WFEIX Fees and Costs — Allspring Mid Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-09-30
The net expense ratio is 0.85%: a 0.74% management fee plus 0.19% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $282K in broker commissions, 0.0448% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 69%.
WFEIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WFEIX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.74% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.19% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.93% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| 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 |
WFEIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WFEIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $561 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.94% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.85%) | $89 | $279 | $484 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $5 | $15 | $26 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $51 |
| Total costs | $94 | $308 | $561 |
| Value after costs | $10,406 | $11,268 | $12,202 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.94% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
WFEIX 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
WFEIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $54K | 23.65% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $37K | 16.10% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $27K | 12.08% |
| Jefferies LLC | $25K | 11.04% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $22K | 9.65% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $21K | 9.32% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $14K | 5.99% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $13K | 5.63% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $8K | 3.39% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $7K | 3.15% |
WFEIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $277.6M | 100.00% |
Allspring Mid Cap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENRX | Class R6 | 0.80% | none |
| WFEIX | Institutional Class | 0.85% | none |
| SEPKX | Administrator Class | 1.10% | none |
| SENAX | Class A | 1.18% | 5.75% |
| WENCX | Class C | 1.93% | 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.