WENCX Fees and Costs — Allspring Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-09-30

The net expense ratio is 1.93%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.48% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $282K in broker commissions, 0.0448% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 69%.

WENCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WENCX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.75%
Other expenses0.48%
Gross expense ratio1.98%
Fee waiver−0.05%
Net expense ratio1.93%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

WENCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in WENCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,211 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.07% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.93%)$203$626$1,074
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$15$25
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$32$112
Total costs$310$672$1,211
Value after costs$10,190$10,904$11,551
Impact on return, per year3.10%2.07%2.07%

WENCX 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): 0.0448%
  • Total broker commissions: $282K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $277.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 69%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

WENCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$54K23.65%
BofA Securities, Inc.$37K16.10%
Barclays Capital Inc.$27K12.08%
Jefferies LLC$25K11.04%
UBS Securities LLC$22K9.65%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$21K9.32%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$14K5.99%
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.$13K5.63%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$8K3.39%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$7K3.15%

WENCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$277.6M100.00%

Allspring Mid Cap Growth Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
WENRXClass R60.80%none
WFEIXInstitutional Class0.85%none
SEPKXAdministrator Class1.10%none
SENAXClass A1.18%5.75%
WENCXClass C1.93%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.