WUSTX Fees and Costs — Allspring Ultra Short-Term Income Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 1.26%: a 0.24% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.44% other expenses, less a 0.18% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $26K in broker commissions, 0.0022% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 56%.
WUSTX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WUSTX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.24% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.44% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.44% |
| Fee waiver | −0.18% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.26% |
| 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 |
WUSTX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WUSTX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $785 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.33% 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 | $104 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.26%) | $132 | $412 | $712 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $20 | $72 |
| Total costs | $236 | $433 | $785 |
| Value after costs | $10,264 | $11,143 | $11,977 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.36% | 1.33% | 1.33% |
WUSTX 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): 0.0022%
- Total broker commissions: $26K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 56%
- Securities lending: none during the year
WUSTX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $26K | 100.00% |
WUSTX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.2B | 56.94% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $385.4M | 10.14% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $248.3M | 6.53% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $220.4M | 5.80% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $205.0M | 5.39% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $194.7M | 5.12% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $159.0M | 4.18% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $83.8M | 2.20% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $82.0M | 2.16% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $58.1M | 1.53% |
Allspring Ultra Short-Term Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| SADIX | Institutional Class | 0.26% | none |
| WUSNX | Class A2 | 0.41% | none |
| SADAX | Class A | 0.51% | 2.00% |
| WUSDX | Administrator Class | 0.51% | none |
| WUSTX | Class C | 1.26% | 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.