Equity

Emerging Growth SMA

Russell 2000® Growth Index
Benchmark name
7/1/1994
Inception date
Growth Equity Team
Team
$119.2K
Strategy assets
Data as of 9/30/2024
Emerging Growth
SMA overview
A unique combination of longevity and success
The Emerging Growth SMA pursues long-term outperformance by focusing on small-cap companies that derive growth from secular drivers that offer a long pathway for future growth.

The Emerging Growth SMA focuses on small-cap stocks with underappreciated growth potential.

Key differentiators

  • Leverages extensive track record and team stability to execute a diversified approach
  • Emphasizes consistency of returns within a strong risk management framework centered on sell discipline
  • Implements a fundamental, bottom-up, and multi-step process focused on identifying companies with robust and sustainable growth potential

General facts

Weighted average market cap

$6.61B

(as of 9/30/2024)

Dividend yield

0.08%

(as of 9/30/2024)

Quick resources

Fact Sheet

Performance

Average annual returns

Average annual returns

(as of 9/30/2024)
7/1/1994
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Inception
Composite (Pure Gross)
1.89
7.00
18.15
28.45
-7.15
9.60
10.61
12.67
Composite (Net)
1.63
6.19
15.48
24.59
-9.95
6.35
7.34
9.35
Russell 2000® Growth Index
1.33
8.41
13.22
27.66
-0.35
8.82
8.95
8.07

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.

Please keep in mind that high double-digit returns were primarily achieved during favorable market conditions. You should not expect that such favorable returns can be consistently achieved. A fund's performance, especially for short time periods, should not be the sole factor in making your investment decision.

Calendar year

Calendar year

(as of 12/31/2023)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Fund
4.84
-33.69
8.57
59.03
26.24
2.27
27.19
8.62
-2.01
-0.95
Benchmark
18.66
-26.36
2.83
34.63
28.48
-9.31
22.17
11.32
-1.38
5.60

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

(as of 9/30/2024)
3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Alpha -6.74 1.01 16.35
Beta 0.98 1.01 1.02
Downside Market Capture Ratio 104.59 100.02 100.31
Information Ratio -0.85 0.09 0.23
R2 0.89 0.89 0.90
Sharpe Ratio -0.46 0.28 0.40
Standard Deviation 23.64 25.55 22.29
Tracking Error 8.02 8.37 7.19
Upside Market Capture Ratio 79.16 104.40 120.58
Correlation 0.94 0.95 0.95

Composition

Portfolio statistics

Portfolio statistics

(as of 9/30/2024)
SMA Benchmark
Number of holdings 87 1120
Top 10 holdings

Top 10 holdings

(as of 9/30/2024)
Security
SMA
TransMedics Group, Inc.
3.15%
RadNet, Inc.
2.99%
CyberArk Software Ltd.
2.47%
Glaukos Corp
2.39%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
2.37%
SPS Commerce, Inc.
2.18%
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
2.18%
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Class A
2.15%
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
2.11%
AAON, Inc.
2.06%
Top 10 represents 24.04% of total net assets

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 9/30/2024)
Type
SMA
Benchmark
Cash & equivalents
 1.10% -
Communication services
 0.92% 2.01%
Consumer discretionary
 12.92% 10.07%
Consumer staples
 4.82% 3.24%
Energy
 0.00% 3.43%
Financials
 6.41% 8.29%
Health care
 24.65% 25.60%
Industrials
 25.61% 21.78%
Information technology
 20.71% 19.63%
Materials
 2.85% 3.93%
Real estate
 0.00% 1.55%
Utilities
 0.00% 0.48%

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 9/30/2024 Download
Our team
Meet the investment team

The team seeks a style-pure dedication to growth, targeting consistency of returns and focusing on fundamental, bottom-up, all-cap research to identify businesses with sustainable growth.

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Robert

Robert Gruendyke

Portfolio Manager
David

David Nazaret

Portfolio Manager
Michael T.

Michael T. Smith

Head of Growth Equity
Christopher

Christopher Warner

Portfolio Manager
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