Excess return refers to the return on an investment that surpasses the return of a benchmark or a risk-free rate. It measures the performance of an investment in relation to its expected or required ...

The investment seeks total return. The fund's primary strategy consists of selling and purchasing put and call options on equity indexes and exchange traded funds. The sale of put options generates ...

These statistics are calculated from a comparison of a fund's excess returns and its benchmark's excess returns. They are based on three years of monthly returns.

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Weights are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. Small differences in rounding may occur and percentages may not add up to 100%. Source: Allspring Funds Management, LLC.

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Weights are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. Small differences in rounding may occur and percentages may not add up to 100%. Invests in affiliated mutual funds that ...