Allspring Small Company Growth Fund (NVSCX)
The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. It is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in the Small Company Growth Portfolio, a master portfolio with a substantially identical investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies. The fund invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the managers define as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase.
Fund Info
US94975G4477
94975G447
Nov 11, 1994
$1,000,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
NVSCX has a high expense ratio of 1.19%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Allspring Small Company Growth Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Allspring Small Company Growth Fund had a return of 2.62% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.32% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Allspring Small Company Growth Fund had an annualized return of -3.15%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that Allspring Small Company Growth Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
NVSCX
2.62%
-1.17%
-9.26%
-6.32%
-10.79%
-3.15%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of NVSCX, 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 | 4.50% | 2.62% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -1.37% | 7.97% | 1.88% | -6.86% | 3.67% | 0.96% | 4.45% | -0.22% | -0.58% | -3.24% | 8.56% | -17.33% | -4.83% |
| 2023 | 9.81% | 0.15% | -2.71% | -1.68% | -0.77% | 7.75% | 3.64% | -3.05% | -6.41% | -7.10% | 8.30% | 4.71% | 11.44% |
| 2022 | -11.10% | -0.13% | -0.42% | -9.16% | -1.71% | -5.07% | 9.35% | -3.15% | -8.77% | 7.23% | 1.29% | -12.55% | -31.23% |
| 2021 | 1.26% | 3.76% | 0.10% | 5.52% | -1.74% | 2.79% | -1.00% | 2.22% | -3.91% | 5.00% | -4.33% | -34.15% | -27.89% |
| 2020 | -0.99% | -7.35% | -21.42% | 16.47% | 8.34% | 2.48% | 5.07% | 6.02% | -2.44% | 1.47% | 13.76% | -5.16% | 10.91% |
| 2019 | 12.59% | 4.32% | -1.92% | 3.70% | -7.48% | 7.57% | 0.11% | -5.76% | 0.96% | 1.39% | 7.59% | -5.93% | 16.22% |
| 2018 | 5.86% | -1.51% | 0.33% | 0.28% | 7.76% | 0.49% | 1.25% | 7.62% | -1.77% | -12.01% | 2.35% | -18.91% | -11.20% |
| 2017 | 3.42% | 2.86% | 0.67% | 0.97% | -1.88% | 2.96% | 0.93% | -0.73% | 4.69% | 0.79% | 3.44% | 0.72% | 20.31% |
| 2016 | -12.91% | -0.57% | 8.40% | 1.22% | 2.06% | 0.08% | 6.86% | 1.17% | 0.80% | -5.66% | 7.74% | -0.05% | 7.45% |
| 2015 | -2.64% | 8.30% | 1.23% | -1.88% | 2.81% | 1.97% | -0.11% | -7.06% | -6.28% | 1.48% | 3.21% | -5.22% | -5.18% |
| 2014 | -0.95% | 4.26% | -1.32% | -4.35% | 1.60% | 7.26% | -5.92% | 5.36% | -4.67% | 2.94% | 0.92% | -0.75% | 3.48% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of NVSCX is 3, meaning it’s performing worse than 97% of other 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 Small Company Growth Fund (NVSCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Allspring Small Company Growth 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 Small Company Growth Fund was 73.40%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1140 trading sessions.
The current Allspring Small Company Growth Fund drawdown is 54.99%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -73.4% | Oct 13, 1997 | 2881 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1140 | Sep 18, 2013 | 4021 |
| -59.99% | Nov 9, 2021 | 495 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -49.53% | Sep 4, 2018 | 387 | Mar 18, 2020 | 182 | Dec 4, 2020 | 569 |
| -34.36% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 361 | Jul 19, 2017 | 522 |
| -18.17% | Dec 10, 1996 | 100 | Apr 28, 1997 | 47 | Jul 2, 1997 | 147 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Allspring Small Company Growth Fund volatility is 4.18%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.