WSICX Fees and Costs — Allspring Income Plus Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-08-26

The net expense ratio is 1.47%: a 0.52% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.50% other expenses, less a 0.31% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $14K in broker commissions, 0.0068% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 486%.

WSICX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WSICX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.52%
12b-1 fee0.75%
Other expenses0.50%
Gross expense ratio1.78%
Fee waiver−0.31%
Net expense ratio1.47%
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

WSICX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in WSICX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $915 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.55% 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 1.47%)$154$479$827
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$2$4
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$24$84
Total costs$259$505$915
Value after costs$10,241$11,071$11,848
Impact on return, per year2.59%1.55%1.55%

WSICX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0068%
  • Total broker commissions: $14K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.0B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 486%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

WSICX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$14K99.98%
BofA Securities, Inc.$30.02%

WSICX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Mizuho Securities USA LLC$654.5M23.93%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$535.0M19.56%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$506.1M18.50%
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$420.7M15.38%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$204.9M7.49%
BMO Capital Markets Corp.$118.5M4.33%
BofA Securities, Inc.$116.5M4.26%
TD Securities (USA) LLC$64.8M2.37%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$60.1M2.20%
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.$54.2M1.98%

Allspring Income Plus Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
WSINXInstitutional Class0.39%none
WSIDXAdministrator Class0.67%none
WSIAXClass A0.70%4.00%
WSICXClass C1.47%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.