SFAAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.06%: a 0.61% management fee plus 0.46% 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 $71K in broker commissions, 0.0055% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 19%.
SFAAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SFAAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.61% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.46% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.07% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.06% |
| 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 |
SFAAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in SFAAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,361 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.34% 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 1.06%) | $105 | $327 | $567 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $107 | $216 |
| Total costs | $709 | $1,011 | $1,361 |
| Value after costs | $9,791 | $10,566 | $11,402 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.09% | 3.15% | 2.34% |
SFAAX 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): 0.0055%
- Total broker commissions: $71K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $903.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 19%
- Securities lending: none during the year
SFAAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $64K | 90.77% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $4K | 5.82% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $881 | 1.24% |
| BTIG, LLC | $785 | 1.11% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $445 | 0.63% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $204 | 0.29% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $72 | 0.10% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $20 | 0.03% |
| Jefferies LLC | $11 | 0.02% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $3 | 0.00% |
SFAAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $532.2M | 58.93% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $100.9M | 11.17% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $84.8M | 9.39% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $74.1M | 8.21% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $40.3M | 4.46% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $28.9M | 3.20% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $27.0M | 2.99% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $10.6M | 1.18% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $4.3M | 0.47% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $71K | 0.01% |
Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WFATX | Institutional Class | 0.75% | none |
| WFAIX | Administrator Class | 0.90% | none |
| SFAAX | Class A | 1.06% | 5.75% |
| WFALX | Class C | 1.81% | 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.