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Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund · Financial Services · United States · $105M · Avg Vol: $265K/d

Unloved Quality: Strong and cheap, but the market has not turned yet. Patience required.

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Quality
59
Value
61
Momentum
34
P/E (TTM)
4.2x
peers 12.7x
ROE
19.0%
peers 9.6%
D/E
0.2x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
9.6%
trailing yield
AI CONVICTION THESIS

Insufficient evidence for a screen-pass. Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund: fails the quant gate on momentum (Q59/V60/M40; every leg must be >= 50). Absence of evidence is neutral; nothing adverse is known.

The ranks quoted here are from the day it was written; today's Quality, Value and Momentum are the bars above.

ABOUT ALLSPRING UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND

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Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund is a closed-end fund that seeks high current income and capital growth by investing in utility and high-yield debt securities. The fund combines the defensive, stable cash flows of utility equities with the high-yield potential of corporate bonds to optimize risk-adjusted returns. It is a specialized, income-focused hybrid closed-end fund.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year20212022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue20.5M5.2M-12.8M20.0M—-0.8%5.8M
EPS2.170.52-1.422.161.70-5.9%2.51
Shares9.3M9.3M9.3M9.0M—-2.9%—
Debt25.0M30.0M30.0M30.0M—6.3%30.0M
Equity123.6M120.2M98.8M108.7M—-4.2%—
Op CF4.9M3.0M8.2M9.8M—25.7%9.3M
Inv CF———————
Fin CF-4.8M-3.2M-8.2M-9.8M———
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-12.0%
10.210.610.911.311.614 Aug4 Sep25 Sep
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkExperimental
SwingsVery calm

Calmer than 97% of stocks we rank over the past year (14% a year).

How this is worked out

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$10.24
RSI (14)
15.8
52-Week Range-17.5% from high
Low $10.24High $12.41

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
59
ROIC (ROA)
2.0%*56.2
ROE
19.0%81.9
GP/Assets
4.2%46.0
Op. Margin
81.5%89.2
FCF/Assets
1.2%46.6
Piotroski
685.8
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
0.24x59.9
Current Ratio
0.05x3.4
Value
61
P/E (TTM)
4.2x94.0
EV/EBITDA
n/mN/A
P/FCF
n/mN/A
P/B
0.8x81.0
P/S
—N/A
Div Yield
9.6%87.9
Momentum
34
52W High %
83%34.2
RS 6M
-29%10.0
SMA 50/200
0.99x28.0
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
107%85.7

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$105M
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
100.0%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of ERH are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
ERHAllspring Utilities and High Income Fund(you)$105M60Hold
IAEVoya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund$95M56Hold
PFDFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc.$140M60Hold
BCICBCP Investment Corp.$88M57Hold
MSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.$140M59Hold
PGPPIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund$96M55Hold
CGOCalamos Global Total Return Fund$126M64Hold
GNTGAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust$149M63Hold
JHIJohn Hancock Investors Trust$114M69Buy
PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc.$118M68Buy

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 12.7x · Gross margin 100.0%

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Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (ERH): Stock Score Summary

Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (ERH) has a MoatMap StockRank of 60/100 based on Quality (59/100), Value (61/100), and Momentum (34/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD. Insufficient evidence for a screen-pass. Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund: fails the quant gate on momentum (Q59/V60/M40; every leg must be >= 50). Absence of evidence is neutral; nothing adverse is known.

Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund is a closed-end fund that seeks high current income and capital growth by investing in utility and high-yield debt securities. The fund combines the defensive, stable cash flows of utility equities with the high-yield potential of corporate bonds to optimize risk-adjusted returns. It is a specialized, income-focused hybrid closed-end fund.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$10.24
Market Cap$105M
P/E (TTM)4.25
Price/Book0.77
Return on Equity19.0%
Debt/Equity0.24x
Gross Margin100.0%
Operating Margin81.5%
Revenue Growth-6.0%
Dividend Yield9.6%
Free Cash Flow$2M

Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund operates in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund’s (ERH) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (ERH) is 60/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (59), Value (61), and Momentum (34) factor ranks across MoatMap’s universe of 25,000+ stocks.
Does Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund have an economic moat?
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (ERH) has a Quality factor score of 59/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (ERH) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 60/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund in?
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (ERH) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry (United States).