---
ticker: "ASCE"
name: "Allspring SMID Core ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/ASCE"
grade: "B"
score: 68
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Active Small/Mid-Cap"
category_rank: "8 of 48"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# ASCE: Allspring SMID Core ETF

Grade **B**, Score 68 of 100. Rank 8 of 48 in US Active Small/Mid-Cap.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 77 | 11 of 48 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 61 | 18 of 44 |
| Tradability | 77 | 4 of 48 |
| Holdings | 49 | 30 of 48 |
| Durability | 50 | 25 of 48 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 54 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | AMRX | Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A | 3.00% |
| 2 | EXEL | Exelixis, Inc. | 2.86% |
| 3 | TK | Teekay Corporation Ltd | 2.77% |
| 4 | SMTC | Semtech Corporation | 2.58% |
| 5 | UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | 2.52% |
| 6 | EXLS | ExlService Holdings, Inc. | 2.45% |
| 7 | CHRD | Chord Energy Corporation | 2.43% |
| 8 | SN | SharkNinja, Inc. | 2.34% |
| 9 | SKYW | SkyWest, Inc | 2.27% |
| 10 | VIRT | Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A | 2.26% |
| 11 | CORT | Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated. | 2.24% |
| 12 | NFG | National Fuel Gas Company | 2.20% |
| 13 | BLBD | Blue Bird Corporation | 2.19% |
| 14 | SAIC | Science Applications International Corp. | 2.18% |
| 15 | AAMI | Acadian Asset Management Inc. | 2.17% |
| 16 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | 2.15% |
| 17 | COCO | Vita Coco Company, Inc. | 2.14% |
| 18 | MD | Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | 2.11% |
| 19 | HCI | HCI Group, Inc. | 2.09% |
| 20 | TTMI | TTM Technologies, Inc. | 2.03% |
| 21 | URBN | Urban Outfitters, Inc. | 2.03% |
| 22 | ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A | 1.99% |
| 23 | XHR | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 1.96% |
| 24 | ONTO | Onto Innovation, Inc. | 1.96% |
| 25 | HRMY-US | Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. | 1.95% |
| 26 | CTRE | CareTrust REIT, Inc. | 1.94% |
| 27 | CUBI | Customers Bancorp, Inc. | 1.93% |
| 28 | BELFB | Bel Fuse Inc. Class B | 1.93% |
| 29 | CASH | Pathward Financial, Inc. | 1.87% |
| 30 | BILL | BILL Holdings, Inc. | 1.82% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/ASCE. Please cite the page URL.