# Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund Administrator Class (EKBDX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekbdx 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: 2010-07-30 The Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund Administrator Class strategically aims to achieve capital growth by primarily investing in equities, typically allocating between 70% and 90% of its total assets to stocks. These equity investments can include shares of companies regardless of their market capitalization. A smaller portion of the portfolio, ranging from 10% to 30% of its assets, is dedicated to debt securities. The fund principally focuses these fixed-income holdings on corporate bonds that are rated below investment-grade, often referred to as high-yield debt. Furthermore, the... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $15.27 | | Expense Ratio | 1.01% | | Assets Under Management | $1.64B | | NAV | $15.27 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $11.17 – $15.30 | | Beta | 1.20 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0287 /share - Ex-date: 2025-06-24 - Pay date: 2025-06-24 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EKBDX invest in? The Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund Administrator Class strategically aims to achieve capital growth by primarily investing in equities, typically allocating between 70% and 90% of its total assets to stocks. These equity investments can include shares of companies regardless of their market capitalization. A smaller portion of the portfolio, ranging from 10% to 30% of its assets, is dedicated to debt securities. The fund principally focuses these fixed-income holdings on corporate bonds that are rated below investment-grade, often referred to as high-yield debt. Furthermore, the fund maintains the flexibility to allocate up to 25% of its total assets to international equity and debt securities. ### What is the expense ratio of EKBDX? Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund Administrator Class (EKBDX) charges an expense ratio of 1.01%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is the duration of EKBDX? Effective duration measures EKBDX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. EKBDX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of EKBDX? EKBDX'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 EKBDX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from EKBDX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. EKBDX'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. ### How big is EKBDX? Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund Administrator Class (EKBDX) manages $1.64B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Does EKBDX pay a dividend? Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund Administrator Class (EKBDX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does EKBDX pay dividends? Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund Administrator Class pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is EKBDX's dividend yield? EKBDX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is EKBDX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EKBDX was 2025-06-24. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will EKBDX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.01% 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 EKBDX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EKBDX'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 EKBDX cost more than a fund like VOO? EKBDX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.01%). 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 EKBDX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EKBDX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as EKBDX (1.01%) 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/ekbdx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekbdx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekbdx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekbdx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekbdx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.