PRINCIPAL AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND INC /IA/
N-30D, 1996-08-26
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To Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company Customers


Equity markets,  both domestic and  international,  began the year quite strong.
However,  as  investors  received  varying  economic  data  fears  of  inflation
returned.  The result was an increasingly nervous marketplace and some weakening
of this upward trend.

Though much attention has been paid to the potential for  increasing  inflation,
most financial experts do not see this as a real threat.  Instead, they look for
a steady economic  environment with  correspondingly  low inflation and interest
rates.

The  Principal  Mutual Funds  continue to  experience  excellent  growth both in
assets and the number of contracts. The Principal Mutual Funds act as investment
options  within  several  different  Principal  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company
variable annuity and variable life products. Please see your contract prospectus
for a description of the Funds specifically available in your contract.

For each contract holder, particulary those who have recently joined us, we hope
that you find the  information  contained in this  Semiannual  Report helpful in
monitoring your investment.
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CONTENTS

                                                                           Page
Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
     Statements of Assets and Liabilities..................................  2
     Statements of Operations .............................................  4
     Statements of Changes in Net Assets...................................  6
Notes to Financial Statements.............................................. 10
     Schedules of Investments
         Principal Aggressive Growth Fund, Inc............................. 16
         Principal Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.............................. 17
         Principal Balanced Fund, Inc...................................... 25
         Principal Bond Fund, Inc.......................................... 27
         Principal Capital Accumulation Fund, Inc.......................... 29
         Principal Emerging Growth Fund, Inc............................... 31
         Principal Government Securities Fund, Inc......................... 33
         Principal Growth Fund, Inc........................................ 34
         Principal High Yield Fund, Inc.................................... 36
         Principal Money Market Fund, Inc.................................. 38
         Principal World Fund, Inc......................................... 40
     Financial Highlights.................................................. 44
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(unaudited)

                                                           Principal       Principal
                                                           Aggressive         Asset         Principal       Principal
                                                             Growth        Allocation        Balanced          Bond  
                                                           Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.       Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------

<S>                                                        <C>             <C>              <C>             <C>        
Investment in securities -- at cost...................     $53,669,288     $39,137,926      $67,233,960     $52,710,002
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------

Assets
Investment in securities -- at value (Note 4).........     $57,931,524     $41,991,360      $72,596,193     $52,629,596
Cash .................................................       4,792,442      12,324,611            6,116           4,945
Receivables:
     Dividends and interest...........................         137,227         399,106          482,185       1,075,247
     Investment securities sold.......................         832,100         131,556           -               -
     Capital Stock sold...............................         304,376         219,828          395,854         287,400
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------
                                          Total Assets      63,997,669      55,066,461       73,480,348      53,997,188

Liabilities
Accrued expenses......................................          37,919          35,910           33,455          20,305
Payables:
     Investment securities purchased..................         615,129         189,206          704,417          -
     Capital Stock reacquired.........................          -               -                   337          -
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------
                                     Total Liabilities         653,048         225,116          738,209          20,305
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------

Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares...........     $63,344,621     $54,841,345      $72,742,139     $53,976,883
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------
Capital Stock (par value: $.01  a share)

Shares authorized.....................................     100,000,000     100,000,000      100,000,000     100,000,000
Shares issued and outstanding.........................       4,483,391       4,738,192        5,089,845       4,757,064

Net Asset Value Per Share.............................          $14.13          $11.57           $14.29          $11.35
                                                                ------          ------           ------          ------
                                                                ------          ------           ------          ------


Net Assets Consist of:
Capital Stock.........................................     $    44,834     $    47,382      $    50,898     $    47,571
Additional paid-in capital............................      54,500,267      49,545,819       64,644,178      52,795,999
Accumulated undistributed net investment income.......         321,868         877,508          972,845       1,510,126
Accumulated undistributed net realized
     gain (loss) from:
     Investment transactions .........................       4,215,416       1,517,202        1,711,985        (296,407)
     Foreign currency transactions....................          -               -                -               -
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     of investments...................................       4,262,236       2,853,434        5,362,233         (80,406)
Net unrealized appreciation on translation
     of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies..          -               -                -               -

                                      Total Net Assets     $63,344,621     $54,841,345      $72,742,139     $53,976,883
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------
                                                           -----------     -----------      -----------     -----------
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(unaudited)


                                                            Principal      Principal        Principal
                                                             Capital        Emerging        Government      Principal
                                                          Accumulation       Growth         Securities        Growth 
                                                            Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------

<S>                                                       <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>        
Investment in securities -- at cost...................    $145,281,805     $ 86,725,251     $78,226,146     $66,913,728
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------
                                                                                                                       
Assets                                                                                                                 
Investment in securities -- at value (Note 4).........    $172,894,117     $103,016,897     $77,672,828     $73,490,491
Cash .................................................           8,047        2,302,307           1,040           9,083
Receivables:                                                                                                           
     Dividends and interest...........................         172,348           74,912         976,646          72,694
     Investment securities sold.......................       2,071,056           -               -               -
     Capital Stock sold...............................         759,901          791,488         543,398         554,228
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------
                                          Total Assets     175,905,469      106,185,604      79,193,912      74,126,496
                                                                                                                       
Liabilities                                                                                                            
Accrued expenses......................................          65,210           47,455          30,619          31,056
Payables:                                                                                                              
     Investment securities purchased..................       2,479,651        9,904,451       1,000,000          -
     Capital Stock reacquired.........................         236,988              125          16,073             448
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------
                                     Total Liabilities       2,781,849        9,952,031       1,046,692          31,504
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------

Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares...........    $173,123,620     $ 96,233,573     $78,147,220     $74,094,992
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------
Capital Stock (par value: $.01  a share)

Shares authorized.....................................     100,000,000      100,000,000     100,000,000     100,000,000
Shares issued and outstanding.........................       5,802,427        3,505,410       7,539,139       5,699,509

Net Asset Value Per Share.............................          $29.84           $27.45          $10.37          $13.00
                                                                ------           ------          ------          ------
                                                                ------           ------          ------          ------


Net Assets Consist of:
Capital Stock.........................................    $     58,024     $     35,054     $    75,391     $    56,995
Additional paid-in capital............................     133,719,947       77,995,577      77,361,014      66,714,302
Accumulated undistributed net investment income.......       1,397,395          417,615       1,982,169         504,784
Accumulated undistributed net realized
     gain (loss) from:
     Investment transactions .........................      10,335,942        1,493,681        (718,036)        242,148
     Foreign currency transactions....................          -                -               -               -
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     of investments...................................      27,612,312       16,291,646        (553,318)      6,576,763
Net unrealized appreciation on translation
     of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies..          -                -               -               -

                                      Total Net Assets    $173,123,620     $ 96,233,573     $78,147,220     $74,094,992
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------
                                                          ------------     ------------     -----------     -----------
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(unaudited)
                                                             Principal       Principal
                                                               High            Money         Principal
                                                               Yield          Market           World 
                                                            Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------

<S>                                                        <C>              <C>             <C>
Investment in securities -- at cost...................     $12,145,229      $49,089,585     $49,999,222
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------

Assets
Investment in securities -- at value (Note 4).........     $12,038,875      $49,089,585     $54,813,419
Cash .................................................         208,753        1,006,055         174,693
Receivables:
     Dividends and interest...........................         260,769           49,178         158,150
     Investment securities sold.......................          -                -               -
     Capital Stock sold...............................         146,665          429,420         283,965
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------
                                          Total Assets      12,655,062       50,574,238      55,430,227

Liabilities
Accrued expenses......................................           6,222           18,944          38,700
Payables:
     Investment securities purchased..................         300,000          998,860       2,205,674
     Capital Stock reacquired.........................          -              879,066           -
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------
                                     Total Liabilities         306,222        1,896,870       2,244,374
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------

Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares...........     $12,348,840      $48,677,368     $53,185,853
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------
Capital Stock (par value: $.01  a share)

Shares authorized.....................................     100,000,000      500,000,000     100,000,000
Shares issued and outstanding.........................       1,437,162       48,677,368       4,485,304

Net Asset Value Per Share.............................           $8.59           $1.000          $11.86
                                                                 -----           ------          ------
                                                                 -----           ------          ------


Net Assets Consist of:
Capital Stock.........................................     $    14,372      $   486,773     $    44,853
Additional paid-in capital............................      13,041,755       48,190,595      47,104,237
Accumulated undistributed net investment income.......         542,993           -              678,016
Accumulated undistributed net realized
     gain (loss) from:
     Investment transactions .........................      (1,143,926)          -              550,807
     Foreign currency transactions....................          -                -              (6,806)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     of investments...................................        (106,354)          -            4,814,197
Net unrealized appreciation on translation
     of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies..          -                -                  549

                                      Total Net Assets     $12,348,840      $48,677,368     $53,185,853
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------
                                                           -----------      -----------     -----------
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)
                                                            Principal        Principal
                                                            Aggressive         Asset         Principal         Principal
                                                             Growth          Allocation       Balanced            Bond
                                                            Fund, Inc.       Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.        Fund, Inc.
                                                            ----------       ----------      ----------       -----------
Net Investment Income
Income:
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>   
     Dividends........................................      $  387,508       $  323,490      $  327,599       $    -
     Less:  Withholding tax on foreign dividends......          -                -               -                 -
     Interest.........................................         127,134          756,966         817,643         1,631,352
                                                            ----------       ----------      ----------       -----------
                                          Total Income         514,642        1,080,456       1,145,242         1,631,352

Expenses:
     Management and investment advisory
         fees (Note 3)................................         182,983          183,994         163,058           107,958
     Custodian fees...................................           8,023           10,079           4,830             2,908
     Directors' fees..................................           3,907            3,915           3,916             3,888
     Other............................................             678              654             836               673
                                                            ----------       ----------      ----------       -----------
                                        Total Expenses         195,591          198,642         172,640           115,427
                                                            ----------       ----------      ----------       -----------
                                 Net Investment Income         319,051          881,814         972,602         1,515,925

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investments and Foreign Currency
Net realized gain (loss) from:
     Investment transactions..........................       4,308,709        1,556,666       1,723,210               140
     Foreign currency transactions....................          -                -               -                 -
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
     appreciation/depreciation on:
     Investments .....................................       1,564,190          (23,214)       (393,211)       (2,715,765)
     Translation of assets and liabilities in
          foreign currencies..........................          -                -               -                 -
                                                            ----------       ----------      ----------       -----------
            Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
                      Investments and Foreign Currency       5,872,899        1,533,453       1,329,999        (2,715,625
                                                            ----------       ----------      ----------       -----------
                 Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
                             Resulting from Operations      $6,191,950       $2,415,266      $2,302,601       $(1,199,700)
                                                            ----------       ----------      ----------       -----------
                                                            ----------       ----------      ----------       -----------

See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)
                                                            Principal        Principal      Principal
                                                             Capital          Emerging      Government         Principal
                                                           Accumulation        Growth       Securities          Growth 
                                                            Fund, Inc.       Fund, Inc.     Fund, Inc.         Fund, Inc.
                                                           -----------       ----------     -----------        ----------
Net Investment Income
Income:
<S>                                                        <C>               <C>            <C>                <C>
     Dividends........................................     $ 1,628,103       $  280,971     $    -             $  374,935
     Less:  Withholding tax on foreign dividends......          -                -               -                 -
     Interest.........................................         146,752          371,879       2,137,141           274,366
                                                           -----------       ----------     -----------        ----------
                                          Total Income       1,774,855          652,850       2,137,141           649,301

Expenses:
     Management and investment advisory
         fees (Note 3)................................         359,495          228,195         150,839           135,433
     Custodian fees...................................           4,440            4,136           4,107             3,623
     Directors' fees..................................           3,898            3,909           3,876             3,798
     Other............................................             671              673             672               656
                                                           -----------       ----------     -----------        ----------
                                        Total Expenses         368,504          236,913         159,494           143,510
                                                           -----------       ----------     -----------        ----------
                                 Net Investment Income       1,406,351          415,937       1,977,647           505,791

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investments and Foreign Currency
Net realized gain (loss) from:
     Investment transactions..........................      10,523,598        1,513,506          (2,198)          242,902
     Foreign currency transactions....................          -                -               -                 -
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
     appreciation/depreciation on:
     Investments .....................................       2,187,976        3,923,097      (2,752,776)        1,294,638
     Translation of assets and liabilities in
          foreign currencies..........................          -                -               -                 -
                                                           -----------       ----------     -----------        ----------
            Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
                      Investments and Foreign Currency      12,711,574        5,436,603      (2,754,974)        1,537,540
                                                           -----------       ----------     -----------        ----------
                 Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
                             Resulting from Operations     $14,117,925       $5,852,540     $  (777,327)       $2,043,331
                                                           -----------       ----------     -----------        ----------
                                                           -----------       ----------     -----------        ----------
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)
                                                            Principal       Principal
                                                               High           Money          Principal
                                                              Yield           Market           World
                                                            Fund, Inc.      Fund, Inc.       Fund, Inc.
                                                            ----------      ----------       ---------
Net Investment Incom
Income:
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>             <C>
     Dividends........................................        $   -          $   -           $  766,394
     Less:  Withholding tax on foreign dividends......            -              -              (90,087)
     Interest.........................................         610,308        1,092,747         183,834
                                                              --------       ----------      ----------
                                          Total Income         610,308        1,092,747         860,141

Expenses:
     Management and investment advisory
         fees (Note 3)................................          35,674           97,046         146,112
     Custodian fees...................................           1,948            6,307          20,808
     Directors' fees..................................           3,895            3,828           3,933
     Other............................................             670              740             671
                                                              --------       ----------      ----------
                                        Total Expenses          42,187          107,921         171,524
                                                              --------       ----------      ----------
                                 Net Investment Income         568,121          984,826         688,617

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investments and Foreign Currency
Net realized gain (loss) from:
     Investment transactions..........................          62,130           -              562,082
     Foreign currency transactions....................            -              -               (6,806)
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
     appreciation/depreciation on
     Investments .....................................        (348,021)          -            2,767,203
     Translation of assets and liabilities in
          foreign currencies..........................            -              -                   70
                                                              --------       ----------      ----------
            Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
                      Investments and Foreign Currency        (285,891)          -            3,322,549
                                                              --------       ----------      ----------
                 Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
                             Resulting from Operations        $282,230       $  984,826      $4,011,166
                                                              --------       ----------      ----------
                                                              --------       ----------      ----------
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(unaudited)

                                                                     Principal                            Principal
                                                                  Aggressive Growth                    Asset Allocation
                                                                     Fund, Inc.                            Fund, Inc.
                                                            -----------------------------       -------------------------------
                                                            Six Months           Year           Six Months             Year
                                                              Ended             Ended             Ended               Ended
                                                             June 30,         December 31,       June 30,           December 31,
                                                               1996              1995              1996                1995
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
Operations
<S>                                                         <C>               <C>               <C>                 <C>
Net investment income..................................     $   319,051       $   302,552       $   881,814         $ 1,387,625
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions..       4,308,709         4,905,174         1,556,666           1,628,048
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/
     depreciation on investments and translation of
     assets and liabilities in foreign currencies......       1,564,190         2,660,711           (23,214)          3,340,632
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
                 Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
                             Resulting from Operations        6,191,950         7,868,437         2,415,266           6,356,305

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
From net investment income.............................            (666)         (305,795)          (24,132)         (1,398,405)
From net realized gain on investments and foreign
      currency transactions............................      (1,649,581)       (3,377,897)         (462,912)         (1,026,374)
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
                                                             (1,650,247)       (3,683,692)         (487,044)         (2,424,779)

Capital Share Transactions (Note 5)
Shares sold............................................      29,392,420        14,807,229        12,222,259           7,552,421
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends
     and distributions.................................       1,650,247         3,683,692           487,044           2,424,779
Shares redeemed........................................      (5,882,690)       (2,803,211)         (870,218)           (875,745)
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
            Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from
                            Capital Share Transactions       25,159,977        15,687,710        11,839,085           9,101,455
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
                                        Total Increase       29,701,680        19,872,455        13,767,307          13,032,981

Net Assets
Beginning of period....................................      33,642,941        13,770,486        41,074,038          28,041,057
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
End of period (including undistributed net
     investment income as set forth below).............     $63,344,621       $33,642,941       $54,841,345         $41,074,038
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
Undistributed Net Investment Income....................     $   321,868       $     3,483       $   877,508         $    19,826
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
                                                            -----------       -----------       -----------         -----------
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(unaudited)

                                                                      Principal                          Principal
                                                                       Balanced                             Bond
                                                                      Fund, Inc.                         Fund, Inc.
                                                            ----------------------------        -------------------------------
                                                             Six Months         Year            Six Months             Year
                                                               Ended           Ended              Ended               Ended
                                                              June 30,       December 31,        June 30,           December 31,
                                                                1996            1995               1996                1995
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
Operations
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>                <C>                 <C>        
Net investment income..................................     $   972,602      $ 1,419,736        $ 1,515,925         $ 1,790,567
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions..       1,723,210        1,509,204                140            (178,683)
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/
     depreciation on investments and translation of
     assets and liabilities in foreign currencies......        (393,211)       4,627,533         (2,715,765)          3,151,543
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
                 Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
                             Resulting from Operations        2,302,601        7,556,473         (1,199,700)          4,763,427
                                                                                                                              
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                                                                   
From net investment income.............................         (11,522)      (1,419,914)            (5,799)         (1,807,251)
From net realized gain on investments and foreign
      currency transactions............................        (840,918)      (1,126,793)            -                   -
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
                                                               (852,440)      (2,546,707)            (5,799)         (1,807,251)

Capital Share Transactions (Note 5)
Shares sold............................................      31,348,329       18,469,155         26,538,000          15,942,301
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends
     and distributions.................................         482,410        1,530,787              5,799           1,815,744
Shares redeemed........................................      (5,942,087)      (4,649,589)        (7,239,076)         (1,944,844)
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
            Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from
                            Capital Share Transactions       25,888,652       15,350,353         19,304,723          15,813,161
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
                                        Total Increase       27,338,813       20,360,119         18,099,224          18,769,337

Net Assets
Beginning of period....................................      45,403,326       25,043,207         35,877,659          17,108,322
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
End of period (including undistributed net
     investment income as set forth below).............     $72,742,139      $45,403,326        $53,976,883         $35,877,659
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
Undistributed Net Investment Income....................     $   972,845      $    11,765        $ 1,510,126         $    -
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
                                                            -----------      -----------        -----------         -----------
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(unaudited)

                                                                  Principal                     
                                                             Capital Accumulation               
                                                                   Fund, Inc.                   
                                                           -----------------------------        
                                                            Six Months         Year             
                                                              Ended           Ended             
                                                             June 30,       December 31,        
                                                               1996            1995             
                                                           ------------     ------------        
Operations

<S>                                                        <C>              <C>                 
Net investment income..................................    $  1,406,351     $  2,706,864        
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions..      10,523,598       11,294,865        
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/                                           
     depreciation on investments and translation of 
     assets and liabilities in foreign currencies......       2,187,976       19,225,574        
                                                           ------------     ------------        
                 Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
                             Resulting from Operations       14,117,925       33,227,303        
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
From net investment income.............................         (68,376)      (2,707,756)       
From net realized gain on investments and foreign
     currency transactions.............................      (3,248,528)     (10,552,706)       
                                                           ------------     ------------        
                                                             (3,316,904)     (13,260,462)       

Capital Share Transactions (Note 5)
Shares sold............................................      47,304,803       38,113,651        
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends
     and distributions.................................       3,289,150       13,137,194        
Shares redeemed........................................     (23,911,034)     (56,149,805)       
                                                           ------------     ------------        
            Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from
                            Capital Share Transactions       26,682,919       (4,898,960)       
                                                           ------------     ------------        
                                        Total Increase       37,483,940       15,067,881        

Net Assets
Beginning of period....................................     135,639,680      120,571,799        
                                                           ------------     ------------        
End of period (including undistributed net
     investment income as set forth below).............    $173,123,620     $135,639,680        
                                                           ------------     ------------        
                                                           ------------     ------------        
Undistributed Net Investment Income....................    $  1,397,395     $     59,419        
                                                           ------------     ------------        
                                                           ------------     ------------        
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

(unaudited)

                                                                          Principal                           Principal            
                                                                       Emerging Growth                  Government Securities      
                                                                         Fund, Inc.                           Fund, Inc.           
                                                              -------------------------------       ----------------------------   
                                                              Six Months             Year           Six Months          Year       
                                                                Ended               Ended              Ended           Ended       
                                                               June 30,           December 31,        June 30,       December 31,  
                                                                1996                 1995               1996            1995       
                                                              -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------   
Operations                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
<S>                                                            <C>                 <C>               <C>              <C>          
Net investment income...................................       $   415,937         $   502,095       $ 1,977,647      $ 2,727,198   
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions...         1,513,506           1,202,668            (2,198)         (41,117) 
Net realized (loss) from foreign currency transactions..            -                   -                 -                -       
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/                                                                                
     depreciation on investments and translation of            
     assets and liabilities in foreign currencies.......         3,923,097           8,417,614        (2,752,776)       4,199,844  
                                                               -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
                  Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets                                                                            
                              Resulting from Operations          5,852,540          10,122,377          (777,327)       6,885,925  
                                                                                                                                   
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                                                                        
From net investment income..............................            (4,675)           (496,559)          (12,373)      (2,764,369) 
Excess distribution of net investment income (Note 1)...            -                   -                 -                -       
From net realized gain on investments and foreign
     currency transactions..............................          (766,929)           (473,643)           -                -       
                                                               -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
                                                                  (771,604)           (970,202)          (12,373)      (2,764,369) 
Capital Share Transactions (Note 5)                                                                                                
Shares sold.............................................        44,621,027          33,010,562        38,092,002       24,755,653  
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends                                                                                         
     and distributions..................................           723,417             825,122            12,373        2,708,209  
Shares redeemed.........................................       (12,712,247)         (8,379,384)       (9,246,924)     (17,627,312) 
                                                               -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
                        Net Increase in Net Assets from                                                                            
                             Capital Share Transactions         32,632,197          25,456,300        28,857,451        9,836,550  
                                                               -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
                                         Total Increase         37,713,133          34,608,475        28,067,752       13,958,106  
                                                                                                                                   
Net Assets                                                                                                                         
Beginning of period.....................................        58,520,440          23,911,965        50,079,469       36,121,363  
                                                               -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
End of period (including undistributed (overdistributed)
     net investment income as set forth below)..........       $96,233,573         $58,520,440       $78,147,220      $50,079,469  
                                                               -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
                                                               -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
Undistributed (overdistributed) Net Investment Income...       $   417,615         $     6,354       $ 1,982,169      $    16,895  
                                                               -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
See accompanying notes.                                        -----------         -----------       -----------      -----------  
                                   
</TABLE>                                                       
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

(unaudited)

                                                                        Principal                           Principal            
                                                                         Growth                            High Yield            
                                                                        Fund, Inc.                          Fund, Inc.           
                                                           --------------------------------        ----------------------------- 
                                                           Six Months             Year             Six Months           Year     
                                                             Ended               Ended                Ended            Ended     
                                                            June 30,           December 31,          June 30,        December 31,
                                                              1996                1995                1996              1995     
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
Operations                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
<S>                                                        <C>                 <C>                 <C>               <C>         
Net investment income...................................   $   505,791         $   572,297         $   568,121       $   976,414 
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions...       242,902             298,608              62,130           (49,300)
Net realized (loss) from foreign currency transactions..        -                   -                   -                 -
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/
     depreciation on investments and translation of                                                                              
     assets and liabilities in foreign currencies.......     1,294,638           5,280,826            (348,021)          664,483 
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
                  Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets                                                                          
                              Resulting from Operations      2,043,331           6,151,731             282,230         1,591,597 
                                                                                                                                 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                                                                      
From net investment income..............................        (6,768)           (566,536)                (24)         (991,915)
Excess distribution of net investment income (Note 1)...        -                   -                   -                (25,104)
From net realized gain on investments and foreign          
     currency transactions..............................        (4,612)           (294,742)             -                 -       
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       -----------  
                                                               (11,380)           (861,278)                (24)       (1,017,019) 
Capital Share Transactions (Note 5)                                                                                               
Shares sold.............................................    35,868,195          29,355,706             313,967           673,188
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends                                                                                       
     and distributions..................................        11,380             753,669                  24         1,017,019 
Shares redeemed.........................................    (6,524,055)         (5,778,425)            (77,290)         (131,664)
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
                        Net Increase in Net Assets from                                                                          
                             Capital Share Transactions     29,355,520          24,330,950             236,701         1,558,543 
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
                                         Total Increase     31,387,471          29,621,403             518,907         2,133,121 
                                                                                                                                 
Net Assets                                                                                                                       
Beginning of period.....................................    42,707,521          13,086,118          11,829,933         9,696,812 
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
End of period (including undistributed (overdistributed)
     net investment income as set forth below)..........   $74,094,992         $42,707,521          12,348,840       $11,829,933 
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
Undistributed (overdistributed) Net Investment Income...   $   504,784             $ 5,761         $   542,993       $   (25,104)
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
                                                           -----------         -----------         -----------       ----------- 
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

(unaudited)

                                                                    Principal                                Principal           
                                                                   Money Market                                World             
                                                                    Fund, Inc.                               Fund, Inc.          
                                                           --------------------------------        ----------------------------  
                                                           Six Months              Year            Six Months          Year      
                                                             Ended                Ended              Ended            Ended      
                                                            June 30,            December 31,        June 30,        December 31, 
                                                              1996                 1995               1996             1995      
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
Operations                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
<S>                                                        <C>                  <C>               <C>               <C>          
Net investment income...................................   $   984,826          $ 1,502,142       $   688,617       $   519,182  
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions...        -                    -                562,082           174,169  
Net realized (loss) from foreign currency transactions..        -                    -                 (6,806)           (5,526) 
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/                                                                              
     depreciation on investments and translation of                                                                              
     assets and liabilities in foreign currencies.......        -                    -              2,767,273         2,574,265  
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
                   Net Increase (Decrease)in Net Assets                                                                          
                              Resulting from Operations        984,826            1,502,142         4,011,166         3,262,090  
                                                                                                                                 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                                                                      
From net investment income..............................      (984,826)          (1,502,142)          (23,106)         (506,808) 
Excess distribution of net investment income (Note 1)...        -                    -                 -                 -       
From net realized gain on investments and foreign                                                                                
     currency transactions..............................        -                    -               (139,328)          (23,834) 
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
                                                              (984,826)          (1,502,142)         (162,434)         (530,642) 
Capital Share Transactions (Note 5)                                                                                              
Shares sold.............................................    82,700,206           94,151,329        21,697,681        15,630,379  
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends                                                                                       
     and distributions..................................       834,256            1,130,170           139,669           530,642  
Shares redeemed.........................................   (67,527,013)         (91,983,464)       (3,065,849)       (2,072,943) 
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
                        Net Increase in Net Assets from                                                                           
                             Capital Share Transactions     16,007,449            3,298,035        18,771,501        14,088,078  
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
                                         Total Increase     16,007,449            3,298,035        22,620,233        16,819,526  
                                                                                                                                 
Net Assets                                                                                                                       
Beginning of period.....................................    32,669,919           29,371,884        30,565,620        13,746,094  
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
End of period (including undistributed (overdistributed)
     net investment income as set forth below)..........   $48,677,368          $32,669,919       $53,185,853       $30,565,620  
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
Undistributed (overdistributed) Net Investment Income...   $    -               $    -            $   678,016       $    12,505  
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
                                                           -----------          -----------       -----------       -----------  
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
June 30, 1996

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Principal Aggressive Growth Fund, Inc.
Principal Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.
Principal Balanced Fund, Inc.
Principal Bond Fund, Inc.
Principal Capital Accumulation Fund, Inc.
Principal Emerging Growth Fund, Inc.
Principal Government Securities Fund, Inc.
Principal Growth Fund, Inc.
Principal High Yield Fund, Inc.
Principal Money Market Fund, Inc.
Principal World Fund, Inc.


Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies

Principal  Aggressive Growth Fund, Inc.,  Principal Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.,
Principal  Balanced Fund,  Inc.,  Principal Bond Fund, Inc.,  Principal  Capital
Accumulation  Fund,  Inc.,  Principal  Emerging  Growth  Fund,  Inc.,  Principal
Government  Securities Fund, Inc.,  Principal Growth Fund, Inc.,  Principal High
Yield Fund,  Inc.,  Principal  Money Market Fund, Inc. and Principal World Fund,
Inc. (the "Funds") are registered  under the Investment  Company Act of 1940, as
amended, as open-end diversified  management investment companies and operate in
the mutual fund industry.

Principal Money Market Fund, Inc. values its securities at amortized cost, which
approximates  market.  Under the amortized cost method,  a security is valued by
applying a constant  amortization  to  maturity  of the  difference  between the
principal amount due at maturity and the cost of the security to the fund.

The other  funds  value  securities  for which  market  quotations  are  readily
available at market  value,  which is  determined  using the last  reported sale
price or, if no sales are reported, as is regularly the case for some securities
traded  over-the-counter,  the last  reported bid price.  When  reliable  market
quotations  are not considered to be readily  available,  which may be the case,
for example,  with respect to certain debt securities and preferred stocks,  the
investments  are valued by using market  quotations,  prices  provided by market
makers or estimates of market values  obtained from yield data and other factors
relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics in accordance
with  procedures  established  in good faith by each fund's Board of  Directors.
Securities with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized
cost, which approximates market.

With respect to Principal World Fund,  Inc., the value of foreign  securities in
foreign  currency amounts is expressed in U.S. dollars at the closing daily rate
of exchange.  The  identified  cost of the  portfolio  holdings is translated at
approximate  rates  prevailing  when  acquired.  Income and expense  amounts are
translated at approximate  rates  prevailing  when received or paid,  with daily
accruals of such amounts reported at approximate rates prevailing at the date of
valuation.

Since the carrying amount of the foreign securities in the Principal World Fund,
Inc. is determined  based on the exchange rate and market values at the close of
the period,  it is not  practicable  to isolate  that  portion of the results of
operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the
fluctuations  arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the
period.

The Funds record investment transactions generally one day after the trade date.
The identified  cost basis has been used in determining the net realized gain or
loss from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of
investments.  The Funds record dividend income on the ex-dividend  date,  except
dividend income from foreign securities whereby the ex-dividend date has passed;
such dividends are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend
date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.

Reported  net  realized  foreign  exchange  gains or losses  arise from sales of
foreign  currencies,  currency  gains or losses  realized  between the trade and
settlement  dates on securities  transactions,  and the  difference  between the
amount of dividends and foreign  withholding  taxes recorded on the fund's books
and the U.S.  dollar  equivalent of the amounts  actually  received or paid. Net
unrealized  foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of
assets and liabilities  other than investments in securities at fiscal year end,
resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

With respect to Principal Money Market Fund, Inc., all net investment income and
any  realized  gains and losses from  investment  transactions  are  declared as
dividends  daily  to  shareholders  of  record  as of that  day.  Dividends  and
distributions to shareholders of the other funds are recorded on the ex-dividend
date.

Dividends and  distributions to shareholders  from net investment income and net
realized gain from investment and foreign currency transactions is determined in
accordance with federal income tax regulations,  which may differ from generally
accepted accounting  principles.  To the extent these "book/tax" differences are
permanent in nature (i.e. that they result from other than timing of recognition
- - "temporary"),  such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based
on their  federal  tax-basis  treatment;  temporary  differences  do not require
reclassification.  Reclassifications  made for the year ended  December 31, 1995
were not material.

Due to the timing of dividend  distributions  and the  differences in accounting
for income and realized  gains  (losses)  for  financial  statement  and federal
income tax purposes, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ
from the year in which the income and realized  gains  (losses) are recorded for
financial statement purposes by the fund. The differences between the income and
gains  distributed on a book versus tax basis are shown as excess  distributions
of  net  investment   income  and  net  realized  gain  on  investments  in  the
accompanying Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent  assets and  liabilities at the date of the financial  statements and
the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses  during the  reporting  period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Note 2 - Federal Income Taxes

No provision for federal income taxes is considered  necessary because each fund
is qualified as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code
and intends to distribute  each year,  substantially  all of its net  investment
income and realized  capital gains to  shareholders.  The cost of investments is
approximately  the same for both  federal  income  tax and  financial  reporting
purposes.

Note 3 - Management Agreement and Transactions With Affiliates

The Funds have agreed to pay investment  advisory and management fees to Princor
Management  Corporation (wholly owned by Princor Financial Services Corporation,
a subsidiary  of  Principal  Mutual Life  Insurance  Company)  (the  "Manager"),
computed at an annual  percentage  rate of each fund's average daily net assets.
The  annual  rate  used in this  calculation  for  Principal  Bond  Fund,  Inc.,
Principal Capital Accumulation Fund, Inc., Principal Government Securities Fund,
Inc.,  Principal Growth Fund, Inc. and Principal Money Market Fund, Inc. is .50%
of the first $100 million of the fund's average daily net assets and .45% of the
next $100 million of the fund's  average daily net assets.  The annual rate used
in this  calculation  for Principal  Asset  Allocation  Fund, Inc. and Principal
Aggressive  Growth  Fund,  Inc. is .80% of the first $100  million of the fund's
average  daily net assets.  With respect to Principal  Balanced  Fund,  Inc. and
Principal  High Yield Fund,  Inc.,  the annual rate used in this  calculation is
 .60% of the first $100  million of the fund's  average  daily net  assets.  With
respect to Principal  Emerging Growth Fund, Inc. and Principal World Fund, Inc.,
the annual rate used in this calculation is .65% and .75%, respectively,  of the
first $100 million of the fund's average daily net assets.

Brokerage  commissions  were paid to  affiliates  by certain  of the  funds,  as
follows:

                                    Six Months Ended       Year Ended
                                        June 30,          December 31,
                                         1996                1995
                                    ----------------      ------------

  Principal Balanced Fund, Inc.         $1,300             $  219
  Principal Capital Accumulation
   Fund, Inc.                            1,098              8,243
  Principal Emerging Growth
   Fund, Inc.                              -                  910
  Principal Growth Fund, Inc.              -                4,252
  Principal World Fund, Inc.             1,134              2,207

All of the  shares of the Funds are owned by  Principal  Mutual  Life  Insurance
Company and/or one or more Separate Accounts  sponsored by Principal Mutual Life
Insurance Company.

Note 4 - Investment Transactions

For the six  months  ended  June 30,  1996,  the cost of  investment  securities
purchased and proceeds from investment securities sold (not including short-term
investments and U.S. government securities) by the Funds were as follows:

                                                 Purchases          Sales
                                                -----------      -----------
     Principal Aggressive Growth Fund, Inc.     $ 1,624,948      $    -
     Principal Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.       18,423,844       14,981,401
     Principal Balanced Fund, Inc.               21,160,727        4,435,701
     Principal Bond Fund, Inc.                   21,023,062           70,000
     Principal Capital Accumulation Fund, Inc.   47,128,018       31,680,508
     Principal Emerging Growth Fund, Inc.        31,037,202        5,514,763
     Principal Government Securities Fund, Inc.  15,932,593        1,670,150
     Principal Growth Fund, Inc.                 19,251,520        1,232,765
     Principal High Yield Fund, Inc.              2,498,044        2,109,750
     Principal World Fund, Inc.                  18,747,085        2,367,819

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At June 30, 1996, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments held
by the Funds was composed of the following:

                                                                                             Net Unrealized
                                                           Gross Unrealized            Appreciation (Depreciation)
                                                    ------------------------------
                                                    Appreciation    (Depreciation)           of Investments
                                                    ------------    --------------     ---------------------------
<S>                                                  <C>              <C>                      <C>        
     Principal Aggressive Growth Fund, Inc.          $ 5,188,245      $ (926,009)              $ 4,262,236
     Principal Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.             3,797,847        (944,413)                2,853,434
     Principal Balanced Fund, Inc.                     6,349,437        (987,204)                5,362,233
     Principal Bond Fund, Inc.                         1,106,875      (1,187,281)                  (80,406)
     Principal Capital Accumulation Fund, Inc.        29,882,193      (2,269,881)               27,612,312
     Principal Emerging Growth Fund, Inc.             18,505,369      (2,213,223)               16,292,146
     Principal Government Securities Fund, Inc.          920,896      (1,474,214)                 (553,318)
     Principal Growth Fund, Inc.                       8,952,099      (2,375,336)                6,576,763
     Principal High Yield Fund, Inc.                     206,303        (312,657)                 (106,354)
     Principal World Fund, Inc.                        6,400,394      (1,586,197)                4,814,197
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At June 30, 1996,  Principal Asset  Allocation Fund,  Inc.,  Principal  Balanced
Fund, Inc.,  Principal  Emerging Growth Fund,  Inc.,  Principal High Yield Fund,
Inc. and Principal  World Fund,  Inc. held the  following  securities  which may
require  registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or an exemption therefrom
in order to effect a sale in the ordinary course of business.

                                                                                             Value at       Value as a
                                                                   Date of                   June 30,     Percentage of
           Fund                   Security Description           Acquisition       Cost        1996         Net Assets
   ---------------------   ---------------------------------     -----------    ---------   ----------    -------------
 
   Principal Asset
   Allocation Fund, Inc.   Alps 96 1 PT;
<S>                        <C>                                     <C>          <C>         <C>              <C> 
                              Pass Through Certificates            5/22/96      $  75,000   $   74,812        .14%
                           CIA Brasilia de Distribuicao; GDR       5/30/96         48,825       51,150        .09%
                                                                   5/31/96         49,988       53,212        .10%
                           Echostar Sattelite Broadcasting;
                              Senior Discount Notes                3/19/96         60,353       62,000        .11%
                                                                   6/11/96         16,125       15,500        .03%
                           Fomento Economico Mexicano              5/30/96        100,040       93,900        .17%
                                                                   5/31/96         90,900       85,884        .16%
                           Groupo Financiero Bancomer;
                              SA ADR                               5/30/96         99,375       92,298        .17%
                                                                   5/31/96         93,125       87,074        .16%
                           Homeside, Inc.; Senior Notes            5/7/96          20,000       20,700        .04%

                           Lenfest  Communications;
                              Senior Subordinated Notes            6/20/96         19,844       20,167        .04%
                           Norcal Waste Systems, Inc.;
                              Step-Up Senior Notes                 6/26/96         63,750       63,300        .12%
                           Occidente Y Carbide Cellular;
                              Step-Up Units                        5/31/96         65,533       64,687        .12%
                           Time Warner; Series K
                              Preferred Stock                      4/3/96          96,009       93,100        .17%
                           Unisys Corp.; Senior Notes              3/22/96         93,886       97,138        .18%
 
                                                                                               974,922       1.80%
   Principal Balanced      Federal-Mogul Corp.; Series D
   Fund, Inc.                 Convertible                          10/15/92       248,325      240,800        .33%

   Principal Emerging      Ciba-Geigy Corp.; Exchangeable
   Growth Fund, Inc.          Subordinated Debentures              3/20/91        150,000      153,750        .16%
                           Sierra On Line; Convertible
                              Subordinated Debentures              8/17/94        100,375      346,500        .36%
 
                                                                                               500,250        .52%
   Principal High Yield    Mariner Health Corp; Senior
   Fund, Inc.                 Subordinated Notes                   4/1/96         298,662      288,375       2.34%
                           Howmet Corp.; Senior
                              Subordinated Notes                   11/22/95       150,000      157,875       1.28%
 
                                                                                               446,250       3.62%
   Principal World         Alfa SA; Convertible
   Fund, Inc.                 Subordinated Debentures              9/25/95        398,000      427,000        .80%
                           Fokus Bank                              6/25/96        645,965      648,458       1.22%

                           Royal Plastics Group                    11/23/94        41,703       77,492        .14%
                                                                   9/25/95        132,960      151,946        .29%
                                                                   6/25/96        300,947      303,891        .57%
                           Voest-Alpine Stahl                      10/30/95       280,007      310,895        .58%
                                                                   3/27/96        146,558      152,068        .29%
                                                                   6/25/96        256,093      260,205        .49%
                                                                   6/27/96        145,930      145,309        .27%
                                                                                            ----------       -----
                                                                                            $2,477,264       4.65%
</TABLE>
The Fund's  investments  are with  various  issuers in various  industries.  The
Schedules of Investments  contained  herein summarize  concentrations  of credit
risk by industry and issuer .

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Note 5 - Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in Capital Stock by fund were as follows:


                                                   Principal Aggressive         Principal Asset      Principal Balanced
                                                     Growth Fund, Inc.       Allocation Fund, Inc.       Fund, Inc.
                                                   --------------------      ---------------------   ------------------
  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996:
<S>                                                     <C>                      <C>                     <C>      
  Shares sold...................................        2,189,188                1,075,442               2,232,444
  Shares issued in reinvestment of
  dividends and distributions...................          128,723                   43,608                  34,754
  Shares redeemed...............................         (433,936)                 (78,730)               (428,426)
                                                        ---------                ---------               ---------
                                   Net Increase         1,883,975                1,040,320               1,838,772
                                                        ---------                ---------               ---------
                                                        ---------                ---------               ---------

  Year Ended December 31, 1995:
  Shares sold...................................        1,161,931                  692,541               1,392,999
  Shares issued in reinvestment of
  dividends and distributions...................          287,452                  219,390                 115,881
  Shares redeemed...............................         (211,535)                 (78,261)               (354,061)
                                                        ---------                ---------               ---------

                                   Net Increase         1,237,848                  833,670               1,154,819
                                                        ---------                ---------               ---------
                                                        ---------                ---------               ---------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Principal             Principal Capital       Principal Emerging
                                                     Bond Fund, Inc.      Accumulation Fund, Inc.     Growth Fund, Inc.
                                                     ---------------      -----------------------    ------------------
  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996:
<S>                                                    <C>                       <C>                     <C>      
  Shares sold...................................       2,330,880                 1,648,518               1,661,598
  Shares issued in reinvestment of
   dividends and distributions..................             496                   118,915                  28,208
  Shares redeemed...............................        (633,341)                 (843,955)               (494,598)
                                                       ---------                 ---------               ---------
                                   Net Increase        1,698,035                   923,478               1,195,208
                                                       ---------                 ---------               ---------
                                                       ---------                 ---------               ---------

  Year Ended December 31, 1995:
  Shares sold...................................       1,388,036                 1,462,128               1,443,488
  Shares issued in reinvestment of
   dividends and distributions..................         155,537                   493,432                  32,984
  Shares redeemed...............................        (174,815)               (2,220,452)               (363,945)
                                                       ---------                 ---------               ---------
                        Net Increase (Decrease)        1,368,758                  (264,892)              1,112,527
                                                       ---------                 ---------               ---------
                                                       ---------                 ---------               ---------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Principal Government       Principal Growth       Principal High
                                                      Securities Fund, Inc.         Fund, Inc.         Yield Fund, Inc.
                                                      ---------------------      ----------------      ----------------
  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996:
<S>                                                        <C>                       <C>                    <C>   
  Shares sold...................................            3,674,323                2,779,677               36,739
  Shares issued in reinvestment of
   dividends and distributions..................                1,176                      921                  -
  Shares redeemed...............................             (884,574)                (518,184)              (9,077)
                                                            ---------                ---------               ------
                                   Net Increase             2,790,925                2,262,414               27,662
                                                            ---------                ---------               ------
                                                            ---------                ---------               ------

  Year Ended December 31, 1995:
  Shares sold...................................            2,389,165                2,597,297               77,400
  Shares issued in reinvestment of
   dividends and distributions..................              258,394                   61,037              121,455
  Shares redeemed...............................           (1,752,028)                (517,157)             (15,228)
                                                            ---------                ---------              -------
                                   Net Increase               895,531                2,141,177              183,627
                                                            ---------                ---------              -------
                                                            ---------                ---------              -------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Principal Money          Principal World
                                                         Market Fund, Inc.           Fund, Inc.
                                                         -----------------        ---------------
 
  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996:
<S>                                                       <C>                        <C>      
  Shares sold...................................           82,700,206                1,897,449
  Shares issued in reinvestment of
   dividends and distributions..................              834,256                   12,840
  Shares redeemed...............................          (67,527,013)                (277,237)
                                                           ----------                ---------
                                   Net Increase            16,007,449                1,633,052
                                                           ----------                ---------
                                                           ----------                ---------


  Year Ended December 31, 1995:
  Shares sold...................................           94,151,329                1,566,265
  Shares issued in reinvestment of
   dividends and distributions..................            1,130,170                   49,808
  Shares redeemed...............................          (91,983,464)                (202,182)
                                                           ----------                ---------
                                   Net Increase             3,298,035                1,413,891
                                                           ----------                ---------
                                                           ----------                ---------
</TABLE>

Note 6 - Line of Credit

The Funds have an unsecured line of credit with a bank which allows each fund to
borrow up to $500,000.  Borrowings are made solely to facilitate the handling of
unusual and/or unanticipated  short-term cash requirements.  Interest is charged
to each fund,  based on its borrowings,  at a rate equal to the bank's Fed Funds
Unsecured Rate plus 100 basis points.  Additionally, a commitment fee is charged
at the annual rate of .25% on the line of credit.  At June 30,  1996,  the Funds
had no outstanding borrowings under the line of credit.
<PAGE>
June 30, 1996

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

PRINCIPAL AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND, INC.

                                                    Shares
                                                     Held             Value
Common Stocks (91.45%)

Advertising (0.17%)
   Catalina Marketing Corp.                              300(a)  $      27,450
   Valassis Communications                             4,400            81,400

                                                                       108,850
Agricultural Chemicals (0.34%)
   IMC Global Group, Inc.                              5,800           218,225

Air Transportation, Scheduled (0.50%)
   AMR Corp.                                           3,500(a)        318,500

Aircraft & Parts (8.72%)
   Allied Signal, Inc.                                11,800           674,075
   Boeing Co.                                          6,400           557,600
   General Dynamics Corp.                              5,800           359,600
   McDonnell Douglas Corp.                            14,600           708,100
   Rockwell International Corp.                        7,500           429,375
   Rohr Industries                                     6,700(a)        139,862
   United Technologies Corp.                          23,100         2,656,500

                                                                     5,525,112
Auto & Home Supply Stores (0.71%)
   Autozone, Inc.                                     13,000(a)        451,750

Bakery Products (0.53%)
   Interstate Bakeries                                12,400           331,700

Beverages (2.49%)
   Coca-Cola Enterprises                              26,900           931,412
   Pepsico, Inc.                                      18,200           643,825

                                                                     1,575,237
Commercial Banks (6.43%)
   Chase Manhattan Corp.                               7,712           544,660
   Citicorp                                            6,400           528,800
   J. P. Morgan & Co.                                  5,000           423,125
   Wells Fargo & Co.                                  10,783         2,575,789

                                                                     4,072,374
Communications Equipment (0.32%)
   U.S. Robotics Corp.                                 2,400(a)        205,200

Computer & Data Processing Services (3.90%)
   First Data Corp.                                    7,400           589,225
   GTECH Holdings Corp.                               28,900           856,162
   Microsoft Corp.                                     6,000(a)        720,750
   Oracle Systems Corp.                                7,700(a)        303,669

                                                                     2,469,806
Computer & Office Equipment (2.30%)
   Bell & Howell Co.                                   5,600(a)        182,700
   Cisco Systems                                       5,900(a)        334,087
   Hewlett-Packard Co.                                 3,500           348,687
   International Business Machines Corp.               3,600           356,400
   International Game Technology                      13,700           231,188

                                                                     1,453,062
Construction & Related Machinery (0.20%)
   Baker Hughes, Inc.                                  3,900           128,213

Consumer Products (12.16%)
   Philip Morris Cos., Inc.                           44,900         4,669,600
   RJR Nabisco                                        97,900         3,034,900

                                                                     7,704,500
Department Stores (0.59%)
   Harcourt General, Inc.                              7,400           370,000

Dimension Stone (0.51%)
   Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan                        4,900           324,625

Drugs (3.16%)
   American Home Products Corp.                       11,100           667,387
   Amgen, Inc.                                         3,200(a)        172,800
   Pfizer, Inc.                                        5,000           356,875
   Schering-Plough Corp.                              12,800           803,200

                                                                     2,000,262
Eating & Drinking Places (3.16%)
   Boston Chicken, Inc.                               50,100(a)      1,628,250
   Brinker International, Inc.                        14,900(a)        223,500
   Foodmaker Inc.                                     17,500(a)        150,937

                                                                     2,002,687
Electrical Industrial Apparatus (0.51%)
   Emerson Electric Co.                                3,600           325,350

Electronic Components & Accessories (0.98%)
   Intel Corp.                                         8,400           616,875

Federal & Federally Sponsored Credit (1.08%)
   Student Loan Marketing Association
      (non-voting)                                     9,200           680,800

Fire, Marine, & Casualty Insurance (5.48%)
   Aetna Life & Casualty Co.                           6,200           443,300
   Cigna Corp.                                         6,950           819,231
   Loews Corp.                                        23,200         1,829,900
   PartnerRe Holdings Ltd.                             9,400           280,825
   RenaissanceRe Holdings                              3,200            98,400

                                                                     3,471,656
Grain Mill Products (1.18%)
   Kellogg Co.                                         5,500           402,875
   Ralston-Ralston Purina Group                        5,400           346,275

                                                                       749,150
Hospitals (0.66%)
   Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.                       7,800           416,325

Hotels & Motels (2.31%)
   Hilton Hotels Corp.                                 4,200           472,500
   La Quinta Motor Inns                               29,600           991,600

                                                                     1,464,100
Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (1.64%)
   Monsanto Co.                                       16,500           536,250
   Olin Corp.                                          5,600           499,800

                                                                     1,036,050
Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Services (0.59%)
   Exel Ltd.                                           5,300           373,650

Medical Instruments & Supplies (0.58%)
   Becton, Dickinson & Co.                             4,600           369,150

Medical Service & Health Insurance (0.83%)
   Pacificare Health Systems, Inc.; Class B            3,400(a)        230,350
   United Healthcare Corp.                             5,900           297,950

                                                                       528,300
Miscellaneous Business Services (0.78%)
   CUC International, Inc.                            13,950           495,225

Miscellaneous Food Stores (0.33%)
   General Nutrition Cos.                             12,000(a)        210,000

Miscellaneous Investing (3.00%)
   HFS, Inc.                                          27,100(a)      1,897,000

Miscellaneous Plastics Products, NEC (0.25%)
   Premark International Inc.                          2,500            46,250
   Tupperware Corp.                                    2,600(a)        109,850

                                                                       156,100
Motion Picture Production & Services (1.26%)
   Viacom, Inc.; Class B                               6,800(a)        264,350
   Walt Disney Company                                 8,500           534,438

                                                                       798,788
Motion Picture Theaters (0.55%)
   AMC Entertainment                                  12,500(a)        348,438

Motor Vehicles & Equipment (2.08%)
   ITT Industries                                     19,900         1,318,375

Newspapers (1.65%)
   Gannett Co.                                         4,700           332,525
   New York Times Co.                                  6,400           208,800
   News Corp. Ltd. ADS                                21,400           502,900

                                                                     1,044,225
Oil & Gas Field Services (0.49%)
   Schlumberger Ltd.                                   3,700           311,725

Periodicals (1.51%)
   K III Communications                               76,500(a)        956,250

Personal Credit Institutions (3.74%)
   American Express Co.                               39,000         1,740,375
   Associates First Capital                            6,200(a)        233,275
   Dean Witter, Discover & Co.                         6,900           395,025

                                                                     2,368,675
Photographic Equipment & Supplies (1.04%)
   Eastman Kodak Co.                                   8,450           656,988

Photographic Studios, Portrait (0.06%)
   PCA International Inc.                              2,200            36,850

Plastic Materials & Synthetics (0.68%)
   Hercules, Inc.                                      7,800           430,950

Radio & Television Broadcasting (1.61%)
   Heftel Broadcasting Co.                            15,900(a)        471,038
   Infinity Broadcasting                              10,400(a)        312,000
   New World Communications                           16,100(a)        235,462

                                                                     1,018,500
Real Estate Operators & Lessors (0.41%)
   Insignia Financial Group                            9,600(a)        260,400

Refrigeration & Service Machinery (0.24%)
   American Standard Inc.                              4,600(a)        151,800

Retail Stores, NEC (0.82%)
   PETsMART, Inc.                                     10,900(a)        520,475

Roofing, Siding & Sheet Metal Work (0.41%)
   AMRE Inc.                                          12,000           262,500

Sanitary Services (0.37%)
   WMX Technologies, Inc.                              7,200           235,800

Search & Navigation Equipment (0.14%)
   Watkins Johnson Co.                                 3,300            90,338

Security & Commodity Services (0.98%)
   Franklin Resources, Inc.                           10,200           622,200

Special Industry Macinery (0.27%)
   Applied Materials, Inc.                             5,700(a)        173,850

Surety Insurance (4.75%)
   Ace Ltd.                                           12,700           596,900
   CMAC Investment Corp.                              28,500         1,638,750
   MGIC Investment Corp.                               4,600           258,175
   The PMI Group, Inc.                                12,100           514,250

                                                                     3,008,075
Telephone Communication (1.22%)
   AT&T Corp.                                          6,000           372,000
   Airtouch Communications, Inc.                       9,400(a)        265,550
   Teleport Communication                              6,900(a)        131,963

                                                                       769,513
Tires & Inner Tubes (0.78%)
   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.                         10,300           496,975


                        Total Portfolio Investments (91.45%)        57,931,524

Cash and receivables, net of liabilities (8.55%)                     5,413,097

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)     $  63,344,621

(a)  Non-income  producing  security - No  dividend  paid during the past twelve
     months.


PRINCIPAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND, INC.

                                                    Shares
                                                     Held             Value
Common Stocks (50.04%)

Advertising (0.08%)
   True North Communications                           1,500     $      33,375
   Valassis Communications                               400(a)          7,400

                                                                        40,775
Aerospace Industries (0.17%)
   Gencorp, Inc.                                       2,800            42,350
   Thiokol Corp.                                       1,300            51,350

                                                                        93,700
Agricultural Chemicals (0.04%)
   IMC Global Group Inc.                                 600            22,575

Air Transportation, Scheduled (1.06%)
   Airborne Freight Corp.                              1,500            39,000
   AMR Corp.                                             900(a)         81,900
   British Airways PLC ADR                             1,400           120,050
   Cathay Pacific Airways ADR                          8,500            77,966
   KLM Royal Dutch Airlines                            7,380           234,315
   SkyWest Airlines, Inc.                              1,500            27,938

                                                                       581,169
Aircraft & Parts (1.29%)
   Allied Signal, Inc.                                 1,200            68,550
   Boeing Co.                                            600            52,275
   General Dynamics Corp.                                600            37,200
   McDonnell Douglas Corp.                             1,600            77,600
   Rockwell International Corp.                        2,200           125,950
   Rohr Industries                                       700(a)         14,613
   United Technologies Corp.                           2,900           333,500

                                                                       709,688
Auto & Home Supply Stores (0.08%)
   Autozone, Inc.                                      1,300(a)         45,175

Automotive Rentals, No Drivers (0.10%)
   Ryder Systems, Inc.                                 2,000            56,250

Bakery Products (0.06%)
   Interstate Bakeries                                 1,300            34,775

Beer, Wine & Distilled Beverages (0.19%)
   Embotelladora Andina SA ADR                         2,800           102,900

Beverages (1.22%)
   Bass PLC ADR                                        5,000           123,750
   Coca-Cola Enterprises                               3,000           103,875
   Coors (Adolph); Class B                             2,100            37,537
   Fomento Economico Mexicano                         62,800(c)        179,784
   Kirin Brewery                                       1,200           148,800
   Pepsico, Inc.                                       2,200            77,825

                                                                       671,571
Bituminous Coal & Lignite Mining (0.07%)
   Ashland Coal, Inc.                                  1,500            39,000

Blast Furnace & Basic Steel Products (0.30%)
   Australian National Industries                      8,960            29,054
   Birmingham Steel                                    2,800            45,850
   British Steel PLC ADS                               3,500            88,812

                                                                       163,716
Bowling Centers (0.24%)
   Meija Seika Kaisha Ltd. ADR                         2,100           130,004

Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton (0.08%)
   Springs Industries, Inc.                              900            45,450

Business Credit Institutions (0.09%)
   Finova Group, Inc.                                  1,000            48,750

Chemicals & Allied Products (1.06%)
   Aceto, Inc.                                         2,400            37,800
   Bayer AG Sponsored ADR                             10,735           379,075
   Ciba-Geigy Sponsored ADR                            2,700           164,484

                                                                       581,359
Clay, Ceramic & Refractory Minerals (0.12%)
   English China Clays ADR                             5,300            64,925

Combination Utility Services (0.68%)
   Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.                 1,500            46,875
   CIA Energetica de Mainas Cemig ADR                  3,700(a)        105,024
   Commonwealth Energy Systems                         2,000            51,500
   NIPSCO Industries, Inc.                             1,850            74,463
   Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.                   1,200            44,100
   Washington Water Power Co.                          2,700            50,287

                                                                       372,249
Commercial Banks (4.30%)
   ABN-AMRO Holdings NV ADR                            7,385           396,295
   Allied Irish Banks ADR                              2,900            90,262
   Banco Central ADR                                   6,500            66,625
   BankAmerica Corp.                                     750            56,813
   Banker's Trust                                        850            62,794
   Barclays PLC ADS                                    5,571           264,622
   Brierly Investments Ltd. ADR                        5,550           104,938
   Chase Manhattan                                       340            24,013
   Chemical Banking Corp.                              1,400            98,875
   Citicorp                                              700            57,837
   Commerzbank AG ADR                                  1,800            74,500
   First of America Bank Corp.                         1,300            58,175
   First Security Corp.                                1,400            33,600
   HSBC Holdings ADR                                     600            90,692
   J. P. Morgan & Co.                                    500            42,313
   Mellon Bank Corp.                                   1,000            57,000
   National Westminster ADR                            1,900           109,250
   Onbankcorp Inc.                                     1,200            39,300
   Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc.              1,900            38,712
   PNC Financial Corp.                                 1,900            56,525
   Summit Bancorp.                                        72             2,529
   Susquehana Bancshares                               1,400            37,450
   Trustmark Corp.                                     1,700            35,700
   Union Planter's Corp.                               1,200            36,450
   Wells Fargo & Co.                                   1,300           310,538
   Westpac Banking ADR                                 4,900           110,250

                                                                     2,356,058
Commercial Printing (0.07%)
   Bowne & Co., Inc.                                   1,800            37,125

Communications Equipment (0.66%)
   Alcatel Alsthom ADR                                 4,700            82,838
   Hanson PLC ADR                                      2,750            39,187
   Harris Corp.                                        1,250            76,250
   Matsushita Electrical ADR                             800           148,800
   US Robotics Corp.                                     200(a)         17,100

                                                                       364,175
Communications Services, NEC (0.03%)
   Comsat Corp.                                          700            18,200

Computer & Data Processing Services (0.53%)
   First Data Corp.                                      800            63,700
   Gerber Scientific Inc.                              2,700            43,538
   GTECH Holdings Corp.                                2,700(a)         79,987
   Microsoft Corp.                                       600(a)         72,075
   Oracle Systems Corp.                                  750(a)         29,578

                                                                       288,878
Computer & Office Equipment (0.64%)
   Apple Computer Inc.                                 1,300            27,300
   Bell & Howell Co.                                     600(a)         19,575
   Cisco Systems                                         600(a)         33,975
   Hewlett-Packard Co.                                   400            39,850
   Hitachi Ltd. ADR                                    1,300           121,875
   International Business Machines Corp.                 400            39,600
   International Game Technology                       1,500            25,313
   National Computer Systems, Inc.                     2,000            42,750

                                                                       350,238
Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (0.58%)
   Ameron International Corp.                          1,000            39,500
   Cementos de Mexico SA ADR                          25,600(a)        176,975
   Italcementi Fabriche S P A ADR                     13,000           104,308

                                                                       320,783
Concrete Work (0.13%)
   Pioneer International Ltd. ADR                     25,000            72,800

Construction & Related Machinery (0.11%)
   Baker Hughes, Inc.                                    400            13,150
   Cascade Corp.                                       3,400            45,475

                                                                        58,625
Consumer Products (1.67%)
   American Brands, Inc.                               1,300            58,988
   Philip Morris Cos., Inc.                            4,850           504,400
   RJR Nabisco                                        11,400           353,400

                                                                       916,788
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (0.42%)
   Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd. ADR                    2,200            61,325
   Petrofina SA ADR                                    2,900            90,900
   Societe Generale ADR                                3,600            79,159

                                                                       231,384
Cutlery, Handtools & Hardware (0.07%)
   Starrett (L.S.); Class A                            1,500            39,000

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight (0.01%)
   Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.                      400             7,250

Department Stores (0.50%)
   Harcourt General, Inc.                                900            45,000
   Marui Corp. ADR                                     3,800           168,378
   Penney (J.C.) Co.                                   1,200            63,000

                                                                       276,378
Dimension Stone (0.05%)
   Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan                          400            26,500

Drugs (1.17%)
   American Home Products Corp.                        1,100            66,138
   Amgen                                                 300(a)         16,200
   Hafslund ADR                                       13,172            83,115
   Novo Nordisk ADR                                    3,200           114,400
   Nycomed                                            13,172           186,055
   Pfizer, Inc.                                          500            35,687
   Schering-Plough Corp.                               1,300            81,575
   Smithkline Beecham PLC ADR                          1,100            59,812

                                                                       642,982
Drugs, Proprietaries & Sundries (0.57%)
   Amway Japan Ltd. ADS                                7,000           174,125
   Bergen Brunswig                                     1,400            38,850
   Bindley Western Industries, Inc.                    2,800            46,900
   Block Drug Co.                                      1,200            50,400

                                                                       310,275
Eating & Drinking Places (0.49%)
   Boston Chicken, Inc.                                4,800(a)        156,000
   Brinker International, Inc.                         1,500(a)         22,500
   Foodmaker Inc.                                      1,800(a)         15,525
   Piccadilly Cafeterias                               4,000            42,000
   Sbarro, Inc.                                        1,300            32,663

                                                                       268,688
Electric Services (1.03%)
   Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA ADR             1,400            87,675
   EVN Energie-Vansorgung Nied ADR                     3,600            99,474
   General Public Utilities Corp.                      2,100            74,025
   National Power ADR                                  3,300           103,950
   Pinnacle West Capital Corp.                         2,000            60,750
   Shangdong Huaneng Power Development Ltd. ADS        8,000            66,000
   Texas Utilities Co.                                 1,700            72,675

                                                                       564,549
Electrical Industrial Apparatus (0.07%)
   Emerson Electric Co.                                  400            36,150

Electronic Components & Accessories (0.67%)
   AIDA Engineering Ltd. ADR                             800            66,885
   Dallas Semiconductor                                2,000            36,250
   Intel Corp.                                           900            66,094
   Nintendo Ltd. ADR                                  17,600           163,673
   Texas Instruments                                     700            34,912

                                                                       367,814
Electronic Distribution Equipment (0.41%)
   Phillips NV ADR                                     6,969           227,364

Engineering & Architectural Services (0.06%)
   Gilbert Associates, Inc.; Class A                   2,700            34,425

Family Clothing Stores (0.10%)
   TJX Cos., Inc.                                      1,600            54,000

Farm & Garden Machinery (0.12%)
   Deere & Co.                                         1,700            68,000

Federal & Federally Sponsored Credit (0.24%)
   Student Loan Marketing Association
      (Non-Voting)                                     1,800           133,200

Finance Services (0.33%)
   Grupo Financiero Bancomer SA ADR                   20,600(a)(c)     179,372

Fire Marine & Casualty Insurance (0.90%)
   Aetna Life & Casualty Co.                             600            42,900
   Argonaut Group, Inc.                                1,000            31,250
   CIGNA Corp.                                           850           100,194
   Loews Corp.                                         2,400           189,300
   PartnerRe Holdings Ltd.                             1,000            29,875
   RenaissanceRe Holdings                                300             9,225
   Selective Insurance Group, Inc.                     1,200            39,000
   St. Paul Cos., Inc.                                 1,000            53,500

                                                                       495,244
Footwear, Except Rubber (0.39%)
   Ollivetti Inc. Cos.                               396,825           214,047

Gas Production & Distribution (0.16%)
   Eastern Enterprises                                 1,500            49,875
   ONEOK, Inc.                                         1,500            37,500

                                                                        87,375
General Industrial Machinery (0.83%)
   Amer Group Ltd. ADR                                 5,500            46,169
   Binks Mfg.                                          1,800            49,050
   S K F AB ADR                                       15,370           361,195

                                                                       456,414
Grain Mill Products (0.19%)
   Kellogg Co.                                           800            58,600
   Ralston-Ralston Purina Group                          700            44,888

                                                                       103,488
Groceries & Related Products (0.23%)
   Fleming Cos., Inc.                                  3,450            49,594
   International Multifoods Corp.                      1,900            34,675
   Nash Finch Co.                                      2,600            41,600

                                                                       125,869
Grocery Stores (0.78%)
   Disco SA ADS                                        9,980(a)        220,808
   Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer NV ADR                 2,400           101,372
   Santa Isabella SA ADR                               3,735           103,646

                                                                       425,826
Holding Offices (0.12%)
   Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. ADR                10,000            64,000

Hospitals (0.08%)
   Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.                         800            42,700

Hotels & Motels (0.44%)
   Hilton Hotels Corp.                                   400            45,000
   La Quinta Motor Inns                                2,700            90,450
   Ladbroke Group ADR                                 37,000           103,482

                                                                       238,932
Household Audio & Video Equipment (0.30%)
   Sony Corp. ADR                                      2,500           165,313

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (0.85%)
   AKZO ADR                                            4,283           255,909
   Eastman Chemical Co.                                  950            57,831
   Monsanto Co.                                        3,000            97,500
   Olin Corp.                                            600            53,550

                                                                       464,790
Industrial Machinery, NEC (0.08%)
   Commercial Intertech Corp.                          1,800            46,350

Industrial Organic Chemicals (0.17%)
   Nova Corp. ADR                                      6,700            60,300
   Witco Corp.                                         1,000            34,375

                                                                        94,675
Insurance Agents, Brokers & Services (0.06%)
   EXEL Ltd.                                             500            35,250

Iron Ores (0.07%)
   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.                              1,000            39,125

Jewelry, Silverware & Plated Ware (0.08%)
   ONEIDA Ltd.                                         2,200            41,250

Knitting Mills (0.06%)
   Guilford Mills, Inc.                                1,300            32,500

Laundry, Cleaning & Garment Services (0.08%)
   Angelica Corp.                                      1,900            44,887

Life Insurance (0.23%)
   American General Corp.                              1,800            65,475
   Lincoln National                                    1,300            60,125

                                                                       125,600
Logging (0.09%)
   Weyerhaeuser Co.                                    1,200            51,000

Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (0.11%)
   AAR Corp.                                           1,300            26,488
   Kaman Corp.; Class A                                3,300            33,412

                                                                        59,900
Management & Public Relations (0.14%)
   Ogden Corp.                                         4,300            77,938

Manifold Business Forms (0.06%)
   New England Business Service                        1,600            31,200

Measuring & Controlling Devices (0.35%)
   Analogic Corp.                                      2,000            53,500
   Beckman Instruments, Inc.                           1,000            38,000
   Core Industries                                     2,600            37,375
   Cubic Corp.                                         1,200            39,150
   MTS Systems, Corp.                                  1,200            25,200

                                                                       193,225
Meat Products (0.59%)
   Groupe Danone                                      10,764           325,757

Medical Instruments & Supplies (0.19%)
   Baxter International, Inc.                          1,400            66,150
   Beckton, Dickinson & Co.                              500            40,125

                                                                       106,275
Medical Service & Health Insurance (0.34%)
   Pacificare Health Systems, Inc.; Class B              300(a)         20,325
   Provident Companies, Inc.                           1,200            44,400
   United Healthcare Corp.                               600            30,300
   United Wisconsin Services                           1,800            46,800
   US Life Corp.                                       1,300            42,737

                                                                       184,562
Metal Cans & Shipping Containers (0.08%)
   Ball Corp.                                          1,500            43,125

Metalworking Machinery (0.26%)
   Makita Corp. ADR                                    9,000           144,000

Miscellaneous Amusement, Recreation Service (0.07%)
   Jackpot Enterprises                                 3,200            40,800

Miscellaneous Business Services (0.09%)
   CUC International, Inc.                             1,400(a)         49,700

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (0.07%)
   Learonal, Inc.                                      1,500            37,500

Miscellaneous Converted Paper Products (0.05%)
   P. T. Inti Indorayon Utama ADR                     10,000            29,002

Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment & Supplies (0.31%)
   TDK Corp. ADS                                       2,800           169,750

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (0.08%)
   Barnes Group, Inc.                                    900            46,013

Miscellaneous Food & Kindred Products (0.21%)
   Nestle Reg. ADR                                     2,000           114,170

Miscellaneous Food Stores (0.05%)
   General Nutrition Cos.                              1,400(a)         24,500

Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (0.06%)
   Kinetic Concepts, Inc.                              2,000            31,000

Miscellaneous Investing (6.14%)
   Amli Residential Property                           6,600           136,125
   Avalon Properties                                  10,900           237,075
   Bedford Property Investors                         20,500           276,750
   Cousins Properties                                  7,800           153,075
   DeBartolo Realty                                   12,500           201,562
   Duke Realty Investments, Inc.                       8,700           263,175
   Essex Property Trust                                5,400           116,100
   Felcor Suite Hotels                                 4,000           122,000
   HFS, Inc.                                           2,800(a)        196,000
   Horizon Group Inc.                                  3,100            63,550
   Irvine Apartment Community                          5,000           100,625
   Liberty Property Trust                              6,400           127,200
   Manufactured Home Communities                       1,800            34,650
   Meridian Industrial Trust                          12,100           222,338
   Patriot American Hospitality                        3,700           109,612
   ROC Communities                                     9,400           224,425
   Security Capital Industrial Trust                   3,000            52,875
   Shurgard Storage Center                             4,000           101,000
   South West Property Trust                          15,200           203,300
   Sun Communities                                     2,000            53,750
   Taubman Centers                                     9,400           104,575
   Urban Shopping Centers                              9,700           230,375
   Wellsford Residential Property Trust                1,700            38,250

                                                                     3,368,387
Miscellaneous Manufacturers (0.08%)
   Russ Berrie & Co.                                   2,400            44,100

Miscellaneous Non-Durable Goods (0.07%)
   Stanhome, Inc.                                      1,400            37,100

Miscellaneous Petroleum & Coal Products (0.03%)
   Quaker Chemical Corp.                               1,500            19,125

Miscellaneous Plastics Products, NEC (0.09%)
   American Filtrona Corp.                             1,000            32,000
   Premark International, Inc.                           300             5,550
   Tupperware Corp.                                      300(a)         12,675

                                                                        50,225
Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors (0.16%)
   Hang Lung Development Co. ADR                       9,400            88,347

Miscellaneous Transporation Services (0.01%)
   Petro PSC Properties Warrants                         200(a)          6,625

Motion Picture Production & Services (0.15%)
   Viacom, Inc.; Class B                                 700            27,212
   Walt Disney Company                                   900            56,588

                                                                        83,800
Motion Picture Theaters (0.06%)
   AMC Entertainment                                   1,200(a)         33,450

Motor Vehicles & Equipment (1.72%)
   Arvin Industries, Inc.                              1,900            42,275
   Augat, Inc.                                         2,000            38,250
   Chrysler Corp.                                        700            43,400
   Fiat SPA ADR                                        4,700            79,900
   Ford Motor Co.                                      1,500            48,563
   General Motors Corp.                                1,000            52,375
   Honda Motor ADR                                     4,400           224,400
   ITT Industries                                      1,600           106,000
   Smith (A.O.) Corp.                                  2,000            50,000
   Toyota Motor Corp. ADR                              3,100           155,387
   Volkswagen AG ADR                                   1,400           104,025

                                                                       944,575
Newspapers (0.19%)
   Gannett Co.                                           500            35,375
   New York Times Co.                                    600            19,575
   News Corp. Ltd. ADS                                 2,100            49,350

                                                                       104,300
Non-Classifiable Establishments (0.13%)
   Keppel Corp. Ltd. ADR                               4,300            71,898

Nonresidential Building Construction (0.07%)
   Emprasas ICA Sociedad Controladora SA ADR           2,700(a)         37,462

Non-Store Retailers (0.07%)
   Lillian Vernon Corp.                                2,800            35,700

Oil & Gas Field Services (0.06%)
   Schlumberger Ltd.                                     400            33,700

Operative Builders (0.23%)
   Fujita Corp. ADR                                    2,700           125,545

Ophthalmic Goods (0.10%)
   Bausch & Lomb                                       1,250            53,125

Paints & Allied Products (0.07%)
   Dexter Corp.                                        1,200            35,700

Paper Mills (0.18%)
   Potlatch Corp.                                      1,000            39,125
   Willamette Ind., Inc.                               1,000            59,500

                                                                        98,625
Partitions & Fixtures (0.05%)
   Knape & Vogt Mfg.                                   1,560            24,570

Pens, Pencils, Office & Art Supplies (0.07%)
   Cross (A.T.) Co.; Class A                           2,300            40,825

Periodicals (0.18%)
   K III Communications                                7,800(a)         97,500

Personal Credit Institutions (0.46%)
   American Express Co.                                4,000           178,500
   Associates First Capital                              900(a)         33,863
   Dean Witter, Discover & Co.                           700            40,075

                                                                       252,438
Petroleum Refining (0.69%)
   Ashland, Inc.                                       1,500            59,437
   Atlantic Richfield Co.                                600            71,100
   Diamond Shamrock, Inc.                              1,200            34,650
   Exxon Corp.                                           800            69,500
   Total SA IE Francaise ADR                           2,800           103,950
   Ultramar Corp.                                      1,400            40,600

                                                                       379,237
Photographic Equipment & Supplies (0.87%)
   Eastman Kodak Co.                                   1,450           112,738
   Fuji Photo Film                                     6,800           216,750
   OCE Van Der Grinten NV ADR                          1,400           147,000

                                                                       476,488
Photographic Studios, Portrait (0.06%)
   CPI Corp.                                           2,000            33,000

Plastic Materials & Synthetics (0.22%)
   Hercules, Inc.                                        800            44,200
   Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. ADR                 2,600            74,100

                                                                       118,300
Primary Nonferrous Metals (0.11%)
   Phelps Dodge Corp.                                    950            59,256

Radio & Television Broadcasting (0.18%)
   Heftel Broadcasting Co.                             1,500(a)         44,438
   Infinity Broadcasting                               1,000(a)         30,000
   New World Communications                            1,600(a)         23,400

                                                                        97,838
Real Estate Operators & Lessors (0.05%)
   Insignia Financial Group                            1,000(a)         27,125

Refrigeration & Service Machinery (0.10%)
   American Standard, Inc.                               500(a)         16,500
   Tecumseh Products Co.; Class A                        700            37,625

                                                                        54,125
Rental of Railroad Cars (0.08%)
   GATX Corp.                                            900            43,425

Residential Building Construction (0.07%)
   Ryland Group, Inc.                                  2,500            37,500

Retail Stores, NEC (0.29%)
   CIA Brasileira de Distribuicao GDR                  6,325(c)        104,362
   PETsMART, Inc.                                      1,100(a)         52,525

                                                                       156,887
Roofing, Siding & Sheet Metal Work (0.05%)
   AMRE, Inc.                                          1,300(a)         28,437

Sanitary Services (0.04%)
   WMX Technologies, Inc.                                700            22,925

Savings Institutions (0.30%)
   Astoria Financial Corp.                             1,200            32,550
   Greenpoint Financial Corp.                          1,600            45,200
   Standard Federal Bancorp., Inc.                     1,000            38,500
   Washington Mutual, Inc.                             1,600            47,800

                                                                       164,050
Sawmills & Planning Mills (0.08%)
   Louisiana Pacific Corp.                             2,100            46,463

Search & Navigation Equipment (0.02%)
   Watkins-Johnson Co.                                   400            10,950

Security & Commodity Services (0.11%)
   Franklin Resources, Inc.                            1,000            61,000

Soap, Cleaners & Toilet Goods (0.30%)
   KAO Corp. ADR                                       1,200           161,923

Special Industry Machinery (0.10%)
   Applied Materials, Inc.                               600(a)         18,300
   Scitex Corp.                                        2,000            34,500

                                                                        52,800
Subdividers & Developers (0.14%)
   Singapore Land ADR                                 11,600            78,487

Sugar & Confectionary Products (0.14%)
   Perlis Plantations ADR                             20,000            76,946

Surety Insurance (0.62%)
   ACE Ltd.                                            1,300            61,100
   CMAC Investment Corp.                               2,800           161,000
   Enhance Financial Services Group                    1,700            47,600
   MGIC Investment Corp.                                 300            16,837
   The PMI Group, Inc.                                 1,200            51,000

                                                                       337,537
Telephone Communication (2.77%)
   Airtouch Communications, Inc.                       1,000(a)         28,250
   AT&T Corp.                                            600            37,200
   BCE, Inc.                                           8,590           339,305
   Nynex Corp.                                         1,200            57,000
   SBC Communications Inc.                               800            39,400
   Sprint Corp.                                        1,500            63,000
   Telebras GDR                                           18             1,253
   Telecommunicacoes Brasileiras SA ADR                7,900           550,038
   Telefonica de Argentina ADR                         6,600           195,525
   Telefonica de Espana SA ADS                         2,500           137,812
   Telfonos de Mexico SA ADR                           1,700            56,950
   Telport Communication                                 600(a)         11,475

                                                                     1,517,208
Tires & Inner Tubes (0.40%)
   Bridgestone ADR                                       900           171,496
   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.                          1,000            48,250

                                                                       219,746
Variety Stores (0.15%)
   Woolworth Corp.                                     3,550(a)         79,875

Water Supply (0.06%)
   SJW Corp.                                           1,000            33,250

Water Transportation of Freight, NEC (0.15%)
   Penninsular & Oriental Steamships ADR               5,400            81,556

Women's & Children's Undergarments (0.26%)
   Wacoal Corp. ADR                                    2,100           141,750

                                         Total Common Stocks        27,443,290

Preferred Stock (0.17%)

Periodicals (0.17%)
   Time Warner; Series K                                  95(a)(c)      93,100


                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Bonds (7.70%)

Agricultural Chemicals (0.37%)
   IMC Fertilizer Senior Notes;
      9.25%; 10/1/00                            $    200,000     $     204,500

Airports, Flying Fields & Services (0.14%)
   Alps 96 1 PT Pass Through Certificates;
      12.75%; 6/15/06                                 75,000(c)         74,812

Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (0.07%)
   G-I Holdings Senior Notes;
      10/01/98                                        45,000(b)         36,225

Blast Furnace & Basic Steel Products (0.13%)
   Algoma Steel, Inc. First Mortgage;
      12.38%; 7/15/05                                 75,000            73,125

Cable & Other Pay TV Services (0.82%)
   Cablevision Systems Corp.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      9.88%; 5/15/06                                  80,000            77,100
   Continental Cablevision Debentures;
      9.50%; 8/1/13                                   80,000            87,336
   Marcus Cable Company Step-Up
      Senior Discount Notes; 12/15/05                150,000(b)*        91,875
   Rogers Cable Systems Ltd.
      Senior Notes; 10.00%; 3/15/05                  100,000            99,250
   TCI Communications Inc. Debentures;
      7.88%; 2/15/26                                 105,000            92,333

                                                                       447,894
Carpets & Rugs (0.06%)
   Collins & Aikman Products
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      11.50%; 4/15/06                                 30,000            30,450

Chemicals & Allied Products (0.11%)
   Harris Chemical North America
      Senior Notes; 10.25%; 7/15/01                   60,000            59,850

Communications Equipment (0.18%)
   Plantronics, Inc. Senior Notes;
      10.00%; 1/15/01                                100,000            99,000

Communications Services, NEC (0.54%)
   Dial Call Communications, Inc.
      Senior Discount Notes, Series B;
      12/12/05                                       500,000(b)        295,000

Computer & Office Equipment (0.18%)
   Unisys Corp. Senior Notes;
      12.00%; 4/15/03                                 95,000(c)         97,138

Consumer Products (0.07%)
   RJR Nabisco, Inc. Senior Notes;
      8.75%; 8/15/05                                  40,000            39,900

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (0.09%)
   Nuevo Energy Co. Senior
      Subordinated Notes;
      9.50%; 4/15/06                                  50,000            49,438

Electric Services (0.09%)
   Midland Cogeneration Debentures;
      10.33%; 7/23/02                                  7,715             8,024
   Midland Cogent Debentures;
      10.33%; 7/23/02                                 16,615            17,279
   Midland Funding II Notes;
      11.75%; 7/23/05                                 20,000            21,100

                                                                        46,403
Finance Services (0.22%)
   APP International Finance;
      Guaranteed by Asia Pulp & Paper
      Yankee Dollar Bond;
      11.75%; 10/01/05                                75,000            76,687
   TLC Beatrice International Finance
      Senior Notes; 11.50%; 10/01/05                  45,000            45,563

                                                                       122,250
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (0.26%)
   Home Holdings Inc. Senior Notes;
      8.63%; 12/15/03                                125,000            70,000
   Reliance Group Holdings Senior
      Notes; 9.00%; 11/15/00                          75,000            74,437

                                                                       144,437
Glass & Glassware, Pressed or Blown (0.15%)
   Owens-Ill. Inc. Debentures;
      11.00%; 12/01/03                                75,000            80,625

Grocery Stores (0.15%)
   Big V Supermarkets Inc.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      11.00%; 2/15/04                                 25,000            23,125
   Smith's Food and Drug
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      11.25%; 5/15/07                                 60,000            60,750

                                                                        83,875
Hotels & Motels (0.39%)
   Courtyard by Marriott Senior Notes;
      10.75%; 2/1/08                                  90,000            88,200
   Host Marriott Travel Plaza
      Senior Notes; 9.50%; 5/15/05                    95,000            90,844
   LaQuinta Inns Senior Subordinated
      Notes; 9.25%; 5/15/03                           35,000            35,350

                                                                       214,394
Meat Products (0.09%)
   Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Senior
      Subordinated Notes;
      10.88%; 8/1/03                                  50,000            47,500

Miscellaneous Amusement, Recreation Service (0.33%)
   Grand Casinos Inc. First Mortgage;
      10.13%; 12/1/03                                 15,000            15,450
   Six Flags Theme Park Inc.
      Senior Subordinated Notes; 6/15/05             150,000(b)        127,125
   Trump Atlantic City First Mortgage;
      11.25%; 5/1/06                                  40,000            40,200

                                                                       182,775
Miscellaneous Converted Paper Products (0.27%)
   Crown Paper Co. Senior
      Subordinated Notes; 11.00%; 9/1/05              90,000            85,500
   SD Warren Co. Senior Subordinated
      Notes; 12.00%; 12/15/04                         60,000            63,600

                                                                       149,100
Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment & Supplies (0.02%)
   Exide Corp. Senior Subordinated
      Notes; 2.90%; 12/15/05                          15,000             8,269

Miscellaneous Investing (0.33%)
   HMC Acquisition Properties Senior
      Notes; 9.00%; 12/15/07                         200,000           183,500

Miscellaneous Publishing (0.14%)
   Marvel Parent Holding; 4/15/98                    100,000(b)         79,250

Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (0.20%)
   Southland Corp. Senior Subordinated
      Debentures; 5.00%; 12/15/03                    140,000           108,325

Miscellaneous Textile Goods (0.18%)
   West Point Stevens Senior
      Subordinated Debentures;
      9.38%; 12/15/05                                100,000            97,000

Mortgage Bankers & Brokers (0.04%)
   Homeside, Inc. Senior Notes;
      11.25%; 5/15/03                                 20,000(c)         20,700

Operative Builders (0.03%)
   MDC Holdings Notes;
      11.13%; 12/15/03                                20,000            18,800

Paperboard Mills (0.21%)
   Gaylord Container Senior Notes;
      11.50%; 5/15/01                                 20,000            20,500
   Gaylord Container Senior
      Subordinated Debentures;
      12.75%; 5/15/01                                 20,000            21,050
   Stone Container Corp. First Mortgage
      Notes; 10.75%; 10/1/02                          75,000            75,750

                                                                       117,300
Radio & Television Broadcasting (0.37%)
   Echostar Satellite Broadcasting
      Step-Up Senior Discount
      Notes; 3/15/04                                 125,000(b)(c)*     77,500
   Viacom Subordinated Debentures;
      8.00%; 7/7/06                                  135,000           125,542

                                                                       203,042
Sanitary Services (0.12%)
   Norcal Waste Systems Inc. Step-Up
      Senior Notes; 11/15/05                          60,000*(c)        63,300

Soap, Cleaners & Toilet Goods (0.17%)
   Revlon Worldwide Corp. Senior
      Discount Notes; 3/15/98                        110,000(b)         91,575

Telephone Communication (0.97%)
   Comcast Cellular
      Notes; 3/5/00                                  110,000(b)         75,350
      Senior Subordinated Debentures;
      9.38%; 5/15/05                                  60,000            58,050
   Lenfest Communications
      Senior Notes;
      8.38%; 11/1/05                                 125,000           113,906
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      10.50%; 6/15/06                                 20,000(c)         20,167
   MFS Communications Inc. Step-Up
      Senior Discount Notes; 1/15/06                 185,000(b)        111,463
   Occidente Y Carbide Cellular
      Step-Up Units; 3/15/04                         125,000(b)(c)*     64,687
   Philippine Long Distance Telephone
      Co. Notes; 9.25%; 6/30/06                       25,000            25,289
   Telewest PLC Step-Up Debentures;
      10/01/07                                       110,000(b)         64,900

                                                                       533,812
Variety Stores (0.21%)
   DR Structured Finance
      Pass thru Certificates;
      7.60%; 8/15/07                                 138,308           117,781

                                                 Total Bonds         4,221,345

U.S. Government Treasury Notes (18.66%)

   8.00%; 1/15/97                                  3,809,000         3,857,800
   7.88%; 11/15/04                                 5,931,000         6,375,825

                        Total U.S. Government Treasury Notes        10,233,625

                        Total Portfolio Investments (76.57%)        41,991,360

Cash and receivables, net of liabilities (23.43%)                   12,849,985

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)     $  54,841,345

(a)  Non-income  producing  security - No  dividend  paid during the past twelve
     months.
(b)  Non-income producing security - zero-and zero-step coupon bonds.
(c)  Restricted  Security - See Note 4 to the financial  statements.  
*    Variable Rate


PRINCIPAL BALANCED FUND, INC.

                                                    Shares
                                                     Held             Value
Common Stocks (53.32%)

Advertising (0.43%)
   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.                     6,600     $     309,375

Beverages (0.77%)
   Pepsico, Inc.                                      11,300           399,737
   Universal Foods Corp.                               4,300           158,563

                                                                       558,300
Combination Utility Services (0.53%)
   Cinergy Corp.                                      12,100           387,200

Commercial Banks (4.77%)
   Banc One Corp.                                     20,413           694,042
   Bank of Boston Corp.                                9,800           485,100
   Chase Manhattan Corp.                               5,400           381,375
   Comerica, Inc.                                      6,600           294,525
   First of America Bank Corp.                         7,600           340,100
   KeyCorp.                                           16,200           627,750
   Marshall & Ilsley Corp.                             6,000           166,500
   Nationsbank Corp.                                   5,800           479,225

                                                                     3,468,617
Communications Equipment (1.55%)
   Allen Group, Inc.                                   4,200            91,350
   DSC Communications Corp.                           12,700(a)        382,587
   General Instrument Corp.                           22,500(a)        649,688

                                                                     1,123,625
Computer & Office Equipment (1.70%)
   Hewlett-Packard Co.                                 3,800           378,575
   International Business Machines Corp.               8,700           861,300

                                                                     1,239,875
Construction & Related Machinery (0.53%)
   Caterpillar, Inc.                                   5,700           386,175

Consumer Products (0.43%)
   Philip Morris Cos., Inc.                            3,000           312,000

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1.17%)
   Texaco, Inc.                                       10,100           847,138

Dairy Products (0.31%)
   Dean Foods Co.                                      9,000           222,750

Drugs (6.30%)
   Abbott Labs                                        26,100         1,135,350
   American Home Products Corp.                       13,700           823,713
   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                            7,300           657,000
   Lilly (Eli) & Co.                                   5,600           364,000
   Merck & Co., Inc.                                  12,300           794,887
   Warner-Lambert Co.                                 14,700           808,500

                                                                     4,583,450
Electric Services (1.87%)
   Dominion Resources, Inc.                           10,400           416,000
   FPL Group, Inc.                                     7,000           322,000
   Houston Industries, Inc.                           14,900           366,912
   Potomac Electric Power Co.                          9,600           254,400

                                                                     1,359,312
Electrical Industrial Apparatus (0.56%)
   Emerson Electric Co.                                4,500           406,687

Electronic Components & Accessories (0.90%)
   Duracell International, Inc.                       15,200           655,500

Electronic Distribution Equipment (1.52%)
   General Electric Co.                               12,800         1,107,200

Fats & Oils (1.18%)
   Archer Daniels Midland Co.                         44,800           856,800

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (0.56%)
   Allstate Corp.                                      8,920           406,975

General Industrial Machinery (0.37%)
   BW/IP Holdings, Inc.; Class A                       4,200            79,800
   Pall Corp.                                          7,700           185,763

                                                                       265,563
Grain Mill Products (0.73%)
   Ralston-Ralston Purina Group                        8,300           532,238

Greeting Cards (0.67%)
   American Greetings Corp.                           17,800           487,275

Grocery Stores (3.02%)
   Albertson's, Inc.                                  15,000           620,625
   American Stores Co.                                20,700           853,875
   Sysco Corp.                                        21,100           722,675

                                                                     2,197,175
Household Furniture (1.01%)
   Masco Corp.                                        24,200           732,050

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (0.74%)
   Dow Chemical Co.                                    4,600           349,600
   Eastman Chemical Co.                                3,150           191,756

                                                                       541,356
Jewelry, Silverware & Plated Ware (0.14%)
   Jostens, Inc.                                       5,300           104,675

Management & Public Relations (0.96%)
   Dun & Bradstreet Corp.                             11,200           700,000

Meat Products (1.35%)
   ConAgra, Inc.                                       8,141           369,398
   Tyson Foods, Inc.                                  22,300           610,462

                                                                       979,860
Medical Instruments & Supplies (0.61%)
   St. Jude Medical, Inc.                             13,350(a)        447,225

Medical Service & Health Insurance (1.04%)
   AON Corp.                                           7,550           383,163
   Foundation Health Corp.                             8,600(a)        308,525
   Physicians Corp. of America                         5,000(a)         66,250

                                                                       757,938
Metal Forgings & Stampings (1.01%)
   Newell Co.                                         24,000           735,000

Metalworking Machinery (0.10%)
   Giddings & Lewis                                    4,600            74,750

Miscellaneous Business Services (0.26%)
   Safety-Kleen Corp.                                 10,900           190,750

Miscellaneous Converted Paper Products (1.36%)
   Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.                        14,300           986,700

Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment & Supplies (0.61%)
   Motorola, Inc.                                      7,000           440,125

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (0.24%)
   Keystone International, Inc.                        8,500           176,375

Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (1.03%)
   Toys 'R' Us, Inc.                                  26,400(a)        752,400

Motor Vehicles, Parts & Supplies (0.98%)
   Grainger (W. W.), Inc.                              9,200           713,000

Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors (0.40%)
   FHP International Corp.                            10,700(a)        292,913

Paper Mills (0.86%)
   Kimberly Clark Corp.                                8,100           625,725

Petroleum Refining (1.75%)
   Atlantic Richfield Co.                              4,200           497,700
   Exxon Corp.                                         8,900           773,187

                                                                     1,270,887
Plastic Materials & Synthetics (0.18%)
   Wellman, Inc.                                       5,600           130,900

Sanitary Services (2.09%)
   Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.                   22,100           640,900
   WMX Technologies, Inc.                             26,900           880,975

                                                                     1,521,875
Security Brokers & Dealers (0.35%)
   Edwards (A.G.), Inc.                                9,500           257,687

Soap, Cleaners & Toilet Goods (2.04%)
   Avon Products                                      17,100           771,638
   Colgate-Palmolive Co.                               8,400           711,900

                                                                     1,483,538
Telephone Communication (2.17%)
   AT&T Corp.                                         15,600           967,200
   MCI Communications Corp.                           23,900           612,438

                                                                     1,579,638
Variety Stores (2.17%)
   Dayton-Hudson Corp.                                 6,700           690,937
   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.                              35,000           888,125

                                                                     1,579,062

                                         Total Common Stocks        38,787,659

Preferred Stocks (2.04%)

Commercial Banks (0.25%)
   Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.
      Convertible                                      5,334           184,023

Motor Vehicles & Equipment (1.79%)
   Federal-Mogul Corp.
      Series D Convertible                             4,300(b)        240,800
   Ford Motor Co.
      Series A Convertible                            10,000         1,060,000

                                                                     1,300,800

                                      Total Preferred Stocks         1,484,823


                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Bonds (2.17%)

Blast Furnace & Basic Steel Products (0.26%)
   Quanex Corp. Convertible
      Subordinated Debentures;
       6.88%; 6/30/07                           $    200,000     $     194,000

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (0.31%)
   Cooper Industries, Inc. Convertible
       Subordinated Debentures;
       7.05%; 1/1/15                                 208,000           224,640

Electric Industrial Apparatus (0.36%)
   Liebert Co. Convertible Subordinated
      Debentures; 8.00%; 11/15/10                     80,000           266,300

Engines & Turbines (0.28%)
   Outboard Marine Corp. Convertible
      Subordinated Debentures;
      7.00%; 7/1/02                                  200,000           200,500

Lumber & Other Building Materials (0.27%)
   Hechinger Co. Convertible
      Subordinated Debentures;
      5.50%; 4/1/12                                  425,000           198,688

Petroleum Refining (0.39%)
   Pennzoil Co. Senior Exchangeable
      Debentures; 6.50%; 1/15/03                     200,000           280,750

Trucking & Courier Services, Ex., Air (0.30%)
   Builders Transport, Inc. Convertible
      Subordinated Debentures;
      6.50%; 5/1/11                                  306,000           215,730

                                                 Total Bonds         1,580,608

U.S. Government Treasury Notes & Bonds (31.88%)

   5.13%; 2/28/98                                  2,500,000         2,463,280
   5.13%; 11/30/98                                 2,000,000         1,951,873
   6.38%; 1/15/00                                  1,900,000         1,899,405
   5.50%; 4/15/00                                  3,500,000         3,396,092
   6.13%; 9/30/00                                  1,000,000           988,437
   6.25%; 4/30/01                                  2,000,000         1,980,000
   6.38%; 8/15/02                                  1,000,000           990,625
   6.25%; 2/15/03                                  1,000,000           981,875
   5.75%; 8/15/03                                  3,200,000         3,044,998
   7.25%; 8/15/04                                  1,500,000         1,552,968
   7.50%; 2/15/05                                    800,000           841,249
   7.25%; 5/15/16                                  1,000,000         1,024,375
   7.50%; 11/15/16                                 1,000,000         1,050,312
   7.25%; 8/15/22                                  1,000,000         1,024,687

               Total U. S. Government Treasury Notes & Bonds        23,190,176

Commercial Paper (10.39%)

Business Credit Institutions (6.27%)
   American Express Credit Corp.;
      5.32%; 7/1/96                                1,910,000         1,910,000
      5.39%; 7/3/96                                1,300,000         1,299,611
   General Electric Capital Corp.;
      5.35%; 7/2/96                                1,350,000         1,349,799

                                                                     4,559,410
Personal Credit Institutions (4.12%)
   Ford Motor Credit Co. ;
      5.36%; 7/3/96                                1,040,000         1,039,690
      5.40%; 7/5/96                                1,955,000         1,953,827

                                                                     2,993,517

                                      Total Commercial Paper         7,552,927

                        Total Portfolio Investments (99.80%)        72,596,193

Cash, receivables and other assets
   net of liabilities (0.20%)                                          145,946

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)     $  72,742,139

(a)  Non-income  producing  security - No  dividend  paid during the past twelve
     months.
(b)  Restricted Security - See Note 4 to the financial statements.


PRINCIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Bonds (95.70%)

Air Transportation, Scheduled (1.81%)
   Federal Express Corp.,
      Pass-Through Cert.;
      7.96%; 3/28/17                            $    500,000     $     501,325
      7.58%; 7/2/19                                  500,000           478,590

                                                                       979,915
Aircraft & Parts (0.61%)
   Textron, Inc. Medium-Term Notes,
      Series C; 9.55%; 3/19/01                       300,000           329,820

Auto & Home Supply Stores (1.06%)
   Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack Notes;
      7.00%; 6/1/05                                  600,000           574,460

Bakery Products (1.68%)
   Nabisco, Inc. Notes;
      7.05%; 7/15/07                                 950,000           906,375

Beverages (1.05%)
   Joseph E. Seagram & Sons
      Guaranteed Debentures;
      8.88%; 9/15/11                                 500,000           567,147

Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton (2.67%)
   Burlington Industries, Inc. Notes;
      7.25%; 9/15/05                               1,500,000         1,439,164

Cable & Other Pay TV Services (1.82%)
   TCI Communications, Inc. Senior
      Notes; 8.00%; 8/1/05                         1,000,000           980,784

Cash Grains (0.55%)
   Dekalb Corp. Notes;
      10.00%; 4/15/98                                300,000           296,250

Combination Utility Services (0.49%)
   Public Service Electric & Gas
      Medium-Term Notes;
       8.16%; 5/26/09                                250,000           263,930

Consumer Products (0.55%)
   RJR Nabisco Capital Corp. Senior
      Notes; 8.75%; 4/15/04                          300,000           297,375

Copper Ores (0.56%)
   Asarco, Inc. Notes; 7.38%; 2/1/03                 300,000           302,241

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1.46%)
   Occidental Petroleum Corp.
      Medium-Term Notes;
      9.73%; 6/15/01                                 250,000           276,430
   Union Oil of California
      Medium-Term Notes;
      7.77%; 4/19/05                                 500,000           510,735

                                                                       787,165
Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight (1.78%)
   American President Cos., Ltd.
      Senior Notes; 7.13%; 11/15/03                1,000,000           959,424

Department Stores (4.68%)
   Dillard Investment Co. Notes;
      9.25%; 5/1/97                                  200,000           205,015
   Harcourt General, Inc. Subordinated
      Notes; 9.50%; 3/15/00                          350,000           376,570
   J. C. Penney Co., Inc. Medium-
      Term Notes, Series A;
      6.88%; 10/15/15                              1,500,000         1,380,675
   Sears Roebuck Co. Medium-Term
      Notes; 9.05%; 2/6/12                           500,000           566,030

                                                                     2,528,290
Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores (2.54%)
   Rite Aid Corp. Senior Debentures;
      6.88%; 8/15/13                               1,500,000         1,369,908

Eating & Drinking Places (2.34%)
   Marriott International, Inc.
      Notes; 6.75%; 12/15/03                         200,000           192,391
      Senior Notes; 7.88%; 4/15/05                 1,050,000         1,069,842

                                                                     1,262,233
Electric Services (2.44%)
   Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
      First Mortgage Bonds;
      8.75%; 11/15/05                                400,000           388,000
   Southern California Edison Co.
      Notes; 6.38%; 1/15/06                        1,000,000           927,500

                                                                     1,315,500
Fabricated Rubber Products, NEC (0.51%)
   M. A. Hanna Co. Senior Notes;
      9.38%; 9/15/03                                 250,000           277,176

Farm & Garden Machinery (2.60%)
   Case Corp. Notes; 7.25%; 1/15/16                1,500,000         1,402,555

Gas Production & Distribution (2.92%)
   Enron Corp. Notes;
      7.13%; 5/15/07                                 750,000           733,772
   Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. Notes;
      9.00%; 1/15/97                                 400,000           406,167
   Transco Energy Co. Notes;
      9.38%; 8/15/01                                 400,000           439,231

                                                                     1,579,170
General Government, NEC (1.90%)
   Ontario Hydro Debentures;
      7.45%; 3/31/13                                 500,000           501,785
   Province of Saskatchewan, Canada
      Global Notes; 8.00%; 2/1/13                    500,000           524,880

                                                                     1,026,665
Gold & Silver Ores (1.36%)
   Placer Dome, Inc. Notes;
      7.13%; 6/15/07                                 750,000           732,055

Grain Mill Products (1.80%)
   Ralston Purina Co. Debentures;
      7.75%; 10/1/15                               1,000,000           973,882

Highway & Street Construction (1.76%)
   Foster Wheeler Corp. Notes;
       6.75%; 11/15/05                             1,000,000           947,624

Hospitals (1.01%)
   Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.
      Medium-Term Notes;
      8.70%; 2/10/10                                 500,000           543,940

Hotels & Motels (1.87%)
   Hilton Hotels Corp. Notes;
      7.70%; 7/15/02                               1,000,000         1,008,656

Household Appliances (0.99%)
   Maytag Corp. Medium-Term Notes;
      8.62%; 11/15/07                                500,000           535,990

Household Furniture (0.87%)
   Masco Corp. Debentures;
      7.13%; 8/15/13                                 500,000           469,543

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (1.31%)
   FMC Corp. Senior Notes;
      6.38%; 9/1/03                                  200,000           187,367
   Grace (W.R.) & Co. Guaranteed
      Notes; 8.00%; 8/15/04                          500,000           519,565

                                                                       706,932
Lumber & Construction Materials (3.02%)
   Crane Co. Notes; 8.50%; 3/15/04                 1,524,000         1,628,676

Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (1.33%)
   AAR Corp. Notes; 7.25%; 10/15/03                  750,000           715,441

Metalworking Machinery (0.36%)
   Black & Decker Corp. Notes;
      7.00%; 2/1/06                                  200,000           194,084

Millwork, Plywood & Structural Members (2.00%)
   Georgia-Pacific Corp.
      Debentures; 9.50%; 12/1/11                     100,000           114,132
      Senior Debentures; 7.70%; 6/15/15            1,000,000           965,763

                                                                     1,079,895
Miscellaneous Chemical Products (0.72%)
   Ferro Corp. Senior Debentures;
      7.63%; 5/1/13                                  400,000           389,702

Miscellaneous Investing (1.36%)
   Weingarten Realty Investors
      Medium-Term Notes;
      7.29%; 5/23/05                                 750,000           735,562

Miscellaneous Metal Ores (2.11%)
   Amax, Inc. Notes; 9.88%; 6/13/01                  100,000           108,178
   Cyprus Amax Minerals Notes;
      7.38%; 5/15/07                                 650,000           636,107
   Cyprus Minerals Co. Notes;
      10.13%; 4/1/02                                 350,000           395,929

                                                                     1,140,214
Motion Picture Production & Services (0.68%)
   Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      9.88%; 2/1/98                                  350,000           367,924

Motor Vehicles & Equipment (1.95%)
   Arvin Overseas Finance B.V.
      Medium-Term Notes;
      9.62%; 8/9/96                                  250,000           250,982
   TRW, Inc. Medium-Term Notes;
      9.25%; 12/30/11                                700,000           799,232

                                                                     1,050,214
Newpapers (2.93%)
   News America Holdings, Inc.
      Guaranteed Senior Notes;
      8.50%; 2/15/05                               1,500,000         1,579,218

Operative Builders (2.77%)
   Pulte Corp. Senior Notes;
      8.38%; 8/15/04                               1,000,000         1,022,517
      7.30%; 10/24/05                                500,000           473,601

                                                                     1,496,118
Paper Mills (6.05%)
   Bowater, Inc. Debentures;
      9.38%; 12/15/21                                200,000           231,572
   Champion International Corp. Notes;
      9.88%; 6/1/00                                  250,000           274,397
      7.10%; 9/1/05                                  875,000           854,192
   Chesapeake Corp. Notes;
      7.20%; 3/15/05                               1,400,000         1,362,677
   Potlatch Corp. Medium-Term Notes;
      8.75%; 1/14/22                                 500,000           543,985

                                                                     3,266,823
Personal Credit Institutions (1.86%)
   General Motors Acceptance Corp.
      Medium-Term Notes;
      8.25%; 2/24/04                                 500,000           528,325
      Notes; 6.63%; 10/15/05                         500,000           473,915

                                                                     1,002,240
Petroleum Refining (5.07%)
   Ashland Oil, Inc. Medium-Term Notes;
      7.71%; 5/11/07                                 500,000           504,390
      7.73%; 7/15/13                                 250,000           246,970
      Series F; 8.54%; 1/13/05                       250,000           266,022
   Pennzoil Co. Debentures;
      10.13%; 11/15/09                               325,000           379,138
   Phillips Petroleum Co. Notes;
      9.38%; 2/15/11                                 500,000           582,833
   Sun Co., Inc.
      Debentures; 9.00%; 11/1/24                     500,000           557,001
      Notes; 7.13%; 3/15/04                          200,000           197,631

                                                                     2,733,985
Plastic Materials & Synthetics (2.63%)
   Geon Company Notes;
      6.88%; 12/15/05                              1,500,000         1,421,328

Primary Nonferrous Metals (1.21%)
   Reynolds Metals Co.
      Medium-Term Notes;
      8.34%; 5/22/07                                 500,000           529,310
      7.65%; 2/4/08                                  125,000           125,947

                                                                       655,257
Pulp Mills (0.41%)
   International Paper Co. Medium-Term
      Notes; 9.70%; 8/15/00                          200,000           219,876

Railroads (1.72%)
   Union Pacific Corp. Notes;
      6.40%; 2/1/06                                1,000,000           930,743

Refrigeration & Service Machinery (0.60%)
   Westinghouse Electric Corp.
      Debentures; 8.63%; 8/1/12                      350,000           325,670

Rental of Railroad Cars (1.99%)
   Gatx Capital Corp. Medium-Term
      Notes, Series C; 6.86%; 10/13/05             1,000,000           956,970
   Signal Capital Corp. Equipment Trust
      Cert.; 9.95%; 2/1/06                           109,000           115,386

                                                                     1,072,356
Sanitary Services (1.98%)
   Laidlaw, Inc. Senior Notes;
      7.88%; 4/15/05                               1,045,000         1,069,243

Sawmills & Planning Mills (1.45%)
   MacMillan Bloedel Delaware
      Guaranteed Notes; 8.50%; 1/15/04               750,000           781,380

Telephone Communication (2.72%)
   Sprint Corp. Notes; 8.13%; 7/15/02                500,000           526,447
   U.S. West Capital Funding, Inc.
      Medium-Term Notes;
      6.83%; 11/15/07                              1,000,000           941,920

                                                                     1,468,367
Variety Stores (1.79%)
   Dayton-Hudson Corp. Debentures;
      9.63%; 2/1/08                                  150,000           175,178
   Dayton-Hudson Corp. Sinking Fund
      Debentures; 9.50%; 10/15/16                    250,000           262,138
   Shopko Stores, Inc. Senior Notes;
      9.00%; 11/15/04                                500,000           528,795

                                                                       966,111

                                                 Total Bonds        51,654,596

Commercial Paper (1.80%)

Personal Credit Institutions (1.80%)
   Associates Corp. of North America;
      5.55%; 7/1/96                                  975,000           975,000

                        Total Portfolio Investments (97.50%)        52,629,596

Cash and receivables, net of liabilities (2.50%)                     1,347,287

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)     $  53,976,883


PRINCIPAL CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
FUND, INC.

                                                    Shares
                                                     Held             Value
Common Stocks (93.30%)

Advertising (0.83%)
   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.                    30,800   $     1,443,750

Beverages (1.37%)
   Pepsico, Inc.                                      49,000         1,733,375
   Universal Foods Corp.                              17,200           634,250

                                                                     2,367,625
Combination Utility Services (1.08%)
   Cinergy Corp.                                      58,200         1,862,400

Commercial Banks (8.66%)
   Banc One Corp.                                     80,640         2,741,760
   Bank of Boston Corp.                               38,300         1,895,850
   Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.                         31,200         1,251,900
   Chase Manhattan                                    23,920         1,689,350
   Comerica, Inc.                                     37,300         1,664,513
   First of America Bank Corp.                        28,700         1,284,325
   KeyCorp                                            66,600         2,580,750
   Nationsbank Corp.                                  22,800         1,883,850

                                                                    14,992,298
Communications Equipment (2.67%)
   Allen Group, Inc.                                  16,000           348,000
   DSC Communications Corp.                           52,800(a)      1,590,600
   General Instrument Corp.                           92,800(a)      2,679,600

                                                                     4,618,200
Computer & Office Equipment (3.12%)
   Hewlett-Packard Co.                                16,700         1,663,738
   International Business
      Machines Corp.                                  37,700         3,732,300

                                                                     5,396,038
Construction & Related Machinery (0.94%)
   Caterpillar, Inc.                                  24,000         1,626,000

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1.91%)
   Texaco, Inc.                                       39,400         3,304,675

Dairy Products (0.61%)
   Dean Foods Co.                                     42,500         1,051,875

Drugs (11.11%)
   Abbott Labs                                       105,000         4,567,500
   American Home Products Corp.                       61,900         3,721,737
   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                           30,000         2,700,000
   Lilly (Eli) & Co.                                  25,000         1,625,000
   Merck & Co., Inc.                                  52,800         3,412,200
   Warner-Lambert Co.                                 58,300         3,206,500

                                                                    19,232,937
Electric Services (2.89%)
   Dominion Resources, Inc.                           44,400         1,776,000
   FPL Group, Inc.                                    38,500         1,771,000
   Houston Industries, Inc.                            3,100            76,337
   Potomac Electric Power Co.                         52,400         1,388,600

                                                                     5,011,937
Electrical Industrial Apparatus (1.57%)
   Emerson Electric Co.                               30,090         2,719,384

Electronic Components & Accessories (1.52%)
   Duracell International, Inc.                       61,100         2,634,938

Electronic Distribution Equipment (2.68%)
   General Electric Co.                               53,700         4,645,050

Fats & Oils (2.08%)
   Archer Daniels Midland Co.                        188,200         3,599,325

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (1.26%)
   Allstate Corp.                                     47,643         2,173,712

General Industrial Machinery (0.67%)
   BW/IP Holdings, Inc., Class A                      23,000           437,000
   Pall Corp.                                         30,100           726,162

                                                                     1,163,162
Grain Mill Products (1.32%)
   Ralston-Ralston Purina Group                       35,600         2,282,850

Greeting Cards (1.17%)
   American Greetings Corp.                           74,000         2,025,750

Grocery Stores (4.65%)
   Albertson's, Inc.                                  61,700         2,552,838
   American Stores Co.                                64,300         2,652,375
   Sysco Corp.                                        83,400         2,856,450

                                                                     8,061,663
Household Furniture (1.68%)
   Masco Corp.                                        96,400         2,916,100

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2.78%)
   Dow Chemical Co.                                   51,400         3,906,400
   Eastman Chemical Co.                               14,900           907,037

                                                                     4,813,437
Jewelry, Silverware & Plated Ware (0.36%)
   Jostens, Inc.                                      31,700           626,075

Management & Public Relations (1.62%)
   Dun & Bradstreet Corp.                             44,900         2,806,250

Meat Products (1.39%)
   Tyson Foods, Inc.                                  88,000         2,409,000

Medical Instruments & Supplies (1.03%)
   St. Jude Medical, Inc.                             53,100(a)      1,778,850

Medical Service & Health Insurance (1.86%)
   AON Corp.                                          31,050         1,575,788
   Foundation Health Corp.                            37,400(a)      1,341,725
   Physicians Corp. of America                        22,900(a)        303,425

                                                                     3,220,938
Metal Forgings & Stampings (2.05%)
   Newell Co.                                        115,800         3,546,375

Metalworking Machinery (0.22%)
   Giddings & Lewis                                   23,000           373,750

Miscellaneous Business Services (0.44%)
   Safety-Kleen Corp.                                 43,500           761,250

Miscellaneous Converted Paper Products (2.40%)
   Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.                        60,100         4,146,900

Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment & Supplies (1.14%)
   Motorola, Inc.                                     31,400         1,974,275

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (0.33%)
   Keystone International, Inc.                       27,300           566,475

Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (1.79%)
   Toys 'R' Us, Inc.                                 108,700(a)      3,097,950

Motor Vehicles, Parts & Supplies (1.63%)
   Grainger (W. W.), Inc.                             36,400         2,821,000

Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors (0.73%)
   FHP International Corp.                            46,200(a)      1,264,725

Paper Mills (1.51%)
   Kimberly Clark Corp.                               33,800         2,611,050

Petroleum Refining (3.03%)
   Atlantic Richfield Co.                             17,100         2,026,350
   Exxon Corp.                                        37,000         3,214,375

                                                                     5,240,725
Plastic Materials & Synthetics (0.31%)
   Wellman, Inc.                                      23,000           537,625

Sanitary Services (3.57%)
   Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.                   88,500         2,566,500
   WMX Technologies, Inc.                            110,600         3,622,150

                                                                     6,188,650
Security Brokers & Dealers (0.56%)
   Edwards (A.G.), Inc.                               36,015           976,907

Soap, Cleaners, & Toilet Goods (3.66%)
   Avon Products                                      74,600         3,366,325
   Colgate-Palmolive Co.                              35,000         2,966,250

                                                                     6,332,575
Telephone Communication (3.36%)
   AT&T Corp.                                         52,000         3,224,000
   MCI Communications Corp.                          101,500         2,600,937

                                                                     5,824,937
Variety Stores (3.74%)
   Dayton-Hudson Corp.                                31,800         3,279,375
   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.                             126,000         3,197,250

                                                                     6,476,625

                                         Total Common Stocks       161,526,013


                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Commercial Paper (6.57%)

Personal Credit Institutions (1.80%)
   American Express Credit Corp.;
      5.39%; 7/3/96                             $  6,330,000   $     6,328,104
   General Electric Capital Corp.;
      5.35%; 7/1/96                                5,040,000         5,040,000

                                      Total Commercial Paper        11,368,104

                        Total Portfolio Investments (99.87%)       172,894,117

Cash, receivables and other assets,
   net of liabilities (0.13%)                                          229,503

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)   $   173,123,620

(a)  Non-income  producing  security - No  dividend  paid during the past twelve
     months.


PRINCIPAL EMERGING GROWTH FUND, INC.

                                                    Shares
                                                     Held             Value
Common Stocks (80.84%)

Blast Furnace & Basic Steel Products (1.56%)
   Lukens, Inc.                                       63,100   $     1,506,513

Carpets & Rugs (1.09%)
   Shaw Industries, Inc.                              79,700         1,046,062

Chemicals & Allied Products (0.56%)
   Sigma-Aldrich Corp.                                10,000           535,000

Commercial Banks (4.94%)
   Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.                          6,100           244,763
   First Federal Capital Corp.                        40,665           823,466
   Independent Bank Corp. Michigan                    25,200           711,900
   Mercantile Bancorp., Inc.                          14,000           623,000
   Merchants Bancorp., Inc.                           16,500           536,250
   North Fork Bancorp., Inc.                          20,000           522,500
   Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc.             31,000           631,625
   Princeton National Bancorp., Inc.                  36,000           657,000

                                                                     4,750,504
Commercial Printing (0.44%)
   Merrill Corp.                                      16,800           420,000

Computer & Data Processing Services (7.44%)
   American Management Systems, Inc.                  68,000(a)      1,989,000
   Cerner Corp.                                       93,700(a)      2,002,837
   HBO & Co.                                          14,000           948,500
   Microsoft Corp.                                    10,000(a)      1,201,250
   Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.                 68,100(a)      1,021,500

                                                                     7,163,087
Computer & Office Equipment (1.32%)
   EMC Corp.                                          63,300(a)      1,178,963
   Seagate Technology                                  2,000(a)         90,000

                                                                     1,268,963
Construction & Related Machinery (1.38%)
   Energy Ventures, Inc.                              41,000(a)      1,332,500

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (0.76%)
   Devon Energy Corp.                                 30,000           735,000

Dairy Products (0.33%)
   Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.                     10,000           315,000

Drugs (3.11%)
   Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.                      30,000(a)        495,000
   Forest Laboratories, Inc.                          14,500(a)        560,063
   Genzyme Corp. - General Division                    1,891            95,023
   Genzyme Corp. - Tissue Repair                         255(a)          2,996
   Merck & Co., Inc.                                  10,000           646,250
   Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.                           24,900         1,104,937
   Seragen, Inc.                                      20,000(a)         87,500

                                                                     2,991,769
Electronic Components & Accessories (5.51%)
   Intel Corp.                                        30,500         2,239,844
   Linear Technology Corp.                            42,900         1,287,000
   Solectron Corp.                                    46,900(a)      1,776,337

                                                                     5,303,181
Engineering & Architectural Services (1.52%)
   Paychex, Inc.                                      30,400         1,463,000

Finance Services (0.82%)
   First Financial Corp.                              35,000           787,500

Fire, Marine, & Casualty Insurance (1.58%)
   Avemco Corp.                                       35,000           472,500
   Berkley W.R. Corp.                                 25,000         1,043,750

                                                                     1,516,250
Footwear, Except Rubber (0.99%)
   Nine West Group, Inc.                              18,700(a)        956,038

General Industrial Machinery (5.86%)
   Flow International Corp.                           55,000(a)        440,000
   Kaydon Corp.                                       36,300         1,560,900
   Pentair, Inc.                                      54,600         1,638,000
   Roper Industries, Inc.                             41,000         1,998,750

                                                                     5,637,650
Grocery Stores (1.07%)
   Casey's General Stores, Inc.                       51,700         1,027,537

Hardware Stores (0.83%)
   Central Tractor Farm & Country, Inc.               64,900(a)        795,025

Holding Offices (0.88%)
   ISB Financial Corp.                                25,000           368,750
   Today's Bancorp., Inc.                             16,000           476,000

                                                                       844,750
Hose, Belting, Gaskets & Packing (1.26%)
   Mark IV Industries                                 53,575         1,212,134

Hospitals (2.29%)
   Humana, Inc.                                       50,200(a)        897,325
   Universal Health Services, Inc.; Class B           50,000(a)      1,306,250

                                                                     2,203,575
Insurance Agents, Brokers & Services (1.62%)
   Equifax, Inc.                                      59,400         1,559,250

Investment Offices (0.91%)
   Invesco PLC ADR                                    25,000           875,000

Iron & Steel Foundries (0.49%)
   Atchison Casting Corp.                             30,000(a)        472,500

Laundry, Cleaning & Garment Services (1.10%)
   G & K Services, Inc.; Class A                      37,225         1,060,912

Life Insurance (0.97%)
   First Colony Corp.                                 30,000           930,000

Measuring & Controlling Devices (1.92%)
   ISCO, Inc.                                          8,613            81,819
   Millipore Corp.                                    32,000         1,340,000
   Photon Dynamics                                    45,000(a)        427,500

                                                                     1,849,319
Meat Products (0.65%)
   Michael Foods, Inc.                                54,000           627,750

Medical Instruments & Supplies (4.81%)
   Boston Scientific Corp.                            26,500(a)      1,192,500
   Nellcor Puritan Bennett                            34,200(a)      1,658,700
   Steris Corp.                                       55,700(a)      1,782,400

                                                                     4,633,600
Medical Service & Health Insurance (4.54%)
   Foundation Health Corp.                            31,200(a)      1,119,300
   Health System International, Inc.                  40,800(a)      1,106,700
   Orthofix International NV                          66,400(a)        730,400
   United Healthcare Corp.                            27,900         1,408,950

                                                                     4,365,350
Metal Services, NEC (1.84%)
   BMC Industries, Inc.                               61,600         1,771,000

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2.68%)
   Cytec Industries                                    7,000(a)        598,500
   H. B. Fuller Co.                                   20,000           725,000
   Loctite Corp.                                      27,000         1,255,500

                                                                     2,579,000
Office Furniture (1.05%)
   Chromcraft Revington, Inc.                         27,900(a)        652,163
   Kimball International, Inc.; Class B               13,000           359,125

                                                                     1,011,288
Oil & Gas Field Services (1.19%)
   Diamond Offshore Drilling                          20,000(a)      1,145,000

Operative Builders (1.00%)
   D. R. Horton, Inc.                                 64,800           680,400
   Pulte Corp.                                        10,421           278,762

                                                                       959,162
Paints & Allied Products (0.86%)
   RPM, Inc.                                          53,000           828,125

Plastic Materials & Synthetics (1.17%)
   A. Schulman, Inc.                                  45,900         1,124,550

Plumbing, Heating, Air-Conditioning (2.17%)
   Apogee Enterprises, Inc.                           57,000         1,952,250
   Metalclad Corp.                                    45,600(a)        139,650

                                                                     2,091,900
Refrigeration & Service Machinery (0.63%)
   Tecumseh Products Co.; Class A                     11,200           602,000

Sanitary Services (1.04%)
   Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.                   31,500           913,500
   Sanifill, Inc.                                      1,734            85,399

                                                                       998,899
Savings Institutions (0.74%)
   North Side Savings Bank (NY)                       15,000           521,250
   Sterling Financial Corp.                           13,200(a)        194,700

                                                                       715,950
Screw Machine Products, Bolts,
Etc. (1.09%)
   TriMas Corp.                                       44,900         1,049,537

Security Brokers & Dealers (0.64%)
   Jefferies Group, Inc.                              20,000           620,000

Telephone Communication (0.83%)
   McLeod, Inc.                                       33,400(a)        801,600

Toys & Sporting Goods (0.59%)
   Mattel, Inc.                                       20,000           572,500

Trucking & Courier Services, Ex. Air (0.77%)
   J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.                35,500           741,063

                                         Total Common Stocks        77,796,293

Preferred Stock (0.53%)

Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors (0.53%)
   FHP International Corp.;
      Series A Convertible                            20,000(a)        510,000


                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Bonds (1.23%)

Computer & Data Processing Services (0.36%)
   Sierra On Line Convertible
       Subordinated Debentures;
       6.50%; 4/1/01                            $    110,000(b)   $    346,500

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (0.54%)
   Ciba-Geigy Corp. Exchangeable
      Subordinated Debentures;
      6.25%; 3/15/16                                 150,000(b)        153,750
   ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Convertible
      Subordinated Debentures;
      8.50%; 11/15/99                                300,000           366,000

                                                                       519,750
Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (0.22%)
   Greenery Rehabilitation Group, Inc.
      Convertible Senior Subordinated
      Notes; 8.75%; 4/1/15                           250,000           213,125

Sanitary Services (0.11%)
   Enclean, Inc. Convertible Subordinated
      Debentures; 7.50%; 8/1/01                      100,000           101,484

                                                 Total Bonds         1,180,859

Commercial Paper (24.45%)

Business Credit Institutions (9.91%)
   American Express Credit Corp.;
      5.32%; 7/1/96                                1,700,000         1,700,000
      5.28%; 7/3/96                                1,755,000         1,754,485
   CIT Group Holdings, Inc.;
      5.30%; 7/9/96                                3,000,000         2,996,467
   General Electric Capital Corp.;
      5.25%; 7/5/96                                3,085,000         3,083,200

                                                                     9,534,152
Personal Credit Institutions (11.57%)
   Associates Corp. of North America;
      5.28%; 7/1/96                                1,185,000         1,185,000
      5.55%; 7/1/96                                3,345,000         3,345,000
   Commercial Credit Co.;
      5.37%; 7/8/96                                3,105,000         3,101,758
   Ford Motor Credit Co.;
      5.32%; 7/3/96                                2,500,000         2,499,261
      5.36%; 7/1/96                                1,005,000         1,005,000

                                                                    11,136,019
Security Brokers & Dealers (2.97%)
   Smith Barney, Inc.;
      5.37%; 7/2/96                                2,860,000         2,859,574

                                      Total Commercial Paper        23,529,745

                       Total Portfolio Investments (107.05%)       103,016,897

Liabilities, net of cash and receivables (-7.05%)                   (6,783,324)

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)   $    96,233,573

(a)  Non-income  producing  security - No  dividend  paid during the past twelve
     months.
(b)  Restricted Security - See Note 4 to the financial statements.


PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND, INC.

            Description of Issue            
   ------------------------------------------      Principal
    Type          Rate          Maturity             Amount           Value

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) Certificates (32.73%)

GNMA I            7.00%     1/15/24               $    849,732    $    818,743
GNMA I            8.00      10/15/16-6/15/17         2,050,003       2,095,186
GNMA I            8.50      2/15/17-5/15/21          3,211,263       3,335,307
GNMA II           6.00      5/20/24-4/20/26         17,352,061      15,611,668
GNMA II           6.50      12/20/25-2/20/26         4,015,735       3,714,916

                                     Total GNMA Certificates        25,575,820


Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Certificates (15.37%)

FNMA              5.50      5/1/24                   1,187,645       1,047,348
FNMA              6.00      11/1/23-3/1/26           4,152,053       3,777,871
FNMA              6.50      11/1/23-5/1/26           3,733,615       3,502,750
FNMA              7.00      8/1/23                     813,948         786,347
FNMA              7.50      4/1/22                     577,017         572,655
FNMA              8.00      6/1/17-11/1/21             582,673         590,815
FNMA GL           6.50      8/15/25                    976,269         913,456
FNMA Major        7.50      4/1/22                     532,915         528,130
FNMA Major        8.00      10/1/21                    287,777         291,250

                                     Total FNMA Certificates        12,010,622


Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) Certificates (18.25%)

FHLMC             5.50      3/1/24                     551,115         493,540
FHLMC             6.00      12/1/23-1/1/26           2,887,437       2,632,186
FHLMC             6.50      4/1/24-5/1/26            3,401,228       3,193,793
FHLMC             7.00      1/1/24                     852,266         824,167
FHLMC Gold        5.50      2/1/24                     982,502         864,140
FHLMC Gold        6.50      10/1/25-5/1/26           1,980,658       1,855,698
FHLMC Gold        7.00      9/1/23-12/1/23           1,791,853       1,733,352
FHLMC Gold        7.50      2/1/22-6/1/24            1,872,103       1,855,946
FHLMC Gold        8.00      11/1/21                    796,166         806,516

                                    Total FHLMC Certificates        14,259,338


                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Student Loan Marketing Association (SLMA) Certificates (16.09%)

Student Loan Marketing Association
   Debentures;
   7.30%; 8/1/12                                $   10,000,000   $  10,212,219
   9.15%; 12/1/24                                    1,200,000       1,358,640
   Notes; 7.82%; 10/14/99                            1,000,000       1,002,246

                                     Total SLMA Certificates        12,573,105

Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO) Certificates (15.59%)

Private Export Funding Corp.
   Series SS, Senior Secured Notes;
   5.50%; 3/15/01                                    2,325,000       2,222,630
   5.80%; 2/1/04                                     2,200,000       2,107,688
   7.03%; 10/31/03                                   1,000,000       1,012,500
   Secured Notes;
   6.62%; 10/1/05                                    2,000,000       1,944,900
   9.45%; 12/31/99                                   4,500,000       4,896,225

                                    Total PEFCO Certificates        12,183,943


Federal Agency Short-Term Obligations (1.37%)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.;
   5.25%; 7/1/96                                   1,070,000         1,070,000

                        Total Portfolio Investments (99.39%)        77,672,828

Cash and receivables, net of liabilities (0.61%)                       474,392

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)     $  78,147,220


PRINCIPAL GROWTH FUND, INC.

                                                    Shares
                                                     Held             Value
Common Stocks (79.37%)

Advertising (1.11%)
   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.                    17,500     $     820,313

Beverages (1.97%)
   Coca-Cola Co.                                       8,800           430,100
   Pepsico, Inc.                                      29,200         1,032,950

                                                                     1,463,050
Blast Furnace & Basic Steel Products (0.75%)
   Lukens, Inc.                                       23,400           558,675

Carpets & Rugs (0.97%)
   Shaw Industries, Inc.                              54,800           719,250

Cash Grains (1.96%)
   Pioneer Hi-Bred International                      27,400         1,448,775

Commercial Banks (5.16%)
   Banc One Corp.                                     16,500           561,000
   Barnett Banks Inc.                                  5,000           305,000
   Baybanks, Inc.                                      5,000           538,750
   Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.                          6,000           240,750
   First of America Bank Corp.                        11,700           523,575
   Firstar Corp.                                      15,000           691,875
   Firstmerit Corp.                                   14,600           463,550
   Princeton National Bancorp., Inc.                  27,300           498,225

                                                                     3,822,725
Communications Equipment (3.32%)
   General Instrument Corp.                           50,000(a)      1,443,750
   Northern Telecom Ltd.                              18,700         1,016,812

                                                                     2,460,562
Computer & Data Processing Services (1.44%)
   Microsoft Corp.                                     8,900(a)      1,069,113

Computer & Office Equipment (4.90%)
   Automatic Data Processing, Inc.                    20,000           772,500
   Bay Networks                                       34,400(a)        885,800
   Digital Equipment Corp.                            20,500(a)        922,500
   Hewlett-Packard Co.                                 8,200           816,925
   Pitney Bowes, Inc.                                  5,000           238,750

                                                                     3,636,475
Department Stores (0.76%)
   May Department Stores                              12,800           560,000

Drugs (8.46%)
   Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.                      10,000(a)        165,000
   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                           10,000           900,000
   Johnson & Johnson                                  20,000           990,000
   Lilly (Eli) & Co.                                  20,000         1,300,000
   Merck & Co., Inc.                                  14,600           943,525
   Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.                           20,000           887,500
   Smithkline Beecham PLC ADR                         20,000         1,087,500

                                                                     6,273,525
Eating & Drinking Places (0.44%)
   McDonald's Corp.                                    7,000           327,250

Electrical Goods (0.50%)
   Avnet, Inc.                                         8,800           370,700

Electronic Components & Accessories (2.78%)
   Intel Corp.                                        17,300         1,270,469
   Linear Technology Corp.                            26,300           789,000

                                                                     2,059,469
Electronic Distribution Equipment (0.58%)
   General Electric Co.                                5,000           432,500

Federal & Federally Sponsored Credit (0.50%)
   Federal National Mortgage Association              11,000           368,500

Footwear, Except Rubber (0.33%)
   Stride Rite Corp.                                  30,000           247,500

General Industrial Machinery (3.13%)
   Flow International Corp.                           29,200(a)        233,600
   Ingersoll-Rand Co.                                 20,400           892,500
   Tyco International Ltd.                            29,200         1,189,900

                                                                     2,316,000
Grain Mill Products (1.68%)
   Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.                             15,000(a)        309,375
   Ralston-Ralston Purina Group                       14,600           936,225

                                                                     1,245,600
Hose, Belting, Gaskets & Packing (1.07%)
   Mark IV Industries                                 35,100           794,137

Hospitals (1.78%)
   Humana, Inc.                                       30,000(a)        536,250
   Universal Health Services, Inc.; Class B           30,000(a)        783,750

                                                                     1,320,000
Household Furniture (0.96%)
   Masco Corp.                                        23,400           707,850

Investment Offices (0.69%)
   Invesco PLC ADR                                    14,600           511,000

Knitting Mills (0.37%)
   Russell Corp.                                      10,000           276,250

Lumber & Other Building Materials (2.00%)
   Home Depot, Inc.                                   27,400         1,479,600

Management & Public Relations (0.42%)
   Dun & Bradstreet Corp.                              5,000           312,500

Medical Instruments & Supplies (5.17%)
   Becton, Dickinson & Co.                            10,000           802,500
   Boston Scientific Corp.                            41,100(a)      1,849,500
   Nellcor Puritan Bennett                            24,300(a)      1,178,550

                                                                     3,830,550
Medical Service & Health Insurance (4.22%)
   AON Corp.                                          11,700           593,775
   Foundation Health Corp.                            21,900(a)        785,663
   Health System International, Inc.                  14,600(a)        396,025
   United Healthcare Corp.                            15,000           757,500
   Value Health, Inc.                                 25,000(a)        590,625

                                                                     3,123,588
Millwork, Plywood & Structural Members (0.29%)
   Georgia-Pacific Corp.                               3,000           213,000

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (0.63%)
   Loctite Corp.                                      10,000           465,000

Miscellaneous Converted Paper Products (0.35%)
   Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.                         3,800           262,200

Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment & Supplies (1.40%)
   Motorola, Inc.                                     16,500         1,037,437

Miscellaneous Plastics Products, NEC (0.37%)
   Rubbermaid, Inc.                                   10,000           272,500

Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (0.58%)
   Toys 'R' Us, Inc.                                  15,000(a)        427,500

Motor Vehicles & Equipment (2.03%)
   Chrysler Corp.                                     10,000           620,000
   Dana Corp.                                         28,600           886,600

                                                                     1,506,600
Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors (0.97%)
   FHP International Corp.                            26,200(a)        717,225

Operative Builders (0.42%)
   Pulte Corp.                                        11,500           307,625

Paints & Allied Products (0.53%)
   RPM, Inc.                                          25,000           390,625

Petroleum Refining (2.12%)
   Atlantic Richfield Co.                              5,800           687,300
   Exxon Corp.                                        10,200           886,125

                                                                     1,573,425
Plastic Materials & Synthetics (0.77%)
   A. Schulman, Inc.                                  23,400           573,300

Preserved Fruits & Vegetables (0.68%)
   CPC International, Inc.                             7,000           504,000

Radio, Television & Computer Stores (0.32%)
   Tandy Corp.                                         5,000           236,875

Refrigeration & Service Machinery (0.85%)
   Tecumseh Products Co.; Class A                     11,700           628,875

Rubber & Plastics Footwear (1.39%)
   Nike, Inc.                                         10,000         1,027,500

Sanitary Services (1.69%)
   Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.                   26,300           762,700
   WMX Technologies, Inc.                             15,000           491,250

                                                                     1,253,950
Security Brokers & Dealers (1.21%)
   Salomon, Inc.                                      20,400           897,600

Shoe Stores (0.07%)
   Payless Shoesource Inc.                             1,600(a)         50,800

Soap, Cleaners & Toilet Goods (3.38%)
   Colgate-Palmolive Co.                              11,700           991,575
   Ecolab, Inc.                                       37,100         1,224,300
   International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.            6,000           285,750

                                                                     2,501,625
Toys & Sporting Goods (1.39%)
   Mattel, Inc.                                       35,950         1,029,069

Variety Stores (0.51%)
   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.                              15,000           380,625

                                          Total Common Stock        58,812,813

Preferred Stock (0.42%)

Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors (0.42%)
   FHP International Corp.;
      Series A Convertible                            12,182           310,641


                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Commercial Paper (19.39%)

Business Credit Institutions (8.67%)
   American Express Credit Corp.;
      5.39%; 7/5/96                             $  1,000,000     $     999,401
      5.39%; 7/9/96                                2,200,000         2,197,365
   CIT Group Holdings, Inc.;
      5.30%; 7/3/96                                2,000,000         1,999,411
      5.30%; 7/5/96                                1,225,000         1,224,278

                                                                     6,420,455
Personal Credit Institutions (7.12%)
   Associates Corp. of North America;
      5.35%; 7/2/96                                2,340,000         2,339,652
   Ford Motor Credit Co.;
      5.37%; 7/8/96                                2,940,000         2,936,930

                                                                     5,276,582
Securities Brokers & Dealers (3.60%)
   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
      5.35%; 7/1/96                                2,670,000         2,670,000

                                      Total Commercial Paper        14,367,037

                        Total Portfolio Investments (99.18%)        73,490,491

Cash and receivables, net of liabilities (0.82%)                       604,501

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)     $  74,094,992

(a)  Non-income  producing  security - No  dividend  paid during the past twelve
     months.


PRINCIPAL HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Bonds (93.12%)

Agricultural Chemicals (2.45%)
   IMC Fertilizer Group, Inc. Senior
      Debentures; 9.45%; 12/15/11               $    300,000     $     303,000

Aircraft & Parts (2.24%)
   Rohr Industries, Inc. Subordinated
      Debentures; 9.25%; 3/1/17                      300,000           276,000

Automotive Rentals, No Drivers (1.25%)
   Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc. Senior
      Notes; 11.75%; 1/31/06                         150,000           154,500

Blast Furnace & Basic Steel Products (3.48%)
   Ivaco Senior Notes;
      11.50%; 9/1/05                                 150,000           146,250
   Weirton Steel Corp. Senior Notes;
      10.75%; 6/1/05                                 300,000           282,750

                                                                       429,000
Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton (2.31%)
   J.P. Stevens & Co. Inc.
    Sinking Fund Debentures;
      9.00%; 3/1/17                                  300,000           285,000

Cable & Other Pay TV Services (2.47%)
   Jones Intercable, Inc. Senior Notes;
      9.63%; 3/15/02                                 300,000           304,500

Cogeneration - Small Power Producer (3.68%)
   AES Corp. Senior Subordinated
      Notes; 10.25%; 7/15/06                         300,000           301,125
   California Energy Co., Inc.
      Ltd. Resource Senior Secured
      Notes; 9.88%; 6/30/03                          150,000           153,375

                                                                       454,500
Computer & Data Processing Services (2.56%)
   Tenet Healthcare Corp.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      10.13%; 3/1/05                                 300,000           316,500

Consumer Products (3.23%)
   RJR Nabisco, Inc. Senior Notes;
      8.75%; 8/15/05                                 400,000           399,000

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (4.40%)
   Chesapeake Energy Corp.
      Senior Notes; 9.13%; 4/15/06                   150,000           147,750
   Nuevo Energy Co.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      9.50%; 4/15/06                                 400,000           395,500

                                                                       543,250
Electric Services (1.20%)
   El Paso Electric Co.
      First Mortgage Bonds, Series D;
      8.90%; 2/1/06                                  150,000           148,125

Engines & Turbines (2.14%)
   Outboard Marine Corp. Debentures;
      9.13%; 4/15/17                                 300,000           264,000

Forest Products (2.15%)
   Doman Industries, Ltd. Senior Notes;
      8.75%; 3/15/04                                 300,000           265,794

Fuel Dealers (2.36%)
   Petroleum Heat & Power Co., Inc.
      Subordinated Notes;
      10.13%; 4/1/03                                 300,000           291,000

General Government, NEC (1.06%)
   Republic of Argentina Global Bonds;
      8.38%; 12/20/03                                150,000           130,687

Groceries & Related Products (2.23%)
   Rykoff-Sexton, Inc. Senior
      Subordinated Notes;
      8.88%; 11/1/03                                 300,000           275,250

Grocery Stores (3.52%)
   Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      10.88%; 5/1/05                                 150,000           158,625
   Ralph's Grocery Co.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      11.00%; 6/15/05                                300,000           276,000

                                                                       434,625
Hotels & Motels (4.93%)
   Bally's Grand, Inc. First Mortgage
      Notes; 10.38%; 12/15/03                        300,000           328,875
   John Q. Hammons Hotels, L.P. &
      Finance Corp. First Mortgage
      Notes; 8.88%; 2/15/04                          300,000           280,500

                                                                       609,375
Knitting Mills (2.52%)
   Tultex Corp. Senior Notes;
      10.63%; 3/15/05                                300,000           311,250

Miscellaneous Amusement, Recreation Service (1.26%)
   Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      10.63%; 7/15/05                                150,000           156,000

Miscellaneous Converted Paper Products (1.99%)
   Drypers Corp. Senior Notes;
      12.50%; 11/1/02                                300,000           246,000

Miscellaneous Plastics Products, NEC (4.74%)
   Congoleum Corp. Senior Notes;
      9.00%; 2/1/01                                  300,000           288,000
   Plastic Containers, Inc. Senior
      Secured Notes; 10.75%; 4/1/01                  300,000           297,750

                                                                       585,750
Motor Vehicles & Equipment (2.30%)
   Lear Seating Corp. Subordinated
      Notes; 8.25%; 2/1/02                           300,000           284,250

Nonferrous Foundries (Casting) (1.28%)
   Howmet Corp. Senior Subordinated
      Notes; 10.00%; 12/1/03                         150,000(a)        157,875

Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (2.34%)
   Mariner Health Group, Inc. Senior
      Subordinated Notes; 9.50%; 4/1/06              300,000(a)        288,375

Petroleum Refining (2.45%)
   Crown Central Petroleum Corp.
      Senior Notes; 10.88%; 2/1/05                   300,000           302,250

Pulp Mills (2.79%)
   Magnetek, Inc. Senior Subordinated
      Debentures; 10.75%; 11/15/98                   350,000           344,313

Radio, Television & Computer Stores (2.46%)
   Compusa, Inc. Senior Subordinated
      Notes; 9.50%; 6/15/00                          300,000           303,375

Radio & Television Broadcasting (3.84%)
   American Radio Systems
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      9.00%; 2/1/06                                  150,000           141,750
   EZ Communications, Inc.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      9.75%; 12/1/05                                 200,000           190,000
   Sullivan Broadcasting Inc.
      Senior Subordinated Notes;
      10.25%; 12/15/05                               150,000           142,875

                                                                       474,625
Soap, Cleaners & Toilet Goods (2.50%)
   Coty, Inc. Senior Subordinated
      Notes; 10.25%; 5/1/05                          300,000           309,000

Telephone Communication (10.17%)
   360 Communications Co.
      Senior Notes; 7.50%; 3/1/06                    150,000           142,331
   Paging Network, Inc. Senior
      Debentures; 8.88%; 2/1/06                      300,000           271,875
   Rogers Cablesystems Ltd. Senior
      Secured Second Priority Notes;
      9.63%; 8/1/02                                  250,000           246,875
   Rogers Cantel Inc. Senior Secured
      Debentures; 9.75%; 6/1/16                      300,000           289,125
   Telecom Argentina Stet-France
      Telecom SA Senior Notes;
      12.00%; 11/15/02                               150,000           160,500
   Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.
      Senior Debentures; 9.38%; 4/15/06              150,000           145,500

                                                                     1,256,206
Textile Finishing, Except Wool (2.35%)
   Dominion Textile (USA) Inc.
      Guaranteed Senior Notes;
      9.25%; 4/1/06                                  300,000           290,250

Water Supply (2.47%)
   California Energy Casecnan Water &
      Energy Co., Inc. Senior Secured
      Bonds Series B; 11.95%; 11/15/10               300,000(a)        305,250

                                                 Total Bonds        11,498,875

Commercial Paper (4.37%)

Personal Credit Institutions (4.37%)
   Associates Corp. of North America;
      5.55%; 7/1/96                                  540,000           540,000

                        Total Portfolio Investments (97.49%)        12,038,875

Cash and receivables, net of liabilities (2.51%)                       309,965

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)     $  12,348,840

(a)   Restricted Security - See Note 4 to the financial statements.


PRINCIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.

                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Commercial Paper (94.48%)

Advertising (1.74%)
   Omnicom Finance, Inc.;
      LOC ABN-AMRO Bank NV;
      5.35%; 7/24/96                            $    850,000     $     847,095

Asset-Backed Securities (4.15%)
   Retailer Funding Corp.;
      5.38%; 7/15/96                               1,000,000           997,908
      5.38%; 7/25/96                               1,025,000         1,021,323

                                                                     2,019,231
Business Credit Institutions (4.47%)
   American Express Credit Corp.;
      5.28%; 7/3/96                                  460,000           459,865
      5.29%; 7/25/96                                 190,000           189,331
      4.95%; 8/16/96                                 150,000           149,051
      5.28%; 8/20/96                                 400,000           397,067
   CIT Group Holdings, Inc.;
      5.28%; 8/21/96                                 500,000           496,260
   General Electric Capital Corp.;
      5.29%; 1/24/97                                 500,000           484,791

                                                                     2,176,365
Department Stores (4.75%)
   Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.;
      5.28%; 7/10/96                                 275,000           274,637
      5.33%; 7/17/96                                 450,000           448,934
      5.36%; 8/9/96                                  350,000           347,968
      5.38%; 8/14/96                                 675,000           670,561
      5.39%; 8/15/96                                 250,000           248,316
      5.41%; 8/20/96                                 325,000           322,558

                                                                     2,312,974
Drugs (0.55%)
   Warner-Lambert Co.;
      4.76%; 11/12/96                                275,000           270,128

Electric Services (12.66%)
   AES Shady Point, Inc.; LOC Bank of
      Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.;
      5.34%; 7/9/96                                1,000,000           998,813
      5.50%; 7/10/96                                 750,000           748,969
      5.43%; 7/22/96                                 350,000           348,891
   Centerior Fuel Corp.;
      LOC Barclays Bank PLC;
      5.45%; 7/31/96                                 375,000           373,297
   Commed Fuel Co., Inc.;
      LOC Canadian Imperial Bank of
      Commerce;
      5.34%; 7/8/96                                  425,000           424,559
      5.30%; 7/12/96                                 125,000           124,798
      5.38%; 8/19/96                                 250,000           248,169
      LOC Credit Suisse; 5/30%; 7/11/96            1,000,000           998,528
   Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power
      Co.; LOC Toronto Dominion Bank;
      5.65%; 7/01/96                                 500,000           500,000
   FPL Fuels Inc.;
      LOC Barclays Bank PLC;
      5.33%; 7/3/96                                  350,000           349,896
      5.35%; 7/31/96                                 150,000           149,331
      5.39%; 7/31/96                                 400,000           398,203
   Southern California Edison;
      5.35%; 7/12/96                                 500,000           499,183

                                                                     6,162,637
Federal & Federally Sponsored Credit (1.72%)
   U.S. Government Treasury Bills;
      5.35%; 8/22/96                                 200,000           198,455
      5.09%; 3/6/97                                  660,000           636,685

                                                                       835,140
Finance Services (4.90%)
   ABN-AMRO North America Finance,
      Inc.; 4.91%; 8/23/96                           500,000           496,386
   Mitsubishi International Corp.;
      4.98%; 7/9/96                                  200,000           199,779
      5.31%; 7/29/96                                 150,000           149,381
      5.34%; 9/3/96                                  300,000           297,152
      5.41%; 9/4/96                                  700,000           693,162
   PHH Corp.; 5.36%; 7/23/96                         550,000           548,198

                                                                     2,384,058
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (1.53%)
   General Reinsurance Corp.;
      5.38%; 8/20/96                                 750,000           744,396

Gas Production & Distribution (2.05%)
   Southwest Gas Corp;
      LOC Union Bank of Switzerland;
      5.28%; 7/8/96                                1,000,000           998,973

Investment Offices (2.92%)
   Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.;
      5.34%; 7/2/96                                  475,000           474,930
      5.29%; 7/26/96                                 550,000           547,979
      5.27%; 7/30/96                                 400,000           398,302

                                                                     1,421,211
Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment & Supplies (1.02%)
   General Electric Co.;
      5.38%; 8/13/96                                 500,000           496,787

Miscellaneous Investing (0.61%)
   MLTC Funding, Inc.;
      LOC Citibank, N.A.;
      5.39%; 7/24/96                                 300,000           298,967

Mortgage Bankers & Brokers (3.77%)
   Countrywide Home Loan, Inc.;
      5.32%; 8/22/96                                 850,000           843,468
      5.42%; 9/16/96                               1,000,000           988,407

                                                                     1,831,875
Personal Credit Institutions (22.70%)
   Associates Corp. of North America;
      5.28%; 7/5/96                                  690,000           689,595
      5.29%; 7/25/96                                 500,000           498,237
      5.36%; 7/31/96                                 450,000           447,990
      5.36%; 8/2/96                                  300,000           298,571
   Beneficial Corp.;
      5.29%; 7/18/96                                 525,000           523,688
      5.38%; 8/16/96                                 550,000           546,219
   Comoloco Inc.;
      5.33%; 8/5/96                                  150,000           149,223
      5.36%; 8/6/96                                  800,000           795,712
      5.37%; 8/12/96                                 850,000           844,675
      5.40%; 9/9/96                                  400,000           395,800
   Ford Motor Credit Co.;
      5.30%; 7/12/96                                 425,000           424,312
      5.28%; 7/26/96                                 350,000           348,717
      5.36%; 7/29/96                                 500,000           497,915
      5.36%; 8/8/96                                  600,000           596,605
   General Motors Acceptance Corp.;
      4.75%; 11/01/96                                250,000           245,943
      5.33%; 12/10/96                                100,000            97,602
      5.35%; 12/13/96                                140,000           136,567
      5.35%; 12/20/96                                250,000           243,610
      5.35%; 12/27/96                                225,000           219,015
      5.35%; 1/17/97                                 150,000           145,542
      5.45%; 1/24/96                                 150,000           145,299
      5.60%; 3/3/97                                  125,000           120,236
      5.67%; 3/7/97                                  400,000           384,313
      5.70%; 3/10/97                                 200,000           192,020
      5.68%; 3/14/97                                 250,000           239,902
   Norwest Financial, Inc.;
      5.28%; 7/10/96                                 750,000           749,010
      5.29%; 7/15/96                               1,075,000         1,072,788

                                                                    11,049,106
Real Estate Operators & Lessors (8.44%)
   Maguire/Thomas Partners Westlake
      Southlake Partnership Notes;
      LOC Sumitomo Bank Ltd.;
      5.50%; 7/11/96                                 275,000           274,580
      5.38%; 7/23/96                               1,000,000           996,715
      5.35%; 7/24/96                                 300,000           298,975
      5.40%; 8/15/96                                 400,000           397,300
      5.45%; 9/3/96                                  200,000           198,062
   Towson Town Center, Inc.; LOC
      Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.;
      5.42%; 7/12/96                                 500,000           499,172
      5.42%; 7/16/96                                 700,000           698,419
      5.35%; 7/19/96                                 500,000           498,662
      5.45%; 8/13/96                                 250,000           248,373

                                                                     4,110,258
Security Brokers & Dealers (9.79%)
   Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.;
      5.38%; 8/7/96                                  375,000           372,927
      5.33%; 9/4/96                                  500,000           495,188
   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.;
      5.06%; 7/31/96                                 225,000           224,051
      5.32%; 7/16/96                                 500,000           498,892
      5.32%; 8/1/96                                  375,000           373,282
      5.38%; 8/7/96                                  500,000           497,235
      5.40%; 8/26/96                                 725,000           718,910
   Smith Barney Inc.;
      5.28%; 7/1/96                                1,090,000         1,090,000
      5.38%; 8/19/96                                 500,000           496,339

                                                                     4,766,824
Subdividers & Developers (0.72%)
   Hartz 667 Commercial Paper Corp.;
      LOC Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi,
      Ltd.; 5.42%; 7/17/96                           350,000           349,157

Telephone Communication (1.74%)
   Ameritech Corp.;
      5.23%; 7/30/96                                 150,000           149,368
      5.38%; 8/2/96                                  700,000           696,652

                                                                       846,020
Tires & Inner Tubes (4.25%)
   Bridgestone/Firestone;
      LOC Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd.;
      5.34%; 7/22/96                                 450,000           448,598
      5.38%; 7/19/96                               1,000,000           997,310
      5.45%; 7/22/96                                 325,000           323,967
      LOC Sumitomo Bank Ltd.;
      5.42%; 7/9/96                                  300,000           299,639

                                                                     2,069,514

                                      Total Commercial Paper        45,990,716

Bank Notes (4.32%)

Commercial Banks (4.32%)
   LaSalle National Bank;
      5.75%; 7/8/96                                  250,000           250,000
      5.72%; 8/30/96                                 500,000           500,000
      5.56%; 3/6/97                                  300,000           300,000
      5.47%; 3/15/97                                 300,000           300,000
      5.77%; 4/25/97                                 350,000           350,000
      5.72%; 4/30/97                                 400,000           400,000

                                            Total Bank Notes         2,100,000

Bonds (2.05%)

Business Credit Institutions (2.05%)
   John Deere Capital Corp.
      Medium-Term Notes, Series C;
      5.95%; 6/30/97                               1,000,000           998,869

                       Total Portfolio Investments (100.85%)        49,089,585

Liabilities, net of cash and receivables (-0.85%)                     (412,217)

                                  Total Net Assets (100.00%)     $  48,677,368


PRINCIPAL WORLD FUND, INC.

                                                    Shares
                                                     Held             Value
Common Stocks (88.30%)

Aircraft & Parts (0.05%)
   Cemex SA                                            6,936     $      25,119

Beverages (1.78%)
   Lion Nathan                                       362,000           944,858

Blast Furnace & Basic Steel Products (1.63%)
   Voest-Alpine Stahl                                 25,700(b)        868,477

Cement, Hydraulic (0.07%)
   Apasco SA                                           6,320            34,770

Central Reserve Depositories (3.21%)
   Barclays PLC                                       82,000           984,892
   Ergo Bank                                           3,800           209,141
   Union Bank of Norway                               12,800           313,285
   Wing Hang Bank                                     50,000           198,307

                                                                     1,705,625
Combination Utility Services (2.07%)
   ABB AG                                                745           921,398
   Iberdrola 1 SA                                     17,600           180,515

                                                                     1,101,913
Commercial Banks (9.04%)
   ABN-AMRO Holdings NV                               12,235           656,557
   Bank of Ireland                                   113,816           778,129
   Christiana Bank; Ordinary Shares                   74,000           174,283
   Fokus Bank                                        119,000(a)(b)     648,458
   Grupo Financiero Bancomer;
      Series B                                       235,000(a)        102,312
      Series L                                         8,704(a)          2,882
   Korea Housing Bank                                  1,290(a)         30,057
   National Australia Bank Ltd.                       72,885           674,040
   Siam City Bank                                    875,000           938,759
   Svenska Handelsbanken AB Free                      40,500           802,618

                                                                     4,808,095
Communications Equipment (0.17%)
   ABC Communications Holdings Ltd.                  420,000            91,699

Communications Services, NEC (1.38%)
   KPN Royal PTT Nederland                            19,389           733,771

Computer & Office Equipment (0.16%)
   Canon, Inc.                                         4,000            83,150

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (0.02%)
   Cementos de Mexico SA                               3,200            12,623

Construction & Related Machinery (0.77%)
   Powerscreen International PLC                      58,100           411,658

Consumer Products (0.81%)
   Imasco Ltd.                                        21,000           429,036

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (0.63%)
   Hardy Oil & Gas                                    86,200           336,184

Department Stores (0.81%)
   Vendex International                               12,400           432,226

Drugs (4.23%)
   Galencia Holdings AG                                  480           195,583
   Roussel-Uclaf                                       2,970           712,488
   Sandoz AG                                             460           525,918
   Teva Pharmaceutical ADR                            21,500           814,312

                                                                     2,248,301
Electric Light & Wiring Equipment (0.49%)
   Clipsal Industries Holdings                        25,000            70,250
   Otra NV                                             8,300           191,092

                                                                       261,342
Electric Services (2.46%)
   CEP-A Consolidated Electric Power-Asia            231,000           381,991
   Korea Electric Power Corp.                          8,100           281,592
   Korea Mobil Telecommunications Corp.                  290           228,804
   Northern Ireland Electric                          63,400           414,731

                                                                     1,307,118
Electronic Components & Accessories (2.53%)
   Amtek Engineering                                 209,250           378,044
   Elec & Eltek International                        268,000           798,640
   Murata Mfg.                                         1,000            37,837
   Varitronix                                         63,000           131,445

                                                                     1,345,966
Electronic Distribution Equipment (1.77%)
   Phillips Electronics                               28,900           939,644

Engines & Turbines (0.17%)
   Mabuchi Motor                                       1,400            89,094

Finance Services (1.25%)
   MBF Capital Berhad                                481,000           663,119

Flat Glass (0.14%)
   Weru AG                                               200            75,026

Forest Products (0.21%)
   Metsa-Serla                                        16,000           113,649

Functions Closely Related to Banking (1.12%)
   Liechtenstein Global Trust AG                       1,225           597,016

Gas Production & Distribution (2.34%)
   Australia Gas & Light                              95,457           397,438
   Hafslund ASA                                        5,467            34,503
   OMV AG                                              8,000           810,282

                                                                     1,242,223
Highway & Street Construction (0.30%)
   Edrasis Psallidas                                  14,664           157,758

Holding Offices (1.49%)
   First Pacific Co., Ltd.                           516,382           793,869

Household Appliances (1.07%)
   Fisher & Paykel                                   178,000           570,688

Household Audio & Video Equipment (0.79%)
   SKF 'B' Free                                       17,700           420,128

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (1.33%)
   Bayer AG                                           20,100           707,133

Investment Offices (0.85%)
   Invesco PLC                                       126,000           452,249

Meat Products (3.80%)
   AFFCO Holdings                                  1,096,185           413,028
   Orkla B Ordinary Shares                            18,100           880,435
   Unilever NV                                         5,030           727,843

                                                                     2,021,306
Medical Instruments & Supplies (0.14%)
   Nycomed                                             5,467            75,740

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (3.10%)
   Ciba Geigy AG-REG                                     730           889,432
   Hoechst AG                                         22,500           759,786

                                                                     1,649,218
Miscellaneous Durable Goods (1.23%)
   Hagemeyer NV                                        9,175           653,600

Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (1.32%)
   Insituto Mobiliane Italian                         84,000           701,392

Miscellaneous Food & Kindred Products (0.82%)
   Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd.                          230,631           435,645

Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (0.12%)
   Pt Surya Toto                                      29,000            62,301

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (0.78%)
   Carter Holt Harvey Ltd.                           181,000           412,910

Miscellaneous Non-Durable Goods (2.24%)
   Grand Metropolitan PLC                            179,500         1,190,934

Miscellaneous Plastics Products, NEC (1.00%)
   Royal Plastics Group                               35,100(a)(b)     533,329

Miscellaneous Textile Goods (0.69%)
   Espirit Asia                                    1,158,000           366,526

Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (0.51%)
   Autoliv AB                                          8,900           270,938

Miscellaneous Transportation Services (0.26%)
   Koninklijke Pakhoed NV                              5,281           137,673

Miscellaneous Wood Products (0.33%)
   Enso OY                                            22,300           173,278

Motor Vehicles & Equipment (0.70%)
   Volvo AB                                           16,450           374,344

Motor Vehicles, Parts & Supplies (0.97%)
   Dahl International AB                              36,000(a)        518,124

Newspapers (0.94%)
   Marcoiberica Distribucion de Edicioues             58,500           497,345

Non-Classifiable Establishments (0.13%)
   Thailand International Fund                             2            67,000

Office Furniture (0.16%)
   Lamex Holdings                                    242,000            84,413

Oil & Gas Field Services (1.89%)
   Repsol Petroleo SA                                 28,960         1,006,286

Personal Credit Institutions (0.36%)
   Manhattan Card Co.                                402,000           192,158

Plastic Materials & Synthetics (0.90%)
   Astra AB                                           11,000           479,092

Primary Nonferrous Metals (0.58%)
   British Steel PLC                                 121,300           310,043

Pulp Mills (1.56%)
   Asia Pacific Resources                             36,300(a)        272,250
   Babcock International Group                        41,000            56,698
   UPM-Kymmene OY                                     24,140           499,334

                                                                       828,282
Railroad Equipment (0.26%)
   Vae AG                                              1,470           138,597

Sand & Gravel (0.08%)
   Bardon Group PLC                                   75,900            44,520

Security Brokers & Dealers (1.43%)
   Peregrine Investment Holdings                     526,000           757,690
   Peregrine Investment - Warrants                    38,800(a)          4,461

                                                                       762,151
Security & Commodity Services (2.13%)
   Corporacion Bancaria de Espania SA                 26,000         1,133,601

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (0.36%)
   Unitor Ships Service                               11,930           192,824

Special Industry Machinery (1.59%)
   Bobst SA                                              205           295,632
   IHC Caland NV                                       7,700           378,915
   Sulzer AG                                             290           173,772

                                                                       848,319
Sugar & Confectionary Products (4.44%)
   Huhtamake I Free                                    7,200           240,212
   Nestle                                              1,005         1,147,410
   Tate & Lyle                                       137,000           974,948

                                                                     2,362,570
Telephone Communication (7.25%)
   Cable & Wireless PLC                               21,000           139,003
   Compania de Telecomunicaciones ADR                  1,600           157,000
   Investec Consultadoria Internacional SA             8,600(a)        285,395
   Nokia Corp.; Class A ADR                           23,800           880,600
   Tele Danmark B                                      8,500           425,515
   Telecom Italia-DI                                 300,200           517,974
   Telecom Italia Mobile                             419,200           571,530
   Telefonica de Espana SA                            40,400           743,650
   Telefonos de Mexico SA ADR                          4,050           135,675

                                                                     3,856,342
Water Supply (0.30%)
   Wessex Water PLC                                   28,596           158,628

Water Transportation of Freight, NEC (0.79%)
   Argonaut AB 'B' Free                               17,100(a)         35,306
   ICB Shipping AB 'B' Free                           32,000           385,805

                                                                       421,111

                                         Total Common Stocks        46,964,067

Preferred Stocks (0.29%)

Highway & Street Construction (0.29%)
   BAU Holdings AG                                     3,030           154,154


                                                   Principal
                                                    Amount            Value
Bonds (0.80%)

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (0.80%)
   Alfa SA Convertible Subordinated
   Debentures; 8.00%; 9/15/00                   $    400,000(b)  $     427,000

Commercial Paper (13.67%)

Business Credit Institutions (4.72%)
   American Express Credit Co.;
      5.28%; 7/1/96                                1,780,000         1,780,000
   General Electric Capital Corp.;
      5.35%; 7/3/96                                  730,000           729,783

                                                                     2,509,783
Personal Credit Institutions (5.86%)
   Associates Corp. of North America;
      5.38%; 7/5/96                                1,365,000         1,364,184
   Ford Motor Credit Co.;
      5.40%; 7/3/96                                1,750,000         1,749,475

                                                                     3,113,659
Security Brokers & Dealers (3.09%)
   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.;
      5.35%; 7/2/96                                1,645,000         1,644,756

                                      Total Commercial Paper         7,268,198

      Total Portfolio Investments (103.06%)                         54,813,419

Liabilities, net of cash,
   receivables and other assets (-3.06%)                            (1,627,566)

      Total Net Assets (100.00%)                                 $  53,185,853

(a)  Non-Income producing security - No dividend paid during the period.
(b)  Restricted security - See Note 4 to the financial statements.


                Principal World Fund, Inc. Investments by Country

                                    Total Market          Percentage of Total
       Country                          Value                Market Value
   Australia                         $ 1,507,123                 2.75%
   Austria                             1,971,511                 3.60
   Canada                                962,365                 1.76
   Denmark                               425,515                 0.78
   Finland                             1,026,472                 1.87
   France                                712,488                 1.30
   Germany                             1,541,945                 2.81
   Greece                                366,898                 0.67
   Hong Kong                           3,002,559                 5.48
   Indonesia                              62,301                 0.11
   Italy                               1,790,897                 3.27
   Japan                                 210,081                 0.38
   Korea                                 540,453                 0.99
   Malaysia                              663,119                 1.21
   Mexico                                177,706                 0.32
   Netherlands                         4,851,322                 8.85
   New Zealand                         2,341,484                 4.27
   Norway                              2,319,528                 4.23
   Portugal                              285,395                 0.52
   Singapore                             378,044                 0.69
   Spain                               3,561,396                 6.50
   Sweden                              3,286,355                 6.00
   Switzerland                         4,746,161                 8.66
   Thailand                              938,759                 1.71
   United Kingdom                      6,252,618                11.40
   United States                      10,890,924                19.87
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<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each period:

                                                               Income from
                                                           Investment Operations
                                                       --------------------------------
                                                                Net Realized
                                                                   and
                                            Net Asset    Net     Unrealized    Total
                                            Value at   Invest-      Gain        from              
                                            Beginning   ment      (Loss)on   Investment           
                                            of Period  Income   Investments  Operations           
                                            ---------  -------  -----------  ----------
   PRINCIPAL AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND INC.

<S>                                          <C>       <C>       <C>           <C>
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996          $12.94    $.07      $ 1.70        $1.77              
     Year Ended December 31, 1995             10.11     .13        4.31         4.44              
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(d)         9.92     .05         .24          .29              
                                                                                                  
   PRINCIPAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND, INC.                                                          
                                                                                                  
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996           11.11     .18         .40          .58              
     Year Ended December 31, 1995              9.79     .40        1.62         2.02              
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(d)         9.98     .23        (.18)         .05              
                                                                                                  
   PRINCIPAL BALANCED FUND, INC.                                                                  
                                                                                                  
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996           13.97     .19         .37          .56              
     Year Ended December 31,                                                                      
       1995                                   11.95     .45        2.44         2.89              
       1994                                   12.77     .37        (.64)        (.27)             
       1993                                   12.58     .42         .95         1.37              
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)    12.93     .23         .75          .98              
     Year Ended June 30,                                                                          
       1992                                   11.33     .47        1.61         2.08              
       1991                                   10.79     .54         .59         1.13              
                                                                                                  
   PRINCIPAL BOND FUND, INC.                                                                      
                                                                                                  
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996           11.73     .32        (.70)        (.38)             
     Year Ended December 31,                                                                      
       1995                                   10.12     .62        1.62         2.24              
       1994                                   11.16     .72       (1.04)        (.32)             
       1993                                   10.77     .88         .38         1.26              
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)    11.08     .45         .13          .58              
     Year Ended June 30,                                                                          
       1992                                   10.64     .91         .46         1.37              
       1991                                   10.72     .94        (.06)         .88              
                                                                                                  
   PRINCIPAL CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FUND, INC.                                                      
                                                                                                  
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996           27.80     .24        2.46         2.70              
     Year Ended December 31,                                                                      
       1995                                   23.44     .60        6.69         7.29              
       1994                                   24.61     .62        (.49)         .13              
       1993                                   25.19     .61        1.32         1.93              
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)    26.03     .31        1.84         2.15              
     Year Ended June 30,                                                                          
       1992                                   23.35     .65        2.70         3.35              
       1991                                   22.48     .74        1.22         1.96              
                                                                                                  
   PRINCIPAL EMERGING GROWTH FUND, INC.                                                           
                                                                                                  
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996           25.33     .12        2.33         2.45              
     Year Ended December 31,                                                                      
       1995                                   19.97     .22        5.57         5.79              
       1994                                   20.79     .14         .03          .17              
       1993                                   18.91     .17        3.47         3.64              
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)    15.97     .10        3.09         3.19              
     Year Ended June 30,                                                                          
       1992                                   13.93     .21        2.04         2.25              
       1991                                   14.25     .20         .50          .70              
                                                                                                  
See accompanying notes.
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<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each period:

                                                                    Less Distributions
                                                        -------------------------------------------
                                             Dividends                    Excess                     Net Asset
                                              from Net  Distributions  Distributions                 Value at
                                            Investment      from           from           Total       End of      Total
                                              Income    Capital Gains  Capital Gains  Distributions   Period     Return
                                            ----------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------


   PRINCIPAL AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND INC.

<S>                                          <C>          <C>            <C>             <C>          <C>       <C>      
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996          $  -         $ (.58)        $  -            $ (.58)      $14.13    14.14%(c)
     Year Ended December 31, 1995             (.13)        (1.48)           -             (1.61)       12.94    44.19%   
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(d)        (.05)         (.05)           -              (.10)       10.11     2.59%(c)

   PRINCIPAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND, INC.
 
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996             -           (.12)           -              (.12)       11.57     5.30%(c)
     Year Ended December 31, 1995             (.40)         (.30)           -              (.70)       11.11    20.66%   
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(d)        (.23)           -           (.01)            (.24)        9.79      .52%(c)

   PRINCIPAL BALANCED FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996             -           (.24)           -              (.24)       14.29     4.05%(c)
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                   (.45)         (.42)           -              (.87)       13.97    24.58%   
       1994                                   (.37)         (.18)           -              (.55)       11.95    (2.09)%  
       1993                                   (.42)         (.76)           -             (1.18)       12.77    11.06%   
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)    (.47)         (.86)           -             (1.33)       12.58     8.00%(c)
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                   (.48)           -             -              (.48)       12.93    18.78%
       1991                                   (.57)         (.02)           -              (.59)       11.33    11.36%

   PRINCIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996             -             -             -                -         11.35    (3.24)%(c) 
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                   (.63)           -             -              (.63)       11.73    22.17%
       1994                                   (.72)           -             -              (.72)       10.12    (2.90)%
       1993                                   (.87)           -             -              (.87)       11.16    11.67%
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)    (.89)           -             -              (.89)       10.77     5.33%(c)
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                   (.93)           -             -              (.93)       11.08    13.57%
       1991                                   (.96)           -             -              (.96)       10.64     8.94%

   PRINCIPAL CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996           (.01)         (.65)           -              (.66)       29.84     9.90%(c)
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                   (.60)        (2.33)           -             (2.93)       27.80    31.91%
       1994                                   (.61)         (.69)           -             (1.30)       23.44      .49%
       1993                                   (.60)        (1.91)           -             (2.51)       24.61     7.79%
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)    (.64)        (2.35)           -             (2.99)       25.19     8.81%(c)
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                   (.67)           -             -              (.67)       26.03    14.53%
       1991                                   (.79)         (.30)           -             (1.09)       23.35     9.46%

   PRINCIPAL EMERGING GROWTH FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996             -           (.33)           -              (.33)       27.45     9.77%(c)
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                   (.22)         (.21)           -              (.43)       25.33    29.01%
       1994                                   (.14)         (.85)           -              (.99)       19.97      .78%
       1993                                   (.17)        (1.59)           -             (1.76)       20.79    19.28%
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)    (.21)         (.04)           -              (.25)       18.91    20.12%(c)
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                   (.21)           -             -             (.21)       15.97    16.19%
       1991                                   (.23)         (.79)           -             (1.02)       13.93     5.72%

See accompanying notes.
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<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each period:

                                                       Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Ratio of Net
                                                           Ratio of     Investment
                                          Net Assets at   Expenses to   Income to    Portfolio    Averge
                                           End of Period    Average      Average     Turnover   Commission
                                          (in thousands)  Net Assets    Net Assets     Rate        Rate
                                          --------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------
PRINCIPAL AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND INC.


<S>                                           <C>           <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>   
  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996              $63,345        .85%(b)     1.39%(b)   206.8%(b)    $.0544
  Year Ended December 31, 1995                 33,643        .90%        1.34%      172.9%          N/A
  Period Ended December 31, 1994(d)            13,770       1.03%(b)     1.06%(b)   105.6%(b)       N/A

PRINCIPAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND, INC.

  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996               58,841        .86%(b)     3.83%(b)    77.0%(b)     .0462
  Year Ended December 31, 1995                 41,074        .89%        4.07%       47.1%          N/A
  Period Ended December 31, 1994(d)            28,041        .95%(b)     4.27%(b)    60.7%(b)       N/A

PRINCIPAL BALANCED FUND, INC.

  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996               72,742        .63%(b)     3.57%(b)    22.3%(b)     .0426
  Year Ended December 31,
    1995                                       45,403        .66%        4.12%       25.7%          N/A
    1994                                       25,043        .69%        3.42%       31.5%          N/A
    1993                                       21,399        .69%        3.30%       15.8%          N/A
  Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)        18,842        .73%(b)     3.71%(b)    38.4%(b)       N/A
  Year Ended June 30,
    1992                                       17,344        .72%        3.80%       26.6%          N/A
    1991                                       14,555        .73%        5.27%       27.1%          N/A

PRINCIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996               53,977        .53%(b)     7.00%(b)      .3%(b)       N/A
  Year Ended December 31,
    1995                                       35,878        .56%        7.28%        5.9%          N/A
    1994                                       17,108        .58%        7.86%       18.2%          N/A
    1993                                       14,387        .59%        7.57%       14.0%          N/A
  Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)        12,790        .62%(b)     8.10%(b)     6.7%(b)       N/A
  Year Ended June 30,
    1992                                       12,024        .62%        8.47%        6.1%          N/A
    1991                                       10,552        .63%        9.17%        2.7%          N/A

PRINCIPAL CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FUND, INC.
                                                                                                       
  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996              173,124        .49%(b)     1.89%(b)    44.1%(b)     .0426
  Year Ended December 31,
    1995                                      135,640        .51%        2.25%       49.2%          N/A
    1994                                      120,572        .51%        2.36%       44.5%          N/A
    1993                                      128,515        .51%        2.49%       25.8%          N/A
  Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)       105,355        .55%(b)     2.56%(b)    39.7%(b)       N/A
  Year Ended June 30,                                                                                  
    1992                                       94,596        .54%        2.65%       34.8%          N/A
    1991                                       76,537        .53%        3.53%       14.0%          N/A

PRINCIPAL EMERGING GROWTH FUND, INC.

  Six Months Ended June 30, 1996               96,234        .67%(b)     1.18%(b)    18.3%(b)     .0397
  Year Ended December 31,
    1995                                       58,520        .70%        1.23%       13.1%          N/A
    1994                                       23,912        .74%        1.15%       12.0%          N/A
    1993                                       12,188        .78%         .89%       22.4%          N/A
  Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)         9,693        .81%(b)     1.24%(b)     8.6%(b)       N/A
  Year Ended June 30,
    1992                                        7,829        .82%        1.33%       10.1%          N/A
    1991                                        6,579        .89%        1.70%       11.1%          N/A

See accompanying notes.
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<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)


Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each period:

                                                                 Income from
                                                             Investment Operations
                                                         ---------------------------------

                                                                  Net Realized
                                                                      and
                                              Net Asset    Net     Unrealized     Total
                                              Value at   Invest-      Gain         from
                                              Beginning   ment     (Loss) on    Investment
                                              of Period  Income   Investments   Operations
                                              ---------  -------  ------------  ----------


   PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND, INC.

<S>                                           <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>   
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996           $10.55      $.26      $ (.44)      $(.18)
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                     9.38       .60        1.18        1.78 
       1994                                    10.61       .76       (1.24)       (.48)
       1993                                    10.28       .71         .33        1.04 
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)     10.93       .40         .04         .44 
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                    10.24       .80         .71        1.51 
       1991                                    10.05       .80         .24        1.04 

   PRINCIPAL GROWTH FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996            12.43       .09         .48         .57 
     Year Ended December 31, 1995              10.10       .17        2.42        2.59 
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(e)          9.60       .07         .51         .58 

   PRINCIPAL HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996             8.39       .40        (.20)        .20 
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                     7.91       .76         .51        1.27 
       1994                                     8.62       .77        (.72)        .05 
       1993                                     8.38       .80         .23        1.03 
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)      8.93       .45        (.10)        .35 
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                     8.28       .92         .66        1.58 
       1991                                     8.96       .99        (.53)        .46 

   PRINCIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996            1.000       .024        -           .024
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                    1.000       .054        -           .054
       1994                                    1.000       .037        -           .037
       1993                                    1.000       .027        -           .027
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)     1.000       .016        -           .016
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                    1.000       .046        -           .046
       1991                                    1.000       .070        -           .070

   PRINCIPAL WORLD FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996            10.72       .15        1.04        1.19 
     Year Ended December 31, 1995               9.56       .19        1.16        1.35 
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(e)          9.94       .03        (.33)       (.30)

See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)


Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each period:

                                                                Less Distributions
                                              -------------------------------------------------------

                                              Dividends                     Excess                     Net Asset
                                               from Net   Distributions  Distributions                  Value at
                                              Investment      from           from           Total        End of      Total
                                               Income     Capital Gains  Capital Gains  Distributions    Period     Return
                                              ----------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ----------


   PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND, INC.

<S>                                          <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>           <C>      <C>
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996          $   -          $  -            $  -           $   -         $10.37   (1.71)%(c)
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                    (.61)           -               -             (.61)        10.55   19.07%
       1994                                    (.75)           -               -             (.75)         9.38   (4.53)%
       1993                                    (.71)           -               -             (.71)        10.61   10.07%
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)     (.78)           -             (.31)          (1.09)        10.28    4.10%(c)
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                    (.81)           -             (.01)           (.82)        10.93   15.34%
       1991                                    (.81)           -             (.04)           (.85)        10.24   10.94%

   PRINCIPAL GROWTH FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996              -             -               -               -          13.00    4.59%(c)
     Year Ended December 31, 1995              (.17)           -             (.09)           (.26)        12.43   25.62%
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(e)         (.08)           -               -             (.08)        10.10    5.42%(c)

   PRINCIPAL HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996              -             -               -               -           8.59    2.38%(c)
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                    (.77)          (.02)            -             (.79)         8.39   16.08%
       1994                                    (.76)           -               -             (.76)         7.91     .62%
       1993                                    (.79)           -               -             (.79)         8.62   12.31%
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)     (.90)           -               -             (.90)         8.38    4.06%(c)
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                    (.93)           -               -             (.93)         8.93   20.70%
       1991                                   (1.14)           -               -            (1.14)         8.28    6.35%

   PRINCIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996            (.024)         -               -             (.024)        1.000   2.47%(c)
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                    (.054)          -               -             (.054)        1.000   5.59%
       1994                                    (.037)          -               -             (.037)        1.000   3.76%
       1993                                    (.027)          -               -             (.027)        1.000   2.69%
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)     (.016)          -               -             (.016)        1.000   1.54%(c)
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                    (.046)          -               -             (.046)        1.000   4.64%
       1991                                    (.070)          -               -             (.070)        1.000   7.20%

   PRINCIPAL WORLD FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996            (.01)          (.04)            -             (.05)        11.86   11.18%(c)
     Year Ended December 31, 1995              (.18)           -             (.01)           (.19)        10.72   14.17%
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(e)         (.05)          (.02)          (.01)           (.08)         9.56   (3.37)%(c)

See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)


Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each period:

                                                            Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                                -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Ratio of Net
                                                                 Ratio of     Investment
                                                 Net Assets at  Expenses to   Income to    Portfolio    Averge
                                                 End of Period    Average      Average     Turnover   Commission
                                                (in thousands)   Net Assets   Net Assets     Rate        Rate
                                                --------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------
   PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND, INC.

<S>                                                <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996                $78,147        .53%(b)      6.53%(b)    5.0%(b)         N/A
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                         50,079        .55%         6.73%       9.8%            N/A
       1994                                         36,121        .56%         7.05%      23.2%            N/A
       1993                                         36,659        .55%         7.07%      20.4%            N/A
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)          31,760        .59%(b)      7.35%(b)   34.5%(b)         N/A
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                         33,022        .58%         7.84%      38.9%            N/A
       1991                                         26,021        .59%         8.31%       4.2%            N/A
 
   PRINCIPAL GROWTH FUND, INC.
 
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996                 74,095        .53%(b)      1.86%(b)    5.5%(b)      $.0416
     Year Ended December 31, 1995                   42,708        .58%         2.08%       6.9%            N/A
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(e)              13,086        .75%(b)      2.39%(b)    0.9%(b)         N/A

   PRINCIPAL HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996                 12,349        .71%(b)      9.55%(b)   37.0%(b)         N/A
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                         11,830        .73%         9.09%      35.1%            N/A 
       1994                                          9,697        .73%         9.02%      30.6%            N/A 
       1993                                          9,576        .74%         8.80%      28.7%            N/A 
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)           8,924        .77%(b)     10.33%(b)   20.6%(b)         N/A 
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                          8,556        .77%        11.00%      31.3%            N/A 
       1991                                          7,085        .82%        12.58%       6.4%            N/A 
 
   PRINCIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
 
     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996                 48,677        .48%(b)      4.40%(b)      N/A           N/A 
     Year Ended December 31,
       1995                                         32,670        .58%         5.32%         N/A           N/A 
       1994                                         29,372        .60%         3.81%         N/A           N/A 
       1993                                         22,753        .60%         2.64%         N/A           N/A 
     Six Months Ended December 31, 1992(a)          27,680        .59%(b)      3.10%(b)      N/A           N/A 
     Year Ended June 30,
       1992                                         25,194        .57%         4.54%         N/A           N/A 
       1991                                         26,509        .56%         6.94%         N/A           N/A 

   PRINCIPAL WORLD FUND, INC.

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1996                 53,186        .88%(b)      3.52%(b)   13.8%(b)       .0150
     Year Ended December 31, 1995                   30,566        .95%         2.26%      15.6%            N/A
     Period Ended December 31, 1994(e)              13,746       1.24%(b)      1.31%(b)   14.4%(b)         N/A

See accompanying notes.
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(a)  Effective July 1, 1992 the fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to
     December 31.

(b)  Computed  on an annualized basis.

(c)  Total return amounts have not been annualized.

(d)  Period from June 1, 1994,  date  shares  first  offered to public,  through
     December 31, 1994. Net investment  income,  aggregating  $.01 per share for
     Principal  Aggressive  Growth Fund,  Inc. and $.01 per share for  Principal
     Asset  Allocation  Fund,  Inc. for the period from the initial  purchase of
     shares on May 23, 1994 through May 31, 1994, was recognized,  none of which
     was distributed to the sole  stockholder,  Principal  Mutual Life Insurance
     Company, during the period. Additionally, Principal Aggressive Growth Fund,
     Inc. and Principal Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.  incurred  unrealized losses
     on investments of $.09 and $.03 per share, respectively, during the initial
     interim  period.  This  represented  activities  of each fund  prior to the
     initial public offering of fund shares.

(e)  Period  from May 1, 1994,  date  shares  first  offered to public,  through
     December 31, 1994. Net investment  income,  aggregating  $.01 per share for
     Principal  Growth Fund,  Inc. and $.04 per share for Principal  World Fund,
     Inc.  for the period from the initial  purchase of shares on March 23, 1994
     through April 30, 1994, was  recognized,  none of which was  distributed to
     the sole stockholder,  Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company,  during the
     period. Additionally, Principal Growth Fund, Inc. and Principal World Fund,
     Inc. incurred  unrealized losses on investments of $.41 and $.10 per share,
     respectively,   during  the  initial  interim  period.   This   represented
     activities  of each  fund  prior to the  initial  public  offering  of fund
     shares.



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