diff --git a/qlib/data/dataset/loader.py b/qlib/data/dataset/loader.py
index 2f3615a6357..807c96a356d 100644
--- a/qlib/data/dataset/loader.py
+++ b/qlib/data/dataset/loader.py
@@ -199,6 +199,35 @@ def __init__(
                     self.inst_processors
                 ), f"freq(={self.freq}), inst_processors(={self.inst_processors}) cannot be None/empty"
 
+    def _resolve_instruments(self, instruments):
+        if instruments is None:
+            warnings.warn("`instruments` is not set, will load all stocks")
+            instruments = "all"
+        if isinstance(instruments, str):
+            return D.instruments(instruments, filter_pipe=self.filter_pipe)
+        if self.filter_pipe is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "`filter_pipe` is not None, but it will not be used with `instruments` as list"
+            )
+        return instruments
+
+    def load(self, instruments=None, start_time=None, end_time=None) -> pd.DataFrame:
+        instruments = self._resolve_instruments(instruments)
+        if self.is_group:
+            df = pd.concat(
+                {
+                    grp: self._load_group_df(
+                        instruments, exprs, names, start_time, end_time, grp
+                    )
+                    for grp, (exprs, names) in self.fields.items()
+                },
+                axis=1,
+            )
+        else:
+            exprs, names = self.fields
+            df = self._load_group_df(instruments, exprs, names, start_time, end_time)
+        return df
+
     def load_group_df(
         self,
         instruments,
@@ -208,19 +237,34 @@ def load_group_df(
         end_time: Union[str, pd.Timestamp] = None,
         gp_name: str = None,
     ) -> pd.DataFrame:
-        if instruments is None:
-            warnings.warn("`instruments` is not set, will load all stocks")
-            instruments = "all"
-        if isinstance(instruments, str):
-            instruments = D.instruments(instruments, filter_pipe=self.filter_pipe)
-        elif self.filter_pipe is not None:
-            warnings.warn("`filter_pipe` is not None, but it will not be used with `instruments` as list")
+        instruments = self._resolve_instruments(instruments)
+        return self._load_group_df(
+            instruments, exprs, names, start_time, end_time, gp_name
+        )
 
+    def _load_group_df(
+        self,
+        instruments,
+        exprs: list,
+        names: list,
+        start_time: Union[str, pd.Timestamp] = None,
+        end_time: Union[str, pd.Timestamp] = None,
+        gp_name: str = None,
+    ) -> pd.DataFrame:
         freq = self.freq[gp_name] if isinstance(self.freq, dict) else self.freq
         inst_processors = (
-            self.inst_processors if isinstance(self.inst_processors, list) else self.inst_processors.get(gp_name, [])
+            self.inst_processors
+            if isinstance(self.inst_processors, list)
+            else self.inst_processors.get(gp_name, [])
+        )
+        df = D.features(
+            instruments,
+            exprs,
+            start_time,
+            end_time,
+            freq=freq,
+            inst_processors=inst_processors,
         )
-        df = D.features(instruments, exprs, start_time, end_time, freq=freq, inst_processors=inst_processors)
         df.columns = names
         if self.swap_level:
             df = df.swaplevel().sort_index()  # NOTE: if swaplevel, return <datetime, instrument>
diff --git a/tests/data_mid_layer_tests/test_dataloader.py b/tests/data_mid_layer_tests/test_dataloader.py
index 8646e785877..a54df9514c0 100644
--- a/tests/data_mid_layer_tests/test_dataloader.py
+++ b/tests/data_mid_layer_tests/test_dataloader.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 import sys
 import unittest
 import qlib
+import pandas as pd
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
 from qlib.data.dataset.loader import NestedDataLoader, QlibDataLoader
@@ -16,6 +18,41 @@
 
 class TestDataLoader(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_group_loader_applies_filter_pipe_once(self):
+        filter_pipe = [{"filter_type": "NameDFilter", "name_rule_re": "SH.*"}]
+        instruments = {
+            "SH600000": [(pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01"), pd.Timestamp("2020-01-02"))]
+        }
+        loader = QlibDataLoader(
+            config={
+                "feature": (["$close"], ["CLOSE"]),
+                "label": (["Ref($close, -1)"], ["LABEL0"]),
+            },
+            filter_pipe=filter_pipe,
+            swap_level=False,
+        )
+
+        def mock_features(
+            instruments_arg, exprs, start_time, end_time, freq, inst_processors
+        ):
+            self.assertIs(instruments_arg, instruments)
+            return pd.DataFrame(
+                [[1.0]], index=pd.Index(["SH600000"], name="instrument")
+            )
+
+        with patch(
+            "qlib.data.dataset.loader.D.instruments", return_value=instruments
+        ) as mock_instruments, patch(
+            "qlib.data.dataset.loader.D.features", side_effect=mock_features
+        ) as mock_features_fn:
+            df = loader.load(
+                instruments="csi300", start_time="2020-01-01", end_time="2020-01-02"
+            )
+
+        mock_instruments.assert_called_once_with("csi300", filter_pipe=filter_pipe)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_features_fn.call_count, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(list(df.columns.get_level_values(0)), ["feature", "label"])
+
     def test_nested_data_loader(self):
         qlib.init(kernels=1)
         nd = NestedDataLoader(