.0 3.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 4.2
Treynor Ratio NA -0.12 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.25 -0.06 0.02 0.01 -0.01 0.05 -0.03
Alpha NA -0.03 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.04 -0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Beta NA 0.42 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.25 0.58 0.63 0.58 0.59 0.48 0.61
RSquare NA 0.39 0.53 0.57 0.6 0.38 0.54 0.71 0.74 0.71 0.78 0.76
Yield(%) N/A 4.1 4.4 3.9 N/A 0.9 4.6 4.5 4.3 3.4 3.6 1.6
Dividend Growth(%) N/A -11.7 N/A N/A N/A -81.1 2.0 4.1 23.6 -5.4 120.8 N/A

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Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) Rolling Returns Charts

A rolling return for a period such as 5-year, as of a specific date, represents the investment’s performance over the preceding five years leading up to that date. In the 5-year rolling chart, the value on any given date corresponds to the annualized return for the preceding 5 years up to that very date. Thus, for instance, the chart value on 8/28/2015 reflects the annualized return from 8/28/2010 to 8/28/2015. A 5-year rolling return chart for an investment (stock, fund or portfolio) depicts the return sequence of 5-year trailing returns for the dates in the chart.

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From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the worst annualized return of 3-year rolling returns for Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is 1.25%.
From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the worst annualized return of 5-year rolling returns for Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is 1.45%.
From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the worst annualized return of 10-year rolling returns for Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is NA.
From 06/26/2003 to 05/27/2009, the worst annualized return of 20-year rolling returns for Principal Government & H/Q Bond R4 (PGSSX) is NA.

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