EKSAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Diversified Income Builder Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.84%: a 0.55% management fee plus 0.54% other expenses, less a 0.26% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $185K in broker commissions, 0.0535% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 83%.
EKSAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EKSAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.54% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.10% |
| Fee waiver | −0.26% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.84% |
| 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 |
EKSAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EKSAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,262 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.16% 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 0.84%) | $83 | $260 | $451 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $5 | $17 | $29 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $104 | $207 |
| Total costs | $692 | $955 | $1,262 |
| Value after costs | $9,808 | $10,621 | $11,501 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.92% | 2.97% | 2.16% |
EKSAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0535%
- Total broker commissions: $185K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $563.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 83%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EKSAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $33K | 19.40% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $30K | 17.36% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $27K | 15.57% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $20K | 11.53% |
| Jefferies LLC | $19K | 11.00% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $14K | 8.21% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $10K | 5.71% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $7K | 4.21% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $7K | 4.07% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $5K | 2.93% |
EKSAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $301.8M | 59.62% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $64.4M | 12.71% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $26.6M | 5.26% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $23.1M | 4.55% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $19.2M | 3.80% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $16.1M | 3.18% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $16.0M | 3.15% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $14.8M | 2.92% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $12.5M | 2.48% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $11.8M | 2.34% |
Allspring Diversified Income Builder Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKSRX | Class R6 | 0.43% | none |
| EKSYX | Institutional Class | 0.53% | none |
| EKSAX | Class A | 0.84% | 5.75% |
| EKSDX | Administrator Class | 0.88% | none |
| EKSCX | Class C | 1.59% | 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.