Transaction details
Director Brian S. Shlissel of Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE:EAD) acquired 500 common shares of the fund on February 27, 2026. The shares were purchased at a price of $6.82 each, producing a total transaction value of $3,410. The purchase was reported in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and, following the trade, Shlissel directly owns 500 shares of the fund.
Market context and fund metrics
At the time of the filing, the fund was trading at $6.83 per share and had a market capitalization of $403 million. The fund is being quoted with a 9.38% dividend yield. Additional data cited from InvestingPro Tips notes that the fund has maintained dividend payments for 24 consecutive years, trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.55, and generally exhibits low price volatility.
Disclosure of available analysis
The report references InvestingPro as a source of additional commentary and notes that InvestingPro subscribers can access more than five exclusive tips related to EAD. No further details from those subscriber-only tips are provided in the filing or the public disclosure.
What the filing shows
The Form 4 filing with the SEC is the formal route through which the purchase was revealed. The filing documents the director-level transaction and the resulting direct ownership of 500 shares by Shlissel. The filing does not provide commentary or statements from the director about the intent behind the purchase.
Bottom line
The director-level purchase on February 27, 2026, added a small number of shares to Brian S. Shlissel's holdings in Allspring Income Opportunities Fund. The public data accompanying the transaction presents the fund as trading near $6.83 with a substantial dividend yield and a history of consecutive dividend payments, while valuation and volatility metrics are noted without further elaboration.
Note: This article presents facts disclosed in the Form 4 filing and publicly cited fund metrics. It does not include commentary or analysis beyond the information supplied in those disclosures.