EQICX Fees and Costs — Allspring Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-23
The net expense ratio is 2.30%: a 1.05% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.56% other expenses, less a 0.06% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $736K in broker commissions, 0.2028% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 57%.
EQICX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EQICX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.05% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.56% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.36% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 2.30% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
EQICX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EQICX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,519 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.63% 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 | $102 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.30%) | $242 | $742 | $1,266 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $21 | $65 | $112 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $40 | $141 |
| Total costs | $365 | $848 | $1,519 |
| Value after costs | $10,135 | $10,729 | $11,244 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.65% | 2.63% | 2.63% |
EQICX 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): 0.2028%
- Total broker commissions: $736K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $249.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 57%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EQICX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $155K | 24.36% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $84K | 13.21% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $78K | 12.29% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $70K | 11.02% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $60K | 9.35% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $48K | 7.60% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $48K | 7.51% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $37K | 5.86% |
| Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. | $31K | 4.82% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $25K | 3.98% |
EQICX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $247.9M | 99.39% |
| BTG Pactual US Capital, LLC | $1.5M | 0.61% |
Allspring Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQIRX | Class R6 | 1.01% | none |
| EQIIX | Institutional Class | 1.11% | none |
| EQIAX | Class A | 1.42% | 5.75% |
| EQIDX | Administrator Class | 1.45% | none |
| EQICX | Class C | 2.30% | 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.