WGFCX Fees and Costs — Allspring Growth Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-23
The net expense ratio is 1.90%: a 0.72% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.46% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.2M in broker commissions, 0.0343% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 73%.
WGFCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WGFCX. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.72% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.46% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.93% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.90% |
| 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 |
WGFCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WGFCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,188 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.03% 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 | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.90%) | $200 | $616 | $1,059 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $11 | $19 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $31 | $110 |
| Total costs | $306 | $659 | $1,188 |
| Value after costs | $10,194 | $10,917 | $11,575 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.06% | 2.03% | 2.03% |
WGFCX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0343%
- Total broker commissions: $1.2M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.9B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 73%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WGFCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $170K | 20.30% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $113K | 13.53% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $103K | 12.27% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $98K | 11.66% |
| Jefferies LLC | $89K | 10.59% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $66K | 7.88% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $62K | 7.36% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $55K | 6.53% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $43K | 5.12% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $40K | 4.77% |
WGFCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.9B | 99.91% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.5M | 0.09% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $168K | 0.01% |
Allspring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SGRHX | Class R6 | 0.70% | none |
| SGRNX | Institutional Class | 0.75% | none |
| SGRKX | Administrator Class | 0.96% | none |
| SGRAX | Class A | 1.12% | 5.75% |
| WGFCX | 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.