WHYCX Fees and Costs — Allspring High Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-10-14

The net expense ratio is 1.55%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.51% other expenses, less a 0.21% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $0 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 35%.

WHYCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WHYCX. Prospectus, as of June 30, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee0.75%
Other expenses0.51%
Gross expense ratio1.76%
Fee waiver−0.21%
Net expense ratio1.55%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

WHYCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in WHYCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $959 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.63% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.55%)$163$505$871
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$25$88
Total costs$266$530$959
Value after costs$10,234$11,046$11,804
Impact on return, per year2.66%1.63%1.63%

WHYCX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: $0
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $381.5M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 35%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

WHYCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$0100.00%

WHYCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$171.9M53.46%
BNY Capital Markets, LLC$28.2M8.76%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$26.6M8.26%
Barclays Capital Inc.$21.4M6.67%
State Street Bank and Trust Company$18.5M5.75%
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.$18.0M5.60%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$10.7M3.33%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$8.9M2.78%
BofA Securities, Inc.$8.9M2.76%
D.A. Davidson & Co.$8.4M2.63%

Allspring High Yield Municipal Bond Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
AHYMC0002818580.50%—
EKHRXClass R60.50%none
WHYIXInstitutional Class0.55%none
WHYDXAdministrator Class0.70%none
WHYMXClass A0.80%4.50%
WHYCXClass C1.55%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.