WGSCX Fees and Costs — Allspring Government Securities Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 1.59%: a 0.45% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.46% other expenses, less a 0.07% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $13K in broker commissions, 0.0033% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 103%.
WGSCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WGSCX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.45% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.46% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.66% |
| Fee waiver | −0.07% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.59% |
| 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 |
WGSCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WGSCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $985 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.67% 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 1.59%) | $167 | $518 | $892 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $26 | $91 |
| Total costs | $271 | $545 | $985 |
| Value after costs | $10,229 | $11,032 | $11,778 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.71% | 1.67% | 1.67% |
WGSCX 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): 0.0033%
- Total broker commissions: $13K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 103%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WGSCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $13K | 100.00% |
WGSCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $419.4M | 34.35% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $172.7M | 14.14% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $150.6M | 12.33% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $128.7M | 10.54% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $101.8M | 8.34% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $77.8M | 6.38% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $68.0M | 5.57% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $40.7M | 3.33% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $31.5M | 2.58% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $29.6M | 2.42% |
Allspring Government Securities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| SGVIX | Institutional Class | 0.48% | none |
| WGSDX | Administrator Class | 0.64% | none |
| SGVDX | Class A | 0.82% | 4.50% |
| WGSCX | Class C | 1.59% | 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.