WEMAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Emerging Growth Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-23
The net expense ratio is 1.21%: a 0.85% management fee plus 0.54% other expenses, less a 0.18% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $193K in broker commissions, 0.0649% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 58%.
WEMAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WEMAX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.85% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.54% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.39% |
| Fee waiver | −0.18% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.21% |
| 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 |
WEMAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WEMAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,481 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.56% 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 1.21%) | $120 | $373 | $644 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $20 | $35 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $110 | $228 |
| Total costs | $730 | $1,078 | $1,481 |
| Value after costs | $9,770 | $10,499 | $11,281 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.30% | 3.36% | 2.56% |
WEMAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0649%
- Total broker commissions: $193K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $259.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 58%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WEMAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $27K | 19.12% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $23K | 16.03% |
| Jefferies LLC | $16K | 10.92% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $15K | 10.30% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $14K | 9.87% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $12K | 8.54% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $11K | 7.72% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $11K | 7.58% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $8K | 5.35% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $7K | 4.59% |
WEMAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $251.9M | 96.92% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.8M | 1.09% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2.4M | 0.93% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $1.3M | 0.49% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $892K | 0.34% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $571K | 0.22% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $12K | 0.00% |
Allspring Emerging Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEGRX | Class R6 | 0.80% | none |
| WEMIX | Institutional Class | 0.90% | none |
| WFGDX | Administrator Class | 1.15% | none |
| WEMAX | Class A | 1.21% | 5.75% |
| WEMCX | Class C | 1.97% | 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.