WFPAX Fees and Costs — Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.11%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.46% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $4.8M in broker commissions, 0.0352% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 38%.
WFPAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WFPAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.46% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.11% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.11% |
| 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 |
WFPAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WFPAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,407 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.42% 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 1.11%) | $110 | $342 | $593 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $11 | $19 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $108 | $221 |
| Total costs | $717 | $1,036 | $1,407 |
| Value after costs | $9,783 | $10,540 | $11,356 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.17% | 3.23% | 2.42% |
WFPAX 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): 0.0352%
- Total broker commissions: $4.8M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $6.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 38%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WFPAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $1.3M | 34.45% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $612K | 16.32% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $562K | 15.01% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $354K | 9.43% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $266K | 7.09% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $169K | 4.52% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $162K | 4.31% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $126K | 3.37% |
| Seaport Global Securities LLC | $108K | 2.87% |
| Stephens Inc. | $99K | 2.63% |
WFPAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $6.0B | 90.69% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $371.0M | 5.63% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $179.7M | 2.73% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $31.4M | 0.48% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $30.8M | 0.47% |
Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| WFPRX | Class R6 | 0.70% | none |
| WFMIX | Institutional Class | 0.80% | none |
| WFMDX | Administrator Class | 1.05% | none |
| WFPAX | Class A | 1.11% | 5.75% |
| WFPCX | Class C | 1.86% | 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.