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accession: "0001104659-26-116869"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFG"
cik: "0001126328"
company_name: "PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-19T20:01:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-19T20:02:03.053663+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Principal Financial reports $785.0B AUM at Sept 30; FX, markets and dispositions cut balance ~1.5%

## Summary
- Total AUM of $785.0B as of September 30, 2026, including $581.7B in Principal Asset Management - Investment Management and $166.2B in International Pension.
- Foreign currency translation, market performance, operations disposed and other non-cash-flow items had an approximate 1.5% negative impact as a percentage of beginning-period AUM in Q3 2026.
- Operations disposed AUM was negative $2.2B for the quarter, primarily from the sale of the Chile annuity business in Principal Asset Management - International Pension.
- AUM by asset manager will be repeated in the Q3 2026 financial supplement, expected on the investor relations site on or about October 26, 2026.
- Company highlights equity AUM exposure to small-, mid-cap and international products and fixed income exposure to high yield and preferred securities amid wider return dispersion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-116869
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFG
- cik: 0001126328
- company_name: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-19T20:01:21+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465926116869/0001104659-26-116869-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126328/000110465926116869/tm2627739d1_8k.htm

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