ESPAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Special Small Cap Value Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.26%: a 0.79% management fee plus 0.46% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $2.3M in broker commissions, 0.0569% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.
ESPAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ESPAX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.79% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.46% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.26% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.26% |
| 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 |
ESPAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ESPAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,505 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.60% 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 1.26%) | $125 | $388 | $670 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $18 | $30 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $111 | $230 |
| Total costs | $734 | $1,091 | $1,505 |
| Value after costs | $9,766 | $10,485 | $11,257 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.34% | 3.41% | 2.60% |
ESPAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0569%
- Total broker commissions: $2.3M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
- Securities lending: none during the year
ESPAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $319K | 19.00% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $279K | 16.62% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $274K | 16.33% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $246K | 14.62% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $189K | 11.23% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $96K | 5.73% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $75K | 4.45% |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. | $71K | 4.22% |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | $68K | 4.07% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $63K | 3.73% |
ESPAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.9B | 94.86% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $28.8M | 1.41% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $23.7M | 1.16% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $22.9M | 1.12% |
| B. Riley & Co., LLC | $11.0M | 0.54% |
| Jefferies LLC | $7.3M | 0.36% |
| Needham & Company, LLC | $5.8M | 0.29% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $3.1M | 0.15% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2.3M | 0.11% |
| Northern Trust Securities, Inc. | $128K | 0.01% |
Allspring Special Small Cap Value Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPRX | Class R6 | 0.85% | none |
| ESPNX | Institutional Class | 0.95% | none |
| ESPIX | Administrator Class | 1.20% | none |
| ESPAX | Class A | 1.26% | 5.75% |
| ESPCX | Class C | 1.99% | 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.