Princor
Financial
(logo) Services
Corporation
December 7, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re Principal Investors Fund, Inc.
CIK No. 0000898745
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act"), the
undersigned certifies on behalf of Principal Investors Fund, Inc. that the
Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information relating to this fund that
would have been filed under Rule 497(c) of the 1933 Act do not differ from those
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Fund's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A. Such Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 is the most recent
Amendment to the Fund's Registration Statement which was filed electronically
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2000.
Please send copies of all correspondence with respect to this certificate to the
undersigned, or contact me at (515) 235-6086.
Sincerely
/s/ Jean B. Schustek
Jean B. Schustek
Assistant Vice President - Registered Products
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Home Office: The Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa 50392-0200
(800) 451-5447/FAX (515) 248-4745
Securities offered through Princor Financial Serivces Corporation, a registered
broker-dealer. Member SIPC.
