EKGAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Special Global Small Cap Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-23
The net expense ratio is 1.41%: a 0.95% management fee plus 0.62% other expenses, less a 0.16% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $54K in broker commissions, 0.0440% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 36%.
EKGAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EKGAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.95% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.62% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.57% |
| Fee waiver | −0.16% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.41% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| 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 |
EKGAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EKGAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,583 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.74% 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 | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.41%) | $140 | $433 | $748 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $14 | $23 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $113 | $237 |
| Total costs | $748 | $1,135 | $1,583 |
| Value after costs | $9,752 | $10,442 | $11,180 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.48% | 3.55% | 2.74% |
EKGAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0440%
- Total broker commissions: $54K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $55.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 36%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EKGAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $4K | 14.85% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $3K | 13.27% |
| Jefferies LLC | $3K | 10.60% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $3K | 10.35% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $2K | 9.52% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2K | 9.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2K | 8.86% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 8.60% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $2K | 8.00% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $2K | 6.96% |
EKGAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $53.4M | 96.92% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $879K | 1.59% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $641K | 1.16% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $168K | 0.31% |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | $9K | 0.02% |
Allspring Special Global Small Cap Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKGIX | Institutional Class | 1.10% | none |
| EKGYX | Administrator Class | 1.40% | none |
| EKGAX | Class A | 1.41% | 5.75% |
| EKGCX | Class C | 2.22% | 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.