Allspring Income Opportunities Fund

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a closed-end management investment company. It seeks current income and capital appreciation through investment in below investment grade debt securities, loans, and preferred stocks. The company was founded on December 3, 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund operates as a closed-end management investment company. It seeks current income and capital appreciation through investment in below investment grade debt securities, loans, and preferred stocks. The company was founded on December 3, 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), and the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH) have each announced a distribution.

Allspring Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a junk-bond focused CEF with a 9.1% yield. However, the EAD fund has historically delivered only modest returns with above-average volatilities, resulting in poor risk-adjusted returns compared to peers. Investors seeking junk bond exposure should consider alternatives like the PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, the BlackRock Limited Duration Income Fund, or the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund.

EAD: Amortizing Junk Bond Fund, Look Elsewhere For High-Yield

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. , May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH), and the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) have each announced a distribution.

Allspring Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly and Quarterly Distributions; Portfolio Manager Change on the Utilities and High Income Fund

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), and the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH) have each announced a distribution.

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund offers a 9.35% yield, comparable to other junk bond funds. The fund's shares have increased while the bond market and the fund's NAV have declined, but it still trades at a discount. EAD has a high percentage of assets invested in CCC or lower junk debt, which carries a higher risk of default.

EAD: This CEF Should Be A Good Source Of Income If The Bond Market Holds Up

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH), and the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) have each announced a distribution, as shown in the table below.

Allspring Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly and Quarterly Distributions; Allspring Announces Change to Investment Strategy Guidelines for two Closed-End Funds

The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a junk bond fund that provides a very respectable 9.52% yield to its shareholders. The EAD closed-end fund has been performing quite well over the past few months, as investors have become very optimistic about the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates. The market is almost certainly wrong about the degree of 2024 rate cuts, which could result in short-term pain for anyone who buys the fund at today's levels.

EAD: A Great Junk Bond Fund That Could Experience Some Short-Term Pain

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The following Allspring closed-end funds announced today that the Board of Trustees for each Fund has approved the adoption of their respective Amended and Restated By-Laws: Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD) Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC) Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH) The By-Laws, among other things, contain modified procedural and informational requirements in connection with any advance notice of shareholder proposals or nominations, including certain information about the proponent and the proposal, or in the case of a Trustee nomination, the nominee.

Allspring Closed-End Funds Adopt Amended and Restated By-Laws

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH), and the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) have each announced a distribution.

Allspring Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly and Quarterly Distributions

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The following four Allspring closed-end funds announced today that they will renew their open-market share repurchase programs: Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD) Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC) Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH) The funds' Board of Trustees has authorized the repurchase of an aggregate of up to 5% of each fund's outstanding shares in open-market transactions during the period beginning January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024.

Closed-end funds advised by Allspring Funds Management renew share repurchase programs

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), a closed-end fund, announced today that the fund's Board of Trustees has approved a change to the fund's managed distribution plan.

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund Announces Change to Managed Distribution Plan

This bond has been paying an 8.25% income stream to EAD ever since the fund's managers bought nearly $4 million worth of these bonds.

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Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD) is a fixed income closed-end fund. The vehicle focuses on leveraged loans and high-yield bonds and runs a modest duration of 3.8 years.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wells Fargo Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), the Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH), and the Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) have each announced a distribution.

Wells Fargo Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly and Quarterly Distributions

The longstanding policies of the Federal Reserve have made it incredibly difficult for investors to generate any significant amount of income off of the assets in their portfolios. EAD invests in a diversified portfolio of junk bonds in order to achieve a higher yield than most other things in the market.

EAD: A High-Yield Play To Overcome Fed Policy

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) today announced that the closed-end funds' names are expected to change from “Wells Fargo” to “Allspring” on December 6, 2021. This date replaces the previously announced date of October 11, 2021. The Board of Trustees of the Wells Fargo Funds approved the closed-end fund name changes to include the name Allspring on July 15, 2021. The new closed-end fund names will be: Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD) A

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