EKJAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Premier Large Company Growth Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-10-14
The net expense ratio is 1.08%: a 0.68% management fee plus 0.46% other expenses, less a 0.06% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $432K in broker commissions, 0.0315% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 82%.
EKJAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EKJAX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.68% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.46% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.14% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.08% |
| 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 |
EKJAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EKJAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,388 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.39% 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 1.08%) | $107 | $333 | $577 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $10 | $17 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $108 | $219 |
| Total costs | $714 | $1,025 | $1,388 |
| Value after costs | $9,786 | $10,551 | $11,375 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.14% | 3.20% | 2.39% |
EKJAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0315%
- Total broker commissions: $432K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 82%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EKJAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $53K | 17.25% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $47K | 15.22% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $34K | 11.14% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $31K | 10.16% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $30K | 9.81% |
| Jefferies LLC | $26K | 8.58% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $25K | 7.96% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $22K | 7.17% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $21K | 6.80% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $18K | 5.89% |
EKJAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.2B | 99.91% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.0M | 0.09% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $69K | 0.01% |
Allspring Premier Large Company 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APLG | C000281856 | 0.65% | — |
| EKJFX | Class R6 | 0.65% | none |
| EKJYX | Institutional Class | 0.70% | none |
| WFPDX | Administrator Class | 1.00% | none |
| EKJAX | Class A | 1.08% | 5.75% |
| EKJCX | Class C | 1.85% | 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.