C000019816 Fees and Costs — Allspring VT Discovery SMID Cap Growth Fund, Class 2
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.13%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $80K in broker commissions, 0.0574% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 73%.
C000019816 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000019816. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.13% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.13% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000019816 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000019816, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $740 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.25% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.13%) | $119 | $369 | $639 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $19 | $32 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $68 |
| Total costs | $125 | $407 | $740 |
| Value after costs | $10,375 | $11,169 | $12,023 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.25% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
C000019816 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0574%
- Total broker commissions: $80K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $79.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 73%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000019816 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $11K | 17.36% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $9K | 14.52% |
| Jefferies LLC | $8K | 12.76% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $8K | 12.39% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $5K | 8.39% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $5K | 7.52% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $4K | 7.30% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $4K | 7.23% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $4K | 7.06% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3K | 5.48% |
C000019816 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $78.7M | 99.37% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $315K | 0.40% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $111K | 0.14% |
| Jefferies LLC | $74K | 0.09% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.