C000163719 Fees and Costs — Allspring Absolute Return Fund, Class R
Data updated: 2026-09-23
The net expense ratio is 2.00%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $21K in broker commissions, 0.0047% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 38%.
C000163719 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000163719. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2022.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.82% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.58% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.00% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 2.00% |
| 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 |
C000163719 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000163719, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,229 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.10% 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 2.00%) | $210 | $648 | $1,113 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $32 | $114 |
| Total costs | $210 | $682 | $1,229 |
| Value after costs | $10,290 | $10,894 | $11,534 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.10% |
C000163719 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0047%
- Total broker commissions: $21K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $403.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 38%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000163719 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $10K | 47.25% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $9K | 41.34% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 11.41% |
C000163719 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $326.2M | 80.78% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $39.3M | 9.74% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $31.4M | 7.78% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $6.9M | 1.70% |
Allspring Absolute Return Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARRX | Class R6 | 0.74% | none |
| WABIX | Institutional Class | 0.79% | none |
| WARDX | Administrator Class | 1.06% | none |
| WARAX | Class A | 1.15% | 5.75% |
| WARCX | Class C | 1.90% | none |
| C000163719 | Class R | 2.00% | 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.