SSTHX Fees and Costs — Allspring Short-Term High Income Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-10-14
The net expense ratio is 0.51%: a 0.25% management fee plus 0.42% other expenses, less a 0.17% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $14K in broker commissions, 0.0006% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 40%.
SSTHX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SSTHX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.42% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.68% |
| Fee waiver | −0.17% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.51% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 3.00% |
| 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 |
SSTHX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in SSTHX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $696 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.17% 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 | $300 | $300 | $300 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.51%) | $52 | $163 | $284 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $15 | $55 | $111 |
| Total costs | $367 | $518 | $696 |
| Value after costs | $10,133 | $11,058 | $12,067 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.67% | 1.59% | 1.17% |
SSTHX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0006%
- Total broker commissions: $14K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 40%
- Securities lending: none during the year
SSTHX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $14K | 100.00% |
SSTHX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.1B | 63.37% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $275.2M | 8.29% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $274.3M | 8.27% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $182.1M | 5.49% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $95.8M | 2.89% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $86.1M | 2.60% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $83.4M | 2.51% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $80.0M | 2.41% |
| Jefferies LLC | $71.2M | 2.15% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $67.1M | 2.02% |
Allspring Short-Term High Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIC | C000281854 | 0.45% | — |
| SSTHX | Class A | 0.51% | 3.00% |
| STYIX | Institutional Class | 0.51% | none |
| WDHYX | Administrator Class | 0.66% | none |
| WFHYX | Class C | 1.57% | 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.