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As of 10/04/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Allspring Growth Fund

WGFCX | Fund

$14.96

$3.74 B

0.00%

1.93%

Vitals

YTD Return

24.9%

1 yr return

39.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

1.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

12.4%

Net Assets

$3.74 B

Holdings in Top 10

53.0%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$14.8
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.93%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load 1.00%

TRADING FEES

Turnover 36.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

$250


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 10/04/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Allspring Growth Fund

WGFCX | Fund

$14.96

$3.74 B

0.00%

1.93%

WGFCX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 24.9%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.0%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 12.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -1.57%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Allspring Growth Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Allspring Funds
  • Inception Date
    Dec 26, 2002
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    C
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Thomas Ognar

Fund Description

Under normal circumstances, we invest:
at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in equity securities; and
up to 25% of the Fund’s total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments.
We invest principally in equity securities of companies that we believe have prospects for robust and sustainable growth of revenues and earnings. We may invest in the equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.  We may also invest in equity securities of foreign issuers through ADRs and similar investments.
We focus on companies that dominate their market, are establishing new markets or are undergoing dynamic change. We believe earnings and revenue growth relative to expectations are critical factors in determining stock price movements. Thus, our investment process is centered around finding companies with under-appreciated prospects for robust and sustainable growth in earnings and revenue. To find that growth, we use bottom-up research, emphasizing companies whose management teams have a history of successfully executing their strategy and whose business models have sufficient profit potential. We forecast revenue and earnings revision opportunities, along with other key financial metrics to assess investment potential. We also believe that strong ESG policies and practices contribute to a company’s long-term sustainability of growth and therefore look for companies that are perceived as strong ESG performers or that have underappreciated ESG characteristics that we believe can drive future growth consistent with our forward-looking expectations. We combine our company-specific analysis with our assessment of secular and timeliness trends to form a buy/sell decision about a particular stock. We may invest in any sector, and at times we may emphasize one or more particular sectors. We sell a company’s securities when we see deterioration in fundamentals that leads us to become suspicious of a company’s prospective growth profile or the profitability potential of its business model, as this often leads to lower valuation potential. We may also sell or trim a position when we need to raise money to fund the purchase of a better investment opportunity  or when valuation is extended beyond our expectations.
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WGFCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period WGFCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 24.9% -0.5% 40.4% 35.88%
1 Yr 39.3% 8.1% 62.1% 39.21%
3 Yr 1.0%* -28.1% 24.8% 92.00%
5 Yr 12.4%* -12.8% 29.7% 88.28%
10 Yr 12.2%* -4.5% 19.5% 76.81%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period WGFCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 5.7% -74.1% 72.4% 97.65%
2022 -44.9% -85.9% 4.7% 91.45%
2021 -25.8% -52.4% 60.5% 98.79%
2020 22.5% -34.3% 145.0% 63.46%
2019 13.9% -6.9% 49.4% 91.31%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period WGFCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 24.9% -0.5% 40.4% 35.88%
1 Yr 39.3% 8.1% 62.1% 39.21%
3 Yr 1.0%* -28.1% 24.8% 92.00%
5 Yr 12.4%* -12.8% 29.7% 88.28%
10 Yr 12.2%* -4.5% 19.5% 76.81%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period WGFCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 32.5% -4.6% 72.4% 68.54%
2022 -37.3% -61.7% 5.6% 84.19%
2021 6.6% -39.8% 118.1% 93.69%
2020 50.1% 2.8% 149.2% 15.10%
2019 36.1% -5.2% 49.4% 24.14%

NAV & Total Return History


WGFCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

WGFCX Category Low Category High WGFCX % Rank
Net Assets 3.74 B 292 K 287 B 34.98%
Number of Holdings 73 2 3143 38.24%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.99 B 109 K 151 B 36.09%
Weighting of Top 10 52.96% 0.7% 205.0% 51.58%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Microsoft Corp 11.61%
  2. NVIDIA Corp 9.77%
  3. Amazon.com Inc 8.43%
  4. Apple Inc 6.36%
  5. Meta Platforms Inc 5.63%
  6. Alphabet Inc 3.99%
  7. Tradeweb Markets Inc 1.89%
  8. Monolithic Power Systems Inc 1.81%
  9. Mastercard Inc 1.76%
  10. Visa Inc 1.70%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High WGFCX % Rank
Stocks
99.73% 0.00% 115.30% 16.34%
Cash
0.36% 0.00% 173.52% 73.79%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 10.69% 95.87%
Other
0.00% -31.50% 50.35% 93.09%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 1.94% 95.59%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 103.97% 95.78%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WGFCX % Rank
Technology
40.84% 0.00% 65.70% 26.71%
Consumer Cyclical
21.97% 0.00% 62.57% 11.24%
Healthcare
11.64% 0.00% 39.76% 60.34%
Communication Services
10.35% 0.00% 66.40% 50.99%
Financial Services
10.07% 0.00% 43.06% 42.36%
Industrials
2.93% 0.00% 30.65% 82.91%
Basic Materials
2.02% 0.00% 18.91% 33.36%
Consumer Defense
0.18% 0.00% 25.50% 87.32%
Utilities
0.00% 0.00% 16.07% 96.94%
Real Estate
0.00% 0.00% 16.05% 97.93%
Energy
0.00% 0.00% 41.09% 98.20%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WGFCX % Rank
US
99.73% 0.00% 115.30% 12.21%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 75.51% 96.95%

WGFCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

WGFCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.93% 0.01% 28.71% 8.83%
Management Fee 0.71% 0.00% 1.50% 74.77%
12b-1 Fee 0.75% 0.00% 1.00% 78.99%
Administrative Fee 0.21% 0.01% 1.02% 85.63%

Sales Fees

WGFCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.25% 8.50% N/A
Deferred Load 1.00% 1.00% 5.00% 99.20%

Trading Fees

WGFCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.75% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

WGFCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 36.00% 0.00% 316.74% 54.83%

WGFCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

WGFCX Category Low Category High WGFCX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 27.58% 98.56%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

WGFCX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

WGFCX Category Low Category High WGFCX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -1.57% -6.13% 3.48% 97.61%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

WGFCX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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WGFCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Thomas Ognar


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 01, 2002

20.1

20.1%

Thomas (Tom) Ognar is a managing director and senior portfolio manager for the Dynamic Growth Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). He joined WFAM from Strong Capital Management, where he worked as a research analyst and later became a portfolio manager. Before that, he was a research analyst with M&I Investment Management Corp. and a trader with Republic Securities, Inc. He began his investment industry career in 1993. Tom earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Miami University and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is an alumnus of the Applied Security Analysis Program and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.

Robert Gruendyke


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 28, 2020

1.84

1.8%

Robert (Bob) Gruendyke is a senior portfolio manager for the Dynamic Growth Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to his current role, he was a senior research analyst for the team, covering the financials and healthcare sectors. Before joining WFAM, Bob served as a senior research associate and, earlier, as a senior compliance advisor for Raymond James Financial. Prior to that, he was a financial consultant for A. G. Edwards and Sons. He began his investment industry career in 1999. Bob earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and history from Duke University. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 54.45 8.24 3.08