CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH), and the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) have each announced a distribution.
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In addition, Xin ("Steven") Zhao, will be added as a portfolio manager to the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund, effective today. This fund will continue to be managed by Justin Carr, CFA, Vince Fioramonti, CFA, Chris Lee, CFA, Megan Miller, CFA, Harin de Silva Ph.D., CFA, and Michael J. Schueller, CFA. There will be no change to the investment strategy of the fund. As previously announced, Harin de Silva will be removed as a portfolio manager from the fund, effective March 31, 2025.
About Steven Zhao Steven Zhao is a portfolio manager for the Options Solutions team at Allspring Global Investments. In this role, Steven is responsible for portfolio and risk management within derivatives-based investment strategies and the day-to-day trading of portfolios, as well as quantitative research around these strategies. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Previously, he served as assistant vice president at TCW Group. Prior to that, Steven worked with Merrill Lynch Global Asset Management and Nasdaq China. He began his investment industry career in 2009. Steven earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a bachelor's degree in business economics from Peking University. He was granted full fellowship as a Ph.D. candidate at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin, majoring in information and risk management. Steven also earned a master's degree in financial engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management. He is a Certified Financial Risk Manager.
TICKER
FUND NAME
DISTRIBUTION PER SHARE
FREQUENCY
CHANGE FROM PRIOR DISTRIBUTION
EAD
Allspring Income Opportunities Fund
$0.05346
Monthly
+$0.00006
ERC
Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund
$0.07268
Monthly
-$0.00016
ERH
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund
$0.07724
Monthly
+$0.00098
EOD
Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund
$0.12434
Quarterly
+$0.00393
The following dates apply to today's distribution declaration for each fund:
Declaration date
February 25, 2025
Ex-dividend date
March 13, 2025
Record date
March 13, 2025
Payable date
April 1, 2025
These funds make distributions in accordance with a managed distribution plan that provides for the declaration of monthly distributions (in the case of the Allspring Income Opportunities Fund, the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund and the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund) or quarterly distributions (in the case of the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund) to common shareholders of the fund at an annual minimum fixed rate of 8% for the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund, 8.75% for the Allspring Income Opportunities Fund, 8.75% for the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund, and 9% for the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund based on the fund's average monthly net asset value (NAV) per share over the prior 12 months. Under the managed distribution plan, distributions are sourced from income and also may be sourced from paid-in capital and/or capital gains. The fund's distributions in any period may be more or less than the net return earned by the fund on its investments and therefore should not be used as a measure of performance or confused with yield or income. Distributions in excess of fund returns will cause the fund's NAV to decline. Investors should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of its distribution or from the terms of its managed distribution plan.
The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a closed-end high-yield bond fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund may, as a secondary objective, seek capital appreciation to the extent it is consistent with its investment objective.
The Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund is a closed-end income fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with limiting its overall exposure to domestic interest rate risk.
The Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund is a closed-end equity and high-yield bond fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and moderate capital growth with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income.
The Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund is a closed-end equity and high-yield bond fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund's secondary objective is long-term growth of capital.
The final determination of the source of all dividend distributions in the current year will be made after year-end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax-reporting purposes will depend upon a fund's investment experience during the remainder of the fiscal year and may be subject to change based on tax regulations. Each fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell shareholders how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
These closed-end funds are no longer available in public offerings and are only offered through broker-dealers on the secondary market. A closed-end fund is not required to buy its shares back from investors upon request. Shares of a fund may trade at either a premium or discount relative to the fund's net asset value, and there can be no assurance that any discount will decrease. The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions or other factors, including those directly involving the issuers of such securities.
Equity securities fluctuate in value in response to factors specific to the issuer of the security. Debt securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk, and high-yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality have a much greater risk of default and their values tend to be more volatile than higher-rated securities with similar maturities. Foreign investments may contain more risk due to the inherent risks associated with changing political climates, foreign market instability, and foreign currency fluctuations. Risks of international investing are magnified in emerging or developing markets. Funds that concentrate their investments in a single industry or sector may face increased risk of price fluctuation over more diversified funds due to adverse developments within that industry or sector. Small- and mid-cap securities may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines and limited financial resources compared with their large-cap counterparts. Each fund is leveraged through a revolving credit facility and also may incur leverage by issuing preferred shares in the future.
The use of leverage results in certain risks, including, among others, the likelihood of greater volatility of the net asset value and the market price of common shares. Derivatives involve additional risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk of improper valuation, and the risk of noncorrelation to the relevant instruments they are designed to hedge or closely track. There are numerous risks associated with transactions in options on securities.
Allspring Global Investments™ is the trade name for the asset management firms of Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC, a holding company indirectly owned by certain private funds of GTCR LLC and Reverence Capital Partners, L.P. These firms include but are not limited to Allspring Global Investments, LLC, and Allspring Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by Allspring entities are distributed by Allspring Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker-dealer and Member FINRA/SIPC).
This material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is NOT intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind—including a recommendation for any specific investment, strategy, or plan.
Some of the information contained herein may include forward-looking statements about the expected investment activities of the funds. These statements provide no assurance as to the funds' actual investment activities or results. Readers must make their own assessment of the information contained herein and consider such other factors as they may deem relevant to their individual circumstances.
