Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund (EVUAX)
The fund invests at at least 80% of its net assets in common, preferred and convertible preferred stocks of utility and telecommunications companies. It up to 20% of the fund's net assets in dividend-paying equity securities of non-utility and non-telecommunications companies. The fund invests up to 25% of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments and up to 10% of its total assets in emerging market equity securities. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US94985D4833
94985D483
Jan 3, 1994
$1,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
EVUAX has a high expense ratio of 1.04%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund (EVUAX) returned 7.12% year-to-date (YTD) and 17.44% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, EVUAX returned 8.24% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
EVUAX
7.12%
2.55%
-0.82%
17.44%
4.02%
7.27%
8.24%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of EVUAX, 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 | 3.58% | 1.78% | -0.51% | -0.42% | 2.55% | 7.12% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.71% | 0.93% | 5.30% | -0.64% | 7.07% | -3.79% | 6.22% | 3.52% | 6.21% | -1.14% | 2.96% | -7.41% | 17.68% |
| 2023 | -0.55% | -5.82% | 3.90% | 1.46% | -5.55% | 2.29% | 2.14% | -4.30% | -5.70% | 0.82% | 5.25% | 1.63% | -5.17% |
| 2022 | -3.32% | -2.06% | 8.08% | -4.52% | 3.61% | -4.84% | 4.82% | -1.04% | -10.96% | 2.92% | 7.03% | -1.50% | -3.47% |
| 2021 | -2.57% | -3.52% | 9.17% | 4.52% | -1.83% | -1.71% | 4.17% | 2.45% | -6.02% | 2.92% | -2.48% | 9.36% | 13.95% |
| 2020 | 5.14% | -8.53% | -8.24% | 4.85% | 4.25% | -3.80% | 7.61% | -0.40% | -1.22% | 2.20% | 3.07% | 0.69% | 4.19% |
| 2019 | 4.86% | 3.78% | 3.33% | 1.42% | 0.04% | 3.93% | -0.12% | 3.01% | 2.47% | -0.30% | -0.94% | 3.28% | 27.50% |
| 2018 | -1.80% | -4.43% | 3.44% | 2.25% | -2.06% | 2.53% | 2.10% | 2.62% | 0.25% | -0.73% | 5.33% | -5.69% | 3.25% |
| 2017 | 0.95% | 4.34% | 0.74% | 2.10% | 3.43% | -2.58% | 2.49% | 2.72% | -1.83% | 3.08% | 2.85% | -4.96% | 13.67% |
| 2016 | 1.06% | 2.21% | 6.26% | -0.75% | 2.53% | 7.13% | -0.25% | -6.28% | 0.49% | -0.95% | -2.82% | 4.07% | 12.61% |
| 2015 | 0.16% | -1.90% | -1.57% | -0.38% | -0.33% | -4.13% | 3.30% | -4.43% | 0.51% | 3.35% | -1.42% | -1.25% | -8.09% |
| 2014 | 2.11% | 2.66% | 2.32% | 1.58% | 0.22% | 4.36% | -6.04% | 4.21% | -4.63% | 6.89% | 1.23% | 0.93% | 16.22% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 80, EVUAX is among the top 20% 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 Utility and Telecommunications Fund (EVUAX) 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 Utility and Telecommunications Fund provided a 4.51% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.89 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.89 | $0.87 | $0.95 | $2.03 | $2.74 | $2.86 | $4.20 | $0.42 | $0.37 | $0.25 | $0.33 | $0.33 |
Dividend yield | 4.51% | 4.70% | 5.76% | 11.09% | 13.01% | 13.60% | 18.28% | 1.96% | 1.75% | 1.34% | 1.95% | 1.73% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Allspring Utility and Telecommunications 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.60 | $0.87 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.69 | $0.95 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.79 | $2.03 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.48 | $2.74 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.62 | $2.86 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.98 | $4.20 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.42 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.37 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.25 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.33 |
| 2014 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.33 |
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 Utility and Telecommunications 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 Utility and Telecommunications Fund was 59.25%, occurring on Jul 23, 2002. Recovery took 789 trading sessions.
The current Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund drawdown is 1.65%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -59.25% | Apr 4, 2000 | 573 | Jul 23, 2002 | 789 | Sep 9, 2005 | 1362 |
| -44.56% | Nov 7, 2007 | 334 | Mar 9, 2009 | 828 | Jun 19, 2012 | 1162 |
| -31.72% | Feb 19, 2020 | 24 | Mar 23, 2020 | 261 | Apr 6, 2021 | 285 |
| -22.54% | Apr 11, 2022 | 371 | Oct 2, 2023 | 221 | Aug 19, 2024 | 592 |
| -15.06% | Dec 30, 2014 | 266 | Jan 20, 2016 | 93 | Jun 2, 2016 | 359 |
Volatility
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