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Type: Fund

Market: United States

Underlying: MSCI EM Net USD

Asset Class: Equity

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Total Assets: 36.96M

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PIEIX Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Principal Global Emerging Markets Fund Institutional Class. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of PIEIX among other information.

Contact Information

Address 430 W 7th St, Ste 219971
Kansas City,MO 64105-1407
United States

Phone 1-800-787-1621

Web www.principalfunds.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Jeffrey Kilkenny	-	2020	Now
Biography	Jeffrey Kilkenny was with Principal® from 1999-2006 and rejoined Principal® in 2012. He earned a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Iowa. Mr. Kilkenny has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Paul H. Blankenhagen	Member	2019	2021
Biography	Paul is a portfolio manager at Principal Global Equities. He is a co-portfolio manager for the international core and international all country portfolios. Paul is also active in research with an emphasis on the international banking industry. He joined the firm in 1992 and has been a member of the international equity team since 1995. Paul was named a portfolio manager for international core in 2000. He received an MBA from Drake University and a bachelor's degree in finance from Iowa State University. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Iowa.
Alan Wang	Portfolio Manager	2014	2021
Biography	Alan is a portfolio manager for Principal Global Equities. He is responsible for Hong Kong & China equity mandates, in addition to co-management of Asian and global emerging market mandates. He also leads the team’s research efforts for the greater China region. Alan’s career began with the Bank of China, where he supported the CFO as an Executive Assistant and helped the bank’s IPO preparation process. Alan joined Principal in 2003 and served as a portfolio manager for Hong Kong & China equity portfolios and co-managed Asian and emerging market equity strategies. As a senior member of the Global R&D team, Alan was also responsible for our proprietary Global Research Platform (GRP) model development, with a specific focus on Asian and Greater China stock selection models. He also served as a senior consultant on the initial formation of the CCB Principal joint venture in China. Before re-joining Principal in 2012, Alan served as Head of Equity Investment with Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong), and a Portfolio Manager with Blackrock Asia. He received an MBA from the University of Iowa, Tippie School of Management, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and international finance from Renmin University of China. Alan has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Mihail Dobrinov	Research Analyst	2007	2020
Biography	Mihail is a portfolio manager for Principal Global Equities. He leads the emerging markets team, encompassing equity markets in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He oversees both diversified emerging markets portfolios and specialized regional Asian equity strategies. Mihail joined Principal in 1995, originally as an international and emerging market debt and currency specialist. He joined the equities team in 2002, and was named a portfolio manager for emerging markets equities in 2007. Mihail's fundamental research experience spans a wide range of economic sectors, with a particular emphasis on industrials, materials, and energy companies. His coverage area includes companies in the industrials and telecommunications sectors. Mihail received an MBA in finance from the University of Iowa and a law degree from Sofia University, Bulgaria. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Mohammed Zaidi	Portfolio Manager	2012	2019
Biography	Mohammed is a portfolio manager for Principal Global Equities. He serves as co-portfolio manager for global emerging markets equity strategies and head of emerging Asia equity strategies. Mohammed's career began in 1997 as an emerging markets analyst and portfolio manager with global macro hedge fund manager VZB Capital. He joined Principal in 2001 as an emerging markets equity analyst focused on fundamental stock selection. He was also a key analyst responsible for the initial development of our proprietary Global Research Platform (GRP), with a specific focus on tailoring the GRP to emerging markets and Asian equities. After departing the firm in 2006, Mohammed served as an emerging markets portfolio manager and analyst with Martin Currie Investment Management and the same team's predecessor employer, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. He has an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Michael Ade	Portfolio Manager	2007	2012
Biography	Michael Ade has been a portfolio manager of Victory Capital Management since 2015. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Ade was an investment professional with RS Investment Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., which was acquired by Victory Capital Management in 2016. Prior to joining RS Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. in 2012, he was a portfolio manager and emerging markets analyst for Principal Global Investors. Previously, he spent six years as a research analyst on Principal's international small cap team focusing on the Asia region. Mr. Ade is a CFA charterholder.
Michael L. Reynal	Portfolio Manager	2001	2012
Biography	Michael Reynal is Chief Investment Officer of Sophus Capital and a portfolio manager of Emerging Markets and Emerging Markets Small Cap mandates. Mr. Reynal began his investment career in 1991 managing equity investments in Latin America, the Mediterranean, the Balkans and other regions. Most recently he was a portfolio manager for Principal Global Investors, where he led the emerging markets team. He also oversaw diversified emerging markets portfolios and specialized regional Asian equity strategies.
Michael Marusiak	Analyst	2001	2007
Biography	Marusiak joined Principal in 2000, specializing in the international emerging markets sector. Prior to joining Principal, he was an analyst on Trust Company of the West's global fund management team. Marusiak also worked with SBC Warburg of London as a research analyst responsible for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Kurt Spieler	Managing Director	2000	2001
Biography	Kurt Spieler, CFA, Senior Managing Director. Kurt joined First National in 2005 and has over 30 years of experience including the portfolio management of mutual funds in emerging markets, core international and U.S. moderate allocation. Previously, he was head of international equities for Principal Global Investors, as well as president of his own asset management firm. Kurt graduated from Iowa State University and chose to obtain his MBA from Drake University. Kurt is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Colorado.

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