# Allspring Precious Metals Fund Insti Class (EKWYX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekwyx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Allspring · Asset class: Commodity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2000-02-29 The fund primarily dedicates at least 80% of its net assets to holdings associated with precious metals. It has the flexibility to allocate any portion of its portfolio to equity securities of international companies, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and similar instruments. Investments in emerging market equities may constitute up to 40% of its total assets. Furthermore, the fund can invest up to 25% of its total assets, specifically at the time of purchase, in debt instruments linked to precious metals, or in common and preferred stocks of its own subsidiaries that engage dir... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $146.32 | | Expense Ratio | 0.79% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $833.3M | | NAV | $146.32 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.52% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.22 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $116.46 – $200.01 | | Beta | 0.63 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.2212 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-22 - Pay date: 2025-12-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EKWYX invest in? The fund primarily dedicates at least 80% of its net assets to holdings associated with precious metals. It has the flexibility to allocate any portion of its portfolio to equity securities of international companies, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and similar instruments. Investments in emerging market equities may constitute up to 40% of its total assets. Furthermore, the fund can invest up to 25% of its total assets, specifically at the time of purchase, in debt instruments linked to precious metals, or in common and preferred stocks of its own subsidiaries that engage directly or indirectly in precious metals and mineral investments. This fund is categorized as non-diversified. ### What is the expense ratio of EKWYX? Allspring Precious Metals Fund Insti Class (EKWYX) charges an expense ratio of 0.79%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is EKWYX? Allspring Precious Metals Fund Insti Class (EKWYX) is one share class of a fund that manages $833.3M across all of its share classes (EKWAX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is EKWYX actively managed or an index fund? EKWYX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (EKWYX's is 0.79%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was EKWYX launched? Allspring Precious Metals Fund Insti Class (EKWYX) launched in February 2000 and is managed by Allspring. ### How has EKWYX performed? EKWYX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does EKWYX pay a dividend? Allspring Precious Metals Fund Insti Class (EKWYX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.52%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does EKWYX pay dividends? Allspring Precious Metals Fund Insti Class pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is EKWYX's dividend yield? EKWYX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.52%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is EKWYX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EKWYX was 2025-12-22. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will EKWYX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.79% 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 EKWYX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EKWYX'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 EKWYX cost more than a fund like VOO? EKWYX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.79%). 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 EKWYX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EKWYX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as EKWYX (0.79%) 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/ekwyx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekwyx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekwyx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekwyx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ekwyx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.