Key Stats

Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio
1.80% 394.82M 1.04% 11.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized All Time Total Returns (Daily) Max Drawdown (All)
-23.57M -10.01% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. 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.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol EVUAX
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Utilities
Category Index S&P 1500 Utilities TR
Global Category Name Utilities Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Utilities Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Utilities (Sector) Total Return (^SPXUSTR)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Utility
Fund Owner Firm Name Allspring Global Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
S&P 500 Sec/Utilities TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Jack Spudich 3.38 yrs
Kent Newcomb 3.38 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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1M
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6M
YTD
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5Y
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1 Year
% Rank: 65
-23.57M
-130.22M Category Low
1.972B Category High
3 Months
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3 Years
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As of February 28, 2023

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 30, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
11.77%
12.78%
2.49%
26.54%
3.41%
13.11%
-4.18%
-3.65%
7.51%
22.40%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
6.50%
15.58%
10.25%
3.02%
18.21%
-5.51%
13.94%
0.30%
-3.78%
12.63%
16.46%
7.52%
21.10%
-1.27%
16.46%
4.11%
-4.22%
10.56%
13.84%
0.07%
23.97%
5.18%
13.02%
-0.29%
-1.39%
16.13%
8.12%
-2.88%
17.88%
-4.15%
16.61%
-6.03%
-1.93%
As of March 30, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-30-23) 1.04%
30-Day SEC Yield (5-31-03) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield --
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 22.03
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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As of February 28, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of February 28, 2023

Asset Allocation

As of February 28, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 1.17% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 98.83% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
NextEra Energy Inc 12.66% 77.07 0.63%
Sempra Energy 4.59% 151.08 1.02%
American Tower Corp 4.42% 204.23 1.52%
American Electric Power Co Inc 4.33% 90.96 0.58%
Duke Energy Corp 4.22% 96.43 0.28%
Xcel Energy Inc 3.88% 67.44 0.79%
Southern Co 3.86% 69.57 0.74%
Exelon Corp 3.82% 41.87 1.01%
Cisco Systems Inc 3.73% 52.27 1.63%
Dominion Energy Inc 3.55% 55.91 0.40%

Fees & Availability

Fees
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Administration Fee --
Performance Fee --
Switching Fee --
Transaction Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
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Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for Retirement Plan No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Open to Existing Investors Yes
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. 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.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol EVUAX
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Utilities
Category Index S&P 1500 Utilities TR
Global Category Name Utilities Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Utilities Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Utilities (Sector) Total Return (^SPXUSTR)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Utility
Fund Owner Firm Name Allspring Global Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
S&P 500 Sec/Utilities TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Jack Spudich 3.38 yrs
Kent Newcomb 3.38 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-30-23) 1.04%
30-Day SEC Yield (5-31-03) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 22.03
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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As of February 28, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of February 28, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 9/2/1994
Last Annual Report Date 3/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 8/1/2022
Share Classes
EVUAX A
EVUDX Other
EVUYX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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