Allspring Precious Metals Fund (EKWAX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Allspring Precious Metals Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Allspring Precious Metals Fund (EKWAX) has returned 1.81% so far this year and 100.73% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, EKWAX has achieved an annualized return of 17.41%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 16, 1998, EKWAX's average daily return is +0.07%, while the average monthly return is +1.40%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 4.2 years.

Historically, 53% of months were positive and 47% were negative. The best month was Sep 1998 with a return of +44.4%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -36.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 9 months.

On a daily basis, EKWAX closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Nov 21, 2008 with a return of +21.5%, while the worst single day was Oct 22, 2008 at -14.5%.

Allspring Precious Metals Fund has an annualized alpha of 13.81%, beta of 0.41, and R² of 0.05 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 20, 1998.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (72.41%) than losses (50.57%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.41 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.05 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R² of 0.05 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

EKWAX has a high expense ratio of 1.09%, indicating above-average management fees.

EKWAX ranks 93 for risk / return — in the top 93% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Allspring Precious Metals Fund (EKWAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Allspring Precious Metals Fund provided a 1.17% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.74 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Allspring Precious Metals Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Allspring Precious Metals 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 Precious Metals Fund was 76.76%, occurring on Jan 19, 2016. Recovery took 2326 trading sessions.

The current Allspring Precious Metals Fund drawdown is 24.29%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.