Allspring VT Opportunity Fund

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 [email protected]. The current prospectus ("Prospectus") and statement of additional information ("SAI"), dated May 1, 2024, 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 and hold shares of the Fund. These tables do not reflect any fees or other expenses imposed in connection with variable life insurance policies ("VLI Policies") or variable annuity contracts ("VA Contracts"). If they were reflected, the overall expenses would be higher than those shown.

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. The example does not reflect any fees or other expenses imposed in connection with VLI Policies or VA Contracts and the amounts shown would be higher if such fees and expenses were included. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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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 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, we invest:

We may invest in the equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.

We invest in equity securities of companies that we believe are underpriced yet have attractive growth prospects. Our analysis is based on the determination of a company's "private market valuation," which is the price an investor would be willing to pay for the entire company. We determine a company's private market valuation based upon several types of analysis. We carry out a fundamental analysis of a company's cash flows, asset valuations, competitive situation and industry specific factors. We also gauge the company's management strength, financial health, and growth potential in determining a company's private market valuation. We place an emphasis on a company's management, even meeting with management in certain situations. Finally, we focus on the long-term strategic direction of a company. We then compare the private market valuation as determined by these factors to the company's public market price, and invest in the equity securities of those companies where we believe there is a significant gap between the two. As part of our investment process, an assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that are deemed to have material business and/or financial risk may be considered alongside other relevant factors. The ESG factors utilized in the Fund's investment process may change over time, some factors may not be relevant with respect to all stocks and may or may not be determinative in the security selection process.

We may sell an investment when its market valuation no longer compares favorably with the company's private market valuation. In addition, we may choose to sell an investment where the fundamentals deteriorate or the strategy of the management or the management itself changes.

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.

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 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.

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.

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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.

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

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 is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's website at allspringglobal.com.

The performance for the Fund does not reflect fees charged by VLI Policies or VA Contracts. If it did, returns would be lower.

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Fund Management

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of Allspring Variable Trust ("AVT") are not offered directly to the general public. The Trust currently offers its Fund shares to separate accounts of various life insurance companies as funding vehicles for certain VA Contracts and VLI Policies issued through the separate accounts by such life insurance companies. Many of the separate accounts are registered as investment companies with the SEC. AVT has entered into an agreement with the life insurance company sponsor of each separate account setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the insurer will purchase and redeem shares of the Fund. Please refer to your VA Contract or VLI Policy prospectus for more information regarding the purchase and sale of your Fund shares.

Tax Information

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a separate entity. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code. By so qualifying, the Fund expects to have little or no liability for federal income taxes by distributing substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to the separate accounts each year. Please refer to the VA Contract or VLI Policy prospectus for additional information on tax matters.

Payments to Insurance Companies

Fund shares are available only through separate accounts issued by various life insurance companies. The Fund and its related companies may make payments to such insurance companies or their affiliates for distribution and administrative services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company to recommend the Fund over another investment. Consult your insurance company for more information about these payments.

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Allspring VT Opportunity Fund

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 [email protected]. The current prospectus ("Prospectus") and statement of additional information ("SAI"), dated May 1, 2024, 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 and hold shares of the Fund. These tables do not reflect any fees or other expenses imposed in connection with variable life insurance policies ("VLI Policies") or variable annuity contracts ("VA Contracts"). If they were reflected, the overall expenses would be higher than those shown.

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. The example does not reflect any fees or other expenses imposed in connection with VLI Policies or VA Contracts and the amounts shown would be higher if such fees and expenses were included. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1

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 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, we invest:

We may invest in the equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.

We invest in equity securities of companies that we believe are underpriced yet have attractive growth prospects. Our analysis is based on the determination of a company's "private market valuation," which is the price an investor would be willing to pay for the entire company. We determine a company's private market valuation based upon several types of analysis. We carry out a fundamental analysis of a company's cash flows, asset valuations, competitive situation and industry specific factors. We also gauge the company's management strength, financial health, and growth potential in determining a company's private market valuation. We place an emphasis on a company's management, even meeting with management in certain situations. Finally, we focus on the long-term strategic direction of a company. We then compare the private market valuation as determined by these factors to the company's public market price, and invest in the equity securities of those companies where we believe there is a significant gap between the two. As part of our investment process, an assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that are deemed to have material business and/or financial risk may be considered alongside other relevant factors. The ESG factors utilized in the Fund's investment process may change over time, some factors may not be relevant with respect to all stocks and may or may not be determinative in the security selection process.

We may sell an investment when its market valuation no longer compares favorably with the company's private market valuation. In addition, we may choose to sell an investment where the fundamentals deteriorate or the strategy of the management or the management itself changes.

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.

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 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.

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.

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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.

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

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 is no guarantee of future results. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund's website at allspringglobal.com.

The performance for the Fund does not reflect fees charged by VLI Policies or VA Contracts. If it did, returns would be lower.

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Fund Management

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of Allspring Variable Trust ("AVT") are not offered directly to the general public. The Trust currently offers its Fund shares to separate accounts of various life insurance companies as funding vehicles for certain VA Contracts and VLI Policies issued through the separate accounts by such life insurance companies. Many of the separate accounts are registered as investment companies with the SEC. AVT has entered into an agreement with the life insurance company sponsor of each separate account setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the insurer will purchase and redeem shares of the Fund. Please refer to your VA Contract or VLI Policy prospectus for more information regarding the purchase and sale of your Fund shares.

Tax Information

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a separate entity. The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code. By so qualifying, the Fund expects to have little or no liability for federal income taxes by distributing substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to the separate accounts each year. Please refer to the VA Contract or VLI Policy prospectus for additional information on tax matters.

Payments to Insurance Companies

Fund shares are available only through separate accounts issued by various life insurance companies. The Fund and its related companies may make payments to such insurance companies or their affiliates for distribution and administrative services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the insurance company to recommend the Fund over another investment. Consult your insurance company for more information about these payments.

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