EVUAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.03%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.50% other expenses, less a 0.12% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $42K in broker commissions, 0.0118% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.
EVUAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EVUAX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.50% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.15% |
| Fee waiver | −0.12% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.03% |
| 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 |
EVUAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EVUAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,348 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.32% 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 1.03%) | $102 | $318 | $551 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $6 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $107 | $215 |
| Total costs | $707 | $1,003 | $1,348 |
| Value after costs | $9,793 | $10,573 | $11,415 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.07% | 3.12% | 2.32% |
EVUAX 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): 0.0118%
- Total broker commissions: $42K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $69.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 13%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EVUAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $17K | 41.51% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $17K | 40.31% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $5K | 12.09% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $1K | 3.37% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $609 | 1.46% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $425 | 1.02% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $102 | 0.24% |
EVUAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $69.2M | 100.00% |
Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVUYX | Institutional Class | 0.72% | none |
| EVUDX | Administrator Class | 0.92% | none |
| EVUAX | Class A | 1.03% | 5.75% |
| EVUCX | Class C | 1.79% | 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.