Expense Ratio History

WARAX expense ratio history

Allspring Absolute Return Fund, Class A

Fund company
Allspring
Type
Mutual fund

1.20%

In basis points
120 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$120
Prospectus dated
1 September 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.88% on 1 September 2025

Fee over time

WARAX expense ratio: 1.66% until 1 Feb 2013, then 1.69%; 1.69% until 1 Feb 2014, then 1.62%; 1.62% until 1 Sep 2014, then 1.52%; 1.52% until 1 Sep 2015, then 1.51%; 1.51% until 1 Sep 2016, then 1.53%; 1.53% until 1 Sep 2017, then 1.55%; 1.55% until 1 Sep 2018, then 1.48%; 1.48% until 1 Sep 2019, then 1.53%; 1.53% until 1 Sep 2020, then 1.50%; 1.50% until 1 Sep 2021, then 1.59%; 1.59% until 1 Sep 2022, then 1.75%; 1.75% until 30 Jun 2023, then 1.74%; 1.74% until 30 Nov 2023, then 1.78%; 1.78% until 11 Mar 2024, then 1.14%; 1.14% until 31 Aug 2024, then 1.19%; 1.19% until 1 Sep 2024, then 0.88%; 0.88% until 1 Sep 2025, then 1.20%; read at 1.20% on 1 Sep 2025.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%Feb 2012Jun 2014Oct 2016Feb 2019Jun 2021Oct 20231.66% before1.20% from 1 Sep 2025
WARAX expense ratio: 1.66% until 1 Feb 2013, then 1.69%; 1.69% until 1 Feb 2014, then 1.62%; 1.62% until 1 Sep 2014, then 1.52%; 1.52% until 1 Sep 2015, then 1.51%; 1.51% until 1 Sep 2016, then 1.53%; 1.53% until 1 Sep 2017, then 1.55%; 1.55% until 1 Sep 2018, then 1.48%; 1.48% until 1 Sep 2019, then 1.53%; 1.53% until 1 Sep 2020, then 1.50%; 1.50% until 1 Sep 2021, then 1.59%; 1.59% until 1 Sep 2022, then 1.75%; 1.75% until 30 Jun 2023, then 1.74%; 1.74% until 30 Nov 2023, then 1.78%; 1.78% until 11 Mar 2024, then 1.14%; 1.14% until 31 Aug 2024, then 1.19%; 1.19% until 1 Sep 2024, then 0.88%; 0.88% until 1 Sep 2025, then 1.20%; read at 1.20% on 1 Sep 2025.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%Feb 2012Sep 2016Apr 20211.66% before1.20% from 1 Sep 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 6 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
WARAX (this page) Class A 1.20% 1.19% 1 Sep 2025
WARCX Class C 1.95% 1.94% 1 Sep 2025
WARDX Administrator Class 1.13% 1.06% 1 Sep 2025
WABIX Institutional Class 0.88% 0.82% 1 Sep 2025
WARRX Class R6 0.78% 0.77% 1 Sep 2025
— — 2.00% — 1 Sep 2022

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Sep 2025 1.20% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2025 1.20% Raised from 0.88% to 1.20%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-08-26
1 Sep 2024 0.88% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2024 0.88% Cut from 1.19% to 0.88%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-08-23
31 Aug 2024 1.19% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-08-31 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
31 Aug 2024 1.19% Raised from 1.14% to 1.19%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2024-09-06
11 Mar 2024 1.14% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-03-11 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
11 Mar 2024 1.14% Cut from 1.78% to 1.14%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-03-08
30 Nov 2023 1.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-11-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Nov 2023 1.78% Raised from 1.74% to 1.78%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2023-11-17
1 Sep 2023 1.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2023 1.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-06-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Jun 2023 1.74% Cut from 1.75% to 1.74%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2023-06-30
1 Sep 2022 1.75% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2022 1.75% Raised from 1.59% to 1.75%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-08-25
1 Sep 2021 1.59% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2021 1.59% Raised from 1.50% to 1.59%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-08-25
1 Sep 2020 1.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2020 1.50% Cut from 1.53% to 1.50%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-09-04
1 Sep 2019 1.53% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2019 1.53% Raised from 1.48% to 1.53%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-09-09
1 Sep 2018 1.48% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2018 1.48% Cut from 1.55% to 1.48%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-09-04
1 Sep 2017 1.55% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2017 1.55% Raised from 1.53% to 1.55%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-09-21
1 Sep 2016 1.53% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2016 1.53% Raised from 1.51% to 1.53%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-09-14
1 Sep 2015 1.51% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-09-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Sep 2015 1.51% Cut from 1.52% to 1.51%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-09-16
1 Sep 2014 1.52% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-09-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Sep 2014 1.52% Cut from 1.62% to 1.52%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2015-07-22
1 Feb 2014 1.62% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2014 1.62% Cut from 1.69% to 1.62%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-02-20
1 Feb 2013 1.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-02-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Feb 2013 1.69% Raised from 1.66% to 1.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2013-07-26
1 Mar 2012 1.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.20% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,461 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,478.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$123
3 years$383
5 years$663
10 years$1,461

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 19 prospectuses for this share class since 2012. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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