Special Mid Cap Value Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-26
C000163731 — Special Mid Cap Value Fund. United States Mid Cap Value Equity · $13.47B AUM · 1.37% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000163731 Fund Overview
Special Mid Cap Value Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Allspring Funds Trust, categorised as United States Mid Cap Value Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Allspring Funds Trust
- Category: United States Mid Cap Value Equity
- Assets under management: $13.47B
- 1-year return: 11.1%
- SEC CIK: 0001081400
- SEC series ID: S000007349
- Share class ID: C000163731
C000163731 Investment Objective and Strategy
Special Mid Cap Value Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Allspring Funds Trust.
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
Under normal circumstances, we invest: at least 80% of the Fund's net assets in equity securities of medium-capitalization companies. We invest principally in equity securities of medium-capitalization companies, which we define as securities of companies with market capitalizations within the range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index was approximately $653 million to $36.6 billion as of December 31, 2017, and is expected to change frequently. We look for undervalued companies that we believe have the potential for above average capital appreciation with below average risk. Rigorous fundamental research drives our search for companies with favorable reward-to-risk ratios and that possess, a long-term competitive advantage provided by a durable asset base, strong balance sheets, and sustainable and superior cash flows.
Typical investments include stocks of companies that are generally out of favor in the marketplace, or are undergoing reorganization or other corporate action that may create above-average price appreciation. We regularly review the investments of the portfolio and may sell a portfolio holding when a stock nears its price target, downside risks increase considerably, the company's fundamentals have deteriorated, or we identify a more attractive investment opportunity.
C000163731 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Special Mid Cap Value Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 3.36% |
| Qnity Electronics Inc | 3.30% |
| Labcorp Holdings Inc | 3.19% |
| Keysight Technologies Inc | 3.13% |
| FirstEnergy Corp | 3.02% |
| Republic Services Inc | 2.95% |
| Church & Dwight Co Inc | 2.92% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 2.62% |
| RPM International Inc | 2.59% |
| CDW Corp/DE | 2.51% |
C000163731 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Special Mid Cap Value Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.5% |
C000163731 Performance
Total returns for C000163731 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 11.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.7% |
C000163731 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000163731, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.2%
C000163731 Costs and Fees
C000163731 costs about $137 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.37%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.37%
- Portfolio turnover: 38%
- Brokerage commissions: 3.52 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000163731 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Special Mid Cap Value Fund had net outflows of $528.73M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$193.81M |
| 2026-05 | −$199.51M |
| 2026-04 | −$197.81M |
| 2026-03 | −$138.42M |
| 2026-02 | −$234.44M |
| 2026-01 | −$268.53M |
C000163731 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Special Mid Cap Value Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000163731 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Special Mid Cap Value Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-01-23
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-24
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-07-01
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-25
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-12-10
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-12-05
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.