# Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD): Closed-End Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ead for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Allspring · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2003-02-26 The Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund operates as a closed-end mutual fund specializing in fixed income. It was launched and is principally overseen by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, with Wells Capital Management Incorporated providing co-management services. This fund's investment strategy focuses on the U.S. fixed income markets. Its portfolio primarily comprises sub-investment grade debt instruments, including high-yield bonds, various loan types, and preferred shares. These holdings typically possess credit ratings of Ba or lower from Moody's Investor... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $6.00 | | Expense Ratio | 2.95% | | Market Value | $354.6M | | NAV | Not on file (no daily NAV for closed-end funds) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 10.67% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.64 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $5.86 – $6.97 | | Beta | 0.79 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0529 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-13 - Pay date: 2026-11-02 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EAD invest in? The Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund operates as a closed-end mutual fund specializing in fixed income. It was launched and is principally overseen by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, with Wells Capital Management Incorporated providing co-management services. This fund's investment strategy focuses on the U.S. fixed income markets. Its portfolio primarily comprises sub-investment grade debt instruments, including high-yield bonds, various loan types, and preferred shares. These holdings typically possess credit ratings of Ba or lower from Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or BB or lower from Standard & Poor's Ratings Group. The fund gauges its performance against the Merrill Lynch High Yield Index. Formed on February 26, 2003, this investment vehicle is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of EAD? Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD) charges an expense ratio of 2.95%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is EAD's dividend yield? EAD's trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.67%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of EAD? Effective duration measures EAD's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. EAD's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of EAD? EAD's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of EAD? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from EAD if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. EAD's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does EAD pay a dividend? Yes, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.67%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does EAD pay dividends? Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is EAD's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EAD was 2026-10-13. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will EAD's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 2.95% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does EAD charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EAD's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does EAD cost more than a fund like VOO? EAD is actively managed (current expense ratio 2.95%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether EAD's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EAD? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists closed-end funds following the same investment strategy as EAD (2.95%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ead - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ead/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ead/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ead/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ead/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.