WSGIX Fees and Costs — Allspring Short Duration Government Bond Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.42%: a 0.35% management fee plus 0.20% other expenses, less a 0.13% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $8K in broker commissions, 0.0040% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 187%.
WSGIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WSGIX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.35% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.20% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.55% |
| Fee waiver | −0.13% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.42% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| 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 |
WSGIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WSGIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $268 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.45% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.42%) | $44 | $138 | $242 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $7 | $24 |
| Total costs | $45 | $147 | $268 |
| Value after costs | $10,455 | $11,430 | $12,495 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.45% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
WSGIX 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): 0.0040%
- Total broker commissions: $8K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 187%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WSGIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 100.00% |
WSGIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $365.9M | 38.27% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $131.2M | 13.73% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $104.4M | 10.92% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $59.0M | 6.17% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $57.5M | 6.01% |
| Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. | $57.3M | 5.99% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $55.3M | 5.79% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $49.5M | 5.17% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $40.8M | 4.27% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $35.2M | 3.68% |
Allspring Short Duration Government Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSDRX | Class R6 | 0.37% | none |
| WSGIX | Institutional Class | 0.42% | none |
| MNSGX | Administrator Class | 0.60% | none |
| MSDAX | Class A | 0.76% | 2.00% |
| MSDCX | Class C | 1.52% | 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.