SEC FORM 13F-HR

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:

06-30-2026

Check here if Amendment		Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):		is a restatement.
		adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name:	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Address:	711 HIGH STREET

	DES MOINES, IA 50392
Form 13F File Number:	028-10106
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 the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:	Jill Hittner
Title:	Chief Financial Officer, Principal Global Investors, LLC
Phone:	515-248-2153
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Jill Hittner		Des Moines, IA	07-29-2026
[Signature]		[City, State]	[Date]

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 reporting manager(s).)
X	13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
	Name	Form 13F File No.	CRD No. (if applicable)	SEC File No. (if applicable)	CIK
	Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.	028-11300	000300463	801-30405	0001318293
	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	028-23623	000001137	801-54949	0000012600

Form 13F Summary Page
	Report Summary:
	Number of Other Included Managers:	5
	Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:	4,413
	Form 13F Information Table Value Total:	203,639,295,722
		(round to nearest dollar)

List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
	No.	Name	Form 13F File No.	CRD No. (if applicable)	SEC File No. (if applicable)	CIK
	1	PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	028-01549	000109002	801-55959	0000769734
	2	PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS LLC	028-10400	000109008	801-55618	0001218333
	3	PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE CO	028-00793			0000009712
	4	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	028-10107			0001094589
	5	DELAWARE CHARTER GUARANTEE & TRUST CO	028-22671			0001280529