Allspring Special Global Small Cap Fund (EKGCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
21.14
-0.22 (-1.03%)
Sep 15, 2025, 8:05 AM EDT
-1.03%
Fund Assets121.55M
Expense Ratio2.22%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover32.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.49
Dividend Yield2.30%
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend DateDec 12, 2024
Previous Close21.36
YTD Return2.87%
1-Year Return-1.48%
5-Year Return13.21%
52-Week Low17.84
52-Week High22.68
Beta (5Y)0.94
Holdings96
Inception DateJan 29, 1993

About EKGCX

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. It invests in the securities of companies located in no fewer than three countries, which may include the U.S., and the fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in any one country; and up to 10% of the fund's total assets in emerging market equity securities. It invests principally in equity securities of small-capitalization companies, which the manager defines as companies with market capitalizations within the range of the S&P Developed SmallCap Index at the time of purchase.

Fund Family Allspring Global Investments
Category World Small/Mid Stock
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol EKGCX
Share Class Class C
Index MSCI World Small Cap NR USD

Performance

EKGCX had a total return of -1.48% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.67%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
EKGIXInstitutional Class1.15%
EKGYXAdministrator Class1.40%
EKGAXClass A1.47%

Top 10 Holdings

23.85% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.ROCK2.88%
Innospec Inc.IOSP2.69%
Alten S.A.ATE2.60%
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.THG2.48%
Allspring Funds Trust - Allspring Government Money Market FundWFFXX2.48%
Novanta Inc.NOVT2.46%
J&J Snack Foods Corp.JJSF2.14%
Viscofan, S.A.VIS2.11%
Brady CorporationBRC2.05%
Interpump Group S.p.A.IP1.98%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 12, 2024$0.48662Dec 13, 2024
Dec 9, 2022$1.44828Dec 12, 2022
Dec 9, 2021$7.76572Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2019$1.1728Dec 11, 2019
Dec 10, 2018$3.40767Dec 11, 2018
Dec 13, 2017$4.99586Dec 14, 2017
Full Dividend History