VLT - EAD: Good Recent Performance, But Hard To Justify The Current Price
2025-07-07 08:55:43 ET
The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund ( EAD ) is a closed-end fund that provides a way for investors to generate a very high level of current income from the assets that they already possess. The fund manages to do a fairly good job at the provision of income, as it boasts a 9.01% yield at the current share price. This is far above the yield that can currently be obtained from any of the major fixed-income indices, as shown in this chart:
Index/ETF |
Current Yield |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ( AGG ) |
3.84% |
Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index ( JNK ) |
6.56% |
Vanguard Total World Bond ETF ( BNDW ) |
4.02% |
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund ETF Shares ( BNDX ) |
4.31% |
J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index ( EMB ) |
5.19% |