# Allspring Fund - Small Company Growth Inst (WSCGX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wscgx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Allspring · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2008-03-31 This investment vehicle aims for significant capital appreciation over an extended period. It commits at least 80% of its total holdings to shares of smaller enterprises. Functioning as a feeder fund, it channels almost all of its assets into the Small Company Growth Portfolio, which is a master portfolio sharing virtually the same investment purpose and closely related strategies. Management considers small-capitalization companies to be those whose market value, at the time of acquisition, falls within the scope of the Russell 2000® Index. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $35.03 | | Expense Ratio | 0.94% | | Assets Under Management | $488.6M | | NAV | $35.03 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 9.57% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $3.35 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $30.98 – $39.63 | | Beta | 1.21 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $3.3530 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-17 - Pay date: 2025-12-18 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does WSCGX invest in? This investment vehicle aims for significant capital appreciation over an extended period. It commits at least 80% of its total holdings to shares of smaller enterprises. Functioning as a feeder fund, it channels almost all of its assets into the Small Company Growth Portfolio, which is a master portfolio sharing virtually the same investment purpose and closely related strategies. Management considers small-capitalization companies to be those whose market value, at the time of acquisition, falls within the scope of the Russell 2000® Index. ### What is the expense ratio of WSCGX? Allspring Fund - Small Company Growth Inst (WSCGX) charges an expense ratio of 0.94%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is WSCGX? Allspring Fund - Small Company Growth Inst (WSCGX) manages $488.6M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is WSCGX actively managed or an index fund? WSCGX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (WSCGX's is 0.94%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was WSCGX launched? Allspring Fund - Small Company Growth Inst (WSCGX) launched in March 2008 and is managed by Allspring. ### How has WSCGX performed? WSCGX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does WSCGX pay a dividend? Allspring Fund - Small Company Growth Inst (WSCGX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.57%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does WSCGX pay dividends? Allspring Fund - Small Company Growth Inst pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is WSCGX's dividend yield? WSCGX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 9.57%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is WSCGX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for WSCGX was 2025-12-17. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will WSCGX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.94% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does WSCGX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from WSCGX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does WSCGX cost more than a fund like VOO? WSCGX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.94%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to WSCGX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as WSCGX (0.94%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wscgx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wscgx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wscgx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wscgx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wscgx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.