C000019826 Fees and Costs — Allspring VT Small Cap Growth Fund, Class 2
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.16%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.11% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $196K in broker commissions, 0.0669% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 71%.
C000019826 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000019826. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.11% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.16% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.16% |
| 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 | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000019826 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000019826, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $764 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.29% 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 1.16%) | $122 | $379 | $656 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $7 | $22 | $38 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $20 | $70 |
| Total costs | $129 | $421 | $764 |
| Value after costs | $10,371 | $11,155 | $11,999 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.29% | 1.29% | 1.29% |
C000019826 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): 0.0669%
- Total broker commissions: $196K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $235.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 71%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000019826 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $27K | 19.73% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $23K | 16.68% |
| Jefferies LLC | $19K | 13.58% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $14K | 9.73% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $12K | 8.98% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $11K | 7.83% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $9K | 6.48% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $8K | 6.02% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 5.84% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $7K | 5.13% |
C000019826 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $232.0M | 98.35% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2.1M | 0.91% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $1.2M | 0.49% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $578K | 0.25% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $14K | 0.01% |
Allspring VT Small Cap Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000101966 | Class 1 | 0.91% | none |
| C000019826 | Class 2 | 1.16% | none |
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.