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Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund (Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund) Beta : -0.36 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Beta is -0.36.


Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Beta Chart

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.61 0.85 0.87 0.91 0.81

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.90 0.91 0.83 0.81

Competitive Comparison of Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Beta falls into.



Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund  (AMEX:ERH) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund (Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund) Business Description

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Address
1415 Vantage Park Drive, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28203
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its 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 company's investment portfolio includes direct debt instruments, which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. It also invests in various industries which includes auto components, hotels, household durables, media, specialty retail, apparel, oil, gas, consumable fuels, industrials, information technology, telecommunication services, financial and healthcare. Its investment advisor is Wells Fargo Funds Management LLC.
Executives
Jennifer Lea Grunberg officer: Chief Compliance Officer 350 PARK AVENUE, ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, NEW YORK NY 10022
Paul Werner Felsch officer: Chief Complaince Officer 100 HERITAGE RESERVE, ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jane A Freeman director ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC, 525 MARKET STREET, 12TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Christopher Micah Baker officer: Chief Compliance Officer ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, 101 SEAPORT BLVD, BOSTON MA 02356
Karin Brotman officer: Chief Compliance Officer ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, 525 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Kate Sandman Mckinley officer: Chief Compliance Officer ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, 101 SEAPORT BLVD, BOSTON MA 02210
Richard Matthew Prasse officer: Secretary WELLS FARGO LAW DEPARTMENT, 125 HIGH STREET, FLOOR 13, BOSTON MA 02110-2704
Christopher M Lee other: Portfolio Manager WELLS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 525 MARKET STREET, 12TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Michael Joseph Schueller other: Portfolio Manager 100 HERITAGE RESERVE, 2ND FLOOR, WELLS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051-4400
Jack E Spudich other: Portfolio Manager 1 N JEFFERSON AVE, 7TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MT 63103-2205
Kent A Newcomb other: Portfolio Manager 1 N JEFFERSON AVE, 7TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MT 63103-2205
Daniel J. Mavico officer: Chief Compliance Officer 401 S TRYON STREET, FLOOR 2, CHARLOTTE NC 28202-1911
Kevin T. Roskopf other: Share Repurchase Committee Mem WELLS FARGO ASSET MANAGEMENT, 100 HERITAGE RESERVE, 1ST FLOOR, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051-4400
Andrew R Tuttle officer: Portfolio Mgr. 25 RECREATION PARK DRIVE, SUITE 206, HINGHAM MA 02043
William R. Ebsworth director WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC, 525 MARKET STREET, 12TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105