# EDGAR Filing Document

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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001081400-25-000543

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

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**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251023

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251023

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251023

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ALLSPRING FUNDS TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001081400

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-74295
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251412418

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1415 VANTAGE PARK DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** 3RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28203
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 833-568-4255

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1415 VANTAGE PARK DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** 3RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28203

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990308

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Allspring Alternative Risk Premia Fund (Series ID: S000063608)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
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| C000206057 | Class R6            | WRPRX           |
| C000206058 | Institutional Class | WRPIX           |

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| .![](su12331img001.jpg)  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Summary Prospectus<br>November 1, 2025 |

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Allspring Alternative Risk Premia Fund<br>

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Class R6: WRPRX; Institutional Class: WRPIX <u>*Link to Prospectus*</u> <u>*Link to SAI*</u>

*Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus, reports to shareholders and other information about the Fund online at allspringglobal.com/reports. You can also get information at no cost by calling 1-800-222-8222, or by sending an email request to AllspringFundsShareholders@allspringglobal.com. The current prospectus ("Prospectus") and statement of additional information("SAI"), dated November 1, 2025, as supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus. The Fund's SAI may be obtained, free of charge, in the same manner as the Prospectus.*

**Investment Objective**

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

**Fees and Expenses**

These tables are intended to help you understand the various costs and expenses you will pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund.

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| **Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of offering price) |

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| **Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)<sup>1</sup>** | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)<sup>1</sup>** | **Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)<sup>1</sup>** |
|  | **R6** | **Institutional** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Management Fees | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Distribution (12b-1) Fees | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other Expenses | 0.33% | 0.43% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses** | **0.95%** | **1.05%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Fee Waivers | (0.31)% | (0.31)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers<sup>2</sup>** | **0.64%** | **0.74%** |

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1. Expenses have been adjusted as necessary from amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year to reflect current fees and expenses.

2. The Manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2026, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at 0.62% for Class R6 and 0.72% for Institutional Class. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Prior to or after the commitment expiration date, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

**Example of Expenses**

The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other funds. The example assumes a $10,000 initial investment, 5% annual total return, and that fees and expenses remain the same as in the tables above. To the extent that the Manager is waiving fees or reimbursing expenses, the example assumes that such waiver or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Assuming you sold your shares, you would pay:** | **After 1 Year** | **After 3 Years** | **After 5 Years** | **After 10 Years** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Class R6 | $65 | $272 | $495 | $1138 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Institutional Class | $76 | $303 | $549 | $1254 |

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio. However, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to transactions involving certain short-term instruments or derivatives. If such transactions were included in the calculation, the Fund would have a higher portfolio turnover rate.

**Principal Investment Strategies**

The Fund seeks to provide investors with exposure to sources of excess return, known as alternative risk premia (ARP), which result from systematic risks and/or behavioral biases existing within the financial markets. We believe that ARP exist as compensation for investors that are willing to assume particular market risks that other investors are unable or unwilling to assume because of structural constraints or behavioral biases. The return patterns of ARP have historically displayed low correlations with one another and with traditional asset classes. We seek to maintain low correlations with stock and bond investments while producing a positive return over a 3 to 5 year period.

In order to capture various ARP, the Fund may establish both long and short positions in equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities directly or with derivatives. The derivative holdings may include futures, forwards, and swaps. The equity holdings are diversified across global developed market listed equities of any market capitalization or related derivatives. For purposes of maintaining collateral for derivative positions, a significant portion of the Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalent investments, including, but not limited to, short-term investment funds and/or U.S. Government securities. Other than the fixed income securities that the Fund will hold directly for the purpose of maintaining collateral, the Fund's fixed income positions will primarily be established through treasury and interest rate futures.

We will use a dynamic approach to maintain a balanced risk allocation approach to establish the Fund's exposures to ARP, typically investing in a combination of the following strategies:

■ **Value.** We define value as buying assets with lower valuations and selling assets with higher valuations. Valuations relate market prices to some financial metric relevant to an asset class. For example, buying equities with lower price to book or price to equity ratios and selling assets with higher price to book or price to equity ratios. The value premia may be captured in multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities.

■ **Momentum.** We define momentum as buying assets with strong recent performance and selling assets with weak recent performance. The momentum premia may be captured in multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities.

■ **Carry.** Carry strategies seek to capture the tendency for higher yielding assets to provide higher total returns versus lower yielding assets. One example is to buy higher yielding currencies while selling lower yielding currencies. Carry strategies may be employed on multiple asset classes, including fixed income, currencies and commodities.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in the common or preferred stock of a subsidiary of the Fund that typically invests directly or indirectly in commodity-linked derivatives such as commodity forwards, commodity futures, commodity swaps, swaps on commodity futures and other commodity-linked derivative securities; it may also invest in all other securities allowed in the Fund. These holdings may contribute more than 15% of the Fund's risk allocation.

**The investment techniques employed by the Fund create leverage. As a result, the sum of the Fund's investment exposures will typically exceed the amount of the Fund's net assets. These exposures may vary over time. We expect gross notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of 200% to 1200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions; leverage may be significantly different (higher or lower) as deemed necessary by the Investment Manager. We expect net notional exposure of the Fund to be in a range of -200% to 200% of the net asset value of the Fund under normal market conditions.**

Fund volatility is a statistical measurement of the dispersion of a portfolio's returns as measured by the annualized standard deviation of its returns. By certain definitions, higher volatility tends to indicate higher risk. We will target an annualized Fund volatility of between 8% and 10%. The actual volatility may be higher or lower depending on market conditions as actual volatility can and will differ from targeted volatility.

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**Principal Investment Risks**

An investment in the Fund may lose money, is not a deposit of a bank or its affiliates, is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, and is primarily subject to the risks briefly summarized below.

**Market Risk.** The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by the Fund may decline due to general market conditions or other factors, including those directly involving the issuers of such securities. Securities markets are volatile and may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, regulatory, political, or economic developments. Different sectors of the market and different security types may react differently to such developments.

**Alternative Risk Premia Investment Risk.** The Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely upon the portfolio managers' successful evaluation of the risks, potential returns, and correlation properties with respect to the various risk premia in which the Fund invests.

**Derivatives Risk.** The use of derivatives, such as futures, options and swap agreements, can lead to losses, including those magnified by leverage, particularly when derivatives are used to enhance return rather than mitigate risk. Certain derivative instruments may be difficult to sell when the portfolio manager believes it would be appropriate to do so, or the other party to a derivative contract may be unwilling or unable to fulfill its contractual obligations.

**Leverage Risk.** Certain transactions, such as derivatives, may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage increases the Fund's portfolio losses when the value of its investments declines. Because many derivatives have a leverage component (i.e., a notional value in excess of the assets needed to establish and/or maintain the derivative position), adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index may result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Leveraging may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged.

**Commodities Risk.** The value of commodities and commodity-linked derivative investments will generally be affected by overall market movements, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity index volatility and changes in interest rates, as well as factors specific to a particular industry or commodity. Commodities investments may also be more volatile and less liquid than other types of investments.

**Debt Securities Risk.** Debt securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the possibility that the issuer or guarantor of a debt security may be unable, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal when they become due. In these instances, the value of an investment could decline and the Fund could lose money. Credit risk increases as an issuer's credit quality or financial strength declines. Interest rate risk is the possibility that interest rates will change over time. When interest rates rise, the value of debt securities tends to fall. The longer the terms of the debt securities held by a Fund, the more the Fund is subject to this risk. If interest rates decline, interest that the Fund is able to earn on its investments in debt securities may also decline, which could cause the Fund to reduce the dividends it pays to shareholders, but the value of those securities may increase. Very low or negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk.

**Equity Securities Risk.** The values of equity securities may experience periods of substantial price volatility and may decline significantly over short time periods. In general, the values of equity securities are more volatile than those of debt securities. Equity securities fluctuate in value and price in response to factors specific to the issuer of the security, such as management performance, financial condition, and market demand for the issuer's products or services, as well as factors unrelated to the fundamental condition of the issuer, including general market, economic and political conditions. Different parts of a market, industry and sector may react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political, and economic developments.

**Foreign Currency Contracts Risk**. A Fund that enters into forwards or other foreign currency contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk that the portfolio manager may be incorrect in his or her judgment of future exchange rate changes.

**Foreign Investment Risk.** Foreign investments may be subject to lower liquidity, greater price volatility and risks related to adverse political, regulatory, market or economic developments. Foreign investments may involve exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be subject to higher withholding and other taxes.

**Futures Contracts Risk.** A Fund that uses futures contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk of loss caused by unanticipated market movements. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain futures contracts.

**Growth/Value Investing Risk.** Securities that exhibit growth or value characteristics tend to perform differently and shift into and out of favor with investors depending on changes in market and economic sentiment and conditions.

**Management Risk.** Investment decisions, techniques, analyses or models implemented by a Fund's manager or sub-adviser in seeking to achieve the Fund's investment objective may not produce expected returns, may cause the Fund's shares to lose value or may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives.

**Short Sales Risk.** Short selling is generally considered speculative, has the potential for unlimited loss and may involve

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leverage, which can magnify a Fund's exposure to assets that decline in value and increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset value.

**Smaller Company Securities Risk.** Securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies.

**Subsidiary Risk.** The value of a Fund's investment in its Cayman Islands subsidiary may be adversely impacted by the risks associated with the underlying derivatives investments of the subsidiary. In addition, changes in the laws or regulations of the United States or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund or the subsidiary to continue to operate as described in the prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.

**Swaps Risk**. Depending on their structure, swap agreements and options to enter into swap agreements ("swaptions"), both of which are types of derivatives, may increase or decrease a Fund's exposure to long- or short-term interest rates, foreign currency values, mortgage-backed securities, corporate borrowing rates, or credit events or other reference points such as security prices or inflation rates.

**U.S. Government Obligations Risk.** U.S. Government obligations may be adversely impacted by changes in interest rates, and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. U.S. Government obligations may be adversely affected by a default by, or decline in the credit quality, of the U.S. Government.

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**Performance**

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The Fund's average annual total returns are compared to the performance of one or more indices. Past performance before and after taxes is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's website at www.allspringglobal.com.

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| **Calendar Year Total Returns for Institutional Class as of 12/31 each year**  | **Calendar Year Total Returns for Institutional Class as of 12/31 each year**  | **Calendar Year Total Returns for Institutional Class as of 12/31 each year**  |
| .![](su12331img003.jpg)  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Highest Quarter:** <br>June 30, 2022 | +6.68% |
| .![](su12331img003.jpg)  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Lowest Quarter:** <br>March 31, 2020 | -11.71% |
| .![](su12331img003.jpg)  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2025 is +1.81% |  |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2024 (returns reflect applicable sales charges)** | **Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2024 (returns reflect applicable sales charges)** | **Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2024 (returns reflect applicable sales charges)** | **Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2024 (returns reflect applicable sales charges)** | **Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/2024 (returns reflect applicable sales charges)** |
|  | **Inception Date of Share Class** | **1 Year** | **5 Year** | **Since Inception** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Class R6 (before taxes) | 1/29/2019 | 11.15% | 1.84% | 0.82% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Institutional Class (before taxes) | 1/29/2019 | 11.22% | 1.76% | 0.74% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |  | 5.25% | 2.46% | 2.43% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |  | 1.25% | -0.33% | 1.05% |

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state, local or foreign taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) Plans or Individual Retirement Accounts.

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**Fund Management**

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Manager** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Sub-Adviser** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Portfolio Manager, Title/Managed Since** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Allspring Funds Management, LLC | &nbsp;&nbsp;Allspring Global Investments (UK) Limited | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Elon Eznati**, Portfolio Manager / 2025 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Allspring Global Investments, LLC | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Petros N. Bocray, CFA, FRM**, Portfolio Manager / 2019 |

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**Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares**

In general, you can buy or sell shares of the Fund online or by mail, phone or wire on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. You also may buy and sell shares through a financial professional, or if applicable, your retirement plan sponsor.

Eligibility requirements may vary by class; please see "Share Class Eligibility" in the Prospectus for more information.

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Minimum Investments** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Additional Investments** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Class R6</u> | &nbsp;&nbsp;Eligible investors are not subject to a minimum initial investment (intermediaries may require different minimum investment amounts) | &nbsp;&nbsp;None (intermediaries may require different minimum additional investment amounts) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Institutional Class</u> | &nbsp;&nbsp;$1 million (this amount may be reduced or eliminated for certain eligible investors) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;<u>**To Buy or Sell Shares**</u> |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Institutional Class | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Mail:** Allspring Funds<br>P.O. Box 219967<br>Kansas City, MO 64121-9967<br>**Online:** www.allspringglobal.com<br>**Phone or Wire:** 1-800-222-8222 | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Mail:** Allspring Funds<br>P.O. Box 219967<br>Kansas City, MO 64121-9967<br>**Online:** www.allspringglobal.com<br>**Phone or Wire:** 1-800-222-8222 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Class R6 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Contact your plan sponsor |  |

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**Tax Information**

Any distributions you receive from the Fund may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, subsequent withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged investment plan may be subject to federal income tax. You should consult your tax adviser about your specific tax situation.

**Payments to Intermediaries**

If you purchase a Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your financial professional to recommend the Fund over another investment. Consult your financial professional or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

<u>*Link to Prospectus*</u> <u>*Link to SAI*</u>

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