Washington, D.C. 20549FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE 12-31-2025 Amendment Number: Check here if Amendment This Amendment (Check only one.): Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC711 HIGH STREETDES MOINES,IA50392 Name: Form 13F File Number:CRD Number (if applicable):SEC File Number (if applicable): The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that theperson signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct andcomplete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:Name:Jill HittnerTitle:Chief Financial Officer, Principal Global Investors, LLCPhone:515-248-2153 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/Jill Hittner 01-26-2026 Report Type (Check only one.): 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reportingmanager(s).)X13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this reportand a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) Report Summary: Number of Other IncludedManagers:Form 13F Information Table EntryTotal:Form 13F Information Table ValueTotal:195,864,471,(round to List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F filenumber(s) of all institutional investment managers with