PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC. CONTRACTUAL FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT



PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.


AGREEMENT made this _)____________________, 2017 by and between Principal Funds, Inc. (the “Fund”) and Principal Management Corporation (the “Advisor”) (together, the “Parties”).

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s expenses (excluding interest expense, short sale dividend and interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) on certain share classes of certain of the Funds. The reductions and reimbursements are in amounts that maintain total operating expenses at or below certain limits. The limits are expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each respective class on an annualized basis. The expenses borne by the Advisor are subject to reimbursement by the Funds through the fiscal year end, provided no reimbursement will be made if it would result in the Funds’ exceeding the total operating expense limits. The operating expense limits are attached on Schedule A to this Agreement.

Further, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the management fee it receives from certain Funds through the fiscal year end. The waiver is expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets. The management fee waivers are attached as Schedule B to this Agreement.

The Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreement and understandings, and all rights and obligations thereunder are hereby canceled and terminated. No amendment or modification of this Agreement will be valid or binding unless it is in writing by the Parties

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first written above.

PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
 
PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:________________________________
 
By:________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Beer
 
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Beer
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:________________________________
 
By:________________________________
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
 
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
 
Title: Counsel







 
 
SCHEDULE A
 
Series
Class A
Class C
Class J
Class P
Institutional
Class
Class T
Expiration
California Municipal Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.52%
0.60%
N/A
02/28/2018
California Municipal Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.77%
02/28/2019
Core Plus Bond Fund
0.88%
1.75%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
Core Plus Xxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.88%
02/28/2019
Diversified International Fund
N/A
2.08%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
Diversified International Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.36%
02/28/2019
Equity Income Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.91%
02/28/2019
Finisterre Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Fund
1.47%
N/A
N/A
1.15%
1.12%
N/A
02/28/2018
Global Diversified Income Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.09%
02/28/2019
Global Real Estate Securities Fund
N/A
2.20%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
Global Real Estate Securities Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.30%
02/28/2019
Government & High Quality Bond Fund
0.88%
1.63%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
Government & High Quality Xxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.91%
02/28/2019
High Xxxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.61%
N/A
02/28/2018
High Xxxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.90%
02/28/2019
High Yield Fund I
1.05%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
Income Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.88%
02/28/2019
Inflation Protection Fund
0.90%
1.65%
1.15%
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
International Emerging Markets Fund
1.61%
2.66%
1.52%
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
International Fund I
1.45%
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.00%
N/A
02/28/2018
International Fund I
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.40%
02/28/2019
LargeCap Growth Fund I
1.25%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
LargeCap S&P 500 Index Fund
N/A
1.30%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
LargeCap Value Fund
N/A
1.70%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
XxxXxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.99%
02/28/2019
XxxXxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.75%
N/A
02/28/2018
MidCap Value Fund III
1.30%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
Money Market Fund
N/A
1.79%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime 2010 Fund
0.38%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime 2020 Fund
0.38%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime 2030 Fund
0.38%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime 2040 Fund
0.38%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime 2050 Fund
0.38%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime 2060 Fund
N/A
N/A
0.38%
N/A
0.10%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid Income Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.05%
N/A
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Strategic Income Fund
0.38%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
Real Estate Securities Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.24%
02/28/2019
XXX Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.63%
02/28/2019
XXX Conservative Balanced Portfolio
0.63%
1.38%
0.63%
N/A
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
XXX Conservative Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.62%
02/28/2019
XXX Conservative Growth Portfolio
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.37%
N/A
N/A
02/28/2018
XXX Conservative Growth Portfolio
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
.63%
02/28/2019
XXX Flexible Income Portfolio
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
.61%
02/28/2019
XXX Strategic Growth Portfolio
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
.65%
02/28/2019
Short-Term Income Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.79%
02/28/2019




SmallCap Fund (f/k/a SmallCap Blend Fund)
N/A
2.08%
N/A
N/A
0.80%
N/A
02/28/2018
SmallCap Fund (f/k/a SmallCap Blend
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.24%
02/28/2019
SmallCap Growth Fund I
N/A
N/A
1.50%
N/A
1.02%
N/A
02/28/2018
SmallCap Value Fund II
1.45%
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
02/28/2018
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
N/A
1.60%
N/A
0.53%
0.60% 
N/A
02/28/2018
Tax-Exempt Xxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
.78%
02/28/2019

 
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
X-0
X-0
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Securities Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.94%
02/28/2018
Government & High Quality Bond Fund
1.29%
1.16%
0.98%
0.79%
0.67%
N/A
02/28/2018
High Xxxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.66%
02/28/2018
Income Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.55%
02/28/2018
International Emerging Markets Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.33%
02/28/2018
International Fund I
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.05%
02/28/2018
LargeCap Growth Fund I
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.65%
02/28/2018
XxxXxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.74%
02/28/2018
MidCap S&P 400 Index Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.25%
02/28/2018
MidCap Value Fund III
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.69%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid 0000 Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime Hybrid Income Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.02%
02/28/2018
Principal LifeTime 2060 Fund
0.93%
0.80%
0.62%
0.43%
0.31%
N/A
02/28/2018
Real Estate Securities Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.97%
02/28/2018
Short-Term Income Fund
1.30%
1.18%
0.99%
0.79%
0.68%
N/A
02/28/2018
SmallCap Fund (f/k/a SmallCap Blend Fund)
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.90%
02/28/2018
SmallCap Growth Fund I
1.88%
1.75%
1.57%
1.38%
1.26%
1.06%
02/28/2018
SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.25%
02/28/2018
SmallCap Value Fund II
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.01%
02/28/2018






In addition, Principal has contractually agreed to limit the expenses identified as “Other Expenses” related to certain share classes of certain of the Funds by paying, if necessary, expenses normally payable by the Fund, (excluding interest expense, expenses related to fund investments, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) to maintain "Other Expenses" (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis) at or below certain limits. The limits are expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis. The Other Expenses limits and the agreement terms are as follows:
Fund
Class P
Expiration
Diversified International Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
Global Real Estate Securities Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
Government & High Quality Bond Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
High Yield Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
Income Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
International Emerging Markets Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
International Fund I
0.20%
02/28/2018
LargeCap Growth Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
LargeCap Growth Fund I
0.20%
02/28/2018
LargeCap Value Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
MidCap Value Fund III
0.20%
02/28/2018
Principal Capital Appreciation Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
Real Estate Securities Fund
0.20%
02/28/2018
XXX Balanced Portfolio
0.20%
02/28/2018
XXX Conservative Balanced Portfolio
0.20%
02/28/2018
XXX Flexible Income Portfolio
0.20%
02/28/2018
XXX Strategic Growth Portfolio
0.20%
02/28/2018
SmallCap Fund (f/k/a SmallCap Blend Fund)
0.20%
02/28/2018
SmallCap Value Fund II
0.20%
02/28/2018

Series
Class A
Class C
Institutional
Class
Class J
Class T
Expiration
Blue Chip Fund
1.35%
2.10%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Blue Chip Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.22%
12/30/2018
Bond Market Index Fund
N/A
N/A
0.23%
0.78%
N/A
12/30/2017
Diversified Real Asset Fund
1.25%
2.00%
0.88%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Diversified Real Asset Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.25%
12/30/2018
Dynamic High Yield Explorer Fund
1.10%
N/A
0.75%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
EDGE MidCap Fund
N/A
N/A
0.90%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
EDGE XxxXxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.20%
12/30/2018
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
N/A
2.75%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Global Xxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.90%
12/30/2018
Global Opportunities Fund
1.50%
2.25%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Global Opportunities Equity Hedged Fund
1.55%
N/A
1.25%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
International Small Company Fund
1.60%
N/A
1.20%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund
2.02%
N/A
1.67%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Opportunistic Municipal Fund
0.90%
1.65%
0.65%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Opportunistic Municipal Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
.90%
12/30/2018
Origin Emerging Markets Fund
1.75%
N/A
1.25%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Preferred Securities Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.07%
12/30/2018
Real Estate Allocation Fund
0.50%
N/A
0.15%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Real Estate Debt Income Fund
1.00%
N/A
0.70%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Real Estate Debt Income Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.00%
12/30/2018
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund
N/A
N/A
0.88% 
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.17%
12/30/2018
SystematEx International Fund
N/A
N/A
0.75%
N/A
N/A
12/30/2017






Series
R-1
R-2
R-3
R-4
R-5
R-6
Expiration
Blue Chip Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.75%
12/30/2017
Bond Market Index Fund
1.11%
0.98%
0.80%
0.61%
0.49%
N/A
12/30/2017
Diversified Real Asset Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.88%
12/30/2017
EDGE XxxXxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.85%
12/30/2017
International Equity Index Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.40%
12/30/2017
International Small Company Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.20%
12/30/2017
Multi-Manager Equity Xxxx/Xxxxx Xxxx
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
1.60%
12/30/2017
Origin Emerging Markets Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.26%
12/30/2017
Preferred Securities Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.85%
12/30/2017
Real Estate Debt Income Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.70%
12/30/2017
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.88%
12/30/2017
SystematEx International Fund
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
X/X
0.62%
12/30/2017
SystematEx Large Value Fund
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.42%
12/30/2017

For Capital Securities Fund, Principal Management Corporation ("Principal"), the investment advisor, has agreed contractually to limit the Fund’s expenses attributable to Class S shares by paying expenses normally payable by the Fund, (excluding interest expense, expenses related to fund investments, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) to maintain a total level of operating expenses (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis) not to exceed 0.00%. It is expected that the expense limit will continue permanently (and in any event, at least through December 30, 2017); however, Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal, the parties to the agreement, may mutually agree to terminate the expense limit.
In addition, Principal has contractually agreed to limit the expenses identified as “Other Expenses” related to certain share classes of certain of the Funds by paying, if necessary, expenses normally payable by the Fund, (excluding interest expense, expenses related to fund investments, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) to maintain "Other Expenses" (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis) at or below certain limits. The limits are expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis. The Other Expenses limits and the agreement terms are as follows:

Series
Class P
Expiration
Blue Chip Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
Diversified Real Asset Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
Global Opportunities Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
Global Opportunities Equity Hedged Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
International Small Company Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
Origin Emerging Markets Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
Opportunistic Municipal Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017
Real Estate Debt Income Fund
0.20%
12/30/2017





SCHEDULE B
Series
Waiver
Expiration
Bond Market Index Fund
0.030%
12/30/2017
Core Plus Bond Fund
0.010%
02/28/2019
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
0.040%
12/30/2018
LargeCap Growth Fund I
0.016%
02/28/2018
LargeCap Growth Fund II
0.044%
02/28/2018
LargeCap Value Fund III
0.012%
02/28/2018
MidCap Growth Fund III
0.032%
02/28/2018
MidCap Value Fund I
0.120%
02/28/2018
MidCap Value Fund III
0.014%
02/28/2018
Overseas Fund
0.040%
02/28/2018
SmallCap Growth Fund I
0.072%
02/28/2018
SmallCap Value Fund II
0.024%
02/28/2018




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