EMGAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-23
The net expense ratio is 1.42%: a 0.93% management fee plus 0.50% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.5M in broker commissions, 0.0419% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 9%.
EMGAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EMGAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.93% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.50% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.43% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.42% |
| 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 |
EMGAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EMGAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,588 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.75% 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 1.42%) | $141 | $436 | $753 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $13 | $22 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $113 | $238 |
| Total costs | $748 | $1,137 | $1,588 |
| Value after costs | $9,752 | $10,439 | $11,175 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.48% | 3.56% | 2.75% |
EMGAX 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): 0.0419%
- Total broker commissions: $1.5M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 9%
- Securities on loan, average value: $0
- Net income from securities lending: —
EMGAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $411K | 34.17% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $220K | 18.31% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $120K | 10.01% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $115K | 9.57% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $109K | 9.06% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $76K | 6.32% |
| IIFL Capital Inc. | $45K | 3.71% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $37K | 3.04% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $35K | 2.94% |
| BTG Pactual US Capital, LLC | $35K | 2.88% |
EMGAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.4B | 98.71% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $15.3M | 1.08% |
| IIFL Capital Inc. | $3.1M | 0.22% |
Allspring Emerging Markets Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMGDX | Class R6 | 1.01% | none |
| EMGNX | Institutional Class | 1.11% | none |
| EMGYX | Administrator Class | 1.36% | none |
| EMGAX | Class A | 1.42% | 5.75% |
| EMGCX | Class C | 2.18% | 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.