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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $18,218 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $35,058 reinvested (6.9% a year), or $19,076 taking the dividends as cash, $13,730 of it paid out along the way.

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EAD became

$35,058

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

6.9%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$38,163

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Worst drop

-56.0%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearEAD total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−3.5%$2,930+11.7%
2025+8.1%$3,348+17.7%
2024+15.8%$2,904+24.9%
2023+11.9%$2,493+26.2%
2022−23.0%$2,717−18.2%
2021+21.6%$2,472+28.7%
2020+6.2%$2,193+18.3%
2019+27.3%$2,127+31.2%
2018−6.6%$1,737−4.6%
2017+8.0%$1,851+21.7%
2016+26.4%$1,888+12.0%
2015−7.7%$1,622+1.2%
2014+6.0%$1,569+13.5%
2013−0.7%$1,386+32.3%
2012+8.8%$1,541+16.0%
2011+17.0%$1,433+1.9%
2010+12.6%$1,316+15.1%
2009+101.9%$1,379+26.4%
2008−43.0%$1,257−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: EAD total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $35,058 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, EAD turned $10,000 into $18,218 with dividends reinvested, 6.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, EAD returned 1.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking EAD's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $19,076, including $13,730 of cash received; reinvesting added $15,982.
  • About 100% of EAD's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • EAD's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (101.9%) and its worst 2008 (-43.0%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (EAD) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/EAD/total-return

EAD total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in EAD 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $18,218 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $7,381 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is EAD's total return since Dec 2007?

251% in total, or 6.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 47%.

How much of EAD's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $15,982 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was EAD's worst year?

2008, at -43.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -56.0%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.