WFINX Fees and Costs — Allspring Index Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.19%: a 0.14% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.48% other expenses, less a 0.18% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $5K in broker commissions, 0.0004% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 3%.
WFINX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WFINX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.14% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.48% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.37% |
| Fee waiver | −0.18% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.19% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
WFINX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WFINX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $742 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.25% 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 | $104 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.19%) | $125 | $389 | $673 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $68 |
| Total costs | $229 | $409 | $742 |
| Value after costs | $10,271 | $11,168 | $12,021 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.29% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
WFINX 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): 0.0004%
- Total broker commissions: $5K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $314.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 3%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WFINX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3K | 61.60% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $696 | 13.20% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $416 | 7.88% |
| Cabrera Capital Markets LLC | $376 | 7.12% |
| BTIG, LLC | $235 | 4.45% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $127 | 2.41% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $116 | 2.20% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $23 | 0.43% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $21 | 0.40% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $17 | 0.32% |
WFINX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $221.2M | 70.27% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $93.6M | 29.72% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $17K | 0.01% |
| BTIG, LLC | $12K | 0.00% |
| Cabrera Capital Markets LLC | $10K | 0.00% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $2K | 0.00% |
Allspring Index Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WFIOX | Administrator Class | 0.25% | none |
| WFILX | Class A | 0.44% | 5.75% |
| WFIRX | C000019878 | 0.45% | none |
| WFINX | Class C | 1.19% | none |
| WFIMX | C000064961 | 1.20% | 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.