Allspring High Yield Bond Fund (EKHAX)
The investment seeks total return, consisting of a high level of current income and capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities that are below-investment grade. It invests principally in below investment-grade debt securities (often called "high yield" securities or "junk bonds") of corporate issuers. Securities in the fund's portfolio may be issued by domestic or foreign issuers (including foreign governments), and may include securities of emerging markets issuers.
Fund Info
US94985D2100
94985D210
Jan 20, 1998
$1,000
Expense Ratio
EKHAX has a high expense ratio of 0.93%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Allspring High Yield Bond Fund (EKHAX) returned 1.63% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.68% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, EKHAX returned 4.50% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
EKHAX
1.63%
1.59%
2.45%
9.68%
7.91%
5.34%
4.50%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of EKHAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.24% | 0.57% | -1.08% | -0.43% | 1.35% | 1.63% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.84% | 0.23% | 1.76% | 0.12% | 0.88% | 1.44% | 2.19% | 1.23% | 0.89% | -0.42% | 1.23% | 0.25% | 11.13% |
| 2023 | 3.58% | -1.21% | 0.59% | 1.46% | -0.14% | 1.67% | 1.62% | 0.24% | -1.46% | -0.50% | 3.78% | 3.87% | 14.15% |
| 2022 | -3.20% | -0.57% | -0.86% | -3.67% | -0.58% | -6.47% | 5.69% | -2.27% | -3.66% | 3.32% | 1.50% | -0.55% | -11.29% |
| 2021 | -0.29% | -0.31% | 0.25% | 0.86% | -0.59% | 1.42% | 0.88% | 0.82% | -1.19% | -0.30% | -0.64% | 2.07% | 2.96% |
| 2020 | 0.02% | -2.36% | -8.20% | 3.70% | 2.94% | 0.96% | 3.76% | 0.91% | -0.60% | -0.00% | 3.33% | 1.46% | 5.43% |
| 2019 | 4.32% | 2.26% | 0.99% | 1.29% | -2.37% | 3.49% | 0.35% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.65% | 1.25% | 2.13% | 15.23% |
| 2018 | 0.33% | -1.09% | -0.84% | -0.27% | 0.10% | 0.03% | 1.26% | 0.40% | 0.03% | -2.69% | -0.54% | -2.16% | -5.38% |
| 2017 | 0.64% | 1.90% | -0.23% | 1.56% | 0.69% | 0.35% | 1.24% | -0.20% | 0.65% | 0.35% | 0.06% | -0.24% | 6.95% |
| 2016 | -0.32% | 1.02% | 2.98% | 1.59% | 0.34% | 0.67% | 2.54% | 1.90% | 0.37% | -0.24% | -0.82% | 1.91% | 12.52% |
| 2015 | 0.65% | 1.87% | -0.27% | 0.64% | 0.03% | -1.49% | 0.03% | -1.52% | -3.13% | 3.64% | -1.55% | -0.61% | -1.87% |
| 2014 | 0.37% | 2.54% | 0.36% | 0.67% | 1.27% | 0.93% | -1.76% | 1.88% | -2.06% | 1.87% | -0.54% | -0.88% | 4.62% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 93, EKHAX is among the top 7% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Allspring High Yield Bond Fund (EKHAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Allspring High Yield Bond Fund provided a 7.88% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.24 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.24 | $0.29 | $0.27 | $0.15 | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.15 | $0.14 | $0.13 | $0.14 |
Dividend yield | 7.88% | 9.46% | 8.86% | 5.10% | 3.50% | 3.62% | 4.11% | 4.64% | 4.32% | 4.12% | 4.31% | 4.28% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Allspring High Yield Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.07 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.29 |
| 2023 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.27 |
| 2022 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.15 |
| 2021 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.12 |
| 2020 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.12 |
| 2019 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.14 |
| 2018 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.14 |
| 2017 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.15 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.14 |
| 2015 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.13 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.14 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Allspring High Yield Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Allspring High Yield Bond Fund was 34.72%, occurring on Dec 12, 2008. Recovery took 187 trading sessions.
The current Allspring High Yield Bond Fund drawdown is 0.18%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -34.72% | Oct 16, 2007 | 293 | Dec 12, 2008 | 187 | Sep 11, 2009 | 480 |
| -19.75% | Feb 7, 2020 | 31 | Mar 23, 2020 | 112 | Aug 31, 2020 | 143 |
| -15.41% | Sep 7, 2021 | 270 | Sep 29, 2022 | 310 | Dec 22, 2023 | 580 |
| -12.87% | Aug 5, 1998 | 54 | Oct 19, 1998 | 314 | Dec 31, 1999 | 368 |
| -9.29% | Mar 13, 2000 | 188 | Dec 7, 2000 | 302 | Feb 28, 2002 | 490 |
Volatility
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