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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Vital Farms Inc</name>
        <lei>549300S6NYY7ER3XOT61</lei>
        <title>Vital Farms Inc</title>
        <cusip>92847W103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92847W1036"/>
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        <balance>772600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10545990.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.501665923913</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WESCO International Inc</name>
        <lei>529900TXOGREY3WNJ434</lei>
        <title>WESCO International Inc</title>
        <cusip>95082P105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US95082P1057"/>
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        <balance>91400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>31909568.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.517917512951</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Wintrust Financial Corp</name>
        <lei>Q774KI4AW80FHFW33O61</lei>
        <title>Wintrust Financial Corp</title>
        <cusip>97650W108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US97650W1080"/>
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        <balance>184200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>27734994.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.319335727585</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Yesway Inc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Yesway Inc</title>
        <cusip>98585C100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US98585C1009"/>
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        <balance>700800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>18024576.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.857417423323</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>BlackRock Liquidity FedFund - Institutional Class</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>BlackRock Liquidity FedFund - Institutional Class</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <ticker value="TFDXX"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1698958.35000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1698958.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.080818349945</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="1698958.35000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd</title>
        <cusip>G25457105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG254571055"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>235795.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>41030687.95000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.951803290090</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Essent Group Ltd</name>
        <lei>254900QUO860OUT6ZF83</lei>
        <title>Essent Group Ltd</title>
        <cusip>G3198U102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG3198U1027"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>225500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13647260.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.649191332136</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fabrinet</name>
        <lei>5493004TETZ6IYF7CV44</lei>
        <title>Fabrinet</title>
        <cusip>G3323L100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG3323L1005"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>44651.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>30517618.97000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.451703397806</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>TH</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sophia Genetics SA</name>
        <lei>506700H1GPU9GGM8W895</lei>
        <title>Sophia Genetics SA</title>
        <cusip>H82027105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CH1125843347"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>629300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3284946.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.156262756753</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CH</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>JFrog Ltd</name>
        <lei>2549002N8E00AY49G567</lei>
        <title>JFrog Ltd</title>
        <cusip>M6191J100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IL0011684185"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>480600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>22319064.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.061703440118</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Returns shown in Item B.5.a have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees" noteItem="B.5.a"/>
      <explntrNote note="It is a policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract." noteItem="C.12.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-05-29</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Principal Funds, Inc</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Megan Hoffmann</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>/s/ Megan Hoffmann</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Vice President and Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
