EKHIX Fees and Costs — Allspring High Yield Bond Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.53%: a 0.55% management fee plus 0.18% other expenses, less a 0.20% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 62%.
EKHIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EKHIX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.18% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.73% |
| Fee waiver | −0.20% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.53% |
| 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 |
EKHIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EKHIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $335 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.56% 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 0.53%) | $56 | $174 | $304 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $9 | $31 |
| Total costs | $56 | $183 | $335 |
| Value after costs | $10,444 | $11,393 | $12,428 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
EKHIX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $555.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 62%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EKHIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $219.3M | 43.34% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $68.0M | 13.45% |
| Jefferies LLC | $40.3M | 7.96% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $39.3M | 7.78% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $32.0M | 6.33% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $28.5M | 5.64% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $28.3M | 5.59% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $25.9M | 5.12% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $16.3M | 3.22% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $8.0M | 1.59% |
Allspring High Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKHIX | Institutional Class | 0.53% | none |
| EKHYX | Administrator Class | 0.80% | none |
| EKHAX | Class A | 0.90% | 4.50% |
| EKHCX | Class C | 1.67% | 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.