
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-09253
Wells Fargo Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
C. David Messman
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-222-8222
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Registrant is making a filing for 11 of its series:
Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund, Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund, Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund, Wells Fargo International Bond Fund, Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund, Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund, Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund, Wells Fargo Discovery Fund, Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund, Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund, and Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund.
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2018
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund


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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio manager
Margaret Patel
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios2 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (EKBAX) | | 1-20-1998 | | | 3.34 | | | | 10.57 | | | | 7.32 | | | | 9.65 | | | | 11.88 | | | | 7.96 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.12 | |
Class C (EKBCX) | | 1-22-1998 | | | 7.93 | | | | 11.04 | | | | 7.15 | | | | 8.93 | | | | 11.04 | | | | 7.15 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 1.87 | |
Administrator Class (EKBDX) | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 9.82 | | | | 12.07 | | | | 8.14 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.04 | |
Institutional Class (EKBYX) | | 1-26-1998 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 10.07 | | | | 12.30 | | | | 8.34 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.78 | |
Diversified Capital Builder Blended Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 11.36 | | | | 11.13 | | | | 9.32 | | | | – | | | | – | |
ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index5 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3.67 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 8.04 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Russell 1000® Index6 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 13.98 | | | | 13.17 | | | | 9.61 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk, high-yield securities risk, and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20187 | |
Adobe Systems Incorporated | | | 4.10 | |
Broadcom Limited | | | 3.38 | |
Leidos Holdings Incorporated | | | 3.22 | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class A | | | 3.19 | |
Amphenol Corporation Class A | | | 3.18 | |
Becton Dickinson & Company | | | 3.06 | |
PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated | | | 3.02 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 2.76 | |
Raytheon Company | | | 2.55 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | | | 2.53 | |
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Portfolio allocation as of March 31, 20188 |
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1 | Historical performance shown for Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares and has been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. Historical performance shown for all classes of the Fund prior to July 12, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Diversified Capital Builder Fund. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at 1.20% for Class A, 1.95% for Class C, 1.05% for Administrator Class, and 0.78% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Diversified Capital Builder Blended Index is composed of the Russell 1000® Index (75%) and the ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index (25%). You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index is an unmanaged market index that provides a broad-based performance measure of the non-investment grade U.S. domestic bond index. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
6 | The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
8 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,041.62 | | | $ | 5.65 | | | | 1.11 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.40 | | | $ | 5.59 | | | | 1.11 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,037.58 | | | $ | 9.45 | | | | 1.86 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.66 | | | $ | 9.35 | | | | 1.86 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,041.24 | | | $ | 5.24 | | | | 1.03 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.80 | | | $ | 5.19 | | | | 1.03 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,042.32 | | | $ | 3.97 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.04 | | | $ | 3.93 | | | | 0.78 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 85.50% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 1.33% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Household Durables: 0.78% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Whirlpool Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | $ | 7,655,500 | |
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Specialty Retail: 0.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Home Depot Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 5,347,200 | |
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Consumer Staples: 0.60% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Food Products: 0.60% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 100,001 | | | | 5,822,058 | |
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Energy: 11.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 11.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Andeavor Logistics LP | | | | | | | | | | | 495,000 | | | | 22,180,950 | |
Enterprise Products Partners | | | | | | | | | | | 140,000 | | | | 3,427,200 | |
EOG Resources Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | | 3,684,450 | |
EQT Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | | 4,751,000 | |
Kinder Morgan Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 24,472,500 | |
ONEOK Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 150,000 | | | | 8,538,000 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | | | | | | | | | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 24,673,600 | |
The Williams Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 810,000 | | | | 20,136,600 | |
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Financials: 4.70% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks: 3.43% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 195,000 | | | | 29,491,800 | |
Regions Financial Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 210,000 | | | | 3,901,800 | |
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Capital Markets: 1.27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P Global Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 65,000 | | | | 12,418,900 | |
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Health Care: 11.33% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 5.86% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | | | | | | | | | 410,000 | | | | 24,567,200 | |
Becton Dickinson & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 137,538 | | | | 29,804,485 | |
Hologic Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | | 1,868,000 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,000 | | | | 882,900 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services: 5.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 170,000 | | | | 11,373,000 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | | 20,646,000 | |
Waters Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | | 17,878,500 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Pharmaceuticals: 0.35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Eli Lilly & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | $ | 3,481,650 | |
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Industrials: 14.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense: 7.07% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | | 17,559,100 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 65,000 | | | | 16,754,400 | |
Lockheed Martin Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 29,000 | | | | 9,799,970 | |
Raytheon Company | | | | | | | | | | | 115,000 | | | | 24,819,300 | |
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Building Products: 0.40% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Apogee Enterprises Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | | 3,901,500 | |
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Electrical Equipment: 1.35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AMETEK Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | | 7,597,000 | |
Eaton Corporation plc | | | | | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | | 5,593,700 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates: 1.39% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Honeywell International Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | | 6,502,950 | |
Roper Industries Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 25,000 | | | | 7,017,250 | |
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Machinery: 3.92% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
IDEX Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 95,000 | | | | 13,538,450 | |
John Bean Technologies Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 140,000 | | | | 15,876,000 | |
Oshkosh Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 80,000 | | | | 6,181,600 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 15,000 | | | | 2,565,450 | |
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Information Technology: 32.89% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 6.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amphenol Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 360,000 | | | | 31,006,800 | |
Corning Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 670,000 | | | | 18,679,600 | |
FLIR Systems Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 10,002,000 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 59,688,400 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Internet Software & Services: 3.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,114,200 | |
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IT Services: 3.76% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Leidos Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 480,000 | | | | 31,392,000 | |
MasterCard Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 5,254,800 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36,646,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 11.71% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Applied Materials Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | | 3,892,700 | |
Broadcom Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 140,000 | | | | 32,991,000 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 600,000 | | | $ | 10,176,000 | |
Microsemi Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 310,000 | | | | 20,063,200 | |
QUALCOMM Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | | 3,878,700 | |
Texas Instruments Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 145,000 | | | | 15,064,050 | |
Versum Materials Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 170,000 | | | | 6,397,100 | |
Xilinx Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 300,000 | | | | 21,672,000 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,134,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Software: 7.16% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Adobe Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 185,000 | | | | 39,974,800 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 140,000 | | | | 12,777,800 | |
Salesforce.com Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | | 5,815,000 | |
Synopsys Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 135,000 | | | | 11,237,400 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 69,805,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 0.95% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Western Digital Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | | 9,227,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Materials: 6.46% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chemicals: 5.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ashland Global Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 2,093,700 | |
Celanese Corporation Series A | | | | | | | | | | | 75,000 | | | | 7,515,750 | |
DowDuPont Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 110,000 | | | | 7,008,100 | |
Eastman Chemical Company | | | | | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | | 4,751,100 | |
Huntsman Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 90,000 | | | | 2,632,500 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 255,000 | | | | 26,948,400 | |
Olin Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 25,000 | | | | 759,750 | |
Westlake Chemical Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 3,334,500 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55,043,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Containers & Packaging: 0.82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Avery Dennison Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 75,000 | | | | 7,968,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Real Estate: 0.65% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity REITs: 0.65% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Saul Centers Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 125,000 | | | | 6,371,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Utilities: 1.94% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electric Utilities: 0.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 2,057,700 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Gas Utilities: 1.73% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | 16,848,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $692,815,060) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 833,615,613 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
| | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 11.49% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Consumer Discretionary: 0.50% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Speedway Motorsports Incorporated | | | 5.13 | % | | | 2-1-2023 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,991,400 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Media: 0.29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC 144A« | | | 7.88 | | | | 5-15-2024 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,868,060 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Consumer Staples: 0.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Food Products: 0.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated 144A | | | 4.63 | | | | 11-1-2024 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 991,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Energy: 0.62% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.62% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | | | 4.65 | | | | 10-15-2025 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,032,754 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Health Care: 2.46% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 0.26% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Teleflex Incorporated | | | 4.88 | | | | 6-1-2026 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,475,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services: 2.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AMN Healthcare Incorporated 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 10-1-2024 | | | | 10,512,000 | | | | 10,485,720 | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated | | | 5.00 | | | | 5-1-2025 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 966,550 | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated | | | 5.13 | | | | 7-15-2024 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 976,250 | |
HealthSouth Corporation | | | 5.13 | | | | 3-15-2023 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,012,500 | |
West Street Merger Sub Incorporated 144A | | | 6.38 | | | | 9-1-2025 | | | | 7,400,000 | | | | 7,048,500 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,489,520 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals: 0.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions Incorporated 144A | | | 4.88 | | | | 1-15-2026 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 975,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Industrials: 0.98% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense: 0.52% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TransDigm Group Incorporated | | | 6.38 | | | | 6-15-2026 | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,526,250 | |
TransDigm Group Incorporated | | | 6.50 | | | | 5-15-2025 | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,515,000 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,041,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acco Brands Corporation 144A | | | 5.25 | | | | 12-15-2024 | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,507,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Machinery: 0.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SPX FLOW Incorporated 144A | | | 5.88 | | | | 8-15-2026 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,027,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wesco Distribution Incorporated | | | 5.38 | | | | 6-15-2024 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,007,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Information Technology: 3.38% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Communications Equipment: 0.63% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CommScope Incorporated 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 6-15-2024 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,127,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 11 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 1.70% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Belden Incorporated 144A | | | 5.25 | % | | | 7-15-2024 | | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 3,166,200 | |
TTM Technologies Incorporated 144A | | | 5.63 | | | | 10-1-2025 | | | | 13,505,000 | | | | 13,437,473 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,603,673 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.32% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Versum Materials Incorporated 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 9-30-2024 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,105,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Software: 0.73% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nuance Communications Company | | | 6.00 | | | | 7-1-2024 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,050,000 | |
Symantec Corporation 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 4-15-2025 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,041,154 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,091,154 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Materials: 3.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chemicals: 2.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Koppers Incorporated 144A | | | 6.00 | | | | 2-15-2025 | | | | 8,190,000 | | | | 8,367,723 | |
Olin Corporation | | | 5.50 | | | | 8-15-2022 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,195,000 | |
Platform Specialty Products Corporation 144A | | | 5.88 | | | | 12-1-2025 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,932,500 | |
Rayonier Advanced Materials Products Incorporated 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 6-1-2024 | | | | 6,835,000 | | | | 6,698,300 | |
Valvoline Incorporated | | | 4.38 | | | | 8-15-2025 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,942,500 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,136,023 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Containers & Packaging: 0.32% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Berry Plastics Corporation | | | 5.13 | | | | 7-15-2023 | | | | 3,120,000 | | | | 3,155,194 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Real Estate: 0.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity REITs: 0.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Iron Mountain Incorporated 144A | | | 5.38 | | | | 6-1-2026 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,912,500 | |
Iron Mountain Incorporated | | | 5.75 | | | | 8-15-2024 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 484,375 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,396,875 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Utilities: 0.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NRG Energy Incorporated 144A | | | 5.75 | | | | 1-15-2028 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,955,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $112,694,575) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 111,977,153 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 2.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Financials: 0.50% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services: 0.50% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tronox Finance plc 144A | | | 5.75 | | | | 10-1-2025 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,862,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Health Care: 0.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals: 0.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mallinckrodt plc 144A« | | | 5.50 | | | | 4-15-2025 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,328,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Industrials: 0.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electrical Equipment: 0.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sensata Technologies BV 144A | | | 4.88 | | | | 10-15-2023 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,003,100 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
| | | | |
Information Technology: 1.60% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 1.60% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Seagate HDD | | | 4.75 | % | | | 6-1-2023 | | | $ | 9,500,000 | | | $ | 9,505,911 | |
Seagate HDD | | | 4.88 | | | | 6-1-2027 | | | | 6,396,000 | | | | 6,057,668 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,563,579 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $24,542,975) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,757,929 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Yield | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 0.66% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 0.66% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | | | | | | | | 3,105,089 | | | | 3,105,400 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 3,323,641 | | | | 3,323,641 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $6,429,041) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,429,041 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $836,481,651) | | | 100.19 | % | | | 976,779,736 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1,819,451 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 974,960,285 | |
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† | Non-income-earning security |
144A | The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 8,312,789 | | | | 16,912,601 | | | | 22,120,301 | | | | 3,105,089 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 8,919 | | | $ | 3,105,400 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 6,114,337 | | | | 70,499,635 | | | | 73,290,331 | | | | 3,323,641 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 17,501 | | | | 3,323,641 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 26,420 | | | $ | 6,429,041 | | | | 0.66 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 13 | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $3,040,487 of securities on loan), at value (cost $830,052,610) | | $ | 970,350,695 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $6,429,041) | | | 6,429,041 | |
Cash | | | 256,754 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,424,994 | |
Receivable for dividends and interest | | | 2,707,734 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 1,731 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 236,910 | |
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Total assets | | | 981,407,859 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 3,103,912 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 1,522,847 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 840,531 | |
Management fee payable | | | 543,825 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 161,735 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 82,367 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 865 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 191,492 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 6,447,574 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 974,960,285 | |
| | | | |
| |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 819,927,007 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 2,146,114 | |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 12,589,079 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 140,298,085 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 974,960,285 | |
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| |
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 556,778,453 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 54,658,774 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $10.19 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $10.81 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 123,428,838 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 12,142,181 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $10.17 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 10,911,348 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 1,070,067 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $10.20 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 283,841,646 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 28,049,140 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $10.12 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 8,129,155 | |
Interest | | | 3,999,191 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 26,420 | |
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Total investment income | | | 12,154,766 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 3,065,151 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 596,086 | |
Class C | | | 129,626 | |
Administrator Class | | | 7,184 | |
Institutional Class | | | 180,928 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 709,626 | |
Class C | | | 154,317 | |
Administrator Class | | | 13,816 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 462,950 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 24,434 | |
Professional fees | | | 22,992 | |
Registration fees | | | 32,230 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 21,767 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,059 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 2,599 | |
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Total expenses | | | 5,433,765 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (261 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 5,433,504 | |
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Net investment income | | | 6,721,262 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 12,033,435 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 19,780,591 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 31,814,026 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 38,535,288 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 15 | |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 6,721,262 | | | | | | | $ | 11,582,765 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 12,033,435 | | | | | | | | 45,195,207 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 19,780,591 | | | | | | | | 48,014,577 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 38,535,288 | | | | | | | | 104,792,549 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (2,504,426 | ) | | | | | | | (7,661,442 | ) |
Class B | | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | (3,723 | )1 |
Class C | | | | | | | (51,669 | ) | | | | | | | (923,064 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (56,683 | ) | | | | | | | (276,788 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (1,936,146 | ) | | | | | | | (3,377,945 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (26,067,151 | ) | | | | | | | (37,599,086 | ) |
Class B | | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | (82,941 | )1 |
Class C | | | | | | | (5,684,959 | ) | | | | | | | (5,700,242 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (514,874 | ) | | | | | | | (1,444,857 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (12,827,757 | ) | | | | | | | (11,035,158 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (49,643,665 | ) | | | | | | | (68,105,246 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,408,871 | | | | 25,251,631 | | | | 10,742,727 | | | | 105,549,123 | |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 8,989 | 1 | | | 89,544 | 1 |
Class C | | | 1,552,258 | | | | 16,199,102 | | | | 6,100,806 | | | | 60,045,789 | |
Administrator Class | | | 187,877 | | | | 1,982,824 | | | | 1,150,741 | | | | 11,315,314 | |
Institutional Class | | | 4,468,368 | | | | 46,605,280 | | | | 15,573,690 | | | | 152,910,373 | |
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| | | | | | | 90,038,837 | | | | | | | | 329,910,143 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,680,318 | | | | 27,306,071 | | | | 4,536,323 | | | | 43,125,024 | |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 7,409 | 1 | | | 70,848 | 1 |
Class C | | | 547,031 | | | | 5,552,022 | | | | 629,617 | | | | 5,974,204 | |
Administrator Class | | | 53,976 | | | | 550,417 | | | | 179,684 | | | | 1,707,679 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,398,356 | | | | 14,171,619 | | | | 1,417,203 | | | | 13,422,904 | |
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| | | | | | | 47,580,129 | | | | | | | | 64,300,659 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,931,839 | ) | | | (41,213,024 | ) | | | (8,712,586 | ) | | | (86,111,676 | ) |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (166,895 | )1 | | | (1,667,192 | )1 |
Class C | | | (1,370,802 | ) | | | (14,344,760 | ) | | | (2,103,704 | ) | | | (20,778,345 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (162,892 | ) | | | (1,691,946 | ) | | | (2,486,279 | ) | | | (24,695,561 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (3,459,983 | ) | | | (35,898,294 | ) | | | (3,745,131 | ) | | | (36,861,266 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (93,148,024 | ) | | | | | | | (170,114,040 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 44,470,942 | | | | | | | | 224,096,762 | |
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Total increase in net assets | | | | | | | 33,362,565 | | | | | | | | 260,784,065 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 941,597,720 | | | | | | | | 680,813,655 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 974,960,285 | | | | | | | $ | 941,597,720 | |
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Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income | | | | | | $ | 2,146,114 | | | | | | | $ | (26,224 | ) |
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1 | For the period from October 1, 2016 to May 5, 2017. Effective at the close of business on May 5, 2017, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018
(unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.30 | | | | $9.96 | | | | $9.12 | | | | $9.31 | | | | $7.89 | | | | $6.93 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.14 | 1 | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.12 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.36 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.71 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 1.41 | | | | 0.96 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.88 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.08 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.19 | | | | $10.30 | | | | $9.96 | | | | $9.12 | | | | $9.31 | | | | $7.89 | |
Total return2 | | | 4.16 | % | | | 13.62 | % | | | 22.85 | % | | | (1.05 | )% | | | 19.10 | % | | | 15.75 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.20 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.20 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.66 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 70 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $556,778 | | | | $551,272 | | | | $467,503 | | | | $402,303 | | | | $431,388 | | | | $399,535 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding. |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 17 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018
(unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.28 | | | | $9.96 | | | | $9.12 | | | | $9.32 | | | | $7.90 | | | | $6.94 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.35 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.72 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 1.41 | | | | 0.96 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.38 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.82 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.03 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.00 | )1 | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.17 | | | | $10.28 | | | | $9.96 | | | | $9.12 | | | | $9.32 | | | | $7.90 | |
Total return2 | | | 3.76 | % | | | 12.85 | % | | | 21.96 | % | | | (1.88 | )% | | | 18.21 | % | | | 14.86 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.95 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.95 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.91 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 70 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $123,429 | | | | $117,346 | | | | $67,630 | | | | $53,373 | | | | $45,670 | | | | $39,758 | |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018
(unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.32 | | | | $9.97 | | | | $9.12 | | | | $9.32 | | | | $7.90 | | | | $6.94 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.08 | 1 | | | 0.16 | 1 | | | 0.18 | 1 | | | 0.14 | 1 | | | 0.12 | 1 | | | 0.14 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.34 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.73 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 1.41 | | | | 0.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.42 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.91 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 1.53 | | | | 1.10 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.20 | | | | $10.32 | | | | $9.97 | | | | $9.12 | | | | $9.32 | | | | $7.90 | |
Total return2 | | | 4.12 | % | | | 13.75 | % | | | 23.14 | % | | | (0.92 | )% | | | 19.39 | % | | | 16.06 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.04 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.84 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 70 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $10,911 | | | | $10,225 | | | | $21,398 | | | | $7,898 | | | | $9,411 | | | | $6,836 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding. |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | | 19 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018
(unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.25 | | | | $9.90 | | | | $9.07 | | | | $9.27 | | | | $7.85 | | | | $6.90 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.13 | 1 | | | 0.15 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.34 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.71 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 1.41 | | | | 0.95 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.91 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.10 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.12 | | | | $10.25 | | | | $9.90 | | | | $9.07 | | | | $9.27 | | | | $7.85 | |
Total return2 | | | 4.23 | % | | | 14.11 | % | | | 23.28 | % | | | (0.75 | )% | | | 19.68 | % | | | 16.17 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 2.14 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 2.08 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 70 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $283,842 | | | | $262,754 | | | | $122,769 | | | | $97,251 | | | | $100,160 | | | | $149,790 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding. |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Diversified Capital Builder Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on May 5, 2017, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class B shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through May 5, 2017.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or
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decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.
Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid from net investment income quarterly and any net realized gains are paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $835,780,189 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 165,982,107 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (24,982,560 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 140,999,547 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
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3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | $ | 13,002,700 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 13,002,700 | |
Consumer staples | | | 5,822,058 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,822,058 | |
Energy | | | 111,864,300 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 111,864,300 | |
Financials | | | 45,812,500 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 45,812,500 | |
Health care | | | 110,501,735 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 110,501,735 | |
Industrials | | | 137,706,670 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 137,706,670 | |
Information technology | | | 320,616,150 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 320,616,150 | |
Materials | | | 63,012,550 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 63,012,550 | |
Real estate | | | 6,371,250 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,371,250 | |
Utilities | | | 18,905,700 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 18,905,700 | |
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Corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 111,977,153 | | | | 0 | | | | 111,977,153 | |
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Yankee corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 24,757,929 | | | | 0 | | | | 24,757,929 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 3,323,641 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,323,641 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,105,400 | |
Total assets | | $ | 836,939,254 | | | $ | 136,735,082 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 976,779,736 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $3,105,400 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment
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objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.65% and declining to 0.48% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.63% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.20% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class C shares 1.05% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.78% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $32,699 from the sale of Class A shares and $387 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A shares for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were $174,247,634 and $168,044,183, respectively.
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6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund


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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Kandarp Acharya, CFA®, FRM‡
Margaret Patel
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios2 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (EKSAX) | | 4-14-1987 | | | (1.67 | ) | | | 4.87 | | | | 5.99 | | | | 4.32 | | | | 6.10 | | | | 6.61 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 0.85 | |
Class C (EKSCX) | | 2-1-1993 | | | 2.58 | | | | 5.35 | | | | 5.83 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 5.35 | | | | 5.83 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.60 | |
Administrator Class (EKSDX) | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 4.50 | | | | 6.30 | | | | 6.76 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.77 | |
Institutional Class (EKSYX) | | 1-13-1997 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 4.70 | | | | 6.51 | | | | 6.97 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.52 | |
Diversified Income Builder Blended Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6.24 | | | | 7.04 | | | | 8.54 | | | | – | | | | – | |
ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index5 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3.67 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 8.04 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Russell 1000® Index6 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 13.98 | | | | 13.17 | | | | 9.61 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk, high-yield securities risk, and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20187 | |
AMN Healthcare Incorporated 5.13%, 10-1-2024 | | | 3.28 | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC 5.13%, 6-30-2027 | | | 3.13 | |
Tronox Finance plc 5.75%, 10-1-2025 | | | 2.13 | |
TTM Technologies Incorporated 5.63%, 10-1-2025 | | | 2.11 | |
Versum Materials Incorporated 5.50%, 9-30-2024 | | | 1.84 | |
HCA Incorporated 5.38%, 2-1-2025 | | | 1.74 | |
Koppers Incorporated 6.00%, 2-15-2025 | | | 1.73 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated 4.63%, 11-1-2024 | | | 1.66 | |
A. Schulman Incorporated 6.88%, 6-1-2023 | | | 1.56 | |
HD Supply Incorporated 5.75%, 4-15-2024 | | | 1.55 | |
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Portfolio allocation as of March 31, 20188 |
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‡ | Mr. Acharya became a portfolio manager of the Fund on January 2, 2018. |
1 | Historical performance shown for Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. Historical performance shown for all classes of the Fund prior to July 12, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Diversified Income Builder Fund. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Diversified Income Builder Blended Index is composed of the ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index (65%) and the Russell 1000® Index (35%). Prior to January 2, 2018, The Diversified Income Builder Blended Index was weighted 75% in the ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index and 25% in the Russell 1000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index is an unmanaged market index that provides a broad-based performance measure of the non-investment grade U.S. domestic bond index. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
6 | The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
8 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 997.11 | | | $ | 4.68 | | | | 0.94 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.24 | | | $ | 4.73 | | | | 0.94 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 993.87 | | | $ | 8.40 | | | | 1.69 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.50 | | | $ | 8.50 | | | | 1.69 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 997.46 | | | $ | 4.18 | | | | 0.84 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.74 | | | $ | 4.23 | | | | 0.84 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.08 | | | $ | 3.04 | | | | 0.61 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.89 | | | $ | 3.07 | | | | 0.61 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 36.77% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 2.03% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Auto Components: 0.22% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lear Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,965 | | | $ | 923,937 | |
Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 508,000 | | | | 773,255 | |
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Automobiles: 0.33% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General Motors Company | | | | | | | | | | | 35,089 | | | | 1,275,134 | |
Renault SA | | | | | | | | | | | 10,815 | | | | 1,312,376 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Extended Stay America Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 57,552 | | | | 1,137,803 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 16,597 | | | | 1,193,324 | |
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Household Durables: 0.40% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Leggett & Platt Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | | 1,996,200 | |
Persimmon plc | | | | | | | | | | | 31,164 | | | | 1,106,081 | |
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Multiline Retail: 0.31% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 22,227 | | | | 1,456,091 | |
Target Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 13,291 | | | | 922,794 | |
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Specialty Retail: 0.11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DSW Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 39,764 | | | | 893,099 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.36% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Li & Fung Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 2,126,000 | | | | 1,048,068 | |
Ralph Lauren Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 8,999 | | | | 1,006,088 | |
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 178,500 | | | | 715,154 | |
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Consumer Staples: 0.44% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Food & Staples Retailing: 0.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 16,311 | | | | 1,451,190 | |
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Food Products: 0.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,164,400 | |
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Tobacco: 0.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc | | | | | | | | | | | 23,975 | | | | 816,337 | |
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Energy: 7.34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Energy Equipment & Services: 0.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Archrock Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 6,882 | | | | 84,098 | |
Hi-Crush Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 12,218 | | | | 129,511 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Energy Equipment & Services (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Seadrill Partners LLC | | | | | | | | | | | 8,711 | | | $ | 23,955 | |
USD Compression Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 5,189 | | | | 87,850 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 7.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alliance Holdings GP LP | | | | | | | | | | | 4,262 | | | | 106,593 | |
Alliance Resource Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 13,263 | | | | 234,092 | |
American Midstream Partners | | | | | | | | | | | 6,753 | | | | 72,932 | |
Andeavor Logistics LP | | | | | | | | | | | 100,851 | | | | 4,519,133 | |
Antero Midstream GP LP « | | | | | | | | | | | 6,629 | | | | 105,998 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 15,609 | | | | 404,117 | |
Black Stone Minerals LP | | | | | | | | | | | 14,913 | | | | 246,810 | |
Blueknight Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 6,807 | | | | 28,930 | |
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 22,281 | | | | 226,152 | |
BP Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 3,823 | | | | 68,202 | |
Buckeye Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 26,113 | | | | 976,365 | |
Calumet Specialty Products LP † | | | | | | | | | | | 10,937 | | | | 77,106 | |
Capital Product Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 18,686 | | | | 58,300 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 7,447 | | | | 216,708 | |
CNX Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 3,623 | | | | 66,627 | |
Consol Coal Resources LP | | | | | | | | | | | 1,246 | | | | 17,382 | |
Crescent Point Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 118,600 | | | | 806,408 | |
Crestwood Equity Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 8,433 | | | | 215,885 | |
CrossAmerica Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 3,267 | | | | 67,170 | |
CVR Refining LP | | | | | | | | | | | 8,934 | | | | 116,589 | |
DCP Midstream LP | | | | | | | | | | | 16,073 | | | | 564,484 | |
Delek Logistics Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 1,513 | | | | 42,894 | |
Dominion Energy Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 7,448 | | | | 114,327 | |
Dorchester Minerals LP | | | | | | | | | | | 4,654 | | | | 74,929 | |
Dynagas LNG Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 3,538 | | | | 35,380 | |
Emerge Energy Services LP † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,814 | | | | 23,456 | |
Enable Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 14,632 | | | | 200,751 | |
Enbridge Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 47,667 | | | | 459,510 | |
Energy Transfer Equity LP | | | | | | | | | | | 153,694 | | | | 2,183,992 | |
Energy Transfer Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 190,671 | | | | 3,092,684 | |
Enlink Midstream LLC | | | | | | | | | | | 11,271 | | | | 165,120 | |
Enlink Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 29,288 | | | | 400,074 | |
Enterprise Products Partners | | | | | | | | | | | 260,615 | | | | 6,379,855 | |
Enviva Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 2,126 | | | | 58,252 | |
EQT Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 30,000 | | | | 1,425,300 | |
EQT GP Holdings LP | | | | | | | | | | | 4,738 | | | | 109,353 | |
EQT Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 10,472 | | | | 618,162 | |
Foresight Energy LP | | | | | | | | | | | 5,100 | | | | 17,952 | |
Gaslog Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 7,299 | | | | 170,067 | |
Genesis Energy LP | | | | | | | | | | | 18,768 | | | | 369,917 | |
Global Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 5,023 | | | | 77,103 | |
Golar LNG Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 8,806 | | | | 150,671 | |
Green Plains Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 2,039 | | | | 35,479 | |
Hess Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 2,768 | | | | 52,703 | |
Hoegh LNG Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 3,024 | | | | 48,989 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 9 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Holly Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 8,058 | | | $ | 222,159 | |
Kimbell Royalty Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 1,556 | | | | 29,564 | |
Kinder Morgan Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 230,000 | | | | 3,463,800 | |
KNOT Offshore Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 4,132 | | | | 81,814 | |
Magellan Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 40,626 | | | | 2,370,527 | |
Martin Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 5,678 | | | | 76,653 | |
MPLX LP | | | | | | | | | | | 51,111 | | | | 1,688,707 | |
Natural Resource Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 1,415 | | | | 40,611 | |
Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 3,239 | | | | 13,086 | |
NGL Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 21,557 | | | | 237,127 | |
Noble Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 3,172 | | | | 147,910 | |
Nustar Energy Lp Mlp | | | | | | | | | | | 14,101 | | | | 287,519 | |
NuStar GP Holdings LLC | | | | | | | | | | | 6,041 | | | | 69,774 | |
Oasis Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 1,347 | | | | 23,855 | |
ONEOK Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 60,000 | | | | 3,415,200 | |
PBF Logistics LP | | | | | | | | | | | 4,027 | | | | 74,298 | |
Phillips 66 Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 8,870 | | | | 423,809 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | | | | | | | | | | | 256,175 | | | | 5,643,535 | |
Plains GP Holdings LP Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 27,567 | | | | 599,582 | |
Repsol YPF SA | | | | | | | | | | | 52,778 | | | | 938,162 | |
Rice Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 13,088 | | | | 236,893 | |
Shell Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 23,907 | | | | 503,242 | |
Spectra Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 15,807 | | | | 531,747 | |
Sprague Resources LP | | | | | | | | | | | 1,805 | | | | 43,049 | |
Summit Midstream Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 8,324 | | | | 116,952 | |
Sunoco LP | | | | | | | | | | | 9,916 | | | | 252,957 | |
Tallgrass Energy GP LP | | | | | | | | | | | 10,339 | | | | 196,648 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 8,335 | | | | 315,813 | |
TC Pipelines LP | | | | | | | | | | | 9,520 | | | | 330,249 | |
Teekay LNG Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 9,639 | | | | 172,538 | |
Teekay Offshore Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 17,520 | | | | 39,770 | |
The Williams Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 135,000 | | | | 3,356,100 | |
Total SA | | | | | | | | | | | 20,288 | | | | 1,162,901 | |
Transmontaigne Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 2,303 | | | | 82,424 | |
USD Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 2,434 | | | | 25,192 | |
Valero Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 13,621 | | | | 1,263,620 | |
Valero Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 4,005 | | | | 141,897 | |
Viper Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 7,094 | | | | 180,259 | |
Western Gas Equity Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 7,015 | | | | 232,337 | |
Western Gas Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 17,116 | | | | 730,340 | |
Williams Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 43,041 | | | | 1,481,902 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56,747,425 | |
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Financials: 1.67% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks: 0.65% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited H Shares | | | | | | | | | | | 1,827,000 | | | | 1,592,204 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 20,697 | | | | 2,276,049 | |
United Overseas Bank Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 55,000 | | | | 1,157,321 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,025,574 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Capital Markets: 0.57% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 91,003 | | | $ | 1,444,218 | |
Intermediate Capital Group | | | | | | | | | | | 114,196 | | | | 1,577,290 | |
Natixis | | | | | | | | | | | 168,130 | | | | 1,379,556 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,401,064 | |
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Diversified Financial Services: 0.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Compass Diversified Holdings | | | | | | | | | | | 46,400 | | | | 760,960 | |
ORIX Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 51,100 | | | | 915,761 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,676,721 | |
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Mortgage REITs: 0.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MFA Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 119,179 | | | | 897,418 | |
New Residential Investment Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 57,615 | | | | 947,767 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,845,185 | |
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Health Care: 3.92% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Biotechnology: 0.27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amgen Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 6,272 | | | | 1,069,251 | |
Gilead Sciences Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 13,710 | | | | 1,033,597 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,102,848 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 1.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | | | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | | 4,194,400 | |
Becton Dickinson & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 18,000 | | | | 3,900,600 | |
Teleflex Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 15,000 | | | | 3,824,700 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,919,700 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services: 0.16% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,745 | | | | 1,229,430 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services: 1.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 4,129,200 | |
Waters Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 3,973,000 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,102,200 | |
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Pharmaceuticals: 0.91% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Allergan plc | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 3,365,800 | |
Eli Lilly & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | | 2,707,950 | |
GlaxoSmithKline plc | | | | | | | | | | | 52,705 | | | | 1,023,586 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,097,336 | |
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Industrials: 4.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense: 1.90% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Company | | | | | | | | | | | 3,306 | | | | 1,083,971 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | | 4,727,450 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 18,000 | | | | 4,639,680 | |
Raytheon Company | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 4,316,400 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,767,501 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 11 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics: 0.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Royal Mail plc | | | | | | | | | | | 106,805 | | | $ | 810,626 | |
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Construction & Engineering: 0.11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kajima Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 90,800 | | | | 853,644 | |
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Electrical Equipment: 0.40% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AMETEK Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 15,000 | | | | 1,139,550 | |
Eaton Corporation plc | | | | | | | | | | | 25,000 | | | | 1,997,750 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,137,300 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates: 0.57% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Honeywell International Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 25,000 | | | | 3,612,750 | |
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 316,000 | | | | 829,251 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,442,001 | |
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Machinery: 0.60% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Caterpillar Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 7,039 | | | | 1,037,408 | |
Crane Company | | | | | | | | | | | 14,416 | | | | 1,336,940 | |
John Bean Technologies Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 2,268,000 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,642,348 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Itochu Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 52,400 | | | | 1,023,223 | |
Russel Metals Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 48,100 | | | | 1,047,608 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,070,831 | |
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Transportation Infrastructure: 0.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sydney Airport Holdings Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 230,088 | | | | 1,192,954 | |
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| | | | |
Information Technology: 7.89% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Communications Equipment: 0.22% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cisco Systems Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 40,537 | | | | 1,738,632 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 1.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amphenol Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | | 3,875,850 | |
Corning Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | | 3,624,400 | |
FLIR Systems Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 65,000 | | | | 3,250,650 | |
Venture Corporation Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 61,000 | | | | 1,319,238 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,070,138 | |
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Internet Software & Services: 0.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,629,990 | |
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IT Services: 0.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Leidos Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 65,000 | | | | 4,251,000 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 2.59% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BE Semiconductor Industries NV | | | | | | | | | | | 7,300 | | | | 748,836 | |
Broadcom Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 15,000 | | | | 3,534,750 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 100,000 | | | $ | 1,696,000 | |
KLA-Tencor Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 12,427 | | | | 1,354,667 | |
Maxim Integrated Products Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,076 | | | | 847,657 | |
Microsemi Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | | 3,236,000 | |
QUALCOMM Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,108,200 | |
Texas Instruments Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | | 3,636,150 | |
Xilinx Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 55,000 | | | | 3,973,200 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,135,460 | |
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Software: 1.62% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Adobe Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 15,000 | | | | 3,241,200 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 61,216 | | | | 5,587,184 | |
Synopsys Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 45,000 | | | | 3,745,800 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,574,184 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 0.89% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Apple Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,140 | | | | 1,533,509 | |
Samsung Electronics Company Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 412 | | | | 962,628 | |
Seagate Technology plc | | | | | | | | | | | 27,849 | | | | 1,629,723 | |
Western Digital Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,845,400 | |
Xerox Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 33,855 | | | | 974,347 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,945,607 | |
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Materials: 1.57% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Chemicals: 1.22% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ciner Resources LP | | | | | | | | | | | 805 | | �� | | 21,775 | |
Covestro AG 144A | | | | | | | | | | | 7,830 | | | | 770,997 | |
CVR Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 11,899 | | | | 38,672 | |
DowDuPont Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | | 2,548,400 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 48,412 | | | | 5,116,180 | |
Oci Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 2,942 | | | | 27,052 | |
Terra Nitrogen Company LP | | | | | | | | | | | 790 | | | | 66,328 | |
Tosoh Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 41,300 | | | | 814,457 | |
Westlake Chemical Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 3,156 | | | | 70,537 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,474,398 | |
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Containers & Packaging: 0.22% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sealed Air Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | | 1,711,600 | |
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Metals & Mining: 0.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fortescue Metals Group Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 274,597 | | | | 925,027 | |
Suncoke Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 2,879 | | | | 51,246 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 976,273 | |
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Paper & Forest Products: 0.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pope Resources LP | | | | | | | | | | | 535 | | | | 37,477 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 13 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Real Estate: 5.97% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Equity REITs: 5.82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,282 | | | $ | 1,783,679 | |
American Homes 4 Rent Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 56,083 | | | | 1,126,147 | |
American Tower Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 27,624 | | | | 4,014,872 | |
Boston Properties Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,626 | | | | 1,432,556 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | | | | | | | | | 15,691 | | | | 1,320,868 | |
Crown Castle International Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 10,000 | | | | 1,096,100 | |
Equinix Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,041 | | | | 5,034,824 | |
Equity Residential | | | | | | | | | | | 17,867 | | | | 1,100,965 | |
Essex Property Trust Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,813 | | | | 1,399,073 | |
Four Corners Property Trust Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 40,545 | | | | 936,184 | |
Gaming and Leisure Properties Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 24,225 | | | | 810,811 | |
Healthcare Trust of America Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 22,727 | | | | 601,129 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 119,609 | | | | 2,229,512 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 63,267 | | | | 2,058,076 | |
Invitation Homes Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 48,057 | | | | 1,097,141 | |
Klepierre SA | | | | | | | | | | | 24,079 | | | | 970,557 | |
Physicians Realty Trust | | | | | | | | | | | 166,559 | | | | 2,593,324 | |
Prologis Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 47,058 | | | | 2,964,183 | |
Public Storage Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 6,450 | | | | 1,292,516 | |
Retail Opportunity Investment Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 106,760 | | | | 1,886,449 | |
Saul Centers Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | | 1,783,950 | |
SBA Communications Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,925 | | | | 841,781 | |
Simon Property Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 19,591 | | | | 3,023,871 | |
Sun Communities Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,800 | | | | 1,352,276 | |
Taubman Centers Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,208 | | | | 694,757 | |
Ventas Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 15,622 | | | | 773,758 | |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 52,632 | | | | 1,037,903 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,257,262 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development: 0.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shimao Property Holding Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 410,000 | | | | 1,175,917 | |
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Telecommunication Services: 0.74% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.56% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AT&T Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 62,270 | | | | 2,219,926 | |
Telenor ASA | | | | | | | | | | | 44,717 | | | | 1,016,915 | |
Verizon Communications Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 23,150 | | | | 1,107,033 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,343,874 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vodafone Group plc | | | | | | | | | | | 528,678 | | | | 1,446,479 | |
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Utilities: 1.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Electric Utilities: 0.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 24,127 | | | | 1,004,648 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Gas Utilities: 0.65% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AmeriGas Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 12,427 | | | $ | 496,707 | |
Atmos Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 40,000 | | | | 3,369,600 | |
Ferrellgas Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 12,107 | | | | 37,774 | |
Star Group LP | | | | | | | | | | | 8,059 | | | | 75,352 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP | | | | | | | | | | | 11,128 | | | | 244,927 | |
Superior Plus Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 81,700 | | | | 782,534 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,006,894 | |
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Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.06% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brookfield Renewable Partner LP | | | | | | | | | | | 15,736 | | | | 489,862 | |
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Multi-Utilities: 0.26% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Engie SA | | | | | | | | | | | 55,256 | | | | 922,691 | |
Iren SpA | | | | | | | | | | | 352,600 | | | | 1,107,061 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,029,752 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $273,856,824) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 285,880,880 | |
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| | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | | |
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 54.03% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 3.65% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Auto Components: 1.41% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dana Holding Corporation | | | 5.50 | % | | | 12-15-2024 | | | $ | 3,925,000 | | | | 3,983,875 | |
Tenneco Incorporated | | | 5.00 | | | | 7-15-2026 | | | | 7,250,000 | | | | 7,034,675 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,018,550 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.60% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Speedway Motorsports Incorporated | | | 5.13 | | | | 2-1-2023 | | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 4,679,790 | |
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Media: 1.06% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC 144A« | | | 7.88 | | | | 5-15-2024 | | | | 8,598,000 | | | | 8,219,860 | |
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| | | | |
Specialty Retail: 0.58% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Group 1 Automotive Incorporated | | | 5.00 | | | | 6-1-2022 | | | | 4,453,000 | | | | 4,487,733 | |
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| | | | |
Consumer Staples: 1.90% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Food Products: 1.90% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated 144A | | | 4.63 | | | | 11-1-2024 | | | | 13,000,000 | | | | 12,886,250 | |
Post Holdings Incorporated 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 8-15-2026 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,900,000 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,786,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Energy: 3.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 3.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC | | | 5.13 | | | | 6-30-2027 | | | | 24,500,000 | | | | 24,316,250 | |
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| | | | |
Financials: 0.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services: 0.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Toll Road Investment Part II 144A¤ | | | 0.00 | | | | 2-15-2030 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 994,354 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 15 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Health Care: 10.58% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 1.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Halyard Health Incorporated | | | 6.25 | % | | | 10-15-2022 | | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 1,025,000 | |
Hologic Incorporated 144A | | | 4.38 | | | | 10-15-2025 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,930,000 | |
Teleflex Incorporated | | | 4.88 | | | | 6-1-2026 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,940,000 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,895,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services: 7.35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AMN Healthcare Incorporated 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 10-1-2024 | | | | 25,535,000 | | | | 25,471,163 | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated | | | 5.00 | | | | 5-1-2025 | | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,765,850 | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated | | | 5.13 | | | | 7-15-2024 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,928,750 | |
HCA Incorporated | | | 5.38 | | | | 2-1-2025 | | | | 13,500,000 | | | | 13,533,750 | |
HealthSouth Corporation | | | 5.13 | | | | 3-15-2023 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,025,000 | |
St Josephs Hospital & Medical Center | | | 3.93 | | | | 7-1-2022 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 994,490 | |
West Street Merger Sub Incorporated 144A | | | 6.38 | | | | 9-1-2025 | | | | 5,700,000 | | | | 5,429,250 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57,148,253 | |
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| | | | |
Health Care Technology: 1.05% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Quintiles IMS Holdings Incorporated 144A | | | 4.88 | | | | 5-15-2023 | | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,131,250 | |
Quintiles IMS Holdings Incorporated 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 10-15-2026 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 994,630 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,125,880 | |
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| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals: 1.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions Incorporated 144A | | | 4.88 | | | | 1-15-2026 | | | | 8,300,000 | | | | 8,092,500 | |
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| | | | |
Industrials: 10.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense: 4.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Moog Incorporated 144A | | | 5.25 | | | | 12-1-2022 | | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,637,500 | |
Orbital ATK Incorporated | | | 5.50 | | | | 10-1-2023 | | | | 10,640,000 | | | | 11,118,800 | |
TransDigm Group Incorporated | | | 6.38 | | | | 6-15-2026 | | | | 11,800,000 | | | | 11,888,500 | |
TransDigm Group Incorporated | | | 6.50 | | | | 5-15-2025 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,040,000 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,684,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies: 1.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acco Brands Corporation 144A | | | 5.25 | | | | 12-15-2024 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,025,000 | |
Eastern Maine Healthcare | | | 5.02 | | | | 7-1-2036 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 987,684 | |
South Nassau Communities | | | 4.65 | | | | 8-1-2048 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,029,666 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,042,350 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Construction & Engineering: 0.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aecom Company | | | 5.13 | | | | 3-15-2027 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,932,500 | |
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Machinery: 1.93% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actuant Corporation | | | 5.63 | | | | 6-15-2022 | | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,179,563 | |
Oshkosh Corporation | | | 5.38 | | | | 3-1-2025 | | | | 3,675,000 | | | | 3,785,250 | |
SPX FLOW Incorporated 144A | | | 5.63 | | | | 8-15-2024 | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,578,750 | |
SPX FLOW Incorporated 144A | | | 5.88 | | | | 8-15-2026 | | | | 5,328,000 | | | | 5,474,520 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,018,083 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors: 2.71% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
HD Supply Incorporated 144A | | | 5.75 | % | | | 4-15-2024 | | | $ | 11,450,000 | | | $ | 12,062,003 | |
Wesco Distribution Incorporated | | | 5.38 | | | | 6-15-2024 | | | | 8,974,000 | | | | 9,007,653 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,069,656 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Information Technology: 9.97% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Communications Equipment: 2.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CommScope Incorporated 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 6-15-2024 | | | | 9,479,000 | | | | 9,680,429 | |
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 3-15-2027 | | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,175,000 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,855,429 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 3.11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Anixter International Incorporated | | | 5.13 | | | | 10-1-2021 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,115,000 | |
Belden Incorporated 144A | | | 5.25 | | | | 7-15-2024 | | | | 3,485,000 | | | | 3,678,069 | |
TTM Technologies Incorporated 144A | | | 5.63 | | | | 10-1-2025 | | | | 16,495,000 | | | | 16,412,525 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,205,594 | |
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IT Services: 0.26% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gartner Incorporated 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 4-1-2025 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 3.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Micron Technology Incorporated 144A | | | 5.25 | | | | 1-15-2024 | | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,101,250 | |
Micron Technology Incorporated | | | 5.50 | | | | 2-1-2025 | | | | 6,750,000 | | | | 7,003,125 | |
Versum Materials Incorporated 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 9-30-2024 | | | | 13,834,000 | | | | 14,318,190 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,422,565 | |
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| | | | |
Software: 0.27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nuance Communications Company | | | 6.00 | | | | 7-1-2024 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,050,000 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 1.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diebold Incorporated | | | 8.50 | | | | 4-15-2024 | | | | 8,500,000 | | | | 8,946,250 | |
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Materials: 10.97% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chemicals: 8.81% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A. Schulman Incorporated | | | 6.88 | | | | 6-1-2023 | | | | 11,500,000 | | | | 12,132,494 | |
Koppers Incorporated 144A | | | 6.00 | | | | 2-15-2025 | | | | 13,150,000 | | | | 13,435,355 | |
Olin Corporation | | | 5.13 | | | | 9-15-2027 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,931,250 | |
Olin Corporation | | | 5.50 | | | | 8-15-2022 | | | | 8,500,000 | | | | 8,776,250 | |
Rayonier Advanced Materials Products Incorporated 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 6-1-2024 | | | | 8,945,000 | | | | 8,766,100 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company | | | 5.25 | | | | 12-15-2026 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,965,000 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company | | | 6.00 | | | | 10-15-2023 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,300,000 | |
Valvoline Incorporated | | | 4.38 | | | | 8-15-2025 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,712,500 | |
Valvoline Incorporated | | | 5.50 | | | | 7-15-2024 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 513,125 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68,532,074 | |
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Containers & Packaging: 1.88% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ball Corporation | | | 5.00 | | | | 3-15-2022 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,587,500 | |
Berry Plastics Corporation | | | 5.13 | | | | 7-15-2023 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,528,200 | |
Berry Plastics Corporation | | | 6.00 | | | | 10-15-2022 | | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,233,250 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 17 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Containers & Packaging (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sealed Air Corporation 144A | | | 5.25 | % | | | 4-1-2023 | | | $ | 4,650,000 | | | $ | 4,777,875 | |
Sealed Air Corporation 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 9-15-2025 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 517,500 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,644,325 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Metals & Mining: 0.28% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Metals Company | | | 4.88 | | | | 5-15-2023 | | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,138,885 | |
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Real Estate: 3.57% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Equity REITs: 3.57% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equinix Incorporated | | | 5.38 | | | | 5-15-2027 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,075,000 | |
Equinix Incorporated | | | 5.75 | | | | 1-1-2025 | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,560,000 | |
Iron Mountain Incorporated 144A | | | 4.88 | | | | 9-15-2027 | | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,130,000 | |
Iron Mountain Incorporated 144A | | | 5.38 | | | | 6-1-2026 | | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,215,625 | |
Iron Mountain Incorporated | | | 5.75 | | | | 8-15-2024 | | | | 3,927,000 | | | | 3,804,281 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,784,906 | |
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Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $423,828,381) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 420,091,837 | |
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| | | | |
Investment Companies: 0.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alternative Investment Funds: 0.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3i Infrastructure plc | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,453,189 | |
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Total Investment Companies (Cost $1,679,148) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,453,189 | |
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Municipal Obligations: 2.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Illinois: 0.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chicago IL Certificate of Participation River Point Plaza Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue) 144A | | | 4.84 | | | | 4-15-2028 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,002,140 | |
Chicago IL Project C1 (GO Revenue) | | | 7.78 | | | | 1-1-2035 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,307,480 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,309,620 | |
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Michigan: 0.40% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Detroit MI Final Recovery Project Series C (GO Revenue) | | | 5.00 | | | | 12-10-2026 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,880 | |
Wayne County MI Recovery Zone Economic Development Build America Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue) | | | 10.00 | | | | 12-1-2040 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,139,710 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,139,590 | |
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New Jersey: 0.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Newark NJ Redevelopment Area Public Service Electric & Gas Project (Utilities Revenue) 144A | | | 4.49 | | | | 12-1-2047 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 985,150 | |
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New York: 0.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jefferson County NY Civic Facility Development Corporation Refunding Bond Series B Samaritan Medical Center Obligated Group (Health Revenue) | | | 4.25 | | | | 11-1-2028 | | | | 360,000 | | | | 352,526 | |
New York Energy R&D Authority Green Bond Series A (Utilities Revenue) | | | 4.81 | | | | 4-1-2034 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,009,460 | |
New York NY IDA Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners LP (Utilities Revenue) | | | 5.65 | | | | 10-1-2028 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,910 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,361,896 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Oklahoma: 0.07% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority (Health Revenue) %% | | | 5.45 | % | | | 8-15-2028 | | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 530,165 | |
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Pennsylvania: 0.50% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Philadelphia PA Authority for Industrial Development MFHR University Square Apartments Low Income Housing Project (Housing Revenue) 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 12-1-2020 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,981,800 | |
Scranton PA Refunding Notes (GO Revenue) | | | 5.00 | | | | 11-15-2032 | | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,888,740 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,870,540 | |
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Tennessee: 0.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bristol TN Industrial Development Board The Pinnacle Project Series A (Tax Revenue) 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 12-1-2042 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,945,420 | |
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Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $17,177,504) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,142,381 | |
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| | | | |
Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 4.62% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Financials: 2.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services: 2.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tronox Finance plc 144A | | | 5.75 | | | | 10-1-2025 | | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 16,532,500 | |
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| | | | |
Health Care: 1.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Pharmaceuticals: 1.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mallinckrodt plc 144A« | | | 5.50 | | | | 4-15-2025 | | | | 5,655,000 | | | | 4,389,694 | |
Mallinckrodt plc 144A« | | | 5.63 | | | | 10-15-2023 | | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 4,400,000 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,789,694 | |
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Industrials: 1.37% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Electrical Equipment: 1.37% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sensata Technologies BV 144A | | | 4.88 | | | | 10-15-2023 | | | | 6,700,000 | | | | 6,710,385 | |
Sensata Technologies BV 144A | | | 5.63 | | | | 11-1-2024 | | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,918,750 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,629,135 | |
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Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $38,814,998) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,951,329 | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 2.43% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment Companies: 2.43% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | | | | | | | | 11,093,883 | | | | 11,094,992 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)## | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 7,770,586 | | | | 7,770,586 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $18,865,578) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,865,578 | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $774,222,433) | | | 100.24 | % | | | 779,385,194 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (1,828,541 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 777,556,653 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 19 | |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
† | Non-income-earning security |
144A | The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. |
¤ | The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments. |
%% | The security is issued on a when-issued basis. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
## | All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities. |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 11,166,995 | | | | 27,382,887 | | | | 27,455,999 | | | | 11,093,883 | | | $ | 609 | | | $ | (609 | ) | | $ | 34,479 | | | $ | 11,094,992 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 11,243,453 | | | | 163,952,414 | | | | 167,425,281 | | | | 7,770,586 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 59,882 | | | | 7,770,586 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 609 | | | $ | (609 | ) | | $ | 94,361 | | | $ | 18,865,578 | | | | 2.43 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $10,731,412 of securities loaned), at value (cost $755,356,855) | | $ | 760,519,616 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $18,865,578) | | | 18,865,578 | |
Cash | | | 102,191 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $454,049) | | | 452,666 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 189,449 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,666,005 | |
Receivable for dividends and interest | | | 8,600,677 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 9,167 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 177,638 | |
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Total assets | | | 790,582,987 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 11,094,378 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 890,612 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 500,000 | |
Management fee payable | | | 243,136 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 117,455 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 113,995 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 66,758 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 13,026,334 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 777,556,653 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 750,532,638 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 2,565,901 | |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 19,296,753 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 5,161,361 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 777,556,653 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 228,762,460 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 36,749,423 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $6.22 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $6.60 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 172,903,822 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 27,722,346 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $6.24 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 36,109,311 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 5,925,280 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $6.09 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 339,781,060 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 55,801,963 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $6.09 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 21 | |
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Investment income | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 13,158,132 | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $13,444) | | | 3,822,956 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 94,361 | |
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Total investment income | | | 17,075,449 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 2,106,706 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 242,106 | |
Class C | | | 180,016 | |
Administrator Class | | | 25,824 | |
Institutional Class | | | 219,089 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 288,222 | |
Class C | | | 214,305 | |
Administrator Class | | | 49,661 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 642,915 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 18,249 | |
Professional fees | | | 28,951 | |
Registration fees | | | 54,100 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 23,230 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 7,558 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 5,475 | |
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Total expenses | | | 4,106,407 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (368,541 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 3,737,866 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 13,337,583 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
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Net realized gains on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 19,094,049 | |
Affiliated securities | | | 609 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 37,876 | |
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Net realized gains on investments | | | 19,132,534 | |
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Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | (35,057,097 | ) |
Affiliated securities | | | (609 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (35,057,706 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (15,925,172 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (2,587,589 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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22 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Statement of changes in net assets |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 13,337,583 | | | | | | | $ | 19,531,782 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 19,132,534 | | | | | | | | 12,945,402 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (35,057,706 | ) | | | | | | | 21,283,855 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | (2,587,589 | ) | | | | | | | 53,761,039 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (3,109,090 | ) | | | | | | | (6,500,003 | ) |
Class B | | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | (5,875 | )1 |
Class C | | | | | | | (1,739,908 | ) | | | | | | | (4,004,743 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (557,679 | ) | | | | | | | (1,700,100 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (5,099,125 | ) | | | | | | | (8,456,717 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (3,469,742 | ) | | | | | | | (1,136,812 | ) |
Class B | | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | (2,604 | )1 |
Class C | | | | | | | (2,575,248 | ) | | | | | | | (905,222 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (614,461 | ) | | | | | | | (289,153 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (5,252,670 | ) | | | | | | | (1,137,209 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (22,417,923 | ) | | | | | | | (24,138,438 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 6,923,966 | | | | 44,453,568 | | | | 18,433,357 | | | | 114,970,196 | |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 790 | 1 | | | 4,856 | 1 |
Class C | | | 4,394,142 | | | | 28,218,297 | | | | 9,920,574 | | | | 62,050,326 | |
Administrator Class | | | 766,283 | | | | 4,812,009 | | | | 4,611,695 | | | | 28,032,068 | |
Institutional Class | | | 14,808,459 | | | | 92,827,917 | | | | 37,928,512 | | | | 231,275,398 | |
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| | | | | | | 170,311,791 | | | | | | | | 436,332,844 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 969,407 | | | | 6,180,140 | | | | 1,145,568 | | | | 7,148,903 | |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 1,045 | 1 | | | 6,448 | 1 |
Class C | | | 616,452 | | | | 3,936,133 | | | | 687,580 | | | | 4,297,275 | |
Administrator Class | | | 172,908 | | | | 1,080,005 | | | | 309,869 | | | | 1,885,882 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,356,554 | | | | 8,457,601 | | | | 1,308,141 | | | | 8,015,673 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,653,879 | | | | | | | | 21,354,181 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (5,555,835 | ) | | | (35,527,190 | ) | | | (10,383,064 | ) | | | (65,031,893 | ) |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (77,635 | )1 | | | (486,950 | )1 |
Class C | | | (3,004,162 | ) | | | (19,263,591 | ) | | | (6,040,064 | ) | | | (37,818,153 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (1,687,929 | ) | | | (10,555,989 | ) | | | (9,917,933 | ) | | | (59,608,201 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (10,561,320 | ) | | | (65,934,145 | ) | | | (9,738,100 | ) | | | (59,471,981 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (131,280,915 | ) | | | | | | | (222,417,178 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 58,684,755 | | | | | | | | 235,269,847 | |
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Total increase in net assets | | | | | | | 33,679,243 | | | | | | | | 264,892,448 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 743,877,410 | | | | | | | | 478,984,962 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 777,556,653 | | | | | | | $ | 743,877,410 | |
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Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income | | | | | | $ | 2,565,901 | | | | | | | $ | (265,880 | ) |
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1 | For the period from October 1, 2016 to May 5, 2017. Effective at the close of business on May 5, 2017, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and no longer offered by the Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 23 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.42 | | | | $6.13 | | | | $5.71 | | | | $6.37 | | | | $6.13 | | | | $6.00 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.25 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.13 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.84 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.38 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $6.22 | | | | $6.42 | | | | $6.13 | | | | $5.71 | | | | $6.37 | | | | $6.13 | |
Total return1 | | | (0.29 | )% | | | 9.16 | % | | | 15.39 | % | | | (1.92 | )% | | | 10.13 | % | | | 6.37 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.12 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.94 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.08 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.44 | % | | | 3.29 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.38 | % | | | 3.60 | % | | | 4.03 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 60 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $228,762 | | | | $220,977 | | | | $154,496 | | | | $127,242 | | | | $143,062 | | | | $159,229 | |
1 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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24 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.44 | | | | $6.14 | | | | $5.72 | | | | $6.39 | | | | $6.14 | | | | $6.01 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.16 | 1 | | | 0.16 | 1 | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.13 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.79 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.33 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $6.24 | | | | $6.44 | | | | $6.14 | | | | $5.72 | | | | $6.39 | | | | $6.14 | |
Total return2 | | | (0.61 | )% | | | 8.51 | % | | | 14.51 | % | | | (2.81 | )% | | | 9.47 | % | | | 5.58 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.87 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.83 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.69 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 2.62 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 3.29 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 60 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $172,904 | | | | $165,513 | | | | $129,856 | | | | $110,457 | | | | $111,045 | | | | $112,113 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 25 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.29 | | | | $6.00 | | | | $5.60 | | | | $6.25 | | | | $6.01 | | | | $5.89 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.21 | 1 | | | 0.21 | 1 | | | 0.21 | 1 | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.26 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.82 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.38 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $6.09 | | | | $6.29 | | | | $6.00 | | | | $5.60 | | | | $6.25 | | | | $6.01 | |
Total return2 | | | (0.25 | )% | | | 9.45 | % | | | 15.45 | % | | | (1.69 | )% | | | 10.46 | % | | | 6.43 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.96 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.53 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.72 | % | | | 3.56 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | 4.21 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 60 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $36,109 | | | | $41,975 | | | | $70,051 | | | | $31,367 | | | | $48,690 | | | | $43,135 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.28 | | | | $6.00 | | | | $5.59 | | | | $6.25 | | | | $6.01 | | | | $5.88 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.25 | 1 | | | 0.27 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.13 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.84 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.63 | | | | 0.40 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $6.09 | | | | $6.28 | | | | $6.00 | | | | $5.59 | | | | $6.25 | | | | $6.01 | |
Total return2 | | | 0.01 | % | | | 9.49 | % | | | 15.88 | % | | | (1.65 | )% | | | 10.68 | % | | | 6.83 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.69 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.69 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.78 | % | | | 3.60 | % | | | 3.92 | % | | | 3.76 | % | | | 3.98 | % | | | 4.43 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 60 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $339,781 | | | | $315,413 | | | | $124,116 | | | | $77,558 | | | | $61,133 | | | | $49,807 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on May 5, 2017, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class B shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through May 5, 2017.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On March 31, 2018, such fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes
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are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
When-issued transactions
The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.
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Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid from net investment income monthly and any net realized gains are paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $773,081,967 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 32,291,353 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (25,988,126 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 6,303,227 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | $ | 10,804,470 | | | $ | 4,954,934 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 15,759,404 | |
Consumer staples | | | 2,615,590 | | | | 816,337 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,431,927 | |
Energy | | | 54,971,776 | | | | 2,101,063 | | | | 0 | | | | 57,072,839 | |
Financials | | | 6,326,412 | | | | 6,622,132 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,948,544 | |
Health care | | | 29,427,928 | | | | 1,023,586 | | | | 0 | | | | 30,451,514 | |
Industrials | | | 27,207,507 | | | | 4,709,698 | | | | 0 | | | | 31,917,205 | |
Information technology | | | 58,314,309 | | | | 3,030,702 | | | | 0 | | | | 61,345,011 | |
Materials | | | 9,689,267 | | | | 2,510,481 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,199,748 | |
Real estate | | | 44,286,705 | | | | 2,146,474 | | | | 0 | | | | 46,433,179 | |
Telecommunication services | | | 3,326,959 | | | | 2,463,394 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,790,353 | |
Utilities | | | 6,501,404 | | | | 2,029,752 | | | | 0 | | | | 8,531,156 | |
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Corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 420,091,837 | | | | 0 | | | | 420,091,837 | |
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Investment companies | | | 1,453,189 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,453,189 | |
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Municipal obligations | | | 0 | | | | 17,142,381 | | | | 0 | | | | 17,142,381 | |
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Yankee corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 35,951,329 | | | | 0 | | | | 35,951,329 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 7,770,586 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,770,586 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,094,992 | |
Total assets | | $ | 282,696,102 | | | $ | 505,594,100 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 779,385,194 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $11,094,992 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.55% and declining to 0.43% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.54% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account
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servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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| | Class-level administration fee | |
Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.85% for Class A shares, 1.60% for Class C shares, 0.77% for Class Administrator Class shares, and 0.52% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to January 1, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 1.08% for Class A shares, 1.83% for Class C shares, 0.90% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.71% for Institutional Class shares.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $45,010 from the sale of Class A shares and $104 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were $267,380,677 and $213,571,530, respectively.
6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for economic hedging purposes. The Fund had average contract amounts of $41,158 and $18,131 in forward foreign currency contracts to buy and forward foreign currency contracts to sell, respectively, during the six months ended March 31, 2018.
The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged
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to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
9. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS
On April 24, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on April 23, 2018. The per share amounts payable on April 25, 2018 were as follows:
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| | Net investment income | |
Class A | | | $0.02094 | |
Class C | | | 0.01684 | |
Administrator Class | | | 0.02138 | |
Institutional Class | | | 0.02275 | |
On May 24, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on May 23, 2018. The per share amounts payable on May 25, 2018 were as follows:
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| | Net investment income | |
Class A | | | $0.01577 | |
Class C | | | 0.01188 | |
Administrator Class | | | 0.01620 | |
Institutional Class | | | 0.01746 | |
These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
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TAX INFORMATION
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Other information (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 35 | |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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36 | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | Other information (unaudited) |
Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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List of abbreviations | | Wells Fargo Diversified Income Builder Fund | | | 37 | |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund


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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. . |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®, FRM
Petros Bocray, CFA®, FRM
Christian L. Chan, CFA®
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (SFAAX) | | 11-13-1986 | | | 0.95 | | | | 8.12 | | | | 6.77 | | | | 7.12 | | | | 9.41 | | | | 7.40 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.08 | |
Class C (WFALX) | | 4-1-1998 | | | 5.29 | | | | 8.59 | | | | 6.61 | | | | 6.29 | | | | 8.59 | | | | 6.61 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 1.83 | |
Administrator Class (WFAIX) | | 11-8-1999 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 7.30 | | | | 9.65 | | | | 7.66 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 0.90 | |
Institutional Class (WFATX) | | 10-31-2016 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 7.45 | | | | 9.69 | | | | 7.68 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.75 | |
Index Asset Allocation Blended Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 8.49 | | | | 9.59 | | | | 8.74 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Index5 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 2.74 | | | | – | | | | – | |
S&P 500 Index6 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 13.99 | | | | 13.31 | | | | 9.49 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Balanced funds may invest in stocks and bonds. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20187 | |
Apple Incorporated | | | 2.26 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 1.87 | |
Amazon.com Incorporated | | | 1.55 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated Class B | | | 1.02 | |
Facebook Incorporated Class A | | | 1.02 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company | | | 1.00 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 0.91 | |
Exxon Mobil Corporation | | | 0.84 | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class C | | | 0.84 | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class A | | | 0.82 | |
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Sector distribution as of March 31, 20188 |
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Current target allocation as of March 31, 20189 |
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1 | Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect the expenses of the Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Effective April 1, 2015, the Index Asset Allocation Blended Index is weighted 60% in the S&P 500 Index and 40% in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Index. Prior to April 1, 2015, the Index Asset Allocation Blended Index was weighted 60% in the S&P 500 Index and 40% in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Index is an unmanaged index of prices of U.S. Treasury bonds with maturities of 1 to 30 years. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
8 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
9 | Current target allocation includes the effect of any tactical futures overlay that may be in place. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,026.13 | | | $ | 5.41 | | | | 1.07 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.60 | | | $ | 5.39 | | | | 1.07 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.46 | | | $ | 9.18 | | | | 1.82 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.86 | | | $ | 9.15 | | | | 1.82 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,026.92 | | | $ | 4.55 | | | | 0.90 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.44 | | | $ | 4.53 | | | | 0.90 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,027.87 | | | $ | 3.74 | | | | 0.74 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.24 | | | $ | 3.73 | | | | 0.74 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 7 | |
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Agency Securities: 0.00% | |
FNMA Series 2002-T1 Class A4 | | | 9.50 | % | | | 11-25-2031 | | | $ | 48,222 | | | $ | 55,819 | |
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Total Agency Securities (Cost $48,222) | | | | 55,819 | |
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Common Stocks: 59.82% | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 7.58% | |
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Auto Components: 0.10% | |
Aptiv plc | | | | 8,970 | | | | 762,181 | |
BorgWarner Incorporated | | | | 6,678 | | | | 335,436 | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | | | | 8,109 | | | | 215,537 | |
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Automobiles: 0.26% | |
Ford Motor Company | | | | 131,684 | | | | 1,459,059 | |
General Motors Company | | | | 42,609 | | | | 1,548,411 | |
Harley-Davidson Incorporated « | | | | 5,683 | | | | 243,687 | |
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Distributors: 0.07% | |
Genuine Parts Company | | | | 4,951 | | | | 444,798 | |
LKQ Corporation † | | | | 10,446 | | | | 396,426 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services: 0.01% | |
H&R Block Incorporated | | | | 7,054 | | | | 179,242 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 1.09% | |
Carnival Corporation | | | | 13,699 | | | | 898,380 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill Incorporated † | | | | 830 | | | | 268,181 | |
Darden Restaurants Incorporated | | | | 4,168 | | | | 355,322 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Incorporated | | | | 6,823 | | | | 537,379 | |
Marriott International Incorporated Class A | | | | 10,130 | | | | 1,377,477 | |
McDonald’s Corporation | | | | 26,899 | | | | 4,206,466 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | | 17,199 | | | | 602,309 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Limited † | | | | 6,957 | | | | 368,512 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited | | | | 5,770 | | | | 679,360 | |
Starbucks Corporation | | | | 47,420 | | | | 2,745,144 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | | | | 3,364 | | | | 384,943 | |
Wynn Resorts Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 2,711 | | | | 494,378 | |
Yum! Brands Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,220 | | | | 955,159 | |
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Household Durables: 0.24% | |
D.R. Horton Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,543 | | | | 506,045 | |
Garmin Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 3,733 | | | | 219,986 | |
Leggett & Platt Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,462 | | | | 197,934 | |
Lennar Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 9,214 | | | | 543,073 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Household Durables (continued) | |
Mohawk Industries Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,134 | | | $ | 495,557 | |
Newell Rubbermaid Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 16,372 | | | | 417,159 | |
Pulte Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,893 | | | | 262,255 | |
Whirlpool Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 2,385 | | | | 365,167 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 2.21% | |
Amazon.com Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 13,557 | | | | 19,621,588 | |
Booking Holdings Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,646 | | | | 3,424,322 | |
Expedia Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,128 | | | | 455,772 | |
Netflix Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 14,642 | | | | 4,324,515 | |
TripAdvisor Incorporated Ǡ | | | | | | | | | | | 3,662 | | | | 149,739 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,975,936 | |
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Leisure Products: 0.04% | |
Hasbro Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,813 | | | | 321,436 | |
Mattel Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 11,605 | | | | 152,606 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 474,042 | |
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Media: 1.53% | |
CBS Corporation Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 11,646 | | | | 598,488 | |
Charter Communications Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 6,277 | | | | 1,953,528 | |
Comcast Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 156,404 | | | | 5,344,325 | |
Discovery Communications Incorporated Class A Ǡ | | | | | | | | | | | 5,250 | | | | 112,508 | |
Discovery Communications Incorporated Class C † | | | | | | | | | | | 10,305 | | | | 201,154 | |
DISH Network Corporation Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 7,695 | | | | 291,564 | |
Interpublic Group of Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,973 | | | | 298,768 | |
News Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 12,923 | | | | 204,183 | |
News Corporation Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 4,108 | | | | 66,139 | |
Omnicom Group Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 7,770 | | | | 564,646 | |
The Walt Disney Company | | | | | | | | | | | 50,740 | | | | 5,096,326 | |
Time Warner Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 26,314 | | | | 2,488,778 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 35,565 | | | | 1,304,880 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 14,820 | | | | 539,003 | |
Viacom Incorporated Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 11,908 | | | | 369,862 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,434,152 | |
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Multiline Retail: 0.29% | |
Dollar General Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 8,705 | | | | 814,353 | |
Dollar Tree Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 8,000 | | | | 759,200 | |
Kohl’s Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,669 | | | | 371,376 | |
Macy’s Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,285 | | | | 305,876 | |
Nordstrom Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 3,944 | | | | 190,929 | |
Target Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 18,342 | | | | 1,273,485 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,715,219 | |
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Specialty Retail: 1.30% | |
Advance Auto Parts Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,496 | | | | 295,901 | |
AutoZone Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 920 | | | | 596,795 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 9 | |
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Specialty Retail (continued) | |
Best Buy Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,581 | | | $ | 600,584 | |
CarMax Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 6,102 | | | | 377,958 | |
Foot Locker Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,089 | | | | 186,213 | |
L Brands Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,286 | | | | 316,608 | |
Lowe’s Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 28,006 | | | | 2,457,527 | |
O’Reilly Automotive Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,823 | | | | 698,354 | |
Ross Stores Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,895 | | | | 1,005,552 | |
The Gap Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 7,350 | | | | 229,320 | |
The Home Depot Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 39,403 | | | | 7,023,191 | |
The TJX Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 21,336 | | | | 1,740,164 | |
Tiffany & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 3,438 | | | | 335,755 | |
Tractor Supply Company | | | | | | | | | | | 4,221 | | | | 266,007 | |
ULTA Beauty Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,955 | | | | 399,348 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.44% | |
HanesBrands Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 12,156 | | | | 223,914 | |
Michael Kors Holdings Limited † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,131 | | | | 318,532 | |
Nike Incorporated Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 43,795 | | | | 2,909,740 | |
PVH Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 2,595 | | | | 392,961 | |
Ralph Lauren Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 1,869 | | | | 208,954 | |
Tapestry Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,613 | | | | 505,740 | |
Under Armour Incorporated Class A Ǡ | | | | | | | | | | | 6,251 | | | | 102,204 | |
Under Armour Incorporated Class C † | | | | | | | | | | | 6,219 | | | | 89,243 | |
VF Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 11,110 | | | | 823,473 | |
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Consumer Staples: 4.58% | |
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Beverages: 1.16% | |
Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 8,824 | | | | 480,026 | |
Constellation Brands Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 5,783 | | | | 1,318,061 | |
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 6,064 | | | | 717,856 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 6,239 | | | | 469,984 | |
Monster Beverage Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 13,951 | | | | 798,137 | |
PepsiCo Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 47,988 | | | | 5,237,890 | |
The Coca-Cola Company | | | | | | | | | | | 129,552 | | | | 5,626,443 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,648,397 | |
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Food & Staples Retailing: 1.01% | |
Costco Wholesale Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 14,817 | | | | 2,791,967 | |
CVS Health Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 34,233 | | | | 2,129,635 | |
Sysco Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 16,202 | | | | 971,472 | |
The Kroger Company | | | | | | | | | | | 29,739 | | | | 711,952 | |
Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 48,981 | | | | 4,357,840 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 28,748 | | | | 1,882,132 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Food Products: 0.69% | |
Archer Daniels Midland Company | | | | | | | | | | | 18,871 | | | $ | 818,435 | |
Campbell Soup Company « | | | | | | | | | | | 6,491 | | | | 281,125 | |
ConAgra Foods Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 13,520 | | | | 498,618 | |
General Mills Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 19,201 | | | | 865,197 | |
Hormel Foods Corporation « | | | | | | | | | | | 9,113 | | | | 312,758 | |
Kellogg Company | | | | | | | | | | | 8,400 | | | | 546,084 | |
McCormick & Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,086 | | | | 434,710 | |
Mondelez International Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 50,188 | | | | 2,094,345 | |
The Hershey Company | | | | | | | | | | | 4,753 | | | | 470,357 | |
The J.M. Smucker Company | | | | | | | | | | | 3,832 | | | | 475,206 | |
The Kraft Heinz Company | | | | | | | | | | | 20,153 | | | | 1,255,330 | |
Tyson Foods Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 10,041 | | | | 734,901 | |
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Household Products: 0.88% | |
Church & Dwight Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,231 | | | | 414,513 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Company | | | | | | | | | | | 29,536 | | | | 2,117,140 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 11,834 | | | | 1,303,278 | |
The Clorox Company | | | | | | | | | | | 4,366 | | | | 581,158 | |
The Procter & Gamble Company | | | | | | | | | | | 85,068 | | | | 6,744,191 | |
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Personal Products: 0.11% | |
Coty Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 15,932 | | | | 291,556 | |
The Estee Lauder Companies Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 7,577 | | | | 1,134,428 | |
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Tobacco: 0.73% | |
Altria Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 64,128 | | | | 3,996,457 | |
Philip Morris International | | | | | | | | | | | 52,408 | | | | 5,209,355 | |
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Energy: 3.43% | |
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Energy Equipment & Services: 0.47% | |
Baker Hughes Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,259 | | | | 395,972 | |
Halliburton Company | | | | | | | | | | | 29,442 | | | | 1,382,007 | |
Helmerich & Payne Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,673 | | | | 244,475 | |
National Oilwell Varco Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,824 | | | | 472,051 | |
Schlumberger Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 46,698 | | | | 3,025,096 | |
TechnipFMC plc | | | | | | | | | | | 14,795 | | | | 435,713 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 2.96% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 18,462 | | | | 1,115,289 | |
Andeavor Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,773 | | | | 479,973 | |
Apache Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 12,871 | | | | 495,276 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 15,548 | | | | 372,841 | |
Chevron Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 64,459 | | | | 7,350,904 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 11 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | |
Cimarex Energy Company | | | | | | | | | | | 3,220 | | | $ | 301,070 | |
Concho Resources Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,030 | | | | 756,160 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | | | | | | | | | 39,635 | | | | 2,349,959 | |
Devon Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 17,752 | | | | 564,336 | |
EOG Resources Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 19,525 | | | | 2,055,397 | |
EQT Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 8,261 | | | | 392,480 | |
Exxon Mobil Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 142,981 | | | | 10,667,812 | |
Hess Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 9,036 | | | | 457,402 | |
Kinder Morgan Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 64,019 | | | | 964,126 | |
Marathon Oil Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 28,671 | | | | 462,463 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 16,007 | | | | 1,170,272 | |
Newfield Exploration Company † | | | | | | | | | | | 6,739 | | | | 164,566 | |
Noble Energy Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 16,608 | | | | 503,222 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 25,818 | | | | 1,677,137 | |
ONEOK Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 13,856 | | | | 788,684 | |
Phillips 66 Company | | | | | | | | | | | 14,167 | | | | 1,358,899 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Company | | | | | | | | | | | 5,746 | | | | 987,048 | |
Range Resources Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 7,632 | | | | 110,969 | |
The Williams Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 27,917 | | | | 694,017 | |
Valero Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 14,616 | | | | 1,355,926 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37,596,228 | |
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Financials: 8.81% | |
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Banks: 3.90% | |
Bank of America Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 322,832 | | | | 9,681,732 | |
BB&T Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 26,230 | | | | 1,365,009 | |
Citigroup Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 86,724 | | | | 5,853,870 | |
Citizens Financial Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 16,444 | | | | 690,319 | |
Comerica Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,831 | | | | 559,368 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | | | | | | | | | 23,411 | | | | 743,299 | |
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 37,197 | | | | 561,675 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 115,807 | | | | 12,735,296 | |
KeyCorp | | | | | | | | | | | 35,791 | | | | 699,714 | |
M&T Bank Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,066 | | | | 933,968 | |
People’s United Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,712 | | | | 218,546 | |
PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 15,912 | | | | 2,406,531 | |
Regions Financial Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 37,879 | | | | 703,792 | |
SunTrust Banks Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 15,802 | | | | 1,075,168 | |
SVB Financial Group † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,784 | | | | 428,178 | |
US Bancorp | | | | | | | | | | | 52,954 | | | | 2,674,177 | |
Wells Fargo & Company (l) | | | | | | | | | | | 148,133 | | | | 7,763,651 | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | | | | | | | | | 6,630 | | | | 349,600 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49,443,893 | |
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Capital Markets: 1.88% | |
Affiliated Managers Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,839 | | | | 348,638 | |
Ameriprise Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,938 | | | | 730,528 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 34,072 | | | | 1,755,730 | |
BlackRock Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,175 | | | | 2,261,681 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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CBOE Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,803 | | | $ | 433,922 | |
CME Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,486 | | | | 1,857,746 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 8,987 | | | | 497,970 | |
Franklin Resources Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,983 | | | | 380,890 | |
Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 19,648 | | | | 1,424,873 | |
Invesco Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 13,738 | | | | 439,753 | |
Moody’s Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,610 | | | | 904,893 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | | | | 46,556 | | | | 2,512,162 | |
Northern Trust Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 7,178 | | | | 740,267 | |
Raymond James Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,373 | | | | 390,990 | |
S&P Global Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,567 | | | | 1,636,811 | |
State Street Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 12,406 | | | | 1,237,250 | |
T. Rowe Price Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,253 | | | | 891,076 | |
The Charles Schwab Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 40,436 | | | | 2,111,568 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,921 | | | | 3,002,423 | |
The NASDAQ OMX Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,934 | | | | 339,189 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,898,360 | |
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Consumer Finance: 0.44% | |
American Express Company | | | | | | | | | | | 24,310 | | | | 2,267,637 | |
Capital One Financial Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 16,409 | | | | 1,572,310 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | 11,970 | | | | 861,002 | |
Navient Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 8,874 | | | | 116,427 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | | | | | | | | | 24,113 | | | | 808,509 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,625,885 | |
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Diversified Financial Services: 1.04% | |
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated Class B † | | | | | | | | | | | 64,943 | | | | 12,954,830 | |
Leucadia National Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 10,579 | | | | 240,461 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,195,291 | |
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Insurance: 1.55% | |
AFLAC Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 26,378 | | | | 1,154,301 | |
American International Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 30,333 | | | | 1,650,722 | |
Aon plc | | | | | | | | | | | 8,307 | | | | 1,165,721 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 6,121 | | | | 420,696 | |
Assurant Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,770 | | | | 161,796 | |
Brighthouse Financial Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,233 | | | | 166,176 | |
Chubb Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 15,659 | | | | 2,141,681 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,035 | | | | 373,899 | |
Everest Reinsurance Group Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 1,377 | | | | 353,641 | |
Lincoln National Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 7,364 | | | | 538,014 | |
Loews Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 9,098 | | | | 452,444 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 17,128 | | | | 1,414,602 | |
MetLife Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 34,979 | | | | 1,605,186 | |
Principal Financial Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,090 | | | | 553,672 | |
Prudential Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,240 | | | | 1,474,552 | |
The Allstate Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 11,960 | | | | 1,133,808 | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,045 | | | | 620,558 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 13 | |
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The Progressive Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 19,648 | | | $ | 1,197,153 | |
The Travelers Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,158 | | | | 1,271,680 | |
Torchmark Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 3,579 | | | | 301,244 | |
Unum Group | | | | | | | | | | | 7,465 | | | | 355,409 | |
Willis Towers Watson plc | | | | | | | | | | | 4,459 | | | | 678,615 | |
XL Group Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 8,669 | | | | 479,049 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,664,619 | |
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Health Care: 8.20% | |
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Biotechnology: 1.58% | |
AbbVie Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 53,790 | | | | 5,091,224 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 7,479 | | | | 833,609 | |
Amgen Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 22,555 | | | | 3,845,176 | |
Biogen Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 7,139 | | | | 1,954,801 | |
Celgene Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 25,381 | | | | 2,264,239 | |
Gilead Sciences Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 44,203 | | | | 3,332,464 | |
Incyte Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,928 | | | | 493,980 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,605 | | | | 897,058 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 8,567 | | | | 1,396,250 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,108,801 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 1.71% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | | | | | | | | | 58,734 | | | | 3,519,341 | |
Align Technology Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,433 | | | | 610,999 | |
Baxter International Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 16,768 | | | | 1,090,591 | |
Becton Dickinson & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 8,984 | | | | 1,946,833 | |
Boston Scientific Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 46,394 | | | | 1,267,484 | |
Danaher Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 20,714 | | | | 2,028,108 | |
Dentsply Sirona Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 7,750 | | | | 389,903 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 7,087 | | | | 988,778 | |
Hologic Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 9,330 | | | | 348,569 | |
IDEXX Laboratories Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,939 | | | | 562,495 | |
Intuitive Surgical Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,789 | | | | 1,564,213 | |
Medtronic plc | | | | | | | | | | | 45,731 | | | | 3,668,541 | |
ResMed Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,822 | | | | 474,822 | |
Stryker Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 10,872 | | | | 1,749,522 | |
The Cooper Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,654 | | | | 378,452 | |
Varian Medical Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,081 | | | | 377,885 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 6,854 | | | | 747,360 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,713,896 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services: 1.62% | |
Aetna Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,032 | | | | 1,864,408 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,484 | | | | 472,776 | |
Anthem Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,628 | | | | 1,895,572 | |
Cardinal Health Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,619 | | | | 665,599 | |
Centene Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,854 | | | | 625,617 | |
Cigna Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 8,195 | | | | 1,374,629 | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,913 | | | | 323,963 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Health Care Providers & Services (continued) | |
Envision Healthcare Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,082 | | | $ | 156,871 | |
Express Scripts Holding Company † | | | | | | | | | | | 19,043 | | | | 1,315,490 | |
HCA Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,445 | | | | 916,165 | |
Henry Schein Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,186 | | | | 348,551 | |
Humana Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,645 | | | | 1,248,715 | |
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,438 | | | | 556,097 | |
McKesson Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 6,963 | | | | 980,878 | |
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,576 | | | | 458,973 | |
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 32,652 | | | | 6,987,528 | |
Universal Health Services Incorporated Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 2,934 | | | | 347,415 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,539,247 | |
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Health Care Technology: 0.05% | |
Cerner Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 10,661 | | | | 618,338 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services: 0.51% | |
Agilent Technologies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,890 | | | | 728,541 | |
Illumina Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,960 | | | | 1,172,643 | |
IQVIA Holdings Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,919 | | | | 482,603 | |
Mettler-Toledo International Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 860 | | | | 494,526 | |
PerkinElmer Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,729 | | | | 282,360 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 13,557 | | | | 2,798,978 | |
Waters Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,658 | | | | 528,012 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,487,663 | |
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Pharmaceuticals: 2.73% | |
Allergan plc | | | | | | | | | | | 11,146 | | | | 1,875,760 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | | | | | | | | | | | 55,089 | | | | 3,484,379 | |
Eli Lilly & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 32,533 | | | | 2,517,078 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | | | | | | | | | 90,530 | | | | 11,601,420 | |
Merck & Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 90,979 | | | | 4,955,626 | |
Mylan NV † | | | | | | | | | | | 17,371 | | | | 715,164 | |
Nektar Therapeutics † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,429 | | | | 576,886 | |
Perrigo Company plc | | | | | | | | | | | 4,420 | | | | 368,363 | |
Pfizer Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 200,870 | | | | 7,128,876 | |
Zoetis Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 16,442 | | | | 1,373,071 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,596,623 | |
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Industrials: 6.11% | |
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Aerospace & Defense: 1.74% | |
Arconic Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,335 | | | | 330,278 | |
General Dynamics Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 9,318 | | | | 2,058,346 | |
Harris Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,006 | | | | 646,088 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,531 | | | | 394,631 | |
L-3 Technologies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,639 | | | | 548,912 | |
Lockheed Martin Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 8,382 | | | | 2,832,529 | |
Northrop Grumman Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,874 | | | | 2,050,731 | |
Raytheon Company | | | | | | | | | | | 9,735 | | | | 2,101,008 | |
Rockwell Collins Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,531 | | | | 745,855 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 15 | |
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Aerospace & Defense (continued) | |
Textron Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,832 | | | $ | 520,823 | |
The Boeing Company | | | | | | | | | | | 18,666 | | | | 6,120,208 | |
TransDigm Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,638 | | | | 502,768 | |
United Technologies Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 25,098 | | | | 3,157,830 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,010,007 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics: 0.41% | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,715 | | | | 441,843 | |
Expeditors International of Washington Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,957 | | | | 377,078 | |
FedEx Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 8,316 | | | | 1,996,755 | |
United Parcel Service Incorporated Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 23,223 | | | | 2,430,519 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,246,195 | |
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Airlines: 0.30% | |
Alaska Air Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,150 | | | | 257,134 | |
American Airlines Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,209 | | | | 738,300 | |
Delta Air Lines Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 21,946 | | | | 1,202,860 | |
Southwest Airlines Company | | | | | | | | | | | 18,252 | | | | 1,045,475 | |
United Continental Holdings Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 8,165 | | | | 567,223 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,810,992 | |
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Building Products: 0.19% | |
A.O. Smith Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,908 | | | | 312,100 | |
Allegion plc | | | | | | | | | | | 3,211 | | | | 273,866 | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,127 | | | | 301,929 | |
Johnson Controls International plc | | | | | | | | | | | 31,251 | | | | 1,101,285 | |
Masco Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 10,574 | | | | 427,613 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,416,793 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.18% | |
Cintas Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 2,910 | | | | 496,388 | |
Republic Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 7,599 | | | | 503,282 | |
Stericycle Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,886 | | | | 168,918 | |
Waste Management Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 13,463 | | | | 1,132,508 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,301,096 | |
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Construction & Engineering: 0.05% | |
Fluor Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,720 | | | | 270,078 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,063 | | | | 240,326 | |
Quanta Services Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,187 | | | | 178,173 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 688,577 | |
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Electrical Equipment: 0.33% | |
Acuity Brands Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 1,422 | | | | 197,928 | |
AMETEK Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 7,806 | | | | 593,022 | |
Eaton Corporation plc | | | | | | | | | | | 14,854 | | | | 1,186,983 | |
Emerson Electric Company | | | | | | | | | | | 21,422 | | | | 1,463,123 | |
Rockwell Automation Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,312 | | | | 751,150 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,192,206 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Industrial Conglomerates: 1.03% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3M Company | | | | | | | | | | | 20,094 | | | $ | 4,411,035 | |
General Electric Company | | | | | | | | | | | 292,982 | | | | 3,949,397 | |
Honeywell International Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 25,375 | | | | 3,666,941 | |
Roper Industries Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,469 | | | | 973,714 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,001,087 | |
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Machinery: 1.01% | |
Caterpillar Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 20,166 | | | | 2,972,065 | |
Cummins Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,255 | | | | 851,783 | |
Deere & Company | | | | | | | | | | | 10,926 | | | | 1,697,026 | |
Dover Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,210 | | | | 511,726 | |
Flowserve Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,413 | | | | 191,215 | |
Fortive Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 10,334 | | | | 801,092 | |
Illinois Tool Works Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,372 | | | | 1,624,878 | |
Ingersoll-Rand plc | | | | | | | | | | | 8,430 | | | | 720,849 | |
Paccar Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,877 | | | | 785,901 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,489 | | | | 767,754 | |
Pentair plc | | | | | | | | | | | 5,590 | | | | 380,847 | |
Snap-on Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,914 | | | | 282,392 | |
Stanley Black & Decker Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,174 | | | | 792,657 | |
Xylem Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 6,069 | | | | 466,827 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,847,012 | |
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Professional Services: 0.18% | |
Equifax Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,051 | | | | 477,248 | |
IHS Markit Limited † | | | | | | | | | | | 12,214 | | | | 589,203 | |
Nielsen Holdings plc | | | | | | | | | | | 11,312 | | | | 359,608 | |
Robert Half International Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,192 | | | | 242,675 | |
Verisk Analytics Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,234 | | | | 544,336 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,213,070 | |
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Road & Rail: 0.57% | |
CSX Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 29,938 | | | | 1,667,846 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,888 | | | | 338,329 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | | | | | | | | | 3,477 | | | | 381,948 | |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 9,588 | | | | 1,301,859 | |
Union Pacific Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 26,562 | | | | 3,570,730 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,260,712 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.12% | |
Fastenal Company | | | | | | | | | | | 9,706 | | | | 529,851 | |
United Rentals Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,851 | | | | 492,453 | |
W.W. Grainger Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,723 | | | | 486,351 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,508,655 | |
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Information Technology: 14.88% | |
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Communications Equipment: 0.64% | |
Cisco Systems Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 162,560 | | | | 6,972,198 | |
F5 Networks Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,086 | | | | 301,656 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 17 | |
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Communications Equipment (continued) | |
Juniper Networks Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,599 | | | $ | 282,204 | |
Motorola Solutions Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,466 | | | | 575,570 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,131,628 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.27% | |
Amphenol Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 10,308 | | | | 887,828 | |
Corning Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 29,325 | | | | 817,581 | |
FLIR Systems Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,687 | | | | 234,397 | |
IPG Photonics Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,276 | | | | 297,793 | |
TE Connectivity Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 11,850 | | | | 1,183,815 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,421,414 | |
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Internet Software & Services: 2.83% | |
Akamai Technologies Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,737 | | | | 407,212 | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 10,071 | | | | 10,445,037 | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class C † | | | | | | | | | | | 10,270 | | | | 10,596,483 | |
eBay Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 31,761 | | | | 1,278,063 | |
Facebook Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 80,847 | | | | 12,918,542 | |
VeriSign Incorporated Ǡ | | | | | | | | | | | 2,818 | | | | 334,102 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,979,439 | |
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IT Services: 2.57% | |
Accenture plc Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 20,808 | | | | 3,194,028 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 1,628 | | | | 346,536 | |
Automatic Data Processing Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,957 | | | | 1,697,320 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 19,840 | | | | 1,597,120 | |
CSRA Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,531 | | | | 228,043 | |
DXC Technology Company | | | | | | | | | | | 9,626 | | | | 967,702 | |
Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,175 | | | | 1,076,153 | |
Fiserv Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 13,944 | | | | 994,347 | |
Gartner Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,065 | | | | 360,505 | |
Global Payments Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,369 | | | | 598,751 | |
International Business Machines Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 28,907 | | | | 4,435,201 | |
MasterCard Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 31,150 | | | | 5,456,234 | |
Paychex Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,786 | | | | 664,310 | |
PayPal Holdings Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 38,067 | | | | 2,888,143 | |
The Western Union Company | | | | | | | | | | | 15,498 | | | | 298,027 | |
Total System Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,580 | | | | 481,331 | |
Visa Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 60,827 | | | | 7,276,126 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,559,877 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 2.51% | |
Advanced Micro Devices Incorporated Ǡ | | | | | | | | | | | 27,795 | | | | 279,340 | |
Analog Devices Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,478 | | | | 1,137,120 | |
Applied Materials Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 35,453 | | | | 1,971,541 | |
Broadcom Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 13,851 | | | | 3,263,988 | |
Intel Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 157,920 | | | | 8,224,474 | |
KLA-Tencor Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,284 | | | | 576,009 | |
Lam Research Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,498 | | | | 1,116,974 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued) | |
Microchip Technology Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 7,907 | | | $ | 722,384 | |
Micron Technology Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 39,018 | | | | 2,034,399 | |
NVIDIA Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 20,414 | | | | 4,727,678 | |
Qorvo Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,267 | | | | 300,610 | |
QUALCOMM Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 49,952 | | | | 2,767,840 | |
Skyworks Solutions Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 6,157 | | | | 617,301 | |
Texas Instruments Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 33,195 | | | | 3,448,629 | |
Xilinx Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,598 | | | | 621,120 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,809,407 | |
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Software: 3.45% | |
Activision Blizzard Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 25,598 | | | | 1,726,841 | |
Adobe Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 16,587 | | | | 3,584,119 | |
Ansys Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,829 | | | | 443,276 | |
Autodesk Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 7,432 | | | | 933,311 | |
CA Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,551 | | | | 357,679 | |
Cadence Design Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 9,545 | | | | 350,970 | |
Citrix Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,364 | | | | 404,979 | |
Electronic Arts Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 10,350 | | | | 1,254,834 | |
Intuit Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,210 | | | | 1,423,204 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 259,819 | | | | 23,713,680 | |
Oracle Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 101,970 | | | | 4,665,128 | |
Red Hat Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,972 | | | | 892,874 | |
Salesforce.com Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 23,154 | | | | 2,692,810 | |
Symantec Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 20,920 | | | | 540,782 | |
Synopsys Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 5,018 | | | | 417,698 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,860 | | | | 377,431 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43,779,616 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 2.61% | |
Apple Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 171,215 | | | | 28,726,453 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | | | | | | | | | | | 52,876 | | | | 927,445 | |
HP Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 55,253 | | | | 1,211,146 | |
NetApp Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,040 | | | | 557,678 | |
Seagate Technology plc | | | | | | | | | | | 9,611 | | | | 562,436 | |
Western Digital Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 10,040 | | | | 926,391 | |
Xerox Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 7,218 | | | | 207,734 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,119,283 | |
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Materials: 1.71% | |
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Chemicals: 1.25% | |
Air Products & Chemicals Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 7,387 | | | | 1,174,755 | |
Albemarle Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 3,733 | | | | 346,198 | |
CF Industries Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 7,870 | | | | 296,935 | |
DowDuPont Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 78,959 | | | | 5,030,478 | |
Eastman Chemical Company | | | | | | | | | | | 4,823 | | | | 509,212 | |
Ecolab Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,772 | | | | 1,202,378 | |
FMC Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,532 | | | | 347,015 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,663 | | | | 364,591 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 19 | |
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Chemicals (continued) | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 10,917 | | | $ | 1,153,709 | |
Monsanto Company | | | | | | | | | | | 14,874 | | | | 1,735,647 | |
PPG Industries Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 8,586 | | | | 958,198 | |
Praxair Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,689 | | | | 1,398,123 | |
The Mosaic Company | | | | | | | | | | | 11,828 | | | | 287,184 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Company | | | | | | | | | | | 2,790 | | | | 1,094,015 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,898,438 | |
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Construction Materials: 0.08% | |
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,118 | | | | 439,061 | |
Vulcan Materials Company | | | | | | | | | | | 4,469 | | | | 510,226 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 949,287 | |
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Containers & Packaging: 0.21% | |
Avery Dennison Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 2,967 | | | | 315,244 | |
Ball Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 11,812 | | | | 469,055 | |
International Paper Company | | | | | | | | | | | 13,933 | | | | 744,440 | |
Packaging Corporation of America | | | | | | | | | | | 3,183 | | | | 358,724 | |
Sealed Air Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,648 | | | | 241,678 | |
WestRock Company | | | | | | | | | | | 8,607 | | | | 552,311 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,681,452 | |
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Metals & Mining: 0.17% | |
Freeport-McMoRan Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 45,435 | | | | 798,293 | |
Newmont Mining Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 18,001 | | | | 703,299 | |
Nucor Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 10,727 | | | | 655,312 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,156,904 | |
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Real Estate: 1.66% | |
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Equity REITs: 1.62% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,415 | | | | 426,499 | |
American Tower Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 14,876 | | | | 2,162,078 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Company Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 5,308 | | | | 216,301 | |
AvalonBay Communities Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,659 | | | | 766,219 | |
Boston Properties Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,207 | | | | 641,607 | |
Crown Castle International Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 13,992 | | | | 1,533,663 | |
Digital Realty Trust Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 6,932 | | | | 730,494 | |
Duke Realty Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 12,045 | | | | 318,952 | |
Equinix Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,673 | | | | 1,117,688 | |
Equity Residential | | | | | | | | | | | 12,423 | | | | 765,505 | |
Essex Property Trust Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,227 | | | | 535,994 | |
Extra Space Storage Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,252 | | | | 371,455 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | | | | | | | | | 2,470 | | | | 286,792 | |
GGP Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 21,314 | | | | 436,084 | |
HCP Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 15,840 | | | | 367,963 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 24,771 | | | | 461,731 | |
Iron Mountain Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,497 | | | | 312,071 | |
Kimco Realty Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 14,356 | | | | 206,726 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,834 | | | | 349,814 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Equity REITs (continued) | |
Prologis Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 17,986 | | | $ | 1,132,938 | |
Public Storage Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,055 | | | | 1,012,971 | |
Realty Income Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 9,590 | | | | 496,091 | |
Regency Centers Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,014 | | | | 295,726 | |
SBA Communications Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,931 | | | | 671,887 | |
Simon Property Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,499 | | | | 1,620,521 | |
SL Green Realty Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 3,048 | | | | 295,138 | |
The Macerich Company | | | | | | | | | | | 3,660 | | | | 205,033 | |
UDR Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 9,048 | | | | 322,290 | |
Ventas Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,018 | | | | 595,252 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | | | | | | | | | 5,833 | | | | 392,561 | |
Welltower Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 12,497 | | | | 680,212 | |
Weyerhaeuser Company | | | | | | | | | | | 25,484 | | | | 891,940 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,620,196 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development: 0.04% | |
CBRE Group Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 10,196 | | | | 481,455 | |
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Telecommunication Services: 1.15% | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services: 1.15% | |
AT&T Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 207,186 | | | | 7,386,181 | |
CenturyLink Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 32,825 | | | | 539,315 | |
Verizon Communications Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 139,292 | | | | 6,660,943 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,586,439 | |
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Utilities: 1.71% | |
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Electric Utilities: 1.06% | |
Alliant Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 7,806 | | | | 318,953 | |
American Electric Power Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 16,601 | | | | 1,138,663 | |
Duke Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 23,623 | | | | 1,830,074 | |
Edison International | | | | | | | | | | | 10,994 | | | | 699,878 | |
Entergy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 6,099 | | | | 480,479 | |
Eversource Energy | | | | | | | | | | | 10,692 | | | | 629,973 | |
Exelon Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 32,563 | | | | 1,270,283 | |
FirstEnergy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 15,085 | | | | 513,041 | |
NextEra Energy Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 15,872 | | | | 2,592,374 | |
PG&E Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 17,377 | | | | 763,372 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 3,772 | | | | 301,006 | |
PPL Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 23,420 | | | | 662,552 | |
The Southern Company | | | | | | | | | | | 34,019 | | | | 1,519,289 | |
Xcel Energy Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 17,143 | | | | 779,664 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,499,601 | |
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Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.05% | |
AES Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 22,287 | | | | 253,403 | |
NRG Energy Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,182 | | | | 310,856 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 564,259 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 21 | |
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Multi-Utilities: 0.56% | |
Ameren Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 8,187 | | | $ | 463,630 | |
CenterPoint Energy Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 14,544 | | | | 398,506 | |
CMS Energy Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 9,530 | | | | 431,614 | |
Consolidated Edison Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 10,473 | | | | 816,266 | |
Dominion Resources Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 21,985 | | | | 1,482,449 | |
DTE Energy Company | | | | | | | | | | | 6,052 | | | | 631,829 | |
NiSource Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 11,385 | | | | 272,215 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 17,032 | | | | 855,688 | |
SCANA Corporation | | | | 4,812 | | | | 180,691 | |
Sempra Energy | | | | 8,615 | | | | 958,160 | |
WEC Energy Group Incorporated | | | | 10,647 | | | | 667,567 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,158,615 | |
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Water Utilities: 0.04% | |
American Water Works Company Incorporated | | | | 6,024 | | | | 494,751 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $366,882,039) | | | | 759,073,508 | |
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Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities: 0.00% | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Incorporated Series 2004-HYB4 Class AA (1 Month LIBOR +0.33%) ± | | | 2.20 | % | | | 12-25-2034 | | | $ | 13,528 | | | | 12,541 | |
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Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $13,528) | | | | 12,541 | |
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Rights: 0.00% | |
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Consumer Staples: 0.00% | |
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Food & Staples Retailing: 0.00% | |
Safeway Casa Ley Contingent Value Rights †(a) | | | | | | | 4-26-2018 | | | | 6,765 | | | | 115 | |
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Total Rights (Cost $223) | | | | 115 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities: 38.61% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.13 | | | | 9-30-2024 | | | $ | 1,844,000 | | | | 1,783,331 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.13 | | | | 11-30-2024 | | | | 1,852,000 | | | | 1,788,581 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.50 | | | | 2-15-2045 | | | | 2,860,000 | | | | 2,605,763 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.50 | | | | 2-15-2046 | | | | 2,659,000 | | | | 2,419,690 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.50 | | | | 5-15-2046 | | | | 2,643,000 | | | | 2,403,065 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.75 | | | | 8-15-2042 | | | | 1,340,000 | | | | 1,292,056 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.75 | | | | 11-15-2042 | | | | 1,781,000 | | | | 1,715,589 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.88 | | | | 5-15-2043 | | | | 2,534,000 | | | | 2,492,677 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.88 | | | | 8-15-2045 | | | | 2,862,000 | | | | 2,804,596 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.00 | | | | 5-15-2042 | | | | 904,000 | | | | 912,154 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.00 | | | | 11-15-2044 | | | | 2,772,000 | | | | 2,784,592 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.00 | | | | 5-15-2045 | | | | 2,864,000 | | | | 2,875,956 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.00 | | | | 11-15-2045 | | | | 2,835,000 | | | | 2,851,279 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.13 | | | | 11-15-2041 | | | | 846,000 | | | | 872,337 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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22 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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U.S. Treasury Securities (continued) | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.13 | % | | | 2-15-2042 | | | $ | 1,066,000 | | | $ | 1,099,252 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.13 | | | | 2-15-2043 | | | | 1,783,000 | | | | 1,834,284 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.13 | | | | 8-15-2044 | | | | 2,827,000 | | | | 2,905,154 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.38 | | | | 5-15-2044 | | | | 2,936,000 | | | | 3,151,088 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.50 | | | | 2-15-2039 | | | | 731,000 | | | | 801,792 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.63 | | | | 8-15-2043 | | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,458,053 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.63 | | | | 2-15-2044 | | | | 2,898,000 | | | | 3,240,798 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.75 | | | | 8-15-2041 | | | | 929,000 | | | | 1,056,666 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.75 | | | | 11-15-2043 | | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 3,271,773 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.88 | | | | 8-15-2040 | | | | 946,000 | | | | 1,093,861 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.25 | | | | 5-15-2039 | | | | 681,000 | | | | 827,291 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.25 | | | | 11-15-2040 | | | | 977,000 | | | | 1,190,679 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.38 | | | | 2-15-2038 | | | | 381,000 | | | | 468,068 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.38 | | | | 11-15-2039 | | | | 757,000 | | | | 935,769 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.38 | | | | 5-15-2040 | | | | 1,078,000 | | | | 1,334,042 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.38 | | | | 5-15-2041 | | | | 842,000 | | | | 1,046,061 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.50 | | | | 2-15-2036 | | | | 837,000 | | | | 1,032,851 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.50 | | | | 5-15-2038 | | | | 428,000 | | | | 534,816 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.50 | | | | 8-15-2039 | | | | 721,000 | | | | 905,322 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.63 | | | | 2-15-2040 | | | | 1,276,000 | | | | 1,629,979 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.75 | | | | 2-15-2037 | | | | 264,000 | | | | 337,435 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 4.75 | | | | 2-15-2041 | | | | 1,084,000 | | | | 1,412,962 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 5.00 | | | | 5-15-2037 | | | | 375,000 | | | | 493,569 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 5.25 | | | | 11-15-2028 | | | | 479,000 | | | | 588,083 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 5.25 | | | | 2-15-2029 | | | | 349,000 | | | | 429,916 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 5.38 | | | | 2-15-2031 | | | | 752,000 | | | | 962,042 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 5.50 | | | | 8-15-2028 | | | | 369,000 | | | | 459,926 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 6.13 | | | | 11-15-2027 | | | | 525,000 | | | | 674,666 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 6.13 | | | | 8-15-2029 | | | | 293,000 | | | | 388,537 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 6.25 | | | | 5-15-2030 | | | | 478,000 | | | | 648,104 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 6.38 | | | | 8-15-2027 | | | | 224,000 | | | | 291,482 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 6.88 | | | | 8-15-2025 | | | | 224,000 | | | | 286,634 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 0.75 | | | | 7-15-2019 | | | | 1,583,000 | | | | 1,553,899 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 0.75 | | | | 8-15-2019 | | | | 1,584,000 | | | | 1,552,763 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 0.88 | | | | 4-15-2019 | | | | 1,460,000 | | | | 1,440,947 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 0.88 | | | | 5-15-2019 | | | | 1,466,000 | | | | 1,444,913 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 0.88 | | | | 6-15-2019 | | | | 1,485,000 | | | | 1,461,947 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 0.88 | | | | 7-31-2019 | | | | 811,000 | | | | 797,038 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 0.88 | | | | 9-15-2019 | | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,519,721 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.00 | | | | 3-15-2019 | | | | 1,383,000 | | | | 1,368,306 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.00 | | | | 6-30-2019 | | | | 622,000 | | | | 612,779 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.00 | | | | 8-31-2019 | | | | 1,842,000 | | | | 1,810,774 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.00 | | | | 9-30-2019 | | | | 1,695,000 | | | | 1,664,396 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.00 | | | | 10-15-2019 | | | | 1,596,000 | | | | 1,566,364 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.00 | | | | 11-15-2019 | | | | 1,433,000 | | | | 1,404,472 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.00 | | | | 11-30-2019 | | | | 1,985,000 | | | | 1,944,462 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | | | | 5-31-2019 | | | | 690,000 | | | | 681,636 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | | | | 12-31-2019 | | | | 1,247,000 | | | | 1,222,833 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | | | | 3-31-2020 | | | | 1,987,000 | | | | 1,941,425 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | | | | 4-30-2020 | | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,297,930 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 23 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities (continued) | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | % | | | 2-28-2021 | | | $ | 3,264,000 | | | $ | 3,147,160 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | | | | 6-30-2021 | | | | 3,343,000 | | | | 3,206,296 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | | | | 7-31-2021 | | | | 2,232,000 | | | | 2,137,491 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | | | | 8-31-2021 | | | | 2,233,000 | | | | 2,135,299 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.13 | | | | 9-30-2021 | | | | 2,188,000 | | | | 2,089,694 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 3-31-2019 | | | | 1,834,000 | | | | 1,817,952 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 4-30-2019 | | | | 586,000 | | | | 580,276 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 5-31-2019 | | | | 1,787,000 | | | | 1,768,060 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 6-30-2019 | | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 1,769,267 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 8-31-2019 | | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 1,765,739 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 10-31-2019 | | | | 804,000 | | | | 791,610 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 1-31-2020 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,378,473 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 2-29-2020 | | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 1,711,134 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 3-31-2021 | | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,141,772 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 10-31-2021 | | | | 2,188,000 | | | | 2,096,520 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 7-31-2023 | | | | 1,829,000 | | | | 1,706,478 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 7-31-2019 | | | | 1,787,000 | | | | 1,767,473 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 9-30-2019 | | | | 1,739,000 | | | | 1,716,568 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 12-15-2019 | | | | 1,651,000 | | | | 1,626,237 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 1-15-2020 | | | | 1,638,000 | | | | 1,612,259 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 1-31-2020 | | | | 2,293,000 | | | | 2,256,770 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 2-15-2020 | | | | 1,667,000 | | | | 1,639,022 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 2-29-2020 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,383,132 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 3-31-2020 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,379,454 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 4-30-2020 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,375,540 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 5-31-2020 | | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,352,054 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 8-31-2020 | | | | 3,350,000 | | | | 3,272,825 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 9-15-2020 | | | | 1,598,000 | | | | 1,560,871 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 9-30-2020 | | | | 3,356,000 | | | | 3,275,394 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 10-31-2020 | | | | 3,178,000 | | | | 3,098,801 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 1-31-2021 | | | | 3,192,000 | | | | 3,102,810 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 4-30-2021 | | | | 3,245,000 | | | | 3,144,908 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 5-31-2021 | | | | 3,248,000 | | | | 3,143,106 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 6-30-2023 | | | | 1,733,000 | | | | 1,629,649 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 8-31-2023 | | | | 1,817,000 | | | | 1,704,490 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.38 | | | | 9-30-2023 | | | | 1,778,000 | | | | 1,665,388 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 3-31-2019 | | | | 645,000 | | | | 640,994 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 5-31-2019 | | | | 2,387,000 | | | | 2,368,321 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 10-31-2019 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,401,385 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 11-30-2019 | | | | 3,133,000 | | | | 3,094,228 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 4-15-2020 | | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,647,961 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 5-15-2020 | | | | 1,678,000 | | | | 1,649,529 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 5-31-2020 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,381,573 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 6-15-2020 | | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,650,174 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 7-15-2020 | | | | 1,683,000 | | | | 1,651,404 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 8-15-2020 | | | | 1,684,000 | | | | 1,651,457 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 1-31-2022 | | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,565,731 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 2-28-2023 | | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,554,286 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 3-31-2023 | | | | 1,679,000 | | | | 1,594,456 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.50 | | | | 8-15-2026 | | | | 4,143,000 | | | | 3,757,963 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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24 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
|
U.S. Treasury Securities (continued) | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | % | | | 3-31-2019 | | | $ | 2,104,000 | | | $ | 2,093,397 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 4-30-2019 | | | | 1,703,000 | | | | 1,693,344 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 6-30-2019 | | | | 2,157,000 | | | | 2,142,211 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 7-31-2019 | | | | 2,128,000 | | | | 2,111,979 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 8-31-2019 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,413,230 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 12-31-2019 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,404,065 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 3-15-2020 | | | | 1,667,000 | | | | 1,645,510 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 6-30-2020 | | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 3,388,279 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 7-31-2020 | | | | 3,213,000 | | | | 3,160,956 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 10-15-2020 | | | | 1,591,000 | | | | 1,562,105 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 11-30-2020 | | | | 2,166,000 | | | | 2,123,855 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 8-15-2022 | | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,203,414 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 8-31-2022 | | | | 2,373,000 | | | | 2,282,511 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 11-15-2022 | | | | 2,108,000 | | | | 2,023,033 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 4-30-2023 | | | | 1,711,000 | | | | 1,632,982 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 5-31-2023 | | | | 1,714,000 | | | | 1,634,021 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 10-31-2023 | | | | 1,824,000 | | | | 1,730,467 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 2-15-2026 | | | | 4,269,000 | | | | 3,935,891 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 5-15-2026 | | | | 4,111,000 | | | | 3,778,759 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 9-30-2019 | | | | 3,441,000 | | | | 3,416,237 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 11-30-2019 | | | | 1,732,000 | | | | 1,717,602 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 10-31-2020 | | | | 1,585,000 | | | | 1,560,296 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 11-15-2020 | | | | 1,588,000 | | | | 1,562,998 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 12-31-2020 | | | | 3,353,000 | | | | 3,296,781 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 11-30-2021 | | | | 2,003,000 | | | | 1,951,555 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 2-28-2022 | | | | 1,637,000 | | | | 1,591,480 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 3-31-2022 | | | | 1,640,000 | | | | 1,593,235 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 4-30-2022 | | | | 1,612,000 | | | | 1,564,130 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 5-15-2022 | | | | 1,448,000 | | | | 1,404,993 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 5-31-2022 | | | | 2,343,000 | | | | 2,271,477 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 6-30-2022 | | | | 2,347,000 | | | | 2,274,049 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 9-30-2022 | | | | 1,771,000 | | | | 1,711,334 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 1-31-2023 | | | | 1,684,000 | | | | 1,621,733 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 5-15-2023 | | | | 3,117,000 | | | | 2,991,899 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 12-31-2019 | | | | 1,762,000 | | | | 1,750,083 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 6-30-2020 | | | | 1,888,000 | | | | 1,868,784 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 12-15-2020 | | | | 1,619,000 | | | | 1,597,992 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 11-30-2021 | | | | 1,649,000 | | | | 1,614,376 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 1-31-2022 | | | | 2,358,000 | | | | 2,304,046 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 2-28-2022 | | | | 2,348,000 | | | | 2,292,613 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 3-31-2022 | | | | 2,371,000 | | | | 2,313,669 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 4-30-2022 | | | | 2,376,000 | | | | 2,316,670 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 5-31-2022 | | | | 1,795,000 | | | | 1,749,740 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 7-31-2022 | | | | 2,337,000 | | | | 2,273,646 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 8-31-2022 | | | | 1,754,000 | | | | 1,705,474 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 9-30-2022 | | | | 2,248,000 | | | | 2,183,852 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 10-31-2022 | | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,602,448 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.88 | | | | 8-31-2024 | | | | 1,968,000 | | | | 1,876,521 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 1-31-2020 | | | | 1,760,000 | | | | 1,751,440 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 7-31-2020 | | | | 1,306,000 | | | | 1,295,864 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 25 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities (continued) | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | % | | | 9-30-2020 | | | $ | 2,093,000 | | | $ | 2,074,694 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 11-30-2020 | | | | 2,266,000 | | | | 2,243,948 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 1-15-2021 | | | | 1,617,000 | | | | 1,600,180 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 2-28-2021 | | | | 2,421,000 | | | | 2,393,626 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 5-31-2021 | | | | 1,559,000 | | | | 1,538,428 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 8-31-2021 | | | | 1,641,000 | | | | 1,615,990 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 10-31-2021 | | | | 1,649,000 | | | | 1,622,113 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 11-15-2021 | | | | 2,485,000 | | | | 2,444,476 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 12-31-2021 | | | | 2,300,000 | | | | 2,258,793 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 2-15-2022 | | | | 1,679,000 | | | | 1,648,841 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 7-31-2022 | | | | 1,778,000 | | | | 1,739,522 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 10-31-2022 | | | | 2,238,000 | | | | 2,184,865 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 11-30-2022 | | | | 4,261,000 | | | | 4,157,786 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 2-15-2023 | | | | 3,077,000 | | | | 2,997,218 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 4-30-2024 | | | | 1,930,000 | | | | 1,858,584 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 5-31-2024 | | | | 1,934,000 | | | | 1,861,062 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 6-30-2024 | | | | 1,939,000 | | | | 1,864,950 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 2-15-2025 | | | | 4,486,000 | | | | 4,289,906 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 8-15-2025 | | | | 4,495,000 | | | | 4,280,968 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 11-15-2026 | | | | 4,255,000 | | | | 4,010,191 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 8-31-2020 | | | | 1,477,000 | | | | 1,468,934 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 1-31-2021 | | | | 1,409,000 | | | | 1,398,523 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 6-30-2021 | | | | 1,516,000 | | | | 1,500,843 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 8-15-2021 | | | | 2,440,000 | | | | 2,413,014 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 9-30-2021 | | | | 1,633,000 | | | | 1,613,971 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 12-31-2021 | | | | 1,626,000 | | | | 1,605,251 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 6-30-2022 | | | | 1,615,000 | | | | 1,588,896 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 12-31-2022 | | | | 4,298,000 | | | | 4,213,686 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 11-30-2023 | | | | 1,638,000 | | | | 1,594,865 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 2-29-2024 | | | | 1,960,000 | | | | 1,904,193 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 3-31-2024 | | | | 1,961,000 | | | | 1,903,690 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 7-31-2024 | | | | 1,927,000 | | | | 1,865,961 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.13 | | | | 5-15-2025 | | | | 4,466,000 | | | | 4,298,248 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 2-29-2020 | | | | 1,913,000 | | | | 1,912,253 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 2-15-2021 | | | | 1,767,000 | | | | 1,760,443 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 3-31-2021 | | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,433,442 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 4-30-2021 | | | | 1,514,000 | | | | 1,506,625 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 7-31-2021 | | | | 2,618,000 | | | | 2,601,016 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 12-31-2023 | | | | 1,886,000 | | | | 1,847,437 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 1-31-2024 | | | | 1,914,000 | | | | 1,873,649 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 10-31-2024 | | | | 1,882,000 | | | | 1,832,855 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 11-15-2024 | | | | 4,492,000 | | | | 4,372,227 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 12-31-2024 | | | | 1,911,000 | | | | 1,859,128 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 11-15-2025 | | | | 4,512,000 | | | | 4,364,562 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 2-15-2027 | | | | 4,295,000 | | | | 4,125,141 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 8-15-2027 | | | | 4,252,000 | | | | 4,073,928 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 11-15-2027 | | | | 4,284,000 | | | | 4,100,517 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.38 | | | | 12-31-2020 | | | | 1,317,000 | | | | 1,316,729 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.38 | | | | 1-31-2023 | | | | 2,325,000 | | | | 2,305,136 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.38 | | | | 8-15-2024 | | | | 4,465,000 | | | | 4,387,194 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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26 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities (continued) | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.38 | % | | | 5-15-2027 | | | $ | 4,355,000 | | | $ | 4,222,159 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.50 | | | | 8-15-2023 | | | | 2,662,000 | | | | 2,648,440 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.50 | | | | 5-15-2024 | | | | 4,360,000 | | | | 4,321,389 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.50 | | | | 1-31-2025 | | | | 1,936,000 | | | | 1,913,146 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.63 | | | | 8-15-2020 | | | | 3,367,000 | | | | 3,387,679 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.63 | | | | 11-15-2020 | | | | 5,315,000 | | | | 5,347,365 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.63 | | | | 2-28-2023 | | | | 2,359,000 | | | | 2,366,556 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.75 | | | | 11-15-2023 | | | | 3,936,000 | | | | 3,962,410 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.75 | | | | 2-15-2024 | | | | 3,410,000 | | | | 3,430,244 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.75 | | | | 2-28-2025 | | | | 1,955,000 | | | | 1,963,324 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.75 | | | | 2-15-2028 | | | | 3,068,000 | | | | 3,070,037 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 3.13 | | | | 5-15-2019 | | | | 1,768,000 | | | | 1,786,216 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 3.13 | | | | 5-15-2021 | | | | 1,657,000 | | | | 1,691,121 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 3.38 | | | | 11-15-2019 | | | | 3,180,000 | | | | 3,236,558 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 3.50 | | | | 5-15-2020 | | | | 2,864,000 | | | | 2,932,640 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 3.63 | | | | 8-15-2019 | | | | 1,545,000 | | | | 1,573,796 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 3.63 | | | | 2-15-2020 | | | | 2,648,000 | | | | 2,712,676 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 3.63 | | | | 2-15-2021 | | | | 2,765,000 | | | | 2,859,126 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 6.00 | | | | 2-15-2026 | | | | 445,000 | | | | 548,819 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 6.25 | | | | 8-15-2023 | | | | 378,000 | | | | 447,184 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 6.50 | | | | 11-15-2026 | | | | 296,000 | | | | 381,951 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 6.63 | | | | 2-15-2027 | | | | 215,000 | | | | 281,339 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 6.75 | | | | 8-15-2026 | | | | 221,000 | | | | 287,921 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 7.13 | | | | 2-15-2023 | | | | 260,000 | | | | 314,224 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 7.25 | | | | 8-15-2022 | | | | 261,000 | | | | 312,190 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 7.50 | | | | 11-15-2024 | | | | 240,000 | | | | 310,508 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 7.63 | | | | 11-15-2022 | | | | 140,000 | | | | 171,095 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 7.63 | | | | 2-15-2025 | | | | 216,000 | | | | 283,045 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 7.88 | | | | 2-15-2021 | | | | 180,000 | | | | 207,521 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 8.00 | | | | 11-15-2021 | | | | 511,000 | | | | 608,566 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 8.13 | | | | 8-15-2019 | | | | 307,000 | | | | 331,597 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 8.13 | | | | 5-15-2021 | | | | 181,000 | | | | 211,959 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 8.13 | | | | 8-15-2021 | | | | 175,000 | | | | 207,103 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 8.50 | | | | 2-15-2020 | | | | 162,000 | | | | 180,681 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 8.75 | | | | 5-15-2020 | | | | 130,000 | | | | 147,562 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 8.75 | | | | 8-15-2020 | | | | 288,000 | | | | 330,479 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $498,844,193) | | | | 489,942,810 | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 0.90% | | | | | |
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Investment Companies: 0.46% | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | | | | | | | | 3,465,716 | | | | 3,466,062 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 2,392,276 | | | | 2,392,276 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,858,338 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 27 | |
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Security name | | Yield | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.44% | |
U.S. Treasury Bill (z)# | | | 1.54 | % | | | 5-24-2018 | | | $ | 5,425,000 | | | $ | 5,412,064 | |
U.S. Treasury Bill (z)# | | | 1.35 | | | | 4-12-2018 | | | | 127,000 | | | | 126,943 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,539,007 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $11,397,666) | | | | 11,397,345 | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $877,185,871) | | | 99.33 | % | | | 1,260,482,138 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | 0.67 | | | | 8,496,333 | |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 1,268,978,471 | |
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« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
† | Non-income-earning security |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
± | Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
(a) | The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
(z) | Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity. |
# | All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments. |
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of contracts | | | Expiration date | | | Notional cost | | | Notional value | | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
Long | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 729 | | | | 6-15-2018 | | | $ | 101,568,456 | | | $ | 96,337,350 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (5,231,106 | ) |
5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 82 | | | | 6-29-2018 | | | | 9,383,393 | | | | 9,385,797 | | | | 2,404 | | | | 0 | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | (781) | | | | 6-20-2018 | | | | (93,605,568 | ) | | | (94,610,828 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (1,005,260 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,404 | | | $ | (6,236,366 | ) |
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Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financials | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo & Company | | | 164,057 | | | | 70 | | | | 15,994 | | | | 148,133 | | | $ | 93,453 | | | $ | (446,259 | ) | | $ | 122,069 | | | $ | 7,763,651 | | | | 0.61 | % |
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Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 3,363,101 | | | | 30,641,727 | | | | 30,539,112 | | | | 3,465,716 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 11,094 | | | | 3,466,062 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 7,658,402 | | | | 83,082,261 | | | | 88,348,387 | | | | 2,392,276 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 62,451 | | | | 2,392,276 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,858,338 | | | | 0.46 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 93,453 | | | $ | (446,259 | ) | | $ | 195,614 | | | $ | 13,621,989 | | | | 1.07 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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28 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $3,382,627 of securities loaned), at value (cost $866,625,168) | | $ | 1,246,860,149 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $10,560,703) | | | 13,621,989 | |
Cash | | | 180,632 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 38,757,291 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 828,633 | |
Receivable for dividends and interest | | | 3,558,267 | |
Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts | | | 1,346,227 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 406,514 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 1,305,559,702 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 30,594,237 | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 3,465,700 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 1,106,981 | |
Management fee payable | | | 669,290 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 214,930 | |
Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts | | | 190,924 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 99,668 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 2,053 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 237,448 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 36,581,231 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,268,978,471 | |
| | | | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 899,471,757 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 216,536 | |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (7,772,127 | ) |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 377,062,305 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,268,978,471 | |
| | | | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 803,295,097 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 24,708,873 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $32.51 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $34.49 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 149,574,616 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 7,565,562 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $19.77 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 223,649,295 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 6,878,044 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $32.52 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 92,459,463 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 2,846,874 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $32.48 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 29 | |
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| |
Investment income | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 7,574,062 | |
Interest | | | 4,225,756 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 195,614 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 11,995,432 | |
| | | | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 3,974,475 | |
Administration fees | |
Class A | | | 869,371 | |
Class C | | | 161,035 | |
Administrator Class | | | 157,215 | |
Institutional Class | | | 55,942 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | |
Class A | | | 1,034,965 | |
Class C | | | 191,709 | |
Administrator Class | | | 301,554 | |
Distribution fee | |
Class C | | | 575,126 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 24,108 | |
Professional fees | | | 240 | |
Registration fees | | | 217 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 255 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 481 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 7,346,693 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (109,047 | ) |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 7,237,646 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 4,757,786 | |
| | | | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
|
Net realized gains on: | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 11,494,677 | |
Affiliated securities | | | 93,453 | |
Futures contracts | | | 8,181,284 | |
| | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 19,769,414 | |
| | | | |
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Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on: | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 17,981,957 | |
Affiiliated securities | | | (446,261 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (7,626,510 | ) |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 9,909,186 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 29,678,600 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 34,436,386 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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30 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | Statement of changes in net assets |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
| | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 4,757,786 | | | | | | | $ | 9,170,811 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 19,769,414 | | | | | | | | 9,899,963 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 9,909,186 | | | | | | | | 98,492,964 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 34,436,386 | | | | | | | | 117,563,738 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (3,075,508 | ) | | | | | | | (7,312,513 | ) |
Class B | | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 |
Class C | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | (70,275 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (1,040,946 | ) | | | | | | | (2,579,847 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (504,706 | ) | | | | | | | (568,243 | )2 |
Net realized gains | |
Class A | | | | | | | (4,901,970 | ) | | | | | | | (7,379,070 | ) |
Class B | | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 |
Class C | | | | | | | (911,161 | ) | | | | | | | (1,277,133 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (1,385,800 | ) | | | | | | | (1,816,976 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (548,929 | ) | | | | | | | (193,189 | )2 |
| | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (12,369,020 | ) | | | | | | | (21,197,246 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | |
Class A | | | 380,653 | | | | 12,509,790 | | | | 2,073,618 | | | | 63,158,800 | |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 0 | 1 | | | 0 | 1 |
Class C | | | 540,289 | | | | 10,834,761 | | | | 2,328,600 | | | | 43,112,461 | |
Administrator Class | | | 1,127,885 | | | | 37,346,741 | | | | 4,249,283 | | | | 130,093,840 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,461,978 | | | | 47,685,620 | | | | 2,337,480 | 2 | | | 71,528,209 | 2 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 108,376,912 | | | | | | | | 307,893,310 | |
| | | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | |
Class A | | | 236,996 | | | | 7,766,053 | | | | 472,960 | | | | 14,326,956 | |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 0 | 1 | | | 0 | 1 |
Class C | | | 40,831 | | | | 816,212 | | | | 62,398 | | | | 1,135,663 | |
Administrator Class | | | 73,606 | | | | 2,411,351 | | | | 127,144 | | | | 3,867,648 | |
Institutional Class | | | 21,238 | | | | 694,738 | | | | 24,813 | 2 | | | 761,237 | 2 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,688,354 | | | | | | | | 20,091,504 | |
| | | | |
Payment for shares redeemed | |
Class A | | | (1,629,481 | ) | | | (53,645,191 | ) | | | (4,807,553 | ) | | | (146,972,158 | ) |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (11,0694 | )1 | | | (213,027 | )1 |
Class C | | | (871,622 | ) | | | (17,479,123 | ) | | | (2,145,127 | ) | | | (40,093,776 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (2,716,557 | ) | | | (89,147,611 | ) | | | (2,967,092 | ) | | | (90,263,946 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (546,888 | ) | | | (18,043,001 | ) | | | (451,747 | )2 | | | (14,069,406 | )2 |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | (178,314,926 | ) | | | | | | | (291,612,313 | ) |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (58,249,660 | ) | | | | | | | 36,372,501 | |
| | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | (36,182,294 | ) | | | | | | | 132,738,993 | |
| | | | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 1,305,160,765 | | | | | | | | 1,172,421,772 | |
| | | | |
End of period | | | | | | $ | 1,268,978,471 | | | | | | | $ | 1,305,160,765 | |
| | | | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | | | | $ | 216,536 | | | | | | | $ | 79,910 | |
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1 | For the period from October 1, 2016 to December 5, 2016. Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. |
2 | For the period from October 31, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to September 30, 2017 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 31 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $31.99 | | | | $29.61 | | | | $28.72 | | | | $28.20 | | | | $24.48 | | | | $22.17 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.34 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.70 | | | | 2.67 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 2.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.83 | | | | 2.92 | | | | 2.67 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 2.65 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $32.51 | | | | $31.99 | | | | $29.61 | | | | $28.72 | | | | $28.20 | | | | $24.48 | |
Total return1 | | | 2.61 | % | | | 9.99 | % | | | 9.68 | % | | | 3.62 | % | | | 16.83 | % | | | 12.02 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.18 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.43 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 11 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $803,295 | | | | $822,769 | | | | $828,421 | | | | $736,276 | | | | $708,873 | | | | $657,702 | |
1 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $19.45 | | | | $17.99 | | | | $17.47 | | | | $17.20 | | | | $14.94 | | | | $13.53 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | 1 | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.01 | 2 | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.10 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.44 | | | | 1.62 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 1.41 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.44 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 1.51 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $19.77 | | | | $19.45 | | | | $17.99 | | | | $17.47 | | | | $17.20 | | | | $14.94 | |
Total return3 | | | 2.25 | % | | | 9.14 | % | | | 8.86 | % | | | 2.86 | % | | | 15.96 | % | | | 11.20 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.82 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.93 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.82 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.90 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.68 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 11 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $149,575 | | | | $152,820 | | | | $136,881 | | | | $62,019 | | | | $24,093 | | | | $19,164 | |
1 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $31.99 | | | | $29.63 | | | | $28.75 | | | | $28.21 | | | | $24.49 | | | | $22.18 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.40 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.72 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 2.30 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.87 | | | | 2.98 | | | | 2.73 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 4.17 | | | | 2.70 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (1.85 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $32.52 | | | | $31.99 | | | | $29.63 | | | | $28.75 | | | | $28.21 | | | | $24.49 | |
Total return1 | | | 2.69 | % | | | 10.20 | % | | | 9.91 | % | | | 3.89 | % | | | 17.12 | % | | | 12.31 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.02 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.69 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 11 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $223,649 | | | | $268,512 | | | | $206,908 | | | | $85,380 | | | | $59,783 | | | | $34,536 | |
1 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Period ended September 30, 20171 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $31.96 | | | | $29.27 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.35 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.70 | | | | 3.03 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.89 | | | | 3.38 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $32.48 | | | | $31.96 | |
Total return2 | | | 2.79 | % | | | 11.70 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.74 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.74 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.08 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 6 | % | | | 9 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $92,459 | | | | $61,060 | |
1 | For the period from October 31, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to September 30, 2017 |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | | 35 | |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class B shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through December 5, 2016.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities and futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities
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lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Futures contracts
The Fund is subject to interest rate risk and equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Futures contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at specified price and on a specified date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in interest rates and security values. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
Upon entering into a futures contracts, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the broker each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (payable) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the broker can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.
Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid from net investment income quarterly and any net realized gains are paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
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Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $877,488,027 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 382,906,880 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (6,146,731 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 376,760,149 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Agency securities | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 55,819 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 55,819 | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | | 96,168,350 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 96,168,350 | |
Consumer staples | | | 58,072,537 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 58,072,537 | |
Energy | | | 43,551,542 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 43,551,542 | |
Financials | | | 111,828,048 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 111,828,048 | |
Health care | | | 104,064,568 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 104,064,568 | |
Industrials | | | 77,496,402 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 77,496,402 | |
Information technology | | | 188,800,664 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 188,800,664 | |
Materials | | | 21,686,081 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,686,081 | |
Real estate | | | 21,101,651 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 21,101,651 | |
Telecommunication services | | | 14,586,439 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 14,586,439 | |
Utilities | | | 21,717,226 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 21,717,226 | |
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Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer staples | | | 0 | | | | 115 | | | | 0 | | | | 115 | |
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Non-agency mortgage-backed securities | | | 0 | | | | 12,541 | | | | 0 | | | | 12,541 | |
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U.S. Treasury securities | | | 489,942,810 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 489,942,810 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 2,392,276 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,392,276 | |
U.S. Treasury securities | | | 5,539,007 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,539,007 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,466,062 | |
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| | | 1,256,947,601 | | | | 68,475 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,260,482,138 | |
Futures contracts | | | 2,404 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,404 | |
Total assets | | $ | 1,256,950,005 | | | $ | 68,475 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,260,484,542 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | 6,236,366 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 6,236,366 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 6,236,366 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 6,236,366 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments LLC valued at $3,466,062 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
Futures contracts are reported at the cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date. The current day’s variation margin is reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment
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objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.65% and declining to 0.48% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.61% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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| | Class-level administration fee | |
Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.08% for Class A shares, 1.83% for Class C shares, 0.90% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.75% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to February 22, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 1.15% for Class A shares and 1.90% for Class C shares.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A Distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $24,371 from the sale of Class A shares and $42 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares, respectively. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A shares for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
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5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:
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Purchases at cost | | Sales proceeds |
U.S. government | | Non-U.S. government | | U.S. government | | Non-U.S. government |
$76,745,412 | | $6,629,924 | | $82,380,600 | | $72,575,293 |
6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund entered into futures contracts to manage the duration of the portfolio and to gain market exposure to certain asset classes by implementing tactical asset allocation shifts. The Fund had an average notional amount of $43,167,894 and $131,803,482 in long and short futures contracts, respectively, during the six months ended March 31, 2018.
A summary of the location of derivative instruments on the financial statements by primary risk exposure is outlined following tables.
The fair value of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2018 was as follows for the Fund:
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| | Asset derivatives | | | Liability derivatives | |
| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location | | Fair value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location | | Fair value | |
Equity risk | | Net unrealized gains on investments | | $ | 0 | * | | Net unrealized gains on investments | | $ | 5,231,106 | * |
Interest rate risk | | Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 2,404 | * | | Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 1,005,260 | * |
| | $ | 2,404 | | | | | $ | 6,236,366 | |
* | Amount represents cumulative unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts as reported in the table following the Portfolio of investments. Only the current day’s variation margin as of March 31, 2018 is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was as follows for the Fund:
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| | Amount of realized gains on derivatives | | | Change in unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives | |
Equity risk | | $ | 1,956,543 | | | $ | (5,253,664 | ) |
Interest rate risk | | | 6,224,741 | | | | (2,372,846 | ) |
| | $ | 8,181,284 | | | $ | (7,626,510 | ) |
For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across
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transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | | Collateral received | | | Net amount of assets | |
Goldman Sachs | | | $2,404* | | | | $(2,404) | | | | $0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | | Collateral pledged1 | | | Net amount of liabilities | |
Goldman Sachs | | | $6,236,366* | | | | $(2,404) | | | | $(5,539,007) | | | $ | 694,955 | |
* | Amount represents cumulative unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts which are reported in Net unrealized gains on investments. Only the current day’s variation margin as of March 31, 2018 is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
1 | Collateral pledged within this table is limited to the collateral for the net transaction with the counterparty. |
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
8. CONCENTRATION RISK
Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors or geographic regions. A fund that invest a substantial portion of their assets in any sector or geographic region may be more affected by changes in that sector or geographic region than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector or geographic region.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
1 | Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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46 | | Wells Fargo Index Asset Allocation Fund | | List of abbreviations |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo International Bond Fund


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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo International Bond Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks total return, consisting of income and capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC
Portfolio managers
Michael Lee
Tony Norris
Alex Perrin
Christopher Wightman
Peter Wilson
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios2 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (ESIYX) | | 9-30-2003 | | | 5.02 | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | 1.79 | | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.03 | |
Class C (ESIVX) | | 9-30-2003 | | | 8.11 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 1.50 | | | | 9.11 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.78 | |
Class R6 (ESIRX) | | 11-30-2012 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 10.29 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.65 | |
Administrator Class (ESIDX) | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 10.17 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.85 | |
Institutional Class (ESICX) | | 12-15-1993 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 10.42 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 2.57 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.70 | |
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 11.75 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.85 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Securities issued by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to high-yield securities risk and geographic risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20185 | |
Canada, 0.75%, 9-1-2020 | | | 4.44 | |
New Zealand, 4.50%, 4-15-2027 | | | 4.38 | |
Australian Government Bond Series 146, 1.75%, 11-21-2020 | | | 4.21 | |
Norway, 1.75%, 2-17-2027 | | | 4.06 | |
Poland, 1.50%, 4-25-2020 | | | 3.96 | |
Mexico, 7.75%, 11-13-2042 | | | 3.89 | |
Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro, 2.20%, 6-1-2027 | | | 3.70 | |
Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro, 2.70%, 3-1-2047 | | | 3.09 | |
Malaysia, 3.96%, 9-15-2025 | | | 3.09 | |
Colombia, 7.50%, 8-26-2026 | | | 2.59 | |
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Portfolio allocation as of March 31, 20186 |
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1 | Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. Historical performance shown for Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares and has been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. Historical performance shown for all classes of the Fund prior to July 12, 2010, is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen International Bond Fund. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment grade fixed income markets excluding the U.S. dollar denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 914.65 | | | $ | 4.92 | | | | 1.03 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.80 | | | $ | 5.19 | | | | 1.03 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 911.63 | | | $ | 8.48 | | | | 1.78 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.06 | | | $ | 8.95 | | | | 1.78 | % |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 916.45 | | | $ | 3.11 | | | | 0.65 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.69 | | | $ | 3.28 | | | | 0.65 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 914.88 | | | $ | 4.06 | | | | 0.85 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.69 | | | $ | 4.28 | | | | 0.85 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 915.36 | | | $ | 3.34 | | | | 0.70 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.44 | | | $ | 3.53 | | | | 0.70 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes: 4.84% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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United States: 4.84% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) | | | 3.40 | % | | | 11-30-2023 | | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 992,383 | |
AbbVie Incorporated (Health Care, Biotechnology) | | | 3.20 | | | | 5-14-2026 | | | | 900,000 | | | | 856,082 | |
Amazon.com Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail) | | | 3.15 | | | | 8-22-2027 | | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,614,979 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Beverages) %% | | | 4.00 | | | | 4-13-2028 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,529,295 | |
Apple Incorporated (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals) | | | 2.90 | | | | 9-12-2027 | | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,189,019 | |
AT&T Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | 3.90 | | | | 8-14-2027 | | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,257,767 | |
B.A.T. Capital Corporation (Consumer Staples, Tobacco) 144A | | | 3.56 | | | | 8-15-2027 | | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,008,320 | |
Campbell Soup Company (Consumer Staples, Food Products) | | | 3.65 | | | | 3-15-2023 | | | | 3,175,000 | | | | 3,180,387 | |
Coty Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Personal Products) %%144A | | | 4.00 | | | | 4-15-2023 | | | | 350,000 | | | | 432,854 | |
Discovery Communications LLC (Consumer Discretionary, Media) | | | 3.95 | | | | 3-20-2028 | | | | 700,000 | | | | 671,444 | |
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (Financials, Consumer Finance) | | | 2.46 | | | | 3-27-2020 | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,476,028 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | 3.75 | | | | 2-25-2026 | | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,620,232 | |
Johnson & Johnson (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | 2.95 | | | | 3-3-2027 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,943,140 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company (Financials, Banks) | | | 3.30 | | | | 4-1-2026 | | | | 2,575,000 | | | | 2,488,563 | |
Lowe’s Companies Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) | | | 3.10 | | | | 5-3-2027 | | | | 700,000 | | | | 673,853 | |
Microsoft Corporation (Information Technology, Software) | | | 2.40 | | | | 8-8-2026 | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,861,090 | |
Qualcomm Incorporated (Information Technology, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | | | 3.25 | | | | 5-20-2027 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 949,981 | |
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Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $26,427,691) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,745,417 | |
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Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @: 4.83% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil: 0.29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BRF SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products, BRL) 144A | | | 7.75 | | | | 5-22-2018 | | | | 5,137,000 | | | | 1,529,376 | |
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Denmark: 1.91% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nykredit Realkredit AS (Financials, Thrifts & Mortgage Finance, DKK) | | | 2.50 | | | | 10-1-2047 | | | | 35,668,983 | | | | 6,134,599 | |
Realkredit Danmark AS (Financials, Thrifts & Mortgage Finance, DKK) | | | 2.50 | | | | 7-1-2047 | | | | 23,485,314 | | | | 4,036,349 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,170,948 | |
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France: 0.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing, EUR) | | | 4.50 | | | | 3-7-2024 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 520,512 | |
Paprec Holding SA (Industrials, Commercial & Professional Service, EUR) 144A | | | 4.00 | | | | 3-31-2025 | | | | 425,000 | | | | 524,981 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,045,493 | |
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Germany: 0.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Adler Pelzer Holding Gmbh (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components, EUR) | | | 4.13 | | | | 4-1-2024 | | | | 550,000 | | | | 684,144 | |
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Ireland: 0.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GE Capital UK Funding Company (Financials, Capital Markets, GBP) | | | 5.13 | | | | 5-24-2023 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,598,656 | |
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Luxembourg: 0.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LSF10 Wolverine Investments SCA (Financials, Diversified Financial Services, EUR) 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 3-15-2024 | | | | 275,000 | | | | 341,127 | |
Takko Luxembourg 2 SCA (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, EUR) 144A | | | 5.38 | | | | 11-15-2023 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 298,384 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 639,511 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @ (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Mexico: 0.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
America Movil SAB de CV (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services, MXN) | | | 7.13 | % | | | 12-9-2024 | | | | 7,250,000 | | | $ | 372,394 | |
Nemak SAB de CV (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components, EUR) | | | 3.25 | | | | 3-15-2024 | | | | 225,000 | | | | 282,718 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, MXN) 144A | | | 7.19 | | | | 9-12-2024 | | | | 6,532,000 | | | | 323,941 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 979,053 | |
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Netherlands: 0.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CBR Fashion Finance BV (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods, EUR) 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 10-1-2022 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 280,703 | |
Constellium NV (Materials, Metals & Mining, EUR) 144A | | | 4.25 | | | | 2-15-2026 | | | | 300,000 | | | | 373,454 | |
Selecta Group BV (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail, EUR) 144A | | | 5.88 | | | | 2-1-2024 | | | | 575,000 | | | | 699,863 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,354,020 | |
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United Kingdom: 1.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CPUK Finance Limited (Financials, Consumer Finance, GBP) | | | 4.25 | | | | 2-28-2047 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 352,726 | |
FirstGroup plc (Industrials, Road & Rail, GBP) | | | 5.25 | | | | 11-29-2022 | | | | 700,000 | | | | 1,108,006 | |
Heathrow Funding Limited (Industrials, Transportation Infrastructure, GBP) | | | 7.13 | | | | 2-14-2024 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,722,071 | |
Ocado Group plc (Consumer Discretionary, Internet & Direct Marketing Retail, GBP) | | | 4.00 | | | | 6-15-2024 | | | | 550,000 | | | | 764,015 | |
Pinnacle Bidco plc (Financials, Consumer Finance, GBP) 144A | | | 6.38 | | | | 2-15-2025 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 281,286 | |
RAC Bond Company plc (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles, GBP) | | | 5.00 | | | | 11-6-2022 | | | | 800,000 | | | | 1,058,653 | |
Tesco plc (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing, GBP) | | | 6.13 | | | | 2-24-2022 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 789,506 | |
Thomas Cook Finance 2 plc (Financials, Diversified Financial Services, EUR) 144A | | | 3.88 | | | | 7-15-2023 | | | | 300,000 | | | | 373,705 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,449,968 | |
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United States: 0.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cemex Finance LLC (Financials, Consumer Finance, EUR) | | | 4.63 | | | | 6-15-2024 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 655,928 | |
Federal-Mogul LLC (Consumer Staples, Auto Components, EUR) | | | 5.00 | | | | 7-15-2024 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 602,920 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,258,848 | |
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Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $25,842,407) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,710,017 | |
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Foreign Government Bonds @: 74.49% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australian Government Bond Series 146 (AUD) | | | 1.75 | | | | 11-21-2020 | | | | 29,375,000 | | | | 22,379,796 | |
Brazil (BRL) | | | 10.00 | | | | 1-1-2019 | | | | 15,705,000 | | | | 4,878,286 | |
Brazil (BRL) | | | 10.00 | | | | 1-1-2025 | | | | 40,990,000 | | | | 12,878,176 | |
Canada (CAD) | | | 0.75 | | | | 9-1-2020 | | | | 31,275,000 | | | | 23,655,489 | |
Canada 144A (CAD) | | | 1.25 | | | | 12-15-2020 | | | | 16,375,000 | | | | 12,467,421 | |
Colombia (COP) | | | 7.00 | | | | 5-4-2022 | | | | 12,100,000,000 | | | | 4,544,297 | |
Colombia (COP) | | | 7.50 | | | | 8-26-2026 | | | | 35,850,000,000 | | | | 13,762,088 | |
France (EUR) | | | 0.50 | | | | 5-25-2025 | | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 8,104,623 | |
Hungary (HUF) | | | 1.75 | | | | 10-26-2022 | | | | 485,000,000 | | | | 1,954,729 | |
India (INR) | | | 7.80 | | | | 4-11-2021 | | | | 117,000,000 | | | | 1,827,965 | |
India (INR) | | | 8.79 | | | | 11-8-2021 | | | | 600,000,000 | | | | 9,656,602 | |
Indonesia (IDR) | | | 7.50 | | | | 8-15-2032 | | | | 119,345,000,000 | | | | 8,896,154 | |
Indonesia (IDR) | | | 8.38 | | | | 3-15-2024 | | | | 22,900,000,000 | | | | 1,817,271 | |
Indonesia (IDR) | | | 8.38 | | | | 9-15-2026 | | | | 45,000,000,000 | | | | 3,607,681 | |
Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro (EUR) | | | 2.20 | | | | 6-1-2027 | | | | 15,300,000 | | | | 19,689,612 | |
Italy Buoni Poliennali del Tesoro 144A (EUR) | | | 2.70 | | | | 3-1-2047 | | | | 13,515,000 | | | | 16,438,088 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Foreign Government Bonds @ (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Korea Treasury Bond (KRW) | | | 2.00 | % | | | 3-10-2020 | | | | 12,290,000,000 | | | $ | 11,501,844 | |
Malaysia (MYR) | | | 3.66 | | | | 10-15-2020 | | | | 7,650,000 | | | | 1,990,519 | |
Malaysia (MYR) | | | 3.90 | | | | 11-30-2026 | | | | 21,550,000 | | | | 5,525,541 | |
Malaysia (MYR) | | | 3.96 | | | | 9-15-2025 | | | | 63,575,000 | | | | 16,432,740 | |
Malaysia (MYR) | | | 4.50 | | | | 4-15-2030 | | | | 8,300,000 | | | | 2,177,057 | |
Mexico (MXN) | | | 5.75 | | | | 3-5-2026 | | | | 57,500,000 | | | | 2,871,837 | |
Mexico (MXN) | | | 7.75 | | | | 11-13-2042 | | | | 370,600,000 | | | | 20,690,610 | |
Mexico (MXN) | | | 8.00 | | | | 11-7-2047 | | | | 32,000,000 | | | | 1,836,427 | |
Mexico (MXN) | | | 10.00 | | | | 12-5-2024 | | | | 10,850,000 | | | | 684,648 | |
New South Wales (AUD) | | | 5.00 | | | | 8-20-2024 | | | | 7,750,000 | | | | 6,761,499 | |
New Zealand (NZD) | | | 4.50 | | | | 4-15-2027 | | | | 28,250,000 | | | | 23,283,680 | |
Norway 144A (NOK) | | | 1.50 | | | | 2-19-2026 | | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 999,157 | |
Norway 144A (NOK) | | | 1.75 | | | | 2-17-2027 | | | | 170,975,000 | | | | 21,625,541 | |
Poland (PLN) | | | 1.50 | | | | 4-25-2020 | | | | 72,225,000 | | | | 21,092,658 | |
Poland (PLN) | | | 2.50 | | | | 7-25-2027 | | | | 14,550,000 | | | | 4,043,898 | |
Province of Ontario (AUD) | | | 6.25 | | | | 9-29-2020 | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,011,147 | |
Queensland Treasury 144A (AUD) | | | 4.00 | | | | 6-21-2019 | | | | 8,600,000 | | | | 6,761,276 | |
Republic of Peru (PEN) | | | 5.70 | | | | 8-12-2024 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 1,686,257 | |
Republic of Peru (PEN) | | | 6.35 | | | | 8-12-2028 | | | | 23,950,000 | | | | 8,326,408 | |
Republic of South Africa (ZAR) | | | 7.75 | | | | 2-28-2023 | | | | 106,481,000 | | | | 9,136,387 | |
Republic of South Africa (ZAR) | | | 8.75 | | | | 2-28-2048 | | | | 62,300,000 | | | | 5,202,389 | |
Republic of South Africa (ZAR) | | | 8.75 | | | | 2-28-2048 | | | | 48,500,000 | | | | 4,050,014 | |
Republic of South Africa (ZAR) | | | 10.50 | | | | 12-21-2026 | | | | 21,650,000 | | | | 2,114,024 | |
Romania (RON) | | | 5.75 | | | | 4-29-2020 | | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 3,902,531 | |
Singapore (SGD) | | | 2.88 | | | | 9-1-2030 | | | | 12,050,000 | | | | 9,599,378 | |
Singapore (SGD) | | | 3.00 | | | | 9-1-2024 | | | | 16,840,000 | | | | 13,466,606 | |
Thailand (THB) | | | 3.85 | | | | 12-12-2025 | | | | 385,025,000 | | | | 13,647,332 | |
Turkey (TRY) | | | 8.70 | | | | 7-11-2018 | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 875,865 | |
Turkey (TRY) | | | 9.40 | | | | 7-8-2020 | | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 814,387 | |
Turkey (TRY) | | | 10.70 | | | | 2-17-2021 | | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 942,894 | |
Turkey (TRY) | | | 11.00 | | | | 2-24-2027 | | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 443,540 | |
United Kingdom Gilt Bonds (GBP) | | | 1.25 | | | | 7-22-2027 | | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 2,390,447 | |
| | | | |
Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $378,012,055) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 396,446,816 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities: 9.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 2.75 | | | | 11-15-2047 | | | $ | 7,450,000 | | | | 7,106,322 | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 3.00 | | | | 11-15-2045 | | | | 5,700,000 | | | | 5,719,932 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.75 | | | | 11-15-2020 | | | | 22,800,000 | | | | 22,441,025 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.00 | | | | 4-30-2024 | | | | 12,075,000 | | | | 11,628,185 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 11-15-2027 | | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,818,623 | |
| | | | |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $49,108,056) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48,714,087 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 3.63% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Canada: 0.29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing) | | | 3.55 | | | | 7-26-2027 | | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,535,712 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cayman Islands: 0.11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
UPCB Finance IV Limited (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) | | | 5.38 | | | | 1-15-2025 | | | | 600,000 | | | | 579,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
| | | | |
France: 0.35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Danone SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products) 144A | | | 2.95 | % | | | 11-2-2026 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,856,207 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ireland: 0.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance plc (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) | | | 4.63 | | | | 5-15-2023 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,003,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Luxembourg: 0.28% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actavis Funding SCS (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) | | | 3.45 | | | | 3-15-2022 | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,486,758 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Netherlands: 1.10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mubadala Development Company (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) | | | 5.50 | | | | 4-20-2021 | | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,802,000 | |
Myriad International Holdings BV (Consumer Discretionary, Media) | | | 6.00 | | | | 7-18-2020 | | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,050,214 | |
Siemens Financieringsmat Company (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) 144A | | | 2.35 | | | | 10-15-2026 | | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,011,327 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,863,541 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Spain: 0.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) | | | 4.10 | | | | 3-8-2027 | | | | 750,000 | | | | 748,745 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Switzerland: 0.45% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse Group Funding Limited (Financials, Banks) | | | 3.80 | | | | 9-15-2022 | | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,416,017 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
United Kingdom: 0.72% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BP Capital Markets plc (Financials, Capital Markets) | | | 3.22 | | | | 4-14-2024 | | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,602,930 | |
International Game Technology plc (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) | | | 6.25 | | | | 2-15-2022 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,047,500 | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automobiles plc (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles) | | | 3.50 | | | | 3-15-2020 | | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,192,500 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,842,930 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $19,553,915) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,332,660 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Yield | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 1.88% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 1.88% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)## | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 9,981,687 | | | | 9,981,687 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $9,981,687) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,981,687 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities (Cost $508,925,811) | | | 98.82 | % | | | 525,930,684 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | 1.18 | | | | 6,256,337 | |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 532,187,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
%% | The security is issued on a when-issued basis. |
144A | The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. |
@ | Foreign bond principal is denominated in the local currency of the issuer. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
## | All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 11 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency to be received | | Currency to be delivered | | Counterparty¤¤ | | Settlement date | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
129,550,000,000 IDR | | 9,421,818 USD | | State Street Bank | | 4-9-2018 | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (16,661 | ) |
1,446,858 USD | | 19,950,000,000 IDR | | State Street Bank | | 4-9-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (1,486 | ) |
8,117,617 USD | | 109,600,000,000 IDR | | State Street Bank | | 4-9-2018 | | | 160,802 | | | | 0 | |
1,476,756,000 JPY | | 18,000,000 SGD | | State Street Bank | | 4-12-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (256,655 | ) |
739,972,800 JPY | | 216,000,000 THB | | State Street Bank | | 4-12-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (157,693 | ) |
5,414,875 USD | | 170,000,000 THB | | State Street Bank | | 4-12-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (23,218 | ) |
739,972,800 JPY | | 216,000,000 THB | | State Street Bank | | 4-12-2018 | | | 206,231 | | | | 0 | |
1,476,756,000 JPY | | 18,000,000 SGD | | State Street Bank | | 4-12-2018 | | | 411,573 | | | | 0 | |
5,785,376 USD | | 7,700,000 SGD | | State Street Bank | | 4-16-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (89,100 | ) |
3,291,149 USD | | 4,335,000 SGD | | State Street Bank | | 4-16-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (16,104 | ) |
1,730,319 USD | | 21,525,000 ZAR | | State Street Bank | | 4-18-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (84,190 | ) |
4,750,000 PLN | | 1,389,885 USD | | State Street Bank | | 4-18-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (2,090 | ) |
13,400,000 ZAR | | 1,111,420 USD | | State Street Bank | | 4-18-2018 | | | 18,170 | | | | 0 | |
1,146,844 USD | | 36,000,000 THB | | State Street Bank | | 4-19-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (5,016 | ) |
3,6000,000 THB | | 1,128,615 USD | | State Street Bank | | 4-19-2018 | | | 23,245 | | | | 0 | |
9,550,000 EUR | | 11,913,491 USD | | State Street Bank | | 4-24-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (146,017 | ) |
1,250,000,000 JPY | | 9,603,336 EUR | | State Street Bank | | 4-24-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (71,256 | ) |
26,000,000 EUR | | 32,041,620 USD | | State Street Bank | | 4-24-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (4,517 | ) |
1,250,000,000 JPY | | 9,603,336 EUR | | State Street Bank | | 4-24-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (382 | ) |
8,439,210 USD | | 27,300,000 PEN | | State Street Bank | | 4-25-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (16,394 | ) |
14,205,812 USD | | 17,525,000 CAD | | State Street Bank | | 4-25-2018 | | | 596,979 | | | | 0 | |
20,029,867 USD | | 25,350,000 CAD | | State Street Bank | | 4-25-2018 | | | 344,622 | | | | 0 | |
3,316,138 USD | | 4,260,000 CAD | | State Street Bank | | 4-25-2018 | | | 8,085 | | | | 0 | |
19,888,898 USD | | 27,450,000 NZD | | State Street Bank | | 5-14-2018 | | | 53,373 | | | | 0 | |
3,393,985 USD | | 4,660,000 NZD | | State Street Bank | | 5-14-2018 | | | 26,643 | | | | 0 | |
6,195,000,000 JPY | | 57,945,882 USD | | State Street Bank | | 5-15-2018 | | | 419,304 | | | | 0 | |
30,587,180 USD | | 38,600,000 AUD | | State Street Bank | | 5-21-2018 | | | 938,804 | | | | 0 | |
11,959,873 USD | | 15,175,000 AUD | | State Street Bank | | 5-21-2018 | | | 304,067 | | | | 0 | |
41,250,000 BRL | | 12,555,167 USD | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (109,950 | ) |
3,650,000 BRL | | 1,117,575 USD | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (16,362 | ) |
1,048,630 USD | | 3,600,000 PLN | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (3,832 | ) |
20,697,411 USD | | 69,475,000 PLN | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 386,354 | | | | 0 | |
1,112,873 USD | | 3,650,000 BRL | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 11,660 | | | | 0 | |
12,576,986 USD | | 41,250,000 BRL | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 131,770 | | | | 0 | |
11,079,309 USD | | 12,000,000,000 KRW | | State Street Bank | | 5-29-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (200,741 | ) |
17,050,000 EUR | | 21,245,800 USD | | State Street Bank | | 5-29-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (184,270 | ) |
12,270,000 EUR | | 15,174,837 USD | | State Street Bank | | 5-29-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (17,947 | ) |
1,000,000 USD | | 3,925,000 MYR | | State Street Bank | | 6-1-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (12,810 | ) |
9,756,910 USD | | 644,200,000 INR | | State Street Bank | | 6-6-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (45,124 | ) |
1,250,000,000 JPY | | 8,492,459 GBP | | State Street Bank | | 6-13-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (187,191 | ) |
12,010,102 USD | | 8,575,000 GBP | | State Street Bank | | 6-13-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (55,165 | ) |
1,250,000,000 JPY | | 8,492,459 GBP | | State Street Bank | | 6-13-2018 | | | 40,056 | | | | 0 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Currency to be received | | Currency to be delivered | | Counterparty¤¤ | | Settlement date | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
15,035,000 GBP | | 20,862,205 USD | | State Street Bank | | 6-13-2018 | | $ | 292,464 | | | $ | 0 | |
2,075,000,000 JPY | | 19,676,826 USD | | State Street Bank | | 6-18-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (78,155 | ) |
44,300,000 EUR | | 55,123,996 USD | | State Street Bank | | 6-19-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (309,767 | ) |
4,930,000,000 JPY | | 46,936,423 USD | | State Street Bank | | 6-20-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (364,872 | ) |
8,879,382 USD | | 122,975,000,000 IDR | | State Street Bank | | 7-3-2018 | | | 11,206 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 4,385,408 | | | $ | (2,476,965 | ) |
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| ¤¤ | Transactions can only be closed with the originating counterparty. |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 11,375,401 | | | | 146,093,144 | | | | 147,486,858 | | | | 9,981,687 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 100,597 | | | $ | 9,981,687 | | | | 1.88 | % |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 13 | |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $498,944,124) | | $ | 515,948,997 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $9,981,687) | | | 9,981,687 | |
Cash | | | 12,612 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,410,763) | | | 1,396,314 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 688,408 | |
Receivable for interest | | | 5,529,137 | |
Unrealized gains on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 4,385,408 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 444,864 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 538,387,427 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 2,918,695 | |
Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 2,476,965 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 396,361 | |
Management fee payable | | | 272,143 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 40,744 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 2,065 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 93,433 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 6,200,406 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 532,187,021 | |
| | | | |
| |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 535,051,079 | |
Overdistributed net investment income | | | (19,867,466 | ) |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (1,969,166 | ) |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 18,972,574 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 532,187,021 | |
| | | | |
| |
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 65,157,882 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 6,108,559 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $10.67 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $11.17 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 3,156,484 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 306,417 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $10.30 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 60,037,960 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R61 | | | 5,542,357 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $10.83 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 38,183,555 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 3,561,317 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $10.72 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 365,651,140 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 33,842,312 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $10.80 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Investment income | | | | |
Interest (net of foreign interest withholding taxes of $231,359) | | $ | 9,891,850 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 100,597 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 9,992,447 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 1,640,099 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 53,125 | |
Class C | | | 2,588 | |
Class R6 | | | 4,937 | |
Administrator Class | | | 19,140 | |
Institutional Class | | | 163,183 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 83,008 | |
Class C | | | 4,044 | |
Administrator Class | | | 47,849 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 12,133 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 17,214 | |
Professional fees | | | 43,087 | |
Registration fees | | | 191 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 229 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 346 | |
Interest expense | | | 2,204 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 9,570 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2,102,947 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (33,286 | ) |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 2,069,661 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 7,922,786 | |
| | | | |
| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
| |
Net realized gains on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 4,042,466 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 1,598,428 | |
| | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 5,640,894 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 1,272,342 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 2,942,191 | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 4,214,533 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 9,855,427 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 17,778,213 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 15 | |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 7,922,786 | | | | | | | $ | 17,183,145 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 5,640,894 | | | | | | | | (51,051,565 | ) |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 4,214,533 | | | | | | | | 12,848,373 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 17,778,213 | | | | | | | | (21,020,047 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | (739,477 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | (73,043 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | (164,164 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | (631,824 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | (7,408,479 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | (9,016,987 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 695,390 | | | | 7,195,910 | | | | 4,929,121 | | | | 48,322,926 | |
Class C | | | 1,980 | | | | 19,935 | | | | 13,816 | | | | 133,569 | |
Class R6 | | | 3,217,772 | | | | 34,511,663 | | | | 2,528,781 | | | | 26,142,193 | |
Administrator Class | | | 633,078 | | | | 6,580,405 | | | | 2,445,180 | | | | 24,089,253 | |
Institutional Class | | | 4,429,072 | | | | 46,724,354 | | | | 11,245,776 | | | | 111,148,970 | |
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| | | | | | | 95,032,267 | | | | | | | | 209,836,911 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 77,736 | | | | 729,940 | |
Class C | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,033 | | | | 64,420 | |
Class R6 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 17,299 | | | | 164,164 | |
Administrator Class | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 66,753 | | | | 628,812 | |
Institutional Class | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 690,923 | | | | 6,543,042 | |
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| | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 8,130,378 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,364,552 | ) | | | (14,145,433 | ) | | | (3,279,695 | ) | | | (32,478,821 | ) |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (16,076 | )1 | | | (153,471 | )1 |
Class C | | | (45,060 | ) | | | (449,719 | ) | | | (195,882 | ) | | | (1,864,728 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (629,996 | ) | | | (6,647,448 | ) | | | (740,812 | ) | | | (7,302,744 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (1,035,544 | ) | | | (10,777,437 | ) | | | (3,255,355 | ) | | | (32,370,616 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (13,153,869 | ) | | | (137,790,604 | ) | | | (20,326,950 | ) | | | (201,196,349 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (169,810,641 | ) | | | | | | | (275,366,729 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (74,778,374 | ) | | | | | | | (57,399,440 | ) |
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Total decrease in net assets | | | | | | | (57,000,161 | ) | | | | | | | (87,436,474 | ) |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 589,187,182 | | | | | | | | 676,623,656 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 532,187,021 | | | | | | | $ | 589,187,182 | |
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Overdistributed net investment income | | | | | | $ | (19,867,466 | ) | | | | | | $ | (27,790,252 | ) |
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1 | For the period from October 1, 2016 to December 5, 2016. Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018
(unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.31 | | | | $10.77 | | | | $9.74 | | | | $10.84 | | | | $11.32 | | | | $11.83 | | | | $11.85 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.14 | 2 | | | 0.26 | 2 | | | 0.24 | 2 | | | 0.31 | 2 | | | 0.37 | 2 | | | 0.36 | 2 | | | 0.33 | 2 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.22 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 0.85 | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 0.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.36 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 1.09 | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.41 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.67 | | | | $10.31 | | | | $10.77 | | | | $9.74 | | | | $10.84 | | | | $11.32 | | | | $11.83 | |
Total return3 | | | 3.49 | % | | | (2.78 | )% | | | 11.24 | % | | | (9.50 | )% | | | 0.26 | % | | | (3.18 | )% | | | 3.66 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.04 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.03 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.61 | % | | | 2.61 | % | | | 2.64 | % | | | 3.07 | % | | | 3.29 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 2.88 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 58 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 136 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 79 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $65,158 | | | | $69,885 | | | | $54,399 | | | | $79,727 | | | | $102,624 | | | | $113,846 | | | | $139,600 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 17 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.00 | | | | $10.52 | | | | $9.58 | | | | $10.70 | | | | $11.19 | | | | $11.76 | | | | $11.81 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | 2 | | | 0.18 | 2 | | | 0.17 | 2 | | | 0.23 | 2 | | | 0.28 | 2 | | | 0.26 | 2 | | | 0.24 | 2 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 0.83 | | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 0.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 0.32 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | (0.23 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.30 | | | | $10.00 | | | | $10.52 | | | | $9.58 | | | | $10.70 | | | | $11.19 | | | | $11.76 | |
Total return4 | | | 3.00 | % | | | (3.43 | )% | | | 10.49 | % | | | (10.21 | )% | | | (0.52 | )% | | | (3.84 | )% | | | 2.86 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.78 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 2.15 | % | | | 2.12 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 58 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 136 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 79 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $3,156 | | | | $3,493 | | | | $5,520 | | | | $6,895 | | | | $11,597 | | | | $16,097 | | | | $23,448 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
4 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS R6 | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20132 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.45 | | | | $10.88 | | | | $9.80 | | | | $10.88 | | | | $11.36 | | | | $11.80 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.17 | 3 | | | 0.30 | 3 | | | 0.28 | 3 | | | 0.35 | 3 | | | 0.42 | 3 | | | 0.39 | 3 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 0.86 | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 1.14 | | | | (0.99 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.30 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.83 | | | | $10.45 | | | | $10.88 | | | | $9.80 | | | | $10.88 | | | | $11.36 | |
Total return4 | | | 3.64 | % | | | (2.48 | )% | | | 11.69 | % | | | (9.18 | )% | | | 0.60 | % | | | (2.52 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.68 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.98 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | 3.00 | % | | | 3.46 | % | | | 3.64 | % | | | 3.70 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 58 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 136 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 129 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $60,038 | | | | $30,876 | | | | $12,501 | | | | $13,152 | | | | $5,729 | | | | $2,433 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | For the period from November 30, 2012 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2013 |
3 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
4 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 19 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.36 | | | | $10.80 | | | | $9.75 | | | | $10.84 | | | | $11.32 | | | | $11.81 | | | | $11.83 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | 2 | | | 0.28 | 2 | | | 0.26 | 2 | | | 0.33 | 2 | | | 0.39 | 2 | | | 0.36 | 2 | | | 0.35 | 2 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 0.85 | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 0.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.36 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 1.11 | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 0.43 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.72 | | | | $10.36 | | | | $10.80 | | | | $9.75 | | | | $10.84 | | | | $11.32 | | | | $11.81 | |
Total return3 | | | 3.47 | % | | | (2.59 | )% | | | 11.44 | % | | | (9.36 | )% | | | 0.43 | % | | | (2.98 | )% | | | 3.89 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.97 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 3.26 | % | | | 3.47 | % | | | 3.15 | % | | | 3.04 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 58 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 136 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 79 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $38,184 | | | | $41,045 | | | | $50,825 | | | | $266,849 | | | | $359,383 | | | | $334,778 | | | | $294,330 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $10.43 | | | | $10.86 | | | | $9.79 | | | | $10.87 | | | | $11.35 | | | | $11.82 | | | | $11.84 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.16 | 2 | | | 0.29 | 2 | | | 0.27 | 2 | | | 0.35 | 2 | | | 0.41 | 2 | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.36 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 0.86 | | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 0.09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 1.13 | | | | (0.99 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.45 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $10.80 | | | | $10.43 | | | | $10.86 | | | | $9.79 | | | | $10.87 | | | | $11.35 | | | | $11.82 | |
Total return3 | | | 3.64 | % | | | (2.48 | )% | | | 11.60 | % | | | (9.20 | )% | | | 0.55 | % | | | (2.78 | )% | | | 3.99 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.71 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.71 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.94 | % | | | 2.96 | % | | | 2.95 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 3.62 | % | | | 3.26 | % | | | 3.19 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 58 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 96 | % | | | 136 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 129 | % | | | 79 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $365,651 | | | | $443,888 | | | | $553,208 | | | | $689,964 | | | | $832,072 | | | | $1,115,163 | | | | $1,270,164 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 21 | |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo International Bond Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class B shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through December 5, 2016.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund . The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of
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dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Forward foreign currency contracts
The Fund is subject to foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.
When-issued transactions
The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.
Income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid from net investment income quarterly and any net realized gains are paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
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As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $509,289,588 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 31,798,268 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (13,248,729 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 18,549,539 | |
As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consist of $29,235 in short-term capital losses and $41,293 in long-term capital losses.
As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had current year net deferred post-October capital losses consisting of $34,518,088 in short-term losses which was recognized on the first day of the current fiscal year.
As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had current year deferred post-October capital losses and a qualified late-year ordinary loss which were recognized on the first day of the current fiscal year in the following amounts:
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Deferred post-October capital losses | | Late-year ordinary losses deferred |
Short-term | | Long-term | |
$(5,760,133) | | $(1,243,623) | | $(27,514,332) |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Corporate bonds and notes | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 25,745,417 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 25,745,417 | |
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Foreign corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 25,710,017 | | | | 0 | | | | 25,710,017 | |
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Foreign government bonds | | | 0 | | | | 396,446,816 | | | | 0 | | | | 396,446,816 | |
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U.S. Treasury securities | | | 48,714,087 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 48,714,087 | |
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Yankee corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 19,332,660 | | | | 0 | | | | 19,332,660 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 9,981,687 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 9,981,687 | |
| | | 58,695,774 | | | | 467,234,910 | | | | 0 | | | | 525,930,684 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 0 | | | | 4,385,408 | | | | 0 | | | | 4,385,408 | |
Total assets | | $ | 58,695,774 | | | $ | 471,620,318 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 530,316,092 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,476,965 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,476,965 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,476,965 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,476,965 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.60% and declining to 0.48% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC (formerly, First International Advisors LLC), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account
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servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.16 | % |
Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
Administrator Class | | | 0.10 | |
Institutional Class | | | 0.08 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.03% for Class A shares, 1.78% for Class C shares, 0.65% for Class R6 shares, 0.85% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.70% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $190 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:
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Purchases at cost | | Sales proceeds |
U.S. government | | Non-U.S. government | | U.S. government | | Non-U.S. government |
$62,517,545 | | $239,721,948 | | $70,343,679 | | $291,982,954 |
6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for economic hedging purposes. The Fund had average contract amounts of $367,989,426 and $237,541,995 in forward foreign currency contracts to buy and forward foreign currency contracts to sell, respectively, during the six months ended March 31, 2018.
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The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the corresponding financial statement captions.
For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | Collateral received | | | Net amount of assets | |
State Street Bank | | $4,385,408 | | $(2,476,965) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,908,443 | |
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | Collateral pledged | | | Net amount of liabilities | |
State Street Bank | | $2,476,965 | | $(2,476,965) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund had average borrowings outstanding of $80,733 (on an annualized basis) at an average rate of 2.73% and paid interest in the amount of $2,204.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
1 | Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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List of abbreviations | | Wells Fargo International Bond Fund | | | 31 | |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo
Strategic Income Fund


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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks total return, consisting of a high level of current income and capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadvisers
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC
Portfolio managers
Niklas Nordenfelt, CFA®
Tony Norris
Alex Perrin
Thomas M. Price, CFA®
Scott M. Smith, CFA®
Noah Wise, CFA®
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 2018
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios1 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | Since inception | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | Since inception | | | Gross | | | Net2 | |
Class A (WSIAX) | | 1-31-2013 | | | 0.47 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 4.65 | | | | 1.95 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 0.91 | |
Class C (WSICX) | | 1-31-2013 | | | 2.98 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 2.49 | | | | 1.66 | |
Administrator Class (WSIDX) | | 1-31-2013 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 4.91 | | | | 2.08 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 0.76 | |
Institutional Class (WSINX) | | 1-31-2013 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 5.11 | | | | 2.28 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 0.61 | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index3 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1.52 | | | | 2.19 | | | | 2.24 | | | | – | | | | – | |
ICE BofAML 3-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1.21 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.55 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. High-yield securities have a greater risk of default and tend to be more volatile than higher-rated debt securities. Loans are subject to risks similar to those associated with other below investment- grade bond investments, such as credit risk (for example, risk of issuer default), below-investment-grade bond risk (for example, risk of greater volatility in value), and risk that the loan may become illiquid or difficult to price. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, regulatory risk, and geographic risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20185 | |
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, 8-31-2019 | | | 5.75 | |
CIFC Funding Limited Series 2018-1A Class B, 3.56%, 4-18-2031 | | | 1.88 | |
Wind River CLO Limited Series 2014-1A Class B2R, 3.28%, 4-18-2026 | | | 1.69 | |
Malaysia, 3.88%, 3-10-2022 | | | 1.49 | |
Poland, 2.50%, 7-25-2027 | | | 1.47 | |
Indonesia, 7.88%, 4-15-2019 | | | 1.32 | |
BlueMountain CLO Limited Series 2015-3A Class A1R, 1.00%, 4-20-2031 | | | 1.32 | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust Series 2018-1 Class C, 3.97%, 2-25-2027 | | | 1.31 | |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2017-C Class C, 3.29%, 11-25-2042 | | | 1.29 | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC Series 2017-1A Class C, 4.15%, 9-20-2023 | | | 1.21 | |
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Portfolio allocation as of March 31, 20186 |
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1 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at 0.90% for Class A, 1.65% for Class C, 0.75% for Administrator Class, and 0.60% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
3 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index is an unmanaged market-value-weighted performance benchmark for the U.S. dollar–denominated bond market, which includes investment-grade, high-yield, and emerging markets debt securities with maturities of one year or more. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The ICE BofAML 3-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index is based on the assumed purchase of a synthetic instrument having 3 months to maturity and with a coupon equal to the closing quote for 3-Month LIBOR. That issue is sold the following day (priced at a yield equal to the current day closing 3-Month LIBOR rate) and is rolled into a new 3-month instrument. The index, therefore, will always have a constant maturity equal to exactly 3 months. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
5 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,025.56 | | | $ | 4.55 | | | | 0.90 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.44 | | | $ | 4.53 | | | | 0.90 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.66 | | | $ | 8.32 | | | | 1.65 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.70 | | | $ | 8.30 | | | | 1.65 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.38 | | | $ | 3.78 | | | | 0.75 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.19 | | | $ | 3.78 | | | | 0.75 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,027.54 | | | $ | 3.03 | | | | 0.60 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.94 | | | $ | 3.02 | | | | 0.60 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
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Asset-Backed Securities: 10.59% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2015-4 Class D | | | 3.72 | % | | | 12-8-2021 | | | $ | 300,000 | | | $ | 303,603 | |
Ascentium Equipment Receivables LLC Series 2016-1A Class B 144A | | | 2.85 | | | | 7-10-2020 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 400,302 | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC Series 2017-1A Class C 144A | | | 4.15 | | | | 9-20-2023 | | | | 650,000 | | | | 644,967 | |
Chesapeake Funding II LLC Series 2017-4A Class D 144A | | | 3.26 | | | | 11-15-2029 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 393,452 | |
Coinstar Funding LLC Series 2017-1A Class A2 144A | | | 5.22 | | | | 4-25-2047 | | | | 496,250 | | | | 509,672 | |
Conn Funding II LP Series 2017-A Class A 144A | | | 2.73 | | | | 7-15-2019 | | | | 16,001 | | | | 16,000 | |
Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2017-2 Class D 144A | | | 3.27 | | | | 10-23-2023 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 398,246 | |
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust Series 2017-C Class C 144A | | | 3.29 | | | | 11-25-2042 | | | | 700,000 | | | | 684,909 | |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust Series 2015-C Class C 144A | | | 4.50 | | | | 9-17-2046 | | | | 290,000 | | | | 292,668 | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust Series 2016-3A 144A | | | 3.05 | | | | 12-26-2025 | | | | 296,408 | | | | 296,168 | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust Series 2018-1 Class C 144A | | | 3.97 | | | | 2-25-2027 | | | | 700,000 | | | | 698,378 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-A Class A2 144A | | | 2.76 | | | | 12-26-2036 | | | | 245,124 | | | | 242,967 | |
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-E Class B 144A | | | 3.49 | | | | 11-26-2040 | | | | 300,000 | | | | 295,671 | |
Store Master Funding LLC Series 2014-1A ClassA2 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 4-20-2044 | | | | 98,083 | | | | 101,144 | |
Tesla Auto Lease Trust Series 2018-A Class E 144A | | | 4.94 | | | | 3-22-2021 | | | | 350,000 | | | | 350,543 | |
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Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $5,299,652) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,628,690 | |
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Corporate Bonds and Notes: 20.85% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 4.29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Auto Components: 0.09% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Allison Transmission Incorporated 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 10-1-2024 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,563 | |
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Automobiles: 0.31% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Company | | | 7.45 | | | | 7-16-2031 | | | | 135,000 | | | | 163,302 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributors: 0.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LKQ Corporation | | | 4.75 | | | | 5-15-2023 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Media: 2.82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Altice US Finance I Corporation 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 5-15-2026 | | | | 125,000 | | | | 121,875 | |
CCO Holdings LLC 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 5-1-2023 | | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,044 | |
CCO Holdings LLC | | | 5.25 | | | | 9-30-2022 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,751 | |
CCO Holdings LLC 144A | | | 5.38 | | | | 5-1-2025 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 147,750 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC | | | 4.91 | | | | 7-23-2025 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,275 | |
Cox Communications Incorporated 144A | | | 3.50 | | | | 8-15-2027 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 190,673 | |
Discovery Communications LLC | | | 3.80 | | | | 3-13-2024 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,776 | |
Gray Television Incorporated 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 10-15-2024 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,375 | |
Gray Television Incorporated 144A | | | 5.88 | | | | 7-15-2026 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,625 | |
National CineMedia LLC | | | 6.00 | | | | 4-15-2022 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,750 | |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Incorporated 144A | | | 6.13 | | | | 2-15-2022 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,360 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 4-15-2022 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 74,942 | |
Salem Media Group Incorporated 144A | | | 6.75 | | | | 6-1-2024 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 95,750 | |
Time Warner Cable Incorporated | | | 3.80 | | | | 2-15-2027 | | | | 265,000 | | | | 256,044 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,499,990 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Multiline Retail: 0.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nordstrom Incorporated | | | 5.00 | | | | 1-15-2044 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 93,808 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Specialty Retail: 0.61% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asbury Automotive Group Incorporated | | | 6.00 | | | | 12-15-2024 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 76,313 | |
Group 1 Automotive Incorporated | | | 5.00 | | | | 6-1-2022 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,390 | |
Lithia Motors Incorporated 144A | | | 5.25 | | | | 8-1-2025 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,188 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
| | | | |
Specialty Retail (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Penske Auto Group Incorporated | | | 5.75 | % | | | 10-1-2022 | | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | 51,250 | |
Sonic Automotive Incorporated | | | 5.00 | | | | 5-15-2023 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 71,250 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 324,391 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.09% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wolverine World Wide Incorporated 144A | | | 5.00 | | | | 9-1-2026 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Energy: 3.16% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services: 0.77% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bristow Group Incorporated 144A | | | 8.75 | | | | 3-1-2023 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,250 | |
Era Group Incorporated | | | 7.75 | | | | 12-15-2022 | | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,200 | |
Hilcorp Energy Company 144A | | | 5.75 | | | | 10-1-2025 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 74,250 | |
Hornbeck Offshore Services Incorporated | | | 1.50 | | | | 9-1-2019 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 19,344 | |
NGPL PipeCo LLC 144A | | | 7.77 | | | | 12-15-2037 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 181,500 | |
PHI Incorporated | | | 5.25 | | | | 3-15-2019 | | | | 70,000 | | | | 68,605 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 408,149 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 2.39% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cheniere Energy Incorporated 144A | | | 5.25 | | | | 10-1-2025 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,625 | |
Exterran Partners LP | | | 6.00 | | | | 4-1-2021 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,063 | |
Murphy Oil Corporation | | | 5.75 | | | | 8-15-2025 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,925 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 4.88 | | | | 11-15-2044 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 266,133 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A | | | 6.88 | | | | 4-15-2040 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 230,676 | |
Rose Rock Midstream LP | | | 5.63 | | | | 11-15-2023 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 94,500 | |
Semgroup Corporation | | | 7.25 | | | | 3-15-2026 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,938 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partner LP | | | 5.40 | | | | 10-1-2047 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 237,789 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 9-15-2024 | | | | 175,000 | | | | 178,063 | |
Ultra Resources Incorporated 144A | | | 6.88 | | | | 4-15-2022 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 21,750 | |
Ultra Resources Incorporated 144A | | | 7.13 | | | | 4-15-2025 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 61,500 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,268,962 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Financials: 5.34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banks: 1.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +4.55%) ± | | | 6.30 | | | | 12-29-2049 | | | | 265,000 | | | | 284,213 | |
International Finance Corporation | | | 5.85 | | | | 11-25-2022 | | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 255,562 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Company (3 Month LIBOR +3.30%) ± | | | 6.00 | | | | 12-31-2049 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,125 | |
PNC Financial Services (3 Month LIBOR +3.30%) ± | | | 5.00 | | | | 12-29-2049 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 248,875 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 891,775 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Capital Markets: 0.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Blackstone Holdings Finance Company LLC 144A | | | 3.15 | | | | 10-2-2027 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 95,841 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated | | | 4.25 | | | | 10-21-2025 | | | | 265,000 | | | | 266,216 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 362,057 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Consumer Finance: 0.37% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Arch Capital Finance LLC | | | 4.01 | | | | 12-15-2026 | | | | 125,000 | | | | 125,701 | |
FirstCash Incorporated 144A | | | 5.38 | | | | 6-1-2024 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,399 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
| | | | |
Consumer Finance (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Springleaf Finance Corporation | | | 8.25 | % | | | 10-1-2023 | | | $ | 40,000 | | | $ | 43,200 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 194,300 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services: 0.75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brookfield Finance LLC | | | 4.00 | | | | 4-1-2024 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,393 | |
LPL Holdings Incorporated 144A | | | 5.75 | | | | 9-15-2025 | | | | 175,000 | | | | 172,760 | |
Vantiv LLC 144A | | | 4.38 | | | | 11-15-2025 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,156 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 398,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Insurance: 1.86% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guardian Life Insurance Company 144A | | | 4.85 | | | | 1-24-2077 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 205,651 | |
Hub Holdings LLC (PIK at 8.88%) 144A¥ | | | 8.13 | | | | 7-15-2019 | | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,038 | |
HUB International Limited 144A | | | 7.88 | | | | 10-1-2021 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,500 | |
Lincoln National Corporation | | | 7.00 | | | | 6-15-2040 | | | | 105,000 | | | | 137,909 | |
MetLife Incorporated | | | 6.40 | | | | 12-15-2066 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 219,250 | |
Protective Life Corporation | | | 8.45 | | | | 10-15-2039 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 294,301 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 990,649 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care: 0.83% | |
|
Biotechnology: 0.18% | |
Celgene Corporation | | | 3.45 | | | | 11-15-2027 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 94,727 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 0.09% | |
Hologic Incorporated 144A | | | 4.38 | | | | 10-15-2025 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services: 0.46% | |
Highmark Incorporated 144A | | | 6.13 | | | | 5-15-2041 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 108,190 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A | | | 7.13 | | | | 6-1-2024 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,813 | |
Vizient Incorporated 144A | | | 10.38 | | | | 3-1-2024 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 110,750 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 244,753 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Technology: 0.10% | |
Quintiles IMS Holdings Incorporated 144A | | | 4.88 | | | | 5-15-2023 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,938 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Industrials: 0.92% | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.69% | |
Advanced Disposal Services Incorporated 144A | | | 5.63 | | | | 11-15-2024 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 101,000 | |
Covanta Holding Corporation | | | 5.88 | | | | 3-1-2024 | | | | 120,000 | | | | 117,600 | |
KAR Auction Services Incorporated 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 6-1-2025 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,250 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 367,850 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation Infrastructure: 0.23% | |
Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP 144A¤ | | | 0.00 | | | | 2-15-2027 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 119,125 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Information Technology: 2.14% | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.19% | |
Arrow Electronics Incorporated | | | 3.50 | | | | 4-1-2022 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | |
10 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
|
Internet Software & Services: 0.15% | |
Zayo Group LLC | | | 6.38 | % | | | 5-15-2025 | | | $ | 75,000 | | | $ | 77,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
IT Services: 0.42% | |
Cardtronics Incorporated | | | 5.13 | | | | 8-1-2022 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 146,211 | |
Gartner Incorporated 144A | | | 5.13 | | | | 4-1-2025 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,000 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 221,211 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.44% | |
Broadcom Corporation | | | 3.13 | | | | 1-15-2025 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 236,199 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Software: 0.46% | |
Citrix Systems Incorporated | | | 4.50 | | | | 12-1-2027 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 247,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 0.48% | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corporation 144A | | | 8.35 | | | | 7-15-2046 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 95,132 | |
NCR Corporation | | | 5.88 | | | | 12-15-2021 | | | | 160,000 | | | | 162,800 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 257,932 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Materials: 0.57% | |
|
Containers & Packaging: 0.57% | |
Owens-Illinois Incorporated 144A | | | 6.38 | | | | 8-15-2025 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,625 | |
Silgan Holdings Incorporated | | | 3.25 | | | | 3-15-2025 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 250,050 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 302,675 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate: 0.92% | |
|
Equity REITs: 0.19% | |
The Geo Group Incorporated | | | 5.88 | | | | 10-15-2024 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development: 0.73% | |
Washington Prime Group | | | 3.85 | | | | 4-1-2020 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 391,040 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services: 1.44% | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.87% | |
AT&T Incorporated | | | 5.25 | | | | 3-1-2037 | | | | 135,000 | | | | 142,624 | |
GCI Incorporated | | | 6.75 | | | | 6-1-2021 | | | | 90,000 | | | | 91,125 | |
Verizon Communications Incorporated | | | 5.50 | | | | 3-16-2047 | | | | 205,000 | | | | 226,786 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 460,535 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.57% | |
CC Holdings GS V LLC | | | 3.85 | | | | 4-15-2023 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,395 | |
Sprint Communications Incorporated 144A | | | 7.00 | | | | 3-1-2020 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 157,500 | |
T-Mobile USA Incorporated | | | 6.38 | | | | 3-1-2025 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,900 | |
T-Mobile USA Incorporated | | | 6.84 | | | | 4-28-2023 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,875 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 304,670 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
|
Utilities: 1.24% | |
|
Electric Utilities: 0.77% | |
Oglethorpe Power Corporation | | | 4.25 | % | | | 4-1-2046 | | | $ | 400,000 | | | $ | 384,273 | |
Terraform Global Operating LLC 144A | | | 6.13 | | | | 3-1-2026 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,188 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 409,461 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.47% | |
NSG Holdings LLC 144A | | | 7.75 | | | | 12-15-2025 | | | | 90,201 | | | | 98,996 | |
Pattern Energy Group Incorporated 144A | | | 5.88 | | | | 2-1-2024 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 153,375 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 252,371 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $11,095,684) | | | | 11,078,212 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | Shares | | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds: 1.98% | |
iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF « | | | | 5,255 | | | | 545,469 | |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF « | | | | 1,846 | | | | 158,091 | |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund ETF « | | | | 2,063 | | | | 242,176 | |
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | | | | 950 | | | | 107,179 | |
| |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $1,071,826) | | | | 1,052,915 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | Principal | | | | |
Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @: 3.99% | |
|
Consumer Discretionary: 0.79% | |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.34% | |
Selecta Group BV 144A (EUR) | | | 5.88 | | | | 2-1-2024 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 182,573 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Media: 0.45% | |
Altice SA 144A (EUR) | | | 7.25 | | | | 5-15-2022 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 238,707 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Staples: 1.38% | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing: 0.68% | |
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA (EUR) | | | 0.88 | | | | 4-6-2023 | | | | 300,000 | | | | 362,502 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Food Products: 0.70% | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Company (EUR) | | | 2.25 | | | | 5-25-2028 | | | | 300,000 | | | | 370,879 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Energy: 0.25% | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.25% | |
Total SA (5 Year Euro Swap Rate +3.78%) (EUR) ± | | | 3.88 | | | | 12-29-2049 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 134,845 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Financials: 1.11% | |
|
Banks: 1.11% | |
ATF Netherlands BV (EUR) | | | 1.50 | | | | 7-15-2024 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 123,074 | |
International Finance Corporation (INR) | | | 7.80 | | | | 6-3-2019 | | | | 29,900,000 | | | | 465,038 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 588,112 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | |
12 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
|
Industrials: 0.46% | |
|
Road & Rail: 0.46% | |
Europcar Groupe SA 144A (EUR) | | | 4.13 | % | | | 11-15-2024 | | | | 200,000 | | | $ | 245,475 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $2,101,187) | | | | 2,123,093 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Foreign Government Bonds @: 9.41% | |
Brazil (BRL) | | | 10.00 | | | | 1-1-2021 | | | | 640,000 | | | | 208,304 | |
Brazil (BRL) | | | 10.00 | | | | 1-1-2027 | | | | 865,000 | | | | 270,296 | |
Colombia (COP) | | | 7.00 | | | | 9-11-2019 | | | | 1,400,000,000 | | | | 516,846 | |
Indonesia (IDR) | | | 7.88 | | | | 4-15-2019 | | | | 9,425,000,000 | | | | 701,174 | |
Malaysia (MYR) | | | 3.88 | | | | 3-10-2022 | | | | 3,030,000 | | | | 792,547 | |
Mexico (MXN) | | | 6.50 | | | | 6-9-2022 | | | | 8,760,000 | | | | 469,335 | |
Poland (PLN) | | | 2.50 | | | | 7-25-2027 | | | | 2,805,000 | | | | 779,597 | |
Republic of Peru (PEN) | | | 5.70 | | | | 8-12-2024 | | | | 1,515,000 | | | | 510,936 | |
Republic of South Africa (ZAR) | | | 6.75 | | | | 3-31-2021 | | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 545,311 | |
Republic of South Africa (ZAR) | | | 8.75 | | | | 2-28-2048 | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 208,764 | |
| |
Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $4,838,144) | | | | 5,003,110 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Loans: 8.00% | |
|
Consumer Discretionary: 2.05% | |
|
Auto Components: 0.16% | |
Allison Transmission Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ± | | | 3.60 | | | | 9-23-2022 | | | $ | 83,760 | | | | 84,157 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Distributors: 0.57% | |
Spin Holdco Incorporated (4 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ± | | | 5.08 | | | | 11-14-2022 | | | | 304,067 | | | | 305,715 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.76% | |
Belmond Interfin Limited (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ± | | | 4.63 | | | | 7-3-2024 | | | | 99,250 | | | | 99,498 | |
CCM Merger Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ± | | | 4.63 | | | | 8-8-2021 | | | | 203,219 | | | | 204,298 | |
La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC (3 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ± | | | 4.47 | | | | 4-14-2021 | | | | 98,485 | | | | 98,577 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 402,373 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Media: 0.56% | |
A-L Parent LLC (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±‡ | | | 5.13 | | | | 12-1-2023 | | | | 148,125 | | | | 149,421 | |
Altice US Finance I Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ± | | | 4.13 | | | | 7-28-2025 | | | | 148,130 | | | | 147,796 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 297,217 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Energy: 0.35% | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services: 0.12% | |
Hummel Station (1 Month LIBOR +6.00%) ± | | | 7.88 | | | | 10-27-2022 | | | | 62,613 | | | | 60,395 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.23% | |
Veresen Midstream LP (1 Month LIBOR +3.00%) ± | | | 4.88 | | | | 3-31-2022 | | | | 122,785 | | | | 123,508 | |
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|
Financials: 0.63% | |
|
Diversified Financial Services: 0.25% | |
LPL Holdings Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ± | | | 4.47 | | | | 9-23-2024 | | | | 133,965 | | | | 134,300 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 13 | |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
|
Insurance: 0.38% | |
Alliant Holdings I LLC (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ± | | | 5.13 | % | | | 8-12-2022 | | | $ | 197,466 | | | $ | 198,564 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care: 1.21% | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 0.47% | |
Kinetic Concepts Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ± | | | 5.55 | | | | 2-2-2024 | | | | 248,125 | | | | 249,055 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services: 0.16% | |
CHS Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.00%) ± | | | 4.98 | | | | 1-27-2021 | | | | 41,847 | | | | 40,167 | |
TeamHealth Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ± | | | 4.63 | | | | 2-6-2024 | | | | 49,251 | | | | 46,994 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87,161 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Technology: 0.47% | |
Change Healthcare Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ± | | | 4.63 | | | | 3-1-2024 | | | | 247,500 | | | | 248,027 | |
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|
Pharmaceuticals: 0.11% | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +3.50%) ± | | | 5.24 | | | | 4-1-2022 | | | | 56,863 | | | | 57,442 | |
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|
Industrials: 0.55% | |
|
Aerospace & Defense: 0.18% | |
TransDigm Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ± | | | 4.77 | | | | 6-9-2023 | | | | 98,231 | | | | 98,476 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.35% | |
KAR Auction Services Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ± | | | 4.56 | | | | 3-11-2021 | | | | 87,630 | | | | 88,041 | |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ± | | | 4.63 | | | | 3-1-2021 | | | | 98,466 | | | | 98,342 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 186,383 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation Infrastructure: 0.02% | |
OSG Bulk Ships Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +4.25%) ±‡ | | | 6.04 | | | | 8-5-2019 | | | | 9,906 | | | | 9,510 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Information Technology: 1.48% | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.69% | |
Dell Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ± | | | 3.88 | | | | 9-7-2023 | | | | 363,554 | | | | 363,855 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Internet Software & Services: 0.19% | |
Applied Systems Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ± | | | 5.55 | | | | 9-19-2024 | | | | 99,500 | | | | 100,193 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
IT Services: 0.60% | |
First Data Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ± | | | 4.12 | | | | 7-8-2022 | | | | 320,667 | | | | 321,100 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Materials: 0.43% | |
|
Containers & Packaging: 0.43% | |
Berry Plastics Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ± | | | 3.82 | | | | 10-1-2022 | | | | 82,454 | | | | 82,815 | |
Reynolds Group Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ± | | | 4.63 | | | | 2-5-2023 | | | | 147,755 | | | | 148,440 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 231,255 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate: 0.51% | |
|
Equity REITs: 0.37% | |
The Geo Group Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ± | | | 4.13 | | | | 3-22-2024 | | | | 198,000 | | | | 198,446 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development: 0.14% | |
Capital Automotive LP (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ± | | | 4.38 | % | | | 3-24-2024 | | | $ | 74,976 | | | $ | 75,163 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services: 0.79% | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.65% | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (3 Month LIBOR +3.75%) ± | | | 5.71 | | | | 11-27-2023 | | | | 240,332 | | | | 240,332 | |
Level 3 Financing Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ± | | | 4.11 | | | | 2-22-2024 | | | | 101,410 | | | | 101,584 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 341,916 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.14% | |
Syniverse Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +5.00%) ± | | | 6.72 | | | | 3-9-2023 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,802 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Loans (Cost $4,250,943) | | | | 4,250,013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Municipal Obligations: 2.53% | |
|
Illinois: 0.63% | |
Chicago IL Refunding Bonds Taxable Project Series E (GO Revenue) | | | 6.05 | | | | 1-1-2029 | | | | 180,000 | | | | 184,815 | |
Chicago IL Transit Authority Taxable Pension Funding Series A (Tax Revenue) | | | 6.90 | | | | 12-1-2040 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 131,949 | |
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority CAB McCormick Place Expansion Project Series 2012-B (Tax Revenue) ¤ | | | 0.00 | | | | 12-15-2051 | | | | 85,000 | | | | 15,552 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 332,316 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Maryland: 0.18% | |
Maryland Health & HEFAR Green Street Academy Series B (Education Revenue) 144A | | | 6.75 | | | | 7-1-2023 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,223 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
New Jersey: 0.94% | |
New Jersey EDA Motor Vehicle Surcharge Refunding Subordinate Bond Series B (Tax Revenue) | | | 3.52 | | | | 7-1-2020 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Pennsylvania: 0.34% | |
Philadelphia PA IDA Pension Funding Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤ | | | 0.00 | | | | 4-15-2021 | | | | 95,000 | | | | 84,554 | |
Quakertown PA General Authority USDA Loan Anticipation Notes Series 2017-B (Health Revenue) | | | 3.80 | | | | 7-1-2021 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,827 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 183,381 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Texas: 0.44% | |
North Texas Tollway Authority Build America Bonds Subordinate Lien Bond Series B-2 (Transportation Revenue) | | | 8.91 | | | | 2-1-2030 | | | | 210,000 | | | | 231,452 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $1,353,136) | | | | 1,344,872 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities: 12.04% | |
321 Henderson Receivables LLC Series 2015-2A Class A 144A | | | 3.87 | | | | 3-15-2058 | | | | 418,646 | | | | 423,208 | |
ALM Loan Funding Series 2015-16A Class A2R (3 Month LIBOR +1.60%) 144A± | | | 3.32 | | | | 7-15-2027 | | | | 410,000 | | | | 410,057 | |
BB-UBS Trust Series 2012-TFT Class C 144A±± | | | 3.47 | | | | 6-5-2030 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 145,034 | |
BCC Funding Corporation Series 2016-1 Class B 144A | | | 2.73 | | | | 4-20-2022 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 396,942 | |
BlueMountain CLO Limited Series 2015-3A Class A1R (3 Month LIBOR +1.00%) 144A±%% | | | 1.00 | | | | 4-20-2031 | | | | 700,000 | | | | 700,000 | |
CIFC Funding Limited Series 2018-1A Class B (3 Month LIBOR +1.40%) 144A± | | | 3.56 | | | | 4-18-2031 | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,967 | |
Citi Held For Asset Issuance Trust Series 2015-PM3 Class B 144A | | | 4.31 | | | | 5-16-2022 | | | | 69,505 | | | | 69,631 | |
Citi Held For Asset Issuance Trust Series 2016-PM1 Class B 144A | | | 7.67 | | | | 4-15-2025 | | | | 185,769 | | | | 187,332 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 15 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
|
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | |
FREMF Mortgage Trust Series 2017-K724 Class B 144A±± | | | 3.49 | % | | | 11-25-2023 | | | $ | 400,000 | | | $ | 396,224 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-GC24 Class D 144A±± | | | 4.53 | | | | 9-10-2047 | | | | 325,000 | | | | 270,584 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C19 Class D 144A±± | | | 4.66 | | | | 4-15-2047 | | | | 493,000 | | | | 437,024 | |
Longtrain Leasing III LLC Series 2015-1A Class A2 144A | | | 4.06 | | | | 1-15-2045 | | | | 500,000 | | | | 507,281 | |
Spirit Master Funding LLC Series 2017-1A Class A 144A | | | 4.36 | | | | 12-20-2047 | | | | 299,004 | | | | 300,818 | |
Textainer Marine Containers Limited Series 2017-1A Class B 144A | | | 4.85 | | | | 5-20-2042 | | | | 155,941 | | | | 156,578 | |
Textainer Marine Containers Limited Series 2017-2A Class B 144A | | | 4.75 | | | | 6-20-2042 | | | | 94,152 | | | | 94,164 | |
Wind River CLO Limited Series 2014-1A Class B2R (3 Month LIBOR +1.55%) 144A± | | | 3.28 | | | | 4-18-2026 | | | | 900,000 | | | | 899,733 | |
| |
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $6,755,032) | | | | 6,395,577 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | Expiration date | | | Shares | | | | |
Rights: 0.01% | |
|
Utilities: 0.01% | |
|
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.01% | |
Vistra Energy Corporation † | | | | | | | 12-31-2046 | | | | 6,516 | | | | 3,584 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Rights (Cost $6,785) | | | | 3,584 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities: 6.27% | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.25 | | | | 8-31-2019 | | | $ | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,057,984 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 1.63 | | | | 2-15-2026 | | | | 130,000 | | | | 119,856 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.25 | | | | 11-15-2027 | | | | 160,000 | | | | 153,147 | |
| |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $3,381,457) | | | | 3,330,987 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 6.73% | |
|
Energy: 0.80% | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.80% | |
Comision Federal de Electricidad 144A | | | 4.75 | | | | 2-23-2027 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,625 | |
Teekay Corporation | | | 8.50 | | | | 1-15-2020 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,625 | |
Woodside Finance Limited 144A | | | 3.70 | | | | 3-15-2028 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 96,340 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 424,590 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Financials: 4.33% | |
|
Banks: 2.93% | |
ABN AMRO Bank NV 144A | | | 4.75 | | | | 7-28-2025 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,878 | |
Banco de Costa Rica 144A | | | 5.25 | | | | 8-12-2018 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,238 | |
Banistmo SA 144A | | | 3.65 | | | | 9-19-2022 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 95,875 | |
BPCE SA 144A | | | 5.15 | | | | 7-21-2024 | | | | 305,000 | | | | 318,297 | |
Credit Agricole SA (5 Year USD Swap Rate +6.19%) 144A± | | | 8.13 | | | | 12-29-2049 | | | | 265,000 | | | | 301,885 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 144A | | | 5.71 | | | | 1-15-2026 | | | | 135,000 | | | | 135,408 | |
UBS Group Funding Limited 144A | | | 4.13 | | | | 9-24-2025 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,248 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,558,829 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Markets: 0.49% | |
Credit Suisse Group AG 144A | | | 3.57 | | | | 1-9-2023 | | | | 260,000 | | | | 258,391 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Security name | | Interest rate | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | Value | |
|
Insurance: 0.46% | |
Validus Holdings Limited | | | 8.88 | % | | | 1-26-2040 | | | $ | 160,000 | | | $ | 245,044 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance: 0.45% | |
Nationwide Building Society (5 Year USD ICE Swap Rate 11:00am NY +1.85%) 144A± | | | 4.13 | | | | 10-18-2032 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 238,422 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care: 1.03% | |
|
Pharmaceuticals: 1.03% | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV | | | 4.10 | | | | 10-1-2046 | | | | 380,000 | | | | 279,005 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV 144A« | | | 6.75 | | | | 3-1-2028 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,332 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated 144A | | | 5.50 | | | | 3-1-2023 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 21,844 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated 144A | | | 6.13 | | | | 4-15-2025 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 21,575 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated 144A | | | 7.00 | | | | 3-15-2024 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,063 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 545,819 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Industrials: 0.38% | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.19% | |
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers Incorporated 144A | | | 5.38 | | | | 1-15-2025 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Professional Services: 0.19% | |
IHS Markit Limited 144A | | | 4.75 | | | | 2-15-2025 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 101,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Materials: 0.04% | |
|
Containers & Packaging: 0.04% | |
OI European Group BV 144A | | | 4.00 | | | | 3-15-2023 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 23,813 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services: 0.15% | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.15% | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA | | | 5.50 | | | | 8-1-2023 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 81,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $3,563,837) | | | | 3,577,408 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Yankee Government Bonds: 6.12% | |
Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA | | | 5.75 | | | | 1-30-2025 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 190,250 | |
Bermuda 144A | | | 3.72 | | | | 1-25-2027 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 243,750 | |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | | | 6.63 | | | | 12-11-2024 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 205,584 | |
Province of Cordoba 144A | | | 7.13 | | | | 8-1-2027 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 396,404 | |
Province of Santa Fe | | | 7.00 | | | | 3-23-2023 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,732 | |
Republic of Ghana | | | 9.25 | | | | 9-15-2022 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 455,456 | |
Republic of Guatemala | | | 4.38 | | | | 6-5-2027 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 243,125 | |
Republic of Honduras | | | 6.25 | | | | 1-19-2027 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 211,394 | |
Republic of Kazakhstan | | | 5.13 | | | | 7-21-2025 | | | | 250,000 | | | | 270,752 | |
Republic of Sri Lanka | | | 5.75 | | | | 1-18-2022 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 404,423 | |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam | | | 4.80 | | | | 11-19-2024 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,924 | |
The Dominican Republic | | | 6.88 | | | | 1-29-2026 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 221,851 | |
| |
Total Yankee Government Bonds (Cost $3,217,888) | | | | 3,251,645 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
| | | | | | |
Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 17 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security name | | Yield | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Short-Term Investments: 12.73% | |
|
Investment Companies: 12.33% | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | % | | | | | | | 820,168 | | | $ | 820,250 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)## | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 5,732,611 | | | | 5,732,611 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,552,861 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | Maturity date | | | Principal | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.40% | |
Treasury Bill (z)# | | | 1.68 | | | | 6-14-2018 | | | $ | 210,000 | | | | 209,294 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $6,762,130) | | | | 6,762,155 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities (Cost $53,697,701) | | | 101.25 | % | | | 53,802,261 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (1.25 | ) | | | (664,689 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 53,137,572 | |
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144A | The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. |
± | Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end. |
¥ | A payment-in-kind (PIK) security is a security in which the issuer may make interest or dividend payments in cash or additional securities. These additional securities generally have the same terms as the original holdings. |
¤ | The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments. |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
@ | Foreign bond principal is denominated in the local currency of the issuer. |
‡ | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
±± | The coupon of the security is adjusted based on the principal and interest payments received from the underlying pool of mortgages as well as the credit quality and the actual prepayment speed of the underlying mortgages. |
%% | The security is issued on a when-issued basis. |
† | Non-income-earning security |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
## | All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities. |
(z) | Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity. |
# | All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments. |
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of contracts | | | Expiration date | | | Notional cost | | | Notional value | | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
Short | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro-Bund Futures | | | (2) | | | | 6-7-2018 | | | $ | (260,454 | ) | | $ | (262,500 | ) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (2,046 | ) |
10-Year Ultra Futures | | | (32) | | | | 6-20-2018 | | | | (4,106,288 | ) | | | (4,155,500 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (49,212 | ) |
U.S. Ultra Bond | | | (6) | | | | 6-20-2018 | | | | (935,030 | ) | | | (962,813 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (27,783 | ) |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | (21) | | | | 6-20-2018 | | | | (2,527,347 | ) | | | (2,543,953 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (16,606 | ) |
5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | (42) | | | | 6-29-2018 | | | | (4,795,479 | ) | | | (4,807,359 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (11,880 | ) |
2-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | (13) | | | | 6-29-2018 | | | | (2,764,103 | ) | | | (2,763,922 | ) | | | 181 | | | | 0 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 181 | | | $ | (107,527 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
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Currency to be received | | Currency to be delivered | | Counterparty¤¤ | | Settlement date | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
510,325 USD | | 6,450,000 ZAR | | State Street Bank | | 4-16-2018 | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (33,548 | ) |
6,450,000 ZAR | | 527,190 USD | | State Street Bank | | 4-16-2018 | | | 16,684 | | | | 0 | |
1,650,000 BRL | | 505,205 USD | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (7,397 | ) |
782,768 USD | | 2,650,000 PLN | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 8,039 | | | | 0 | |
503,079 USD | | 1,650,000 BRL | | State Street Bank | | 5-22-2018 | | | 5,271 | | | | 0 | |
145,000,000 JPY | | 1,375,007 USD | | State Street Bank | | 6-18-2018 | | | 0 | | | | (5,461 | ) |
1,952,138 USD | | 1,570,000 EUR | | Citibank | | 6-29-2018 | | | 7,905 | | | | 0 | |
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| | | | | | | | $ | 37,899 | | | | (46,406 | ) |
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| ¤¤ | Transactions can only be closed with the originating counterparty. |
Credit Default Swaps
Buy protection
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Reference index | | Fixed rate paid | | | Payment frequency | | | Counterparty°° | | | Maturity date | | | Notional amount | | | Value | | | Premiums paid | | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index | | | 5.00 | % | | | Quarterly | | | | Credit Suisse | | | | 6-20-2023 | | | | 475,000 USD | | | $ | 28,604 | | | $ | 27,277 | | | $ | 1,327 | | | $ | 0 | |
Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index | | | 1.00 | % | | | Quarterly | | | | Credit Suisse | | | | 6-20-2023 | | | | 650,000 USD | | | | 10,722 | | | | 10,212 | | | | 510 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 37,489 | | | $ | 1,837 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Sell protection
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Reference index | | Fixed rate received | | | Payment frequency | | | Counterparty°° | | | Maturity date | | | Notional amount | | | Value | | | Premiums paid (received) | | | Unrealized gains | | | Unrealized losses | |
Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index | | | 1.00 | % | | | Quarterly | | | | Barclays | | | | 6-20-2023 | | | | 950,000 USD | | | $ | (17,061 | ) | | $ | (19,000 | ) | | $ | 1,939 | | | $ | 0 | |
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index | | | 1.00 | % | | | Quarterly | | | | Credit Suisse | | | | 6-20-2023 | | | | 1,455,000 EUR | | | | 37,158 | | | | 35,529 | | | | 1,629 | | | | 0 | |
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index | | | 1.00 | % | | | Quarterly | | | | Credit Suisse | | | | 6-20-2023 | | | | 250,000 EUR | | | | 31,199 | | | | 30,157 | | | | 1,042 | | | | 0 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 46,686 | | | $ | 4,610 | | | $ | 0 | |
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| °° | Exchange traded or centrally cleared transactions with counterparty. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 19 | |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 0 | | | | 4,518,735 | | | | 3,698,567 | | | | 820,168 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,180 | | | $ | 820,250 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 4,686,555 | | | | 22,549,217 | | | | 21,503,161 | | | | 5,732,611 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 29,229 | | | | 5,732,611 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 30,409 | | | $ | 6,552,861 | | | | 12.33 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $803,220 of securities loaned), at value (cost $47,144,840) | | $ | 47,249,400 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $6,552,861) | | | 6,552,861 | |
Cash | | | 7,299 | |
Cash segregated for centrally cleared swaps | | | 236,442 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $53,262) | | | 53,559 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 8,509,194 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 51,370 | |
Receivable for interest | | | 465,055 | |
Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts | | | 5 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 376 | |
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps | | | 90,622 | |
Unrealized gains on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 37,899 | |
Receivable from manager | | | 428 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 62,078 | |
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Total assets | | | 63,316,588 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 9,102,141 | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 820,250 | |
Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 46,406 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 35,309 | |
Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts | | | 29,499 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 3,933 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 372 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 141,106 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 10,179,016 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 53,137,572 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 53,949,301 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 171,326 | |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (980,713 | ) |
Net unrealized losses on investments | | | (2,342 | ) |
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Total net assets | | $ | 53,137,572 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 1,382,269 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 144,532 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $9.56 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $9.96 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 583,013 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 61,073 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $9.55 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 3,417,705 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 356,471 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $9.59 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 47,754,585 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 4,996,216 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $9.56 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/96 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 21 | |
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Investment income | | | | |
Interest (net of foreign interest withholding taxes of $7,339) | | $ | 972,232 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 30,409 | |
Dividends | | | 16,153 | |
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Total investment income | | | 1,018,794 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 134,051 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,003 | |
Class C | | | 382 | |
Administrator Class | | | 980 | |
Institutional Class | | | 18,950 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,568 | |
Class C | | | 597 | |
Administrator Class | | | 2,449 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 1,792 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 44,002 | |
Professional fees | | | 26,368 | |
Registration fees | | | 29,222 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 25,229 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 7,984 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 5,486 | |
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Total expenses | | | 300,063 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (141,003 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 159,060 | |
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Net investment income | | | 859,734 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
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Net realized gains (losses) on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | 52,052 | |
Futures contracts | | | 680,259 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (125,926 | ) |
Credit default swaps | | | 47,185 | |
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Net realized gains on investments | | | 653,570 | |
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Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on: | | | | |
Unaffiliated securities | | | (541,332 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (241,488 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (34,393 | ) |
Credit default swaps | | | (10,590 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (827,803 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (174,233 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 685,501 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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22 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Statement of changes in net assets |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 859,734 | | | | | | | $ | 1,278,294 | |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 653,570 | | | | | | | | (265,813 | ) |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (827,803 | ) | | | | | | | 1,149,415 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 685,501 | | | | | | | | 2,161,896 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (16,697 | ) | | | | | | | (28,157 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (5,156 | ) | | | | | | | (9,306 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (27,706 | ) | | | | | | | (12,437 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (783,450 | ) | | | | | | | (841,651 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (833,009 | ) | | | | | | | (891,551 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 115,685 | | | | 1,107,222 | | | | 321,165 | | | | 2,992,396 | |
Class C | | | 28,642 | | | | 274,244 | | | | 13,178 | | | | 122,066 | |
Administrator Class | | | 302,649 | | | | 2,908,540 | | | | 57,991 | | | | 545,062 | |
Institutional Class | | | 978,802 | | | | 9,396,710 | | | | 2,906,247 | | | | 27,435,661 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,686,716 | | | | | | | | 31,095,185 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,726 | | | | 16,504 | | | | 2,995 | | | | 27,934 | |
Class C | | | 540 | | | | 5,156 | | | | 1,010 | | | | 9,306 | |
Administrator Class | | | 2,877 | | | | 27,543 | | | | 1,323 | | | | 12,409 | |
Institutional Class | | | 82,006 | | | | 783,450 | | | | 89,616 | | | | 841,651 | |
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| | | | | | | 832,653 | | | | | | | | 891,300 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (66,377 | ) | | | (635,746 | ) | | | (343,855 | ) | | | (3,221,808 | ) |
Class C | | | (10,157 | ) | | | (96,961 | ) | | | (55,235 | ) | | | (514,171 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (7,567 | ) | | | (72,729 | ) | | | (65,078 | ) | | | (611,345 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (851,368 | ) | | | (8,151,537 | ) | | | (717,532 | ) | | | (6,786,658 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (8,956,973 | ) | | | | | | | (11,133,982 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 5,562,396 | | | | | | | | 20,852,503 | |
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Total increase in net assets | | | | | | | 5,414,888 | | | | | | | | 22,122,848 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 47,722,684 | | | | | | | | 25,599,836 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 53,137,572 | | | | | | | $ | 47,722,684 | |
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Undistributed net investment income | | | | | | $ | 171,326 | | | | | | | $ | 144,601 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 23 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20132 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.59 | | | | $9.25 | | | | $9.13 | | | | $9.72 | | | | $9.66 | | | | $10.00 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | 3 | | | 0.33 | 3 | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.27 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.22 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.09 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Tax basis return of capital | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.56 | | | | $9.59 | | | | $9.25 | | | | $9.13 | | | | $9.72 | | | | $9.66 | |
Total return4 | | | 1.21 | % | | | 6.05 | % | | | 3.34 | % | | | (3.64 | )% | | | 3.36 | % | | | (0.89 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.63 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.85 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.47 | % | | | 3.85 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | 4.02 | % | | | 3.76 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 20 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 53 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 39 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,382 | | | | $896 | | | | $1,047 | | | | $928 | | | | $714 | | | | $518 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | For the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2013 |
3 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
4 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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24 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20132 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.57 | | | | $9.22 | | | | $9.10 | | | | $9.71 | | | | $9.65 | | | | $10.00 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.11 | 3 | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.21 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.16 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Tax basis return of capital | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.55 | | | | $9.57 | | | | $9.22 | | | | $9.10 | | | | $9.71 | | | | $9.65 | |
Total return4 | | | 0.98 | % | | | 5.20 | % | | | 2.67 | % | | | (4.35 | )% | | | 2.61 | % | | | (1.51 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.23 | % | | | 2.59 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 2.37 | % | | | 2.25 | % | | | 2.60 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 3.10 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.01 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 20 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 53 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 39 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $583 | | | | $403 | | | | $766 | | | | $711 | | | | $835 | | | | $518 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | For the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2013 |
3 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
4 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 25 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20132 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.61 | | | | $9.29 | | | | $9.16 | | | | $9.74 | | | | $9.66 | | | | $10.00 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.16 | 3 | | | 0.34 | 3 | | | 0.33 | 3 | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.28 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.34 | | | | (0.09 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Tax basis return of capital | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.59 | | | | $9.61 | | | | $9.29 | | | | $9.16 | | | | $9.74 | | | | $9.66 | |
Total return4 | | | 1.37 | % | | | 5.91 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | (3.51 | )% | | | 3.63 | % | | | (0.85 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.24 | % | | | 3.64 | % | | | 4.00 | % | | | 3.92 | % | | | 4.18 | % | | | 3.90 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 20 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 53 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 39 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $3,418 | | | | $562 | | | | $597 | | | | $496 | | | | $554 | | | | $496 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | For the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2013 |
3 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
4 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | | | Year ended October 31 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 20161 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20132 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.58 | | | | $9.24 | | | | $9.14 | | | | $9.71 | | | | $9.66 | | | | $10.00 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.35 | 3 | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.41 | 3 | | | 0.29 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.24 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.34 | | | | (0.07 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
Tax basis return of capital | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.56 | | | | $9.58 | | | | $9.24 | | | | $9.14 | | | | $9.71 | | | | $9.66 | |
Total return4 | | | 1.48 | % | | | 6.43 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | (3.28 | )% | | | 3.60 | % | | | (0.66 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.52 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % |
Net investment income | | | 3.39 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 4.16 | % | | | 4.04 | % | | | 4.25 | % | | | 4.05 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 20 | % | | | 65 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 53 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 39 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $47,755 | | | | $45,862 | | | | $23,190 | | | | $17,564 | | | | $38,664 | | | | $23,338 | |
1 | For the eleven months ended September 30, 2016. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2016. |
2 | For the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of class operations) to October 31, 2013 |
3 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
4 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
Equity securities and futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
Swaps are valued at the evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions.
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28 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Forward foreign currency contracts
The Fund is subject to foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
When-issued transactions
The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Loans
The Fund may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. The loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. Investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. When the Fund purchases participations, it generally has no rights to enforce compliance with terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is
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selling the participation. When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan and may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. Loans may include fully funded term loans or unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding.
Futures contracts
The Fund is subject to interest rate risk and foreign currency risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Futures contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity, financial instrument or currency at specified price and on a specified date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are generally entered into on a regulated futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.
Upon entering into a futures contracts, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with the broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are paid to or from the broker each day equal to the daily changes in the contract value. Such payments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (payable) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Should the Fund fail to make requested variation margin payments, the broker can gain access to the initial margin to satisfy the Fund’s payment obligations. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations.
Credit default swaps
The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts for hedging or speculative purposes to provide or receive a measure of protection against default on a referenced entity, obligation or index or for investment gains. Such contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Credit default swaps involve an exchange of a stream of payments for protection against the loss in value of an underlying security or index. Under the terms of the swap, one party acts as a guarantor (referred to as the seller of protection) and receives a periodic stream of payments, provided that there is no credit event, from another party (referred to as the buyer of protection) that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional principal amount over the term of the swap. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if a credit event is triggered, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. A credit event includes bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation default, obligation acceleration, repudiation/moratorium, and restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps as either the seller of protection or the buyer of protection. As the seller of protection, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap and has assumed the risk of default of the underlying security or index. As the buyer of protection, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the seller of the protection defaults on its obligation to perform, or if there are unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund as the seller of protection could be required to make under the credit default swap contract would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap contract. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
If the Fund is the seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the Fund will pay to the buyer of protection the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If the Fund is the buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, the Fund will receive from the seller of protection the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Certain credit default swap contracts entered into by the Fund provide for conditions that result in events of default or termination that enable the counterparty to the agreement to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements.
For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and amortized. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized gains or losses on OTC swaps in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.
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30 | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker the variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as an unrealized gains or losses and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.
Income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid from net investment income monthly and any net realized gains are paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $53,870,142 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 735,419 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (912,706 | ) |
Net unrealized losses | | $ | (177,287 | ) |
As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consist of $536,005 in short-term capital losses and $881,299 in long-term capital losses.
As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had current year deferred post-October capital losses consisting of $71,469 in short-term losses which was recognized on the first day of the current fiscal year.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy
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gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Asset-backed securities | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 5,628,690 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 5,628,690 | |
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Corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 11,078,212 | | | | 0 | | | | 11,078,212 | |
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Exchange-traded funds | | | 1,052,915 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,052,915 | |
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Foreign corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 2,123,093 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,123,093 | |
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Foreign government bonds | | | 0 | | | | 5,003,110 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,003,110 | |
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Loans | | | 0 | | | | 4,091,082 | | | | 158,931 | | | | 4,250,013 | |
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Municipal obligations | | | 0 | | | | 1,344,872 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,344,872 | |
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Non-agency mortgage-backed securities | | | 0 | | | | 6,395,577 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,395,577 | |
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Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Utilities | | | 0 | | | | 3,584 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,584 | |
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U.S. Treasury securities | | | 3,330,987 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,330,987 | |
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Yankee corporate bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 3,577,408 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,577,408 | |
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Yankee government bonds and notes | | | 0 | | | | 3,251,645 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,251,645 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 5,732,611 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,732,611 | |
U.S. Treasury securities | | | 209,294 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 209,294 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 820,250 | |
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| | | 10,325,807 | | | | 42,497,273 | | | | 158,931 | | | | 53,802,261 | |
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Credit default swap contracts | | | 0 | | | | 6,447 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,447 | |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 0 | | | | 37,899 | | | | 0 | | | | 37,899 | |
Futures contracts | | | 181 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 181 | |
Total assets | | $ | 10,325,988 | | | $ | 42,541,619 | | | $ | 158,931 | | | $ | 53,846,788 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 46,406 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 46,406 | |
Futures contracts | | | 107,527 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 107,527 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 107,527 | | | $ | 46,406 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 153,933 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $820,250 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
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Forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap contracts are reported at their cumulative unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date. For futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, the current day’s variation margin are reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1. The Fund had no material transfers between Level 2 and Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadvisers, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.525% and declining to 0.405% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.525% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of certain subadvisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.30% and declining to 0.15% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC (formerly, First International Advisors, LLC), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is also a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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| | Class-level administration fee | |
Class A, Class C | | | 0.16 | % |
Administrator Class | | | 0.10 | |
Institutional Class | | | 0.08 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.90% for Class A shares, 1.65% for Class C shares, 0.75% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.60% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $70 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
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Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:
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Purchases at cost | | Sales proceeds |
U.S. government | | Non-U.S. government | | U.S. government | | Non-U.S. government |
$157,875 | | $15,976,597 | | $0 | | $9,353,911 |
6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Fund entered into futures contracts to manage duration exposure, forward foreign currency contracts for economic hedging purposes, and credit default swap contracts as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying security or basket of securities or to potentially enhance the Fund’s total return.
The table below discloses the volume of the Fund’s derivative activity during the six months ended March 31, 2018.
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional balance on short futures | | $ | 17,605,302 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | | |
Average contract amounts to buy | | | 1,344,024 | |
Average contract amounts to sell | | | 4,317,545 | |
Credit default swaps | | | | |
Average notional balance | | | 4,233,621 | |
The Fund’s credit default swap may contain provisions for early termination in the event the net assets of the Fund declines below specific levels identified by the counterparty. If these levels are triggered, the counterparty may terminate the transaction and seek payment or request full collateralization of the derivative transactions in net liability positions.
A summary of the location of derivative instruments on the financial statements by primary risk exposure is outlined following tables.
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The fair value of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2018 was as follows for the Fund:
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| | Asset derivatives | | | Liability derivatives | |
| | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location | | Fair value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities location | | Fair value | |
Interest rate risk | | Net unrealized losses on investments | | $ | 181 | * | | Net unrealized losses on investments | | $ | 105,481 | * |
Foreign currency risk | | Net unrealized losses on investments | | | 0 | * | | Net unrealized losses on investments | | | 2,046 | * |
Foreign currency risk | | Unrealized gains on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 37,899 | | | Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts | | | 46,406 | |
Credit risk | | Net unrealized losses on investments | | | 6,447 | ** | | Net unrealized losses on investments | | | 0 | ** |
| | | | $ | 44,527 | | | | | $ | 153,933 | |
* | Amount includes cumulative unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts as reported in the table following the Portfolio of investments. Only the current day’s variation margin as of March 31, 2018 is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
** | Amount includes cumulative unrealized gains (losses) on centrally cleared swaps as reported in the table following the Portfolio of investments. Only the current day’s variation margin as of March 31, 2018 is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was as follows for the Fund:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amount of realized gains (losses) on derivatives | |
| | Futures contracts | | | Forward foreign currency contracts | | | Credit default swaps | | | Total | |
Interest rate risk | | $ | 677,473 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 677,473 | |
Foreign currency risk | | | 2,786 | | | | (125,926 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (123,140 | ) |
Credit risk | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 47,185 | | | | 47,185 | |
| | $ | 680,259 | | | $ | (125,926 | ) | | $ | 47,185 | | | $ | 601,518 | |
| |
| | Change in unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives | |
| | Futures contracts | | | Forward foreign currency contracts | | | Credit default swaps | | | Total | |
Interest rate risk | | $ | (238,122 | ) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | (238,122 | ) |
Foreign currency risk | | | (3,366 | ) | | | (34,393 | ) | | | 0 | | | | (37,759 | ) |
Credit risk | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | (10,590 | ) | | | (10,590 | ) |
| | $ | (241,488 | ) | | $ | (34,393 | ) | | $ | (10,590 | ) | | $ | (286,471 | ) |
For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across
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transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | | Collateral received | | | Net amount of assets | |
Barclays | | $ | 1,939 | * | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,939 | |
Citibank | | | 7,905 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,905 | |
Credit Suisse | | | 4,508 | * | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 4,508 | |
JPMorgan | | | 181 | * | | | (181 | ) | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
State Street | | | 29,994 | | | | (29,994 | ) | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
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Counterparty | | Gross amounts of liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Amounts subject to netting agreements | | | Collateral pledged1 | | | Net amount of liabilities | |
JPMorgan | | $ | 107,527 | * | | $ | (181 | ) | | $ | (107,346 | ) | | $ | 0 | |
State Street | | | 46,406 | | | | (29,994 | ) | | | 0 | | | | 16,412 | |
* | Amount represents cumulative unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps which are reported in Net unrealized losses on investments. Only the current day’s variation margin as of March 31, 2018 is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
1 | Collateral pledged within this table is limited to the collateral for the net transaction with the counterparty. |
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
9. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS
On April 24, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on April 23, 2018. The per share amounts payable on April 25, 2018 were as follows:
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| | Net investment income | |
Class A | | | $0.02071 | |
Class C | | | 0.01561 | |
Administrator Class | | | 0.02146 | |
Institutional Class | | | 0.02360 | |
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On May 24, 2018, the Fund declared distributions from net investment income to shareholders of record on May 23, 2018. The per share amounts payable on May 25, 2018 were as follows:
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| | Net investment income | |
Class A | | | $0.02905 | |
Class C | | | 0.02323 | |
Administrator Class | | | 0.02999 | |
Institutional Class | | | 0.03177 | |
These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
1 | Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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List of abbreviations | | Wells Fargo Strategic Income Fund | | | 41 | |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Wells Fargo Funds
P.O. Box 8266
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Email: fundservice@wellsfargo.com
Website: wellsfargofunds.com
Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund


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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks maximum long-term total return (current income and capital appreciation), consistent with minimizing risk to principal.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Cooke and Bieler, L.P.
Portfolio managers
Andrew B. Armstrong, CFA®
Steve Lyons, CFA®
Michael M. Meyer, CFA®
Edward W. O’Connor, CFA®
R. James O’Neil, CFA®
Mehul Trivedi, CFA®
William Weber, CFA®
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 2018
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios1 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net2 | |
Class A (CBMAX) | | 7-26-2004 | | | 2.50 | | | | 10.01 | | | | 9.72 | | | | 8.75 | | | | 11.33 | | | | 10.38 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.26 | |
Class C (CBMCX) | | 7-26-2004 | | | 6.95 | | | | 10.50 | | | | 9.55 | | | | 7.95 | | | | 10.50 | | | | 9.55 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.01 | |
Administrator Class (CBMIX) | | 7-26-2004 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 8.86 | | | | 11.41 | | | | 10.45 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.16 | |
Institutional Class (CBMSX) | | 7-26-2004 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 9.14 | | | | 11.68 | | | | 10.72 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.91 | |
Russell Midcap® Value Index3 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6.50 | | | | 11.11 | | | | 9.81 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20184 | |
First Cash Financial Services Incorporated | | | 4.47 | |
Helen of Troy Limited | | | 3.46 | |
Gildan Activewear Incorporated | | | 3.19 | |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International Incorporated | | | 3.17 | |
TCF Financial Corporation | | | 3.13 | |
AerCap Holdings NV | | | 3.01 | |
Crown Holdings Incorporated | | | 2.70 | |
Colfax Corporation | | | 2.59 | |
Omnicom Group Incorporated | | | 2.55 | |
Arrow Electronics Incorporated | | | 2.52 | |
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Sector distribution as of March 31, 20185 |
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1 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
2 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at 1.25% for Class A, 2.00% for Class C, 1.15% for Administrator Class, and 0.90% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
3 | The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price/book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000® Value Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
5 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.19 | | | $ | 6.30 | | | | 1.25 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.70 | | | $ | 6.29 | | | | 1.25 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.21 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | | 2.00 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.96 | | | $ | 10.05 | | | | 2.00 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.48 | | | $ | 5.80 | | | | 1.15 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.20 | | | $ | 5.79 | | | | 1.15 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.93 | | | $ | 4.54 | | | | 0.90 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.44 | | | $ | 4.53 | | | | 0.90 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 94.37% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 16.80% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Auto Components: 1.59% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tenneco Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 71,100 | | | $ | 3,901,257 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brinker International Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 55,700 | | | | 2,010,770 | |
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Household Durables: 5.89% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Helen of Troy Limited † | | | | | | | | | | | 97,200 | | | | 8,456,400 | |
Whirlpool Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 38,800 | | | | 5,940,668 | |
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Media: 2.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Omnicom Group Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 85,700 | | | | 6,227,819 | |
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Specialty Retail: 0.83% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Penske Auto Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 45,698 | | | | 2,025,792 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 5.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gildan Activewear Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 270,272 | | | | 7,808,158 | |
HanesBrands Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 255,200 | | | | 4,700,784 | |
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Consumer Staples: 1.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Food & Staples Retailing: 1.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United Natural Foods Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 67,300 | | | | 2,889,862 | |
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Energy: 1.17% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.17% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
World Fuel Services Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 116,800 | | | | 2,867,440 | |
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Financials: 23.76% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks: 4.75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commerce Bancshares Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 66,201 | | | | 3,966,102 | |
TCF Financial Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 335,700 | | | | 7,657,317 | |
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Capital Markets: 2.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State Street Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 55,000 | | | | 5,485,150 | |
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Consumer Finance: 8.57% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Cash Financial Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 134,400 | | | | 10,920,000 | |
PRA Group Incorporated Ǡ | | | | | | | | | | | 155,700 | | | | 5,916,600 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | | | | | | | | | 122,500 | | | | 4,107,425 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Insurance: 8.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FNF Group | | | | | | | | | | | 127,200 | | | $ | 5,090,544 | |
Markel Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,640 | | | | 4,259,710 | |
Progressive Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 61,400 | | | | 3,741,102 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 41,800 | | | | 5,789,718 | |
Torchmark Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 13,800 | | | | 1,161,546 | |
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Health Care: 8.82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Health Care Providers & Services: 5.16% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cardinal Health Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 85,000 | | | | 5,327,800 | |
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings † | | | | | | | | | | | 30,300 | | | | 4,901,025 | |
MEDNAX Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 43,000 | | | | 2,392,090 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services: 2.36% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Syneos Health Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 162,900 | | | | 5,782,950 | |
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Pharmaceuticals: 1.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Perrigo Company plc | | | | | | | | | | | 38,000 | | | | 3,166,920 | |
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Industrials: 20.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Building Products: 1.91% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Quanex Building Products Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 269,000 | | | | 4,680,600 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies: 3.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Steelcase Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 324,919 | | | | 4,418,899 | |
Tetra Tech Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 70,000 | | | | 3,426,500 | |
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Electrical Equipment: 3.28% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AMETEK Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 44,400 | | | | 3,373,068 | |
Eaton Corporation plc | | | | | | | | | | | 58,100 | | | | 4,642,771 | |
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Machinery: 8.73% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Colfax Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 198,300 | | | | 6,325,770 | |
Donaldson Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 110,300 | | | | 4,969,015 | |
Snap-on Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 33,600 | | | | 4,957,344 | |
Woodward Governor Company | | | | | | | | | | | 71,100 | | | | 5,095,026 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors: 3.01% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Holdings NV † | | | | | | | | | | | 144,900 | | | | 7,349,328 | |
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Information Technology: 9.72% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 3.49% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Arrow Electronics Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 79,900 | | | | 6,153,898 | |
TE Connectivity Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 23,900 | | | | 2,387,610 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,541,508 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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IT Services: 5.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alliance Data Systems Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 17,600 | | | $ | 3,746,336 | |
Amdocs Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 55,600 | | | | 3,709,632 | |
Genpact Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 167,500 | | | | 5,358,325 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,814,293 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.99% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 26,401 | | | | 2,405,923 | |
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Materials: 11.17% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Chemicals: 1.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Axalta Coating Systems Limited † | | | | | | | | | | | 93,200 | | | | 2,813,708 | |
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Containers & Packaging: 4.92% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ball Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 136,400 | | | | 5,416,444 | |
Crown Holdings Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 130,000 | | | | 6,597,500 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,013,944 | |
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Metals & Mining: 1.93% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company | | | | | | | | | | | 54,900 | | | | 4,707,126 | |
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Paper & Forest Products: 3.17% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Schweitzer-Mauduit International Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 198,200 | | | | 7,759,530 | |
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Real Estate: 1.61% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Real Estate Management & Development: 1.61% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CBRE Group Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 83,500 | | | | 3,942,870 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $189,528,233) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 230,732,172 | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 12.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment Companies: 12.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | % | | | | | | | 17,430,717 | | | | 17,432,460 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 13,570,680 | | | | 13,570,680 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $31,002,901) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,003,140 | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $220,531,134) | | | 107.05 | % | | | 261,735,312 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (7.05 | ) | | | (17,228,641 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 244,506,671 | |
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« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
† | Non-income-earning security |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 9,592,251 | | | | 55,055,902 | | | | 47,217,436 | | | | 17,430,717 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 20,781 | | | $ | 17,432,460 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 13,092,556 | | | | 52,547,104 | | | | 52,068,980 | | | | 13,570,680 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 77,017 | | | | 13,570,680 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 97,798 | | | $ | 31,003,140 | | | | 12.68 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 11 | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $17,067,508 of securities loaned), at value (cost $189,528,233) | | $ | 230,732,172 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $31,002,901) | | | 31,003,140 | |
Cash | | | 65,610 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 536,301 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 215,850 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 6,072 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 55,360 | |
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Total assets | | | 262,614,505 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 17,431,375 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 422,742 | |
Management fee payable | | | 150,344 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 36,441 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 6,013 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 1,524 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 59,395 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 18,107,834 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 244,506,671 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 215,947,955 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 230,548 | |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments | | | (12,876,010 | ) |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 41,204,178 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 244,506,671 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 109,183,422 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 3,049,165 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $35.81 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $37.99 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 8,860,789 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 262,990 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $33.69 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 15,465,168 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 426,808 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $36.23 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 110,997,292 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 3,074,632 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $36.10 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,557) | | $ | 1,654,856 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 97,798 | |
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Total investment income | | | 1,752,654 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 933,231 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 120,930 | |
Class C | | | 9,442 | |
Administrator Class | | | 9,336 | |
Institutional Class | | | 71,718 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 143,965 | |
Class C | | | 11,240 | |
Administrator Class | | | 17,953 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 33,720 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 10,738 | |
Professional fees | | | 19,916 | |
Registration fees | | | 33,938 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 24,552 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 7,884 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 4,610 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,453,173 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (64,336 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 1,388,837 | |
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Net investment income | | | 363,817 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 8,420,123 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (3,223,630 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 5,196,493 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 5,560,310 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 13 | |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 363,817 | | | | | | | $ | 281,516 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 8,420,123 | | | | | | | | 22,529,075 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (3,223,630 | ) | | | | | | | 14,893,325 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 5,560,310 | | | | | | | | 37,703,916 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (10,376 | ) | | | | | | | (83,058 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (21,699 | ) | | | | | | | (9,681 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (345,183 | ) | | | | | | | (150,215 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (377,258 | ) | | | | | | | (242,954 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 198,888 | | | | 7,157,451 | | | | 329,229 | | | | 10,679,080 | |
Class C | | | 27,911 | | | | 956,792 | | | | 52,816 | | | | 1,621,177 | |
Administrator Class | | | 216,109 | | | | 7,920,847 | | | | 460,062 | | | | 15,785,454 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,214,178 | | | | 44,036,927 | | | | 3,656,287 | | | | 121,259,348 | |
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| | | | | | | 60,072,017 | | | | | | | | 149,345,059 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 278 | | | | 10,143 | | | | 2,574 | | | | 82,120 | |
Administrator Class | | | 473 | | | | 17,441 | | | | 154 | | | | 4,968 | |
Institutional Class | | | 8,408 | | | | 308,732 | | | | 3,867 | | | | 124,207 | |
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| | | | | | | 336,316 | | | | | | | | 211,295 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (436,762 | ) | | | (16,006,816 | ) | | | (1,145,224 | ) | | | (37,191,746 | ) |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (2,793 | )1 | | | (82,744 | )1 |
Class C | | | (23,621 | ) | | | (806,274 | ) | | | (56,912 | ) | | | (1,760,044 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (388,581 | ) | | | (13,929,513 | ) | | | (141,587 | ) | | | (4,659,587 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (1,128,846 | ) | | | (40,984,276 | ) | | | (1,971,512 | ) | | | (66,556,409 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (71,726,879 | ) | | | | | | | (110,250,530 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (11,318,546 | ) | | | | | | | 39,305,824 | |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | (6,135,494 | ) | | | | | | | 76,766,786 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 250,642,165 | | | | | | | | 173,875,379 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 244,506,671 | | | | | | | $ | 250,642,165 | |
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Undistributed net investment income | | | | | | $ | 230,548 | | | | | | | $ | 243,989 | |
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1 | For the period from October 1, 2016 to December 5, 2016. Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $35.07 | | | | $29.27 | | | | $25.12 | | | | $25.26 | | | | $23.74 | | | | $18.22 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.03 | 1 | | | (0.00 | )1,2 | | | 0.07 | 1 | | | 0.05 | 1 | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.10 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.71 | | | | 5.82 | | | | 4.13 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 1.55 | | | | 5.60 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.74 | | | | 5.82 | | | | 4.20 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 1.61 | | | | 5.70 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.00 | )2 | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $35.81 | | | | $35.07 | | | | $29.27 | | | | $25.12 | | | | $25.26 | | | | $23.74 | |
Total return3 | | | 2.12 | % | | | 19.89 | % | | | 16.73 | % | | | (0.36 | )% | | | 6.78 | % | | | 31.59 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.38 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.20 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | % | | | (0.00 | )% | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.49 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 48 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $109,183 | | | | $115,258 | | | | $120,020 | | | | $19,862 | | | | $21,465 | | | | $19,468 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Amount is more than $(0.005). |
3 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $33.12 | | | | $27.83 | | | | $24.02 | | | | $24.29 | | | | $22.92 | | | | $17.60 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.10 | )1 | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.14 | )1 | | | (0.15 | )1 | | | (0.13 | )1 | | | (0.05 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.67 | | | | 5.55 | | | | 3.95 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 1.50 | | | | 5.42 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.57 | | | | 5.29 | | | | 3.81 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 1.37 | | | | 5.37 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.05 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $33.69 | | | | $33.12 | | | | $27.83 | | | | $24.02 | | | | $24.29 | | | | $22.92 | |
Total return2 | | | 1.72 | % | | | 19.01 | % | | | 15.86 | % | | | (1.11 | )% | | | 5.98 | % | | | 30.58 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.13 | % |
Net expenses | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.95 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (0.58 | )% | | | (0.74 | )% | | | (0.55 | )% | | | (0.57 | )% | | | (0.52 | )% | | | (0.26 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 48 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $8,861 | | | | $8,567 | | | | $7,314 | | | | $6,737 | | | | $7,531 | | | | $7,598 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $35.52 | | | | $29.63 | | | | $25.42 | | | | $25.54 | | | | $24.01 | | | | $18.42 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.04 | 1 | | | 0.04 | 1 | | | 0.08 | 1 | | | 0.06 | 1 | | | 0.07 | 1 | | | 0.11 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.72 | | | | 5.89 | | | | 4.19 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 1.56 | | | | 5.67 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.76 | | | | 5.93 | | | | 4.27 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 1.63 | | | | 5.78 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $36.23 | | | | $35.52 | | | | $29.63 | | | | $25.42 | | | | $25.54 | | | | $24.01 | |
Total return2 | | | 2.15 | % | | | 20.02 | % | | | 16.82 | % | | | (0.30 | )% | | | 6.82 | % | | | 31.65 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.21 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.15 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.53 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 48 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $15,465 | | | | $21,267 | | | | $8,302 | | | | $9,725 | | | | $12,830 | | | | $19,525 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $35.41 | | | | $29.53 | | | | $25.34 | | | | $25.49 | | | | $23.95 | | | | $18.38 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | 1 | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.17 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.72 | | | | 5.82 | | | | 4.17 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 1.55 | | | | 5.64 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.81 | | | | 5.98 | | | | 4.33 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 1.69 | | | | 5.81 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $36.10 | | | | $35.41 | | | | $29.53 | | | | $25.34 | | | | $25.49 | | | | $23.95 | |
Total return2 | | | 2.29 | % | | | 20.30 | % | | | 17.11 | % | | | (0.09 | )%2 | | | 7.09 | % | | | 31.98 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.95 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.37 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.82 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 48 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $110,997 | | | | $105,550 | | | | $38,161 | | | | $18,229 | | | | $33,881 | | | | $24,628 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return reflects adjustments to conform with generally accepted accounting principles. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class B shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through December 5, 2016.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy
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by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund, if any, seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $220,715,767 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 47,051,397 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (36,031,852 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 41,019,545 | |
As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains in the amount of $19,218,672 expiring in 2018.
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
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3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | $ | 41,071,648 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 41,071,648 | |
Consumer staples | | | 2,889,862 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,889,862 | |
Energy | | | 2,867,440 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,867,440 | |
Financials | | | 58,095,214 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 58,095,214 | |
Health care | | | 21,570,785 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 21,570,785 | |
Industrials | | | 49,238,321 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 49,238,321 | |
Information technology | | | 23,761,724 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 23,761,724 | |
Materials | | | 27,294,308 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 27,294,308 | |
Real estate | | | 3,942,870 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,942,870 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 13,570,680 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 13,570,680 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,432,460 | |
Total assets | | $ | 244,302,852 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 261,735,312 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $17,432,460 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.75% and declining to 0.63% as the average
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daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Cooke & Bieler, L.P. which is not an affiliate of Funds Management, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.45% and declining to 0.35% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.25% for Class A shares, 2.00% for Class C shares, 1.15% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.90% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $1,278 from the sale of Class A shares and $12 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemption of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A shares for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were $49,796,054 and $62,099,336, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or
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emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. CONCENTRATION RISK
Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in any sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
1 | Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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List of abbreviations | | Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 27 | |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund


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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Ann M. Miletti
Christopher G. Miller, CFA®
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | Inception date | | 1 year | | 5 year | | 10 year | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (SCSAX) | | 11-30-2000 | | 4.23 | | 8.96 | | 9.19 | | | 10.58 | | | | 10.26 | | | | 9.84 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.26 | |
Class C (STSAX) | | 11-30-2000 | | 8.71 | | 9.44 | | 9.00 | | | 9.71 | | | | 9.44 | | | | 9.00 | | | | 2.01 | | | | 2.01 | |
Class R6 (SCSRX) | | 6-28-2013 | | – | | – | | – | | | 10.99 | | | | 10.74 | | | | 10.19 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.83 | |
Administrator Class (SCSDX) | | 7-30-2010 | | – | | – | | – | | | 10.74 | | | | 10.43 | | | | 9.97 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.11 | |
Institutional Class (SCNSX) | | 7-30-2010 | | – | | – | | – | | | 10.98 | | | | 10.70 | | | | 10.17 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.86 | |
Russell 2500TM Index4 | | – | | – | | – | | – | | | 12.31 | | | | 11.55 | | | | 10.28 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20185 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corporation | | | 2.81 | |
Raymond James Financial Incorporated | | | 2.19 | |
LivaNova plc | | | 2.07 | |
Haemonetics Corporation | | | 1.78 | |
RSP Permian Incorporated | | | 1.76 | |
CNO Financial Group Incorporated | | | 1.73 | |
Steel Dynamics Incorporated | | | 1.62 | |
Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated Class A | | | 1.57 | |
Sterling BanCorp | | | 1.57 | |
Willis Towers Watson plc | | | 1.57 | |
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Sector distribution as of March 31, 20186 |
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1 | Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, the returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. Historical performance shown for Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class A shares. If these expenses had not been included, the returns for Administrator and Institutional Class shares would be higher. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at 1.26% for Class A, 2.01% for Class C, 0.85% for Class R6, 1.10% for Administrator Class, and 0.85% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | The Russell 2500TM Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 16% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,055.73 | | | $ | 6.41 | | | | 1.25 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.70 | | | $ | 6.29 | | | | 1.25 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,051.46 | | | $ | 10.23 | | | | 2.00 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.96 | | | $ | 10.05 | | | | 2.00 | % |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,057.61 | | | $ | 4.21 | | | | 0.82 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.84 | | | $ | 4.13 | | | | 0.82 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,056.58 | | | $ | 5.64 | | | | 1.10 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.45 | | | $ | 5.54 | | | | 1.10 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,057.80 | | | $ | 4.36 | | | | 0.85 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.69 | | | $ | 4.28 | | | | 0.85 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 98.02% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 9.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Auto Components: 1.46% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dana Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 657,771 | | | $ | 16,944,181 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services: 0.69% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,153,273 | | | | 8,015,247 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 1.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jack in the Box Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 168,939 | | | | 14,415,565 | |
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Household Durables: 2.48% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mohawk Industries Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 63,680 | | | | 14,787,770 | |
Whirlpool Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 91,058 | | | | 13,941,890 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 1.09% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expedia Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 113,938 | | | | 12,579,895 | |
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Media: 1.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interpublic Group of Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 572,666 | | | | 13,188,498 | |
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Specialty Retail: 1.20% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tractor Supply Company | | | | | | | | | | | 220,094 | | | | 13,870,324 | |
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Consumer Staples: 1.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Household Products: 1.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 260,021 | | | | 13,094,658 | |
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Energy: 6.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 6.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cimarex Energy Company | | | | | | | | | | | 140,602 | | | | 13,146,287 | |
Parsley Energy Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 458,569 | | | | 13,293,915 | |
RSP Permian Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 434,644 | | | | 20,376,111 | |
Targa Resources Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 314,852 | | | | 13,853,488 | |
WPX Energy Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,030,370 | | | | 15,228,869 | |
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Financials: 18.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks: 6.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of the Ozarks Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 155,927 | | | | 7,526,596 | |
First Horizon National Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 703,092 | | | | 13,239,222 | |
MB Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 390,192 | | | | 15,794,972 | |
PacWest Bancorp | | | | | | | | | | | 354,668 | | | | 17,566,706 | |
Sterling BanCorp | | | | | | | | | | | 805,642 | | | | 18,167,227 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72,294,723 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Capital Markets: 5.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E*TRADE Financial Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 588,231 | | | | 32,593,880 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Capital Markets (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Raymond James Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 283,295 | | | $ | 25,329,406 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57,923,286 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Insurance: 6.90% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Arch Capital Group Limited † | | | | | | | | | | | 154,716 | | | | 13,242,142 | |
CNO Financial Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 924,376 | | | | 20,031,228 | |
Reinsurance Group of America Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 92,758 | | | | 14,284,732 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 102,725 | | | | 14,228,440 | |
Willis Towers Watson plc | | | | | | | | | | | 119,239 | | | | 18,146,983 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 79,933,525 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Health Care: 15.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Biotechnology: 2.59% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alkermes plc † | | | | | | | | | | | 235,322 | | | | 13,639,263 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 93,903 | | | | 7,612,716 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 105,414 | | | | 8,741,983 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29,993,962 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 5.41% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Haemonetics Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 281,888 | | | | 20,622,926 | |
Hologic Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 483,234 | | | | 18,053,622 | |
LivaNova plc † | | | | | | | | | | | 271,557 | | | | 24,032,795 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62,709,343 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services: 5.07% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
HealthEquity Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 205,842 | | | | 12,461,675 | |
Humana Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 49,944 | | | | 13,426,446 | |
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings † | | | | | | | | | | | 107,815 | | | | 17,439,076 | |
Universal Health Services Incorporated Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 130,097 | | | | 15,404,786 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 58,731,983 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 2.23% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 221,483 | | | | 14,817,213 | |
PerkinElmer Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 144,817 | | | | 10,965,543 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,782,756 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Industrials: 18.80% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense: 0.76% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hexcel Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 135,925 | | | | 8,779,396 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Airlines: 1.59% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 93,861 | | | | 5,815,628 | |
Spirit Airlines Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 335,475 | | | | 12,674,246 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,489,874 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies: 3.66% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 198,938 | | | | 13,175,664 | |
Steelcase Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 969,692 | | | | 13,187,811 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stericycle Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 273,768 | | | $ | 16,023,641 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,387,116 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electrical Equipment: 4.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AMETEK Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 189,013 | | | | 14,359,318 | |
Hubbell Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 143,243 | | | | 17,444,133 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding † | | | | | | | | | | | 322,553 | | | | 16,717,922 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48,521,373 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates: 1.34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Carlisle Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 148,870 | | | | 15,543,517 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Machinery: 2.40% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rexnord Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 400,854 | | | | 11,897,347 | |
Wabtec Corporation « | | | | | | | | | | | 195,341 | | | | 15,900,757 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,798,104 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Road & Rail: 2.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 257,621 | | | | 18,236,991 | |
Hertz Global Holdings Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 645,622 | | | | 12,815,597 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,052,588 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors: 2.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GATX Corporation « | | | | | | | | | | | 133,683 | | | | 9,155,949 | |
MRC Global Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 980,423 | | | | 16,118,154 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,274,103 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Information Technology: 14.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.79% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Avnet Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 218,874 | | | | 9,140,178 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Internet Software & Services: 1.46% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cornerstone OnDemand Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 431,155 | | | | 16,862,472 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
IT Services: 2.99% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amdocs Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 197,795 | | | | 13,196,882 | |
Gartner Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 78,439 | | | | 9,225,995 | |
Global Payments Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 110,066 | | | | 12,274,560 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,697,437 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 3.41% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Integrated Device Technology Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 360,427 | | | | 11,014,649 | |
Maxim Integrated Products Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 237,546 | | | | 14,305,020 | |
ON Semiconductor Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 578,312 | | | | 14,145,512 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39,465,181 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Software: 4.97% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fortinet Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 282,924 | | | | 15,159,068 | |
Nuance Communications Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 741,226 | | | | 11,674,310 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Software (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Red Hat Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 93,221 | | | $ | 13,937,472 | |
Zendesk Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 350,457 | | | | 16,776,377 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57,547,227 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 0.92% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 696,094 | | | | 10,719,848 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Materials: 7.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chemicals: 3.31% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Axalta Coating Systems Limited † | | | | | | | | | | | 444,585 | | | | 13,422,021 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 77,646 | | | | 10,630,514 | |
Valvoline Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 647,682 | | | | 14,333,203 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38,385,738 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Containers & Packaging: 1.11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Crown Holdings Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 252,131 | | | | 12,795,648 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Metals & Mining: 2.83% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Royal Gold Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 163,172 | | | | 14,011,580 | |
Steel Dynamics Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 425,577 | | | | 18,819,015 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,830,595 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Real Estate: 7.01% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity REITs: 7.01% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Camden Property Trust | | | | | | | | | | | 126,299 | | | | 10,631,850 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 388,314 | | | | 12,631,854 | |
Physicians Realty Trust | | | | | | | | | | | 955,750 | | | | 14,881,028 | |
SBA Communications Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 89,664 | | | | 15,325,371 | |
Sun Communities Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 166,058 | | | | 15,172,714 | |
Taubman Centers Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 221,944 | | | | 12,630,833 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 81,273,650 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $782,114,524) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,135,670,321 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds: 1.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF « | | | | | | | | | | | 157,633 | | | | 13,829,143 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $7,075,332) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,829,143 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 5.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 5.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | % | | | | | | | 55,392,492 | | | | 55,398,031 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 10,373,349 | | | | 10,373,349 | |
| | | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $65,769,083) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,771,380 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities (Cost $854,958,939) | | | 104.89 | % | | | 1,215,270,844 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (4.89 | ) | | | (56,663,497 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 1,158,607,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 11 | |
† | Non-income-earning security |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 73,560,412 | | | | 194,777,763 | | | | 212,945,683 | | | | 55,392,492 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 175,110 | | | $ | 55,398,031 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 13,029,319 | | | | 160,174,913 | | | | 162,830,883 | | | | 10,373,349 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 119,853 | | | | 10,373,349 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 294,963 | | | $ | 65,771,380 | | | | 5.68 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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| | | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $52,861,347 of securities loaned), at value (cost $789,189,856) | | $ | 1,149,499,464 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $65,769,083) | | | 65,771,380 | |
Cash | | | 240,120 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 9,865,718 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 754,223 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 930,233 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 28,961 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 4,480 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 1,227,094,579 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 55,394,647 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 11,617,110 | |
Management fee payable | | | 775,593 | |
Administration fee payable | | | 199,363 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 141,059 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 12,084 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 2,579 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 344,797 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 68,487,232 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,158,607,347 | |
| | | | |
| |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 720,017,393 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (783,174 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 79,061,223 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 360,311,905 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,158,607,347 | |
| | | | |
| |
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 942,172,112 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 41,257,893 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $22.84 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $24.23 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 18,130,268 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 1,056,525 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $17.16 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 33,408,309 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R61 | | | 1,397,233 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $23.91 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 5,235,614 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 225,303 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $23.24 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 159,661,044 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 6,693,805 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $23.85 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 13 | |
| | | | |
| | | |
| |
Investment income | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 6,152,777 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 294,963 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 6,447,740 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 4,647,466 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,010,065 | |
Class C | | | 19,900 | |
Class R6 | | | 10,128 | |
Administrator Class | | | 3,839 | |
Institutional Class | | | 108,327 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,202,458 | |
Class C | | | 23,690 | |
Administrator Class | | | 7,382 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 71,071 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 37,594 | |
Professional fees | | | 25,826 | |
Registration fees | | | 55,588 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 35,181 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 12,451 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 17,936 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 7,288,902 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (61,847 | ) |
| | | | |
Net expenses | | | 7,227,055 | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (779,315 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 102,805,948 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (33,453,928 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 69,352,020 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 68,572,705 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | Statement of changes in net assets |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
| | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | | | | $ | (779,315 | ) | | | | | | $ | (3,746,611 | ) |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 102,805,948 | | | | | | | | 121,745,388 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (33,453,928 | ) | | | | | | | 68,747,398 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 68,572,705 | | | | | | | | 186,746,175 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (97,640,556 | ) | | | | | | | (34,833,443 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (2,494,352 | ) | | | | | | | (1,072,237 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (11,401,103 | ) | | | | | | | (3,722,907 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (613,023 | ) | | | | | | | (308,980 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (16,747,502 | ) | | | | | | | (6,486,421 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (128,896,536 | ) | | | | | | | (46,423,988 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 380,168 | | | | 8,906,397 | | | | 975,399 | | | | 21,721,156 | |
Class C | | | 22,174 | | | | 392,263 | | | | 58,484 | | | | 1,036,989 | |
Class R6 | | | 135,033 | | | | 3,383,136 | | | | 851,975 | | | | 19,951,604 | |
Administrator Class | | | 3,765 | | | | 90,306 | | | | 68,428 | | | | 1,537,967 | |
Institutional Class | | | 403,321 | | | | 9,955,278 | | | | 1,763,589 | | | | 41,457,596 | |
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| | | | | | | 22,727,380 | | | | | | | | 85,705,312 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 4,106,240 | | | | 92,965,271 | | | | 1,499,574 | | | | 33,260,548 | |
Class C | | | 137,871 | | | | 2,350,702 | | | | 52,926 | | | | 920,375 | |
Class R6 | | | 481,095 | | | | 11,397,143 | | | | 161,865 | | | | 3,722,907 | |
Administrator Class | | | 24,808 | | | | 571,322 | | | | 13,054 | | | | 293,584 | |
Institutional Class | | | 696,871 | | | | 16,460,103 | | | | 279,367 | | | | 6,411,478 | |
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| | | | | | | 123,744,541 | | | | | | | | 44,608,892 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,410,436 | ) | | | (57,057,540 | ) | | | (6,314,787 | ) | | | (142,096,079 | ) |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (1,872 | )1 | | | (33,351 | )1 |
Class C | | | (115,964 | ) | | | (2,089,169 | ) | | | (442,603 | ) | | | (7,836,662 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (3,838,409 | ) | | | (90,665,472 | ) | | | (954,160 | ) | | | (22,265,015 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (62,735 | ) | | | (1,520,866 | ) | | | (589,682 | ) | | | (13,418,635 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (1,116,011 | ) | | | (27,310,982 | ) | | | (3,134,026 | ) | | | (73,012,502 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (178,644,029 | ) | | | | | | | (258,662,244 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | (32,172,108 | ) | | | | | | | (128,348,040 | ) |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | (92,495,939 | ) | | | | | | | 11,974,147 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 1,251,103,286 | | | | | | | | 1,239,129,139 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 1,158,607,347 | | | | | | | $ | 1,251,103,286 | |
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Accumulated net investment loss | | | | | | $ | (783,174 | ) | | | | | | $ | (3,859 | ) |
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1 | For the period from October 1, 2016 to December 5, 2016. Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $24.06 | | | | $21.50 | | | | $21.62 | | | | $24.79 | | | | $24.45 | | | | $21.18 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.01 | )1 | | | (0.04 | )1 | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.34 | | | | 3.48 | | | | 2.45 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 2.48 | | | | 4.72 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.32 | | | | 3.39 | | | | 2.44 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 2.41 | | | | 4.70 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (2.56 | ) | | | (2.81 | ) | | | (2.07 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $22.84 | | | | $24.06 | | | | $21.50 | | | | $21.62 | | | | $24.79 | | | | $24.45 | |
Total return2 | | | 5.57 | % | | | 16.10 | % | | | 12.43 | % | | | (1.76 | )% | | | 10.26 | % | | | 23.72 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.30 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.26 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (0.19 | )% | | | (0.38 | )% | | | (0.05 | )% | | | (0.19 | )% | | | (0.27 | )% | | | (0.05 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 40 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $942,172 | | | | $942,596 | | | | $924,864 | | | | $127,732 | | | | $277,517 | | | | $292,806 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $18.75 | | | | $17.04 | | | | $17.77 | | | | $21.02 | | | | $21.18 | | | | $18.67 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.09 | )1 | | | (0.20 | )1 | | | (0.14 | )1 | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.22 | )1 | | | (0.16 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.04 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 1.97 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 2.13 | | | | 4.10 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 0.95 | | | | 2.54 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 1.91 | | | | 3.94 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (2.56 | ) | | | (2.81 | ) | | | (2.07 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $17.16 | | | | $18.75 | | | | $17.04 | | | | $17.77 | | | | $21.02 | | | | $21.18 | |
Total return2 | | | 5.15 | % | | | 15.29 | % | | | 11.52 | % | | | (2.49 | )% | | | 9.42 | % | | | 22.78 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.02 | % | | | 2.03 | % | | | 2.05 | % |
Net expenses | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.01 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (0.95 | )% | | | (1.14 | )% | | | (0.87 | )% | | | (0.93 | )% | | | (1.01 | )% | | | (0.81 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 40 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $18,130 | | | | $18,978 | | | | $22,902 | | | | $25,668 | | | | $30,245 | | | | $29,483 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 17 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS R6 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20131 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $25.03 | | | | $22.25 | | | | $22.20 | | | | $25.27 | | | | $24.78 | | | | $22.83 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.02 | 2 | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.07 | 2 | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.07 | 2 | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.40 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 2.54 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 2.49 | | | | 1.94 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.42 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 2.61 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 2.56 | | | | 1.95 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (2.56 | ) | | | (2.81 | ) | | | (2.07 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $23.91 | | | | $25.03 | | | | $22.25 | | | | $22.20 | | | | $25.27 | | | | $24.78 | |
Total return3 | | | 5.76 | % | | | 16.56 | % | | | 12.91 | % | | | (1.29 | )% | | | 10.76 | % | | | 8.54 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.81 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.81 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.18 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 40 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $33,408 | | | | $115,641 | | | | $101,436 | | | | $95,037 | | | | $95,213 | | | | $27 | |
1 | For the period from June 28, 2013 (commencement of class operations) to September 30, 2013 |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $24.42 | | | | $21.78 | | | | $21.84 | | | | $24.98 | | | | $24.59 | | | | $21.26 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.01 | )1 | | | (0.06 | )1 | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.01 | )1 | | | (0.02 | )1 | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.37 | | | | 3.53 | | | | 2.48 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 2.48 | | | | 4.75 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.36 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 2.50 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 2.46 | | | | 4.76 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (2.56 | ) | | | (2.81 | ) | | | (2.07 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $23.24 | | | | $24.42 | | | | $21.78 | | | | $21.84 | | | | $24.98 | | | | $24.59 | |
Total return2 | | | 5.66 | % | | | 16.26 | % | | | 12.59 | % | | | (1.62 | )% | | | 10.41 | % | | | 23.92 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.11 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.06 | )% | | | (0.27 | )% | | | 0.03 | % | | | (0.03 | )% | | | (0.07 | )% | | | 0.11 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 40 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $5,236 | | | | $6,336 | | | | $16,720 | | | | $18,050 | | | | $45,364 | | | | $24,871 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 19 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $24.97 | | | | $22.20 | | | | $22.16 | | | | $25.25 | | | | $24.77 | | | | $21.37 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.00 | 1,2 | | | 0.06 | 1 | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.07 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1.39 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 2.54 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 2.52 | | | | 4.76 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.42 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 2.60 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 2.55 | | | | 4.83 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (2.56 | ) | | | (2.81 | ) | | | (2.07 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $23.85 | | | | $24.97 | | | | $22.20 | | | | $22.16 | | | | $25.25 | | | | $24.77 | |
Total return3 | | | 5.78 | % | | | 16.55 | % | | | 12.88 | % | | | (1.38 | )% | | | 10.72 | % | | | 24.14 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.87 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.87 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.33 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 40 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $159,661 | | | | $167,552 | | | | $173,175 | | | | $226,729 | | | | $223,525 | | | | $197,453 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Amount is less than $0.005. |
3 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class B shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through December 5, 2016.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 21 | |
by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $852,715,425 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 395,020,370 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (32,464,951 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 362,555,419 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy
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based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 ��� quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | $ | 107,743,370 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 107,743,370 | |
Consumer staples | | | 13,094,658 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 13,094,658 | |
Energy | | | 75,898,670 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 75,898,670 | |
Financials | | | 210,151,534 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 210,151,534 | |
Health care | | | 177,218,044 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 177,218,044 | |
Industrials | | | 217,846,071 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 217,846,071 | |
Information technology | | | 168,432,343 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 168,432,343 | |
Materials | | | 84,011,981 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 84,011,981 | |
Real estate | | | 81,273,650 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 81,273,650 | |
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Exchange-traded funds | | | 13,829,143 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 13,829,143 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 10,373,349 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 10,373,349 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55,398,031 | |
Total assets | | $ | 1,159,872,813 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,215,270,844 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $55,398,031 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.80% and declining to 0.63% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.76% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.45% and declining to 0.30% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.26% for Class A shares, 2.01% for Class C shares, 0.85% for Class R6 shares, 1.10% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.85% for Institutional shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $1,482 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were $210,587,906 and $369,126,553, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged
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to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
1 | Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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List of abbreviations | | Wells Fargo Common Stock Fund | | | 29 | |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is a trade name used by the asset management businesses of Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the funds. The funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. Neither Wells Fargo Funds Distributor nor Wells Fargo Funds Management holds fund shareholder accounts or assets. This material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is NOT intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind— including a recommendation for any specific investment, strategy, or plan.
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo Discovery Fund


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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Discovery Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Michael T. Smith, CFA®
Christopher J. Warner, CFA®
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios2 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (WFDAX) | | 7-31-2007 | | | 14.19 | | | | 10.98 | | | | 10.85 | | | | 21.16 | | | | 12.31 | | | | 11.51 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.21 | |
Class C (WDSCX) | | 7-31-2007 | | | 19.24 | | | | 11.47 | | | | 10.67 | | | | 20.24 | | | | 11.47 | | | | 10.67 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 1.96 | |
Class R6 (WFDRX) | | 6-28-2013 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 21.68 | | | | 12.80 | | | | 11.96 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.78 | |
Administrator Class (WFDDX) | | 4-8-2005 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 21.27 | | | | 12.43 | | | | 11.64 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.13 | |
Institutional Class (WFDSX) | | 8-31-2006 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 21.54 | | | | 12.71 | | | | 11.92 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.88 | |
Russell 2500TM Growth Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 19.92 | | | | 13.37 | | | | 11.17 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20185 | |
Waste Connections Incorporated | | | 2.65 | |
WEX Incorporated | | | 2.39 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Incorporated | | | 2.11 | |
BWX Technologies Incorporated | | | 1.95 | |
Gartner Incorporated | | | 1.94 | |
MercadoLibre Incorporated | | | 1.86 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software Incorporated | | | 1.81 | |
Veeva Systems Incorporated Class A | | | 1.78 | |
The Brink’s Company | | | 1.72 | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply Incorporated | | | 1.71 | |
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Sector distribution as of March 31, 20186 |
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1 | Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, the returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at 1.22% for Class A, 1.97% for Class C, 0.84% for Class R6, 1.15% for Administrator Class, and 0.89% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | The Russell 2500™ Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2500 companies with higher price/book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,094.31 | | | $ | 6.32 | | | | 1.21 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.90 | | | $ | 6.09 | | | | 1.21 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,090.17 | | | $ | 10.21 | | | | 1.96 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.16 | | | $ | 9.85 | | | | 1.96 | % |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,096.49 | | | $ | 4.08 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.04 | | | $ | 3.93 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,094.82 | | | $ | 5.90 | | | | 1.13 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.30 | | | $ | 5.69 | | | | 1.13 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,095.73 | | | $ | 4.60 | | | | 0.88 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.54 | | | $ | 4.43 | | | | 0.88 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 97.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 13.79% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Diversified Consumer Services: 3.73% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Adtalem Global Education Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 897,200 | | | $ | 42,661,860 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 558,340 | | | | 55,677,665 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 98,339,525 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 5.48% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Eldorado Resorts Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 807,600 | | | | 26,650,800 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,033,638 | | | | 44,467,107 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation « | | | | | | | | | | | 584,140 | | | | 36,368,556 | |
Vail Resorts Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 167,014 | | | | 37,027,004 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 144,513,467 | |
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Household Durables: 1.34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NVR Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 12,600 | | | | 35,280,000 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.45% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vipshop Holdings Limited ADR † | | | | | | | | | | | 723,100 | | | | 12,017,922 | |
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Media: 1.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cinemark Holdings Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 823,705 | | | | 31,028,967 | |
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Specialty Retail: 1.61% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Burlington Stores Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 319,965 | | | | 42,603,340 | |
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Consumer Staples: 2.70% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Beverages: 1.38% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
National Beverage Corporation « | | | | | | | | | | | 408,200 | | | | 36,337,964 | |
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Food Products: 1.32% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 598,400 | | | | 34,838,848 | |
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Energy: 1.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.18% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diamondback Energy Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 247,165 | | | | 31,271,316 | |
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Financials: 3.62% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Capital Markets: 1.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Raymond James Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 369,345 | | | | 33,023,136 | |
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Consumer Finance: 1.26% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SLM Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,961,800 | | | | 33,201,778 | |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance: 1.11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Radian Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,544,300 | | | | 29,403,472 | |
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Health Care: 18.22% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Biotechnology: 4.74% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Armo Biosciences Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 178,000 | | | | 6,658,980 | |
Array BioPharma Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,235,079 | | | | 20,156,489 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Biotechnology (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CRISPR Therapeutics AG †« | | | | | | | | | | | 300,569 | | | $ | 13,739,009 | |
Exelixis Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,046,338 | | | | 23,176,387 | |
Flexion Therapeutics Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 975,403 | | | | 21,858,781 | |
Puma Biotechnology Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 183,100 | | | | 12,459,955 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 207,235 | | | | 15,354,041 | |
Tesaro Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 203,000 | | | | 11,599,420 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 125,003,062 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 7.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Haemonetics Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 229,700 | | | | 16,804,852 | |
Hill-Rom Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 478,170 | | | | 41,600,790 | |
Hologic Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 966,900 | | | | 36,123,384 | |
ICU Medical Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 165,061 | | | | 41,661,396 | |
Insulet Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 452,395 | | | | 39,213,599 | |
iRhythm Technologies Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 235,100 | | | | 14,799,545 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 190,203,566 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services: 3.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amedisys Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 491,252 | | | | 29,642,146 | |
Molina Healthcare Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 236,100 | | | | 19,166,598 | |
WellCare Health Plans Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 190,000 | | | | 36,789,700 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 85,598,444 | |
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Health Care Technology: 1.78% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Veeva Systems Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 642,300 | | | | 46,900,746 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services: 1.01% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 106,400 | | | | 26,608,512 | |
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Pharmaceuticals: 0.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MyoKardia Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 132,245 | | | | 6,453,556 | |
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Industrials: 20.46% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense: 4.91% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BWX Technologies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 811,300 | | | | 51,541,889 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 296,800 | | | | 40,088,776 | |
Mercury Computer Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 783,591 | | | | 37,863,117 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 129,493,782 | |
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Building Products: 1.38% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A.O. Smith Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 570,700 | | | | 36,290,813 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies: 4.38% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Brink’s Company | | | | | | | | | | | 637,600 | | | | 45,492,760 | |
Waste Connections Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 975,429 | | | | 69,977,276 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 115,470,036 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Machinery: 4.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Evoqua Water Technologies Company † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,930,711 | | | $ | 41,104,837 | |
John Bean Technologies Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 306,101 | | | | 34,711,853 | |
Nordson Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 266,800 | | | | 36,375,512 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 112,192,202 | |
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Professional Services: 1.58% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TransUnion † | | | | | | | | | | | 734,350 | | | | 41,696,393 | |
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Road & Rail: 0.61% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Saia Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 214,800 | | | | 16,142,220 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors: 3.35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 585,143 | | | | 45,079,417 | |
Univar Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,562,741 | | | | 43,366,063 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88,445,480 | |
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Information Technology: 35.40% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 6.01% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Littelfuse Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 169,324 | | | | 35,249,870 | |
National Instruments Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 525,700 | | | | 26,584,649 | |
Novanta Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 540,740 | | | | 28,199,591 | |
Universal Display Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 288,235 | | | | 29,111,735 | |
Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 283,400 | | | | 39,446,446 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 158,592,291 | |
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Internet Software & Services: 9.80% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Box Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,983,400 | | | | 40,758,870 | |
Envestnet Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 511,725 | | | | 29,321,843 | |
Etsy Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,049,200 | | | | 29,440,552 | |
LogMeIn Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 312,100 | | | | 36,063,155 | |
Match Group Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 777,400 | | | | 34,547,656 | |
MercadoLibre Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 137,400 | | | | 48,967,986 | |
Yandex NV Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 997,122 | | | | 39,336,463 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 258,436,525 | |
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IT Services: 10.57% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Black Knight Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 870,419 | | | | 40,996,735 | |
EPAM Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 285,679 | | | | 32,715,959 | |
Euronet Worldwide Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 367,972 | | | | 29,040,350 | |
Gartner Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 436,200 | | | | 51,305,844 | |
Switch Incorporated Class A « | | | | | | | | | | | 1,411,381 | | | | 22,455,072 | |
Total System Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 456,200 | | | | 39,351,812 | |
WEX Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 402,600 | | | | 63,055,212 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 278,920,984 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 3.28% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MKS Instruments Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 384,600 | | | | 44,478,990 | |
Teradyne Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 918,500 | | | | 41,984,635 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 86,463,625 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Software: 4.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proofpoint Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 275,944 | | | $ | 31,361,036 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 488,800 | | | | 47,794,864 | |
The Ultimate Software Group Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 182,300 | | | | 44,426,510 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 123,582,410 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 1.06% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NCR Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 886,700 | | | | 27,948,784 | |
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Materials: 1.78% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Chemicals: 0.72% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 206,500 | | | | 19,150,810 | |
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Construction Materials: 1.06% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vulcan Materials Company | | | | | | | | | | | 244,600 | | | | 27,925,982 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,001,271,542) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,563,379,958 | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 8.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment Companies: 8.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | % | | | | | | | 139,100,177 | | | | 139,114,087 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 77,342,165 | | | | 77,342,165 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $216,453,264) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 216,456,252 | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $2,217,724,806) | | | 105.36 | % | | | 2,779,836,210 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (5.36 | ) | | | (141,303,254 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 2,638,532,956 | |
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† | Non-income-earning security |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 138,258,417 | | | | 551,681,390 | | | | 550,839,630 | | | | 139,100,177 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 620,531 | | | $ | 139,114,087 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 63,484,377 | | | | 363,616,931 | | | | 349,759,143 | | | | 77,342,165 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 224,544 | | | | 77,342,165 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 845,075 | | | $ | 216,456,252 | | | | 8.21 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 11 | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $135,577,622 of securities loaned), at value (cost $2,001,271,542) | | $ | 2,563,379,958 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $216,453,264) | | | 216,456,252 | |
Cash | | | 112,928 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 2,740,003 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 573,130 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 175,182 | |
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Total assets | | | 2,783,437,453 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 139,108,770 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 1,786,412 | |
Management fee payable | | | 1,703,240 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 1,301,603 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 317,853 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 26,581 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 2,474 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 657,564 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 144,904,497 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 2,638,532,956 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 1,876,982,524 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (5,621,004 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 205,060,032 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 562,111,404 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 2,638,532,956 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 628,785,289 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 18,715,569 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $33.60 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $35.65 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 39,772,188 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 1,340,484 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $29.67 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 414,434,456 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R61 | | | 11,393,725 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $36.37 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 319,801,363 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 9,222,218 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $34.68 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 1,235,739,660 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 34,133,025 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $36.20 | |
1 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
2 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $43,473) | | $ | 6,495,430 | |
Securities lending income from affiliates, net | | | 620,531 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 224,544 | |
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Total investment income | | | 7,340,505 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 9,437,630 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 663,156 | |
Class C | | | 42,267 | |
Class R6 | | | 58,311 | |
Administrator Class | | | 215,708 | |
Institutional Class | | | 792,499 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 789,472 | |
Class C | | | 50,318 | |
Administrator Class | | | 414,824 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 150,955 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 74,433 | |
Professional fees | | | 21,638 | |
Registration fees | | | 106,605 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 96,642 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 12,270 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 34,385 | |
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Total expenses | | | 12,961,113 | |
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Net investment loss | | | (5,620,608 | ) |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 222,277,941 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 18,523,005 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 240,800,946 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 235,180,338 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 13 | |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018
(unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | | | | $ | (5,620,608 | ) | | | | | | $ | (12,091,379 | ) |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 222,277,941 | | | | | | | | 442,264,301 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 18,523,005 | | | | | | | | 90,993,116 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 235,180,338 | | | | | | | | 521,166,038 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (99,511,453 | ) | | | | | | | (8,136,174 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (7,025,882 | ) | | | | | | | (671,858 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (54,328,520 | ) | | | | | | | (3,804,488 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (51,960,260 | ) | | | | | | | (4,526,561 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (179,090,110 | ) | | | | | | | (16,230,955 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (391,916,225 | ) | | | | | | | (33,370,036 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 881,973 | | | | 30,970,539 | | | | 1,274,807 | | | | 41,940,957 | |
Class C | | | 70,014 | | | | 2,108,185 | | | | 48,882 | | | | 1,447,999 | |
Class R6 | | | 1,758,211 | | | | 64,564,660 | | | | 1,956,366 | | | | 69,699,870 | |
Administrator Class | | | 565,926 | | | | 20,340,410 | | | | 1,012,912 | | | | 34,218,485 | |
Institutional Class | | | 3,662,780 | | | | 135,810,161 | | | | 5,741,288 | | | | 198,618,853 | |
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| | | | | | | 253,793,955 | | | | | | | | 345,926,164 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 3,004,879 | | | | 96,516,712 | | | | 255,886 | | | | 7,873,622 | |
Class C | | | 221,675 | | | | 6,302,232 | | | | 19,199 | | | | 537,750 | |
Class R6 | | | 1,557,379 | | | | 54,087,762 | | | | 116,203 | | | | 3,804,488 | |
Administrator Class | | | 1,557,195 | | | | 51,621,001 | | | | 142,683 | | | | 4,504,510 | |
Institutional Class | | | 4,841,719 | | | | 167,426,637 | | | | 471,707 | | | | 15,401,227 | |
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| | | | | | | 375,954,344 | | | | | | | | 32,121,597 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,823,563 | ) | | | (63,241,272 | ) | | | (6,316,847 | ) | | | (202,308,530 | ) |
Class C | | | (165,758 | ) | | | (5,161,781 | ) | | | (666,827 | ) | | | (19,445,166 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (944,376 | ) | | | (35,235,876 | ) | | | (2,489,101 | ) | | | (84,079,620 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (1,871,691 | ) | | | (66,434,578 | ) | | | (5,246,628 | ) | | | (170,695,467 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (4,199,133 | ) | | | (156,108,637 | ) | | | (17,883,060 | ) | | | (606,158,168 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (326,182,144 | ) | | | | | | | (1,082,686,951 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 303,566,155 | | | | | | | | (704,639,190 | ) |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | 146,830,268 | | | | | | | | (216,843,188 | ) |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 2,491,702,688 | | | | | | | | 2,708,545,876 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 2,638,532,956 | | | | | | | $ | 2,491,702,688 | |
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Accumulated net investment loss | | | | | | $ | (5,621,004 | ) | | | | | | $ | (396 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $36.47 | | | | $29.94 | | | | $30.48 | | | | $32.35 | | | | $33.50 | | | | $26.89 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.18 | )1 | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.08 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.29 | | | | 7.17 | | | | 2.23 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 8.14 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.16 | | | | 6.94 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 8.06 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (6.03 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $33.60 | | | | $36.47 | | | | $29.94 | | | | $30.48 | | | | $32.35 | | | | $33.50 | |
Total return2 | | | 9.43 | % | | | 23.42 | % | | | 7.33 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 3.15 | % | | | 31.86 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.27 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (0.65 | )% | | | (0.70 | )% | | | (0.64 | )% | | | (0.64 | )% | | | (0.95 | )% | | | (0.29 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 33 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 78 | % | | | 87 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 86 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $628,785 | | | | $607,318 | | | | $641,786 | | | | $294,661 | | | | $335,221 | | | | $239,506 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $32.99 | | | | $27.32 | | | | $28.24 | | | | $30.37 | | | | $31.81 | | | | $25.79 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.22 | )1 | | | (0.42 | )1 | | | (0.37 | )1 | | | (0.43 | )1 | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.30 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.93 | | | | 6.50 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 7.77 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.71 | | | | 6.08 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 7.47 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (6.03 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $29.67 | | | | $32.99 | | | | $27.32 | | | | $28.24 | | | | $30.37 | | | | $31.81 | |
Total return2 | | | 9.02 | % | | | 22.51 | % | | | 6.51 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 30.89 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.02 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.97 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (1.40 | )% | | | (1.45 | )% | | | (1.41 | )% | | | (1.39 | )% | | | (1.70 | )% | | | (1.08 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 33 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 78 | % | | | 87 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 86 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $39,772 | | | | $40,070 | | | | $49,538 | | | | $66,772 | | | | $84,585 | | | | $48,768 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS R6 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20131 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $38.93 | | | | $31.80 | | | | $32.08 | | | | $33.78 | | | | $34.73 | | | | $31.03 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.04 | )2 | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.02 | 2 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.51 | | | | 7.62 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 3.68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.47 | | | | 7.54 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 3.70 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (6.03 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $36.37 | | | | $38.93 | | | | $31.80 | | | | $32.08 | | | | $33.78 | | | | $34.73 | |
Total return3 | | | 9.65 | % | | | 23.98 | % | | | 7.77 | % | | | 2.53 | % | | | 3.60 | % | | | 11.96 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.21 | )% | | | (0.27 | )% | | | (0.22 | )% | | | (0.21 | )% | | | (0.45 | )% | | | 0.30 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 33 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 78 | % | | | 87 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 86 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $414,434 | | | | $351,268 | | | | $300,118 | | | | $273,941 | | | | $221,043 | | | | $28 | |
1 | For the period from June 28, 2013 (commencement of class operations) to September 30, 2013 |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $37.44 | | | | $30.70 | | | | $31.17 | | | | $32.99 | | | | $34.08 | | | | $27.30 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.20 | )1 | | | (0.17 | )1 | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.27 | )1 | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.36 | | | | 7.35 | | | | 2.29 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 8.27 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.27 | | | | 7.15 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 8.23 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (6.03 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $34.68 | | | | $37.44 | | | | $30.70 | | | | $31.17 | | | | $32.99 | | | | $34.08 | |
Total return2 | | | 9.48 | % | | | 23.52 | % | | | 7.40 | % | | | 2.24 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 32.01 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (0.57 | )% | | | (0.62 | )% | | | (0.58 | )% | | | (0.52 | )% | | | (0.81 | )% | | | (0.13 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 33 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 78 | % | | | 87 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 86 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $319,801 | | | | $335,898 | | | | $400,997 | | | | $575,568 | | | | $687,537 | | | | $648,228 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $38.79 | | | | $31.72 | | | | $32.04 | | | | $33.76 | | | | $34.74 | | | | $27.73 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.06 | )1 | | | (0.13 | )1 | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.50 | | | | 7.61 | | | | 2.37 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 8.45 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.44 | | | | 7.48 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 8.46 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (6.03 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $36.20 | | | | $38.79 | | | | $31.72 | | | | $32.04 | | | | $33.76 | | | | $34.74 | |
Total return2 | | | 9.57 | % | | | 23.88 | % | | | 7.68 | % | | | 2.47 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 32.36 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.84 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.84 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.32 | )% | | | (0.37 | )% | | | (0.32 | )% | | | (0.26 | )% | | | (0.54 | )% | | | 0.11 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 33 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 78 | % | | | 87 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 86 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,235,740 | | | | $1,157,148 | | | | $1,316,107 | | | | $1,436,125 | | | | $1,396,603 | | | | $988,615 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 19 | |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Discovery Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
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The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in securities lending income from affiliates (net of fees and rebates) on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $2,220,697,102 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 616,308,027 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (57,168,919 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 559,139,108 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy
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based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | $ | 363,783,221 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 363,783,221 | |
Consumer staples | | | 71,176,812 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 71,176,812 | |
Energy | | | 31,271,316 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 31,271,316 | |
Financials | | | 95,628,386 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 95,628,386 | |
Health care | | | 480,767,886 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 480,767,886 | |
Industrials | | | 539,730,926 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 539,730,926 | |
Information technology | | | 933,944,619 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 933,944,619 | |
Materials | | | 47,076,792 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 47,076,792 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 77,342,165 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 77,342,165 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 139,114,087 | |
Total assets | | $ | 2,640,722,123 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,779,836,210 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $139,114,087 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.80% and declining to 0.63% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.72% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.45% and declining to 0.35% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
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Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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| | Class-level administration fee | |
Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.22% for Class A shares, 1.97% for Class C shares, 0.84% for Class R6 shares, 1.15% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.89% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $ 4,331 from the sale of Class A shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were $843,095,989 and $935,786,822, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
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7. CONCENTRATION RISK
Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in any sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Other information (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | | 27 | |
Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
1 | Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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28 | | Wells Fargo Discovery Fund | | List of abbreviations |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |


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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund


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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Michael T. Smith, CFA®
Christopher J. Warner, CFA®
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios2 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (SENAX) | | 2-24-2000 | | | 13.20 | | | | 10.62 | | | | 8.46 | | | | 20.10 | | | | 11.94 | | | | 9.11 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.18 | |
Class C (WENCX) | | 3-31-2008 | | | 18.22 | | | | 11.11 | | | | 8.30 | | | | 19.22 | | | | 11.11 | | | | 8.30 | | | | 2.01 | | | | 1.93 | |
Class R6 (WENRX) | | 10-31-2014 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 20.55 | | | | 12.35 | | | | 9.54 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.80 | |
Administrator Class (SEPKX) | | 8-30-2002 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 20.20 | | | | 12.06 | | | | 9.26 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.10 | |
Institutional Class (WFEIX) | | 6-30-2003 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 20.49 | | | | 12.31 | | | | 9.52 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.85 | |
Russell Midcap® Growth Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 19.74 | | | | 13.31 | | | | 10.61 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20185 | |
Waste Connections Incorporated | | | 2.61 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | | | 2.38 | |
WEX Incorporated | | | 2.36 | |
Aptiv plc | | | 2.13 | |
Cintas Corporation | | | 2.04 | |
BWX Technologies Incorporated | | | 1.99 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Incorporated | | | 1.99 | |
ServiceNow Incorporated | | | 1.90 | |
Gartner Incorporated | | | 1.88 | |
MercadoLibre Incorporated | | | 1.85 | |
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Sector distribution as of March 31, 20186 |
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1 | Effective June 20, 2008, Advisor Class was renamed Class A and modified to assume the features and attributes of Class A. Historical performance shown for Class A shares through June 19, 2008, includes the expenses of the Advisor Class shares. Historical performance shown for Class C shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Investor Class shares and has been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares. Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect the expenses of Class R6. If these expenses had been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price/book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000® Growth index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,081.93 | | | $ | 6.12 | | | | 1.18 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.05 | | | $ | 5.94 | | | | 1.18 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,077.96 | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | 1.93 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.31 | | | $ | 9.70 | | | | 1.93 | % |
R6 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,083.96 | | | $ | 4.16 | | | | 0.80 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.94 | | | $ | 4.03 | | | | 0.80 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,082.34 | | | $ | 5.71 | | | | 1.10 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.45 | | | $ | 5.54 | | | | 1.10 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,083.71 | | | $ | 4.42 | | | | 0.85 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.69 | | | $ | 4.28 | | | | 0.85 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 99.66% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 14.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Auto Components: 2.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv plc | | | | | | | | | | | 178,885 | | | $ | 15,199,858 | |
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Automobiles: 1.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ferrari NV | | | | | | | | | | | 73,300 | | | | 8,834,116 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services: 1.99% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 142,400 | | | | 14,200,128 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 5.46% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 267,200 | | | | 11,494,944 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | | | | | | | | | 247,100 | | | | 8,653,442 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation « | | | | | | | | | | | 154,300 | | | | 9,606,718 | |
Vail Resorts Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 41,317 | | | | 9,159,979 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38,915,083 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.45% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vipshop Holdings Limited ADR † | | | | | | | | | | | 196,000 | | | | 3,257,520 | |
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Media: 1.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cinemark Holdings Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 213,325 | | | | 8,035,953 | |
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Specialty Retail: 1.75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Burlington Stores Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 93,700 | | | | 12,476,155 | |
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Consumer Staples: 3.82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Beverages: 2.53% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Constellation Brands Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 52,400 | | | | 11,943,008 | |
Monster Beverage Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 107,200 | | | | 6,132,912 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,075,920 | |
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Food Products: 1.29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 157,900 | | | | 9,192,938 | |
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Energy: 1.17% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.17% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diamondback Energy Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 65,900 | | | | 8,337,668 | |
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Financials: 3.33% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Capital Markets: 3.33% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 171,525 | | | | 12,438,993 | |
Raymond James Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 126,700 | | | | 11,328,247 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,767,240 | |
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Health Care: 13.51% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Biotechnology: 2.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exelixis Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 201,000 | | | | 4,452,150 | |
Incyte Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 64,400 | | | | 5,366,452 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Biotechnology (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Puma Biotechnology Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 29,100 | | | $ | 1,980,255 | |
Tesaro Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 42,700 | | | | 2,439,878 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,238,735 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 6.67% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Align Technology Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 35,000 | | | | 8,789,550 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 121,700 | | | | 16,979,584 | |
Hill-Rom Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 123,500 | | | | 10,744,500 | |
Hologic Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 295,300 | | | | 11,032,408 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47,546,042 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services: 2.08% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amedisys Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 93,000 | | | | 5,611,620 | |
WellCare Health Plans Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 47,600 | | | | 9,216,788 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,828,408 | |
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Health Care Technology: 1.77% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Veeva Systems Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 173,100 | | | | 12,639,762 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services: 0.99% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 28,400 | | | | 7,102,272 | |
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Industrials: 20.03% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense: 3.31% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BWX Technologies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 223,800 | | | | 14,218,014 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 69,616 | | | | 9,403,033 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23,621,047 | |
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Airlines: 0.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Spirit Airlines Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 128,100 | | | | 4,839,618 | |
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Building Products: 1.23% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A.O. Smith Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 137,400 | | | | 8,737,266 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies: 5.96% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brink’s Company | | | | | | | | | | | 130,700 | | | | 9,325,445 | |
Cintas Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 85,200 | | | | 14,533,416 | |
Waste Connections Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 259,439 | | | | 18,612,154 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,471,015 | |
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Electrical Equipment: 1.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rockwell Automation Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 68,800 | | | | 11,984,960 | |
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Machinery: 2.71% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Evoqua Water Technologies Company † | | | | | | | | | | | 521,534 | | | | 11,103,459 | |
John Bean Technologies Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 72,559 | | | | 8,228,191 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,331,650 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Professional Services: 1.51% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TransUnion † | | | | | | | | | | | 189,577 | | | $ | 10,764,182 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors: 2.95% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Siteone Landscape Supply Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 123,000 | | | | 9,475,920 | |
Univar Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 417,046 | | | | 11,573,027 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,048,947 | |
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Information Technology: 37.01% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 4.63% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Littelfuse Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 36,300 | | | | 7,556,934 | |
National Instruments Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 139,200 | | | | 7,039,344 | |
Universal Display Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 72,400 | | | | 7,312,400 | |
Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 79,600 | | | | 11,079,524 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,988,202 | |
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Internet Software & Services: 5.85% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Box Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 489,300 | | | | 10,055,115 | |
Match Group Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 201,200 | | | | 8,941,328 | |
MercadoLibre Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 37,100 | | | | 13,222,069 | |
Yandex NV Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 241,100 | | | | 9,511,395 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41,729,907 | |
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IT Services: 12.53% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Black Knight Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 222,700 | | | | 10,489,170 | |
EPAM Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 61,654 | | | | 7,060,616 | |
First Data Corporation Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 810,700 | | | | 12,971,200 | |
FleetCor Technologies Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 51,100 | | | | 10,347,750 | |
Gartner Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 114,100 | | | | 13,420,442 | |
Switch Incorporated Class A « | | | | | | | | | | | 381,274 | | | | 6,066,069 | |
Total System Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 140,900 | | | | 12,154,034 | |
WEX Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 107,600 | | | | 16,852,312 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 89,361,593 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 5.44% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 135,600 | | | | 12,357,228 | |
Infineon Technologies AG ADR | | | | | | | | | | | 232,800 | | | | 6,282,108 | |
Micron Technology Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 177,600 | | | | 9,260,064 | |
Teradyne Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 238,800 | | | | 10,915,548 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38,814,948 | |
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Software: 7.52% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Arts Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 59,500 | | | | 7,213,780 | |
Guidewire Software Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | 889 | |
Nintendo Company Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 201,800 | | | | 11,201,918 | |
ServiceNow Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 81,850 | | | | 13,542,083 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 104,400 | | | | 10,208,232 | |
The Ultimate Software Group Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 46,900 | | | | 11,429,530 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53,596,432 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 1.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NCR Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 234,000 | | | $ | 7,375,680 | |
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Materials: 5.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Chemicals: 3.67% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 65,600 | | | | 10,432,368 | |
Albemarle Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 54,500 | | | | 5,054,330 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Company | | | | | | | | | | | 27,300 | | | | 10,704,876 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,191,574 | |
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Construction Materials: 1.33% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vulcan Materials Company | | | | | | | | | | | 83,000 | | | | 9,476,110 | |
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Real Estate: 1.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Equity REITs: 1.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SBA Communications Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 68,200 | | | | 11,656,743 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $557,593,444) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 710,637,672 | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 4.09% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment Companies: 4.09% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | % | | | | | | | 25,976,530 | | | | 25,979,128 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 3,209,646 | | | | 3,209,646 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $29,188,774) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29,188,774 | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $586,782,218) | | | 103.75 | % | | | 739,826,446 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (3.75 | ) | | | (26,756,866 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 713,069,580 | |
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† | Non-income-earning security |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 24,700,733 | | | | 213,462,144 | | | | 212,186,347 | | | | 25,976,530 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 93,603 | | | $ | 25,979,128 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 7,539,373 | | | | 103,263,360 | | | | 107,593,087 | | | | 3,209,646 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 31,384 | | | | 3,209,646 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 124,987 | | | $ | 29,188,774 | | | | 4.09 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | | 11 | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $25,307,479 of securities loan), at value (cost $557,593,444) | | $ | 710,637,672 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $29,188,774) | | | 29,188,774 | |
Cash | | | 29,044 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 22,655 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 215,696 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 30,293 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 73,839 | |
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Total assets | | | 740,197,973 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 25,979,050 | |
Management fee payable | | | 431,412 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 313,065 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 123,162 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 5,914 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 1,500 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 274,290 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 27,128,393 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 713,069,580 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 518,068,333 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (1,988,310 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 43,945,329 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 153,044,228 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 713,069,580 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 608,729,110 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 12,837,127 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $47.42 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $50.31 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 8,753,131 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 208,370 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $42.01 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 45,050,499 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R61 | | | 862,159 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $52.25 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 3,501,680 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 70,099 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $49.95 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 47,035,160 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 902,080 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $52.14 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $11,912) | | $ | 2,012,300 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 124,987 | |
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Total investment income | | | 2,137,287 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 2,664,440 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 642,285 | |
Class C | | | 9,565 | |
Class R6 | | | 6,385 | |
Administrator Class | | | 2,431 | |
Institutional Class | | | 32,960 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 764,625 | |
Class C | | | 11,387 | |
Administrator Class | | | 4,675 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 34,160 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 31,255 | |
Professional fees | | | 21,078 | |
Registration fees | | | 53,492 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 48,101 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 7,495 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 9,764 | |
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Total expenses | | | 4,344,098 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (240,817 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 4,103,281 | |
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Net investment loss | | | (1,965,994 | ) |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 50,523,103 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 7,924,714 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 58,447,817 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 56,481,823 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | | 13 | |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | | | | $ | (1,965,994 | ) | | | | | | $ | (3,345,751 | ) |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 50,523,103 | | | | | | | | 81,607,624 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 7,924,714 | | | | | | | | 50,265,823 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 56,481,823 | | | | | | | | 128,527,696 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (61,896,651 | ) | | | | | | | (23,114,697 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (1,047,354 | ) | | | | | | | (425,970 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (4,095,973 | ) | | | | | | | (1,209,334 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (378,789 | ) | | | | | | | (197,246 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (4,654,369 | ) | | | | | | | (2,319,994 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (72,073,136 | ) | | | | | | | (27,267,241 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 113,253 | | | | 5,474,409 | | | | 195,089 | | | | 8,516,613 | |
Class C | | | 3,509 | | | | 154,650 | | | | 13,435 | | | | 531,304 | |
Class R6 | | | 141,703 | | | | 7,763,468 | | | | 53,059 | | | | 2,534,424 | |
Administrator Class | | | 4,512 | | | | 233,495 | | | | 24,924 | | | | 1,147,821 | |
Institutional Class | | | 74,811 | | | | 3,952,604 | | | | 211,541 | | | | 10,100,449 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,578,626 | | | | | | | | 22,830,611 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,280,198 | | | | 58,530,640 | | | | 533,814 | | | | 21,805,829 | |
Class C | | | 25,557 | | | | 1,037,343 | | | | 10,964 | | | | 405,900 | |
Class R6 | | | 81,337 | | | | 4,092,854 | | | | 27,250 | | | | 1,209,334 | |
Administrator Class | | | 7,722 | | | | 371,791 | | | | 4,560 | | | | 195,026 | |
Institutional Class | | | 89,154 | | | | 4,477,339 | | | | 51,089 | | | | 2,264,283 | |
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| | | | | | | 68,509,967 | | | | | | | | 25,880,372 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (667,873 | ) | | | (32,321,268 | ) | | | (1,542,559 | ) | | | (67,085,160 | ) |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (9,343 | )1 | | | (353,582 | )1 |
Class C | | | (23,155 | ) | | | (984,705 | ) | | | (62,115 | ) | | | (2,474,823 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (36,523 | ) | | | (1,945,752 | ) | | | (62,855 | ) | | | (2,999,473 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (14,605 | ) | | | (732,093 | ) | | | (64,120 | ) | | | (3,098,008 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (295,789 | ) | | | (15,848,692 | ) | | | (587,234 | ) | | | (27,287,442 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (51,832,510 | ) | | | | | | | (103,298,488 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 34,256,083 | | | | | | | | (54,587,505 | ) |
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Total increase in net assets | | | | | | | 18,664,770 | | | | | | | | 46,672,950 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 694,404,810 | | | | | | | | 647,731,860 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 713,069,580 | | | | | | | $ | 694,404,810 | |
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Accumulated net investment loss | | | | | | $ | (1,988,310 | ) | | | | | | $ | (22,316 | ) |
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1 | For the period from October 1, 2016 to December 5, 2016. Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $48.80 | | | | $41.94 | | | | $41.90 | | | | $47.93 | | | | $49.54 | | | | $37.67 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.21 | )1 | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.43 | )1 | | | 0.01 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.96 | | | | 8.94 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 11.86 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.81 | | | | 8.69 | | | | 3.40 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 2.57 | | | | 11.87 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.19 | ) | | | (1.83 | ) | | | (3.36 | ) | | | (5.92 | ) | | | (4.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $47.42 | | | | $48.80 | | | | $41.94 | | | | $41.90 | | | | $47.93 | | | | $49.54 | |
Total return2 | | | 8.19 | % | | | 21.55 | % | | | 8.63 | % | | | (0.67 | )% | | | 5.27 | % | | | 31.55 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.30 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.18 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.58 | )% | | | (0.55 | )% | | | (0.52 | )% | | | (0.60 | )% | | | (0.87 | )% | | | 0.01 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 31 | % | | | 75 | % | | | 99 | % | | | 101 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $608,729 | | | | $591,002 | | | | $542,077 | | | | $370,743 | | | | $417,971 | | | | $427,860 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $43.95 | | | | $38.23 | | | | $38.75 | | | | $45.07 | | | | $47.14 | | | | $36.11 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.47 | )1 | | | (0.59 | )1 | | | (0.75 | )1 | | | (0.29 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.49 | | | | 8.40 | | | | 3.31 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 2.86 | | | | 11.32 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.25 | | | | 7.55 | | | | 2.84 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 2.11 | | | | 11.03 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.19 | ) | | | (1.83 | ) | | | (3.36 | ) | | | (5.92 | ) | | | (4.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $42.01 | | | | $43.95 | | | | $38.23 | | | | $38.75 | | | | $45.07 | | | | $47.14 | |
Total return2 | | | 7.80 | % | | | 20.66 | % | | | 7.80 | % | | | (1.41 | )% | | | 4.49 | % | | | 30.55 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.05 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.93 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (1.34 | )% | | | (1.31 | )% | | | (1.28 | )% | | | (1.36 | )% | | | (1.62 | )% | | | (0.72 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 31 | % | | | 75 | % | | | 99 | % | | | 101 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $8,753 | | | | $8,898 | | | | $9,181 | | | | $9,399 | | | | $9,658 | | | | $8,483 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS R6 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 20151 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $53.17 | | | | $45.37 | | | | $44.89 | | | | $52.65 | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.05 | )2 | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.06 | )2 | | | (0.08 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 4.32 | | | | 9.71 | | | | 3.90 | | | | (1.76 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 4.27 | | | | 9.63 | | | | 3.84 | | | | (1.84 | ) |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.19 | ) | | | (1.83 | ) | | | (3.36 | ) | | | (5.92 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $52.25 | | | | $53.17 | | | | $45.37 | | | | $44.89 | |
Total return3 | | | 8.40 | % | | | 22.01 | % | | | 9.06 | % | | | (3.84 | )% |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.81 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % |
Net investment loss | | | (0.20 | )% | | | (0.17 | )% | | | (0.14 | )% | | | (0.19 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 31 | % | | | 75 | % | | | 99 | % | | | 101 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $45,050 | | | | $35,923 | | | | $29,861 | | | | $24 | |
1 | For the period from October 31, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to September 30, 2015 |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $51.12 | | | | $43.81 | | | | $43.58 | | | | $49.54 | | | | $51.03 | | | | $38.77 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.20 | )1 | | | (0.18 | )1 | | | (0.23 | )1 | | | (0.37 | )1 | | | 0.02 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 4.11 | | | | 9.34 | | | | 3.77 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 3.06 | | | | 12.24 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 4.02 | | | | 9.14 | | | | 3.59 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 2.69 | | | | 12.26 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.19 | ) | | | (1.83 | ) | | | (3.36 | ) | | | (5.92 | ) | | | (4.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $49.95 | | | | $51.12 | | | | $43.81 | | | | $43.58 | | | | $49.54 | | | | $51.03 | |
Total return2 | | | 8.23 | % | | | 21.66 | % | | | 8.74 | % | | | (0.46 | )% | | | 5.33 | % | | | 31.62 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.13 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.11 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.51 | )% | | | (0.44 | )% | | | (0.41 | )% | | | (0.47 | )% | | | (0.74 | )% | | | 0.05 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 31 | % | | | 75 | % | | | 99 | % | | | 101 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $3,502 | | | | $3,705 | | | | $4,693 | | | | $3,542 | | | | $44,760 | | | | $10,046 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $53.08 | | | | $45.32 | | | | $44.87 | | | | $50.77 | | | | $52.07 | | | | $39.46 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.07 | )1 | | | (0.09 | )1 | | | (0.09 | )1 | | | (0.13 | )1 | | | (0.28 | )1 | | | 0.18 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 4.32 | | | | 9.68 | | | | 3.90 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 3.16 | | | | 12.43 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 4.25 | | | | 9.59 | | | | 3.81 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 2.88 | | | | 12.61 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.19 | ) | | | (1.83 | ) | | | (3.36 | ) | | | (5.92 | ) | | | (4.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $52.14 | | | | $53.08 | | | | $45.32 | | | | $44.87 | | | | $50.77 | | | | $52.07 | |
Total return2 | | | 8.37 | % | | | 21.97 | % | | | 8.97 | % | | | (0.32 | )% | | | 5.61 | % | | | 31.96 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.87 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.26 | )% | | | (0.19 | )% | | | (0.21 | )% | | | (0.27 | )% | | | (0.54 | )% | | | 0.41 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 31 | % | | | 75 | % | | | 99 | % | | | 101 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 91 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $47,035 | | | | $54,877 | | | | $61,563 | | | | $87,279 | | | | $76,790 | | | | $81,021 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | | 19 | |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on December 5, 2016, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class B shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through December 5, 2016.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy
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by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $586,320,521 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 170,529,554 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (17,023,629 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 153,505,925 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the
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lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | $ | 100,918,813 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 100,918,813 | |
Consumer staples | | | 27,268,858 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 27,268,858 | |
Energy | | | 8,337,668 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 8,337,668 | |
Financials | | | 23,767,240 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 23,767,240 | |
Health care | | | 96,355,219 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 96,355,219 | |
Industrials | | | 142,798,685 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 142,798,685 | |
Information technology | | | 263,866,762 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 263,866,762 | |
Materials | | | 35,667,684 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 35,667,684 | |
Real estate | | | 11,656,743 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 11,656,743 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 3,209,646 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3,209,646 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,979,128 | |
Total assets | | $ | 713,847,318 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 739,826,446 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $25,979,128 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.75% and declining to 0.63% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.74% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.45% and declining to 0.30% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.18% for Class A shares, 1.93% for Class C shares, 0.80% for Class R6 shares, 1.10% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.85% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $2,747 from the sale of Class A. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were $217,039,857 and $251,002,459, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
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For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. CONCENTRATION RISK
Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in any sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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26 | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | Other information (unaudited) |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
1 | Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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28 | | Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund | | List of abbreviations |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |


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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund


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The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
Ann M. Miletti
Christopher G. Miller, CFA®
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios2 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (SOPVX) | | 2-24-2000 | | | 6.59 | | | | 9.49 | | | | 7.95 | | | | 13.09 | | | | 10.80 | | | | 8.59 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.21 | |
Class C (WFOPX) | | 3-31-2008 | | | 11.23 | | | | 9.97 | | | | 7.78 | | | | 12.23 | | | | 9.97 | | | | 7.78 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 1.96 | |
Administrator Class (WOFDX) | | 8-30-2002 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 13.28 | | | | 11.03 | | | | 8.84 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.00 | |
Institutional Class (WOFNX) | | 7-30-2010 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 13.57 | | | | 11.31 | | | | 9.04 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.75 | |
Russell 3000® Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 13.81 | | | | 13.03 | | | | 9.62 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20185 | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class C | | | 3.56 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corporation | | | 2.87 | |
Salesforce.com Incorporated | | | 2.58 | |
Apple Incorporated | | | 2.50 | |
EOG Resources Incorporated | | | 2.42 | |
Novartis AG ADR | | | 2.37 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Company | | | 2.34 | |
MasterCard Incorporated Class A | | | 2.31 | |
PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated | | | 2.20 | |
LivaNova plc | | | 2.15 | |
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Sector distribution as of March 31, 20186 |
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1 | Effective June 20, 2008, Advisor Class was renamed Class A and modified to assume the features and attributes of Class A. Historical performance shown for the Class A shares through June 19, 2008, includes the expenses of Advisor Class shares. Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Administrator Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns for Institutional Class shares would be higher. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,060.81 | | | $ | 6.17 | | | | 1.20 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.95 | | | $ | 6.04 | | | | 1.20 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,056.74 | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | 1.95 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.21 | | | $ | 9.80 | | | | 1.95 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,061.54 | | | $ | 5.14 | | | | 1.00 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.95 | | | $ | 5.04 | | | | 1.00 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,063.03 | | | $ | 3.86 | | | | 0.75 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.19 | | | $ | 3.78 | | | | 0.75 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 99.58% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 11.23% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Automobiles: 1.75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General Motors Company | | | | | | | | | | | 851,515 | | | $ | 30,944,055 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 2.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Starbucks Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 650,231 | | | | 37,641,873 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 1.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amazon.com Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 20,024 | | | | 28,981,536 | |
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Media: 2.92% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Comcast Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 816,077 | | | | 27,885,351 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 655,834 | | | | 23,852,683 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,738,034 | |
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Multiline Retail: 1.80% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dollar General Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 340,537 | | | | 31,857,236 | |
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Specialty Retail: 1.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L Brands Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 463,572 | | | | 17,713,086 | |
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Consumer Staples: 2.61% | |
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Beverages: 1.36% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 320,096 | | | | 24,112,832 | |
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Household Products: 1.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 439,846 | | | | 22,150,645 | |
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Energy: 7.66% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 7.66% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Concho Resources Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 123,330 | | | | 18,540,199 | |
EOG Resources Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 406,563 | | | | 42,798,887 | |
Noble Energy Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 799,756 | | | | 24,232,607 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Company | | | | | | | | | | | 104,509 | | | | 17,952,556 | |
RSP Permian Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 684,976 | | | | 32,111,675 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 135,635,924 | |
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Financials: 17.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks: 8.06% | |
KeyCorp | | | | | | | | | | | 1,886,414 | | | | 36,879,394 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 467,226 | | | | 29,995,909 | |
PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 257,950 | | | | 39,012,358 | |
Webster Financial Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 664,330 | | | | 36,803,882 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 142,691,543 | |
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Capital Markets: 4.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E*TRADE Financial Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 917,887 | | | | 50,860,119 | |
Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 391,841 | | | | 28,416,309 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 79,276,428 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Insurance: 5.02% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chubb Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 250,972 | | | $ | 34,325,440 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 334,842 | | | | 27,654,601 | |
Willis Towers Watson plc | | | | | | | | | | | 176,730 | | | | 26,896,539 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88,876,580 | |
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Health Care: 17.72% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Biotechnology: 2.01% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 114,613 | | | | 12,774,765 | |
Celgene Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 256,446 | | | | 22,877,548 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,652,313 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 4.78% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LivaNova plc † | | | | | | | | | | | 430,728 | | | | 38,119,428 | |
Medtronic plc | | | | | | | | | | | 327,536 | | | | 26,274,938 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 186,206 | | | | 20,303,902 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,698,268 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services: 2.43% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cigna Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 133,240 | | | | 22,349,678 | |
Envision Healthcare Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 537,049 | | | | 20,638,793 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,988,471 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services: 4.74% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 362,547 | | | | 24,254,394 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 136,948 | | | | 34,247,956 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 122,941 | | | | 25,382,399 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83,884,749 | |
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Pharmaceuticals: 3.76% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mylan NV † | | | | | | | | | | | 596,013 | | | | 24,537,855 | |
Novartis AG ADR | | | | | | | | | | | 519,377 | | | | 41,991,630 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 66,529,485 | |
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Industrials: 12.77% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense: 5.21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Airbus SE | | | | | | | | | | | 299,220 | | | | 34,637,018 | |
Lockheed Martin Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 111,064 | | | | 37,531,858 | |
Safran SA | | | | | | | | | | | 189,324 | | | | 20,092,888 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 92,261,764 | |
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Airlines: 1.89% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Delta Air Lines Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 167,707 | | | | 9,192,021 | |
United Continental Holdings Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 350,186 | | | | 24,327,421 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,519,442 | |
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Building Products: 0.71% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Johnson Controls International plc | | | | | | | | | | | 354,508 | | | | 12,492,862 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies: 1.26% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 337,794 | | | $ | 22,372,097 | |
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Machinery: 2.87% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gardner Denver Holdings Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 846,296 | | | | 25,964,361 | |
The Timken Company | | | | | | | | | | | 545,998 | | | | 24,897,509 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50,861,870 | |
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Road & Rail: 0.83% | |
Hertz Global Holdings Incorporated †« | | | | | | | | | | | 742,799 | | | | 14,744,560 | |
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Information Technology: 23.32% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 1.72% | |
Amphenol Corporation Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 352,688 | | | | 30,377,017 | |
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Internet Software & Services: 5.57% | |
Alphabet Incorporated Class C † | | | | | | | | | | | 61,043 | | | | 62,983,557 | |
Facebook Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 223,719 | | | | 35,748,059 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 98,731,616 | |
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IT Services: 3.91% | |
Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 293,498 | | | | 28,263,857 | |
MasterCard Incorporated Class A | | | | | | | | | | | 234,010 | | | | 40,989,192 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 69,253,049 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 3.76% | |
Broadcom Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 125,383 | | | | 29,546,504 | |
Texas Instruments Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 357,208 | | | | 37,110,339 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 66,656,843 | |
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Software: 5.86% | |
Oracle Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 802,730 | | | | 36,724,898 | |
Red Hat Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 142,621 | | | | 21,323,266 | |
Salesforce.com Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 392,978 | | | | 45,703,341 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 103,751,505 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 2.50% | |
Apple Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 263,467 | | | | 44,204,493 | |
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Materials: 5.35% | |
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Chemicals: 2.34% | |
The Sherwin-Williams Company | | | | | | | | | | | 105,557 | | | | 41,391,011 | |
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Metals & Mining: 3.01% | |
Goldcorp Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,400,947 | | | | 19,361,088 | |
Steel Dynamics Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 767,039 | | | | 33,918,465 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53,279,553 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Real Estate: 1.37% | |
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Equity REITs: 1.37% | |
American Tower Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 167,450 | | | $ | 24,337,181 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,275,970,210) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,763,607,921 | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 1.27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment Companies: 1.27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | % | | | | | | | 14,451,135 | | | | 14,452,580 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 7,981,298 | | | | 7,981,298 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $22,433,878) | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,433,878 | |
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Total investments in securities (Cost $1,298,404,088) | | | 100.85 | % | | | 1,786,041,799 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (14,998,934 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 1,771,042,865 | |
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† | Non-income-earning security |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 17,482,656 | | | | 145,112,255 | | | | 148,143,776 | | | | 14,451,135 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 40,922 | | | $ | 14,452,580 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 59,194,191 | | | | 157,072,485 | | | | 208,285,378 | | | | 7,981,298 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 119,563 | | | | 7,981,298 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 160,485 | | | $ | 22,433,878 | | | | 1.27 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | | 11 | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $14,052,753 of securities loaned), at value (cost $1,275,970,210) | | $ | 1,763,607,921 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $22,433,878) | | | 22,433,878 | |
Cash | | | 93,919 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,416,940 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 156,522 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 2,868,757 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 5,067 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 58,471 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,790,641,475 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 14,449,448 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 1,683,845 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 1,409,611 | |
Management fee payable | | | 1,112,570 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 313,922 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 21,662 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable | | | 2,068 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 605,484 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 19,598,610 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 1,771,042,865 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 1,195,672,363 | |
Overdistributed net investment income | | | (15,999 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 87,748,790 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 487,637,711 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 1,771,042,865 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 1,475,196,781 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 34,584,185 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $42.66 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $45.26 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 32,087,954 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 799,197 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $40.15 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 234,073,512 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 5,037,716 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $46.46 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 29,684,618 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 627,293 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $47.32 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $240,386) | | $ | 10,701,859 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 160,485 | |
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Total investment income | | | 10,862,344 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 6,557,325 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,591,615 | |
Class C | | | 35,184 | |
Administrator Class | | | 156,273 | |
Institutional Class | | | 19,724 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,894,780 | |
Class C | | | 41,885 | |
Administrator Class | | | 300,525 | |
Distribution fee | | | | |
Class C | | | 125,655 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 47,420 | |
Professional fees | | | 25,839 | |
Registration fees | | | 44,727 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 78,424 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 8,141 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 17,061 | |
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Total expenses | | | 10,944,578 | |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | | | (169,104 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 10,775,474 | |
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Net investment income | | | 86,870 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 93,296,267 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 14,666,788 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 107,963,055 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 108,049,925 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | | 13 | |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 86,870 | | | | | | | $ | 2,151,448 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 93,296,267 | | | | | | | | 215,325,821 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | 14,666,788 | | | | | | | | 48,036,389 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 108,049,925 | | | | | | | | 265,513,658 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (5,917,810 | ) | | | | | | | (4,495,053 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (1,233,400 | ) | | | | | | | (942,123 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (226,410 | ) | | | | | | | (123,346 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (181,596,367 | ) | | | | | | | (83,846,276 | ) |
Class B | | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | (69,785 | )1 |
Class C | | | | | | | (4,256,830 | ) | | | | | | | (2,126,589 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (26,674,258 | ) | | | | | | | (12,365,471 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (3,326,977 | ) | | | | | | | (1,124,308 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (223,232,052 | ) | | | | | | | (105,092,951 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 173,341 | | | | 7,649,939 | | | | 431,395 | | | | 18,572,948 | |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 104 | 1 | | | 4,292 | 1 |
Class C | | | 5,198 | | | | 217,180 | | | | 18,274 | | | | 754,023 | |
Administrator Class | | | 54,436 | | | | 2,615,331 | | | | 90,883 | | | | 4,235,879 | |
Institutional Class | | | 64,960 | | | | 3,170,416 | | | | 375,768 | | | | 17,731,095 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,652,866 | | | | | | | | 41,298,237 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 4,280,718 | | | | 182,109,847 | | | | 2,058,839 | | | | 86,052,018 | |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 1,720 | 1 | | | 68,785 | 1 |
Class C | | | 104,852 | | | | 4,191,994 | | | | 49,931 | | | | 1,986,269 | |
Administrator Class | | | 566,744 | | | | 26,279,904 | | | | 278,197 | | | | 12,532,938 | |
Institutional Class | | | 69,002 | | | | 3,263,351 | | | | 24,783 | | | | 1,134,964 | |
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| | | | | | | 215,845,096 | | | | | | | | 101,774,974 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,150,579 | ) | | | (96,327,352 | ) | | | (4,097,274 | ) | | | (176,512,570 | ) |
Class B | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | (44,500 | )1 | | | (1,816,478 | )1 |
Class C | | | (71,457 | ) | | | (2,994,655 | ) | | | (175,866 | ) | | | (7,256,150 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (383,025 | ) | | | (18,667,038 | ) | | | (602,797 | ) | | | (27,931,325 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (97,316 | ) | | | (4,822,736 | ) | | | (187,341 | ) | | | (8,851,083 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (122,811,781 | ) | | | | | | | (222,367,606 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 106,686,181 | | | | | | | | (79,294,395 | ) |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | | | | | (8,495,946 | ) | | | | | | | 81,126,312 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 1,779,538,811 | | | | | | | | 1,698,412,499 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 1,771,042,865 | | | | | | | $ | 1,779,538,811 | |
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Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income | | | | | | $ | (15,999 | ) | | | | | | $ | 7,274,751 | |
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1 | For the period from October 1, 2016 to May 5, 2017. Effective at the close of business on May 5, 2017, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $45.83 | | | | $41.86 | | | | $43.35 | | | | $49.56 | | | | $46.23 | | | | $38.99 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.13 | 1 | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.77 | | | | 6.60 | | | | 4.72 | | | | (1.52 | ) | | | 6.46 | | | | 8.80 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.75 | | | | 6.64 | | | | 4.85 | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | 6.39 | | | | 8.76 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.75 | ) | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (5.77 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (5.92 | ) | | | (2.67 | ) | | | (6.34 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $42.66 | | | | $45.83 | | | | $41.86 | | | | $43.35 | | | | $49.56 | | | | $46.23 | |
Total return2 | | | 6.08 | % | | | 16.49 | % | | | 12.46 | % | | | (2.27 | )% | | | 14.35 | % | | | 23.31 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.26 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.23 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.01 | )% | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | (0.13 | )% | | | (0.08 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 26 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,475,197 | | | | $1,479,457 | | | | $1,418,614 | | | | $390,154 | | | | $442,840 | | | | $431,201 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $43.46 | | | | $39.99 | | | | $41.60 | | | | $48.10 | | | | $45.27 | | | | $38.49 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.26 | )1 | | | (0.16 | )1 | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.42 | )1 | | | (0.35 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.52 | | | | 6.27 | | | | 4.51 | | | | (1.43 | ) | | | 6.31 | | | | 8.65 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.44 | | | | 6.01 | | | | 4.35 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 5.89 | | | | 8.30 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.75 | ) | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (5.77 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (5.75 | ) | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (5.96 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $40.15 | | | | $43.46 | | | | $39.99 | | | | $41.60 | | | | $48.10 | | | | $45.27 | |
Total return2 | | | 5.67 | % | | | 15.62 | % | | | 11.62 | % | | | (3.01 | )% | | | 13.48 | % | | | 22.41 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.01 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.98 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.76 | )% | | | (0.64 | )% | | | (0.40 | )% | | | 0.55 | % | | | (0.88 | )% | | | (0.83 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 26 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $32,088 | | | | $33,057 | | | | $34,721 | | | | $37,196 | | | | $42,940 | | | | $43,209 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $49.45 | | | | $44.93 | | | | $46.11 | | | | $52.27 | | | | $48.50 | | | | $40.74 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.05 | 1 | | | 0.15 | 1 | | | 0.24 | 1 | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.06 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 2.95 | | | | 7.09 | | | | 5.04 | | | | (1.62 | ) | | | 6.75 | | | | 9.22 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.00 | | | | 7.24 | | | | 5.28 | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 6.83 | | | | 9.28 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.75 | ) | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (5.77 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (5.99 | ) | | | (2.72 | ) | | | (6.46 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $46.46 | | | | $49.45 | | | | $44.93 | | | | $46.11 | | | | $52.27 | | | | $48.50 | |
Total return2 | | | 6.15 | % | | | 16.74 | % | | | 12.68 | % | | | (2.04 | )% | | | 14.60 | % | | | 23.59 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.13 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 26 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $234,074 | | | | $237,315 | | | | $226,140 | | | | $223,281 | | | | $253,121 | | | | $247,230 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $50.30 | | | | $45.63 | | | | $46.76 | | | | $52.82 | | | | $48.86 | | | | $40.93 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.11 | 1 | | | 0.22 | 1 | | | 0.35 | 1 | | | 0.92 | 1 | | | 0.19 | 1 | | | 0.17 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 3.01 | | | | 7.25 | | | | 5.12 | | | | (1.65 | ) | | | 6.83 | | | | 9.28 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 3.12 | | | | 7.47 | | | | 5.47 | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 7.02 | | | | 9.45 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | |
Net realized gains | | | (5.75 | ) | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (5.77 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (6.10 | ) | | | (2.80 | ) | | | (6.60 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | (3.06 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $47.32 | | | | $50.30 | | | | $45.63 | | | | $46.76 | | | | $52.82 | | | | $48.86 | |
Total return2 | | | 6.30 | % | | | 17.02 | % | | | 12.97 | % | | | (1.81 | )% | | | 14.89 | % | | | 23.91 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.44 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 0.36 | % | | | 0.41 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 26 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $29,685 | | | | $29,709 | | | | $17,222 | | | | $11,906 | | | | $29,335 | | | | $14,030 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
Effective at the close of business on May 5, 2017, Class B shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund. Information for Class B shares reflected in the financial statements represents activity through May 5, 2017.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On March 31, 2018, such fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Funds Management. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent
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pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates of securities and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
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Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,298,058,936 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 528,921,566 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (40,938,703 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 487,982,863 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | $ | 198,875,820 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 198,875,820 | |
Consumer staple | | | 46,263,477 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 46,263,477 | |
Energy | | | 135,635,924 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 135,635,924 | |
Financials | | | 310,844,551 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 310,844,551 | |
Health care | | | 313,753,286 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 313,753,286 | |
Industrials | | | 171,522,689 | | | | 54,729,906 | | | | 0 | | | | 226,252,595 | |
Information technology | | | 412,974,523 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 412,974,523 | |
Materials | | | 94,670,564 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 94,670,564 | |
Real estate | | | 24,337,181 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 24,337,181 | |
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Investment companies | | | 7,981,298 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 7,981,298 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,452,580 | |
Total assets | | $ | 1,716,859,313 | | | $ | 54,729,906 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,786,041,799 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $14,452,580 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments. |
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.75% and declining to 0.63% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.72% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.45% and declining to 0.30% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C | | | 0.21 | % |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
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Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.21% for Class A shares, 1.96% for Class C shares, 1.00% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.75% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Distribution fee
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $2,503 from the sale of Class A. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A and Class C shares for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were $306,068,672 and $370,868,491, respectively.
6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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26 | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | Other information (unaudited) |
Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
1 | Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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List of abbreviations | | Wells Fargo Opportunity Fund | | | 27 | |
The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Semi-Annual Report
March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund


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Contents
The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of March 31, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.
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2 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Letter to shareholders (unaudited) |

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally.
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund for the six-month period that ended March 31, 2018. During the last quarter of 2017, investors enjoyed consistently rising equity values globally. During the final two months of the first quarter of 2018, market volatility returned and equity markets reversed their year-to-date gains.
For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 5.84% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 gained 3.76%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 8.96%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.08% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index5 lost 0.37% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 5.31%, according to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.6 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 fell 0.51% during the period.
During the last three months of 2017, stocks advanced on synchronized global growth, which led to higher investor and consumer confidence. The first quarter of 2018 began with strong stock market gains in January. A strong January 2018 U.S. employment report and inflation concerns prompted equity volatility in February. Investor optimism for growth was supplanted with concerns over trade tensions, increased interest rates, and the prospect of new data privacy regulations.
Reactions to U.S. interest rate increases were uneven across the yield curve and globally.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate twice during the six-month period for a combined 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%). Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and accommodative monetary policies that supported business activity and stock values in foreign markets. A weaker U.S. dollar was generally supportive of business activity in regions around the globe. The Bank of Japan continued its accommodative monetary policies, and industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment increased in China.
Globally, stocks moved higher during the last quarter of 2017. Low inflation and interest rates supported accelerating global economic growth and corporate earnings. Brief episodes of geopolitical tensions, often associated with North Korea’s advancing nuclear missile program, flaring conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies, did not discourage investing activity.
1 | The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
3 | The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
4 | The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
6 | The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
7 | The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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Letter to shareholders (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 3 | |
Fed officials announced in October 2017 plans to begin unwinding its $4.5 trillion portfolio of bonds and other assets accumulated during rounds of quantitative easing conducted since the 2008–2009 recession. Still, restrained inflation kept long-term bond rates steady and the flattened yield curve persisted. The Fed raised the federal funds rate target to a range of 1.25% to 1.50% in December 2017 and began selling bonds held in its portfolio.
Positive economic and market news continued as 2017 closed and 2018 began.
In January 2018, fourth-quarter 2017 U.S. gross domestic product was reported to be growing at a reported 3.2% annual rate. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 4.1%. Tax reform passed and wage growth data improved, encouraging increased business and consumer spending.
Improving business and economic data globally continued to support stocks through January 2018. Political wrangling in the U.S. over budget resolutions could not dissuade investors from buying stocks as payrolls and factory orders increased. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher as the yield curve steepened—the 10-year Treasury rate moved from 2.46% to 2.84% and the 30-year rate moved from 2.81% to 3.08% during January 2018.
Investor sentiment shifted in February as inflation concerns emerged in the U.S. when readings from the Producer Price Index in January rose 2.5% year over year. During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss. The Fed raised the federal funds rate in March 2018. Bond yields rose across the yield curve.
During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets.
Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.
Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.
Sincerely,

Andrew Owen
President
Wells Fargo Funds
During February, the U.S. market endured a loss from January’s high of nearly 12% before recovering much of that loss.
For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.
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4 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Performance highlights (unaudited) |
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Manager
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Subadviser
Wells Capital Management Incorporated
Portfolio managers
James M. Tringas, CFA®
Bryant VanCronkhite, CFA®, CPA
Average annual total returns (%) as of March 31, 20181
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| | | | Including sales charge | | | Excluding sales charge | | | Expense ratios2 (%) | |
| | Inception date | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | 1 year | | | 5 year | | | 10 year | | | Gross | | | Net3 | |
Class A (WFPAX) | | 7-31-2007 | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 9.99 | | | | 9.72 | | | | 5.68 | | | | 11.30 | | | | 10.37 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.18 | |
Class C (WFPCX) | | 7-31-2007 | | | 3.89 | | | | 10.47 | | | | 9.55 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 10.47 | | | | 9.55 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 1.93 | |
Class R (WFHHX) | | 9-30-2015 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 5.43 | | | | 11.02 | | | | 10.12 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 1.43 | |
Class R6 (WFPRX) | | 6-28-2013 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6.14 | | | | 11.78 | | | | 10.83 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | |
Administrator Class (WFMDX) | | 4-8-2005 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 5.76 | | | | 11.42 | | | | 10.50 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.10 | |
Institutional Class (WFMIX) | | 4-8-2005 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6.02 | | | | 11.70 | | | | 10.79 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 0.85 | |
Russell Midcap® Value Index4 | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6.50 | | | | 11.11 | | | | 9.81 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.
Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R, Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Smaller-company stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of larger companies. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.
Please see footnotes on page 5.
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Performance highlights (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 5 | |
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Ten largest holdings (%) as of March 31, 20185 | | | |
Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B | | | 2.69 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated | | | 2.65 | |
Sealed Air Corporation | | | 2.51 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 2.50 | |
Loews Corporation | | | 2.35 | |
Ameren Corporation | | | 2.31 | |
Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated | | | 2.28 | |
Brown & Brown Incorporated | | | 2.19 | |
American Electric Power Company Incorporated | | | 2.12 | |
Amdocs Limited | | | 2.08 | |
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Sector distribution as of March 31, 20186 |
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1 | Historical performance shown for the Class R shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class R shares. Historical performance shown for Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, the returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. |
2 | Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
3 | The manager has contractually committed through January 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers at 1.19% for Class A, 1.94% for Class C, 1.44% for Class R, 0.76% for Class R6, 1.11% for Administrator Class, and 0.85% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any), and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. The expense ratio paid by an investor is the net expense ratio (the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers) as stated in the prospectuses. |
4 | The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price/book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000® Value Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
5 | The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
6 | Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. |
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6 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Fund expenses (unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Actual expenses
The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning account value 10-1-2017 | | | Ending account value 3-31-2018 | | | Expenses paid during the period¹ | | | Annualized net expense ratio | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,010.81 | | | $ | 5.82 | | | | 1.16 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.15 | | | $ | 5.84 | | | | 1.16 | % |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,006.98 | | | $ | 9.56 | | | | 1.91 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.41 | | | $ | 9.60 | | | | 1.91 | % |
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,009.47 | | | $ | 7.06 | | | | 1.41 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.90 | | | $ | 7.09 | | | | 1.41 | % |
Class R6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,012.85 | | | $ | 3.66 | | | | 0.73 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.29 | | | $ | 3.68 | | | | 0.73 | % |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,011.02 | | | $ | 5.41 | | | | 1.08 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.55 | | | $ | 5.44 | | | | 1.08 | % |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,012.55 | | | $ | 4.16 | | | | 0.83 | % |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.79 | | | $ | 4.18 | | | | 0.83 | % |
1 | Expenses paid is equal to the annualized net expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half-year period). |
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 7 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks: 95.19% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary: 7.22% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Auto Components: 0.84% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv plc | | | | | | | | | | | 860,200 | | | $ | 73,091,194 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 1.08% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Wendy’s Company | | | | | | | | | | | 5,302,700 | | | | 93,062,385 | |
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Household Durables: 2.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mohawk Industries Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 511,500 | | | | 118,780,530 | |
Whirlpool Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 496,700 | | | | 76,049,737 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 194,830,267 | |
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Media: 1.34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interpublic Group of Companies Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,052,900 | | | | 116,368,287 | |
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Multiline Retail: 1.71% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 2,252,100 | | | | 147,535,071 | |
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Consumer Staples: 4.33% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Beverages: 2.69% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 3,085,710 | | | | 232,446,534 | |
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Household Products: 1.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 1,373,100 | | | | 142,390,470 | |
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Energy: 8.08% | |
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Energy Equipment & Services: 3.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
C&J Energy Services Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,091,168 | | | | 79,813,958 | |
National Oilwell Varco Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,204,200 | | | | 117,946,602 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 6,688,000 | | | | 117,106,880 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 314,867,440 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 4.44% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 2,350,600 | | | | 141,999,746 | |
Cimarex Energy Company | | | | | | | | | | | 1,280,400 | | | | 119,717,400 | |
Hess Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 2,429,500 | | | | 122,981,290 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 384,698,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Financials: 19.41% | |
| | | | |
Banks: 5.81% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | | | | | | | | | 4,005,800 | | | | 127,184,150 | |
PacWest Bancorp | | | | | | | | | | | 3,052,807 | | | | 151,205,531 | |
Regions Financial Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 7,950,500 | | | | 147,720,290 | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | | | | | | | | | 1,464,900 | | | | 77,244,177 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 503,354,148 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Capital Markets: 1.83% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Northern Trust Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 1,536,000 | | | | 158,407,680 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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8 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Consumer Finance: 1.23% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ally Financial Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,926,761 | | | $ | 106,611,561 | |
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| | | | |
Insurance: 10.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Arch Capital Group Limited † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,567,536 | | | | 134,165,406 | |
Brown & Brown Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 7,455,839 | | | | 189,676,544 | |
FNF Group | | | | | | | | | | | 3,351,414 | | | | 134,123,588 | |
Loews Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 4,083,400 | | | | 203,067,482 | |
The Allstate Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 1,355,800 | | | | 128,529,840 | |
Willis Towers Watson plc | | | | | | | | | | | 804,300 | | | | 122,406,417 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 911,969,277 | |
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Health Care: 7.58% | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 3.44% | |
Steris plc | | | | | | | | | | | 967,000 | | | | 90,279,120 | |
Varian Medical Systems Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 652,200 | | | | 79,992,330 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,164,800 | | | | 127,009,792 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 297,281,242 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Health Care Providers & Services: 2.89% | |
AmerisourceBergen Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 696,500 | | | | 60,045,265 | |
Humana Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 442,300 | | | | 118,903,509 | |
Universal Health Services Incorporated Class B | | | | | | | | | | | 597,800 | | | | 70,785,498 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 249,734,272 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services: 1.25% | |
Charles River Laboratories International Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,016,800 | | | | 108,533,232 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Industrials: 15.90% | |
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Aerospace & Defense: 3.28% | |
Arconic Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 4,628,100 | | | | 106,631,424 | |
Harris Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 1,100,500 | | | | 177,488,640 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 284,120,064 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Building Products: 1.03% | |
Owens Corning Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,105,100 | | | | 88,850,040 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies: 3.41% | |
Republic Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,695,875 | | | | 178,547,801 | |
Stericycle Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 1,996,600 | | | | 116,860,998 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 295,408,799 | |
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Construction & Engineering: 2.65% | |
Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,874,443 | | | | 229,173,303 | |
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Electrical Equipment: 1.40% | |
Acuity Brands Incorporated « | | | | | | | | | | | 872,000 | | | | 121,373,680 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Machinery: 0.81% | |
The Middleby Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 563,700 | | | | 69,780,423 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 9 | |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Road & Rail: 3.32% | |
Kansas City Southern | | | | | | | | | | | 1,966,700 | | | $ | 216,041,995 | |
Ryder System Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 979,500 | | | | 71,297,805 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 287,339,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Information Technology: 10.86% | |
|
Communications Equipment: 0.72% | |
ARRIS International plc † | | | | | | | | | | | 2,357,400 | | | | 62,636,118 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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IT Services: 6.98% | |
Amdocs Limited | | | | | | | | | | | 2,702,300 | | | | 180,297,456 | |
DST Systems Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 625,693 | | | | 52,339,219 | |
Euronet Worldwide Incorporated † | | | | | | | | | | | 760,500 | | | | 60,018,660 | |
Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,049,200 | | | | 197,337,960 | |
Leidos Holdings Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 114,123,000 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 604,116,295 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.50% | |
Analog Devices Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 474,000 | | | | 43,195,620 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Software: 0.97% | |
Check Point Software Technologies Limited † | | | | | | | | | | | 844,000 | | | | 83,842,960 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 1.69% | |
NCR Corporation † | | | | | | | | | | | 4,642,820 | | | | 146,341,686 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Materials: 8.74% | |
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Chemicals: 3.34% | |
International Flavors & Fragrances Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 992,300 | | | | 135,855,793 | |
PPG Industries Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,373,600 | | | | 153,293,760 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 289,149,553 | |
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Containers & Packaging: 5.40% | |
International Paper Company | | | | | | | | | | | 2,694,900 | | | | 143,988,507 | |
Packaging Corporation of America | | | | | | | | | | | 942,300 | | | | 106,197,210 | |
Sealed Air Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 5,079,200 | | | | 217,338,968 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 467,524,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Real Estate: 5.84% | |
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Equity REITs: 3.84% | |
American Campus Communities Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 3,107,985 | | | | 120,030,381 | |
Invitation Homes Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 5,282,028 | | | | 120,588,699 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 1,006,000 | | | | 91,787,440 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 332,406,520 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Real Estate Management & Development: 2.00% | |
CBRE Group Incorporated Class A † | | | | | | | | | | | 3,662,800 | | | | 172,957,418 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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10 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Portfolio of investments—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Security name | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Utilities: 7.23% | |
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Electric Utilities: 2.86% | |
American Electric Power Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,680,560 | | | $ | 183,859,610 | |
PG&E Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 1,455,400 | | | | 63,935,722 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 247,795,332 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities: 2.31% | |
Ameren Corporation | | | | | | | | | | | 3,531,850 | | | | 200,008,666 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Water Utilities: 2.06% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Water Works Company Incorporated | | | | | | | | | | | 2,168,700 | | | | 178,115,331 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $7,226,070,703) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,239,317,789 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Yield | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments: 6.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies: 6.54% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC (l)(r)(u) | | | 1.89 | % | | | | | | | 80,737,839 | | | | 80,745,913 | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u) | | | 1.54 | | | | | | | | 485,557,494 | | | | 485,557,494 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $566,303,407) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 566,303,407 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities (Cost $7,792,374,110) | | | 101.73 | % | | | 8,805,621,196 | |
Other assets and liabilities, net | | | (1.73 | ) | | | (149,817,896 | ) |
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Total net assets | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 8,655,803,300 | |
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† | Non-income-earning security |
« | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(l) | The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(r) | The investment is a non-registered investment company purchased with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(u) | The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
Investments in Affiliates
An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:
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| | Shares, beginning of period | | | Shares purchased | | | Shares sold | | | Shares, end of period | | | Net realized gains (losses) | | | Net change in unrealized gains (losses) | | | Income from affiliated securities | | | Value, end of period | | | % of net assets | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Lending Cash Investment LLC | | | 131,645,898 | | | | 483,156,889 | | | | 534,064,948 | | | | 80,737,839 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 125,909 | | | $ | 80,745,913 | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class | | | 450,420,430 | | | | 1,136,293,242 | | | | 1,101,156,178 | | | | 485,557,494 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2,651,218 | | | | 485,557,494 | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,777,127 | | | $ | 566,303,407 | | | | 6.54 | % |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities—March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 11 | |
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Assets | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities (including $79,065,171 of securities loaned), at value (cost $7,226,070,703) | | $ | 8,239,317,789 | |
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $566,303,407) | | | 566,303,407 | |
Cash | | | 2,379,618 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 24,023,760 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 20,115,783 | |
Receivable for dividends | | | 8,067,854 | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | 28,476 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 72,755 | |
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Total assets | | | 8,860,309,442 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 102,855,124 | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | | 80,737,379 | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 13,230,618 | |
Management fee payable | | | 5,075,092 | |
Administration fees payable | | | 963,914 | |
Distribution fees payable | | | 131,200 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 1,512,815 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 204,506,142 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 8,655,803,300 | |
| | | | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 7,589,283,020 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 12,323,013 | |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 40,950,181 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | 1,013,247,086 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 8,655,803,300 | |
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | |
Net assets – Class A | | $ | 1,093,934,439 | |
Shares outstanding – Class A1 | | | 30,078,689 | |
Net asset value per share – Class A | | | $36.37 | |
Maximum offering price per share – Class A2 | | | $38.59 | |
Net assets – Class C | | $ | 189,337,446 | |
Shares outstanding – Class C1 | | | 5,413,754 | |
Net asset value per share – Class C | | | $34.97 | |
Net assets – Class R | | $ | 21,264,351 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R1 | | | 576,428 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R | | | $36.89 | |
Net assets – Class R6 | | $ | 1,357,151,117 | |
Shares outstanding – Class R61 | | | 36,359,593 | |
Net asset value per share – Class R6 | | | $37.33 | |
Net assets – Administrator Class | | $ | 1,217,382,830 | |
Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1 | | | 32,925,510 | |
Net asset value per share – Administrator Class | | | $36.97 | |
Net assets – Institutional Class | | $ | 4,776,733,117 | |
Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1 | | | 128,099,242 | |
Net asset value per share – Institutional Class | | | $37.29 | |
1 | The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares. |
2 | Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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12 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Statement of operations—six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
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Investment income | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 64,138,199 | |
Income from affiliated securities | | | 2,777,127 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 66,915,326 | |
| | | | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 28,164,501 | |
Administration fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,158,155 | |
Class C | | | 205,877 | |
Class R | | | 20,231 | |
Class R6 | | | 169,173 | |
Administrator Class | | | 779,923 | |
Institutional Class | | | 3,110,432 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,378,756 | |
Class C | | | 245,092 | |
Class R | | | 24,084 | |
Administrator Class | | | 1,499,852 | |
Distribution fees | | | | |
Class C | | | 735,275 | |
Class R | | | 24,084 | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | 132,689 | |
Professional fees | | | 22,433 | |
Registration fees | | | 347,569 | |
Shareholder report expenses | | | 691,860 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 10,030 | |
Other fees and expenses | | | 18,945 | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 38,738,961 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 28,176,365 | |
| | | | |
| |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | | | | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | 93,091,834 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | (32,455,648 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 59,636,186 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 87,812,551 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 13 | |
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30, 2017 | |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | $ | 28,176,365 | | | | | | | $ | 69,856,974 | |
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | | | 93,091,834 | | | | | | | | 263,905,671 | |
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | | | (33,455,648 | ) | | | | | | | 507,582,662 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 87,812,551 | | | | | | | | 841,345,307 | |
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| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (6,735,596 | ) | | | | | | | (7,950,644 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (65,826 | ) | | | | | | | (22,847 | ) |
Class R | | | | | | | (125,274 | ) | | | | | | | (20,893 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (11,006,444 | ) | | | | | | | (4,366,000 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (8,307,428 | ) | | | | | | | (5,647,481 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (46,211,764 | ) | | | | | | | (24,469,171 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | | | (38,057,114 | ) | | | | | | | (8,040,188 | ) |
Class C | | | | | | | (7,081,663 | ) | | | | | | | (774,149 | ) |
Class R | | | | | | | (633,096 | ) | | | | | | | (15,345 | ) |
Class R6 | | | | | | | (35,131,963 | ) | | | | | | | (2,351,311 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | | | | | (39,923,560 | ) | | | | | | | (4,977,762 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | | | | | (163,298,206 | ) | | | | | | | (14,258,083 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | (356,577,934 | ) | | | | | | | (72,893,874 | ) |
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Capital share transactions | | | Shares | | | | | | | | Shares | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 5,137,455 | | | | 192,257,832 | | | | 13,154,908 | | | | 465,537,737 | |
Class C | | | 667,595 | | | | 24,099,460 | | | | 2,711,868 | | | | 92,767,956 | |
Class R | | | 285,176 | | | | 10,904,415 | | | | 375,826 | | | | 13,756,543 | |
Class R6 | | | 14,956,167 | | | | 575,644,053 | | | | 15,662,932 | | | | 576,145,190 | |
Administrator Class | | | 7,280,943 | | | | 279,757,564 | | | | 11,300,924 | | | | 409,573,144 | |
Institutional Class | | | 24,744,514 | | | | 951,927,129 | | | | 73,476,646 | | | | 2,698,093,386 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,034,590,453 | | | | | | | | 4,255,873,956 | |
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Reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,134,296 | | | | 42,153,674 | | | | 430,399 | | | | 15,319,605 | |
Class C | | | 190,448 | | | | 6,787,622 | | | | 21,636 | | | | 747,041 | |
Class R | | | 20,056 | | | | 757,010 | | | | 1,001 | | | | 36,238 | |
Class R6 | | | 1,188,583 | | | | 45,410,964 | | | | 184,501 | | | | 6,716,950 | |
Administrator Class | | | 1,273,292 | | | | 48,143,405 | | | | 293,544 | | | | 10,613,440 | |
Institutional Class | | | 5,050,159 | | | | 192,715,031 | | | | 939,200 | | | | 34,186,140 | |
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| | | | | | | 335,967,706 | | | | | | | | 67,619,414 | |
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Payment for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (4,752,325 | ) | | | (178,217,986 | ) | | | (26,185,672 | ) | | | (938,590,776 | ) |
Class C | | | (771,547 | ) | | | (27,700,280 | ) | | | (1,041,925 | ) | | | (35,763,015 | ) |
Class R | | | (109,727 | ) | | | (4,190,015 | ) | | | (48,532 | ) | | | (1,793,289 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (3,324,075 | ) | | | (127,975,024 | ) | | | (3,316,560 | ) | | | (121,702,544 | ) |
Administrator Class | | | (5,976,478 | ) | | | (227,380,446 | ) | | | (6,021,913 | ) | | | (218,649,630 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (21,135,512 | ) | | | (816,527,656 | ) | | | (23,386,735 | ) | | | (854,924,224 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (1,381,991,407 | ) | | | | | | | (2,171,423,478 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | | | | | 988,566,752 | | | | | | | | 2,152,069,892 | |
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Total increase in net assets | | | | | | | 719,801,369 | | | | | | | | 2,920,521,325 | |
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Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 7,936,001,931 | | | | | | | | 5,015,480,606 | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 8,655,803,300 | | | | | | | $ | 7,936,001,931 | |
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Undistributed net investment income | | | | | | $ | 12,323,013 | | | | | | | $ | 56,598,980 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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14 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $37.49 | | | | $33.12 | | | | $29.91 | | | | $32.68 | | | | $30.36 | | | | $22.83 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.12 | 1 | | | 0.15 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.37 | | | | 4.42 | | | | 4.23 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 4.47 | | | | 7.60 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.43 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 4.42 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 4.59 | | | | 7.75 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (2.91 | ) | | | (2.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.55 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (1.21 | ) | | | (3.09 | ) | | | (2.27 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $36.37 | | | | $37.49 | | | | $33.12 | | | | $29.91 | | | | $32.68 | | | | $30.36 | |
Total return2 | | | 1.08 | % | | | 14.41 | % | | | 15.34 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 15.70 | % | | | 34.23 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.29 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.38 | % | | | 0.54 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 87 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,093,934 | | | | $1,070,690 | | | | $1,363,213 | | | | $509,386 | | | | $110,219 | | | | $38,119 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 15 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $36.03 | | | | $31.91 | | | | $29.00 | | | | $31.82 | | | | $29.73 | | | | $22.38 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.02 | 1 | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.07 | )1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.33 | | | | 4.26 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 4.31 | | | | 7.49 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.27 | | | | 4.32 | | | | 4.05 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 4.27 | | | | 7.42 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (2.91 | ) | | | (2.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | (2.91 | ) | | | (2.18 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $34.97 | | | | $36.03 | | | | $31.91 | | | | $29.00 | | | | $31.82 | | | | $29.73 | |
Total return2 | | | 0.70 | % | | | 13.56 | % | | | 14.47 | % | | | (0.05 | )% | | | 14.86 | % | | | 33.23 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.92 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.03 | % | | | 2.04 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.92 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.33 | )% | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | (0.38 | )% | | | (0.25 | )% |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 87 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $189,337 | | | | $191,954 | | | | $116,022 | | | | $63,431 | | | | $29,217 | | | | $14,913 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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16 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS R | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 20151 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $38.08 | | | | $33.78 | | | | $30.70 | | | | $30.70 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.12 | 2 | | | 0.00 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.34 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 4.32 | | | | 0.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.38 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 0.00 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net realized gains | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.57 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $36.89 | | | | $38.08 | | | | $33.78 | | | | $30.70 | |
Total return3 | | | 0.95 | % | | | 14.13 | % | | | 15.05 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.37 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 58 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $21,264 | | | | $14,505 | | | | $1,778 | | | | $25 | |
1 | The class commenced operations on September 30, 2015. Information represents activity for the one day of operation. |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 17 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
CLASS R6 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 20131 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $38.52 | | | | $34.03 | | | | $30.71 | | | | $33.39 | | | | $30.90 | | | | $28.69 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.50 | 2 | | | 0.38 | 2 | | | 0.41 | 2 | | | 0.41 | 2 | | | 0.06 | 2 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.38 | | | | 4.53 | | | | 4.30 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 4.43 | | | | 2.15 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.53 | | | | 5.03 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 2.21 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net realized gains | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (2.91 | ) | | | (2.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.72 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | (3.14 | ) | | | (2.35 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $37.33 | | | | $38.52 | | | | $34.03 | | | | $30.71 | | | | $33.39 | | | | $30.90 | |
Total return3 | | | 1.29 | % | | | 14.88 | % | | | 15.84 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 16.29 | % | | | 7.70 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.81 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.81 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.89 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 0.73 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 87 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,357,151 | | | | $906,784 | | | | $374,557 | | | | $105,973 | | | | $4,013 | | | | $27 | |
1 | For the period from June 28, 2013 (commencement of class operations) to September 30, 2013 |
2 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
3 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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18 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Financial highlights |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $38.12 | | | | $33.67 | | | | $30.45 | | | | $33.14 | | | | $30.71 | | | | $23.09 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.34 | 1 | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.31 | 1 | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.20 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.35 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 4.26 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 4.55 | | | | 7.67 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.44 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 4.70 | | | | 7.87 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (2.91 | ) | | | (2.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (1.30 | ) | | | (3.05 | ) | | | (2.27 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $36.97 | | | | $38.12 | | | | $33.67 | | | | $30.45 | | | | $33.14 | | | | $30.71 | |
Total return2 | | | 1.10 | % | | | 14.50 | % | | | 15.42 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 15.89 | % | | | 34.41 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.13 | % |
Net expenses | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.13 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.71 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 87 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $1,217,383 | | | | $1,156,796 | | | | $834,134 | | | | $394,188 | | | | $187,968 | | | | $117,087 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial highlights | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 19 | |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | Six months ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | | | Year ended September 30 | |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $38.47 | | | | $34.00 | | | | $30.70 | | | | $33.38 | | | | $30.91 | | | | $23.15 | |
Net investment income | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.35 | 1 | | | 0.41 | 1 | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.20 | 1 |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | | 0.37 | | | | 4.58 | | | | 4.29 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 4.57 | | | | 7.81 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.50 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 8.01 | |
Distributions to shareholders from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (1.32 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (2.91 | ) | | | (2.18 | ) | | | 0.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1.68 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (3.13 | ) | | | (2.34 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $37.29 | | | | $38.47 | | | | $34.00 | | | | $30.70 | | | | $33.38 | | | | $30.91 | |
Total return2 | | | 1.26 | % | | | 14.76 | % | | | 15.73 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 16.17 | % | | | 34.90 | % |
Ratios to average net assets (annualized) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross expenses | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
Net expenses | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.76 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.72 | % |
Supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 21 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 87 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | | $4,776,733 | | | | $4,595,274 | | | | $2,325,777 | | | | $411,919 | | | | $174,989 | | | | $66,056 | |
1 | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding |
2 | Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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20 | | Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund | | Notes to financial statements (unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Special Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment companies that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued normally at net asset value.
Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.
Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.
Securities lending
The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
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The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open Rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund, if any, is included in income from affiliated securities on the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.
Federal and other taxes
The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.
The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $7,789,559,729 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:
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Gross unrealized gains | | $ | 1,273,725,561 | |
Gross unrealized losses | | | (257,664,094 | ) |
Net unrealized gains | | $ | 1,016,061,467 | |
Class allocations
The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
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∎ | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
∎ | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
∎ | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2018:
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| | Quoted prices (Level 1) | | | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer discretionary | | $ | 624,887,204 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 624,887,204 | |
Consumer staples | | | 374,837,004 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 374,837,004 | |
Energy | | | 699,565,876 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 699,565,876 | |
Financials | | | 1,680,342,666 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,680,342,666 | |
Health care | | | 655,548,746 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 655,548,746 | |
Industrials | | | 1,376,046,109 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,376,046,109 | |
Information technology | | | 940,132,679 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 940,132,679 | |
Materials | | | 756,674,238 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 756,674,238 | |
Real estate | | | 505,363,938 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 505,363,938 | |
Utilities | | | 625,919,329 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 625,919,329 | |
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Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment companies | | | 485,557,494 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 485,557,494 | |
Investments measured at net asset value* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 80,745,913 | |
Total assets | | $ | 8,724,875,283 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 8,805,621,196 | |
* | Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount presented in the table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s investment in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC valued at $80,745,913 does not have a redemption period notice, can be redeemed daily and does not have any unfunded commitments |
The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2018, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management fee
Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.75% and declining to 0.63% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.67% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.45% and declining to 0.30% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.
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Administration fees
Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:
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Class A, Class C, Class R | | | 0.21 | % |
Class R6 | | | 0.03 | |
Administrator Class, Institutional Class | | | 0.13 | |
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through January 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.19% for Class A shares, 1.94% for Class C shares, 1.44% for Class R shares, 0.76% for Class R6, 1.11% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.85% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to February 1, 2018, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 1.22% for Class A shares, 1.97% for Class C shares, 1.47% for Class R shares, 0.79% for Class R6 shares, 1.14% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.87% for Institutional Class shares.
Distribution fees
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C and Class R shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class C and Class R shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.
In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, Funds Distributor received $66,088 from the sale of Class A shares and $883 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. No contingent deferred sales charges were incurred by Class A for the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Shareholder servicing fees
The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, Class R, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.
A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.
Interfund transactions
The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Pursuant to these procedures, the Fund had $24,294,900 and $6,134,982 in interfund purchases and sales, respectively, during the six months ended March 31, 2018.
5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were $2,335,104,832 and $1,668,191,504, respectively.
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6. BANK BORROWINGS
The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $280,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.25% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund.
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 153 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957) | | Trustee, since 2015 | | Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he led a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as a Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Jane A. Freeman** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018 | | Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Isaiah Harris, Jr. (Born 1952) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status). | | CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust |
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949) | | Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2008 | | Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
David F. Larcker (Born 1950) | | Trustee, since 2009 | | James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service* | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | Current other public company or investment company directorships |
Olivia S. Mitchell*** (Born 1953) | | Trustee, since 2006; Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018 | | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Timothy J. Penny**** (Born 1951) | | Trustee, since 1996; Chairman, since 2018; Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 2018 | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
James G. Polisson***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Michael S. Scofield (Born 1943) | | Trustee, since 2010 | | Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
Pamela Wheelock***** (Born 1959) | | Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018 | | Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. Prior thereto, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee, for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) since 2012 and Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010. | | Asset Allocation Trust |
* | Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable. |
** | Jane Freeman became Chair Liaison effective January 1, 2018. |
*** | Olivia Mitchell became Chairman of the Governance Committee effective January 1, 2018. |
**** | Timothy Penny became Chairman effective January 1, 2018. |
***** | James Polisson and Pamela Wheelock each became a Trustee effective January 1, 2018. |
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Officers
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Name and year of birth | | Position held and length of service | | Principal occupations during past five years or longer | | |
Andrew Owen (Born 1960) | | President, since 2017 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014. | | |
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967) | | Treasurer, since 2012 | | Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011. | | |
Alexander Kymn* (Born 1973) | | Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018 | | Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014. | | |
C. David Messman** (Born 1960) | | Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003 | | Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013. | | |
Michael H. Whitaker (Born 1967) | | Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016. | | |
David Berardi (Born 1975) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010. | | |
Jeremy DePalma1 (Born 1974) | | Assistant Treasurer, since 2009 | | Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010. | | |
1 | Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. |
2 | The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the website at wellsfargofunds.com. |
* | Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018. |
** | David Messman was the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer until April 16, 2018. |
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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.
ACA | — ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR | — American depositary receipt |
ADS | — American depositary shares |
AGC | — Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM | — Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac | — Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT | — Alternative minimum tax |
BAN | — Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC | — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CAB | — Capital appreciation bond |
CCAB | — Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA | — Community Development Authority |
CDO | — Collateralized debt obligation |
CLO | — Collateralized loan obligation |
DRIVER | — Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P | — Department of Water & Power |
DWR | — Department of Water Resources |
ECFA | — Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA | — Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | — Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF | — Exchange-traded fund |
FDIC | — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB | — Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC | — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA | — Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO | — The Financing Corporation |
FNMA | — Federal National Mortgage Association |
GDR | — Global depositary receipt |
GNMA | — Government National Mortgage Association |
HCFR | — Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA | — Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR | — Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA | — Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA | — Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HUD | — Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA | — Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG | — Industrial Development Agency |
KRW | — Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIFER | — Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts |
LLC | — Limited liability company |
LLLP | — Limited liability limited partnership |
LLP | — Limited liability partnership |
MBIA | — Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR | — Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR | — Municipal securities trust receipts |
MUD | — Municipal Utility District |
National | — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCFA | — Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL | — Public Company Limited |
PCR | — Pollution control revenue |
PFA | — Public Finance Authority |
PFFA | — Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER | — Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
PJSC | — Public Joint Stock Company |
plc | — Public limited company |
PUTTER | — Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D | — Research & development |
Radian | — Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN | — Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA | — Redevelopment Agency |
RDFA | — Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT | — Real estate investment trust |
ROC | — Reset option certificates |
SAVRS | — Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA | — Small Business Authority |
SDR | — Swedish depositary receipt |
SFHR | — Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR | — Single-family mortgage revenue |
SIFMA | — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SPA | — Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
SPEAR | — Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts |
STRIPS | — Separate trading of registered interest and |
TAN | — Tax anticipation notes |
TIPS | — Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN | — Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TTFA | — Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA | — Tennessee Valley Authority |
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For more information
More information about Wells Fargo Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, email, visit the Fund’s website, or call:
Wells Fargo Funds
P.O. Box 8266
Boston, MA 02266-8266
Email: fundservice@wellsfargo.com
Website: wellsfargofunds.com
Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222
Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275
Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is a trade name used by the asset management businesses of Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the funds. The funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. Neither Wells Fargo Funds Distributor nor Wells Fargo Funds Management holds fund shareholder accounts or assets. This material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is NOT intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind— including a recommendation for any specific investment, strategy, or plan.
NOT FDIC INSURED ◾ NO BANK GUARANTEE ◾ MAY LOSE VALUE
© 2018 Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Not applicable.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS |
Not applicable.
A Portfolio of Investments for each series of Wells Fargo Funds Trust is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMEENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees that have been implemented since the registrant’s last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
(a) The President and Treasurer have concluded that the Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.
(b) There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Wells Fargo Funds Trust |
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By: | | |
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| | /s/ Andrew Owen |
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| | Andrew Owen |
| | President |
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Date: | | May 23, 2018 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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Wells Fargo Funds Trust |
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By: | | |
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| | /s/ Andrew Owen |
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| | Andrew Owen |
| | President |
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Date: | | May 23, 2018 |
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By: | | |
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| | /s/ Nancy Wiser |
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| | Nancy Wiser |
| | Treasurer |
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Date: | | May 23, 2018 |
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By: | | |
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| | /s/ Jeremy DePalma |
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| | Jeremy DePalma |
| | Treasurer |
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Date: | | May 23, 2018 |