Equity

Current Equity Income SMA

Russell 1000® Value Index
Benchmark name
2/1/2023
Inception date
Rising Dividend Equity Team
Team
$98.1M
Strategy assets
Data as of 9/30/2025
Current Equity Income
SMA overview
Pure dividends: Dynamic, durable, decisive
The Current Equity Income SMA pursues an attractive total return by focusing on strong companies that are expected to deliver consistent dividend increases.

The strategy focuses on strong companies that are expected to deliver consistent dividend increases.

Key differentiators

  • Expects a yield commensurate with that of the Russell 1000 Value, with attractive total return through price appreciation plus dividends
  • Seeks to provide downside protection with lower beta compared with the Russell 1000 Value
  • Consists of a diversified but high-conviction portfolio of 40 to 60 stocks with lower turnover while utilizing a tax-aware approach

General facts

Weighted average market cap

$678.65B

(as of 9/30/2025)

Dividend yield

2.03%

(as of 9/30/2025)

Performance

Average annual returns

Average annual returns

(as of 9/30/2025)
2/1/2023
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Inception
Composite (Pure Gross)
1.20
5.69
13.76
9.73
-
-
-
11.35
Composite (Net)
0.95
4.88
11.19
6.43
-
-
-
8.02
Russell 1000® Value Index
1.49
5.33
11.65
9.44
-
-
-
12.03

One-month, three-month and year-to-date returns are not annualized.

Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. For more information, please refer to the GIPS composite report found in the documents section.

Performance and volatility metrics

Performance and volatility metrics

Data is unavailable at this time, please check back later.

Composition

Top 10 holdings

Top 10 holdings

(as of 9/30/2025)
Security
SMA
Microsoft Corporation
7.30%
Alphabet Inc. Class A
5.04%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
4.61%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.13%
Bank of America Corp
4.06%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A
3.77%
BlackRock, Inc.
3.61%
McDonald's Corporation
2.98%
Phillips 66
2.92%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
2.67%
Top 10 represents 41.08% of market value

Largest company weights are based on market value of the representative account and not necessarily held in all client portfolios. The information shown is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, a recommendation to buy or sell an individual security. A list of all holdings from the prior one-year period is available upon request.

Sector allocation

Sector allocation

(as of 9/30/2025)
Type
SMA
Benchmark
Cash & equivalents
 2.54% -
Communication services
 8.80% -
Consumer discretionary
 8.06% -
Consumer staples
 4.23% -
Energy
 7.52% -
Financials
 21.34% -
Health care
 10.22% -
Industrials
 12.12% -
Information technology
 13.74% -
Materials
 2.45% -
Real estate
 1.10% -
Utilities
 7.87% -

Sector weighting is based on a representative account within the Allspring Global Investments composite and may have changed since the date specified. Percent total may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Documents

Literature Date
Fact Sheet 9/30/2025 Download
GIPS Report 9/30/2025 Download
Our team
Meet the investment team

The team believes companies with a history of consistently increasing dividends have significant signaling qualities. We expect those we own to make disciplined capital decisions—aiming for higher, more consistent returns.

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Chris Hanaway

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Market Risk: Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Management Risk: Investment decisions, techniques, and analyses implemented by the manager may not lead to expected returns of the team. Growth/Value Investing Risk: Securities with these characteristics can shift into and out of favor with investors based upon prevailing sentiment and market dynamics.

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