WDSAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Disciplined Small Cap Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.91%: a 0.50% management fee plus 0.61% other expenses, less a 0.20% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $92K in broker commissions, 0.0838% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 48%.
WDSAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WDSAX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.61% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.11% |
| Fee waiver | −0.20% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.91% |
| 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 |
WDSAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WDSAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,320 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.27% 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 0.91%) | $90 | $281 | $487 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $8 | $26 | $45 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $106 | $213 |
| Total costs | $702 | $988 | $1,320 |
| Value after costs | $9,798 | $10,589 | $11,443 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.02% | 3.08% | 2.27% |
WDSAX 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): 0.0838%
- Total broker commissions: $92K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $74.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 48%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WDSAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $36K | 38.67% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $19K | 20.25% |
| Jefferies LLC | $8K | 8.91% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 8.75% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $6K | 6.97% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $6K | 6.29% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4K | 4.45% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $3K | 3.28% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2K | 2.23% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $182 | 0.20% |
WDSAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $74.8M | 100.00% |
Allspring Disciplined Small Cap Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSCJX | Class R6 | 0.50% | none |
| WSCOX | Institutional Class | 0.60% | none |
| NVSOX | Administrator Class | 0.85% | none |
| WDSAX | Class A | 0.91% | 5.75% |
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.