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Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (A) (PTEAX)

Quick Facts Ticker: PTEAX Inception Date: 01/03/1977 Morningstar Category: Muni National Intermediate Total Net Assets (mil): $555.24	Investment Strategy    What's this? The investment seeks to provide a high level of income that is exempt from federal income tax while protecting investors' capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in tax-exempt bonds (securities issued by or on behalf of state or local governments and other public authorities) at the time of purchase. It also invests in inverse floating rate obligations (variable rate debt instruments that pay interest at rates that move in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates), which are generally more volatile than other types of municipal obligations and may involve leverage.
Morningstar Style Box™   as of 02/29/2024    What's this? Data Not Available	Overall Morningstar Star Rating™   as of 03/31/2024    What's this? Out of 261 Muni National Intermediate Funds Morningstar's Star Ratings reflect risk adjusted performance and are derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three, five, and ten-year (if applicable) time periods.

Total Returns

Investment results shown represent historical performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal values fluctuate with changes in interest rates and other market conditions so the value, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original costs. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Where gross and net expense ratios differ, the investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the investment option's expenses. Differences also may be due to the investment adviser's decision to pay (through the same dates) certain expenses that would normally be payable by the fund.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 03/31/2024

1 Month 3 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since      Inception* Excluding Sales Charge % 0.29 0.53 0.53 4.22 -0.96 1.40 2.73 4.86 Including Sales Charge % -3.42 -3.17 -3.17 0.34 -2.23 0.63 2.34 4.76 Bloomberg Municipal Index % 0.00 -0.39 -0.39 3.13 -0.41 1.59 2.66 --- Muni National Intermediate Category % 0.07 0.12 0.12 3.35 -0.39 1.36 2.08 --- Morningstar Percentile Rankings** --- --- --- 16 85 54 10 --- # of Funds in Category 302 298 298 293 261 238 177 ---

* Inception Date: 01/03/1977

**Morningstar percentile rankings are based on total returns and do not reflect the inclusion of sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, rankings could be lower.

Expenses   as of 03/31/2024 Total Investment Expense - Gross: 0.85% Total Investment Expense - Net: 0.85% Maximum Up-front Sales Charge: 3.75% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge: 1.00% 12b-1 Fee: 0.25%

Statistics   30-Day SEC Yield - Subsidized (Net) as of 03/31/2024: 3.14% 30-Day SEC Yield - Non-Subsidized (Gross) as of 03/31/2024: 3.14%

Inv Manager or Sub-Advisor

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Principal Global Investors

Portfolio Managers

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James P. Noble Since 09/20/2011 M.B.A. , Hofstra University

James Welch Since 10/01/2014 B.A. , Pennsylvania State University

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The Bloomberg Municipal Index measures the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Municipal bond, which covers the USD-denominated Long-Term tax exempt bond market with four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds and pre-refunded bonds. Fixed-income investment options are subject to interest rate risk, and their value will decline as interest rates rise. A portion of the Fund's income may be subject to state and/or local taxes, and it may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain investors.