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Name

As of 04/12/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Allspring Special Global Small Cap Fund

EKGCX | Fund

$21.26

$147 M

0.00%

$0.00

2.36%

Vitals

YTD Return

-3.0%

1 yr return

5.5%

3 Yr Avg Return

-5.5%

5 Yr Avg Return

2.9%

Net Assets

$147 M

Holdings in Top 10

27.1%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$21.6
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 2.36%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load 1.00%

TRADING FEES

Turnover 53.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

$250

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 04/12/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Allspring Special Global Small Cap Fund

EKGCX | Fund

$21.26

$147 M

0.00%

$0.00

2.36%

EKGCX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -3.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -5.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.9%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -1.19%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Allspring Special Global Small Cap Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Allspring Funds
  • Inception Date
    Feb 01, 1993
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    C
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    James Tringas

Fund Description

Under normal circumstances, we invest:
■
at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies;
■
in the securities of companies located in no fewer than three countries, which may include the U.S., and we may invest more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets in any one country; and
■
up to 10% of the Fund’s total assets in emerging market equity securities.
We invest principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which we define as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the MSCI World Small Cap Index at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range of the MSCI World Small Cap Index was approximately $32.64 million to $19.36 billion, as of January 31, 2024, and is expected to change frequently. We consider foreign securities to be securities: (1) issued by companies with their principal place of business or principal office or both, as determined in our reasonable discretion, in a country other than the U.S.; or (2) issued by companies for which the principal securities trading market is a country other than the U.S. Furthermore, we may use futures, options or forward foreign currency contracts to manage risk or to enhance return.
In selecting equity investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers attempt to identify companies that are well managed, have flexible balance sheets, sustainable cash flows and that are undervalued companies relative to an assessment of their intrinsic value. We believe the global small-capitalization markets are inefficient and that stocks are often inappropriately valued. Our process utilizes both fundamentally based, bottom-up techniques with top-down, industry and sector analysis to identify global opportunities. Furthermore, an analysis of the risk materiality and management of environmental, social and governance risks are considered within the stock selection process and a stock could be excluded from consideration and/or sold from the portfolio as a result of these risks. We conduct ongoing review, research, and analysis of our portfolio holdings. We may sell a stock if it achieves our investment objective for the position, if a stock’s fundamentals or price change significantly, if we change our view of a country or sector, or if the stock no longer fits within the risk characteristics of the Fund’s portfolio. We reserve the right to hedge the portfolio’s foreign currency exposure by purchasing or selling currency futures and foreign currency forward contracts. However, under normal circumstances, we will not engage in extensive foreign currency hedging.
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EKGCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period EKGCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -3.0% -44.3% 9.5% 54.49%
1 Yr 5.5% -51.1% 24.7% 71.61%
3 Yr -5.5%* -6.4% 28.0% 93.24%
5 Yr 2.9%* -4.2% 18.3% 87.20%
10 Yr 5.1%* 1.0% 13.7% 75.00%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period EKGCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 13.3% -50.5% 18.8% 90.54%
2022 -30.5% -27.4% 103.5% 86.01%
2021 -6.4% 3.5% 66.4% 86.43%
2020 9.2% -64.5% 5.6% 65.87%
2019 18.3% -9.3% 49.7% 97.17%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period EKGCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -3.0% -44.3% 9.5% 50.00%
1 Yr 5.5% -51.1% 24.7% 78.71%
3 Yr -5.5%* -6.4% 28.0% 90.54%
5 Yr 2.9%* -4.2% 18.3% 85.60%
10 Yr 5.1%* 1.0% 13.7% 72.62%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period EKGCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 13.3% -50.6% 18.8% 90.54%
2022 -25.3% -27.4% 103.5% 86.01%
2021 20.5% 3.5% 66.4% 86.43%
2020 9.2% -64.5% 5.6% 74.60%
2019 23.5% -9.3% 53.2% 56.60%

NAV & Total Return History

EKGCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

EKGCX Category Low Category High EKGCX % Rank
Net Assets 147 M 2.31 M 71.6 B 31.88%
Number of Holdings 88 31 9561 57.50%
Net Assets in Top 10 39.7 M 452 K 5.44 B 32.50%
Weighting of Top 10 27.09% 4.2% 63.4% 38.75%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Gibraltar Industries Inc 4.21%
  2. Innospec Inc 3.95%
  3. Novanta Inc 3.17%
  4. CSW Industrials Inc 3.00%
  5. Alten SA 2.28%
  6. Spectris PLC 2.17%
  7. Denny's Corp 2.16%
  8. Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The 2.14%
  9. Progress Software Corp 2.02%
  10. Helen of Troy Ltd 2.00%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High EKGCX % Rank
Stocks 		98.31% 40.59% 104.41% 38.75%
Cash 		1.69% -4.41% 47.07% 51.25%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 1.04% 25.00%
Other 		0.00% -7.94% 19.71% 41.88%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 7.55% 9.38%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 8.07% 12.50%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High EKGCX % Rank
Industrials 		22.68% 0.00% 53.77% 28.13%
Technology 		22.41% 0.00% 93.40% 16.88%
Consumer Cyclical 		14.32% 0.00% 71.20% 44.38%
Healthcare 		13.28% 0.00% 28.38% 38.13%
Consumer Defense 		9.70% 0.00% 52.28% 2.50%
Basic Materials 		9.43% 0.00% 26.39% 30.00%
Communication Services 		3.88% 0.00% 23.15% 32.50%
Real Estate 		3.22% 0.00% 43.48% 41.88%
Utilities 		0.57% 0.00% 70.33% 54.38%
Financial Services 		0.51% 0.00% 75.07% 87.50%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 36.56% 57.50%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High EKGCX % Rank
US 		59.91% 6.76% 79.19% 10.63%
Non US 		38.40% 12.39% 83.06% 83.75%

EKGCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

EKGCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 2.36% 0.43% 2.93% 4.38%
Management Fee 0.95% 0.30% 1.25% 70.63%
12b-1 Fee 0.75% 0.00% 1.00% 70.37%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.03% 0.15% 85.71%

Sales Fees

EKGCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load 1.00% 1.00% 4.00% 9.52%

Trading Fees

EKGCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

EKGCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 53.00% 7.00% 145.00% 72.59%

EKGCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

EKGCX Category Low Category High EKGCX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 14.18% 21.25%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

EKGCX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annually Annually Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

EKGCX Category Low Category High EKGCX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -1.19% -1.92% 6.98% 94.27%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

EKGCX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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EKGCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

James Tringas

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 07, 2008

14.07

14.1%

Jim Tringas is a managing director, co-team leader, and senior portfolio manager for the Special Global Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). He joined WFAM from Evergreen Investments, where he began his investment industry career in 1994, which includes serving as a portfolio manager with Wachovia Asset Management Group. Prior to this, he served as a senior consultant in the Personal Financial Group of Ernst & Young. Jim earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Florida. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Society Boston.

Oleg Makhorine

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 15, 2012

9.96

10.0%

Oleg Makhorine is a portfolio manager for the Special Global Equity and Precious Metals teams at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to his current role, he served as a senior research analyst for the Berkeley Street International Equity team, having joined WFAM from the Evergreen merger. Before that, Oleg served as partner and portfolio manager with Sphynx Funds and as an international equities analyst with Mackenzie Investment Management. Earlier, he was a financial analyst and emerging markets analyst with L.E. Holdings. Oleg earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the International Business Academy and a master’s degree in finance from Florida International University. He is a member of CFA Society Miami.

Bryant VanCronkhite

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 22, 2013

8.53

8.5%

Bryant VanCronkhite is a managing director, co-team leader, and senior portfolio manager for the Special Global Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to this, Bryant was a senior research analyst on the team, which he joined in 2004 before the acquisition of Strong Capital Management. Earlier, Bryant was a mutual fund accountant for Strong. He began his investment industry career in 2003. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in professional accountancy from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, and is a certified public accountant. Bryant has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Society Milwaukee and the AICPA.

Stephen Giggie

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 15, 2020

2.13

2.1%

Stephen Giggie is a research analyst for the Special Global Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). He joined WFAM from Evergreen Investments, where he was a product manager. He began his investment industry career as a portfolio verification analyst for MFS Investment Management. Stephen earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Suffolk University, graduating magna cum laude. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Society Boston.

Brian Martin

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 15, 2020

2.13

2.1%

Brian Martin is a portfolio manager for the Special Global Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Brian has been with Allspring or one of its predecessor firms since 2004, which includes serving as a senior trade settlement specialist and as an investment systems analyst with the Service Company. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bentley University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Society Boston and the Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Society.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 39.6 7.02 9.33

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