Allspring Emerging Growth R6 (WEGRX)

Fund Assets	307.03M
Expense Ratio	0.80%
Min. Investment	$1,000,000
Turnover	58.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 15, 2025

Previous Close	14.24
YTD Return	n/a
1-Year Return	n/a
5-Year Return	n/a
52-Week Low	13.53
52-Week High	15.50
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	90
Inception Date	Jul 31, 2018

About WEGRX

The Allspring Emerging Growth Fund Class R6 is a U.S. equity mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in small-capitalization companies. The fund targets businesses with robust, sustainable growth that is not yet fully recognized by the broader market, employing rigorous, fundamental research to identify such opportunities. It emphasizes companies with strong revenue and earnings growth prospects and dynamically manages risk by continually assessing each holding's growth sustainability relative to market expectations. The fund is managed by a seasoned team and offers diversified exposure across various sectors, generally holding between 78 and 87 companies at a time. With its roots in seeking "emerging growth," it plays a significant role for investors aiming for higher growth potential through smaller, innovative U.S. companies, often positioning itself as part of a broader growth-oriented investment strategy. The fund’s R6 share class is typically available to institutional investors, such as retirement plans, and is structured to offer lower expenses, enhancing its efficiency in cost-sensitive portfolios.

• Fund Family: Allspring Global Investments
• Category: Small Growth
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: WEGRX
• Share Class: Class R6
• Index: Russell 2000 Growth TR

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
VRTGX	Vanguard	Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares	0.07%

Top 10 Holdings

25.01% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Allspring Government MMkt Select	WFFXX	5.44%
Glaukos Corporation	GKOS	2.56%
Guardant Health, Inc.	GH	2.48%
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.	CHEF	2.30%
Construction Partners, Inc.	ROAD	2.22%
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.	CWST	2.20%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	LGND	2.19%
Xometry, Inc.	XMTR	2.03%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.	AIT	1.80%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.	BTSG	1.78%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 15, 2025	$0.10521	Dec 16, 2025
Jul 23, 2025	$0.98488	Jul 24, 2025
Dec 16, 2024	$0.80662	Dec 17, 2024
Dec 14, 2021	$5.50924	Dec 15, 2021
Dec 11, 2020	$4.14809	Dec 14, 2020
Dec 12, 2019	$0.76405	Dec 13, 2019

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Aug 27, 2026

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