Allspring Real Return Fund (IPBAX)

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Allspring Real Return Fund (IPBAX) is up 8.6% since the beginning of the year. IPBAX is currently trading at $11 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of IPBAX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,250.

Allspring Real Return Fund (IPBAX) has returned 8.62% so far this year and 15.74% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, IPBAX has returned 4.29% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.26% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 3, 2003, IPBAX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.35%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 16.5 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Jan 2026 with a return of +6.5%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -8.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, IPBAX closed higher 46% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 18, 2009 with a return of +3.4%, while the worst single day was Oct 24, 2008 at -2.9%.

Allspring Real Return Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.95%, beta of 0.03, and R2 of 0.01 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since March 03, 2003.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (19.05%) than losses (11.01%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.03 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.01 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 0.01 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.

IPBAX has an expense ratio of 0.78%, placing it in the medium range.

IPBAX ranks 62 for risk / return — above 62% of mutual funds peers on PortfoliosLab. Its historical combined result is above most peers.

Allspring Real Return Fund provided a 12.01% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.31 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Allspring Real Return 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 Real Return 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 Real Return Fund was 15.13%, occurring on Nov 24, 2008. Recovery took 241 trading sessions.

The current Allspring Real Return Fund drawdown is 5.80%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.