WFSHX Fees and Costs — Allspring Short-Term Bond Plus Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 1.37%: a 0.35% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.45% other expenses, less a 0.19% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $31K in broker commissions, 0.0043% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 182%.
WFSHX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WFSHX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.35% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.45% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.56% |
| Fee waiver | −0.19% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.37% |
| 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 |
WFSHX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WFSHX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $853 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.44% 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 1.37%) | $144 | $447 | $772 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $22 | $79 |
| Total costs | $248 | $471 | $853 |
| Value after costs | $10,252 | $11,106 | $11,910 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.48% | 1.44% | 1.44% |
WFSHX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0043%
- Total broker commissions: $31K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 182%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WFSHX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $31K | 100.00% |
WFSHX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.3B | 33.75% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $712.8M | 19.24% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $598.5M | 16.15% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $287.9M | 7.77% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $191.6M | 5.17% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $185.2M | 5.00% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $157.7M | 4.26% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $146.7M | 3.96% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $89.0M | 2.40% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $85.5M | 2.31% |
Allspring Short-Term Bond Plus Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSTYX | Class R6 | 0.25% | none |
| SSHIX | Institutional Class | 0.30% | none |
| SSTVX | Class A | 0.61% | 2.00% |
| WFSHX | Class C | 1.37% | 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.