WFEAX Fees and Costs — Allspring International Equity Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-23
The net expense ratio is 1.14%: a 0.80% management fee plus 0.52% other expenses, less a 0.18% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $111K in broker commissions, 0.0544% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.
WFEAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WFEAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.52% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.32% |
| Fee waiver | −0.18% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.14% |
| 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 |
WFEAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WFEAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,435 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.48% 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 1.14%) | $113 | $351 | $608 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $5 | $17 | $29 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $109 | $223 |
| Total costs | $722 | $1,052 | $1,435 |
| Value after costs | $9,778 | $10,524 | $11,328 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.22% | 3.28% | 2.48% |
WFEAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0544%
- Total broker commissions: $111K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $114.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WFEAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $28K | 31.29% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $10K | 11.43% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $9K | 10.06% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8K | 9.36% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 8.63% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $7K | 7.35% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $6K | 6.33% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $5K | 5.61% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $5K | 5.36% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $4K | 4.59% |
WFEAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $114.7M | 100.00% |
Allspring International Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WFEHX | Class R6 | 0.79% | none |
| WFENX | Institutional Class | 0.84% | none |
| WFEAX | Class A | 1.14% | 5.75% |
| WFEDX | Administrator Class | 1.15% | none |
| WFEFX | Class C | 1.90% | 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.