DHICX Fees and Costs — Allspring Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-10-14
The net expense ratio is 1.53%: a 0.37% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.41% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 15%.
DHICX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DHICX. Prospectus, as of June 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.37% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.41% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.53% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.53% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DHICX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DHICX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $947 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.61% 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 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.53%) | $161 | $498 | $860 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $25 | $87 |
| Total costs | $264 | $523 | $947 |
| Value after costs | $10,236 | $11,053 | $11,816 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.64% | 1.61% | 1.61% |
DHICX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 15%
- Securities lending: none during the year
DHICX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $956.0M | 43.54% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $423.5M | 19.29% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $265.7M | 12.10% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $157.8M | 7.19% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $98.0M | 4.46% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $75.4M | 3.43% |
| U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | $65.0M | 2.96% |
| Truist Securities, Inc. | $63.5M | 2.89% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $52.0M | 2.37% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $38.7M | 1.76% |
Allspring Strategic Municipal Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTM | C000281857 | 0.42% | — |
| VMPRX | Class R6 | 0.42% | none |
| STRIX | Institutional Class | 0.47% | none |
| VMPYX | Administrator Class | 0.68% | none |
| VMPAX | Class A | 0.78% | 4.00% |
| DHICX | Class C | 1.53% | 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.